NDSU - Lehigh gamethread

[Pard4Life]

Ouch... he won't sleep on the plane ride home.

[Pard4Life]

Lum's last three throws: overthrown, high, behind...

[NoDak 4 Ever]

I have to say, I really miss The_Fan

Although I'm pretty sure he wouldn't have said a peep so far.

[Pards Rule]

Big 3rd down at NDSU 36 - incomplete but flag

[Ginsbach]

Offensive pass interference on Lehigh?

[Pards Rule]

Offensive intereference- declined

[Pards Rule]

Touchback punt to NDSU 20 - 1st and 10

[Pard4Life]

I have to say, I really miss The_Fan

Although I'm pretty sure he wouldn't have said a peep so far.

He was a boob with a fake Princeton affiliation.

[Pards Rule]

Quarter and a half to go in Fargo.

[TheBisonator]

I have to say, I really miss The_Fan

Although I'm pretty sure he wouldn't have said a peep so far.

Lehigh can't score 3 points let alone 48 like he so eloquently muttered....

[MTBison]

Anyone on from NDSU that can comment on my theory?

If needed, they will move commencement to another venue.

[EmeraldCityBison]

Anyone on from NDSU that can comment on my theory?

This might answer your question:

http://www.inforum.com/event/article/id/343208/

[NoDak 4 Ever]

He was a boob with a fake Princeton affiliation.

I KNOW but can you just imagine him sitting there with a framed picture of Chris Lum crying his eyes out right now?

[LUBrewCrew]

Nice Avatar, Pard4Life. Is that a Cougar with a Leopard?

[Southern Bison]

Now that's punt coverage...return of negative yards!

[Pards Rule]

Nice Avatar, Pard4Life. Is that a Cougar with a Leopard?

Yes and she is a Pard prof of Sexual Studies ;)

[Ginsbach]

Middle screen again?

[Pards Rule]

Yes and she is a Pard prof of Sexual Studies ;)

Somehow her classes are always oversubscribed!

[Southern Bison]

This might answer your question:

http://www.inforum.com/event/article/id/343208/

Thank you Seattle friend.

[Squealofthepig]

"The A-Team"?

NDSU's band is really cracking me up.

[LUBrewCrew]

Reminds me of a Materials Science Prof I once had (not had had). Couldn't wait until we started to talk about cleavage.

[Southern Bison]

"The A-Team"?

NDSU's band is really cracking me up.

They'll play "In heaven there is no beer" in the 4th quarter.

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Can Lehigh finall get into the red zone?!?!

[Ginsbach]

Reminds me of a Materials Science Prof I once had (not had had). Couldn't wait until we started to talk about cleavage.

My minerology professor was a gentleman in his mid 40's. Our cleavage discussion wasn't nearly as interesting.

[LUBrewCrew]

Drwal is hanging in there! Wow!

[Pard4Life]

Nice Avatar, Pard4Life. Is that a Cougar with a Leopard?

Cougar?!??! NO WAY!! That's Kate Upton... SI Swimsuit model... the lovely Kate Upton and supporter of Lafayette College... she even has her own Lafayette calendar..

[Pards Rule]

Williams almost with the pick

[Pard4Life]

I KNOW but can you just imagine him sitting there with a framed picture of Chris Lum crying his eyes out right now?

He wouldn't be crying... he'd find some way to discount this, make an excuse, and argue Lum is still the best ever... those people never let go of their beliefs in the face of facts and logic.

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Two yards away!!!

[Pard4Life]

Two yards away!!!

Please miss the XP... please miss the XP...

[LUBrewCrew]

Should we go for the play action on 3rd and 1? It always converts.

[Cleets]

Cougar?!??! NO WAY!! That's Kate Upton... SI Swimsuit model... the lovely Kate Upton and supporter of Lafayette College... she even has her own Lafayette calendar..

Um... we're going to need you to verify that claim - by posting pictures..>!!!>>>>>> now

[Pards Rule]

LOL - 2 yards to red

[Pards Rule]

To the 11 - wow!!

[LUBrewCrew]

Wildcat?!

[Pards Rule]

What the hell why is # 15 in?

[Ginsbach]

Pick by NDSU!

[Pards Rule]

Picked off in end zone!!

[Cleets]

Trying to be CUTE...

[NoDak 4 Ever]

What the hell why is # 15 in?

To throw the interception of course.

[Pards Rule]

Once again - what the hell is # 15 doing in there - in this game?!!??

[Pards Rule]

End of 3rd - still 17-0 NDSU

[TheWatcher]

WTF was LU thinking?? Your were moving the ball. WTF put in Colvin? They deserve to lose making decisions like this. Do not take the ball out of Lum's hands. That really ticks me off.

[Drblankstare]

The Hell u say. What was that

[FCS_pwns_FBS]

Game over...we all knew Lehigh would need to have a good day of offense to win and the NCAA idiots basically clipped their offensive wings.

[Pards Rule]

Bizarre! Andy was trying to be too cute by half. I mean that was a pass looking for an opponents hands!!

[TheBisonator]

If we score a TD and burn at least 4 minutes off the clock, this thing is basically wrapped up.

