NDSU vs Illinois State National Championship

[HoopsBison]

All Valley final!

What you say Bison fans?

[VirginiaBison]

No sense going all the way to TX. Let's just play it in the FargoDome.

[Mr Meaty]

No sense going all the way to TX. Let's just play it in the FargoDome.

Perfect idea

[StL Bison Fan]

No sense going all the way to TX. Let's just play it in the FargoDome.

Great idea! Call the NCAA.
Get the # from the SHSU coach

[headedscorp]

Just to be fair with holder at Golden Gophers stadium in Minneapolis

[scottietohottie]

Only the winner can hang the conference championship banner.

[westnodak93bison]

http://nationalsportsrankings.com/index.php?option=com_oneonone

North Dakota St.(2014) wins 97 of 100 matchups against Illinois St.(2014)
Projected Score: North Dakota St. 32 Illinois St. 15
Margin of Victory: 17 Points

[bisonhp330]

Only the winner can hang the conference championship banner.

Isn't that what we use to braid into a rope and hang the NATTY Banners?

[EC8CH]

Gonna need a balanced offense, ISU is too good up front to just try and run over.

Defense will need to stay home, tackle well, and prevent big plays.

Dis gun be good.

[MNLonghorn10]

haven't looked into stats, common opponent victories, avg. temperature in frisco on january 10th to come up with a score prediction.

Just from preliminary research, it's not looking good for NDSU.

Ill have a prediction later on this weekend.

[HillsboroBison]

They look tough up front, going to be a battle to run the ball. On the plus side, their secondary looks weak. If we can get Vraa back, he will have plenty of chances for the big play ball. UNH had plenty of wide open receivers down field with the defender 5 yards behind. UNH quarterback wasn't as accurate on those throws. I think our receivers good have a big day in Frisco!

[gumby013]

Looks like everyone can request tickets on www.goredbirds.com

[bisonhp330]

haven't looked into stats, common opponent victories, avg. temperature in frisco on january 10th to come up with a score prediction.

Just from preliminary research, it's not looking good for NDSU.

Ill have a prediction later on this weekend.


Three weeks to discuss this.....pace yourself.....

[EC8CH]

DRINK THEIR MILKSHAKE

http://ev9.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/SEGetEventList?groupCode=FBSINGLE&linkID=m-illinoisst&shopperContext=&caller=&appCode=

Bah... Looks like online orders are fulfilled by priority points... Worth a shot, who knows what happens if they don't sell out their allotment.

[ZHerd]

No sense going all the way to TX. Let's just play it in the FargoDome.

I'm thinking in the UNI dome since we both lost there. It would be closer to both schools and would rub salt in UNI's perrenial playoff paper cut

[bisonmike2]

Does UNI get to paint a special.graphic on their garage door for beating the national champ?

[BisoninNWMN]

Over 90% Bison fans in Frisco....maybe more!

[westnodak93bison]

Over 90% Bison fans in Frisco....maybe more!
Bring a friend or two. Absolutely nothing wrong with a SRO ticket.

[bisonhp330]

Does UNI get to paint a special.graphic on their garage door for beating the national champ?

recently seen in Cedar Falls, Ia
http://i58.tinypic.com/nxw6tt.jpg

[Professor Chaos]

So just spitballing here but what are the chances that College Gameday would do a shortened show from Frisco the morning of January 10th? Stay with me here, the FBS natty is two days later at Jerry World so the crews should already be in town. They know the scene that NDSU fans make down in Frisco as they've mentioned it on both Gamedays that have been in Fargo. They could easily kill a couple hours over analyzing the FBS game but perhaps it could give some additional exposure to the FCS game and show a national audience how NDSU brings the party with us from Fargo to Frisco.

[ZHerd]

Does UNI get to paint a special.graphic on their garage door for beating the national champ?

They have the honor of painting each teams enzone

[Bison4peat]

Can't wait for this game! Hopefully we can get healthy and play "grown man football" as the announcers were calling it last night when we started grinding Sam Houston.

[StL Bison Fan]

So, the championship game will be between two teams UNI beat. Ouch.

[MontBison]

So just spitballing here but what are the chances that College Gameday would do a shortened show from Frisco the morning of January 10th? Stay with me here, the FBS natty is two days later at Jerry World so the crews should already be in town. They know the scene that NDSU fans make down in Frisco as they've mentioned it on both Gamedays that have been in Fargo. They could easily kill a couple hours over analyzing the FBS game but perhaps it could give some additional exposure to the FCS game and show a national audience how NDSU brings the party with us from Fargo to Frisco.

Zero chance.

[Bison4peat]

So, the championship game will be between two teams UNI beat. Ouch.
Yes,but UNI picked the wrong game to lose between the 2 they played:)

[bisonpride4ever]

MVFC Master Race!

[Bison4peat]

125 FCS teams and it comes down to 2 MVFC teams that did not play in the regular season. The stars have aligned, this is going to be fantastic!

[Buffalo.Rider]

Here are some stats, from the NCAA website (link follows) comparing NDSU and Illinois State
www.ncaa.com/stats/football/fcs/current/team/22
(per the NCAA website, contains the Friday Bison game, but not the Saturday 11/20 ISU vs. NHU game
(I will update these when the NCAA website gets updated)


OFFENSE

. NDSU Illinois State
Total Offense 431 yds 467 yds
Rushing Offense 237 yds 244 yds
Passing Offense 194 yds 223 yds
3rd Down Conv 0.490 0.514
Sacks Allowed/game 1.07 1.62
Scoring Offense 33 41


DEFENSE

. NDSU Illinois State
Total Defense 271 yds 336 yds
Rushing Defense 116 yds 113 yds
Passing Defense 155 yds 223 yds
3rd Down Conv Def 0.313 0.352
Team Sacks/game 2.80 2.92
Scoring Defense 13 21



OTHER

. NDSU Illinois State
Turnover Margin +12 +3
Time of Possession 34 min 32 min
Penalty Yards/game 45 yds 50 yds

[ndsubison1]

ISU will be a tough matchup. I expect it to be a good game.

[A1pigskin]

Have two teams from the valley ever played each other for the championship?

[ndsubison1]

So just spitballing here but what are the chances that College Gameday would do a shortened show from Frisco the morning of January 10th? Stay with me here, the FBS natty is two days later at Jerry World so the crews should already be in town. They know the scene that NDSU fans make down in Frisco as they've mentioned it on both Gamedays that have been in Fargo. They could easily kill a couple hours over analyzing the FBS game but perhaps it could give some additional exposure to the FCS game and show a national audience how NDSU brings the party with us from Fargo to Frisco.

Already been over this. They will be set up for the FBS ship already.

[ndsubison1]

Have two teams from the valley ever played each other for the championship?

I dont think two teams from the same conference have ever played in the ship besides when it was just 4 teams.

[BisonNeil]

This game will be epic. By far and away the toughest natty game the Bison have ever played in since they played USD in the 1986 NCAA game. The only advantage I can see for NDSU in this game is they have been there before and are used to the regime. And oh, maybe the number of fans on their side :D

[Bisonguy]

I dont think two teams from the same conference have ever played in the ship besides when it was just 4 teams.

GSU/Furman in 1988?

[BisonNeil]

I dont think two teams from the same conference have ever played in the ship besides when it was just 4 teams.

Not true, Georgia Southern beat Furman in the 1985 final and Furman returned the favor in 1988.

[GCWaters]

Pretty sure Southern was still an independent then.....


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[tojo70]

Love this pic from the Bison FB page
5259

[stevdock]

This game will be epic. By far and away the toughest natty game the Bison have ever played in since they played USD in the 1986 NCAA game. The only advantage I can see for NDSU in this game is they have been there before and are used to the regime. And oh, maybe the number of fans on their side :D

I get that Coprich is supposed to be really good, but I wasn't all that impressed today. In fact other than a better Offensive Line I thought ISU and SHSU's offenses looked pretty similar. They did shut down UNH's offense in that second half very well, which was very impressive. It will definitely be an interesting game and my guess it will look more like SDSU than SHSU.

[Bisonwinagn]

I think this game will come down to the Bison being able to throw the football. I don't think we will be able to run consistently. Probably need to throw for 300 yards to win.

[Bisonator98]

This looks to be a great game and a tough matchup. With 3 weeks to get everyone healthier and prepared for both teams it should make for an instant classic. Can't wait!

[Buffalo.Rider]

NDSU played lights out defense yesterday, limiting SHSU to 3 points. Saw entire game, in the 1st half NDSU wd get 2-3 great stops, then SHSU would get a enough on 3rd down (sometimes 2nd, sometimes 4th) to get first downs. But those 2-3 stops usually meant SHSU got 1-2 yards or lost a couple yards, not 4-6 yards per play indicative of a soft defense. In the 2nd half, NDSU was still getting the 2-3 stops per set of downs as in the first half, but then also started getting the extra 1-2 stops per set of downs they lacked in the first half - more or less shutting SHSU down. I was impressed. It seems the NDSU defense found another gear. If they bring this to Frisco, I do not see how NDSU can lose.

(This assumes NDSU is able to get their offense going at least reasonably well.)

[Tatanka]

http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s96/Tatankabucket/scene_zps7aadbc93.png

[ndsubison1]

Not true, Georgia Southern beat Furman in the 1985 final and Furman returned the favor in 1988.

GSU was independent those years.

[HillsboroBison]

If I heard correctly, we are the away team, correct?

[Bison8er]

After watching the NH IS game yesterday, 4peat should not be a problem. Both teams were horrible !!!!!

[Tatanka]

If I heard correctly, we are the away team, correct?


Correct. We are the away team, as determined by coin flip.

[Tony Almeida]

I think playing SHSU was helpful. The two offenses (ISU and SHSU) are similar with two very similar QBs...I think if we contain ISU's QB (Tre Roberson) like we did to SHS's (Jared Johnson) we should have a good shot at winning this thing.

[BisoninNWMN]

After watching the NH IS game yesterday, 4peat should not be a problem. Both teams were horrible !!!!!

Horrible?

Ill State will be very tough to beat.

[marenlee]

Horrible?

Ill State will be very tough to beat.

Exactamundo. You can't judge ISU-R on one game against a very good UNH. I'm sure plenty of fans were drooling over our UNI game and we turned out OK.

[scottietohottie]

After watching the NH IS game yesterday, 4peat should not be a problem. Both teams were horrible !!!!!

Yeah all isur did is go 7-1 in there conference and they don't even play in a good conference like the big sky. They suck.

[HerdBoy]

http://i1270.photobucket.com/albums/jj603/JamesHP/81i3R_zps1cecdf36.png

[westnodak93bison]

Sagarin says NDSU by about 7 if you give Bison home field

[NDSU]

After watching the NH IS game yesterday, 4peat should not be a problem. Both teams were horrible !!!!!

