A quick disclaimer: I have not watched a NDSU game this year. I support another FCS team. That said, I have looked at statistics and the Bison are at or near the top of some important categories. They appear to be in usual top form. No real surprise. The program just keeps dominating opponents. But I wondered if I might be missing something so I looked at this year's schedule, and it became apparent that only one of the five teams that NDSU has played thus far has a winning record! The five first opponents have a combined record of 8 - 18. Remove Eastern Washington from the mix and NDSU's opponents are a combined 4 - 16.

So those early season stats really don't mean much. The game on 10/14, on the other hand DOES mean something. It starts to get real now. I suspect that the Bison will be ready but it won't be easy.