**North Dakota State** Game Thread

[Big_Al]

Re: **North Dakota State** Game Thread

Be reasonable. Of course you can block the QB. But if he is not involved in the play, you risk a penalty.

Except there was the possibility of him disrupting the interception return if he wasn't blocked. I thought it was a fair block.

[Roy Fleming]

Re: **North Dakota State** Game Thread

Except there was the possibility of him disrupting the interception return if he wasn't blocked. I thought it was a fair block.

That could well be, I did not watch the game. I was just pointing out that the QB would not be considered "just another defender" on the field. More and more they are treating QBs more like goalies in hockey - who, inspite of what idiot fans at hockey games will yell, are never "fair game".

[UNI Prof]

Re: **North Dakota State** Game Thread

That could well be, I did not watch the game. I was just pointing out that the QB would not be considered "just another defender" on the field. More and more they are treating QBs more like goalies in hockey - who, inspite of what idiot fans at hockey games will yell, are never "fair game".

After he throws a pick, the QB is a defensive player (no longer a QB). He can be blocked as any other defender.

[01PantherFan]

Re: **North Dakota State** Game Thread

Today was the NDSU super bowl and only tinny bit of light at the end of the tunnel and guess what you failed ! UNI played horrible and still put up 42 on the all powerful bison, have fun watching the playoffs from home kids.

I agree I can at least respect SIU but NDSU ranks right up there now with Montana in my book

[Griffitz]

Re: **North Dakota State** Game Thread




professor x needs to grow back his eyebrows...

[Cat80]

Re: **North Dakota State** Game Thread

Does it seem strange that a school which brags about its huge following, with 5,000 to UNI last year, and umteen thousand to Minnesota last year, and they could not even fill the Fargodome?????????
To those who listened or watched this game on TV, was there a decent number of UNI fans who could be seen/heard?
Did the team go sing the fight song to the UNI fans after the game?

There were about 200 UNI fans at the game. There were times when we were the only noise in the arena. Yes. The team and fans sang the fight song together after the game.

[Cat80]

Re: **North Dakota State** Game Thread

Yes, our team sang the fight song proudly. We travel very well. Lots of parents and fans there. Several came from the Twin Cities area. The Fargo Dome is much different
than the UNI Dome. In my opinion similar to Vets arena in DSM.

With a lot less charm than Vets. Maybe it's the now 1-5 record, but not a lot of collegiate spark to the place. Kudos to all the people who have worked to make the UNI-Dome the facility it is today! There's no escaping you're attending a college football game in a college facility at UNI. At NDSU, not so much. Student attendance was not great, but we know all about home games the week after homecoming. The crowd was more like an ISU crowd, longtime donors and alumni at the game. If UNI games are 60% general public/40% students, I'd call yesterday's split 85% general public/15% students.

Oh, and I saw a display in the FargoDome: NDSU's last DII championship was 1990! Shoot, to hear them talk the last one was right before they started transition.

[UNIFanSince1983]

Re: **North Dakota State** Game Thread

Did NDSU's secondary make a single solo tackle the whole game? That was some of the worst tackling I have ever seen. Also I was getting sick and tired of the announcers saying how poorly UNI played because of the 500+ yards given up and coming into the game the average was 65.......did they bother to check who UNI played the last 4 games?? At one point one of the announcers said UNI "overlooked" NDSU and would be in for a long day playing the same way next week!?!?!? I know it wasn't the best football played by UNI, but it was on the road in a hostile environment and they won by two touchdowns and put up 42 points. I will take that.

Also I thought it was funny how after Fort's INT the whole NDSU sideline started whining about the hit on their precious QB. If they called an illegal block I wouldn't have minded as much but unsportmanlike conduct just because it was the QB was ridiculous. Someone I was watching the game with said it best that once the pick was thrown he was not a QB anymore but a defender.

I think we did overlook NDSU just as I figured we would with a 1-4 NDSU team, and SIU coming to the Dome next week. If we play like that next week we will be in trouble because SIU won't miss field goals (probably), and they certainly will get more touchdowns on offense. However, I think the physicality of NDSU is what kept them in the game and SIU is not a physical team.

