Well, this opponent should at least get the fans juiced up a little bit. Add that to the fact that it's the playoffs and I get the feeling there's going to be plenty of maroon and silver spread around the Fargodome should make it a fun one. Here's how they match up statistically:
I think the Bison match up fairly well with Montana on both sides. Montana's defense prior to that Montana St game had been stellar against the run but the Bobcats exposed them to tune of 439 rush yards at 6.8 yards per carry (and 39:39 of TOP for Montana St). Montana has a very aggressive defense so if the protection holds I think Cam can find some plays downfield as well. Offensively the Griz seem like more of a pass happy team - they went completely one-dimensional against SEMO last night but that probably had a lot to do with the lack of pass defense - which plays into the strength of the Bison defense.
The main concern I have is special teams... you can see from the numbers above that NDSU has not been good covering kickoffs this year and Malik Flowers is one of the best kick returners in the country. Hopefully Steindorf is able to boom a few (or all of them) into the endzone because I hate the little pop up kicks that give teams field position at the 35-40 yard line each time.