Weaknesses of No Dak State Bison

[BigHouseClosedEnd]

OK. Do the Bison have any weaknesses?

[PantherRob82]

1 dimensional running QBs.

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Home games against USD, but that doesn't help you. :D

[Sundog]

AMERICAN IDOL and mint chocolate chip ice cream

[thebootfitter]

Without Wentz, they are decent when they need to pass, but if the run defense is solid, the Bison passing game could be considered a weakness.

Also, right now, the field goals have been inconsistent.

We false start way more than we should.

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[Winterborn]

Taylor Swift concerts......

[Southern Bison]

Georgia Southern cheerleader captains...but only if you're a wide receiver.

[TheKingpin28]

Georgia Southern cheerleader captains...but only if you're a wide receiver.

🙌

[Southern Bison]

Point blank...the Bison LBs & Secondary are a much better unit than what ISU-r offered up last night. The NDSU front 4 can and will get pressure on the UR QB and hold Green in check. We've faced a pass-happy team in Montana and now a running team in UNI.

Simply put, the boys are playing their best football of the year right now.

[NDSU_grad]

Our offensive coordinator, according to a lot of Bison fans.

[centennial]

Taylor Swift concerts......
Ding ding ding

[Bison Fan in NW MN]

Point blank...the Bison LBs & Secondary are a much better unit than what ISU-r offered up last night. The NDSU front 4 can and will get pressure on the UR QB and hold Green in check. We've faced a pass-happy team in Montana and now a running team in UNI.

Simply put, the boys are playing their best football of the year right now.


This here.

Ill State's defense looked like a shell of itself compared to last year. The Bison defense is much better.

Looking forward to playing someone new.

[Schism55]

1.Dylon
2.Dylon
3.Dylon
I spit hot fire

[ST_Lawson]

Casey's pizza?

[BigHouseClosedEnd]

Ill State's defense looked like a shell of itself compared to last year.

Was anyone saying this prior to last night? I don't pay enough attention to MVC football to know.

[Bison56]

Casey's pizza?

Breakfast pizza anyways

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Was anyone saying this prior to last night? I don't pay enough attention to MVC football to know.

I would say all season, they had to come from behind in a lot of games to win.

[Bison Fan in NW MN]

Was anyone saying this prior to last night? I don't pay enough attention to MVC football to know.


All season.

Their offense has squeaked out games for them this season.

I'm not taking anything away from Richmond's performance last night, they played a great game to win on the road. NDSU's defense will be a different animal.

Looking forward to the matchup. Richmond can run and pass.

[bisonboone11]

Ditka

[BigHouseClosedEnd]

All season.

Their offense has squeaked out games for them this season.

I'm not taking anything away from Richmond's performance last night, they played a great game to win on the road. NDSU's defense will be a different animal.

Looking forward to the matchup. Richmond can run and pass.

Fair enough.

[Professor Chaos]

Chuck Norris wielding dual AK47s with chainsaw bayonets riding a mutated ill-tempered sea bass with a laser beam attached to its head.

That would be a good start...

[Schism55]

Bison D plays the next 2 games the way they've played the last 2, it's a wrap.
D line is getting nasty with it.

[Bison Fan in NW MN]

Chuck Norris wielding dual AK47s with chainsaw bayonets riding a mutated ill-tempered sea bass with a laser beam attached to its head.


Chuck rules!!

xthumbsupx

[Bisonwinagn]

Was anyone saying this prior to last night? I don't pay enough attention to MVC football to know.

Yes been saying all year a good passing team could put up a lot of points. The question was could anyone defend ISUR. Your first half performance was great and just good enough to hang on at the end.

[Bisonoline]

Our offensive coordinator, according to a lot of Bison fans.


^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
THIS!

[Bisonator]

Field goal kicking. It's been inconsistent at best this year. I miss Adam "4 toes" Keller.

[DJKyR0]

Kryptonite.

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[X-Factor]

Field goal kicking is definitely the top weakness. Other than that there really isn't a weakness, per se, but our WRs don't really have burner in their name and our QB is a freshman. On defense, if you can find a way to exploit Grimsley, there might be a small window for you. He has missed a few tackles as a true freshman, but has been steadily improving week-week.