I agree, the ISU-r D actually looks pretty bad!

[GOBISON123]

Hope we don't play arrogant like the UNI game. We need plan A , plan B, plan C.....plan Z...these birds won against purple pussies in IOWA which we couldn't do

[ZHerd]

Hope we don't play arrogant like the UNI game. We need plan A , plan B, plan C.....plan Z...these birds won against purple pussies in IOWA which we couldn't do

No, actually they won at home....and I don't know why I'm even responding to this

[stevdock]

Hope we don't play arrogant like the UNI game. We need plan A , plan B, plan C.....plan Z...these birds won against purple pussies in IOWA which we couldn't do

They didn't win in Iowa. The game they won was in the playoffs and that was a home game for Ill. St.

[BlueHawkAlumni]

No, actually they won at home....and I don't know why I'm even responding to this

Its hard to pass on something plainly wrong

[BisonNeil]

I agree, the ISU-r D actually looks pretty bad!

Well, you have to explain this to me.

New Hampshire had the #25 offense in the country, averaging 438 yds/gm and the #16 scoring offense at 36 pts/gm. ISUr held them to 355 yds and 18 pts and you say they looked "pretty bad"? WTF? What exactly would they have had to do to look "pretty good"?

[Bisonwinagn]

After watching the NH IS game yesterday, 4peat should not be a problem. Both teams were horrible !!!!!

Are you seriously going to judge a team based on one game?? That's completely stupid!!! This will be the best team NDSU has played all year and we haven't exactly blown everyone out.

[BlueHawkAlumni]

Are you seriously going to judge a team based on one game?? That's completely stupid!!! This will be the best team NDSU has played all year and we haven't exactly blown everyone out.

If I judge them on one game, its when they made uni look bad. You are right , this will be the best team ndsu has played this year. BUT ndsu is purring pretty nice right now. We should still be favored IMO.

[tjbison]

3 week break good or bad?

I say good, ISU hasn't been there before and I think they will get a bit distracted by the hype

[BlueHawkAlumni]

Good. Let's get healthy.

[ZHerd]

3 week break good or bad?

I say good, ISU hasn't been there before and I think they will get a bit distracted by the hype

Definitely good. Based on comments I've read (Tanguay etc.) I get the feel we are fairly beat up. I realize that they have time to heal as well, but our defense needs its health and full speed to be able to function like they are capable of functioning. I have always liked the outcome in past years (championships and FBS games) of sending in a fresh NDSU team that has had extra game prep time. We are experienced and proven in these situations.

[westnodak93bison]

Bison know the drill. ISUr has a little of the happy to be there mentality IMHO. Its human nature. Bison Nation expects a win. Crowd will probably be 90%+ Bison fans. Tradition, expectations and a crazy fan base provide the built in advantage to NDSU. As Rudy T once said "Never under estimate the heart of a CHAMPION". This team and staff has heart.

[GOBISON123]

No, actually they won at home....and I don't know why I'm even responding to this

😁 Okay 👌, but you still agree...against smaller sized teams our strategy of running the same plays to tire them and eventually establishing our running game works, I don't know if this would work against a team that is evenly matched in size and power. Just wondering....

[IzzyFlexion]

3 week break good or bad?

I say good, ISU hasn't been there before and I think they will get a bit distracted by the hype

Managing a three week layoff is an art in itself especially throwing in 2 holidays. Advantage NDSU.

[Bisonator98]

I wouldn't judge ISUr only on their performance yesterday. You need to remember they had to fly to EWU last week and back home then on to UNH for this game. That's across the country in 1 week and is definitely a factor. Not to mention winning 2 road games against pretty potent offensive teams. That's pretty impressive no matter by what the scores. They will be a very tough match up. I look for a very similar game as the SDSU game.

I think the 3 week lay off will be good for both teams. Gives both teams a chance to heal up and rest their bodies and minds a little. Should make for a great game! I'd have to give NDSU the edge though just by having gone thru all of this the last 3 years. They should have it down by now.

[NDSUSR]

You guys can discuss stats all day long. I dont see this as even being a close game.
Bison will roll ISU.

[NDSU]

If ISU shows up and plays like they did yesterday it will be over early and the Bison win by 3+ scores. Their offense completely stunk it up for 3 qtrs and was not playing against a great UNH defense. The ISU defense did a horrendous job of tackling and is definetely exploitable. Not sweating this one a bit!

[EC8CH]

You guys can discuss stats all day long. I dont see this as even being a close game.
Bison will roll ISU.

I like your enthusiasm, but what stands out to me when watching ISU is they are big and physical on both lines, their QB looks smart and talented, their receivers are big and fast, and their rb runs hard and is hard to bring down. To me they look like a tough matchup for the Bison. I except a close game.

Oh yeah, and their safety #1 can lay some wood.

[ndsubison1]

You guys can discuss stats all day long. I dont see this as even being a close game.
Bison will roll ISU.

They are perfectly capable of beating us. Roberson is best QB we will face this season and a true dual threat.

[bloodmakesthegrassgrow]

Was reading the Delaware message board and they were talking about transfers, pros and cons. It started with conversation about SHSU's many FBS transfers. One guy there said NDSU wouldn't be in Frisco without the two transfers on the OL. I thought Frazier was our only transfer, or at least only FBS transfer. Do we have any tranfers on the OL?

[tjbison]

Going to be a hard game unless ISU totally folds under the pressure

[bri-dog]

Was reading the Delaware message board and they were talking about transfers, pros and cons. It started with conversation about SHSU's many FBS transfers. One guy there said NDSU wouldn't be in Frisco without the two transfers on the OL. I thought Frazier was our only transfer, or at least only FBS transfer. Do we have any tranfers on the OL?

Yes, Frazier is our only FBS transfer; all other transferred UP. Jeremy Kelly is the only OL starter than transferred -- that was from Minnesota-Crookston.

[westnodak93bison]

Was reading the Delaware message board and they were talking about transfers, pros and cons. It started with conversation about SHSU's many FBS transfers. One guy there said NDSU wouldn't be in Frisco without the two transfers on the OL. I thought Frazier was our only transfer, or at least only FBS transfer. Do we have any tranfers on the OL?
Kelly went to Air Force, to Bemidji State then to NDSU
Whoops maybe it was Crookston

[ZHerd]

You guys can discuss stats all day long. I dont see this as even being a close game.
Bison will roll ISU.

Imo ISU is easily better than the Jacks and CC and we experienced the difficulty of those games in our own venue.

[BlueHawkAlumni]

😁 Okay 👌, but you still agree...against smaller sized teams our strategy of running the same plays to tire them and eventually establishing our running game works, I don't know if this would work against a team that is evenly matched in size and power. Just wondering....

Are they evenly matched? I mean their defense against our offense.

[Bisonwinagn]

Are they evenly matched? I mean their defense against our offense.
Their DL appears to be as good as our OL, but who knows. I still think it all comes down to our ability to pass.

[ndsubison1]

Their DL appears to be as good as our OL, but who knows. I still think it all comes down to our ability to pass.

Agreed. We have to be balanced to win this one.

[Bison 4 Life]

They honestly think they are going to get as many people there as Sam Houston in the first year.


Noobs.

[NWNDBison]

Imo ISU is easily better than the Jacks and CC and we experienced the difficulty of those games in our own venue.

I thought Toyota Stadium in Frisco, TX was our home venue. We play there every year. When was the last time the Red Birds played there?

[ZHerd]

I thought Toyota Stadium in Frisco, TX was our home venue. We play there every year. When was the last time the Red Birds played there?

Ain't no Thunderdome. I just hope that they don't install the sod upside down again

[TNbison]

Ain't no Thunderdome. I just hope that they don't install the sod upside down again

No kidding. Don't remember where I saw it, but they did not re-sod the center of the field this year to avoid the shit show that was last year. With as mild as it has been in the south, knock on wood, it should be in prime shape like the first two natties.

[bisonaudit]

No kidding. Don't remember where I saw it, but they did not re-sod the center of the field this year to avoid the shit show that was last year. With as mild as it has been in the south, knock on wood, it should be in prime shape like the first two natties.

the field was very good the first two years. Ice storm followed by cold snap last year prevented the sod from stitching together.

[westnodak93bison]

5dimes has Bison by 4 1/2
http://www.5dimes.eu/livelines/livelines.aspx#al_16

Bison Nation needs to bring their A game and help cause some disruption to their offense!

[TateMosersneighbor]

3 weeks to go is more than enough time for Frisco to kill the grass at the stadium.

[NodakBizon]

I just heard an amazing stat which is not new, but this year's senior class could end up with more natty champs than loses in their careers! Amazing to think about. Good luck fellas and go get it, you deserve it for all your hard work.

[bigdaddykane]

ISU will win

[CAS4127]

ISU will win

You are a BIOOOTCH and always will be! What does that feel like btw?!!!


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[td577]

Yes,but UNI picked the wrong game to lose between the 2 they played:)

The lose the first one and they may not have been in the playoffs. So it may not have mattered.

[Green1]

ISU will win

It hasn't worked out that way for any school with the initials I.S.U. this year.

[56BISON73]

You are a BIOOOTCH and always will be! What does that feel like btw?!!!


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You want the addy of his dads insurance agency in Ames? I am sure he would love to read his sons posts on how drunk he gets and his first time experience with anal.

[CAS4127]

You want the addy of his dads insurance agency in Ames? I am sure he would love to read his sons posts on how drunk he gets and his first time experience with anal.

So, there is more than one time? Figured as much...


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[bigdaddykane]

You want the addy of his dads insurance agency in Ames? I am sure he would love to read his sons posts on how drunk he gets and his first time experience with anal.
Calm down Im not here to start anything, I just stopped by because I saw lakes on CF. But do you really still have the address and my posts?

[CAS4127]

Calm down Im not here to start anything, I just stopped by because I saw lakes on CF. But do you really still have the address and my posts?

I was just messing around!! No big deal as far as I'm concerned.

Good to see you are still intersted in Bison football.


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[NDSUSR]

PM me the info.

[ZHerd]

ISU will win

I'm just disgusted that a particular ISU couldn't win any conference games this year. Since you are one of their fans I'm holding you largely responsible....slacker

[bigdaddykane]

I'm just disgusted that a particular ISU couldn't win any conference games this year. Since you are one of their fans I'm holding you largely responsible....slacker
Hey at least we beat iowa. Don't you guys play iowa next year?

[ZHerd]

Hey at least we beat iowa. Don't you guys play iowa next year?

In 2016. I hope they trend upwards and get ranked before that point but doubt it happens

[AjaxTheMighty]

Hey at least we beat iowa. Don't you guys play iowa next year?

