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NDSU (1-4, 0-2) comes off a heartbreaking homecoming loss to Illinois State in front of 18,608.
That concerns me because I think we will see a bunch of angry Bison out to get their pride back against us.
NDSU did have 425 yards of total offense in the game, but allowed Ill State to get 436 yards. Pat Paschall rushed for 115 yards, he has rushed for 100 yards or more in all 5 games this year, yet NDSU is still only 1-4 (worst start since 2002). NDSU allowed the redbirds to go 11-17 on third downs (9-10 in the 1st half).
NDSU QB Nick Mertens was 11 of 21 and threw for 207 yards and a TD. His one touchdown pass was a school record 95 yarder.
UNI's defense is no doubt stronger than Illinois State's, I think we can bottle up Paschall and be the first team to keep him under 100 yards rushing and force someone else to gain the yards, but it's our first intraconference trip to the Fargo Dome, they just lost their homecoming game and they're going to be out for blood, that's the part that worries me, but still very much a winnable game...we need to go into Saluki week 3-0 in Valley play.
SIU gets Illinois State fresh off their confidence boosting win over NDSU but it's in Carbondale, I give the win to SIU. So I foresee a 3-0 UNI playing a 3-0 SIU in the DOME on a Dome Domination Saturday afternoon in Cedar Falls! (not that I'm overlooking NDSU by any means), just excited for the next 2 weeks!!
That concerns me because I think we will see a bunch of angry Bison out to get their pride back against us.
NDSU did have 425 yards of total offense in the game, but allowed Ill State to get 436 yards. Pat Paschall rushed for 115 yards, he has rushed for 100 yards or more in all 5 games this year, yet NDSU is still only 1-4 (worst start since 2002). NDSU allowed the redbirds to go 11-17 on third downs (9-10 in the 1st half).
NDSU QB Nick Mertens was 11 of 21 and threw for 207 yards and a TD. His one touchdown pass was a school record 95 yarder.
UNI's defense is no doubt stronger than Illinois State's, I think we can bottle up Paschall and be the first team to keep him under 100 yards rushing and force someone else to gain the yards, but it's our first intraconference trip to the Fargo Dome, they just lost their homecoming game and they're going to be out for blood, that's the part that worries me, but still very much a winnable game...we need to go into Saluki week 3-0 in Valley play.
SIU gets Illinois State fresh off their confidence boosting win over NDSU but it's in Carbondale, I give the win to SIU. So I foresee a 3-0 UNI playing a 3-0 SIU in the DOME on a Dome Domination Saturday afternoon in Cedar Falls! (not that I'm overlooking NDSU by any means), just excited for the next 2 weeks!!
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