[BisonFan02]

1.Dylon
2.Dylon
3.Dylon
I spit hot fire

Holy ****..... xlolx

[Bison56]

What the heck is a weakness? Never heard of it.

[TennBison]

Weaknesses, we don't need no stinking weaknesses !!

[caribbeanhen]

Richmond wont see any but Jacksonville State will see one, playing outside of Fargo is a weakness and Jacksonville State is the only team left capable of beating the Bison

[Southern Bison]

Richmond wont see any but Jacksonville State will see one, playing outside of Fargo is a weakness and Jacksonville State is the only team left capable of beating the Bison
3 of our 5 losses have been at home in these past 5 seasons...YSU, ISU-B, & USD. Only 2 on the road in the UNIDome and Montana (both very hostile environments)

Frisco is NOT a hostile environment for the Bison.

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[Bison Fan in NW MN]

3 of our 5 losses have been at home in these past 5 seasons...YSU, ISU-B, & USD. Only 2 on the road in the UNIDome and Montana (both very hostile environments)

Frisco is NOT a hostile environment for the Bison.

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xlolx...no kidding!!!

If the Bison make it to Frisco, just call it another home game like the last four.....although the 1st NC game was pretty close to 50/50

[caribbeanhen]

3 of our 5 losses have been at home in these past 5 seasons...YSU, ISU-B, & USD. Only 2 on the road in the UNIDome and Montana (both very hostile environments)

Frisco is NOT a hostile environment for the Bison.

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I would take my chances in Frisco, like many a Bison fans have said you ratchet it up a level when playoffs start and no one is beating you there

[Stonewall D]

Weaknesses, we don't need no stinking weaknesses !!
IMHO Richmond does not have the speed of your secondary. Also, NDSU has a strong D line that could cause Richmond trouble. I see few weaknesses of the NDSU defense.

[Bison Fan in NW MN]

IMHO Richmond does not have the speed of your secondary. Also, NDSU has a strong D line that could cause Richmond trouble. I see few weaknesses of the NDSU defense.


Which are?

[BisoNick]

Which are?

I think he meant more of there aren't very many noticeable ones. It was more of a compliment toward the d. Unless I read it wrong.


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[BisonFan02]

I found one......we are too white... xlolx

[andthehomeofthe-BIZON-]

I would say the offense being able to drive the field is a weakness against good defenses. Playing the field position game and pinning NDSU deep in our own territory has caused us fits at times. You can tell we put a lot of thought into the field position battle by the amount of time we put into special teams. I think teams in the past playoff runs thought they couldn't hang point wise for an entire game so they took too many chances that led to good field position. Looking at UNI who always gives us fits they play a conservative angle and try pin us deep. IMO that is a good strategy.

[Stonewall D]

Richmond often gives up a lot on special teams. Instead of kicking to a good receiver we often just make a pooch kick. We have very little confidence in our kickers. We often lose the field position battle.

[andthehomeofthe-BIZON-]

Richmond often gives up a lot on special teams. Instead of kicking to a good receiver we often just make a pooch kick. We have very little confidence in our kickers. We often lose the field position battle.

Ouch.... Then your offense had better score 35 if you want to win. A tough task in Fargo.

[Bison Fan in NW MN]

I think he meant more of there aren't very many noticeable ones. It was more of a compliment toward the d. Unless I read it wrong.


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Maybe.

As a Bison fans we have seen what kind of teams can beat the Bison. Power teams that match up physically with the Bison....UNI or passing teams that have a good balance of run/pass.

Richmond can do both, so I suspect the Bison defense will be challenged. But with how the Bison defense has been playing, I think it will be very difficult for Richmond to consistently score against them. This game could be like the New Hampshire game a few years ago.

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Richmond often gives up a lot on special teams. Instead of kicking to a good receiver we often just make a pooch kick. We have very little confidence in our kickers. We often lose the field position battle.


One thing the Bison do very well is the field position game.

[NoDak 4 Ever]

I found one......we are too white... xlolx

True story. My friend comes out of the bathroom after the game in Frisco last year and tells me an Illinois State fan apparently remarked that "man, you have a lot of white guys on your team".

[Gil Dobie]

Southern Speed, heat and humidity.

[Catsfan90]

I found one......we are too white... xlolx
When blm protests the game, Richmond may have a chance.

[NoDak 4 Ever]

When blm protests the game, Richmond may have a chance.

