GDT: NDSU vs. Southern Illinois (2nd Round)

[b15on]

#2 North Dakota State Bison (10-1) vs. Southern Illinois Salukis (8-4)
Saturday, December 4, 2021 · 2:30 p.m. · Fargodome · Fargo, ND

TV: ESPN+ live coverage begins at 2:30 p.m. with Jason Ross and Tyoka Jackson describing the action. ESPN+ is available to subscribers on ESPN.com and the ESPN app.
RADIO: Coverage begins at 1:30 p.m. on the Peterson Farms Seed Bison Radio Network including Bison 1660 and 107.9 The Fox in Fargo with Jeff Culhane (play-by-play), Phil Hansen (analyst) and Cole Jirik (sideline). Extended coverage locally on Bison 1660 and 92.7 FM includes "Bison Tailgate" from 10:30-11:30, "Bison Game Day" from 11:30-1:30 and the "Bison Hotline" call-in show following the network broadcast.

Tailgating Weather: Overcast. A few flurries or snow showers possible. High 33F. Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph.



Game Previews
NDSU Game Preview
Southern Illinois Game Preview
NCAA FCS Playoff Bracket

The Fargo Forum
McFeely: Five things to watch in the Bison-Southern Illinois game

The Analyst FCS/HERO Sports
FCS Playoffs: Second-Round Score Predictions
FCS Second-Round Playoff Preview: Kennesaw State at ETSU and Southern Illinois at North Dakota State

The Southern
SIU Football | 3 Things to Watch: Salukis go head-to-head with 2nd-ranked North Dakota State

[Bison03]

Revenge is a powerful thing. Payback is a bitch! Let get up early and roll these guys.

Bison: 35
Wimpy Dogs: 17

[WeAreThePride]

Miller carves up this defense. 17/24 passing for 190 yards and two Tudders.

Code Green plays with its hair on fire.

BISON 34, Pampered Pups 10

[reformedUNDfan]

something like the USD game

[Elvis was a Bison]

I don't care if we have Grizz-Crowd numbers. I want Grizz-Crowd volume!! Bison 35, Carbondale Crew 20

[NDSU1980]

37-24. Payback bitch.

[gizmo]

Super excited for playoff football! Git 'er done, Bison! Bison 45 Dogs 42. (Not really...41-17)

[bruinbison]

Things I’ll be watching today include:

- A couple of usual things;
Do the Bison establish the pass game to set up the run game?
Can SIU run the ball to keep from being one-dimensional?

- QB runs by Nic Baker count, as he is a QB who can buy time in the pocket. So anything that can slow down the Bison pass rush will help the Salukis cause.

- Wildcat runs by big Javon Williams count, but only if Baker is in the game. Otherwise the Bison know what is coming when he is in the game, except for the occasional jump pass. Is Williams healthy? He did have 10 carries for 51 yards against the Coyotes, plus 2 pass attempts with one completion.

- Is the big Z Fulcrum a force on the left side of the OLine?
MVFC All-Conference ZeVeyon Furcrom - 6’ 2” 327 SR left guard.

- SIU’s short-passing game. I feel like that will also be needed to help out against the Bison pass rush.

- Salukis OLine performance; they have the skill players & experience to pull off a FargoDome surprise.

[NovaBison]

Playoff Mode Today:

The Mighty Bison > 38
mangy dogs < 14

Also... NDSU had a 39 game winning streak going... breaking that requires some Old Testament style retribution to right the wrong!

[CAS4127]

I like that we are using perimeter run game more. Lots of teams are tho, even in NFL. Let them stack the box, reach block well enough outside to keep them in that box, and stretch the play outside the tackles for decent/big gains. Once they adjust, run power inside and throw to TEs off play-action.

Recipe for success!!