[Southern Bison]

Trying to be CUTE...

Hobbs was the cute one of the duo!

[LEHIGH61]

Well the last gasp has failed. It wasn't.t meant to be.

[LUBrewCrew]

WTF was LU thinking?? Your were moving the ball. WTF put in Colvin? They deserve to lose making decisions like this. Do not take the ball out of Lum's hands. That really ticks me off.

This. If we're going to lose, we might as well lose with our best effort and with our best players (Spadola notwithstanding).

[TheBisonator]

Game over...we all knew Lehigh would need to have a good day of offense to win and the NCAA idiots basically clipped their offensive wings.

We'll deal with you rednecks next week.

[Cleets]

If I was Lum I would tell the coach to have #15 play the next few series - and see if he's ready to replace me...
You know - since he's running the Red Zone offense and all

[Pards Rule]

His brother is coach of Cherry Hill NJ East High School (Andy Coen)

[Pard4Life]

If I was Lum I would tell the coach to have #15 play the next few series - and see if he's ready to replace me...
You know - since he's running the Red Zone offense and all

Lehigh's 2012 QB!

[Hammerhead]

Yeah, right. Remove one player from the team and the high-scoring offense can't score in 3 quarters? I guess the Bison defense has nothing to do with that. xasswhipx


Game over...we all knew Lehigh would need to have a good day of offense to win and the NCAA idiots basically clipped their offensive wings.

[Pard4Life]

Um... we're going to need you to verify that claim - by posting pictures..>!!!>>>>>> now

Will do...

http://img545.imageshack.us/img545/9506/kateuptongirlsofcalenda.gif

[LEHIGH61]

You mean it isn't wrapped up already?

[LUBrewCrew]

Well the last gasp has failed. It wasn't.t meant to be.

That's no way to talk! We still have loads of trick plays that we have yet to see fail!

[Cleets]

Lehigh's 2012 QB!

Right... after that stupidity you might as well leave him in the rest of the game

[Squealofthepig]

And now "Blister in the Sun". Have I mentioned I'm getting a kick out of NDSU's band?

[Pard4Life]

WTF was LU thinking?? Your were moving the ball. WTF put in Colvin? They deserve to lose making decisions like this. Do not take the ball out of Lum's hands. That really ticks me off.

They usually put Colvin in to run the wildcat, but once in awhile they "fool" the defense and he throws a pass... there is no reason he should have ever been in this game...

[Ginsbach]

Fantastic play calling the past few plays. xrotatehx

[NoDak 4 Ever]

Dear NDSU,

Stop throwing the ball, please.

[TheBisonator]

And now "Blister in the Sun". Have I mentioned I'm getting a kick out of NDSU's band?

We have a sweet band, that's fer sure.

[Cleets]

Will do...

http://img545.imageshack.us/img545/9506/kateuptongirlsofcalenda.gif

Impressive..!!!!

[Pards Rule]

Holloway with the big grab for a first!

[hawkineer]

Lehigh's 2012 QB!

I don't think that's a done deal! He was awful in mop up duty all year.

[Squealofthepig]

We have a sweet band, that's fer sure.

"Heaven is a Place on Earth" then. It's like a weird 80s flashback. OK, I'll stop now. :)

[Pard4Life]

That's no way to talk! We still have loads of trick plays that we have yet to see fail!

It's weird.. this game feels like a blowout and has been over for awhile, but it's still a close game...

[TheBisonator]

"Heaven is a Place on Earth" then. It's like a weird 80s flashback. OK, I'll stop now. :)

I've always hated that song. I once pleaded my band member friends to stop playing that song.

[Pards Rule]

Holloway for another first down

[LUBrewCrew]

Will do...

http://img545.imageshack.us/img545/9506/kateuptongirlsofcalenda.gif

You guys are fortunate to have a mammal as a mascot. No blonde vixen wants to cuddle with a hawk...or an engineer...

[dystopiamembrane]

The guy keeps saying, "All you need is one foot in college."

[NoDak 4 Ever]

OH and a GSU backout comment from the TV guys!

[Squealofthepig]

Still wondering why Montana lost their 4 seed on the BRACKET! Drink.

[Pards Rule]

It's weird.. this game feels like a blowout and has been over for awhile, but it's still a close game...

I was thinking the same thing. It feels as if NDSU is comfortable with the 17 point cushion and doesnt give LU any chance of denting it and is saving effort for next week - and feels it doesnt have anything to prove with a wider margin to press for it.

[Squealofthepig]

The guy keeps saying, "All you need is one foot in college."
What's the deal with that?

I think that was more a reminder to the play-by-play guy, as he made a thing in the first half on two catches at whether or not the receiver got two feet in bounds or not.

[Ginsbach]

Gotta love watching Ojuri run.

[Pards Rule]

Now Bison pressing for another score

[Southern Bison]

Bison on ESPN Gameplan. and kicking ***..Free
20 hot naked wings...$14.99
Enjoying both (and Budweiser) at Hooters...priceless

[Pard4Life]

You guys are fortunate to have a mammal as a mascot. No blonde vixen wants to cuddle with a hawk...or an engineer...