The lack of diversity in North Dakota is clearly a microaggression.

[Professor Chaos]

True story. My friend comes out of the bathroom after the game in Frisco last year and tells me an Illinois State fan apparently remarked that "man, you have a lot of white guys on your team".
He should've said "you guys should see South Dakota State".

[BEAR]

Bison weakness: Going to the Natty game...its a weakness they just can't seem to overcome.

Which makes me think..I wonder how many tickets will be on sale and what they can get for them if the Bison DON'T make it. xlolx

[JSUSoutherner]

Bison weakness: Going to the Natty game...its a weakness they just can't seem to overcome.

Which makes me think..I wonder how many tickets will be on sale and what they can get for them if the Bison DON'T make it. xlolx

The stadium will be half empty and they will be giving away tickets for free.

[NoDak 4 Ever]

Bison weakness: Going to the Natty game...its a weakness they just can't seem to overcome.

Which makes me think..I wonder how many tickets will be on sale and what they can get for them if the Bison DON'T make it. xlolx

Eastern Washington and Villanova got 13k or so.

[Sycamore62]

1 dimensional running QBs.

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Home games against USD, but that doesn't help you. :D

Pick 6s (nope not gonna go away)

Also if you are a mid level MVFC team that has been trying to get out of a losing season slump, that is an advantage at the Fargo Dome

[NoDak 4 Ever]

People thinking No Dak State is a good way to write the name of our University.

[JSUSoutherner]

People thinking No Dak State is a good way to write the name of our University.

Could be worse, they could call you Jackson State or Jacksonville University and think you're in Florida.

[Eight Legger]

People thinking No Dak State is a good way to write the name of our University.

But your username is .... oh, nevermind.

[1984]

The lack of diversity in North Dakota is clearly a microaggression.
FCS recrute mostly on a regional basis. The region around here is mostly white. True there are more blacks than there used to be here, but most seem to be to smart to move where they are going to freeze their *ss off. Or maybe we are just to dumb to leave.

[BigHouseClosedEnd]

But your username is .... oh, nevermind.

Beautiful.

[AmsterBison]

Richmond often gives up a lot on special teams. Instead of kicking to a good receiver we often just make a pooch kick. We have very little confidence in our kickers. We often lose the field position battle.

Yeah, I saw that in the ISU-Red game... however, Richmond really executed the pooch kick well.

[Thumper 76]

Get Jesus on your side. Have him turn their water and Gatorade into wine. By the second half they will be drunk and dehydrated. Game over.

[Professor Chaos]

Get Jesus on your side. Have him turn their water and Gatorade into wine. By the second half they will be drunk and dehydrated. Game over.
Alcohol only makes people from North Dakota stronger. xtroublex

[Twentysix]

Pick 6s (nope not gonna go away)

Also if you are a mid level MVFC team that has been trying to get out of a losing season slump, that is an advantage at the Fargo Dome

No kidding. We are at our weakest at home.

[AmsterBison]

Alcohol only makes people from North Dakota stronger. xtroublex

Funnier and better-looking too.

In answer to the question: boobs.

[NoDak 4 Ever]

Funnier and better-looking too.

In answer to the question: boobs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gc2ekrgM7Do

[Stonewall D]

IMHO, Richmond does not match up well against NDSU. From everything I have read on this board, Richmond can expect a dominant performance by the Bison. The d line is too strong and the o line will control the line of scrimmage. NDSU's special teams are better. The only area that might be exploited by the Spiders is NDSU's secondary.

[Bison Fan in NW MN]

IMHO, Richmond does not match up well against NDSU. From everything I have read on this board, Richmond can expect a dominant performance by the Bison. The d line is too strong and the o line will control the line of scrimmage. NDSU's special teams are better. The only area that might be exploited by the Spiders is NDSU's secondary.


FS and SS are both FR. Plus the Bison corners have been beaten this year a few times. I fully expect Richmond to go after the Bison secondary.

[BisonTru]

FS and SS are both FR. Plus the Bison corners have been beaten this year a few times. I fully expect Richmond to go after the Bison secondary.

Minor correction, FS Dempsey is a Sophomore. I doubt they'll have much success against CJ, but Champion is another story. ISU lost a lot of 50/50 balls, hope our guys fair better.

