Rivalry

[Neighbor]

Someones has a new web site out discussing FCS

"Building Rrivalries"

Kyle Roth, BisonIllustrated.com
"Right now, I think one of the most bitter matchups in the MVFC has to be between Northern Iowa and North Dakota State"

http://saturdayblitz.com/2011/08/10/...ing-rivalries/

[UNIAlum95]

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I can actually agree with this. SIU is our biggest rival but I can respect their program. NDSU entered the conference with the expectation of respect but have not earned that on the field yet.

[Herdman]

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i can actually agree with this. Siu is our biggest rival but i can respect their program. Ndsu entered the conference with the expectation of respect but have not earned that on the field yet.

+1 ........

[Panther789]

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I can actually agree with this. SIU is our biggest rival but I can respect their program. NDSU entered the conference with the expectation of respect but have not earned that on the field yet.

I disagree completely, and I think this is sort of overstated around here.

On the one hand, everyone around here is constantly advocating the superiority of the FCS playoff system, a point I agree with. Then, in the next sentence, everyone wants to dismiss the run NDSU had last year.

I would trade a conference title for playoff wins every day of the week.

[Panther-Sheik]

Re: Rivalry

Someones has a new web site out discussing FCS

"Building Rrivalries"

Kyle Roth, BisonIllustrated.com
"Right now, I think one of the most bitter matchups in the MVFC has to be between Northern Iowa and North Dakota State"

http://saturdayblitz.com/2011/08/10/fcs-roundtable-building-rivalries/

It doesn’t just extend to the players, either. This past offseason, NDSU hired longtime UNI assistant coach Chris Klieman as a defensive backs coach, prompting a line from UNI Head Coach Chris Farley that ran something like “NDSU is buying a winning team.” As I [wrote] last week, there’s certainly no lost love between these two schools.

Awesome work, dude! But our coach doesn't live in a van down by the river.

[Panther-Sheik]

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I would trade a conference title for playoff wins every day of the week.

I would trade a conference title for a national title, but not just for a win or two in the playoffs here or there.

[panther-state]

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Perfect example of why we hate Bison fans and give fuel to this "rivalry", they are generally ignorant fools with an inflated sense of entitlement despite very little success.

In regards to the playoff run, obviously you have to be a good team to make it to the semi's...but when you then try to point to that as why you're a better team (disregarding the fact that you've been pummeled by UNI during the regular season for the past few years) then you need a dose of reality. The fact that they believe they should've been nat'l champs last year is also laughable. That defense was horrendous and they were fortunate to get teams like Montana St. that touted equally horrendous D's. It was quite a run but in the end they had to come back home as empty-handed as anyone else not-named Eastern Wash. At least UNI can point to a conference title and the fact that they dominated the Bison once again, head-to-head.

[Panther789]

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Given the choice between the following options this year, which would you choose?

A. Undefeated regular season, loss in first playoff game at home.

B. 2nd place conference finish, including loss to NDSU. Loss in National Championship game (NDSU knocked out by different opponent).

I'm sure if B occurs people around here would sit quietly while Lakes and others claim NDSU has bragging rights.

[lakesbison]

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Oh guys, relax.

in 2010 NDSU's season was more successful than UNI's, period. not even a debate.(playoffs, beating a big 12 team on their turf)

2011, we'll find out.

[Panther-Sheik]

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Oh guys, relax.

in 2010 NDSU's season was more successful than UNI's, period. not even a debate.(playoffs, beating a big 12 team on their turf)

2011, we'll find out.

I'll agree with that. But, UNI also has the only hardware from last year, too.

[Durf73]

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Any year we get to the National Championship game will be labled a great year, I won't care if we don't have a conference title. That being said the only guaranteed way to get to the National Champiionship game is to get the conference title! I think ndsu wants to think of us as their big time rival is so we will come up & fill their dome for what ever harvest festival game that have going that week end.

[pantherclaw]

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I will give NDSU respect when the 1.Beat UNI MORE THAN ONCE 2.Have multiple Deep runs into the playoffs. It is the same way I feel for schools like YSU and ISUb. Do that and you have my respect until then you are nothing but a squawking bird who has flash-in-the pan luck.

[UNI83]

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I will give NDSU respect when the 1.Beat UNI MORE THAN ONCE 2.Have multiple Deep runs into the playoffs. It is the same way I feel for schools like YSU and ISUb. Do that and you have my respect until then you are nothing but a squawking bird who has flash-in-the pan luck.

How about beating UNI....once....? They haven't done that yet.

[pantherclaw]

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How about beating UNI....once....? They haven't done that yet.

See that's the thing where we get into the grey area, if we get stomped one year and end up having a good year that would help their case but if its on some b.s. that we get beat thats why I said multiple times. Once is flukey twice you have something going.

I am well and prepared to welcome NDSU into the valley, however when you come to the monster truck show showing off your plastic tonka truck that you got from DII and except everyone to respect you, you have another thing coming. You have to earn my respect before I give it to you, just like I have to earn yours(though we already have re:north wall of the DOME.) We just need to get over this hump and get that shiny trophy, I am tired of walking around the dome and seeing "runner-up" or "semi-finalist" trophies.

On that note if we win the National Championship, what do we do with the trophy, hang from the rafters in the dome(securely attached of course) put it in the visitors locker room? I would just like it to have a place of more honor then along the concourse in the Dome.

[Cat80]

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Bitter rivalry. The only thing bitter is Bison attitude, for whatever reason. Rivalry implies that both sides agree it's a rivalry, Bison fans being Bison fans does not a rivalry make.