Damn right!! Leopard skin attire and accessories are limitless...

[NoDak 4 Ever]

I was thinking the same thing. It feels as if NDSU is comfortable with the 17 point cushion and doesnt give lU any chance of denting it and is saving effort for next week - and feels it doesnt have anything to prove with a wider margin to press for it.

That's how this team works. They handle games but don't blow teams out. Well, except Lafayette.

[Pards Rule]

Ojuri (no E) to the 5!!

[Drblankstare]

Bison must clean up the penalties. Real sloppy.

[LUBrewCrew]

That "trick" play interception killed us.

Demoralizing. We could've set the tone for the quarter (and for the half).

[Ginsbach]

Bison must clean up the penalties. Real sloppy.

I was glad to hear Brady's name called out (I went to high school with him) but I wish it would have been for a catch instead of a penalty. :(

[Pard4Life]

That's how this team works. They handle games but don't blow teams out. Well, except Lafayette.

We blew ourselves out...

[Pards Rule]

That's how this team works. They handle games but don't blow teams out. Well, except Lafayette.

And we were - no dispute - we have a rebuilding period here. Dont forget our friends cross state, St. Francis.

[TheBisonator]

Bison on ESPN Gameplan. and kicking ***..Free
20 hot naked wings...$14.99
Enjoying both (and Budweiser) at Hooters...priceless

I heard you saying about how you're going to be on a flight on Friday night, so you hope the game is on Sat. You and I are in the same boat. I'm on a flight to Minneapolis literally for the exact three hours the game would last if it was on Friday night. I'm praying for a Saturday game too.

[Pard4Life]

That "trick" play interception killed us.

Demoralizing. We could've set the tone for the quarter (and for the half).

Bison are making mistakes and playing sloppy, but they are good enough to just coast with their defense and run game... would that fly against Montana or SHSU? Or GSU?

[LEHIGH61]

Bialkowski will be the 2012 QB. He can actually throw the ball.

[NoDak 4 Ever]

And we were - no dispute - we have a rebuilding period here. Dont forget our friends cross state, St. Francis.

Oh of course, I just wanted to qualify my remarks. I figured I would have been corrected by some Lafayette fans.

[Pards Rule]

Ojuri to the one

[TheBisonator]

Bison are making mistakes and playing sloppy, but they are good enough to just coast with their defense and run game... would that fly against Montana or SHSU? Or GSU?

No it won't.

[NoDak 4 Ever]

Oh the TV guy corrected the official. it is North Dakota STATE!

[Ginsbach]

The head ref is the most monotone, boring official I have ever heard.

[Drblankstare]

I was glad to hear Brady's name called out (I went to high school with him) but I wish it would have been for a catch instead of a penalty. :(

Well that's one way to let everyone know your on the team.:D

[dystopiamembrane]

Do they really need to explain the rules to us?

[FCS_pwns_FBS]

No it won't.

You will need to throw the ball to beat GSU.

[Pards Rule]

Review that Ojuri was down before line - he was.

[Pard4Life]

And we were - no dispute - we have a rebuilding period here. Dont forget our friends cross state, St. Francis.

We are not St. Francis, or even Duquesne! haha

[NoDak 4 Ever]

He was in. They know it.

[LUBrewCrew]

Regardless of the outcome, you NDSU fans, for the most part, have shown a lot of class and I was Bohled over by your coach.

I may hop on the NDSU bandwagon for the rest of the Tournament.

[Ginsbach]

Touchdown Bison!

[NoDak 4 Ever]

You will need to throw the ball to beat GSU.

Sure they do, about 10-15 times just like every week.

[dystopiamembrane]

"When you hand it off, the tendency is...you lose yardage."

[Pards Rule]

We are not St. Francis, or even Duquesne! haha

TD NDSU! Yes I know - I want to play the Bison again after we correct our issues....

[Pards Rule]

NDSU 24 Lehigh 0

[TheBisonator]

You will need to throw the ball to beat GSU.

We need Ryan Smith healthy.

[Pard4Life]

I missed the first two minutes of the game... did they even give a reason for Spadola's suspension? Last night during the Montana game, they just kept saying he was suspended without providing a reason.

[Drblankstare]

Regardless of the outcome, you NDSU fans, for the most part, have shown a lot of class and I was Bohled over by your coach.

I may hop on the NDSU bandwagon for the rest of the Tournament.
Same to you guys. Congrats on a great season.

[dystopiamembrane]

Racist tweet.

[hawkineer]

Andy and Dave really need to explain the Colvin experiment. What a bonehead move!

[TheBisonator]

Racist tweet.

He was joking.....

[Southern Bison]

When is the NCAA expected to unveil next weekend's schedule?

[LUBrewCrew]

Racist tweet.

I wouldn't say "racist" so much as "stupid" or "tone deaf" (insensitive).

I'm going to catch it for that, aren't I?

[dystopiamembrane]

It's always a joke.

[Pards Rule]

Andy and Dave really need to explain the Colvin experiment. What a bonehead move!

