Yeah, this season isn't ideal playing in February/March/April instead of September/October/November but it looks like it's going to happen *knockonwood* and IMO that's the important thing. I think many of us are having a hard time getting pumped up for Bison football in February when we're used to just finishing a long season of cheering for our favorite college team.
Not everyone shares the feeling right now it seems but I miss Bison football. We had that little taste of it last October but, honestly, it didn't feel like a real game. That means as of today we're now 413 days since Jimmy Football picked off Dinucci down in Frisco to secure NDSU's 8th FCS championship in 9 years (and let's be honest there have been a lot of long days in that time).
So... in an effort to generate a little excitement for this spring season I wanted to take a look back at some of the great memories we've been able to make as Bison football fans in the last 15 years. Since as of today we're 25 days away from the kickoff for the YSU game on 2/21 I put together a list of my top 25 most memorable games/moments from the D1 era of Bison football. DISCLAIMER: I would go back longer but it's harder to find video for prior to the D1 move and I didn't follow Bison football as closely prior to the D1 move so, in an effort to not snub anything, I'm only going to go from D1 era (really 2006 and beyond).
It's not being played under ideal circumstances but who's to say that this spring season couldn't add a game or two worthy of being included in future lists like this one.
I'll add each day's game to this running list for ease of navigation:
1. Illinois St (2014) 2/20
2. Georgia Southern (2012) 2/19
3. Iowa (2016) 2/18
4. Kansas St (2013) 2/17
5. SHSU (2011) 2/16
6. Minnesota (2007) 2/15
7. JMU (2017) 2/14
8. Minnesota (2011) 2/13
9. Georgia Southern (2011) 2/12
10. UNI (2011) 2/11
11. JSU (2015) 2/10
12. SHSU (2012) 2/9
13. Iowa St (2014) 2/8
14. JMU (2019) 2/7
15. SDSU (2019) 2/6
16. Ball St (2006) 2/5
17. Towson (2013) 2/4
18. EWU (2018) 2/3
19. CMU (2007) 2/2
20. UNI (2013) 2/1
21. Montana St (2010) 1/31
22. SDSU playoffs (2014) 1/30
23. SHSU (2007) 1/29
24. Cal Poly (2007) 1/28
25. UNI (2015) 1/27
HM. Montana (2003) 1/27