In two years where we will destroy their candy asses too!

[bigdaddykane]

In 2016. I hope they trend upwards and get ranked before that point but doubt it happens
Nah I don't think iowa will be ranked soon. They have the easiest schedule ever and they went 7-5. You guys could have went undefended with that schedule

[Tatanka]

Nah I don't think iowa will be ranked soon. They have the easiest schedule ever and they went 7-5. You guys could have went undefended with that schedule

Indefensible.

[56BISON73]

Calm down Im not here to start anything, I just stopped by because I saw lakes on CF. But do you really still have the address and my posts?

Funny you are telling me to calm down considering you are pissing your pants on what I know about you . I think you are forgetting the terms of our deal.

[bigdaddykane]

Funny you are telling me to calm down considering you are pissing your pants on what I know about you . I think you are forgetting the terms of our deal.
Yeah just forget I ever stopped by:biggrin:

[56BISON73]

Yeah just forget I ever stopped by:biggrin:

You keep saying that. Keep it up and your dad will start getting some very well placed emails.

[ndsubison1]

ISU will win

Me n Bison 4 Life told you KU would beat Isu :rofl:

[MNLonghorn10]

http://www.redbirdfan.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=7103
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It's adorable that they're concerned about their 1 section they get because the other 32 will be yellow and green.

towson took their beating like a man. on the field and in the stands.

[tjbison]

If they had that much confidence in their team they should have bought in september like 90% of us

Hell there were still seats available on the website after the qtrs. After all they keep saying how they know they are better than us, I just now realize ISU may be the worst fans we will encounter if they are in a round about way threatening ndsu fans who will be in "their" section with is stupid, because I'll bet I can find tickets in that section right now on the ssecondary market

[Bisonville GasMan]

Just curious...which sections are they claiming as "theirs" ... and for that matter which section is NDSU allotment in??? Does anyone even have that info yet???

[westnodak93bison]

You keep saying that. Keep it up and your dad will start getting some very well placed emails.
How about his mom, high school principal etc? Lmao

[ZHerd]

http://www.redbirdfan.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=7103
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It's adorable that they're concerned about their 1 section they get because the other 32 will be yellow and green.

towson took their beating like a man. on the field and in the stands.

Lol...better dress like a security guard if sitting there

[Tatanka]

http://www.redbirdfan.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=7103
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It's adorable that they're concerned about their 1 section they get because the other 32 will be yellow and green.

towson took their beating like a man. on the field and in the stands.


Lol @ n00bs

[THEsocalledfan]

http://www.redbirdfan.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=7103
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It's adorable that they're concerned about their 1 section they get because the other 32 will be yellow and green.

towson took their beating like a man. on the field and in the stands.

My goodness....a whole thread dedicated to being stupid and naive? There is something wrong with NDSU fans buying their allotment? How dense are these folks if they did not know this was coming?

[HerdBoy]

If they had that much confidence in their team they should have bought in september like 90% of us

Hell there were still seats available on the website after the qtrs. After all they keep saying how they know they are better than us, I just now realize ISU may be the worst fans we will encounter if they are in a round about way threatening ndsu fans who will be in "their" section with is stupid, because I'll bet I can find tickets in that section right now on the ssecondary market

Good point.

[tjbison]

Listening to their radio WJBC

Wow their AD is a noob, he has no clue, just said each school gets 2500 and so that leaves lots to the public also said he is trying to find out when the general public tickets went on sale, the radio guy asked him who is buying all these other tickets and Lyons said."well they market them in the Dallas area"

Redbird ticket office got orders from NDSU fans and ticket brokers. Ad doesn't even know the school website has instructions different than he just said

It's pure pandemonium in unormal illinois

[THEsocalledfan]

Listening to their radio WJBC

Wow their AD is a noob, he has no clue, just said each school gets 2500 and so that leaves lots to the public also said he is trying to find out when the general public tickets went on sale, the radio guy asked him who is buying all these other tickets and Lyons said."well they market them in the Dallas area"

Redbird ticket office got orders from NDSU fans and ticket brokers. Ad doesn't even know the school website has instructions different than he just said

It's pure pandemonium in unormal illinois

You have to be kidding me. No way anyone is this dumb. Please tell me this is supposed to be in purple.

[tjbison]

You have to be kidding me. No way anyone is this dumb. Please tell me this is supposed to be in purple.

Nope listened to his entire interview o their flagship station 10 minutes ago......totally playing the crowd or just full stupid


Not sure but they are in the superior MVC and we can't compete.....but once again another school we beat at tickets, tailgating and the game

I figured a "big time" MVC school would have their shit together....especially if they think they are big 10 material

[scottietohottie]

Brock Spack's mustache makes Dale Lennon look like a hobo. I don't know if it's just for men or if it's all natural but that is one serious mustache.

[BisoninNWMN]

Listening to their radio WJBC

Wow their AD is a noob, he has no clue, just said each school gets 2500 and so that leaves lots to the public also said he is trying to find out when the general public tickets went on sale, the radio guy asked him who is buying all these other tickets and Lyons said."well they market them in the Dallas area"

Redbird ticket office got orders from NDSU fans and ticket brokers. Ad doesn't even know the school website has instructions different than he just said

It's pure pandemonium in unormal illinois



Is it 2500 for both schools?

I have heard 4000 and 3000 are the allotments......which # is the right one?

Personally, I don't see ISU have much more than Towson...maybe a few more but not many.

[Tatanka]

Brock Spack's mustache makes Dale Lennon look like a hobo. I don't know if it's just for men or if it's all natural but that is one serious mustache.

This is true. I've seen some industrial pushbrooms in Menards that have fewer bristles.

[steelbison]

Should be a great game.

ISU has the best QB we will have faced this year. Overall the best offense combo with their RB and very good Wrs

That said I did notice they miss a ton of tackles on defense and guys were wide open for TDs that the QB over threw several times. In the NH game


Basically i would give their offense the slight edge over ours but I think our defense is substantially better

We need Vraa to keep their d honest and we win by 10. Without Vraa this game could go either way.


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[NachZ]

"It's not enough that you buy up all the NDSU allotted tickets and the general admission tickets with a head start by playing friday night. But now you snake into ISU and buy our tickets … OUR f-ing allotted tickets. Lot of ISU people are scrambling for tickets now and word is traveling around that Bison fans have bought our ISU allotted tickets.

ISU ticket office is now scouring the sold tickets to see if they can determine which may have been purchased Bison fan and they will revoke their fraudulent purchases. That won't be easy to always determine. So many of you snakes will end up getting away with it.

But here's the thing .. we're a f-ing pissed as hell. So imagine what it might be like for those snakes who took our tickets sitting in all their green and gold glory, surrounded by nothing but ISU Redbirds. I promise to make you as uncomfortable as I can if you sit anywhere near me in our section.

So I strongly suggest you go back to your fan page and tell those snakes to return OUR F-ING tickets. YOU ARE NOT WELCOME IN OUR ISU SECTION .. get the picture what that might be like for you ???

It's real simple … just return the tickets you stole from rightful ISU fans. You don't want this kind of bad blood. You don't want this on Spack's bulletin board to players.

And lets be clear .. by snaking in to buy our tickets, you picked this fight, not us. ISU has shown a lot of love and respect for NDSU over the years .. fix this now, or our friendly competitive rivalry gets real ugly fast"


Just stopped by to see what was going on over in Redbird territory... who shit in this guys cheerios

[gotts]

I didn't think they'd take the bleed red thing so far that the guys over there would start menstruating...

[scottietohottie]

"It's not enough that you buy up all the NDSU allotted tickets and the general admission tickets with a head start by playing friday night. But now you snake into ISU and buy our tickets … OUR f-ing allotted tickets. Lot of ISU people are scrambling for tickets now and word is traveling around that Bison fans have bought our ISU allotted tickets.

ISU ticket office is now scouring the sold tickets to see if they can determine which may have been purchased Bison fan and they will revoke their fraudulent purchases. That won't be easy to always determine. So many of you snakes will end up getting away with it.

But here's the thing .. we're a f-ing pissed as hell. So imagine what it might be like for those snakes who took our tickets sitting in all their green and gold glory, surrounded by nothing but ISU Redbirds. I promise to make you as uncomfortable as I can if you sit anywhere near me in our section.

So I strongly suggest you go back to your fan page and tell those snakes to return OUR F-ING tickets. YOU ARE NOT WELCOME IN OUR ISU SECTION .. get the picture what that might be like for you ???

It's real simple … just return the tickets you stole from rightful ISU fans. You don't want this kind of bad blood. You don't want this on Spack's bulletin board to players.

And lets be clear .. by snaking in to buy our tickets, you picked this fight, not us. ISU has shown a lot of love and respect for NDSU over the years .. fix this now, or our friendly competitive rivalry gets real ugly fast"


Just stopped by to see what was going on over in Redbird territory... who shit in this guys cheerios

Well if you joined bv in October you have had plenty of opportunities to buy tickets to Frisco on this sight.

[bisonmike2]

"It's not enough that you buy up all the NDSU allotted tickets and the general admission tickets with a head start by playing friday night. But now you snake into ISU and buy our tickets … OUR f-ing allotted tickets. Lot of ISU people are scrambling for tickets now and word is traveling around that Bison fans have bought our ISU allotted tickets.

ISU ticket office is now scouring the sold tickets to see if they can determine which may have been purchased Bison fan and they will revoke their fraudulent purchases. That won't be easy to always determine. So many of you snakes will end up getting away with it.

But here's the thing .. we're a f-ing pissed as hell. So imagine what it might be like for those snakes who took our tickets sitting in all their green and gold glory, surrounded by nothing but ISU Redbirds. I promise to make you as uncomfortable as I can if you sit anywhere near me in our section.

So I strongly suggest you go back to your fan page and tell those snakes to return OUR F-ING tickets. YOU ARE NOT WELCOME IN OUR ISU SECTION .. get the picture what that might be like for you ???

It's real simple … just return the tickets you stole from rightful ISU fans. You don't want this kind of bad blood. You don't want this on Spack's bulletin board to players.

And lets be clear .. by snaking in to buy our tickets, you picked this fight, not us. ISU has shown a lot of love and respect for NDSU over the years .. fix this now, or our friendly competitive rivalry gets real ugly fast"


Just stopped by to see what was going on over in Redbird territory... who shit in this guys cheerios

That's funny. It some ways it does suck for them. We did buy all the general admission tickets before the game was set. Our fans have all the good hotels booked. A couple things though, are tough shit for them. If you thought your team was so good, nothing was stopping you from buying tickets early and reserving you own hotels before the game was set. And don't fucking blame us because your athletic department fucks up their allotment. That's 100% on you guys. They should have had a system in place to keep their tickets in house. Again, not our problem. So that guy needs to have a coke and a smile and shut the fuck up. Enjoy the game on ESPN2.

