GDT: NDSU v. Western Illinois
#2 North Dakota State Bison (6-0, 3-0 MVFC) vs. #10 Western Illinois Leathernecks (5-1, 2-1 MVFC)
Saturday, October 21, 2017 · 2:30 p.m. · Fargodome (18,700) · Fargo, ND
TV: Coverage begins at 2:30 p.m. on KVLY and the NBC North Dakota network with Brian Shawn calling the play-by-play, Lee Timmerman color analyst, and Ryan Gellner on the sidelines. ESPN3 will carry the game on WatchESPN.com and the WatchESPN app. Pregame coverage hosted by Alex Egan and Beth Hoole begins one hour prior to kickoff.
RADIO: Coverage begins at 2 p.m. on KPFX-FM 107.9 The Fox and the Peterson Farms Seed Bison Radio Network with Jeff Culhane calling the play-by-play, Phil Hansen as color analyst, and Jeremy Jorgenson reporting from the sideline. Extended coverage on 107.9 The Fox includes "Bison Tailgate" from 11-12 p.m. with Brad Jones, "Bison Game Day" from 12-1 p.m., and “Bison Hotline” for 2 hours following the network broadcast with Keith Brake and Christian Dudzik.
Tailgating Weather: Partly cloudy skies in the morning will give way to cloudy skies during the afternoon. High 64F. Winds WSW at 10 to 20 mph.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2yqW0u4Py8
Game Previews
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The Fargo Forum
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STATS.com
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The McDonough County Voice
Leathernecks ready for challenge of North Dakota State
Big challenge, big opportunity for WIU at NDSU
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This is going to be a war!! After some cupcakes in the dome the first three games, its time to get loud and get crazy. This will be a fun game to watch!! Lets go Bison!!
Bison: 34
Necks: 24
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It's so great watching college football on saturdays again. Don't have to get up at 3am on Sunday morning to watch Espn3. Got DIRECTV in Hawaii!
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28-14 today. Leathernecks put up a fight but in the end we Stick it to them. Horns Up Go Bison
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“This is up there with all the places I’ve been as an FBS coach, this is up there with The Swamp, all of them, it’s as loud as the The Swamp,” Fisher said. “People ask me how can that be, there’s 19,000 as opposed to 95,00 and the reason is the configuration of the dome, it’s right on top of you, it’s configured a lot different than the other two domes we’ve been in, it’s straight up and down, it’s like a tin can and then they put 19,000 people in there who are great fans. They know how to get loud and they don’t wait for certain moments to get loud, every moment is loud, from the time you touch the ball on the first play to the last play they are great fans, they support their team and they know what it’s like to make it a tough environment on the opponent. The other two places were tough but this is without a doubt, one of the toughest places to play in college.”
http://www.mcdonoughvoice.com/sports...or-wiu-at-ndsu
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Bison fight through a back-and-forth battle, and pull out a 24-20 win.
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“This is up there with all the places I’ve been as an FBS coach, this is up there with The Swamp, all of them, it’s as loud as the The Swamp,” Fisher said. “People ask me how can that be, there’s 19,000 as opposed to 95,00 and the reason is the configuration of the dome, it’s right on top of you, it’s configured a lot different than the other two domes we’ve been in, it’s straight up and down, it’s like a tin can and then they put 19,000 people in there who are great fans. They know how to get loud and they don’t wait for certain moments to get loud, every moment is loud, from the time you touch the ball on the first play to the last play they are great fans, they support their team and they know what it’s like to make it a tough environment on the opponent. The other two places were tough but this is without a doubt, one of the toughest places to play in college.”
http://www.mcdonoughvoice.com/sports...or-wiu-at-ndsu
This is spot on. I've been to other stadiums that get as loud (Montana for example) but they only hit that level for a few key moments during the game. At the Fargodome it is constant noise, every down on defense. I think it's that more so than the peak volume that wears on an opposing team over the course of a game.
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I've been waiting for this part of the season all fall. Go Bison!