I think about this quite often but in 1990, NDSU had a completely dominant season and scored 5 TDs in the third quarter to win NDSU's 8th national championship, and NDSU's fifth in the eight years.

If somebody had told me that NDSU would go over TWO FREAKING DECADES before winning another national title, I'd have just snorted and rolled my eyes, or possibly just stared, because there are some statements so stupid that even I don't bother arguing with the person making them.

Let me tell you - 21 years is a long time, but 21 years without a national title game is an ocean of time even if the DI move and subsequent big wins took a lot of sting out of that. It's easy to get jaded, but it is much more satisfying by far to enjoy these moments. That's my Bisonville New Year's thought, fwiw.