List of the Best Opposing Players to Ever Play in Fargo

[THEsocalledfan]

Game week! Soon we will all be blessed to have football back in our lives, and the West lot is about to come to life again. As I was day dreaming about football today, I just started thinking of the some the great opposing players I've gotten to see in person. So, thought it would be fun to have a discussion of the "best of the best" to play against NDSU through the years.

For me, in the recent years, I still can't stop thinking about just how good Jerick Mckinnon was. And Dallas Geodert was a special player even if he played for the bunnies. (Watching him in space was just awesome if you appreciate great football skills.) So, start listing some of the best opposing players you remember. No year limit on this, either. Only qualification is they had to play NDSU in Fargo.

[Bison 4 Life]

Jaybo Shaw

[BisonTeacher]

Who was that rb from wofford? Brietenstein?

[scottietohottie]

David Johnson.

[MankatoBison]

David Johnson is the only correct answer. Jerrick Mkinnon is also acceptable. but mainly David Johnson

[THEsocalledfan]

David Johnson is the only correct answer. Jerrick Mkinnon is also acceptable. but mainly David Johnson

Yeah, that run against the 2013 team was un flippin believable. Wonder if anyone can find the video of that......

[scottietohottie]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3lR3STeZPA

About 1:35 mark. Bison nation held their breath.

[scottietohottie]

David Johnson busted a 21.25 zenner.

[THEsocalledfan]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3lR3STeZPA

About 1:35 mark. Bison nation held their breath.

Man that was awesome.......he was a beast.

[BisonLaw]

Not the best, but definitely the most hyped/infamous was Rhett Bomar.

[23Bison]

Cooper Kupp. Did pretty well for only playing one half.

[Bisonator98]

Cooper Kupp has to be on the list.

[bri-dog]

How about Vincent Jackson?

I only saw him in Greeley, but I assume he played in Fargo a time or two...

[BisManBison]

Rhett Bomar for QB.

[El_Chapo]

Taiwan Jones beat our ass.

[scottietohottie]

Neg rep if you want. But I remember a day in the fargodome late 90's when a TE from carrington
nd outran the entire bison defense. Want to say 98?

[Bisonator98]

Taiwan Jones beat our ass.

Never played in Fargo.

[El_Chapo]

Never played in Fargo.

El Chapo doesn't recognize rules.

[DCBison]

Ronnie Moore - running back for Pittsburg State Kansas. Guy absolutely lit us up. Rushed for 1000 yards in a season in pro career with the Cardinals.

[Prime Power]

Adam Vinatieri, maybe not the best in college, but all time points leader in NFL and sure hall of famer.

[kab1one]

Neg rep if you want. But I remember a day in the fargodome late 90's when a TE from carrington
nd outran the entire bison defense. Want to say 98?

That one play moved him for a 4th round pick to a 2nd and earned him many millions more in his career because of it.

DB he outran was fast as well (went on to play for the giants maybe?)

[Tony Almeida]

Rhett Bomar for QB.This. Best opposing QB performance I ever witnessed in the dome.


Neg rep if you want. But I remember a day in the fargodome late 90's when a TE from carrington
nd outran the entire bison defense. Want to say 98?And damn.

[EC8CH]

David Johnson. But for UNI's incompetent play calling, that guy could have wrecked us.

[THEsocalledfan]

Neg rep if you want. But I remember a day in the fargodome late 90's when a TE from carrington
nd outran the entire bison defense. Want to say 98?

Yep, '98. I was at that game......my last year of pharmacy school. Painful memory, but man could he motor.

[Bison 4 Life]

Taryn Christion on fewer than 4 concussions was pretty OK.

[scottietohottie]

Yep, '98. I was at that game......my last year of pharmacy school. Painful memory, but man could he motor.

Yep. October 17th. Looked it up. I was in the south endzone. I seen it. He was heading north and pulling away if memory serves.

https://stats.gobison.com/custompages/fb/1998/ndsu7.htm

[devin45k]

Rhett Bomar was the best player I have seen play in Fargo.

David Johnson was a different level of running back also.

[ByeSonBusiness]

David Johnson was the truth.

UNI should be ashamed they did nothing with him.

[BisonAccountant44]

A lot of the guys mentioned in this thread

http://www.bisonville.com/forum/showthread.php?37818-Best-NFL-Players-to-Face-NDSU-DI-Era

[ndsubison1]

Xavier Williams is up there.

