2025 Game 5: Illinois State

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Originally Posted by BisManBison

Their secondary appears to be a weak spot for them. Perhaps helps inflate their run D stats?

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I think that they upgraded their defensive line.

It's supposed to be sunny and hot there on Saturday. They might be losing an advantage with the later start.

If North Alabama wouldn't have missed an XP they would have beaten Illinois State. This is the same North Alabama team that lost to SEMO. Let Cole Payton work 9 to 5, earn his paycheck and put another check next to his Walter Payton watch list.

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Originally Posted by bison22

If North Alabama wouldn't have missed an XP they would have beaten Illinois State. This is the same North Alabama team that lost to SEMO. Let Cole Payton work 9 to 5, earn his paycheck and put another check next to his Walter Payton watch list.

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From UNA's game summary: "UNA had two fumble recoveries early in the game with touchdown potential. However, both plays were blown dead prematurely." So that's not a good sign for ISU-Red either.

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Originally Posted by tony

From UNA's game summary: "UNA had two fumble recoveries early in the game with touchdown potential. However, both plays were blown dead prematurely." So that's not a good sign for ISU-Red either.

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The dreaded inadvertent whistle? Or a forward progress situation the writer disagreed with?

44-7 ndsu.

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Originally Posted by IndyBison

The dreaded inadvertent whistle? Or a forward progress situation the writer disagreed with?

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Rittenhouse was running left and the ball popped out of his hands. He almost got control back, but it bounced right up into UNA #12's hands (he was standing up.) #12 took off running for a possible scoop and score - he got the 40 and stopped running.

It's about the 16:20 mark - maybe I'm missing something.

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Coach Sam Ojuri was at Illinois State for 4-5 years. HES gotta be a Mossad Asset for us in this game, right?

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Originally Posted by tony

Rittenhouse was running left and the ball popped out of his hands. He almost got control back, but it bounced right up into UNA #12's hands (he was standing up.) #12 took off running for a possible scoop and score - he got the 40 and stopped running.

It's about the 16:20 mark - maybe I'm missing something.

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Definitely should not have been blown dead. Hope the refs get down graded for it.

The other one appears to be around the 1:10:00 mark. The refs thought it was a forward pass but the QB lost the ball before his arm started forward.

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Originally Posted by Bisonator98

Definitely should not have been blown dead. Hope the refs get down graded for it.

The other one appears to be around the 1:10:00 mark. The refs thought it was a forward pass but the QB lost the ball before his arm started forward.

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In the first one, at least they gave the ball to North Alabama...

The second case... that was very close. I've seen more obvious fumbles called an incomplete pass.

Also, the WR #2 for ISU-Red is a dude.

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Originally Posted by Bisonator98

Definitely should not have been blown dead. Hope the refs get down graded for it.

The other one appears to be around the 1:10:00 mark. The refs thought it was a forward pass but the QB lost the ball before his arm started forward.

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I thought they were supposed to err on the side of it being a fumble so clear possession can be established. But also with some of the shittiest camera angles ever for review at most of these stadiums it’s not always the safety blanket it could be.


*Sent from my iPhone where autocorrect is definitely not my friend*