First Fargodome Game 9-4-1993

[roadwarrior]

Twenty years ago today, the Bison played their first football game in the Fargodome.

The game against Pittsburg State was highly anticipated by fans because NDSU lost to Pitt State in the second round of the playoffs the year before in Pittsburg KS by a score of 37-38.

NDSU beat Pitt State by a score of 35-16 in front of 18,059 fans. Unfortunately the most common thing remembered from that first Fargodome game was the career ending knee injury to Bison QB Arden Beachy.

[BisonTeacher]

I was there. I'm pretty sure they gave us students T-shirts that said Thunder zone.

[TransAmBison]

I still have a shirt commemorating that game. AG prolly does too.

[tony]

I was there. I'm pretty sure they gave us students T-shirts that said Thunder zone.


Didn't they give out a pennant too like they did for the last game at Dacotah?

[BisonTeacher]

I dont remember a pennant. But you could be right.

[cbline]

I was at that Pitt State game too. For having 18,000+ there, the volume in the Dome was nowhere near what it is now. I am ecstatic that NDSU fans have finally found their voice for home games.

[jimmyptubas]

Twenty years ago today, the Bison played their first football game in the Fargodome.

The game against Pittsburg State was highly anticipated by fans because NDSU lost to Pitt State in the second round of the playoffs the year before in Pittsburg KS by a score of 37-38.

NDSU beat Pitt State by a score of 35-16 in front of 18,059 fans. Unfortunately the most common thing remembered from that first Fargodome game was the career ending knee injury to Bison QB Arden Beachy.

If that was the game Arden was hurt in, then I was there too. I remember that too clearly to have just heard about it.....I just had no idea that was the first game!

[Bison03]

Wasn't there but did watch it on TV. I'm not sure where NDSU was ranked going into that game but they were definitly national title contenders that year. Beachy going down ended that talk quickly. It is amazing how far the dome atmosphere has come since then. Heck, look how far it has come in the past 5 years.

[TransAmBison]

Wasn't there but did watch it on TV. I'm not sure where NDSU was ranked going into that game but they were definitly national title contenders that year. Beachy going down ended that talk quickly. It is amazing how far the dome atmosphere has come since then. Heck, look how far it has come in the past 5 years.I believe they were #1.

[KSBisonFan]

Twenty years ago today, the Bison played their first football game in the Fargodome.

The game against Pittsburg State was highly anticipated by fans because NDSU lost to Pitt State in the second round of the playoffs the year before in Pittsburg KS by a score of 37-38.

NDSU beat Pitt State by a score of 35-16 in front of 18,059 fans. Unfortunately the most common thing remembered from that first Fargodome game was the career ending knee injury to Bison QB Arden Beachy.

That was the last game I attended in Fargo :hide:.

[TransAmBison]

That was the last game I attended in Fargo :hide:.
And we haven't even had the decency to thank you.

[BisonTeacher]

I know I was there...just don't remember a lot of it. :biggrin:

[BisonNation11]

Pretty sure I was kickin' it at my boy scouts pine wood derby championship in Champlin Park. First place - Best Car (however it was illegal to race).

[moosbah]

Twenty years ago today, the Bison played their first football game in the Fargodome.

The game against Pittsburg State was highly anticipated by fans because NDSU lost to Pitt State in the second round of the playoffs the year before in Pittsburg KS by a score of 37-38.

NDSU beat Pitt State by a score of 35-16 in front of 18,059 fans. Unfortunately the most common thing remembered from that first Fargodome game was the career ending knee injury to Bison QB Arden Beachy.

Two words........deer leg.

[tony]

I was at that Pitt State game too. For having 18,000+ there, the volume in the Dome was nowhere near what it is now. I am ecstatic that NDSU fans have finally found their voice for home games.

Coming from the south stands of Dacotah, the atmosphere just felt horrible. Sadly, it went downhill from there.

[moosbah]

Coming from the south stands of Dacotah, the atmosphere just felt horrible. Sadly, it went downhill from there.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^

This.

[jimmyptubas]

Coming from the south stands of Dacotah, the atmosphere just felt horrible. Sadly, it went downhill from there.

How's the dome now compared to the south stands? I only Sat in the north stands of Dacotah field plus I was too young to care about atmosphere.

Also...is this the same Arden Beachy?
http://lakewoodhealthsystem.com/providers/viewprofile/Arden/Beachy

[BisonTeacher]

Also...is this the same Arden Beachy?
http://lakewoodhealthsystem.com/providers/viewprofile/Arden/Beachy

I am pretty sure it is.

[devin45k]

That was the last game I attended in Fargo :hide:.

Are you serious?

[roper1313]

There were three of us down at Creighton University for our freshman year, we were pumped 'cause a copy of the game was going to be mailed to us. We knew what happened, and still watched. It was like a horror movie, we knew Beachy was going to get hurt but we just didn't know when.


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[BismarckBisonFan]

Yes it is.
http://gobison.com/hof.aspx?tab=halloffame
2012 Hall of Famer

[tony]

How's the dome now compared to the south stands? I only Sat in the north stands of Dacotah field plus I was too young to care about atmosphere.

The student section is better now in most ways, but I sure miss the south stand thunder and kickoff kickdown.

The atmosphere is way better now in the Fargodome than it used to be, and the crowd sizes are more consistent. Still missing something at times though.

[KSBisonFan]

Are you serious?

Serious as a heart attack.

[moosbah]

The student section is better now in most ways, but I sure miss the south stand thunder and kickoff kickdown.

The atmosphere is way better now in the Fargodome than it used to be, and the crowd sizes are more consistent. Still missing something at times though.

I have to agree with this. The dome is loud, but I have yet to experience the same crowd vibe of when those south stands would absolutely sound like a jet engine on a frigid winter day.