Maybe Tavani suggested? He's been known to have a few ones up his sleeve!

[TheWatcher]

Well Lehigh had a great season, but it's ending tonight. Hats off to the Bison. Played tremendous defense tonight. I think LU actually played well enough on defense to win, but the offense couldn't get anything done tonight. Obviously the Bison D had lots to do with that. However, LU didn't help themselves with play calls at some key points. I don't think if Spadola played that Lehigh would have won, but he would have been a big help for lots of reasons.
Good luck to the Bison next week against GSU. I'm pretty sure GSU will put some points up!

[TheBisonator]

When is the NCAA expected to unveil next weekend's schedule?

I hope it's tonight. At least if we play on Friday night, I hope we can kickoff at 8pm local instead of 7pm.

[Pards Rule]

I wouldn't say "racist" so much as "stupid" or "tone deaf" (insensitive).

I'm going to catch it for that, aren't I?

No, I agree. I don't think Ryan is racist..

[LEHIGH61]

Congratuations North Dakota State! I told you we couldn't win without our All-American receiver. I knew your defense would be too much for us without him. Against most teams I would have given us a chance without Spadola. But not NDSU. And tonight everything just went haywire. Especially early when we got the turnovers and couldn't take advantage of them.

[Pards Rule]

Dont think he got the quik sneak!

[Squealofthepig]

Egads, how many false starts is that now?

[Pards Rule]

I guess he did...Hey Hawks good season!

[Pards Rule]

That Dome can be loud....causes false starts

[Ginsbach]

Whoa, NDSU was not D-2 when we beat Mississippi Valley State in 2006. They were still transitioning.

[Pards Rule]

I thought he had the pick! Littlejohn cant beleive it

[LUBrewCrew]

Congratuations North Dakota State! I told you we couldn't win without our All-American receiver. I knew your defense would be too much for us without him. Against most teams I would have given us a chance without Spadola. But not NDSU. And tonight everything just went haywire. Especially early when we got the turnovers and couldn't take advantage of them.

I'm putting this Loss on the coaching. If you have talent like Lum you should at least use him. And by "use him", I mean actually have him in the game.

[Squealofthepig]

I guess he did...Hey Hawks good season!

Agree. And definitely the best Patriot League team since Colgate '03!

[Pards Rule]

Punting??

[Pards Rule]

Agree. And definitely the best Patriot League team since Colgate '03!

Agreed!

[LUBrewCrew]

I'm putting this Loss on the coaching. If you have talent like Lum you should at least use him. And by "use him", I mean actually have him in the game.

Not to mention the preparation both for the environment and for "life" without Spadola. Not saying that the loss of Spadola is the determining factor, just that a truly good team shouldn't have that much on a Junior WR's shoulders and should be able to adjust.

[veinup]

this one is for THE FAN!!!! WE MISS YOU MAN!!!

[hawkineer]

I'm putting this Loss on the coaching. If you have talent like Lum you should at least use him. And by "use him", I mean actually have him in the game.

I'm putting being shut out on the coaches, not the loss.

[Pards Rule]

Congrtas Bison...BTW things turned when I donned my bison head and NDSU shirt at the start of the 2nd quarter!

[Pard4Life]

Racist tweet.

Oh believe me.. we know.. but I was just curious if they actually discussed why on-air.

[Pards Rule]

Also BTW congrats Bison on 25th playoff appearance! Beat those Birds!!

[Pard4Life]

Maybe Tavani suggested? He's been known to have a few ones up his sleeve!

HAHA!! That was my first reaction.. "that was a Tavani move."

[van]

I'm putting being shut out on the coaches, not the loss.

I'm putting it on the ND defense, they were stout all day.

[hawkineer]

It's been a great and enjoyable year. Good luck NDSU. Lehigh does have a habit of losing to the eventual NC or runner up.

[Ginsbach]

I'm putting it on the ND defense, they were stout all day.

*NDSU

;)

[LUBrewCrew]

Oh believe me.. we know.. but I was just curious if they actually discussed why on-air.

Actually giving people too much context may call the NCAA's judgement into question. I haven't even seen what was tweeted.

[Lehigh'98]

ongrats NDSU, too much on the road. LU was outcoached and outplayed and its a shame because it was their best chance for a national title since 1998. YOu gotta show up on all cylinders in a hostile environment like this and unfortunately we didnt do that today.

[NoDak 4 Ever]

Hail the Bison!

[Pards Rule]

NDSU to Frisco!! I can feel it!

[Squealofthepig]

Why do Coach Bohl's NDSU-colored posters say "Believe"? Shouldn't they say "Bohlieve"?

[Pard4Life]

I always knew you could stop Lehigh's offense with the right team (let's face it, not many of those on their schedule), but Lehigh's defense really earned this team's stripes in the end.

[Pards Rule]

Game over NDSU 24-0 over Lehigh

[Squealofthepig]

Awesome defense today Bison!

[Pard4Life]

Wait for it... Wait for it... Wait for it...

...at least Lafayette scored a touchdown...

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

This game went almost exactly how i expected it.

At least Temple beat Vilenova in hoops!!!

