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Post by rgs318 on Dec 9, 2018 11:16:17 GMT -5
I thought the point spread of 37.5 was a bit over the top...but they nailed it almost right on the money.
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Post by nycrusader2010 on Dec 9, 2018 11:58:52 GMT -5
I thought the point spread of 37.5 was a bit over the top...but they nailed it almost right on the money. Last spread I saw was 24.5 on theScore app. So I think Bison covered. Such blowouts are normal at the FargoDome. By no means does Colgate have anything to ashamed of. They are basically the JV version of NDSU and fought a good fight. Was just 7-0 with a couple minutes to go before half.
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Post by timholycross on Dec 9, 2018 13:36:59 GMT -5
I thought the point spread of 37.5 was a bit over the top...but they nailed it almost right on the money. Last spread I saw was 24.5 on theScore app. So I think Bison covered. Such blowouts are normal at the FargoDome. By no means does Colgate have anything to ashamed of. They are basically the JV version of NDSU and fought a good fight. Was just 7-0 with a couple minutes to go before half. The game seemed to turn on a fourth down play where the CU tight end dropped the ball with no one near him. After to ht ND pretty much had it's way
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Dec 9, 2018 13:51:19 GMT -5
Sagarin's ratings have North Dakota State as #20 in the country, ahead of such household names as Auburn, Texas, Michigan State, Stanford, Miami
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Post by nycrusader2010 on Dec 9, 2018 14:22:47 GMT -5
Sagarin's ratings have North Dakota State as #20 in the country, ahead of such household names as Auburn, Texas, Michigan State, Stanford, Miami I have no doubt they would beat a lot of those teams in the FargoDome. I said on AGS that North Dakota State would have won the West Division of the Big Ten this year.
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Post by 6sader7 on Dec 9, 2018 14:47:15 GMT -5
Agree - I would think the Big Sky would be the most logical move... I think you mean the Mountain West. That's the league with Boise, Fresno, Air Force, Wyoming, Colorado State and Nevada. Issue is that NDSU is a geographic outlier for either the MAC West or the MWC East. And no one is foaming at the mouth to add the Fargo market to their footprint. FWIW, the school doesn't seem to have taken any initiative to make the jump. They support the Bison like a major city supports their pro sports teams. They are in a football league with a number of major rivals and are enjoying being the Alabama of this level. Sorry, correct - I meant to say Mountain West. I realize that they're probably happy with being head and shoulders above the competition at the FCS level, but eventually, I think they'll be forced to move up. My brother played at the Dome when San Diego faced them in the playoffs - The atmosphere there is crazy and the noise level is absurd - I can see a good number of Top 30 FBS teams taking a loss there.
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Post by Chu Chu on Dec 9, 2018 19:45:00 GMT -5
And now, we have an all Dakota next round game, with South Dakota State making the trip up to Fargo!
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Post by purplehaze on Dec 10, 2018 10:10:29 GMT -5
Coach Hunt - postgame comments are bullish for what he thinks Colgate can accomplish: "North Dakota State has the blueprint for what we want to do. I've said it to anyone who would listen, when we put the film on of these guys, this is the hardest-playing football team we've faced. And that's exactly what we try to do when we play offense and defense. "It's just, can you do it in the Patriot League and the parameters we have academically. We certainly want to try and we certainly believe we can. This is two straight trips to the playoffs that came to an end in the quarters.
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Post by hcpride on Dec 10, 2018 10:19:23 GMT -5
Coach Hunt - postgame comments are bullish for what he thinks Colgate can accomplish: "North Dakota State has the blueprint for what we want to do. I've said it to anyone who would listen, when we put the film on of these guys, this is the hardest-playing football team we've faced. And that's exactly what we try to do when we play offense and defense. "It's just, can you do it in the Patriot League and the parameters we have academically. We certainly want to try and we certainly believe we can. This is two straight trips to the playoffs that came to an end in the quarters.Just to clarify, that is two straight trips for Colgate (2015 and 2018) he's referencing (not PL).
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Post by gks on Dec 10, 2018 11:06:07 GMT -5
Coach Hunt - postgame comments are bullish for what he thinks Colgate can accomplish: "North Dakota State has the blueprint for what we want to do. I've said it to anyone who would listen, when we put the film on of these guys, this is the hardest-playing football team we've faced. And that's exactly what we try to do when we play offense and defense. "It's just, can you do it in the Patriot League and the parameters we have academically. We certainly want to try and we certainly believe we can. This is two straight trips to the playoffs that came to an end in the quarters. I don't really like when coaches whine about the PL restrictions. They knew what they were getting into when they took the job. However.....there is no league in any sport in any division at any level that does more to handcuff itself more than the Patriot League. It is maddening and frustrating. How Colgate is able to do it year after year is amazing but Hunt acknowledges they can only go so far.
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Post by rickii on Dec 10, 2018 12:24:32 GMT -5
Watched for awhile....
As the stats indicate, this was a very one-sided contest. NDS's OL is big and strong and had their way with Colgate's DL.
Montana used to be real good but these guys are on another level.
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Post by Non Alum Dave on Dec 10, 2018 12:47:58 GMT -5
So I guess it's safe to say that North Dakota State is "Fargo's Team"......