[jimmyptubas]

Serious as a heart attack.

So when will you amend this situation?

[jimmyptubas]

I thought my Fargo people would like to know about this fact but it was met with unexpected hostility....I guess Bisonville is just ahead of the curve when it comes to online etiquette :(

[chuckles]

They served the slice of dominos in a box that was designed and in the shape of the Fargodome...

[loudsilverado]

Should have won a championship that year too.

[344Johnson]

Should have won a championship that year too.

Watched that game on youtube about a year ago, that team looked damn good. Scares me to think that sometimes one dude going down can derail a season.

[A1pigskin]

I was at that Pitt State game too. For having 18,000+ there, the volume in the Dome was nowhere near what it is now. I am ecstatic that NDSU fans have finally found their voice for home games.

I don't remember the games being as loud as today. Maybe there is more intensity being at a higher level.

[1998braves64]

Lack of better spot to put it. Fox sports had a deal on largest stadium for sports in each state... no surprises here...

http://msn.foxsports.com/collegefootball/gallery/largest-stadiums-in-every-us-state-100913#photo-title=North+Dakota+--+Fargodome&photo=31924660

[BisonNation11]

Lack of better spot to put it. Fox sports had a deal on largest stadium for sports in each state... no surprises here...

http://msn.foxsports.com/collegefootball/gallery/largest-stadiums-in-every-us-state-100913#photo-title=North+Dakota+--+Fargodome&photo=31924660

Holy carp that looks like a large high school football game. No game atmosphere to speak of.

[Mayville Bison]

Lack of better spot to put it. Fox sports had a deal on largest stadium for sports in each state... no surprises here...

http://msn.foxsports.com/collegefootball/gallery/largest-stadiums-in-every-us-state-100913#photo-title=North+Dakota+--+Fargodome&photo=31924660

If the game that is to never happen actually happens, we should find a deal like the link below. Problem is there is no place to have it since the above. Anyplace that can hold more than the dome if we get creative?

http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/10/15/bristol-game-could-be-worth-over-4-million-each-to-vols-hokies/

[Hammerhead]

And very little green or gold in the stands! I always wore an NDSU shirt and baseball cap to the games when I had season tickets in 1994.


Holy carp that looks like a large high school football game. No game atmosphere to speak of.

[bisonmike2]

Holy carp that looks like a large high school football game. No game atmosphere to speak of.


The Coughlin-Alumni pic they used for South Dakota's largest venue looks like a diorama.

http://static.foxsports.com/content/fscom/img/2013/09/19/091913-MSN-largest-stadium-by-state-gallery-LN-7-south-dakota_20130919223754529_600_400.JPG

[TransAmBison]

The Coughlin-Alumni pic they used for South Dakota's largest venue looks like a diorama.

http://static.foxsports.com/content/fscom/img/2013/09/19/091913-MSN-largest-stadium-by-state-gallery-LN-7-south-dakota_20130919223754529_600_400.JPGYou see how the top of that pic is all blurry? Looks photshopped to me. I wonder if this could be a crucial piece of evidence in the case CAS and UTH were trying to resolve just the other day?

[Tatanka]

The Coughlin-Alumni pic they used for South Dakota's largest venue looks like a diorama.

http://static.foxsports.com/content/fscom/img/2013/09/19/091913-MSN-largest-stadium-by-state-gallery-LN-7-south-dakota_20130919223754529_600_400.JPG




I would also have accepted "diarrhea".





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[THEsocalledfan]

The Coughlin-Alumni pic they used for South Dakota's largest venue looks like a diorama.

http://static.foxsports.com/content/fscom/img/2013/09/19/091913-MSN-largest-stadium-by-state-gallery-LN-7-south-dakota_20130919223754529_600_400.JPG

I thought that was a joke picture! It is clearly just a model or something. WTF!?

[bisonmike2]

I thought that was a joke picture! It is clearly just a model or something. WTF!?

No it's legit from the fox slideshow. I've seen it before where people use a special technique or lens to get that effect.

[THEsocalledfan]

No it's legit from the fox slideshow. I've seen it before where people use a special technique or lens to get that effect.

I know it is from the show, but it is a real picture of the stadium? I have trouble believing that......looks like legos or something.

[bisonmike2]

I know it is from the show, but it is a real picture of the stadium? I have trouble believing that......looks like legos or something.


Found it. Miniature faking.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miniature_faking

[KSBisonFan]

I know it is from the show, but it is a real picture of the stadium? I have trouble believing that......looks like legos or something.

ButtWolters?

[Hammersmith]

The Coughlin-Alumni pic they used for South Dakota's largest venue looks like a diorama.

http://static.foxsports.com/content/fscom/img/2013/09/19/091913-MSN-largest-stadium-by-state-gallery-LN-7-south-dakota_20130919223754529_600_400.JPG

Tis only a model.

http://www.intriguing.com/mp/_pictures/grail/small/HolyGrail038.jpg

[HerdBot]

I have to agree with this. The dome is loud, but I have yet to experience the same crowd vibe of when those south stands would absolutely sound like a jet engine on a frigid winter day.

That's because you sat with the students back then and now you sit with old farts. If you would sit in the student section now you would probably think its as loud

[1998braves64]

I wonder if it is a model myself too maybe one from when they built the dykhouse or whatever it is called at the end... But yeah I hear ya scale looks off a bit??
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[Hammerhead]

Also called tilt shift photography.

http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/how-to/tips/how-to-take-fake-miniature-photos



I know it is from the show, but it is a real picture of the stadium? I have trouble believing that......looks like legos or something.

[IzzyFlexion]

Found it. Miniature faking.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miniature_faking

I wonder what scale was used?

1 inch = 10.76 Zenners is my guess