Montana state playoff game

[EC8CH]

Super speedy soon to be speed bump Andersen, rushed for 84 yds against the....not in the top 50 according to ncaa.com...not gonna look it up....SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE....UIW defense. Not even sure why there is a conversation about him. He's faster than 95% of bisonville, so what. I fully expect to see Tuszka chase him down, and Waege, and Menard.

I noticed he didn't get past the D-line.

[Vet70]

Seriously? Someone seriously thinks that??

You can find that sentiment expressed more than once.

[StL Bison Fan]

I don't know if anything will ever top #ButtBama

Oh yes. They were going to hang forty on us.

[NDSU]

https://www.inforum.com/sports/92522...a-State-buyout

[Professor Chaos]

https://www.inforum.com/sports/92522...a-State-buyout

Saw the original buyout article linked at the bottom of that one: https://www.inforum.com/sports/30414...-football-game

I had forgotten how steamed Taylor was about that. This is a pretty ironic quote from him now:

"It's disappointing for FCS football when you finally have good inter-conference games like this," Taylor said. "Georgia Southern did it. Maybe Montana State will have the pleasure to come back to our place and get welcomed by the hospitality of our fans. It is very frustrating to try and do this with conferences and for them to pull out."

I'm guessing Gene will be checking in on the game on Saturday... even with all his other concerns right now.

[NDSU]

Yup, GT was hot and he never showed that kind of emotion!

[Son of a Bison]

Gene should be our guest coin flipper. Then could flip off their sideline too after the toss.

The buyout is the last thing I remember about MSU football. That’s why we still remember and talked about it. Trust me, we have been waiting for this game.

[noryan34]

Looking at some of the season numbers I dont see how this one is close baring some injury issues. Here some team stats and rankings sandwiched by some MVFC opponents

Scoring D
(3) NDSU 12.2
(44) Western Illinois 26.0
(52) Montana St (26.5)
(56) Youngstown (27.2)

Total D
(8) NDSU 287.9
(55) SDSU 374.5
(72) Montana St 402.3
(87) South Dakota 430.1

Scoring O
(7) NDSU 41.2
(43) Southern Illinois 30.1
(45) Montana State 30.0
(68) South Dakota 26.7

Total Offense
(20) NDSU 458.5
(62) Youngstown 382.3
(64) Montana State 378.3
(66) Western Illinois 375.9

If we take the average between Scoring O & D looking at NDSU 34 - Montana State 21 throw in a homefield advantage and ill say something like 41-17 Bison win

[KNOW IT ALL]

I like some of the faster starts the Bison have gotten off to this year, with that, I think the final score will be dictated by the 1st quarter as well.

[84CatGrad]

Looking at some of the season numbers I dont see how this one is close baring some injury issues. Here some team stats and rankings sandwiched by some MVFC opponents

Scoring D
(3) NDSU 12.2
(44) Western Illinois 26.0
(52) Montana St (26.5)
(56) Youngstown (27.2)

Total D
(8) NDSU 287.9
(55) SDSU 374.5
(72) Montana St 402.3
(87) South Dakota 430.1

Scoring O
(7) NDSU 41.2
(43) Southern Illinois 30.1
(45) Montana State 30.0
(68) South Dakota 26.7

Total Offense
(20) NDSU 458.5
(62) Youngstown 382.3
(64) Montana State 378.3
(66) Western Illinois 375.9

If we take the average between Scoring O & D looking at NDSU 34 - Montana State 21 throw in a homefield advantage and ill say something like 41-17 Bison win

Not sure what other Bobcat fans have posted but I would not be unhappy with a 34-21 NDSU win, or even 41-17. My view is that we are totally outmatched and will really struggle to move the ball. I just hope there is something positive to take away after it's all over. At the very least we'll get a chance to see what excellence looks like.

Good luck to the Bison and lets hope its a good game, at least for awhile.