[Bison Fan in NW MN]

Minor correction, FS Dempsey is a Sophomore. I doubt they'll have much success against CJ, but Champion is another story. ISU lost a lot of 50/50 balls, hope our guys fair better.


yep, you're right...going off of memory....not all there I guess...xnodx

[MacThor]

Ah, there it is....

[caribbeanhen]

#21 better be ready

[Stonewall D]

I do not see the weaknesses in the secondary as an issue. If the pass rush is as dominant, Richmond will have a very difficult time matching up. It also sounds like your QB tends to stare down his main receiver. Again, I do not see that as important if you are so dominant in the run game. It could be a long night for the Spiders against the Bison. The spread is still about 13.5 points.

[tribefan40]

Having endured years of crowd noise, the collective eardrums of all bison coaches and players explode on the first UR drive, advantage spiders.

[Bisonoline]

Having endured years of crowd noise, the collective eardrums of all bison coaches and players explode on the first UR drive, advantage spiders.

Actually the crowd noise is a blessing in the fact you dont have to hear some of the most stupid crap that come out of some these hoople heads mouths.

[Twentysix]

I don't know about weaknesses, but... I just found one of NDSU's hidden strengths.

http://www.anygivensaturday.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=22041&stc=1

[Twentysix]

I guess it's not Richmond. Clearly it is the kicking game. xbawlingx

[BigHouseClosedEnd]

There were none.

End of thread.

[Twentysix]

There were none.

End of thread.

You must not have watched the same game as me. NDSU's kicking game was horrible.

[Hammerhead]

Luckily, it wasn't a close game with our kicking woes.

[Catsfan90]

Luckily, it wasn't a close game with our kicking woes.
UNH used to have the same issues until they finally benched our kicker. He would miss extra points and chip shots. It doesn't seem like much at the time, but they really come back to haunt you!

Is there anyone who can take the duties other than pedersen(sp).

[NoDak 4 Ever]

UNH used to have the same issues until they finally benched our kicker. He would miss extra points and chip shots. It doesn't seem like much at the time, but they really come back to haunt you!

Is there anyone who can take the duties other than pedersen(sp).

Lecompte can do it for one game.

[Nickels]

Kicking and back up qb are the two biggest that stood out to me.

[centennial]

Kicking and back up qb are the two biggest that stood out to me.

Backup QB had a Big 10 offer, and has learned from a NFL caliber QB. He can be a little late on his throws but he is still better than a lot of FCS QBs. Kicker is our big disadvantage. The same dude was fine in the regular season, since then he has lost his confidence.

[IBleedYellow]

Kicking and back up qb are the two biggest that stood out to me.
Keep calling our 8-0 backup QB a disadvantage.

I love it.

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[Nickels]

Keep calling our 8-0 backup QB a disadvantage.

I love it.

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You guys take EVERYTHING way too personal. Holy ****.

If Richmond's D had any sort of hand-eye coordination, he throws 3-4 pics last night. That is most certainly a weakness.

[Nickels]

Kicker is our big disadvantage. The same dude was fine in the regular season, since then he has lost his confidence.
We had one of the best in subdivision and he blew his knee out a few weeks back. We have a fish back there now. He's definitely a step down but doing fairly well for an inexperience freshman.

[IBleedYellow]

You guys take EVERYTHING way too personal. Holy ****.

If Richmond's D had any sort of hand-eye coordination, he throws 3-4 pics last night. That is most certainly a weakness.
I didn't take anything personal. Hah.

Just stating he's 8-0 as a Freshman, idk how that's a weakness.

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[NoDak 4 Ever]

You guys take EVERYTHING way too personal. Holy ****.

If Richmond's D had any sort of hand-eye coordination, he throws 3-4 pics last night. That is most certainly a weakness.

The team with the division lead in interceptions doesn't have "hand/eye coordination" for easy picks.

I'm sure that's it.

[Nickels]

LOL. You guys act like little league parents.

I guess those multiple late thrown out routes never happened. Don't want to hurt anyone's feelings discussing anything that MAY be perceived as a slightly negative aspect of the respected four time champion.

[BisonBacker]

Guys Stick did throw some ill advised passes that at a minimum could have been INT's and worse case pick 6's. Even our play by play guys were saying it. Nothing wrong with being objective.

