For those younger fans out there, NDSU and Davis had quite a battle back in the 80s.
1982 - NDSU went out to Davis and lost in the semi-final game 14-19
1983 - NDSU traveled again to Davis and won the semi-final game 26-17
1984 - Davis came to Fargo in the first round of the playoffs and NDSU won 31-23
1985 - NDSU surprisingly made the playoffs and traveled to Davis and beat them 31-12 in the first round
We didn't meet again until 2002.
The last time we played them was in 2007.
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I am looking forward to watching their QB. It is enjoyable to watch other top tier players come to the Fargo dome and play. It will be interesting how he tries to pick us apart and how we defend him and make him uncomfortable. I hope he sees a lot of pressure but I expect a lot of quick throws. Hopefully that leads to a jumped route and a pick 6 or maybe 2 or 3!!!!!!
Watching a couple of games he seems like a really good player. Knows how to move in the pocket and get rid of the ball quick. Would be fun to see Tuszka drop back in coverage a few times to try and disrupt their quick passing game. Even though he isn't much of a threat to take off and run with it, he's no statue back there like Kehoe. It will be a much different game planning against this guy.
Yep, this year their QB Maier is averaging 7.4 yards per attempt and 10.7 yards per completion. Last year it was 7.1 and 10.8 respectively. By comparison Lance so far this year is 11.1 and 13.9 and last year Stick was 9.8 and 15.7. So by design the ball gets out of his hand quickly. I think it'll be tough for the D-line to get home for sacks but if they can get some push to collapse the pocket and clog his passing lanes with either their arms or the UC Davis O-lineman it'll make things tougher for their QB.
With Maier coming in and all the talk of their high powered offense - who was the last QB that came to the Fargo Dome that had folks feeling like he could legit pick the defense apart? Im not talking a duel threat guy...but a pure pocket passer. Rhett Bomar? I realize he was also very athletic, but that guy could spin it.
This is not 'Nam. This is Bisonville. There are rules here.
This is not 'Nam. This is Bisonville. There are rules here.