[THEsocalledfan]

Well if you joined bv in October you have had plenty of opportunities to buy tickets to Frisco on this sight.

He was pointing out the lunacy of some Redbird fans not understanding that we intended to buy every possible ticket we could. If you go over there, you will even see one guy is now threatening to kill people. Normally, I would dismiss this, but it is Illinois where gangs are welcome.

[tjbison]

It's 2500 and 500 student tickets, total 3000

[BisManBison]

"It's not enough that you buy up all the NDSU allotted tickets and the general admission tickets with a head start by playing friday night. But now you snake into ISU and buy our tickets … OUR f-ing allotted tickets. Lot of ISU people are scrambling for tickets now and word is traveling around that Bison fans have bought our ISU allotted tickets.

ISU ticket office is now scouring the sold tickets to see if they can determine which may have been purchased Bison fan and they will revoke their fraudulent purchases. That won't be easy to always determine. So many of you snakes will end up getting away with it.

But here's the thing .. we're a f-ing pissed as hell. So imagine what it might be like for those snakes who took our tickets sitting in all their green and gold glory, surrounded by nothing but ISU Redbirds. I promise to make you as uncomfortable as I can if you sit anywhere near me in our section.

So I strongly suggest you go back to your fan page and tell those snakes to return OUR F-ING tickets. YOU ARE NOT WELCOME IN OUR ISU SECTION .. get the picture what that might be like for you ???

It's real simple … just return the tickets you stole from rightful ISU fans. You don't want this kind of bad blood. You don't want this on Spack's bulletin board to players.

And lets be clear .. by snaking in to buy our tickets, you picked this fight, not us. ISU has shown a lot of love and respect for NDSU over the years .. fix this now, or our friendly competitive rivalry gets real ugly fast"


Just stopped by to see what was going on over in Redbird territory... who shit in this guys cheerios


The funny part is their athletic department sent me an email inviting me to buy tickets.......so I did! :biggrin: Amateurs!!!

[bisonmike2]

The funny part is their athletic department sent me an email inviting me to buy tickets.......so I did! :biggrin: Amateurs!!!

And according to some of their fans, that is our fault?

[gumby013]

And according to some of their fans, that is our fault?

At least one of their fans over there is thinking clearly.


I assume we'll see this same uproar when people inevitably start posting how they bought their Arch Madness tickets through Drake or Evansville again??

[Bisonville GasMan]

Illinois state is already annoying me. I hope their souls are crushed when they set foot into a Frisco sea of yellow and green. Then my Christmas wish this year is for a perfect game from our team and an absolute on field beat down of the Redbirds.


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[scottietohottie]

He was pointing out the lunacy of some Redbird fans not understanding that we intended to buy every possible ticket we could. If you go over there, you will even see one guy is now threatening to kill people. Normally, I would dismiss this, but it is Illinois where gangs are welcome.

My bad I thought he was ranting on here dam flu messing with my mind. What is the redbird sight I don't really like snakes and I'll be pissed if I have to sit by one too.

[td577]

I think it is funny they think the one day head start is the largest issue.

[StL Bison Fan]

I think it is funny they think the one day head start is the largest issue.

It was the 3 year head start that killed 'em.

[NachZ]

The funny part is their athletic department sent me an email inviting me to buy tickets.......so I did! :biggrin: Amateurs!!!

I was supposed to send that email to our fans? Oh shit Spack is gonna be pissed

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[BYZEN]

It was the 3 year head start that killed 'em.

^^^this, we will be sitting in a large family block of tickets strategically purchased last year. If we don't make it next year and don't sell our tickets there will be a big empty hole in the stands on the 40. But in reality I think if NDSU is not in the game next year all those 3 year pack seats will be empty and the game will go back to having 4,500 people in the stands and having to sell phantom tickets to the sponsors.

[THEsocalledfan]

It was the 3 year head start that killed 'em.

Truth. I learned my lesson year 1 when I was lucky enough to have a TM friend with a ton of PP who could snag them.

[FFBison]

I actually hope we get the ball first in this game. Starting with a score would be huge and I also want to see what their fan base is like before their fans "play up" to our crowd.

[Professor Chaos]

If I were them I'd be more upset about the inevitable take over of their tailgating area on the west side of the stadium by Bison fans.

[FFBison]

Posted by Total Red

"Ok how about this for Friday night. http://www.3rdbasesportsbar.net/aboutus.php


3rd Base Sports Bar and Grill in Frisco. It has a party room for 50 I could look into.

It could be a nice prelude to Cindygate on gameday. First game MVSU and last game NDSU. "I don't always tailgate, but when I do I Cindygate"

I'd like to see them try to invade Wild Pitch!! I bet they'll like the Bison flag hanging in the back.

[BYZEN]

If I were them I'd be more upset about the inevitable take over of their tailgating area on the west side of the stadium by Bison fans.

If we are going to be there for the team walk @ 9:30 then we will have to set up on the West side with Tailgate Town close by. Yep, the tailgate lot's will be full of Bison flags once again.

[Bison03]

This has to be the funniest sentance from the initial post on their page:

"You don't want this on Spack's bulletin board to players."

Yeah, like the fact that the others teams fans showing they are more pasionate than yours that they were willing to anything to get tickets to the game is going to fire up the team. HA!! Also, the one day head start on buying tickets?? Are you kidding me? On Friday afternoon they was maybe a hundred tickets or so still available to purchase. I'm guessing those went bye bye sometime in the third quarter probably minutes after Crockett busted the long TD run to go up 21-3. Pretty sure most of the other tickets were sold months ago or even years ago in regards to the 3 year ticket packet deal. I can't wait to be there and see the looks on their fans faces when they see how well Bison Nation travels. They will soon realize that this is not a neutral site game, it is a Bison home game.

[56BISON73]

My goodness....a whole thread dedicated to being stupid and naive? There is something wrong with NDSU fans buying their allotment? How dense are these folks if they did not know this was coming?

Obviously many here have forgotten what our first year was like.:facepalm:

[THEsocalledfan]

Obviously many here have forgotten what our first year was like.:facepalm:

PL, many hacked the Sam Houston allotment that first year. The heart of this is about them being mad about NDSU fans buying their allotment when we've literally done that every year, including the first year, until they wizened up.

Our first year, our ticket office only gave out based on priority points. No way the other side could hack it, so I don't see your point at all. This is not at all about bitching about not being able to get tickets; it is about how poorly their ticket office is performing.

[EndZoneQB]

They are bitching about people sitting in "their" sections. It doesn't work like that for this game.

[56BISON73]

PL, many hacked the Sam Houston allotment that first year. The heart of this is about them being mad about NDSU fans buying their allotment when we've literally done that every year, including the first year, until they wizened up.

Our first year, our ticket office only gave out based on priority points. No way the other side could hack it, so I don't see your point at all. This is not at all about bitching about not being able to get tickets; it is about how poorly their ticket office is performing.

Just because we have done it every year doesnt mean they dont have a legitimate beef. Just because their ticket office made a mistake do you think is proper to screw their fans out of tickets. Or has our arrogance gotten to the point where the Bison Fans dont know the difference between right or wrong as long as it means we get tickets and piss on everyone else? Just asking.

[NDSUSR]

I doubt 3300 ISU fans will make it to Frisco. This is all much to do over nothing.

[bisonmike2]

Maybe we should start talking about the game.

ISU-r - best team we will face all season. Their QB - RB combo is lethal. O-line is big, strong and fast. Built to win in the MVFC. Our defense will have their hands full.

Their defense is very solid. This is going to be a MVFC slugfest. Our offense can't be taking series off. We are going to need Vraa back to keep them honest. There will be no wearing down of these guys. They've played the same teams as us. They know how to be physical. There are not going to fade away like we've seen other playoffs opponents do in the past. If we are going to win a fourth national championship, this is going to be hard earned and in my opinion, I'm expecting it to be the most difficult game we've had in the playoffs in quite a while.

[tjbison]

They are bitching about people sitting in "their" sections. It doesn't work like that for this game.

I'm not thinking we will have the same fun banter with these dipshits, wish new hampshire would have won now.....oh and now again they are pulling out the North Dakota jokes....lol


I was wondering how long till that came out

[THEsocalledfan]

Just because we have done it every year doesnt mean they dont have a legitimate beef. Just because their ticket office made a mistake do you think is proper to screw their fans out of tickets. Or has our arrogance gotten to the point where the Bison Fans dont know the difference between right or wrong as long as it means we get tickets and piss on everyone else? Just asking.

You first comment was "Obviously many here have forgotten what our first year was like." What were your referring to? This now seems like a completely new topic. What does this have to do with our first year?

[yopaulie]

I doubt 3300 ISU fans will make it to Frisco. This is all much to do over nothing.

This. Did anyone see the turnout for their home playoff game against UNI? You could have walked up and got seats on the 25 yard line. Totally serious. I'm not sure there will be many isu'ers to complain about tickets and tailgate spaces.

[stevdock]

This has to be the funniest sentance from the initial post on their page:

"You don't want this on Spack's bulletin board to players."

Yeah, like the fact that the others teams fans showing they are more pasionate than yours that they were willing to anything to get tickets to the game is going to fire up the team. HA!! Also, the one day head start on buying tickets?? Are you kidding me? On Friday afternoon they was maybe a hundred tickets or so still available to purchase. I'm guessing those went bye bye sometime in the third quarter probably minutes after Crockett busted the long TD run to go up 21-3. Pretty sure most of the other tickets were sold months ago or even years ago in regards to the 3 year ticket packet deal. I can't wait to be there and see the looks on their fans faces when they see how well Bison Nation travels. They will soon realize that this is not a neutral site game, it is a Bison home game.

Yes everything was gone the second Crockett scored. That was when I tried to buy tickets through the NCAA. I think it's kinda funny how big of a deal some of these ISU fans are making this. I don't have tickets yet, haven't been to Frisco before, but am not concerned at all about getting tickets at some point.

[TransAmBison]

Maybe we should start talking about the game.

ISU-r - best team we will face all season. Their QB - RB combo is lethal. O-line is big, strong and fast. Built to win in the MVFC. Our defense will have their hands full.

Their defense is very solid. This is going to be a MVFC slugfest. Our offense can't be taking series off. We are going to need Vraa back to keep them honest. There will be no wearing down of these guys. They've played the same teams as us. They know how to be physical. There are not going to fade away like we've seen other playoffs opponents do in the past. If we are going to win a fourth national championship, this is going to be hard earned and in my opinion, I'm expecting it to be the most difficult game we've had in the playoffs in quite a while.
Are you sure there will be a game? Are you sure they can secure plane tickets for their full team? I mean, maybe Bison fans will fill up all available seats and they will have to watch from home like their fans.