[dewey]

Kicking and back up qb are the two biggest that stood out to me.

Agreed! The kicking, field goals and even extra points, are a big concern to me. Coach Klieman mentioned ed in the post game press conference that Ben LeCompte, punter, was sick as a dog yesterday receiving an IV before the game and that he thought affect Ted the first extra point and then then potentially snow balled on. Not an excuse I am just saying what I heard. The kicking game is clearly a weakness.

I would say the passing game is also a weakness but it has not been an issue because the running game, defense and special teams have been so good. If Wentz starts the championship game then the passing game goes from a weak essential to a strength.

I get that Stick is 8-0 as a starter but the passing g game is still a weakness. Stick makes some great throws and reads and then some head scratchers.

Dewey

[Bison56]

Guys Stick did throw some ill advised passes that at a minimum could have been INT's and worse case pick 6's. Even our play by play guys were saying it. Nothing wrong with being objective.

^This

[dewey]

Nothing wrong with being objective.

^^^^This right here!

Dewey

[WTFCollegefootballfan]

Agreed! The kicking, field goals and even extra points, are a big concern to me. Coach Klieman mentioned ed in the post game press conference that Ben LeCompte, punter, was sick as a dog yesterday receiving an IV before the game and that he thought affect Ted the first extra point and then then potentially snow balled on. Not an excuse I am just saying what I heard. The kicking game is clearly a weakness.

I would say the passing game is also a weakness but it has not been an issue because the running game, defense and special teams have been so good. If Wentz starts the championship game then the passing game goes from a weak essential to a strength.

I get that Stick is 8-0 as a starter but the passing g game is still a weakness. Stick makes some great throws and reads and then some head scratchers.

Dewey

Stick with Stick!!!

[IBleedYellow]

Of course he had ill-advised passes, but guess what stat matters?

WINS.

You could be the best QB to ever grace God's green earth, but if you can't win, NDSU fans will chew you up and spit you out.

FACT.

[stevdock]

FCS world you had about 7 weeks to bury the Bison and didn't get the job done. Even during the USD game, we lost a major piece of armor, but instead just made us stronger. Now you're paying the price for it as we are getting towards 2013 Bison levels.

[WTFCollegefootballfan]

Agreed! The kicking, field goals and even extra points, are a big concern to me. Coach Klieman mentioned ed in the post game press conference that Ben LeCompte, punter, was sick as a dog yesterday receiving an IV before the game and that he thought affect Ted the first extra point and then then potentially snow balled on. Not an excuse I am just saying what I heard. The kicking game is clearly a weakness.

I would say the passing game is also a weakness but it has not been an issue because the running game, defense and special teams have been so good. If Wentz starts the championship game then the passing game goes from a weak essential to a strength.

I get that Stick is 8-0 as a starter but the passing g game is still a weakness. Stick makes some great throws and reads and then some head scratchers.

Dewey

Coach K. said the players have confidence in Stick. Coach K. isn't going to mess with the way this team is playing.

[NoDak 4 Ever]

Of course he had ill-advised passes, but guess what stat matters?

WINS.

You could be the best QB to ever grace God's green earth, but if you can't win, NDSU fans will chew you up and spit you out.

FACT.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGXzlRoNtHU

[Nickels]

He may be named Stick, y'all may call him Stick but we all know who the ​real OG Stick is...

http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000R4xKocdS11w/s/750/750/MAF2012C023.jpg

[BisonFan02]

He may be named Stick, y'all may call him Stick but we all know who the ​real OG Stick is...

http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000R4xKocdS11w/s/750/750/MAF2012C023.jpg


Look at those Twigs.... xlolx

[Bison Fan in NW MN]

Coach K and the staff are all on the road today recruiting. Last year IIRC, they had 4 commitments the day after the semi-final game.

This staff works their butts off. He said they will hit the Twin cities, IA, SD,WI, KS, MO and FL....probably some more....I didn't catch the whole response that he had.

[dewey]

Coach K. said the players have confidence in Stick. Coach K. isn't going to mess with the way this team is playing.

Of course coach Klieman said that the team has confidence in Easton Stick. There isn't a good coach any where that would come out and tell everyone that their redshirt freshman quarterback doesn't have the team behind him. That would be disastrous.