[Pard4Life]

Nice job Bison... congrats on a great win and hope to see you in Frisco...

[LUBrewCrew]

Wait for it... Wait for it... Wait for it...

...at least Lafayette scored a touchdown...

heh heh. OK, time to put down some cold ones.

[Cleets]

Wait for it... Wait for it... Wait for it...

...at least Lafayette scored a touchdown...

I knew that was coming - you do not disappoint xlolx

[Ginsbach]

I was not impressed with Lum today - as soon as you got pressure on him, he looked really flustered.

Great season for Lehigh!

NDSU/GSU next week. Too bad my flight gets in to Fargo at 8pm Saturday. I'll miss the game. :(

[Drblankstare]

Great win, not a great game. Who cares time to party.

[LUBrewCrew]

I was not impressed with Lum today - as soon as you got pressure on him, he looked really flustered.

Great season for Lehigh!

NDSU/GSU next week. Too bad my flight gets in to Fargo at 8pm Saturday. I'll miss the game. :(

He still racked up some decent yardage. I was listening to the game, so couldn't really see how well he was throwing the ball.

[Pards Rule]

Wait for it... Wait for it... Wait for it...

...at least Lafayette scored a touchdown...

I knew that was coming from you - TECHNICAL!

[Pard4Life]

I was not impressed with Lum today - as soon as you got pressure on him, he looked really flustered.

Great season for Lehigh!

NDSU/GSU next week. Too bad my flight gets in to Fargo at 8pm Saturday. I'll miss the game. :(

Don't tell that to The Fan... that is his flaw and many teams could not really get to him until now. That's why there's playoffs...

[heath]

Bradshaw would have missed Swann also

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

This was my take before the game, i think it turned out to be pretty accurate.

"NDSU just has to focus on the short passes and tackle well. If they do that they should win the game comfortably. Lehigh doesn't have the ability to stretch the field in the passing game. They also don't have any big play potential outside of a trick play. I would expect the NDSU's DB's to be able to jump the short routes and get a couple int's as a result.

Lehigh's defense needs to play a monumental game to have a chance."

"With everything I said, and having seen both Lehigh and NDSU play, I think NDSU wins 34-13.

I don't see how Lehigh is going to be able to keep the NDSU defense honest. They're going to have use some sort of dink and dunk, screen orientated offense which won't have much success against NDSU's D. I think Lehigh's defense will play very well for the first 2.5 quarters but will ultimately wilt from being on the field too much"

[Pards Rule]

I was not impressed with Lum today - as soon as you got pressure on him, he looked really flustered.

Great season for Lehigh!

NDSU/GSU next week. Too bad my flight gets in to Fargo at 8pm Saturday. I'll miss the game. :(

Call Rick Berg's office - he'll get it changed!

[Pard4Life]

He still racked up some decent yardage. I was listening to the game, so couldn't really see how well he was throwing the ball.

Quick release, but many passes were overthrown, behind, or high... Lum was 25-52, 286

[heath]

xnodxBTW Lafayette still sucksxnodx

[Pard4Life]

heh heh. OK, time to put down some cold ones.

Finally, a Lehigh fan with a sense of humor.

[NoDak 4 Ever]

So had this not been a separate thread, it would have been 112 pages.

[Pard4Life]

xnodxBTW Lafayette still sucksxnodx

... but we scored a touchdown against NDSU... didn't even need the XP!

[Cleets]

We need more Lafayette calendar images posted (STAT) Moderators orders

[Pards Rule]

xnodxBTW Lafayette still sucksxnodx

But you swallow - so we even?

[LehighU11]

Congrats to NDSU. Great game by both defenses. Unfortunate to see the season end this way, but the NCAA can't take away 4 straight against Lafayette, back to back undefeated PL titles, an absolute classic at Towson, and the Lambert Cup. Truly a memorable season.

To NDSU, sorry for the circus this week. Several of us, myself included, got too heated over what was an unfair decision in our minds. Best of luck moving forward.

[Lehigh'98]

heh heh. OK, time to put down some cold ones.

Way ahead of you. This ruined my night. Maybe there is a good boxing match on.

[Pard4Life]

All right.. time to eat and watch that "ceremony" about some other college football level featuring exhibition games and computer-driven algorithm champions...

[Ginsbach]

Quick release, but many passes were overthrown, behind, or high... Lum was 25-52, 286

And 0 TD, 2 INT.

[frozennorth]

Congrats a good lehigh team.

How was the crowd/noise?

[Pard4Life]

We need more Lafayette calendar images posted (STAT) Moderators orders

The keeper of the calendar is Bogus Megapardus... the images are scattered in the forum over the past few months...

[Cleets]

The keeper of the calendar is Bogus Megapardus... the images are scattered in the forum over the past few months...

You're looking to get banned with that answer mr.

[frozennorth]

All right.. time to eat and watch that "ceremony" about some other college football level featuring exhibition games and computer-driven algorithm champions...

If trent richardson wins I'm gonna puke. Rg3 and montee ball should have run away win it.

[LUBrewCrew]

Way ahead of you. This ruined my night. Maybe there is a good boxing match on.

