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UND will have a "learning curve" like NDSU did. Bohl said the Bison have to get better on both lines when UNI would beat them down when they started the league. Can UND get into the top half? Sure. It will take some time but how long.....probably sooner than later. But now with UND coming in there will be a 2 team rotation out every year. And with the Dakota schools always playing each other and put UNI in there....it will be a tough road for any of them. Eastern teams have a lot easier schedules with UND coming in now because they get 2 Dakotas off the schedule every year.

Watching SIU highlights, they are playing really good ball the last half of the season. Personally, I think they are both in. NDSU is a bad matchup for SIU and that game might be close in the 1st half but NDSU will pull away in the 2nd. UND should blow out these last 2 teams (UNC and SUU).....I would run up the score to try and make an impression on the committee....played Weber tough and 2 convincing wins will get UND in. With regionalization, UND will be playing NDSU or SDSU IMO....or funneled thru them. Which one? No clue.

Yes. A 7-4 UND will get in over a 7-5 MSU.

Briscoe would not be a better QB in NDSU's system because the QB run game is part of the offense and JB cannot run.

Ya, he is inconsistent and that is frustrating at times and Bison fans acknowledge this and so do I but to say he is mediocre or not very good is a fallacy. Great passer? No, he is not great but when he is "on" he is great. He also has poor moments....just like all QBs do. Look at the JMU QB Schorr....he is a great FCS QB but had a poor performance against the Bison defense....it happens.

I'm not even talking about NFL....I don't think he is NFL material. But he is a damn good FCS QB that most schools would be glad to have, including UND. His stats are not eye popping but no QB at NDSU will have them in the system they run. He is a winner: 34-3 as a starter with one more year left.

I've got a whopping 68 posts on this site there bud, far cry from "continually"......try again. Ya, NDSU is king of the hill right now. You guys trying to downplay his ability or his value to NDSU's offense is comical.

LOL Whatever makes you feel good!

This here. It is comical reading some of these posts on here about ES. He is one of the best QBs in the FCS. NDSU does not run an offensive system where the QB is going to throw it 30-40-50 times/game. 15-25 passes is what he is going to do per game. He's not going to have huge stats but he is very good. He will lead NDSU to #7 this year.

Injuries have taken this team from a legit playoff team to one that is struggling right now. Reading some of these threads on firing coaches reminds me of BV forums from 08-09. IMO, as an outsider looking in, Bubba has this team going in the right direction but injuries can turn a potentially great season into a dumpster fire real quick. Running the table gets this team in the playoffs. Can it be done? Sure it can. EWU is home. Montana is a mess. Schedule is a favorable one.

Yep, you know exactly what happened and the intent. And the idiot is....

Coming from the biggest tool on FCS message boards. If Carson ever got hurt again it would be from his aggressive running and trying to get that extra yard. I guess all of you know exactly what happened. Injuries happen like two Bison OL with broken feet. But I guess those were from malicious plays by the opponents.

Bush league? Really? Anything else to complain about. Nothing malicious with that play. Football is a physical sport and injuries happen.

Pretty close!!

Bison 35-10

Ignore johnyboy or johnson344, he is a troll on AGS and looks like a troll on here. UND has a good defense and yesterday happens to all teams, check Indiana State game for the Bison a couple of years ago. Can UND win? Sure they can. The defense would have to consistently make NDSU go 3 and out and give the UND offense good field position. If UND cannot run the ball next Saturday then it will be a very long day for them. If NDSU cannot get a decent pass run and lets KS to throw the ball all over the field, then the Bison are in for a long day. UND cannot win this game just with its defense, the offense needs to move the ball and score or at least turn the field over for good field position for the defense. UND will stack the box and try to stop the run but with a healthy CW it is dangerous to do. The Bison have seen 3-4 defenses in the Valley so that will not be a huge factor IMO. But Bubba teams have their own unique schemes with that, so it will be an interesting chess match. After watching the 2nd half of the Drake game, UND's OL better play a lot better on Saturday. More than likely they will. Keys for NDSU: Play sound Tampa-2 defense. Better pass rush is a must. Run the ball. UND will try like hell to stop the run but that is what NDSU does and they need to do it to win. Better special teams coverage. Keys for UND: No turnovers....period. Keep the crowd out of the game by sustaining drives and scoring TDs. Hold the edge to keep the off tackle runs, play action and roll out passes from hurting the defense. Sound tackling. Morlock does not go down on first contact. I'm sure he will be used a lot and UND needs to account for him. Personally, I think NDSU should win this game. UND's defense is there right now. They are a very good FCS defense. I just don't think the offense has it right now to win games consistently against upper level FCS teams. But that is why they play the game. Bubba is so far above Mussman.

You lost the bet and now you are MIA!!

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Total opposite from what has been said down here. Both starting corners are back. SS and FS will have new starters but the guys are very talented, they just have to prove it on the field now.

If anyone in he FCS can move up it is NDSU, except maybe Liberty. NDSU could not afford FBS right now but they could compete with G5 schools. If there ends up being a 2nd tier of D1, I hope NDSU is in it.

There are 14 seniors on the roster this year. Not too bad. There has been some losses in this class. The '13 team had 24 and the last year's team had 18. Probably not the norm for most FCS schools.

You actually believe this? So that is why NDSU decided to move to D1 in 2003.......I guess I was wrong....

This is pure gold!!!!

This defense doesn't have to be as good as last year. In fact, last year's team is probably the best FCS team ever. That was the first time a team has scored over 30 points on the Bison in four years. CC had a very good offense. The offense stepped up yesterday and carried the team. For not being "as good as last year", the Bison are 13-1 and still playing football....

Just being a fellow Midwestern football program, UND should roll this team. Doesn't matter how young UND is, the NEC is a weak conference with only 40 something schollies given out. UND by at least 3 TDs.