NDSU weaknesses in my eyes.
Place kicking...especially field goals.
Passing game (down the field passing game)

The passing game weakness only becomes a bigger issue if NDSU is forced to pass the ball by being down late in the game or a team completely taking the run game away. If the run game, special teams and defense Co tinge at the same level the passing game weakness more than likely doesn't bite you with a loss. There is a big difference between passing g the ball when you want to versus passing the ball when you have to.

The NDSU coaches have done a great job getting the ball out of Sticks hands to pay makers in space to limit exposing the passing game weakness. Stick made some great throws but some not so good as well. The passing game right now reminds me of something between the 2010 and 2011 seasons.

I personally think Stick will be a stud for NDSU the next few years.

There is nothing wrong with admitting that NDSU has weaknesses on their team.

Dewey

[dewey]

He may be named Stick, y'all may call him Stick but we all know who the ​real OG Stick is...

http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000R4xKocdS11w/s/750/750/MAF2012C023.jpg

Oh Brian Bell. I remember in 2012 that hit Kyle Emanuel laid on him. I thought he was literally going to be broken in half. 4th down play where he did the play fake rolled put and as he turned Emanuel was right there to plant him. That hurt watching.

Dewey

[IBleedYellow]

Oh Brian Bell. I remember in 2012 that hit Kyle Emanuel laid on him. I thought he was literally going to be broken in half. 4th down play where he did the play fake rolled put and as he turned Emanuel was right there to plant him. That hurt watching.

Dewey

I'll always respect Bell.

He got his ass handed to him two years in a row by our defense, but he kept on playing.

[Bison Fan in NW MN]

Of course coach Klieman said that the team has confidence in Easton Stick. There isn't a good coach any where that would come out and tell everyone that their redshirt freshman quarterback doesn't have the team behind him. That would be disastrous.

NDSU weaknesses in my eyes.
Place kicking...especially field goals.
Passing game (down the field passing game)

The passing game weakness only becomes a bigger issue if NDSU is forced to pass the ball by being down late in the game or a team completely taking the run game away. If the run game, special teams and defense Co tinge at the same level the passing game weakness more than likely doesn't bite you with a loss. There is a big difference between passing g the ball when you want to versus passing the ball when you have to.

The NDSU coaches have done a great job getting the ball out of Sticks hands to pay makers in space to limit exposing the passing game weakness. Stick made some great throws but some not so good as well. The passing game right now reminds me of something between the 2010 and 2011 seasons.

I personally think Stick will be a stud for NDSU the next few years.

There is nothing wrong with admitting that NDSU has weaknesses on their team.

Dewey


Agree.

Place kicking
Deep pass routes by the other team.
Make Stick beat you with his arm.

[caribbeanhen]

Richmond wont see any but Jacksonville State will see one, playing outside of Fargo is a weakness and Jacksonville State is the only team left capable of beating the Bison

lets just hope we get a good game, I think we will

[TwinCitiesBison]

Bison defensive secondary is very physical. You'll find that if you throw it deep, you'll get A LOT of DPI and defensive holding calls against them.

[Thundar]

He may be named Stick, y'all may call him Stick but we all know who the ​real OG Stick is...

http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000R4xKocdS11w/s/750/750/MAF2012C023.jpg


This guy was thrown around like a rag doll 2 years straight........

[MacThor]

Guys Stick did throw some ill advised passes that at a minimum could have been INT's and worse case pick 6's. Even our play by play guys were saying it. Nothing wrong with being objective.

Richmond didn't make plays that were there.
NDSU made just about every play there was to be made.

[Wilson16]

Richmond didn't make plays that were there.
NDSU made just about every play there was to be made.

Very true statements. Could have used them a week ago too.

I'll St didn't make the plays that were there.
Richmond made just about every play there was to be made.

[Grizzlies82]

Agree.

Place kicking
Deep pass routes by the other team.
Make Stick beat you with his arm.

NW MN Bison, I think you nailed the three apparent weak links to this year's No Dakota State team.

I feel awful for NDSU's kicker. The poor kid has a train wreck going on in his head. Needs Zen therapy and a soft kitten to stroke between kicks.

NDSU secondary is the defense's weak link. Though rushing the front four (& occasional five) hasn't allowed QBs time to take advantage of this.

For a freshman, Stick has been playing exceptionally well. Still he is not a great passer. At least not yet. Relying on his arm is a recipe for failure.