There is always the Giants...

Ugh...my life is now devoid of any interesting football.

[tojo70]

To NDSU, sorry for the circus this week. Several of us, myself included, got too heated over what was an unfair decision in our minds. Best of luck moving forward.
Classy (and not being sarcastic) I probably would've spouted off a bit too if it would've happened to an NDSU player

[Hammerhead]

I didn't watch the entire Montana/UNI game, but our marching band seems to have a much bigger repertoire than Montana's band.


And now "Blister in the Sun". Have I mentioned I'm getting a kick out of NDSU's band?

[Pards Rule]

All right.. time to eat and watch that "ceremony" about some other college football level featuring exhibition games and computer-driven algorithm champions...

save yourself an hour and read it online or in the press tomorrow - cannot believe people would waste their valuable time watching this foolishness!! Who the hell cares? Really!

[Twentysix]

Congrats a good lehigh team.

How was the crowd/noise?

The noise was not as good as it has been, but it was still quite an enviornment.

[ndsu71und74]

BSA scheduled as back up for graduation as of last Monday.

[Engineer86]

Congrats to NDSU, Spadola might have helped, but would not have changed the outcome. I could not watch do to other commitments but followed enough to see that The game pattern went the way that many said would lead to a NDSU win. Clearly a bend but don't break D and even with a kicking game FG's don't put you in position to win football games.

Good Luck going forward. I till plan to watch some great football. And man was was it cold here today in the Lehigh Valley, 32 degrees ... burrr

[Pard4Life]

Ultimately, it seems Spadola's absence did not have an effect... Lehigh was focused and ready to play, but NDSU was too tough this day. My fellow Pard fan accomplice says that Coen should be fired for the Colvin call. I wouldn't go that far, and Colvin could have just thrown it away, but it was questionable to put him in there.

[Lehigh Football Nation]

Big props to NDSU. They are a great team. Best of luck the rest of the way. Enjoy the ride.

[hawkineer]

My fellow Pard fan accomplice says that Coen should be fired for the Colvin call.

Wishful thinking!;) My problem with Colvin being in is it was incredibly unfair to Lum who had driven the team down the field. Colvin, quite frankly, was inconsequential all year. That's what made him being in there to throw was so odd. Sometimes coaches, all coaches, just out think themselves.xoopsx

[van]

I was not impressed with Lum today - as soon as you got pressure on him, he looked really flustered.

Great season for Lehigh!

NDSU/GSU next week. Too bad my flight gets in to Fargo at 8pm Saturday. I'll miss the game. :(

I have to agree some, looked like the 2009 Lum a few times.

[BisonBohl]

Taking Lum out when it was 17-0 and you guys were driving in the red-zone really baffled me. Fine if you want a running qb to come in and run but to have him throw what was an absolute terrible decision. If you guys could have scored there it would been 17-7 heading to the fourth...

That one confused me....

[Gil Dobie]

Congrats to Lehigh on a great season

[MTfan4life]

I wore my Montana maroon shirt to the game and got a lot of fun looks! haha I had some comments too from some of the less sober fans, but I just brushed them off. If you saw a very attractive man wearing a Montana shirt, you very likely saw me. :D xlolx
It was my first bison game and I enjoyed the playoff atmosphere in the dome. It really amplified the noise at even the lame moments.

My one comment from the game, Coach Coen, or whoever pulled Lum on that drive, comes up with one of the worst coaching decisions I have ever seen in my life. What the heck happened there? Maybe pick a different moment of a game to try your backup quarterback trickery. I guess one more comment. How often during the quarterfinals of the playoffs does a team have 3 TO's in the first half and still lead 17-0?

Well done Bison, I may very well have to come again next week.

[ngineer]

Taking Lum out when it was 17-0 and you guys were driving in the red-zone really baffled me. Fine if you want a running qb to come in and run but to have him throw what was an absolute terrible decision. If you guys could have scored there it would been 17-7 heading to the fourth...

That one confused me....


Understatement of the year. I still cannot get over that call. UFR. There were over 100 of us at Starters and we were all dumbfounded. Why does one take a Walter Payton Finalist out after driving the team 70+ yards?! Not sure if that was Cecchini's call or Coen's, although Andy has the last say. NDSU is a real tough team. I think Spadola's absence allowed the secondary to clamp down on our receivers without having to double the WRs and allowing the upfront D to blitz alot, which clearly bothered Lum. Facing frequent blitzing without your one of your 'hot' receivers effects not only timing but confidence. Gordon had one catch, and that was early in the game. Still, I don't see Spadola's absence making difference in the outcome, but would have been a closer game. Defense was unable to get off the field, as I said earlier that was the number one key. Those two 15 yard penalties that allowed Bison to continue that 97 yard drive for a TD was huge. A team like ours cannot afford such stupid mistakes. I was very impressed with Bison's run game..#22 was very impressive with his quick change of direction. We faced no back like that this year, and at this level, the difference in speed between the teams is evident. Not being able to take advantage of the turnovers early was huge. Getting up early in the game was important, and against great teams opportunities like that don't happen often.