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Post by Chu Chu on Dec 10, 2018 13:11:48 GMT -5
Actually, they are "North Dakotas Team".
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Post by inhocsigno on Dec 10, 2018 13:53:48 GMT -5
Large State Universities in Montana, NC, SD, etc. should be playing in FBS. They have 15K+ students and government funding. There is a reason they are at the top of FCS every year.
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Post by nycrusader2010 on Dec 10, 2018 14:06:55 GMT -5
Large State Universities in Montana, NC, SD, etc. should be playing in FBS. They have 15K+ students and government funding. There is a reason they are at the top of FCS every year. Hard to believe the four Dakota schools were actually D2 until about 15 years ago. Had they been I-AA members earlier, they probably would have moved up by now. Montana and Montana State were invited to the WAC around 2011 in a last ditch attempt to save that conference before it briefly folded and re-branded as a low-major sports conference without football (for now). I actually predict more schools move down from FBS than move up in coming years. Seems like the fans in Fargo enjoy what they have now more than Tuesday night ESPN games and a New Mexico Bowl appearance would bring for them. Not to mention, there is no pressing demand or desire for the MAC, CUSA, Sun Belt or Mountain West conferences to expand into the Dakotas.
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Post by purplehaze on Dec 10, 2018 22:40:38 GMT -5
The ND State coach is leaving for Kansas State to replace Bill Snyder who resigned a week ago. That job pays $2.3 mil per year and he's signed for six years.
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Post by cruskater31 on Dec 11, 2018 9:57:09 GMT -5
Now Maine, who defeated Weber State (Utah) will be heading to powerhouse Eastern Washington and their red turf. Interesting season for the Black Bears in the CAA
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Post by nycrusader2010 on Dec 11, 2018 10:09:33 GMT -5
Now Maine, who defeated Weber State (Utah) will be heading to powerhouse Eastern Washington and their red turf. Interesting season for the Black Bears in the CAA Indeed. Losses to William and Mary, URI and Yale during regular season but managed to win CAA outright. Definitely found the softer side of the FCS bracket. Will be rooting for them Friday night and hopefully in Frisco against XDSU.
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Post by hcpride on Dec 11, 2018 12:42:58 GMT -5
Now Maine, who defeated Weber State (Utah) will be heading to powerhouse Eastern Washington and their red turf. Interesting season for the Black Bears in the CAA Indeed. Losses to William and Mary, URI and Yale during regular season but managed to win CAA outright. Definitely found the softer side of the FCS bracket. Will be rooting for them Friday night and hopefully in Frisco against XDSU. They beat URI. Maine was no powerhouse and avoided a couple of tough teams (JMU, for example) given CAA scheduling and beat Elon and URI by a total (!) of just 3 points. They did beat FCS Western Kentucky for their signature win (along with 2- seed Weber State) this year.
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Post by timholycross on Dec 11, 2018 15:14:02 GMT -5
Wonder if they had to get back to Orono or were able to stay out west....exams perhaps were an issue.
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Post by hc87 on Dec 11, 2018 15:38:58 GMT -5
Wonder if they had to get back to Orono or were able to stay out west....exams perhaps were an issue. Read on AGS that they flew back to Orono from Utah last Saturday....talk about your frequent flyer miles...
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Post by thecrossisback on Dec 12, 2018 20:07:22 GMT -5
Can we please make this playoff format more regional. Have the conference champs, and at large teams divided into 4 regions. East, West, Midwest, Southeast. Then have one team come out of each and have a final four. No reason to have FCS playoff games next year in December at Fitton against Eastern Tennessee. IF BC comes to HC for an exhibition in December thats one thing. If Eastern Tennessee comes its ridiculous.
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Post by nycrusader2010 on Dec 12, 2018 20:22:13 GMT -5
Can we please make this playoff format more regional. Have the conference champs, and at large teams divided into 4 regions. East, West, Midwest, Southeast. Then have one team come out of each and have a final four. No reason to have FCS playoff games next year in December at Fitton against Eastern Tennessee. IF BC comes to HC for an exhibition in December thats one thing. If Eastern Tennessee comes its ridiculous. The FCS play off format IS regional. In fact,the only way it could get more regional is if the committee allowed for conference rematches in the Round of 16. If you've followed the playoffs at all, you would know that the PL has almost never sent a team outside the CAA-NEC footprint prior to the quarterfinals round. Only exception I can think of was when Fordham made it as an at-large and played Chattanooga in Round of 24 a few years back. We live in a big country, with that comes travel.
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Post by rickii on Dec 13, 2018 10:48:24 GMT -5
There was a replay of the game on ESPNU on Tuesday evening....
More prime time exposure ( recruiting ) for Colgate.
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Post by timholycross on Dec 13, 2018 14:18:40 GMT -5
Northeast -East Patriot League - East CAA- East and South Southern - South Big South - South w/one or two exceptions OVC- South and Midwest MVC- Midwest Big Sky - West Southland- South and Southwest Pioneer- Midwest and South, plus San Diego and Marist (so, all over the place)
I think they could regionalize a bit, but, yes, they'd have conference matches earlier for sure and in a given year a school or conference could get moved around (for example, what if the CAA got bids for W&M, Elon and Richmond? Not exactly Eastern schools in terms of travel). Not an exact science for sure.
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