Cooper Kupp.
Kendrick Bourne

[MrSnuffleupagus]

Tara Christion

[1998braves64]

In 1998 Brian Shay of Emporia State lit us up pretty good too in the opener that I remember that year besides the UN_ guy. THink he had a brief stint in NFL. Probably not the caliber of McKinnon or Johnson but still he was up to that point probably one of the best RBs NDSU had seen against them in Fargo??

[THEsocalledfan]

In 1998 Brian Shay of Emporia State lit us up pretty good too in the opener that I remember that year besides the UN_ guy. THink he had a brief stint in NFL. Probably not the caliber of McKinnon or Johnson but still he was up to that point probably one of the best RBs NDSU had seen against them in Fargo??

In the vein, Shakir Bell for Indiana St was the real deal on 2012. Can't believe how he just vanished after her was kicked off the team/suspended or whatever it was.

[HerdBot]

David Johnson by far. He makes NFL defenses look silly. The most exciting game we ever saw was 2016 with Cooper Kupp and Kendrick Bourne both who are now NFL receivers. Kendrick Bourne had 8 catches for 133 yards that day. Cooper Kupp caught a couple of TD's. I remember being pissed afterwards but in hindsight.. yeah that was a hell of an offense. (although the 3 down lineman was still a stupid idea)

Hate to give props to the Bunnies but Dallas Goedert obviously.

[THEsocalledfan]

David Johnson by far. He makes NFL defenses look silly. The most exciting game we ever saw was 2016 with Cooper Kupp and Kendrick Bourne both who are now NFL receivers. Kendrick Bourne had 8 catches for 133 yards that day. Cooper Kupp caught a couple of TD's. I remember being pissed afterwards but in hindsight.. yeah that was a hell of an offense. (although the 3 down lineman was still a stupid idea)

Hate to give props to the Bunnies but Dallas Goedert obviously.

Just trying to remember, but didn't Easton have to lead a drive to get us into FG range to send the EWU game to overtime?

[Christopher Moen]

A lot of the guys mentioned in this thread

http://www.bisonville.com/forum/showthread.php?37818-Best-NFL-Players-to-Face-NDSU-DI-Era

I still stick with what I said in that thread:


David Johnson based on that he never had a bad game against the Bison. If it wasn't for injuries or coaching decisions by UNI, he might have given NDSU more problems.

[El_Chapo]

Man bear pig

[EC8CH]

Man bear pig

Best at Personal Fouls maybe?

[Bison 4 Life]

Best at Personal Fouls maybe?

His shitty attitude was certainly helpful.

[Christopher Moen]

Best at Personal Fouls maybe?

Without him, does NDSU beat GSU, and therefore, the second FCS title?

[EC8CH]

His shitty attitude was certainly helpful.

The Bison were so inside that guy's head.

[HerdBot]

Just trying to remember, but didn't Easton have to lead a drive to get us into FG range to send the EWU game to overtime?

I can't remember... I do remember EWU missing a long field goal with litter or no time and we went to OT. (i could be remembering wrong) Then we started to play real defense in OT and then lance broke a long one for the game winner. I remember that game was so fun to watch yet so frustrating watching our defense.

[EC8CH]

I can't remember... I do remember EWU missing a long field goal with litter or no time and we went to OT. (i could be remembering wrong) Then we started to play real defense in OT and then lance broke a long one for the game winner. I remember that game was so fun to watch yet so frustrating watching our defense.

Officials were frustrating. Chop blocks everywhere. DeLuca tackling to hard.

[MNLonghorn10]

Who was that rb from wofford? Brietenstein?This guy gets my vote. Their dive absolutely drained the bison D. Was that when Olsen had 30 tackles? Or was it heagle?

[bri-dog]

This guy gets my vote. Their dive absolutely drained the bison D. Was that when Olsen had 30 tackles? Or was it heagle?

Grant Olson. I think it was 29.

[BisonJump]

Jim Kleinsasser. He went on to have a 13 year career with the Vikings.


Neg rep if you want. But I remember a day in the fargodome late 90's when a TE from carrington
nd outran the entire bison defense. Want to say 98?