Still, it was a great season for us. 11-2 (21-5 over last two years), back to back undefeated league titles, and likely Lambert Cup Champions! The strange events of the past week ending up with a loss puts a bitter taste in the mouth, but upon reflection, this will go down as one of the best in Lehigh's history.

Spring ball will be very interesting, as I suspect the competition for starting QB will be WIDE OPEN. Colvin is a great kid, big and strong, but he's come up short several times, now, in big situations with turnovers. Bialkowski is a better thrower and the freshman from Arizona is fleet afoot. A number of receivers, including Spadola will return, as will the entire backfield and half the OL. So the future remains bright.

Good luck Bison! I expect to see you in Frisco. A real class program that plays football the way it should be played....except for the carpet (;-)

[SCBison]

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Understatement of the year. I still cannot get over that call. UFR. There were over 100 of us at Starters and we were all dumbfounded. Why does one take a Walter Payton Finalist out after driving the team 70+ yards?! Not sure if that was Cecchini's call or Coen's, although Andy has the last say. NDSU is a real tough team. I think Spadola's absence allowed the secondary to clamp down on our receivers without having to double the WRs and allowing the upfront D to blitz alot, which clearly bothered Lum. Facing frequent blitzing without your one of your 'hot' receivers effects not only timing but confidence. Gordon had one catch, and that was early in the game. Still, I don't see Spadola's absence making difference in the outcome, but would have been a closer game. Defense was unable to get off the field, as I said earlier that was the number one key. Those two 15 yard penalties that allowed Bison to continue that 97 yard drive for a TD was huge. A team like ours cannot afford such stupid mistakes. I was very impressed with Bison's run game..#22 was very impressive with his quick change of direction. We faced no back like that this year, and at this level, the difference in speed between the teams is evident. Not being able to take advantage of the turnovers early was huge. Getting up early in the game was important, and against great teams opportunities like that don't happen often.

Still, it was a great season for us. 11-2 (21-5 over last two years), back to back undefeated league titles, and likely Lambert Cup Champions! The strange events of the past week ending up with a loss puts a bitter taste in the mouth, but upon reflection, this will go down as one of the best in Lehigh's history.

Spring ball will be very interesting, as I suspect the competition for starting QB will be WIDE OPEN. Colvin is a great kid, big and strong, but he's come up short several times, now, in big situations with turnovers. Bialkowski is a better thrower and the freshman from Arizona is fleet afoot. A number of receivers, including Spadola will return, as will the entire backfield and half the OL. So the future remains bright.

Good luck Bison! I expect to see you in Frisco. A real class program that plays football the way it should be played....except for the carpet (;-) Friday/Saturday will be last day for carpet..Field turf is coming in next year.

[Lehigh Football Nation]

My recap:

http://lehighfootballnation.blogspot.com/2011/12/lehigh-0-north-dakota-state-24-final.html

[Squealofthepig]

My recap:

http://lehighfootballnation.blogspot.com/2011/12/lehigh-0-north-dakota-state-24-final.html

Good recap. Curious to hear what other Lehigh fans thought of the atmosphere who went - hopefully Bison Nation treated you all well.

And, again - grats on a great year, and the best Patriot league team since the '03 Colgate team. Good luck to Lum on the Peyton award! (Which, I think, I may be misspelling).

[MTfan4life]

Good recap. Curious to hear what other Lehigh fans thought of the atmosphere who went - hopefully Bison Nation treated you all well.

And, again - grats on a great year, and the best Patriot league team since the '03 Colgate team. Good luck to Lum on the Peyton award! (Which, I think, I may be misspelling).

As for the atmosphere, there were a couple good ribbing cheers when Lehigh came out to the field before the game started, but I didn't hear anything collective after that. I was recently part of a student section, and people may think certain cheers are "classless," but drunk college kids don't give a **** what anyone thinks. So, I enjoy a good collective bash every once in a while. I believe the two very short but decently loud cheers I heard were: "You Can't Tweet That" (You can't do that) & "Where is Ryan?" (Let's go bison, followed by clap sequence) Haha, I liked their creativity and that they only did it momentarily during Lehigh's entrance. Go ahead, call it classless, but if you do, please show me to a large group of intoxicated college students who only show class. :P

[Engineer86]

As for the atmosphere, there were a couple good ribbing cheers when Lehigh came out to the field before the game started, but I didn't hear anything collective after that. I was recently part of a student section, and people may think certain cheers are "classless," but drunk college kids don't give a **** what anyone thinks. So, I enjoy a good collective bash every once in a while. I believe the two very short but decently loud cheers I heard were: "You Can't Tweet That" (You can't do that) & "Where is Ryan?" (Let's go bison, followed by clap sequence) Haha, I liked their creativity and that they only did it momentarily during Lehigh's entrance. Go ahead, call it classless, but if you do, please show me to a large group of intoxicated college students who only show class. :P

There is nothing wrong with those cheers whatsoever. Just shows kids are having fun. When I started reading your post I was thinking they got more specific which I would have viewed differently, but no problem with that support of their team. That type of stuff is part of why the students have fun at the games and the student section is a huge part of the atmosphere of any college game. xthumbsupxxbowx

[LehighGuy]

Everyone is swooning over NDSU's runningbacks. Watching the game yesterday, I got the impress that your offensive line really makes a group of serviceable backs look like all stars. The the blocks was so good on some downs I felt like I could have run through the holes! Kudos to the big guys up front!

