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Sioux advance ball to Winona 41.
7:30 left in fourth quarter.
Offensive reserves looking good today.
UND 41
WSU 6
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Sioux hold on fourth down inside their own 20.
10:42 left in fourth quarter.
UND 41
WSU 6
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The defense has been very good, but all these 2nd half penalties are a concern.
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Some of them are a lack of discipline after we build a big lead, some of them are a little borderline. They haven't hurt us too much today, but it might hurt us down the road.
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Winona advances ball to UND 46.
Facemask penalty on Sioux, ball now on 31.
Sioux must cut down on the undisciplined penalties.
UND 41
WSU 6
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Glas attempting a 37 yard field goal.
FG good, flag is on the play.
Flag on Winona for running into kicker, FG stands.
UND 41
WSU 6
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Nice run by Manke for the first down, ball at Winona 20.
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End of third quarter. Time to put in all the reserves we can.
UND 38
WSU 6
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Reed Manke now in at Quarterback.
Sioux advance ball to the Winona 38.
UND 38
WSU 6
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Winona attempts 26 yard field goal.
FG is good.
Good stop by defense.
UND 38
WSU 6
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Winona now on the Sioux 11, with the help of some penalties.
UND 38
WSU 3
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Sioux starting to get after the quarterback again, forcing incompletions.
Dan Hammer says Sioux fans now outnumber Warrior fans!
Winona getting some home-cooking from the refs, not helping today.
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TOUCHDOWN!!!
Dressler makes a bobbling, one-foot-in catch for the TD.
PAT is good.
5:59 left in third quarter.
UND 38
WSU 3
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Sioux now on Winona 10. Another touchdown should put the final nail in the coffin.
UND 31
WSU 3
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UND isn't getting the pressure that they were earlier in the game
That might have something to do with trying to contain the QB, because this guy looks a little quicker.
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Also, this guy is not turning it over all of the time.
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Sioux hold on 4th down, take over on own 39.
UND 31
WSU 3
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New Winona QB more effective, could make second half interesting
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11:06 left, third quarter
Sioux forced to punt.
Time for a three and out.
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Second half underway.
Sioux must avoid letdown.
UND 31
WSU 3
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Let's not forget that it is Forum Communications (WDAZ/FSSN) that also holds the television rights to Sioux athletics. And Sioux athletic events are those which Forum Communications (rightfully so) chooses to export throughout the country via satellite. The Forum newspaper is obviously a homer for the Bison, but the parent company has its priorities straight.
Good points, but you forgot to mention WDAY television and radio and their radical homerism for all things NDSU. A college friend of mine who lives in Fargo has a satellite dish. When it came time to choose his ABC affiliate, he picked WDAZ (Devils Lake, Grand Forks) over WDAY (Fargo). He just can't stand how they slobber all over NDSU all the time. Yes, local stations are always a little bit of a homer for the hometown team, but I think WDAY TV and radio and the Fargo Forum newspaper take it to a sickeningly low level. The Forum's recent articles and editorials slamming UND and hyping up NDSU as the greatest thing since sliced bread were totally over the top, even for them.
If the suits recognize the popularity and marketability of Sioux athletics, that's awesome. But that philosophy doesn't extend too far down the food chain at Forum Communications. I just felt that fact needed to be pointed out.
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A Head Coach for one of the lesser sports at NDSU told me this summer that NDSU is looking into building a 35,000 seat open air stadium out by the North Dakota Horsepark on land that SU owns. He also told me within the next 10 years they are going to make a serious push to DI-A for football. Sounds pretty far fetched except this source is a very good friend of mine. Anyone else heard anything like this???
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I would not be surprised if this was true. It fits right into the arrogance and conceit that is prevelant in the NDSU/Fargo/Imperial Cass-Clay County area. Of course, NDSU and their allies in Forum Communications will paint this as another step in moving to "the highest levels in athletics, academics and research", blah, blah, blah.
But all it will accomplish is to forever remove NDSU's football program from any sort of national title contention. If Chapman and Taylor think that NDSU would be anything more than another Buffalo, Florida Atlantic or Louisiana-Monroe in D-IA, then they're in for a shock. The Bison would be smart to stick with D-IAA football, but again this is NDSU we are talking about. 
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The Al?!? That is just stupid. Dakotah field would be a better place to play in it's current state. And how can you say its quality? That crap-heap is made out of tin. I hope a tornado comes through and wipes it out. Then UND can collect the $20 from insurance that it's worth. Besides, football is meant to be played outdoors. Outdoor football in North Dakota is the ultimate home field advantage.
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Ask UC-Davis, North Alabama, Pittsburg State or anybody else who has played (and lost) playoff games in the Alerus Center if they think we have the best home field advantage in D-II. I think the answer would be yes. I loved the outdoor atmosphere of Memorial Stadium and there are Bison fans who are still upset that the Bison moved indoors. But you can't argue with success and that is what we've enjoyed at home since 2001. Three of those four home losses were in 2002, which was just a bad year all around. The other loss was in 2001 against Omaha (one blocked punt away from an undefeated season!
). If all you want to focus on is your hatred of the Alerus Center and indoor football, be my guest. I'll just continue to enjoy games at the Al (hopefully well into November this year). -
Being a Sioux fan, I should probably pick the Alerus Center over the Dome, but I just can't. It is quite possibly one of the worst stadiums ever built. It looks like crap, has way too little seating, and what's up with the low roof and the lack of endzone seating? I can't believe anyone would come to give a concert there over the Dome. Grand Forks should've taken a page from Fargo's book and thought about what they were doing before they built it.
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SiouxFan4Life05,
I have to disagree with you here. The Fargodome is only intimidating if it is full, which doesn't happen very often. It is so cavernous inside that the crowd noise isn't that effective unless all 19,000 seats are full and everyone is making noise. The last Sioux-Bison game at the Dome was technically a sellout, but there were a lot of empty seats (UND finished 5-6 that season, NDSU finished 2-8). The atmosphere was dead. The only good thing about the game is that we won (12-6, I believe).
The Al doesn't hold as many people, but the ceiling is lower (which increases the noise) and the fans are right on top of the field. The noise level is incredible, especially during close games. For my money, quality is more important than quantity.
And how can you badmouth the Al when we've lost a grand total of 4 games since we started playing in there in 2001? It's the best home field advantage in D-II football. I don't care what it looks like from the outside, I care about the results on the inside.
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Sioux drop pass on third down, but Winona is flagged for late hit.
Ball on Winona 12.
5:00 left in game.
Brady carries ball to 1, Sioux knocking on the door (again).