Originally Posted by
DuckLurker
1. your board's biggest troll posts a thread to rile up Oregon fans with some silly rumor (of dubious origin)
2. your fans go back and forth on the validity of said rumor
3. then this classy guy suggests fake conspiracies to shame Oregon into playing the game
This is all quite amusing, although not nearly as amusing as the suggestion that somehow Oregon's team and fans don't REALLY want to play this game. You have the very best team in FCS and a legit threat to beat a lot of FBS teams. But Oregon is a top-10 FBS team with an experienced, well-coached defense and very skilled offensive weapons. They're the 9th winningest team in FBS over the last decade. Too small a sample size for you? They're also 9th in wins since 2000. They've won 3 Rose Bowls in the last decade (and a Fiesta Bowl). They're not in the upper-upper crust of programs like Alabama, Ohio State, Georgia and Clemson ... but they're definitely in that next group. The've had excellent recruiting classes the last two years under Cristobal and those guys aren't just "star rating" guys. Sewell, Thibodeaux, Pittman, Funa, Dorlus, Holland ... all guys that played and made impacts as freshmen. NDSU have not played against guys with the size and athleticism that Oregon will bring (and only your RS Seniors were even on the team that beat Iowa). Obviously, anything can happen when they get on the field, but even the most honest NDSU fan would admit that they only win if Oregon plays badly. That doesn't justify the kind of bravado that pours out of this board. Some of you guys sound like Ohio State fans, as if winnings FCS titles in any way equates to competing for championships at the FBS level. I, for one, will hope we get the opportunity to revisit all of these posts 4 months from now after the players settle it on the field. Stay safe.