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They must have 2 club teams from searching google? One must be more backed by the university and listed on their sports site that is the one that was stomped. The other has their own website and different schedule. Appears the "Premier Club Hockey" team listed on Creighton site is ACHA DII, the other is ACHA DIII

The majority of the games that are large sum paid ware from Big10 teams as well who put a policy in place for a few years to stop scheduling FCS teams after SDSU, NDSU, and USD all had wins against the Big 10. The Big10 stated it was due to scheduling conflict with needing to add more conference games but sure. The smaller teams that otherwise USD and UND played their first 5-10 years after rising to FCS were smaller paydays from small FBS teams. Not sure what the profit is from a sold out home game, but also pretty sure a NDSU would make more at home against Drake then they would on the road at Bowling Green, or San Diego. Otherwise all the big time FBS programs typically schedule teams in their state or region of available. Cost for travel is lower and with majority of recruits from these regions it excite some of them to get a chance to go in and smack the teams who passed over them in the mouth. I'm sure NDSU can find games against FBS schools if they go and request to be scheduled stating they will drop the normal desired payout. Not sure what past games they have received vs FBS vs other similar FBS payouts to the other MVFC teams. I'm sure some of them would love games where they don't have to give away money just to play a non conference game. Also they seem to rotate through their opponents. UND I don't believe has played Minnesota yet and won't until 2028 and 2030. Not really sure why they played LA Northwestern state but they have already played USD, SDSU and NDSU in years past. So even getting 2 games each against them took 6 years plus the 2015-2017 Big10 scheduling freeze.

Tough day to be a even number ranked team against unranked opponents. I could see USD re-enter polls this week or be just outside them, they are 6-4 with 1 ranked win, and 4 ranked losses (Current ranked NDSU, SIU, and Lamar(how far do they drop?): then-ranked Iowa State). Also curious to see how the SDSU and UC Davis against teams with terrible records will fall in comparison with a loss to a RV (Receiving votes) USD. I have homer glasses but think SDSU should drop below UND, even with both losing, that is a bad bad loss. SDSU will get injured QB and history from East Coast media/pollsters, and they have the Mont St won to boost them. Also SDSU and UCD losses came at home.

Also no matter what they may say publicly the NDSU playera may be way underestimating the home team next week after this loss. Coaches might be aware enough to know that good teams can get awoken to be even better after a tough/bad loss but college age players could see it as they had no problem with USD in their matchup and they whopped #2 SDSU and mentally not be prepared, no matter how good they area.

It looked to be the official that was at the hash marks that threw the flag and not the official who was along the line right there

Eh I knew it would be called, but that is bang bang, and Bauman tried to get extra yard turning up the field. Not even a step out of bounds, when we see guys get hit 3-4 steps out and see to be 50/50 if called.

That 3rd down throw had a huge hold that gave Bauman all the time, the UND player was beyond the line and the USD player was tugging him back. He had a clear line to Bauman.

Let's turn the 2nd half around like 2016 game at the Alerus. SD punched a TD (or 2?) right before half, before the mental mistakes swapped teams and UND came roaring back, just rather finish it off in regulation than in 2OT. Also that would mean UND would need to play the 2nd half like they normally play the 1st half of games this year, and have that entire first half be their typical 3rd quarter

On their interception one of the USD DL helmet came off and started running towards the play, wasn't called either.

While UND's 3rd quarter collapse at Kansas State didn't age great, compared to KSU expectations and ranking at that time, they have finally started to string together some wins. Most recently blowing out Kansas U 42-17. They currently sit 7th in the Big 12 with overall record of 4-4. Their losses by point differentials are (3, 3, 6, 1).

Supposedly the new turf installed in 2024 is Astroturf "latest technology" in turf. Which is interesting. I have been on it since they changed it, but can't recall it enough to compare to other turf surfaces besides the previous that they had. The Astroturf (AT Puregrass) they had before the renovation was absolutely terrible, felt like a carpet, and any cleats would just slide around on it. The new turf is definitely a upgrade compared to that, but I would still assume UND uses more of the flat turf shoes that are less cleat like.

