Did the NDSU game cost both teams?

[UNI92]

From the looks of it both teams didn't recover from this bloodbath last week.
Wouldn't have imagined NDSU would lose AT HOME to the Coyotes and we would lose AT HOME (on homecoming) to WIU...
Dod these teams beat the crap out of each other and were both mentally and emotionally drained?
I think it's fair to say if we would have won in Fargo, we would not have lost on Sat.
discuss...

[in_the_stands]

Re: Did the NDSU game cost both teams?

I'll buy it, though I remain impressed with the Necks and suspect at the end of the season it won't be seen as such an upset.

[wretched]

Re: Did the NDSU game cost both teams?

I disagree, I think a win vs NDSU would have made it even more likely that UNI would have lost to WIU. I think the most difficult thing in any sport is to deal with success, I think to a certain degree UNI felt like they achieved something by taking the Bison to the final gun and really out playing them in their place and overall on the season beating EWU and Cal Poly. I think in sports coaches alwasy talk about handling adversity, so when faced with adversity most teams respond and play well, because it is in their DNA by the time they get to college football and beyond, this is what makes trying to predict NFL games so maddening. It is also why I think UNI plays well this week, who knows if they win b/c SDSU is very good(like most every team in the MVFC) and it is at SDSU. The real trick is handling success or in this case percieved success.

[Trapped in California]

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The bit of the pregame radio show I heard that MF stated that for the first time in his 15 years, the training (injury) report after the NDSU game had a staple - meaning that it went front, back, and onto a third page.

On top of that, we apparently lost four players in the first half of the WIU game. SK and Jared Farley were already dinged up. I can't speak to Lehman and Darian Miller. Sure didn't help anything.

http://wcfcourier.com/sports/college/uni/football/hall-sets-career-mark-with-pick-six/article_08c81ed4-67f3-5cf0-bba5-b04b0fe73e31.html

[wretched]

Re: Did the NDSU game cost both teams?

I'll buy it, though I remain impressed with the Necks and suspect at the end of the season it won't be seen as such an upset.

I could not agree more with this statement, go look at Bob Nielson's coaching record and see what turns up. He is in his 3rd year and is well on his way to making this program very competitive in the MVFC. My gosh though take a look at their last 6 conference games...@UNI, @ISUr, YSU, @NDSU, @ISU, and SDSU

The valley is just stupid deep. Man what an advantage for other teams to play in the conference's they play in. Honesly whay is CC's record in the valley.

[7YrsOfCollegeDownTheDrain]

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I would say coming into the WIU game short handed was a factor. That being said most teams are at least a little nicked up by this point in the season.

What's most troubling to me is the lack of offensive identity. I think there's plenty blame to go around there...last year things "clicked" when they decided we're going to go as far as David Johnson can take us and committed to running the football.

Personally I'm not a fan of spread, no huddle, up tempo. It certainly works for some but you need the speed and the athletes to make it work.

I like what Iowa does or Alabama or a more pro style attack. Use and H back, a full back and your tight ends. Controlling the ball and the tempo in that fashion would be a boost to one of the elite Defenses in FCS. I understand that UNI hasn't ran this type of scheme in sometime and it's certainly not the preferred offense of college football right now.

[vbfan19]

Re: Did the NDSU game cost both teams?

I don't think UNI winning in Fargo would have affected the probability of a win against WIU. Maybe slightly, as everyone would have had a more positive attitude (and it certainly would have made this forum less tedious to read). But even if UNI had stopped the Bison on that final drive (or if any of the handful of 50/50 calls on that drive had gone the Panthers way), the team would still be beat the hell up and lacking any sort of offensive identity or cohesive o-line.

[lakesbison]

Re: Did the NDSU game cost both teams?

Yea and QB Carson Wentz hurt his wrist, and personally I think it couldve happened in the UNI game on 1 of those big hits.
But the local channels are showing him grabbing his wrist after a south Dakota sack.

NDSU v UNI is a bloodbath & its too bad that the MVFC (Patty V) couldnt put it as the last game every year or the 1st game every year)

[run&blade]

Re: Did the NDSU game cost both teams?

It's our Super Bowl now that playoff runs are an accepted thing of the past.

[lakesbison]

Re: Did the NDSU game cost both teams?

Carson Wentz is out.. could be 2 weeks 4 weeks or 10 weeks we dont know that yet

https://www.facebook.com/#!/BisoNation1

It will be 6-8 weeks, so NDSU fans are thinking he'll be ready for the semifinals!