[gsagedahl]

Did someone tell them that the Mayor of Frisco came to Fargo to thank us for spending all our money in Frisco for the last three years. Mayor Maso has to be elated that the BISON are back in town. He would do anything to keep NDSU coming back year after year. Maybe he is behind the conspiracy to purchase all the ISU tickets so he can hand them out to BISON fans.

[THEsocalledfan]

Did someone tell them that the Mayor of Frisco came to Fargo to thank us for spending all our money in Frisco for the last three years. Mayor Maso has to be elated that the BISON are back in town. He would do anything to keep NDSU coming back year after year. Maybe he is behind the conspiracy to purchase all the ISU tickets so he can hand them out to BISON fans.

he was on with McFeely yesterday and he is quite pleased.

[Bisonville GasMan]

They are bitching about people sitting in "their" sections. It doesn't work like that for this game.

I am confused a little bit...which sections do they think are theirs...I know NDSU people that will be sitting all over the place. I don't get why they think they have exclusive rights to certain sections.


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[Bisonville GasMan]

I'm not thinking we will have the same fun banter with these dipshits, wish new hampshire would have won now.....oh and now again they are pulling out the North Dakota jokes....lol


I was wondering how long till that came out

Bought my tickets on the secondary market...section 128. With my luck I'll be surrounded by these f!cking jacklegs who think I shouldn't be there!!!


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[bisonmike2]

he was on with McFeely yesterday and he is quite pleased.

Yeah he was. He even said he's past the point of trying to be neutral and when McFeeley asked him about a Team Maker membership he stopped short and said that might be pushing it. I believe he threw out a number of $3 million when McFeeley asked about the economic impact of the fans last year though it's hard to put an exact number on it.

[gsagedahl]

The $3M was probably NDSU alone. Towson had an economic impact of $50,000 or less. :)

[JDZ]

Bought my tickets on the secondary market...section 128. With my luck I'll be surrounded by these f!cking jacklegs who think I shouldn't be there!!!

I think you are safe. 128 is on the Visitor side. I'm guessing ISU's allotment is on the Home side.

But that was my question, too. Where do they think "their" sections are? Ha ha. Bison fans have bought tickets in every section long before an ISU allotment even existed.

[Bison03]

I think you are safe. 128 is on the Visitor side. I'm guessing ISU's allotment is on the Home side.

But that was my question, too. Where do they think "their" sections are? Ha ha. Bison fans have bought tickets in every section long before an ISU allotment even existed.

I posted this in another thread but will post it here too. Since they are the home team this year, they get the press box side. So the tickets allocated to ISU should be sections 101-107 (same sections NDSU had in 2011 and 2013). The NDSU allocated tickets should be in sections 126-132 (Same section NDSU had in 2012). I may be off by a couple sections but I am pretty sure they go from endzone to about the 50 or so. I was sitting in NDSU allocated seats last year in section 106. Anyways, hope this helps. The rest of the sections will be 99% Bison fans. It will be a Bison home game.

http://intl.ticketseating.com/maps/450w/11363-toyota-stadium-football.jpg

[EndZoneQB]

I posted this in another thread but will post it here too. Since they are the home team this year, they get the press box side. So the tickets allocated to ISU should be sections 101-107 (same sections NDSU had in 2011 and 2013). The NDSU allocated tickets should be in sections 126-132 (Same section NDSU had in 2012). I may be off by a couple sections but I am pretty sure they go from endzone to about the 50 or so. I was sitting in NDSU allocated seats last year in section 106. Anyways, hope this helps. The rest of the sections will be 99% Bison fans. It will be a Bison home game.

http://intl.ticketseating.com/maps/450w/11363-toyota-stadium-football.jpg

105-108 is what they are saying.

[Da Bison]

105-108 is what they are saying.

They may be in for a little surprise.

2 years ago my tickets from the NDSU allotment were in section 131

[Bison03]

105-108 is what they are saying.

That could be right. It was obviously had to tell last year.

[BYZEN]

Bought my tickets on the secondary market...section 128. With my luck I'll be surrounded by these f!cking jacklegs who think I shouldn't be there!!!


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your behind them Bison bench.

[56BISON73]

I posted this in another thread but will post it here too. Since they are the home team this year, they get the press box side. So the tickets allocated to ISU should be sections 101-107 (same sections NDSU had in 2011 and 2013). The NDSU allocated tickets should be in sections 126-132 (Same section NDSU had in 2012). I may be off by a couple sections but I am pretty sure they go from endzone to about the 50 or so. I was sitting in NDSU allocated seats last year in section 106. Anyways, hope this helps. The rest of the sections will be 99% Bison fans. It will be a Bison home game.



http://intl.ticketseating.com/maps/450w/11363-toyota-stadium-football.jpg

Then why are my 3 year package seats in 104?????????? I already posted what the NCAA told me the sections were last year. You must have missed it.

[td577]

Then why are my 3 year package seats in 104?????????? I already posted what the NCAA told me the sections were last year. You must have missed it.

104 was mostly three year allotments.

[tjbison]

Then why are my 3 year package seats in 104?????????? I already posted what the NCAA told me the sections were last year. You must have missed it.

Well your in for a real treat of a game according to the great fans in red

[56BISON73]

Well your in for a real treat of a game according to the great fans in red

Its not in their allotment. Theres should run part of 107 to 114.

[tjbison]

Its not in their allotment. Theres should run part of 107 to 114.

I was being sarcastic, "their" section seems to be the whole home side according to some

[Bison"FANatic"]

Here are my useless thoughts.

Everyone knows Coprich is very good.

ISU QB Roberson is good, he can and will run but is very good at putting the ball into tight places and picking apart zone.

All playoffs long they took shots early they connected agains UNI and EWU. Our CB's are going to have to play very good deep coverage. ISU really sets up the long ball well with lots of stop and comeback routes by the receivers. CB's have to diagnose it quickly and play lights out.

The ISU O line is good big and strong and our D line is going to have to play lights out (I think this is where the game will be won or lost). UNI played them straight up without much d line movement and were behind 21-0 in a hurry. We need to make their Oline move side to side and make decisions with blitzes and stunts. Interesting to see how ISU handles a quick d line.

Deluca is going to have to be a STUD with quick reads and Coprich and Roberson running. Coprich is slippery and we will have to be fundamentally sound or he will be gone. No one arm tackles or bump tackles against that young man.

We can run on the ISU D (I have know idea why UNI didn't even try to use David Johnson in the first few drives, they didn't ride their stud) . Ride TAZ!!!!!!!!!!! They gave up a ton of points most of the MVFC season.

Wentz is going to have to shine and be able to pick apart the ISU 2 deep zone. TE's could have interesting game as they can wreak havoc on a 2 deep.

This game is going to be a slobbernocker. This is the first team I have watched in a long time that I said uh oh we could be in trouble. We are going to have to slow down ISU in the first quarter as they come out fast and like to put you behind. Take their punch and let em know it is not going to be a easy day. We are going to have to disguise our D well and keep them off balance. It is tough to bet against a Bison Defense especially with 3 weeks to prepare.

If we can slow them down in the first half and our O can get a play or two over top to loosen up the safeties so TAZ can come out. Our offense can help out the D a bunch with some long drives as In game adjustments are going to be huge and it is going to be a chess match.

[bisonmike2]

Here are my useless thoughts.

Everyone knows Coprich is very good.

ISU QB Roberson is good, he can and will run but is very good at putting the ball into tight places and picking apart zone.

All playoffs long they took shots early they connected agains UNI and EWU. Our CB's are going to have to play very good deep coverage. ISU really sets up the long ball well with lots of stop and comeback routes by the receivers. CB's have to diagnose it quickly and play lights out.

The ISU O line is good big and strong and our D line is going to have to play lights out (I think this is where the game will be won or lost). UNI played them straight up without much d line movement and were behind 21-0 in a hurry. We need to make their Oline move side to side and make decisions with blitzes and stunts. Interesting to see how ISU handles a quick d line.

Deluca is going to have to be a STUD with quick reads and Coprich and Roberson running. Coprich is slippery and we will have to be fundamentally sound or he will be gone. No one arm tackles or bump tackles against that young man.

We can run on the ISU D (I have know idea why UNI didn't even try to use David Johnson in the first few drives, they didn't ride their stud) . Ride TAZ!!!!!!!!!!! They gave up a ton of points most of the MVFC season.

Wentz is going to have to shine and be able to pick apart the ISU 2 deep zone. TE's could have interesting game as they can wreak havoc on a 2 deep.

This game is going to be a slobbernocker. This is the first team I have watched in a long time that I said uh oh we could be in trouble. We are going to have to slow down ISU in the first quarter as they come out fast and like to put you behind. Take their punch and let em know it is not going to be a easy day. We are going to have to disguise our D well and keep them off balance. It is tough to bet against a Bison Defense especially with 3 weeks to prepare.

If we can slow them down in the first half and our O can get a play or two over top to loosen up the safeties so TAZ can come out. Our offense can help out the D a bunch with some long drives as In game adjustments are going to be huge and it is going to be a chess match.

Yeah, what he said. Nervous about this game. If the D plays like last week we have a shot. If they play like they did the first 2 games, we could be embarrassed. Can't believe I'm talking about the Bison as an underdog but this is a very good team and a conference foe.

[1st&TennBison]

What is the over/under on this thread getting to 1800 posts by the time the game starts.

[td577]

Here are my useless thoughts.

Everyone knows Coprich is very good.

ISU QB Roberson is good, he can and will run but is very good at putting the ball into tight places and picking apart zone.

All playoffs long they took shots early they connected agains UNI and EWU. Our CB's are going to have to play very good deep coverage. ISU really sets up the long ball well with lots of stop and comeback routes by the receivers. CB's have to diagnose it quickly and play lights out.

The ISU O line is good big and strong and our D line is going to have to play lights out (I think this is where the game will be won or lost). UNI played them straight up without much d line movement and were behind 21-0 in a hurry. We need to make their Oline move side to side and make decisions with blitzes and stunts. Interesting to see how ISU handles a quick d line.

Deluca is going to have to be a STUD with quick reads and Coprich and Roberson running. Coprich is slippery and we will have to be fundamentally sound or he will be gone. No one arm tackles or bump tackles against that young man.

We can run on the ISU D (I have know idea why UNI didn't even try to use David Johnson in the first few drives, they didn't ride their stud) . Ride TAZ!!!!!!!!!!! They gave up a ton of points most of the MVFC season.

Wentz is going to have to shine and be able to pick apart the ISU 2 deep zone. TE's could have interesting game as they can wreak havoc on a 2 deep.