None the less, taking advantage of these weak links is a trick for Jacksonville State. They need to grab a healthy lead to force NDSU out of their grind the clock ground game. Best way to get that lead is giving their QB time to find the open man, or to allow a deep route to develop. That said, nobody has been able to consistently withhold the Bison defensive line rush yet. Yet if the cocks want to win they need to score early and often. All in all, on paper this looks to be a great game. Go luck to both of you two.

[AmsterBison]

Richmond didn't make plays that were there.
NDSU made just about every play there was to be made.

Yeah, if Richmond's WRs and DBs haul in some of those catchable balls, it would have been a much closer game.

[Bison56]

NW MN Bison, I think you nailed the three apparent weak links to this year's No Dakota State team.

I feel awful for NDSU's kicker. The poor kid has a train wreck going on in his head. Needs Zen therapy and a soft kitten to stroke between kicks.

NDSU secondary is the defense's weak link. Though rushing the front four (& occasional five) hasn't allowed QBs time to take advantage of this.

For a freshman, Stick has been playing exceptionally well. Still he is not a great passer. At least not yet. Relying on his arm is a recipe for failure.

None the less, taking advantage of these weak links is a trick for Jacksonville State. They need to grab a healthy lead to force NDSU out of their grind the clock ground game. Best way to get that lead is giving their QB time to find the open man, or to allow a deep route to develop. That said, nobody has been able to consistently withhold the Bison defensive line rush yet. Yet if the cocks want to win they need to score early and often. All in all, on paper this looks to be a great game. Go luck to both of you two.

I think it will be a challenge to get to JSU 's QB he is pretty mobile which can by the WR time to get open.

[Lehigh'98]

Of course coach Klieman said that the team has confidence in Easton Stick. There isn't a good coach any where that would come out and tell everyone that their redshirt freshman quarterback doesn't have the team behind him. That would be disastrous.

NDSU weaknesses in my eyes.
Place kicking...especially field goals.
Passing game (down the field passing game)

The passing game weakness only becomes a bigger issue if NDSU is forced to pass the ball by being down late in the game or a team completely taking the run game away. If the run game, special teams and defense Co tinge at the same level the passing game weakness more than likely doesn't bite you with a loss. There is a big difference between passing g the ball when you want to versus passing the ball when you have to.

The NDSU coaches have done a great job getting the ball out of Sticks hands to pay makers in space to limit exposing the passing game weakness. Stick made some great throws but some not so good as well. The passing game right now reminds me of something between the 2010 and 2011 seasons.

I personally think Stick will be a stud for NDSU the next few years.

There is nothing wrong with admitting that NDSU has weaknesses on their team.

Dewey

Spot on with this post. I'll say it again. The way to beat NDSU is to strike early and get them out of their comfort zone. IF that were to happen, they are better off with Wentz bringing them from behind. To their credit, it's yet to happen in close to 5 years of playoff appearances.

[Gamecocks99]

What is the longest field goal for NDSU this year?

[NoDak 4 Ever]

What is the longest field goal for NDSU this year?

49 yds

[gumby013]

49 yds

Exactly 49 yards.

[NoDak 4 Ever]

Exactly 49 yards.
Troof. That was great!

[caribbeanhen]

if this game comes down to a FG you Bisons are gonna put some fresh fruit in your looms

[Twentysix]

if this game comes down to a FG you Bisons are gonna put some fresh fruit in your looms

No kidding. Our walk on kicker has the leg strength for a 55, but crap he can't hit a barn from 30 yds.

[THE HERD]

No kidding. Our walk on kicker has the leg strength for a 55, but crap he can't hit a barn from 30 yds.

Pederson will be fine....42yds and in his success rate is solid. A few of his misses in the playoffs should be put squarely on Kleimans shoulders and to his credit he even admitted that. You don't send a true freshmen kicker out there in the playoffs to kick a 54 yarder unless there is only a few seconds on the clock and your forced too. Polasek just needs to play call with that 40yd range in mind and if we are forced to send him out there for a long kick, at least we know he has the leg strength to get it there, some kickers just have no shot at the long kicks at this level of football. To say he can't hit a barn at 30 yds is a dumb statement though.

