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I lean toward Roughriders. It is one of the "State Nicknames". It's unique, at least as NCAA nicknames go. I think most people would get behind it eventually. I can see the argument for NoDaks too.....

Why?

I moved all of the conference comparison posts here. Carry on..........

Think small, be small I guess. If NDSU were in the Big Sky, how many Summit/MVFC backers would still prefer the Summit/MVFC? I think I know the answer........

I disagree. Fans won't even go to games in Grand Forks, so I call BS on the idea that they are going travel in droves to Cedar Falls, Carbondale, Macomb, or even Vermilion or Bookings. I think it is unfortunate that more North Dakota fans don't embrace the unique opportunity that being in the Big Sky offers.

Rankings are cute, but unless Idaho, Weber, Idaho St., Cal Poly, Montana, UC Davis, Montana and Eastern Washington are all moving to the Summit, I personally have no interest..........

No thanks.

So here's my take on the state of the offense (or at least what I am hoping) as we go forward through Big Sky play............... So there are only 3 teams in the conference that really make a point to emphasize the run game: Cal Poly, Northern Arizona, and North Dakota. As such, most Big Sky defenses aren't built to defend a "run-first" team. This is why UND is going have more success rushing the ball as we go forward. You have to build your team to win your conference. Mussman thought the best way to do it was through the air. Bubba seems to think the best way to do it is on the ground.

Wow. Per Tom Miller, Dustin Iverson has been released from the team. That's impactful.......

I suppose I expect better of the members of this site, especially UND fans because I am biased that way. Virtually the entire moderating team has been monitoring this forum today. Some things have been let go, in other instances action has been taken accordingly. This is not an anti-NDSU site, it is a pro-UND one.

AGAIN WITH THE LANGUAGE AND "CLEVER" REARRANGING OF LETTERS. THIS IS BECOMING A VERY CIRCULAR CONVERSATION AND IT IS NOT ONLY BISON FANS CONTRIBUTING.

Studsrud's only loss in his last 5 starts is on the road to the 4 time national champion,.............

ENOUGH WITH THE NAME CALLING, PROFANITY, AND PERSONAL ATTACKS.

AGAIN WITH THE PERSONAL ATTACKS AND NAME CALLING. WE CAN DO WITHOUT IT. THAT GOES FOR BOTH FAN BASES.

I agree on Sanitago, he's probably better suited to play WR, especially now that Smith's redshirt is off. And with Georges out, we don't really have any other speed guys to go with. The O-Line looks like the main problem to me. I'm not smart enough to be able to know if it is talent or technique, but to my untrained eye, I really don't think they performed any worse against NDSU than they did against Drake, at least as far as run blocking goes. I didn't understand the play calling at times against NDSU. This offense isn't built to go empty backfield on 2nd and 7 which it seems like they did several times. Most of the time it seemed like that resulted in a sack and then 3rd and 13+.

Let's stop with the name calling, and this isn't the place for a College Hockey vs. FCS Football debate.

The outcome of the game not withstanding, I enjoyed the experience. Great atmosphere in the dome, the tailgate was amazing, Bison fans were very friendly everywhere we went. I was pleased with the D for the most part. You just can't have them on the field for that long during a game and expect a positive result. There are still plenty of issues in pass coverage though. The offense has been tough to watch for the last 6 quarters and its no secret it starts with the offensive line. Something needs to get figured out there. Scratched my head at some of the play calling today. Heading into Big Sky play with a 2-1 record. That is exceeding my preseason expectations. I will take it.

How bout parking in the regular lot? Is that going to be an option?

Glad that they updated the PA system too, because that wasn't a very high quality one before. Anybody that's been to volleyball notice a difference with the PA?

No need for foul language people.......

I agree they were making much better use of the JumboTrons this year. I like the fireworks, but it seems that they took two steps backward as far as the intro goes.........

Just a friendly reminder that profanity is a violation of the Forum Terms & Rules

My thought On the game itself is obviously NDSU will be the toughest opponent this far. I don't think they will run wild against our D, but their O-Line is way better than any thing we've seen so far and we haven't seen a QB that can run it like Wentz can. I don't think we will be holding this team to less than 50 rush yards like the last two. The key for UND on offense will be the same as it will for every game this year: establishing the run and efficient QB play. And I firmly believe that for UND to be competitive in this game, the defense NEEDS to force NDSU into turning it over. As solid as Bubbas defense has been during his short tenure here, they haven't forced enough turnovers.

Let's keep the personal criticisms out of this forum.

Big Sky not real impressive this week. 0-4 against MVFC. Portland St might b e surprise team of the year, knocking off Idaho St in Pokey.....