This game is going to be a slobbernocker. This is the first team I have watched in a long time that I said uh oh we could be in trouble. We are going to have to slow down ISU in the first quarter as they come out fast and like to put you behind. Take their punch and let em know it is not going to be a easy day. We are going to have to disguise our D well and keep them off balance. It is tough to bet against a Bison Defense especially with 3 weeks to prepare.

If we can slow them down in the first half and our O can get a play or two over top to loosen up the safeties so TAZ can come out. Our offense can help out the D a bunch with some long drives as In game adjustments are going to be huge and it is going to be a chess match.

I think defensively we might see some 4-4 or 3-4 type packages like in the second half against CCU. Their passing game relies on two receivers and a TE. Our corners are going to have to a lot without much help. Other than having a QB that can run, they are a lot like SDSU in that they count on just a few guys to do most of the work. And a lot of work they do. If we can shut down their running attack with our base package, I think it is game over. Being able to keep both our safeties back to help in the passing game will be huge. If we have to bring Heagle down a lot, they can do a lot of damage down field. We have seen Coprich, the TE, and Meredith before but they are a year older and more involved in the offense now than a year ago. Roberson is new and Neblett missed last year due to injury.

I think everything you said is right on from what I have seen. We can't give up the big plays and we have to make them work for yards. I thought UNH confused Roberson with some coverage schemes, at times, so maybe some of that can come in play. What we have to do differently is not drop the interception opportunities that UNH did. This should be a fun game. I think it will be more of a physical game like most valley games against the top few teams. Neither of these teams are here because of a lot of finesse. They do what they do because they impose their will on their opponents. We will find out in a couple of weeks who has the stronger will.

[tjbison]

Yeah, what he said. Nervous about this game. If the D plays like last week we have a shot. If they play like they did the first 2 games, we could be embarrassed. Can't believe I'm talking about the Bison as an underdog but this is a very good team and a conference foe.

Experience, determination, 3 weeks to prepare

Ndsu wins, but it will not be a blowout, CCU type game

They had tough road games just like us, Indiana St held them to 20 and put up 18

I think the wow factor will be there for them

[BlueHawkAlumni]

The only way the bison get blown out is if they get out coached. I feel confident this wont happen. As for the athletes and execution on the field, I feel that experience gives the edge to NDSU to play harder and smarter on championship day. These teams are two heavy weights that are pretty evenly keeled IMO. Who wants it more?

[56BISON73]

I was being sarcastic, "their" section seems to be the whole home side according to some

Yeah. I will go with what the NCAA ticket office told me.

[td577]

Yeah, what he said. Nervous about this game. If the D plays like last week we have a shot. If they play like they did the first 2 games, we could be embarrassed. Can't believe I'm talking about the Bison as an underdog but this is a very good team and a conference foe.

Until the four games before UNH, they have not been a fast starting team. They often trailed at halftime or going into the fourth quarter. They have played a lot like us in the regards they wear teams out. They have owned fourth quarters and beaten teams down. If we don't give up the big plays in the first half, it becomes a fight to see who has the better conditioned defense. I like our chances. We have a lot of senior leadership not willing to go down without a fight. If they beat us, it will still take a willingness to go 60 minutes of bearing down and executing on every play. Our offense has enough weapons to keep the chains moving. We don't need big plays, just a continued willingness to grind out every single play of the game. We still do not run into many teams who are willing to grind it out for 60 minutes. This might look to be one, but I haven't seen where they have had to yet. They do a good job of winning the over all TOP game during the season, but when they score, it isn't 10 play 6 minute drives. They are 4 play 2:00 drives. We just have to make them earn every single point. No big plays. If they score off a 10 play, 80 yard, 6 minute drive, they earned it. I don't think they have the experience or patience to do it.

The other thing we have going for us that few other teams have a lot of experience with. We know how to win ugly. We can take a game not going smoothly for anyone and turn it into a win. We stay within the parameters of what has gotten us to this point and the final stats don't matter except for the score board. The Towson game was not a offensive masterpiece by any means. It was a great exhibition on how to run the ball effectively with a lead, but we did more with less in that game then of just about any game last year, for example. Towson had more first downs, more total yards, no fumbles, and even converted 3rd downs at a similar rate while also completing 3 of 4 fourth downs. The Bison simply capitalized on every single possible opportunity to score points. The Bison are completely capable of doing more with less and it is difficult to quantify that on a stat sheet other than we score a point for every 12 some yard of offense while our opponents score a point for every 21 yards of offense against the Bison. The redbirds are around the same numbers offensively but defensively they give up a point for every 16 yards of offense. As long as we take care of our business and make the redbirds work for everything when they have the ball, I don't think it is very scary. Our team is not built to get blown out. We are still very difficult to score against. We take care of the ball. Our defense likes to tackle. We are usually effective running the ball. A lot of factors that make the Bison not a very fun team to play, ever.

[Bisonwinagn]

Here are my useless thoughts.

Everyone knows Coprich is very good.

ISU QB Roberson is good, he can and will run but is very good at putting the ball into tight places and picking apart zone.

All playoffs long they took shots early they connected agains UNI and EWU. Our CB's are going to have to play very good deep coverage. ISU really sets up the long ball well with lots of stop and comeback routes by the receivers. CB's have to diagnose it quickly and play lights out.

The ISU O line is good big and strong and our D line is going to have to play lights out (I think this is where the game will be won or lost). UNI played them straight up without much d line movement and were behind 21-0 in a hurry. We need to make their Oline move side to side and make decisions with blitzes and stunts. Interesting to see how ISU handles a quick d line.

Deluca is going to have to be a STUD with quick reads and Coprich and Roberson running. Coprich is slippery and we will have to be fundamentally sound or he will be gone. No one arm tackles or bump tackles against that young man.

We can run on the ISU D (I have know idea why UNI didn't even try to use David Johnson in the first few drives, they didn't ride their stud) . Ride TAZ!!!!!!!!!!! They gave up a ton of points most of the MVFC season.

Wentz is going to have to shine and be able to pick apart the ISU 2 deep zone. TE's could have interesting game as they can wreak havoc on a 2 deep.

This game is going to be a slobbernocker. This is the first team I have watched in a long time that I said uh oh we could be in trouble. We are going to have to slow down ISU in the first quarter as they come out fast and like to put you behind. Take their punch and let em know it is not going to be a easy day. We are going to have to disguise our D well and keep them off balance. It is tough to bet against a Bison Defense especially with 3 weeks to prepare.

If we can slow them down in the first half and our O can get a play or two over top to loosen up the safeties so TAZ can come out. Our offense can help out the D a bunch with some long drives as In game adjustments are going to be huge and it is going to be a chess match.

Why do you think we can run on them? They have a good run defense and a poor pass defense. I think NDSU will have to throw in order to score which is the biggest question mark with potentially the top 2 receivers out or hurt.

[BisonNeil]

If ISU shows up and plays like they did yesterday it will be over early and the Bison win by 3+ scores. Their offense completely stunk it up for 3 qtrs and was not playing against a great UNH defense. The ISU defense did a horrendous job of tackling and is definetely exploitable. Not sweating this one a bit!

You keep spewing this bullshit about how bad ISUr defense is yet you haven't explained how they managed to hold UNH to nearly 100 yds total offense below their average and only allowed them to score exactly half the number of points they had scored over their previous 13 games. I have no idea where you keep coming up with this shit.

[CAS4127]

You keep spewing this bullshit about how bad ISUr defense is yet you haven't explained how they managed to hold UNH to nearly 100 yds total offense below their average and only allowed them to score exactly half the number of points they had scored over their previous 13 games. I have no idea where you keep coming up with this shit.

MVFC defense/physicality.

That said, this is gonna be an effing fun college football game to watch--and in person no less!

You gonna make the trip?!


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[BisonNeil]

MVFC defense/physicality.

That said, this is gonna be an effing fun college football game to watch--and in person no less!

You gonna make the trip?!


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Oh yeah! I'm not sure the Bison can win without me :D. I have been to every natty since 1986 and am 6-0 in championship games. I have every intention of going 7-0.

[CAS4127]

Oh yeah! I'm not sure the Bison can win without me :D. I have been to every natty since 1986 and am 6-0 in championship games. I have every intention of going 7-0.

Well, than stop by the Horny Bison tailgate and shake some hands you slug!! :)


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[BisonNeil]

Well, than stop by the Horny Bison tailgate and shake some hands you slug!! :)


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Okay, but only if you have your three rings on.

[CAS4127]

Okay, but only if you have your three rings on.

Yah, and my bandana!!


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[BisonNeil]

I do have one concern about this game. Bohl kept the players on campus for the full three weeks before the first natty, only giving the players two days off around Christmas. They lifted weights, did cardio, and watched film. Klieman sent them home. Kramer says you get out of shape if you miss four days. Not sure I like Klieman's approach.

[56BISON73]

I do have one concern about this game. Bohl kept the players on campus for the full three weeks before the first natty, only giving the players two days off around Christmas. They lifted weights, did cardio, and watched film. Klieman sent them home. Kramer says you get out of shape if you miss four days. Not sure I like Klieman's approach.

When are they coming back?

[Bison"FANatic"]

I do have one concern about this game. Bohl kept the players on campus for the full three weeks before the first natty, only giving the players two days off around Christmas. They lifted weights, did cardio, and watched film. Klieman sent them home. Kramer says you get out of shape if you miss four days. Not sure I like Klieman's approach.

Isn't the game later in Jan than normal??????

[FFBison]

Isn't the game later in Jan than normal??????

It is...and I'm sure the players have a "to do" list on their trip home.

[Bisonwinagn]

I do have one concern about this game. Bohl kept the players on campus for the full three weeks before the first natty, only giving the players two days off around Christmas. They lifted weights, did cardio, and watched film. Klieman sent them home. Kramer says you get out of shape if you miss four days. Not sure I like Klieman's approach.

I'm sure Kramer has full input on how to handle this.

[Bison bison]

I'm sure Kramer will feed 'em sardines for a week book ended with a pickle juice enema and they'll be tip top come the 10th.

[BisonNeil]

Isn't the game later in Jan than normal??????

The schedule is the same as the first year NDSU was there with three weeks between the semis and the natty. The other two had a two week break. Kolpack did an article how Bohl was using Osborne's approach with keeping the players in Fargo and in shape and focused. Klieman is changing the formula and I don't like it. Wish I knew what ISUr was doing. If they are staying on campus that is a serious advantage IMO.

[56BISON73]

Isn't the game later in Jan than normal??????

Last year they only had what a week and ahalf or two weeks? This year its more like 3 weeks.

[BisonNeil]

It is...and I'm sure the players have a "to do" list on their trip home.

