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As of right now, no TV coverage planned for this game. I don't see any provisions for live streaming on the Aztecs website either. It will not be on Big Sky TV as it is not in a Big Sky venue..................

The intro is a real buzz-kill in my opinion......................... It's too long, and the PA is so bad in the Alerus you can't hear anything the narrator is saying anyways.

Very entertaining game to watch, but very concerning as well. Lot's of weapons on offense, which is great to know for when the run game gets taken away like it did last night. Greg Hardin could end up leading the Big Sky in receiving at the end of the season, and may not even be the best receiver on the team. Hardin, Jackson, and Golladay are going to be a nightmare for opposing secondarys. Special teams were again very good, save for Merserau's fumble and a shank by Cameron. Two blocks, a 50 yard FG, and good field position pretty much all night. Aside from a few stand-out individual performances and two opportunistic plays, the defense played poorly. PSU was able to pretty much do what ever they wanted in both the run and pass games. PSU was second to last in passing in the Big Sky last season and their true freshman QB threw for over 300 yards. Lots of big plays and poor tackling. Plenty to get better at. The refs stunk, but at least they were consistently bad throughout. Kind of concerning that North Dakota's running game was completely shut down. 9,210 for attendance....................that must be among one of the lowest turn-outs for Potato-Bowl in recent memory.

I'm actually a bit surprised by Izzo. He seems pretty in tune with FCS. Can't fault him for picking either way, as right now I give UND the edge mostly because they are at home. Kolpack is clueless about FCS football. If it doesn't take place in Fargo, he has no idea what is going on..........................

Agree. Seems like with two season left with Hardin and McGill, and 3 with Ivery, I'd like to see Golladay sit out this season and exploit the fullness of his talents for 4 years starting next year...............

No. Only hockey will be on FCS this season.

If he's even half as good as Sean Johnson was, it's a good hire......................................

These two teams match-up pretty well with one-another. Both have good running games, and good run defense. Portland St. has a new QB, (last year's QB lead them in rushing), but their philosophy is the same. PSU was 2nd in the nation (after North Dakota) last season in blocked kicks. They have more going for them on special teams than just a good kicker. I don't expect it to be a very high scoring affair. I'll pick North Dakota by a score. Whether it is a TD or FG, I don't know......................

Is it really that big a deal to charge $5 for a ticket after 1,900 were given away for free? 1,900 is the allotment for students, that is 15% of capacity. I believe after NDSU students use up their allotment, also roughly 15% of the Dome's capacity, that they then have the option of paying general admission price or not attending........................ Sounds like the UND students are getting a good deal.

IMO, this wouldn't be such a big story if Bohl hadn't just weeks ago tossed from the team an oft-injured, likely 3rd string linebacker for being investigated for a Class A misdemeanor. When "stars" like Williams and Ojuri actually get charged with a Class A misdemeanor, they are apparently afforded the due process that Jemison was denied.................

Although stopping the run is a strength of the North Dakota defense, the Griz have a massive power running back that I could foresee our guys having a problem with. The Griz game will be an interesting one. They are a pretty balanced team. Not a bad match-up for us, but even as good as UND's run defense is, I can see having problems with both UM and Northern Arizona.

I'm a die-hard, and I didn't notice. They are still green, right?

I couldn't get the PSU game either. I could be wrong, but I think it is only free while it is live. You have to pay for on-demand stuff.......................

Agree, the game wasn't as close as the score would indicate.

I haven't seen what NDSU does, but I've heard good things. I don't know if UND staff or Alerus staff handles the pre-game stuff at the Alerus, but one would think they could get some guidance from the team at REA, as they always do a fantastic job. At any rate, the intro last night was much better than it has been the last couple seasons. 2010 and 2011 was covered with cheese.................

I was not surprised. SUU gets way too much love because they have a stud QB. They are missing alot of other pieces to the puzzle.............................

I'm not very concerned about Hendrickson leading this team. He's a great athlete, and has a cannon for an arm, maybe even throws it harder than Hanson. Accuracy was his problem in the past, but that was two seasons ago. He's got 4+ years in the program. He's probably the perfect guy to have on the roster in this situation. Given the QB situation of the past 3 years, I was somewhat surprised when Nichols moved to tight-end last season. He is a huge kid with a big arm and had a stellar high-school career, as a typical drop-back passer. I believe that he took some game snaps behind Landry or Goska, but I'm not sure if he has ever thrown a pass in a game. Given all that, I'd give him the edge over Townsend as a potential backup. They were in the same class and the staff moved Townsend to receiver right away, while Nichols spent 3 years in the program as a QB.

Agree with everything you said. I got season tix in 2003, and the student section was very rabid at that time. Last night reminded me of those days............

I agree it was a nice concept, but I think they kind of botched it timing wise and with the sound system. The new opening video was very good. Was it just me, or did the PA sound terrible all night last night? I had trouble understanding the annoucnements most of the time. Don't remember it being that bad in years past.

EWU-Idaho game went final. EWU won. Montana St. and UC Davis also won. UNC, Sac, and SUU all lost.

Hard to take much away from this game. It was nice that the team imposed their will from start to finish and dominated in every facet of the game. This has not always been the case in recent seasons against lower division teams (Southern Oregon, Sioux Falls). Tough deal with Hanson. He did look quite good while he was out there. Hopefully it heals quick. He was walking around on it just fine before they carted him off. Would this be the same kind of broken leg that ended Hardin's season late last year? Remember he broke it in the middle of the game but continued to play, and found out after the game that it was broken. Regarding Hendrickson, he looked good out there tonight, and made some nice throws. Let's just remember that the last time he saw significant action, he was a sophomore making his first career start in Missoula in front of 25,000 raucous Griz fans. He's now a 5th year senior with alot more experience and time in the program. I noticed Tyhre Ivery and Myles Jablonski were not in pads. Ryan Bartels is listed on the participation report from tonight's game. Doesn't that mean his red-shirt is gone?

How do you make your picks? It seems the only thing I can do email a friend and view the leaderboard....

I agree. The uniforms will be fun. I don't care much, but if it amps up the players, the students, and the younger (louder) crowd I'm all for it. As a connoisseur of 1980's anthem rock in addition to being an afficianado of college football, I have to say that I feel that if we are going to watch the team run out during an AC/DC song, I think "Hells Bells" would be a better choice than "Back in Black" despite the switch to black uniforms. "Back in Black" is a great groove, but can you imagine how awsome it would be for the Alerus to go pitch black, fill with smoke, and then hear the bell ring prior to "Hells Bells" start to play, for about 30 seconds before the team runs out of the helmet? That would be great. I can't believe they didn't consult me on this.......................................... At any rate, I'm looking forward to tomorrow night. As far as the hype-stuff/jumbo-tron material goes, I just hope it is not as cheesy with the player participation as it has been the last two years.

Awsome news. Only concern I have is that WDAZ was saying that UND has $11 million in hand for the $19.5 million project. I hope this doesn't turn out like the BSA rennovation in Fargo, which has been going on for, what, 10 years now?

As of now Fargo, Devils Lake, and about half of Minot is out of luck when it comes to watching North Dakota. Those cities were all in the loop until this year. The cable companies that serve Fargo and Devils Lake could probably be considered Midco's biggest in-state competitors. Maybe it is just a cooincidence that they haven't come to terms with those companies, but I doubt it. On a side note, as I sit here on the eve of the football opener with my PC connected to my flatscreen in the man-cave, I still can't watch the latest incarnation of "Sioux Sports Extra"...........................something I've been watching on a weekly basis since I was about 5 years old.