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Their opponent is also one of the FCS powerhouses, so it should be a pretty good game. If anyone thinks the Iowa-NDSU is going to be a cakewalk, they should think again. If you look over the last 5 years at Sagarin's all-D1 rankings, the lowest they have been is #35, and they have finished as high as #17. They basically are a borderline top 25 over the last 5 years. I hope I am proven wrong, but I am expecting this to be a very tough test.
Hats off to Mac Brown. Sydeney, Australlia yesterday and now in North Dakota.
Actually for those that didn't know, these announcers yesterday called the Cal-Hawaii game in Australlia from the studio in Bristol. I assume this is where they are announcing it as well.
Actually for those that didn't know, these announcers yesterday called the Cal-Hawaii game in Australlia from the studio in Bristol. I assume this is where they are announcing it as well.
Ok, I thought again. And it's still pretty clear to me that we're gonna stomp'em. The Bison may even come into the game with a loss to a FCS team
One of these posts is right, and for the first time ever I'm gonna side with dandh.
Using those past five years is great, except it has absolutely zero to do with this years team or game. Illionis state has been good too, tell me how last year went.
10-3,8-4, 10-3, 5-6, 0-11, Then one 9 win season in the other 20 years of their existence.
Yeah great powerhouse there.
All I meant is that they are ranked high now, and ranked high last year.
And for the earlier post, yes, Illinois State had a good team, but they haven't been nearly at the same level as the Bison. Just going purely on rankings, Sagarin had NDSU at 36, while Illinois St was 76, so they weren't that close. By the way, according to those rankings, NDSU was better than Nebraska, Pittsburgh, and Northwestern. I would love to see the Hawks roll them, but can see this being a very competitive game if their team is anything like it has been the last 5 years.
And they would still beat Iowa State by 3 touchdowns.
So which do we go by, past success or just this year. On one hand you argue Charleston Southern is good based on this year, then you write an entire paragraph about NDSU past success. So which is it?
Mack Brown may be the most annoying football color man I've ever heard. That voice could break windows.
Didn't Nebraska almost lose to South Dakota State a few years ago?
CSU was very good last year for FCS, which I mentioned (not just this year's ranking). But I do think NDSU's great success for over half a decade is a lot more impressive than most good FCS teams. I would just say I am more concerned about this game than the Iowa State game.
Secondary guys looked like 4A HS football players size wise!
So now we're qualifying powerhouse as one year? That team that went 1-1 in the FCS playoff last year. Maybe look at Iowa's last year. And if we go back and look at NDSU past success over a half decade than most good FCS teams, let's remember it's FCS.
NDSU might be good, they might give us a game, who knows on any given Saturday. But we are ranked in the top 25 of the major division. To sit here and paint this game as worrisome is stupid. In 2015, finished 4th Ranked FCS football Richmond lost to Maryland 50-21, #2 Sam Houston State lost to Texas Tech 59-45, #7 ranked Chattanooga lost to FSU 52-13.
Can we please stop painting NDSU as some type of OMG FCS world beater. Yeah you beat Iowa State and 3-9 Minnesota team in recent year. Whole different ballgame when you face a team (not to mention you lost your number #2 NFL pick QB) that went to the Rose Bowl and return a lot of key faces in 2016.
#2 ranked Jacksonville State faces LSU, #3 ranked South Dakota St faces TCU, #8 ranked Charleston Southern (you know the team that just took NDSU to overtime) face Florida State.
Do you think any of those fan bases go boy "we out to be worried." "I expect very tough test" "They are going to give us a game." or whatever cliche you want to use.
This is an FCS school guys!
Look could they win? Sure. Is it possible? Yes.
To paint it like we paint is just dumb. Our fan base would be the only ones saying Mike Tyson should be afraid of Buster Douglas.
Do you think any of those fan bases go boy "we out to be worried." "I expect very tough test" "They are going to give us a game." or whatever cliche you want to use.
This is an FCS school guys!
Look could they win? Sure. Is it possible? Yes.
To paint it like we paint is just dumb. Our fan base would be the only ones saying Mike Tyson should be afraid of Buster Douglas.
That just shows that computer rankings (at least Sagarin) are flawed. They play one FBS team per year, and usually not a very good one. The game might be tough, but they're not a top-40 team, ever. You have to play good teams (plural) to be a good team.
