Taking a step backwards this year

[sspray]

Am I the only one discouraged that the football program seems to have plateaued and is not moving backwards? Yes, I know 90% of FCS programs would trade programs anytime. However, don't great programs at some point take that next step? With our history and tradition, it should not have been a stretch for us to make it back to FCS National Championship Game and to have won it by now. I guess we'll never become a Youngstown State, Appy State, etc. and have some traditions of winning multiple National Championships. But, can we at least get one?

[clenz]

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Yeah.....beacause 100 teams in the FCS would have won at Iowa, at Wisconsin, at the #3 team in the nation, and against the #1 team in the nation (who has 1 loss their last 20 games) with a defense that was starting 6 new players in the front 7 of defense (and losing a 4 line backers to injury so far this year, although some are still playing), and a freshman QB.....


The F*cking sky is falling....we may has well drop freaking football at this point!!


FIRE FARLEY!

[Drpanther]

Re: Taking a step backwards this year

Anyone else have a problem understanding the P A system tonight?

[Trapped in California]

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We replaced essentially the front seven on defense, and have 3 or 4 of those new starters sitting on the injury list right now. I saw that before the game that Sargin ranked us having the 12th most difficult schedule in all FBS & FCS combined. That doesn't provide a good starting point for success.

We also have to realize that NDSU has a couple large recruiting advantages over us. One, NC rings. Two, tuition reciprocity with the state of Wisconsin & Minnesota. A $5000 partial scholarship goes a lot further on instate tuition versus out of state cost.

[Born-a-Panther]

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Anyone else have a problem understanding the P A system tonight?

It's becoming more and more of an issue and it's very frustrating. Who wants to donate the money for a new one?

[clenz]

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It's becoming more and more of an issue and it's very frustrating. Who wants to donate the money for a new one?

Take the roof off the dome and put lights and speakers around the edge and problem solved....


**Only partially kidding.

[run&blade]

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Replacing the front seven is not easy. This year is a rebuilding year. I hope the NDSU coach gets an FBS offer. There advanatge is being the biggest show in a state swimming with oil money.

[tjbison]

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Replacing the front seven is not easy. This year is a rebuilding year. I hope the NDSU coach gets an FBS offer. There advanatge is being the biggest show in a state swimming with oil money.

Really, now it's oil money?? Most of the teamakers who donate to the program have no connection to oil, and the state doesn't fund our athletic scholarships on mass. In fact sports teams in ND are looked upon negatively by the state legislature...try again

[12thFloorBender]

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Anyone else have a problem understanding the P A system tonight?

Sounded like one of the speakers was blown. Very annoying even when music was played.

[BisoninNWMN]

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Step backwards?

Come on. IMO, UNI runs the table.

SIU -- with the way they are playing....UNI wins going away

SDSU and Ill State are at home. UNIDome is very hard to win at. Great home field advantage. The games will be tough but UNI should win.

The there is WIU-USD-MSU. 3 wins IMO.

Farley and his staff are pretty darn good and they will have the Panthers focused.

Wow....didn't realize how young UNI is. Bison start only 1 senior.

[Newsbreaker]

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This schedule is brutal. We are probably one of the ten best teams in FCS, but nobody (including NDSU or YSU) would have a good record with the slate we've faced.

This team is going to be one of the best we've ever had, in a year or so. Relax. It's going to be okay. NDSU isn't some juggernaut. Take away our self-inflicted mistakes and we win yesterday. Take away our youth and we dance on their necks.

[Bison06]

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This schedule is brutal. We are probably one of the ten best teams in FCS, but nobody (including NDSU or YSU) would have a good record with the slate we've faced.

This team is going to be one of the best we've ever had, in a year or so. Relax. It's going to be okay. NDSU isn't some juggernaut. Take away our self-inflicted mistakes and we win yesterday. Take away our youth and we dance on their necks.

Really? I know you guys are looking for some positivity this morning, but yesterday the better team won and it wasn't really all that close either.

NDSU won in every major statistical category.

http://www.gobison.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPID=695&DB_OEM_ID=2400&ATCLID=205701991

[Newsbreaker]

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I'm sure in bison land that somehow disproves my statement.

[clenz]

Uni didn't deserve to win but I believe ndsu scored 17 points off turnovers. Makes it a whole new hasn't if that doesn't happen
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[Bison06]

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I'm sure in bison land that somehow disproves my statement.

Maybe in Iowa facts don't matter, but in Minnesota where I live it is common knowledge that if a team beats another team on the scoreboard, in TOP, rushing yards, passing yards, total yards, turnovers etc. the other team has no basis for saying "if we had a few less mistakes we would have won the game" and "if we weren't so young we would have stomped on their necks".