That is almost exactly what Willie Fritz said when interviewed about their approach.

[tjbison]

I'm fine with them being home with their families and back this weekend to get to work, no need to worry or talk about Bohl

[scottietohottie]

The schedule is the same as the first year NDSU was there with three weeks between the semis and the natty. The other two had a two week break. Kolpack did an article how Bohl was using Osborne's approach with keeping the players in Fargo and in shape and focused. Klieman is changing the formula and I don't like it. Wish I knew what ISUr was doing. If they are staying on campus that is a serious advantage IMO.

Wtf didn't he tinker with the routine at uni this year? Thought they did a walk through and they hadn't been doing it before. You'd think he would have learned. Hopefully he reads bv tonight and all the players are back in Fargo tomorrow.

[Bison Bridge Guy]

The schedule is the same as the first year NDSU was there with three weeks between the semis and the natty. The other two had a two week break. Kolpack did an article how Bohl was using Osborne's approach with keeping the players in Fargo and in shape and focused. Klieman is changing the formula and I don't like it. Wish I knew what ISUr was doing. If they are staying on campus that is a serious advantage IMO.

What I took from Kliemans interviews lately is he wants the guys to heal up. They played one more game this year than prior years, have played some tough playoff games and have some have a lot of miles on them. I get what you are saying - what Bohl did worked. Does that mean a different approach won't? I will trust that he knows the team.

[td577]

When are they coming back?

I think at this point of the season and Christmas falling in the middle of the week, you have to have some trust. Give them their workout sheets, let these guys get healthy, spend some time with their families, and they know what is on the line. They have more than Coach K and Kramer to answer for when they come back. I am guessing the guys that are from a few states away are going home with local guys and I am willing to bet they have access to local resources. High school weight rooms, the Y, or whatever to get their workouts in. I would also be willing to bet there are very few that don't have a teammate to work with during their few days off. The other thing is that these guys have been going 100% for 6 months. There is a school of thought a couple of days off gives your nervous system a break, as well. The body can also work on muscle and tissue repair over a couple of days rest. They aren't going to be out of shape if they don't work out for four days. The first few workouts might hurt a little more but there is also a chance for healthier minds and bodies.

These guys are way too far into the season to not trust them with some time off for the holidays. I would be surprised if you heard anything afterwards that it wasn't a good idea.

[Bison"FANatic"]

Why do you think we can run on them? They have a good run defense and a poor pass defense. I think NDSU will have to throw in order to score which is the biggest question mark with potentially the top 2 receivers out or hurt.

Zenner ran for 150 on them. Western ran on them. New Hampshire was running on them. We may only get 3 to 4 yards but we can get to the backers and stay on schedule. It may not be for 250 yards but I think we can run enough to put them run pass decisions. Add in accounting for wentz as a runner and it looked like the games I watched we can run enough on them. Don't get me wrong Wentz is going to have to get it done with his arm also.

[Bison"FANatic"]

The schedule is the same as the first year NDSU was there with three weeks between the semis and the natty. The other two had a two week break. Kolpack did an article how Bohl was using Osborne's approach with keeping the players in Fargo and in shape and focused. Klieman is changing the formula and I don't like it. Wish I knew what ISUr was doing. If they are staying on campus that is a serious advantage IMO.
They were sent home after getting off the plane from UNH.

[MAKBison]

They were sent home after getting off the plane from UNH.

They are staying an extra day at home as well. (going to frisco a day later than us)

[tjbison]

They are staying an extra day at home as well. (going to frisco a day later than us)

Good.....hope they fly in friday. I think the players have fed off of fans and former players at practices, bet your ass as many players as possible from last year will be there to "coach"

[MAKBison]

Good.....hope they fly in friday. I think the players have fed off of fans and former players at practices, bet your ass as many players as possible from last year will be there to "coach"

http://www.stationcaster.com/player_skinned.php?s=711&c=3911&f=3782243

I think BS said they will not have a practice in Firsco

[Bisonwinagn]

Aren't the teams required to be in Frisco like Wednesday to do all the crap interviews bowling, etc. that goes on?

[td577]

Aren't the teams required to be in Frisco like Wednesday to do all the crap interviews bowling, etc. that goes on?

What are they going to do? Fine them?

[tjbison]

http://www.stationcaster.com/player_skinned.php?s=711&c=3911&f=3782243

I think BS said they will not have a practice in Firsco

Well that seems odd....done it 3 yrs running

[tjbison]

What are they going to do? Fine them?

And they have a team banquet also on Thursday night I think....

[td577]

And they have a team banquet also on Thursday night I think....

I am not going to argue with success. This is all old hat to them. They did the tickets their way and that turned out so well for them.

Seriously, it sounds like they want it to feel like any other gameday Saturday for their players and someone is going to step in and tell them they don't get to do it their way. These are the little things that having the experience before goes a long ways. Our players and coaches know you just roll with it and eventually you get to play a football game. Every little thing the first time through just seems to get in the way.

[56BISON73]

They are staying an extra day at home as well. (going to frisco a day later than us)

He said they were getting in later WED. The bison will be practicing wed am.

[HerdBot]

Here are my useless thoughts.

Everyone knows Coprich is very good.

ISU QB Roberson is good, he can and will run but is very good at putting the ball into tight places and picking apart zone.

All playoffs long they took shots early they connected agains UNI and EWU. Our CB's are going to have to play very good deep coverage. ISU really sets up the long ball well with lots of stop and comeback routes by the receivers. CB's have to diagnose it quickly and play lights out.

The ISU O line is good big and strong and our D line is going to have to play lights out (I think this is where the game will be won or lost). UNI played them straight up without much d line movement and were behind 21-0 in a hurry. We need to make their Oline move side to side and make decisions with blitzes and stunts. Interesting to see how ISU handles a quick d line.

Deluca is going to have to be a STUD with quick reads and Coprich and Roberson running. Coprich is slippery and we will have to be fundamentally sound or he will be gone. No one arm tackles or bump tackles against that young man.

We can run on the ISU D (I have know idea why UNI didn't even try to use David Johnson in the first few drives, they didn't ride their stud) . Ride TAZ!!!!!!!!!!! They gave up a ton of points most of the MVFC season.

Wentz is going to have to shine and be able to pick apart the ISU 2 deep zone. TE's could have interesting game as they can wreak havoc on a 2 deep.

This game is going to be a slobbernocker. This is the first team I have watched in a long time that I said uh oh we could be in trouble. We are going to have to slow down ISU in the first quarter as they come out fast and like to put you behind. Take their punch and let em know it is not going to be a easy day. We are going to have to disguise our D well and keep them off balance. It is tough to bet against a Bison Defense especially with 3 weeks to prepare.

If we can slow them down in the first half and our O can get a play or two over top to loosen up the safeties so TAZ can come out. Our offense can help out the D a bunch with some long drives as In game adjustments are going to be huge and it is going to be a chess match.

This will be a super tough game. ISU is huge on both sides of the ball and I doubt we will wear them out. Curious how they handle our quick dline. On a positive note, seems like they don't play as well on the road as most games were 1 score games including a loss to UNI. (Can't count USD) Hope we can make a difference and make it a home field advantage. I'm pretty confident we will have a slight advance in prep and the big game experience will help. The comparitive scores don't mean much. SDSU turned the ball over like every drive in the first half with their backup QB and UNI beat them and lost to them. We had everything possible go wrong in our loss including an injured QB who was way way off. Either way this will be one hell of a game.

[ndsubison1]

http://www.redbirdfan.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=7103
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It's adorable that they're concerned about their 1 section they get because the other 32 will be yellow and green.

towson took their beating like a man. on the field and in the stands.

we bought all the tickets with our head start on friday? :rofl:

somebody please trade spots with me id love to sit amongst them. Noobs.

[G_Funky]

I do have one concern about this game. Bohl kept the players on campus for the full three weeks before the first natty, only giving the players two days off around Christmas. They lifted weights, did cardio, and watched film. Klieman sent them home. Kramer says you get out of shape if you miss four days. Not sure I like Klieman's approach.

Hopefully he isnt following Farley's routine from back in 2005 :hide:

[BisonNation11]

I haven't read the whole thread so can someone show me a link saying Coach K is giving the players a full week off. I thought he said in the presser after the SHSU game that they would be doing light stuff like weights and film Monday and Tuesday, off Wednesday-Friday and back at it Saturday.

[roadwarrior]

I haven't read the whole thread so can someone show me a link saying Coach K is giving the players a full week off. I thought he said in the presser after the SHSU game that they would be doing light stuff like weights and film Monday and Tuesday, off Wednesday-Friday and back at it Saturday.

Nobody can provide that link, since he never said that.

[BisonNation11]

So what's the deal with "changing the routine"?

[bisonmike2]

So what's the deal with "changing the routine"?

It is an extra week than past years so wouldn't it be impossible to keep the exact same routine?

[BisonNation11]

It is an extra week than past years so wouldn't it be impossible to keep the exact same routine?
Comparing to the first year... I remember Kramer saying anything more than 4 days away and their bodies start going backwards. I'll go back and read the thread

[Bison"FANatic"]

Bisonneil just needs to set something up so he can come back and say I told ya so if we would lose.

I trust Klieman and Kramer to have the boys in peak form and ready to go. They have a plan and will work that plan. If we lose it won't be because we took a day for Christmas or our QB and WR's crapped in the AM and last year they did it in the PM and that have to be opposite of the DL who was getting up in the middle of the night.

This is Kliemans team and not a coach from Wyomings team anymore. The timing is different, injuries are different, facing a team we have faced every year for years is different and most of all the team and their experience is different.

[BadlandsBison]

I heard Kramer is giving everyone the week off to eat fried foods and drink liters of mountain dew.

[td577]

Comparing to the first year... I remember Kramer saying anything more than 4 days away and their bodies start going backwards. I'll go back and read the thread

With light workouts, you can maintain for a very long time.

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[G_Funky]

I heard Kramer is giving everyone the week off to eat fried foods and drink liters of mountain dew.

And the only lifting they're allowed to do are bicep curls...

[Bisonfanatical]

Zenner ran for 150 on them. Western ran on them. New Hampshire was running on them. We may only get 3 to 4 yards but we can get to the backers and stay on schedule. It may not be for 250 yards but I think we can run enough to put them run pass decisions. Add in accounting for wentz as a runner and it looked like the games I watched we can run enough on them. Don't get me wrong Wentz is going to have to get it done with his arm also.