[23Bison]

Never heard of him. :frog:

[Christopher Moen]

I can't remember... I do remember EWU missing a long field goal with litter or no time and we went to OT. (i could be remembering wrong) Then we started to play real defense in OT and then lance broke a long one for the game winner. I remember that game was so fun to watch yet so frustrating watching our defense.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pp9KvOP09JQ

Last NDSU drive before O.T. starts around 2:51:30. Three of EWU's receivers (Cooper Kupp, Kendrick Bourne and Shaq Hill) would be on NFL rosters of some sort the following year. Two still remain though with Kupp and Bourne (played well against my Broncos last week). NDSU had a chance to end the game in regulation, but a TD pass was dropped. EWU had a chance to win with a 49-yard FB attempt (wide-left) after getting in position with another deep pass (way too many 50/50 passes went their way).

Amazing how the first two games that season went into O.T. against "pud" FCS teams at home, but NDSU won in regulation against a super powerful, big-time B10 team the next week on the road.

[thebootfitter]

Yep, '98. I was at that game......my last year of pharmacy school. Painful memory, but man could he motor.

Jim Kleinsasser. He went on to have a 13 year career with the Vikings.
I played against him in high school. Brutal!

[scottietohottie]

Never heard of him. :frog:

He banged Schmidty's sister. Didn't you hear about that? Old schmidty wouldn't shut up about it.

[23Bison]

He banged Schmidty's sister. Didn't you hear about that? Old schmidty wouldn't shut up about it.
(Schmidty) This is so great! No I guess I don’t remember but honestly it doesn’t surprise me!

[Herd]

Ronnie West

[heffray]

Vinny Papale.

[Christopher Moen]

Honorable mention - back in 1972, this Penguin (perhaps the second most famous behind the Great Al Bundy) had a bad day in Fargo, ND.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C7nutrjXkAIHvCp.jpg

[56BISON73]

Bill Kollar, DT, 1973 Montana State

[89MTBISON]

Bill Kollar, DT, 1973 Montana State

What's the back story on this pick?

[56BISON73]

What's the back story on this pick?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Kollar

[56BISON73]

Jim LeClair UND 1971

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_LeClair

Great football player.
This guy was a freaking animal. He literally ruined one of the Bisons most talented recruits with one hit. He was never the same after it and ended up transferring to Concordia after a couple of years..

[Christopher Moen]

Jim LeClair UND 1971

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_LeClair

Great football player.
This guy was a freaking animal. He literally ruined one of the Bisons most talented recruits with one hit. He was never the same after it and ended up transferring to Concordia after a couple of years..

How good was Dave Osborn in college? Had a lengthy NFL career. I've mentioned it before, but I'm surprised none of the F'Hawker posters ever bring him up (UND must not have had much of a weight room back then) along with Chris Kuper, who ironically is coaching alongside with Bill Kollar in Denver.

[SafeTeeJ]

Carl Johnson 1957 USD
5 touchdowns

[tony]

Dallas Goedert.

[ZHerd]

Carl Johnson 1957 USD
5 touchdowns

Deep theoretical question (purple): If a tree fell in the woods and nobody was born yet did it really happen?

[bisonaudit]

Adam Vinatieri, maybe not the best in college, but all time points leader in NFL and sure hall of famer.

Unless the word “kicker” is somewhere in the description of the “best” list, it seems hard to justify including kickers.

[scottietohottie]

Unless the word “kicker” is somewhere in the description of the “best” list, it seems hard to justify including kickers.

Best and sdsu don't really go together either.

[KSBisonFan]

Best and sdsu don't really go together either.

Weineke had the best push off move?

[wagsabison]

Dallas Goedert.

He was a man amongst boys when they beat us in The Fargodome. We figured him out when it counted in the playoffs.


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[popefro]

Chris Gocong playing for Cal Poly against us in the early FCS era. He was one of the better opposing LBs I've seen in the Dome. Drafted 3rd round, played a few NFL season.
Raised hell with our offense to some degree.

[56BISON73]

How good was Dave Osborn in college? Had a lengthy NFL career. I've mentioned it before, but I'm surprised none of the F'Hawker posters ever bring him up (UND must not have had much of a weight room back then) along with Chris Kuper, who ironically is coaching alongside with Bill Kollar in Denver.

Ive known about Dave Osborn for a very long time but Ive never heard anyone talk about him.

[Bisman]

Ive known about Dave Osborn for a very long time but Ive never heard anyone talk about him.

Here is a recent story about him. https://ndfu.org/homegrown-ndfu-member-and-former-viking-dave-osborn-talks-football-fans-and-his-rural-roots/

[56BISON73]

Here is a recent story about him. https://ndfu.org/homegrown-ndfu-member-and-former-viking-dave-osborn-talks-football-fans-and-his-rural-roots/

Thank you!