**Game Thread NDSU--quarterfinals**

[achrist70]

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Did Tyvis even play in the last meeting, he didn't have any carries?

[kochrab]

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Did Tyvis even play in the last meeting, he didn't have any carries?

Yeah doesn't look like he did, interesting. He should have a good game as we did well with the run game last meeting.

[Trapped in California]

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Reth is out for this week. Rathje is day to day. Both per Jeremiah Davis twitter.

Carson Wentz is starting practice this week, as he had wrist brace removed in the past few days. No comment from NDSU HC on whether he will play in this game.

[Bones]

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Reth is out for this week. Rathje is day to day. Both per Jeremiah Davis twitter.

Carson Wentz is starting practice this week, as he had wrist brace removed in the past few days. No comment from NDSU HC on whether he will play in this game.

Mind games. I would have to think he's not playing. This isn't the game you see if you're ready to come back in. They was practice time wasted prepping for both.

[Trapped in California]

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I think the same thing. He could be back for the final, if they make that, since there is a couple weeks' break. Have 6-8 weeks off from the rest of the team would definitely be an adjustment in timing, etc. Plus, he most likely hasn't had contact in a couple months. Probably not the best idea to put him in against UNI's front 7.

[Purrrrrfect]

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I hope the beast of 2014 McNeil comes to play this week.

[06panther10]

Sounds like a decent chance NDSU QB Carson Wentz is back for this game.

[Panther100]

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Sounds like a decent chance NDSU QB Carson Wentz is back for this game.

Yeah, I saw that. Bisonville can't make up their mind on the game plan now?

[GonzoCat]

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We should have won last two trips to fergo. They say third times the charm.

UNI 31
NDS 24

[Purple Cat]

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UNI 33 North DookieKota State U 16

[BCPanther]

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Can we make referring to them as 'the school up north' a thing?

[B1s0n]

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Lots of drama for this quarterfinal matchup! NDSU vs UNI is always a sloberknocker. Now add to that the first every FCS playoff matchup, UNI making an impressive late season comeback (as always it seems), NDSU overcoming the loss of Wentz and now his possible return for this game. Gonna be a great game, and NDSU is officially wearing their new alternative jersey/helmet combo:

https://twitter.com/NDSUequipment/status/674004330098257921

I'm sure Panther fans would love to hand the Bison their first loss wearing these.

How the hell did you guys manage to clone David Johnson? I watched the PSU game and wondered where the hell was that running back when you played us? Guy is the spitting image, and as a Bison fan that's pretty scary.

[7YrsOfCollegeDownTheDrain]

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I'm in the camp of the news on Wentz is a well timed smokescreen. I think this is going to be a physical battle.

I'll go on record that the green helmets are a better look.

I keep wishing UNI would bring back the white helmets they wore fore one game few years back. I like the thought of going all white on the road...but i'm guessing Farley will stick with the status quo.

[95UNIGRAD]

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The green helmets look much better. If they could get rid of the yellow jerseys and do maybe the same color of green with yellow accents, it would look so much more bad a**. Hope they're 0-1 in them heading into next season

[B1s0n]

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NDSU is pretty conservative so even doing the yellow jersey originally and now the green helmet was approached very carefully. Although both have been well received after the fact, I doubt you'll ever see an all green combo.

I think the green helmets should have been done when they did the yellow jerseys originally. They probably didn't just to save costs, but they look so much better than the yellow helmet with the yellow jersey.