I agree with you....steriti rushed for 100...Goldrich made it thru at times.....ISU had the fortune of targeting/removing (?) (IMO) the backup QB with helmet on helmet, and taking him out at 14:50 in the 3rd....leaving an knee-injured Goldrich as the only option against a relentless rush.....the all american receiver Harris was out of commission in the 4th.....if UNH defense would not have dropped the ball and let Roberson run for the final touchdown (he is fast), or with out the injuries we would not be playing ISU.
they are strong but not invincible.....our boys have all the skills necessary to win :biggrin:

[MAKBison]

Nobody can provide that link, since he never said that.

said it on the coaches show Sunday

Said they would work Sat-Tue then he was sending them home for xmas. If they did not have a place to go, then they would take care of them here. Sounded like ther were getting 3 days off

[BisonNeil]

It is an extra week than past years so wouldn't it be impossible to keep the exact same routine?

Not exactly true. The first natty from the 2011 season they had three weeks off and they only got two days off. So, it would be possible to keep that exact routine.

[roadwarrior]

Said they would work Sat-Tue then he was sending them home for xmas. If they did not have a place to go, then they would take care of them here. Sounded like ther were getting 3 days off

Which they deserve. Two or three days off for Christmas is a long ways from taking the week off.

[Tatanka]

Not exactly true. The first natty from the 2011 season they had three weeks off and they only got two days off. So, it would be possible to keep that exact routine.


Did they play their semifinal on Friday or Saturday that year? Right. Saturday. Meaning they have an extra day to work with this year assuming the same schedule as 2011. Try are taking that extra day off. Merry Christmas.

[Wally]

Did they play their semifinal on Friday or Saturday that year? Right. Saturday. Meaning they have an extra day to work with this year assuming the same schedule as 2011. Try are taking that extra day off. Merry Christmas.

Boom! Chestnuts Roasted!

[Bison 4 Life]

So I determined that RedbirdDad is way crazier than Coastalmom or at least bitchier.

[StL Bison Fan]

So I determined that RedbirdDad is way crazier than Coastalmom or at least bitchier.

I suspect this is pretty good talk from a guy who can't back it up.

[bisonmike2]

So I determined that RedbirdDad is way crazier than Coastalmom or at least bitchier.

If a RedbirdDad hooks up with a Coastalmom? Is that how a Lakesbison is made?

Just kidding Lakes, we love ya!

[Bison 4 Life]

I've never been so tempted to break my rule and register on another teams board just so I can stir the pot with him.

[StL Bison Fan]

I've never been so tempted to break my rule and register on another teams board just so I can stir the pot with him.

For a while it was like they were crazier than ss.com. ISU should have been ready if they won.
I would have called NDSU and asked how they did things. I am quite sure NDSU would have been gracious and helpful.
Some of those people on their board are just not going to get it and that's the way it is.

[td577]

For a while it was like they were crazier than ss.com. ISU should have been ready if they won.
I would have called NDSU and asked how they did things. I am quite sure NDSU would have been gracious and helpful.
Some of those people on their board are just not going to get it and that's the way it is.

That is the part I don't get. Why didn't they have a plan in place before they won. Here they have another valley team with a wealth of failure and success in that department and they could have had a plan that works for them ready to go with a one hour phone call to Fargo.

They do have some differences in their program from NDSU. They do not have the same level of booster support with as robust of a priority point system as we do. Even with their point system they do have, they did not give their fan base a deadline and an opportunity for everyone to put an application in. There were boosters who never got the chance at tickets because they cut the system off when they got x amount of requests, not get requests first and prioritize them. Either way, they winged it and no doubt they pissed a lot of people off. They also made a lot of people happy who wouldn't have gotten tickets if they did it right in the first place.

At the very least, they could have spent ten minutes and gone to the Bison website and viewed how NDSU disperses tickets. Then they could have developed a system which would of been a bit more proactive rather than reactive. Any which way you look at it, they failed miserably, their fan base knows this, and they want to to blame anything and everything else other than the real issue which is their own athletic department. Again, there are also a lot of redbird fans who now have tickets who probably wouldn't have if their athletic department had a plan.

[bri-dog]

At the very least, they could have spent ten minutes and gone to the Bison website and viewed how NDSU disperses tickets.

Or they could've come here and gotten answers to EVERYTHING.*









*Not necessarily the RIGHT answers...

[Bison 4 Life]

Man, forget it when they find out we got the tailgate side that is usually reserved for the home team. They'll bitch that we stole that too!

[Tatanka]

That is the part I don't get. Why didn't they have a plan in place before they won. Here they have another valley team with a wealth of failure and success in that department and they could have had a plan that works for them ready to go with a one hour phone call to Fargo.

They do have some differences in their program from NDSU. They do not have the same level of booster support with as robust of a priority point system as we do. Even with their point system they do have, they did not give their fan base a deadline and an opportunity for everyone to put an application in. There were boosters who never got the chance at tickets because they cut the system off when they got x amount of requests, not get requests first and prioritize them. Either way, they winged it and no doubt they pissed a lot of people off. They also made a lot of people happy who wouldn't have gotten tickets if they did it right in the first place.

At the very least, they could have spent ten minutes and gone to the Bison website and viewed how NDSU disperses tickets. Then they could have developed a system which would of been a bit more proactive rather than reactive. Any which way you look at it, they failed miserably, their fan base knows this, and they want to to blame anything and everything else other than the real issue which is their own athletic department. Again, there are also a lot of redbird fans who now have tickets who probably wouldn't have if their athletic department had a plan.

Here's the stupid part though. Arch Madness for basketball is every bit the high-demand low-availability event that this is, and they have to have a system down cold for that, including ensuring allocated tickets are only used for ISU fans, otherwise I know for a fact they will be raided. So the fact that they were caught with their trousers around their ankles is (1) entertaining and (2) inconceivable.

As my kids would put it: "Herp Derp ISU"

[56BISON73]

Here's the stupid part though. Arch Madness for basketball is every bit the high-demand low-availability event that this is, and they have to have a system down cold for that, including ensuring allocated tickets are only used for ISU fans, otherwise I know for a fact they will be raided. So the fact that they were caught with their trousers around their ankles is (1) entertaining and (2) inconceivable.

As my kids would put it: "Herp Derp ISU"

I was almost feeling bad for the schleps--you know---first year and all--- until I read your post. Now its--:facepalm:

[td577]

Here's the stupid part though. Arch Madness for basketball is every bit the high-demand low-availability event that this is, and they have to have a system down cold for that, including ensuring allocated tickets are only used for ISU fans, otherwise I know for a fact they will be raided. So the fact that they were caught with their trousers around their ankles is (1) entertaining and (2) inconceivable.

As my kids would put it: "Herp Derp ISU"

In other words, they have more experience at this than probably we do. Idiots.

The number one rule for any high demand event is, that unless you are a big time donor, you don't count on the allotment system. I don't know what the exact cutoff at NDSU is for allotment tickets, but I am willing to guess it is at least $20,000 in combined donations. So unless you have been giving for 30 years at a $700 a year clip, you have to be giving the program something extra every year to get inside the cutoff. 1/2 scholarships for four years will probably do it.

[td577]

I was almost feeling bad for the schleps--you know---first year and all--- until I read your post. Now its--:facepalm:

That is what is making their complaining somewhat amusing. They are complaining about sportsmanship and fairplay but it isn't anything different than what they would do if it was turned around. I never knew they left it all wide open like that until well after all the hoopla, but it was a serious bonehead move on their part and no one to blame but themselves. I go back and forth about whether it was ethical or not, but I can't really blame someone for trying to get tickets to an event for face value when the market value is now 2-3 times that. Not when they were about to leave it open for anyone.

[gumby013]

That is what is making their complaining somewhat amusing. They are complaining about sportsmanship and fairplay but it isn't anything different than what they would do if it was turned around. I never knew they left it all wide open like that until well after all the hoopla, but it was a serious bonehead move on their part and no one to blame but themselves. I go back and forth about whether it was ethical or not, but I can't really blame someone for trying to get tickets to an event for face value when the market value is now 2-3 times that. Not when they were about to leave it open for anyone.

Ask them is they get their NCAA basketball tickets from other school's allotments.

[Bison 4 Life]

Let's hope these guys make it another 2 weeks. I'm worried about them.

[MAKBison]

Let's hope these guys make it another 2 weeks. I'm worried about them.

Wait until people start posting...... I got my ISU tickets....:biggrin::biggrin::rofl::rofl::innocent ::innocent::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow:

[SCBison629]

Can't find a thread on this, but what section are all the Bison fans at the the game? Anybody around 130? Also, any idea if Gameday shuttles will be running from the Hilton in Allen to the game?

[StL Bison Fan]

That's what they don't understand (and is amusing or just plain annoying) is that schools don't get sections. They get allotments of tickets. Not sections. Although there is somewhat a side ( you are on the warmer Bison side SC). With the three year and pre sales bison and other spectators will be all over the place. If you can get some of them to understand this you will win the Nobel Prize.

[BisonBabe]

Can't find a thread on this, but what section are all the Bison fans at the the game? Anybody around 130? Also, any idea if Gameday shuttles will be running from the Hilton in Allen to the game?

We are in 131.

[Bison 4 Life]

The funny part is, I don't presently have tickets either but I'm not wetting my pants or crying on a message board about it.


noobs.

[td577]

That's what they don't understand (and is amusing or just plain annoying) is that schools don't get sections. They get allotments of tickets. Not sections. Although there is somewhat a side ( you are on the warmer Bison side SC). With the three year and pre sales bison and other spectators will be all over the place. If you can get some of them to understand this you will win the Nobel Prize.

They don't get that the ncaa would prefer not to have any allotment. Sell out the whole place by September and then have people come back, use their exchange, and sell again charging fees again on the same ticket. They have a pretty nice system set up predicated on tickets re-entering the secondary market. The greatest thing that could happen to the ncaa would have been for ndsu to lose and two other schools that would sell out make it. They would have made a killing on the secondary market. Since no one else would come close to selling out, this is wish 1b for them.

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[BisonNeil]

So I went to their fan site to check it out after reading the comments on this thread. I learned two things. First, there is no question they feel they will have as many fans at the game as Sam had at NDSUs first natty. Second, their defense is a lot better than the stats suggest and they have the best offense in FCS football.

So, that is very depressing. Note to all Redbirds fans, due to the intuitive obviousity of a Bison loss, my tickets are now on sale to you for $500 per. PM me if interested.

[bisonhp330]

So I went to their fan site to check it out after reading the comments on this thread. I learned two things. First, there is no question they feel they will have as many fans at the game as Sam had at NDSUs first natty. Second, their defense is a lot better than the stats suggest and they have the best offense in FCS football.

So, that is very depressing. Note to all Redbirds fans, due to the intuitive obviousity of a Bison loss, my tickets are now on sale to you for $500 per. PM me if interested.

I concur with your assessment.....I also will sell.. $499 :biggrin:

[StL Bison Fan]

This may be way off base, but could the whining be driving up prices? For now...