[NoDak 4 Ever]

Everyone is swooning over NDSU's runningbacks. Watching the game yesterday, I got the impress that your offensive line really makes a group of serviceable backs look like all stars. The the blocks was so good on some downs I felt like I could have run through the holes! Kudos to the big guys up front!

Those guys are strong and don't go down on first contact. That is more than serviceable.

[ngineer]

Friday/Saturday will be last day for carpet..Field turf is coming in next year.

Geez--I guess timing is everything! Hope for a revisit in the not too distant future.

[NoDak 4 Ever]

Geez--I guess timing is everything! Hope for a revisit in the not too distant future.

Not likely. Georgia Southern is coming up to Fargo to dismantle our team and make it so we will cancel the program.

[Professor Chaos]

Everyone is swooning over NDSU's runningbacks. Watching the game yesterday, I got the impress that your offensive line really makes a group of serviceable backs look like all stars. The the blocks was so good on some downs I felt like I could have run through the holes! Kudos to the big guys up front!
I thought McNorton had a pretty poor game yesterday but Ojuri played quite well. The Bison have a very good stable of RBs but the O-line is the reason that they're in the semifinals right now.

[RichH2]

Congrats to NDSU. We lost to a better team yesterday. Even with Ryan , I dont think we could've pulled it off. Much closer game but westill come up short. Good luck next week.

Student cheers hit home but they were creative. Did not see anything wrong with them

[ColgateTD]

Great ride for LU. Sorry about the outcome, but you guys will be a force again next year in the PL (unfortunately for us) :(

[ngineer]

Great ride for LU. Sorry about the outcome, but you guys will be a force again next year in the PL (unfortunately for us) :(
Yes, we have a good core coming back on both sides of the ball next year. While we will lose a big senior class, Coen and Co. have worked alot of underclassmen into the mix throughout the year. Biggest Q will be at QB..Is Colvin ready for prime time or will Bialkowski beat him out? Colvin is big and strong, but questionable accuracy...might remind some as a mini-Tebow. Bialkowski appears to have a stronger and more 'fluid' arm, so the competition should be good. Two other QBs in the wings as well, though much greener.

[BisonBabe]

Yes, we have a good core coming back on both sides of the ball next year. While we will lose a big senior class, Coen and Co. have worked alot of underclassmen into the mix throughout the year. Biggest Q will be at QB..Is Colvin ready for prime time or will Bialkowski beat him out? Colvin is big and strong, but questionable accuracy...might remind some as a mini-Tebow. Bialkowski appears to have a stronger and more 'fluid' arm, so the competition should be good. Two other QBs in the wings as well, though much greener.

Hopefully by the end of Spring ball things will be a little clearer as to who will be the next QB...I think it is bad for the team for there to be controversy over that position. All teams need a good steady QB to lead them. I was happy with the game. Both our teams seemed to be off to start the game but I was glad to see that for the most part it was a clean game no major injuries for either team. Hope to play host to Lehigh again in the future.

[LehighU11]

Colvin is big and strong, but questionable accuracy...might remind some as a mini-Tebow.

Should be an interesting competition. Last year's offensive scheme with Lum and Colvin reminded me of the Chris Leak and Tebow combo that Florida went with in 2007 when they won their NC.

[ngineer]

Hopefully by the end of Spring ball things will be a little clearer as to who will be the next QB...I think it is bad for the team for there to be controversy over that position. All teams need a good steady QB to lead them. I was happy with the game. Both our teams seemed to be off to start the game but I was glad to see that for the most part it was a clean game no major injuries for either team. Hope to play host to Lehigh again in the future.

We hope. Boyko, one of our LB's left with what could be a serious knee, and RB Sherman left with what looked like an ankle. Word not back, yet on degree. But considering the 'reputation' of the "the carpet", there didn't seem to be # of injuries that would be beyond the norm of any game on grass or field turf. Yes, we'd like another crack at the Bison. In fact, I'd like to see how they do without "the 12th Man". (;-) A neat atmosphere, though. A lot of schools are jealous of that.

[BisonBacker]

Congrats to Lehigh on a great year.

[PLfan]

squealofthepig - As a Lehigh fan in attendance I thought the whole Fargo and game experience was fantastic. Wearing our Lehigh attire around town we were made very welcome. I can't begin to count how many times people went out of their way to stop us and welcome us to Fargo. Many invited us into their tailgates - where we were enthusiastically welcomed (thanks again FBC)!

The atmosphere in the Fargodome was as expected - festive and loud. I know for a fact that our players were looking forward to it also, definitely not the usual patriot league gameday atmosphere. I also didn't think the student-led chants were over the top, especially compared to the behavior of the Towson and Delaware fans at our last two playoff games.

Thanks Bison fans and best of luck the rest of the way!