[Bison Fan in NW MN]

Pederson will be fine....42yds and in his success rate is solid. A few of his misses in the playoffs should be put squarely on Kleimans shoulders and to his credit he even admitted that. You don't send a true freshmen kicker out there in the playoffs to kick a 54 yarder unless there is only a few seconds on the clock and your forced too. Polasek just needs to play call with that 40yd range in mind and if we are forced to send him out there for a long kick, at least we know he has the leg strength to get it there, some kickers just have no shot at the long kicks at this level of football. To say he can't hit a barn at 30 yds is a dumb statement though.


This here.

Cam will be fine.

[THE HERD]

Pedersons stats: 20-29yds he is 2-3, 30-39yds he is 3-4, 40-49yds he is 4-7 and 50+ 0-2. So basically 40yds and in he is 5-7, which is 71%.

[NoDak 4 Ever]

Pedersons stats: 20-29yds he is 2-3, 30-39yds he is 3-4, 40-49yds he is 4-7 and 50+ 0-2. So basically 40yds and in he is 5-7, which is 71%.

This. Do NOT take the last game as indicative of his abilities.

I think Ben having the flu totally ****ed everybody on the kicking team. He botched a snap, screwed up a kickoff and probably had a couple of shaky holds for Cam. Fisher hasn't been doing him any favors either.

I'm completely OK with him in the NC game.

[AmsterBison]

NDSU's defense has looked helpless sometimes against the spread. Youngstown really carved up the defense on the ground (especially outside the tackles) but they couldn't pass. SIU couldn't run much but they carved NDSU up through the air. JSU can do both. They're like ISU-Red if the 'Birds QB was a better passer playing from behind a nastier OL.

On offense, the biggest problem is fumbling. At the beginning of the year, the interior offensive line looked terrible, but they've gotten better.

To me, JSU reminds me of the 1990 Pittsburg State team back in the D2 days... we kind of scoffed at their level of competition because their conference was weak. That turned out to be the most back-and-forth game in NDSU's D2 history.

[Professor Chaos]

NDSU's defense has looked helpless sometimes against the spread. Youngstown really carved up the defense on the ground (especially outside the tackles) but they couldn't pass. SIU couldn't run much but they carved NDSU up through the air. JSU can do both. They're like ISU-Red if the 'Birds QB was a better passer playing from behind a nastier OL.

On offense, the biggest problem is fumbling. At the beginning of the year, the interior offensive line looked terrible, but they've gotten better.

To me, JSU reminds me of the 1990 Pittsburg State team back in the D2 days... we kind of scoffed at their level of competition because their conference was weak. That turned out to be the most back-and-forth game in NDSU's D2 history.
I actually think Roberson last year was a slightly better passer than Jenkins is this year. Roberson this year is nowhere near what Jenkins was this year. I see a lot of similarities between ISUr last year and JSU this year but I'd probably give the 2015 JSU team the edge on the O-line and on defense.

Regardless, NDSU got torched on the ground by the ISUr read option in the 2014 title game to the tune of allowing 9.9 yards per rush. They'll need to do much better this year to win. They need to play the type of read option defense they played against UNI #2 or Jenkins will expose a weakness against running QBs that bit the Bison pretty frequently throughout the October games.

[NoDak 4 Ever]

I actually think Roberson last year was a slightly better passer than Jenkins is this year. Roberson this year is nowhere near what Jenkins was this year. I see a lot of similarities between ISUr last year and JSU this year but I'd probably give the 2015 JSU team the edge on the O-line and on defense.

Regardless, NDSU got torched on the ground by the ISUr read option in the 2014 title game to the tune of allowing 9.9 yards per rush. They'll need to do much better this year to win. They need to play the type of read option defense they played against UNI #2 or Jenkins will expose a weakness against running QBs that bit the Bison pretty frequently throughout the October games.

The defense in the last 3 playoff games has really led me to believe they have it figured out. They exorcised two demons in Montana and UNI, two defenses that really exposed their inexperience in the first meeting, then took on a hot offense in Richmond that hung 550 yds against Illinois State on the road.

3 weeks to gameplan further feeds my confidence.

[Bison Fan in NW MN]

The only time NDSU has gotten "carved up" is the first game against Montana through the air. In both games mentioned earlier where I guess the Bison got "carved up", the Bison outgained both of those teams.....SIU and YSU.