Hammerhead

The NCAA doesn't allow rematches in the first round so they could not send Drake to UND and regionalization in the first round left NDSU as the only possible opponent for Drake.

Which conference is going to invite NDSU?

My prediction. EWU 53, UND 24.

The Bison faithful (along with MSUM, Concordia, UND, etc.) will be downtown making ESPN look good.

Last year's Sagarin rating had the Bison rated similar to a middle of the pack in the SEC as the #35 team in the country and ahead of every team in some FBS conferences. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/ncaaf/sagarin/2012/conference/

I'm a Bison fan and give Jimmy his props. The only Bison player with a similar career I've seen play is Tryone Braxton who also played 13 seasons and was in 5 Superbowls. Steve Nelson was a little before my time.

Was Roger Maris a good basketball player? He returned 4 kickoffs for touchdowns in one game at Shanley and obviously was a good baseball player. From what I've read, he decided college wasn't for him although he did have interest from Oklahoma.

Attendance should go up with quality opponents. OOC games against NDSU would be a guaranteed sellout with TV revenue. SDSU would probably draw good crowds as well.

I'd like to see the team play every year just because there is still a natural rivalry since FCS teams are few and far apart in the western 2/3 of the country. As for who would be favored this year, it's got to be NDSU. They did make it to the semi-finals last year.

Stanford's nickname is cardinal -- their primary color, not the bird as in the St. Louis Cardninals.

I'm a Bison fan who thinks this whole nickname controversy is lame. Why not call yourselves the Pioneers? It would honor the settlers from the east and Europe who replaced the native populations. I just hope it's some made up name like river dragons.

During the transition years, I would get excited about playing any Division I non-conference game since scheduling is a big headache.

It's good to know that Sioux fans (at least some of them) are rooting for the Bison. Don't take it personally if we swear at the inevitable announcer/columnist/opponent who refers to North Dakota State as "North Dakota" like it is huge insult.

This is a good example of why schools like UND and NDSU should have left Division II many years ago.

I think it's stupid for teams to wear black jerseys when black isn't a school color. I wouldn't mind some black accents to go with the green jerseys.