Also Sam Herder continues to give UND some love ranked 5th in his poll ballot this week. https://herosports.com/fcs-top-25-sam-herder-ballot-10-27-2025-bzbz/ 1. North Dakota State 2. Montana 3. Montana State 4. Tarleton State 5. North Dakota 6. South Dakota State 7. UC Davis 8. Tennessee Tech 9. Lehigh 10. Harvard 11. Monmouth 12. Mercer 13. Youngstown State 14. Villanova 15. Illinois State 16. Southern Illinois 17. Abilene Christian 18. Northern Arizona 19. Austin Peay 20. Rhode Island 21. SFA 22. Southeastern Louisiana University 23. Jackson State 24. Lamar 25. Western Carolina Leaving: Presbyterian Entering: Western Carolina

Bracketology Source: https://herosports.com/fcs-football-2025-playoff-predictions-1-bzbz/

I know some of the SDSU media have been talking about how mediocre SDSU offense has been all season. Often starting slow, and bailed out time and time again by their defense giving the Off time the ability to survive multiple bad drives before finally being able to put some together and pull away late in games.

They replaced the turf before last season. Not sure what UNI has, but it is no longer the carpet style slip and slide. The only turf I had been on that was worse than that was the Bismark Bucks fiasco.

4 weeks is bare minimum typically for collarbone fracture. Typically physicians don't even want them to do any rehab or upper body strength during those 4 weeks. So typically 6-8 weeks. Now being a college athlete and going through sport specialty orthopedics, they can monitor the healing process much more closely with more appointments to be able to be aggressive, but I'm still thinking 4 weeks is doubtful

USD beats UNI 17-14. UNI went for a FG with 2min left in the 4th and doinked it off the upright. They would get a TD with 41 sec left to pull within 3.

SDSU offense has showed its struggles, their Defense has picked them up. Chase Mason left the game today with lower body (ankle?) and hasn't returned. SDSU hasn't done much. NDSU standout DL Jaxon Duttenhefer was spine boarded on the field, checked by doctors on the sideline while boarded before being transported by ambulance to ER. Believe he showed some movement in all extremities before leaving

im okay with that. Eat clock. Get points like we just. Take away possessions from SIU, make them try to go fast anytime they have the ball. Not eating the clock led to our 2 losses.

stil going with 15-20...

if UND just didn't take the foot off the gas in that game, to allow for some questionable calls/non calls to occur right at the end. 2 losses for a combined 4 points. The thing that still surprising when historically looking at UND and time of possession being able to eat clock to finish out games. Both of those games, and also the 2nd to last UND drive in this first half, had the ball, should've easily been able to finish off the clock if didn't score, and we take off very little clock and give the ball back. Atleast this time we were able to capitalize on the other team trying to get aggressive with short clock.

Also was the WR closest to our sideline and no coach tried telling him to step back?

The problem is now we have to fix those mistakes and give zero room for error. 2 losses already (1 is said not to count as a FBS loss at selection time, but we know that is BS). Have 2 huge games against current #1 and #2, which I think we can win either or both, but if we don't that is already 4 losses. S. Illinois can be tough, and is a road game, and those still aren't going well for us. I think the rest of the games on our schedule outside those three should not even be considered as not a win, but we also know the team has to play the game, and any L's outside of SDSU/NDSU rest of the season will be huge.

Yes shouldn't had even mattered, but it did. There can be multiple things to blame. We could've absolutely took one of those things out of even consideration if we did our job earlier.

Outside of the illegal touching, and a couple false starts, what were the stupid ass penalties? I don't think the horsecollar, or 2/3 DPI on last 2 drives can be considered when they didn't meet the requirements to be called at any other point of the game.