As for blocking the QB you can only do it if he is an immediate threat to make the tackle. I did not see the play so I do not know, but if he was just trotting and not near the play there will be a flag EVERYTIME. I don't think it is right (and I was a quarterback), but that is the way it is.

I think the refs were TERRIBLE! They were calling the game like you could call every game, but nobody ever does. I wish we could get these guys to ref our basketball games against SIU though

[Blue42]

Re: **North Dakota State** Game Thread

My abbreviated takes on that game...

1. The Fox announcers were fawning over NDSU over the last 15 minutes of the broadcast so much that I had to keep checking the score. I've never seen a 1-5 team down by 22 points at home and playing like a bunch of thugs get so much credit. Danan Hughes is gawd awful as a color analyst. He's a human stream of consciousness.

2. NDSU has some thugs in green & gold. They were itching for a brawl and when Fort went into their bench the whole team came to their feet looking for a chance to start a rumble. I guess if you're 1-5 and getting a beat down at home, that's all you've got left.

3. The FargoDome is highly overrated. Looks like a football game at the state fairgrounds.

4. Memo to LJ Fort...you can go from a good player to a great player if you'd wrap your arms on a tackle.

5. Memo to UNI coaches...when your defense is clearly gassed you've got to rotate some D-line into the game.

6. Memo to NDSU...don't look now, but it's you and Indiana State battling for the basement in the Valley.

7. UNI definately needs to cut back on the penalties. But there were more obvious holds on NDSU's O-line in the 2nd half that didn't get called than I could count. You could see jersey's stretched all over the place. And Ruffin was pulled to the ground on a take down move several times that would have made Dan Gable blush.

[prplngold4evr]

Re: **North Dakota State** Game Thread

professor x needs to grow back his eyebrows...

He reminds me of the actor from the early Holloween movies.

[BCPanther]

Re: **North Dakota State** Game Thread

Who knew you could live the thug life in Fargo???

Also, really classy play by Paschall to throw a punch at Fort as they were over in the bench area, really classy!!

[Panther-Sheik]

Re: **North Dakota State** Game Thread

My quick thoughts:

-NDSU played well (which I expected...I think they have been game planning this one for 2 years)
-UNI played sluggish and did not impress on defense over all. Played like the week before the biggest game of the year against a rival
-WORST officiating ever!! These officials didn't know what they were doing, but decided before the game that they were going to be a part of the game instead of lettiing the players play and the game be decided on the field. Then, they go dormant when it comes to blatant / obvious holding calls. Hope we never see them again.
-It's a UNI win and a Bison loss...two things that will always make me smile on a Saturday.

[lakesbison]

Re: **North Dakota State** Game Thread

NDSU AINT CLASSY?!


Your A-hole #75 flipped off the crowd numerous times.

your jackass bench players and lil mexican punk in the hat on backwards were constantly swearing.

your coaches would walk over and just laugh about it. THATS CLASS HUH!!!


NDSU pounded you guys, and put up 500+ yards. BE VERY LUCKY WE SELF-DESTRUCTED ON the 1 yard line and gave up a couple long plays.

[Newsbreaker]

Re: **North Dakota State** Game Thread

NDSU AINT CLASSY?!


Your A-hole #75 flipped off the crowd numerous times.

your jackass bench players and lil mexican punk in the hat on backwards were constantly swearing.

your coaches would walk over and just laugh about it. THATS CLASS HUH!!!


NDSU pounded you guys, and put up 500+ yards. BE VERY LUCKY WE SELF-DESTRUCTED ON the 1 yard line and gave up a couple long plays.

It takes a special kind of mental deficiency to lose by 15 points (and need a very late score to even make it that close) and then claim you "pounded" somebody.

They don't award points for yards in Division I football. You have to actually score points.

There's a reason the Bison are fast becoming the joke of the Valley.

[UnderParPanther]

Re: **North Dakota State** Game Thread

ummm....the rams have more yards than the vikings today so far...i guess that means they are better too...