2021 Verbal: Cole Payton

[NI4NI]

Top notch QB play and clock management on full display by both teams.

Deacon Hill appears to be in phenomenal physical condition.

[El_Chapo]

I think Cole runs all over MSU Saturday

[NI4NI]

I think Cole runs all over MSU Saturday

That would certainly put a smile on many Bison fans faces. A win would be good. A convincing win could be a gamechanger for the remainder of the playoffs.

[Jim Puetz]

I don't see why we can't throttle the Cats. Remember, almost all of their stats come from playing in the Big Puffy and look what has happened to Big Puffy schools in the past several second seasons. Go Bison!

[G_Funky]

THAT could actually happen.

And if it does happen, I would think there's got to be a P5 kid buried in the depth chart or even a higher level G5 QB (possibly even one we recruited) that we could go pluck to fill in before Drake or Boe are ready.

[mtoutfitter]

I don't see why we can't throttle the Cats. Remember, almost all of their stats come from playing in the Big Puffy and look what has happened to Big Puffy schools in the past several second seasons. Go Bison!

I know what you're saying but, that Cats Big Fluffy D held the Wabbits to half the pts the Bison D gave up to em.

[mtoutfitter]

And if it does happen, I would think there's got to be a P5 kid buried in the depth chart or even a higher level G5 QB (possibly even one we recruited) that we could go pluck to fill in before Drake or Boe are ready.

Yes, like Zeb or Quincy....

[G_Funky]

Yes, like Zeb or Quincy....

That is a good point...and I would hope they would have learned from both of those misses. For example...dont go get an immobile QB that can throw or a running QB that cant throw...need to find someone who is competent in both.

[BisonJD]

Let me be Johnny Raincloud for a minute. Saw a story yesterday that Cameron Ward (WA State QB, formerly known as the Incarnate Word QB) already has over ten, One Million Dollar NIL offers to transfer. HE'S NOT EVEN IN THE PORTAL. As currently constituted, NIL is nothing more than legalized tampering, which puts all of our guys at risk for poaching. It happened with Grant Nelson, and it will happen again. In my mind, a guy like Cole has huge upside, has learned under coaching that has produced NFL QBs and just needs an opportunity. If that opportunity comes with some cash, it would be hard to blame him for taking it. Every team in B1G West is looking for a competent QB. So...I hope we see increased utilization of CP during the playoffs because I think it's going to be increasingly difficult to keep him around in the current environment.

[EC8CH]

Let me be Johnny Raincloud for a minute. Saw a story yesterday that Cameron Ward (WA State QB, formerly known as the Incarnate Word QB) already has over ten, One Million Dollar NIL offers to transfer. HE'S NOT EVEN IN THE PORTAL. As currently constituted, NIL is nothing more than legalized tampering, which puts all of our guys at risk for poaching. It happened with Grant Nelson, and it will happen again. In my mind, a guy like Cole has huge upside, has learned under coaching that has produced NFL QBs and just needs an opportunity. If that opportunity comes with some cash, it would be hard to blame him for taking it. Every team in B1G West is looking for a competent QB. So...I hope we see increased utilization of CP during the playoffs because I think it's going to be increasingly difficult to keep him around in the current environment.

Double edge sword. More playing time = more tape to entice portal poachers... In the end, nothing would stop transfers anyway in the current environment. NDSU needs to move up the food chain. It will never fully escape the effects of those higher up still taking what they want, but we are too far down the food chain currently.