Jacks vs. Bison take 2

[NoVaJack]

Re: Jacks vs. Bison take 2

Not sure how you can argue NDSU isn't the better team, we are 10-1, won the Valley outright and did beat you guys in the process. Not saying it will be easy to do so again but those are the facts. I am expecting another hard fought game.

Because there is another game to play and even when we win this board will still get overrun with BVille refuguees claiming you are still a better team. It's what your side does. Doesn't mean Jacks fans have to accept it. Do you think the Bison are better than Indiana State? They beat you, we beat them, and so the point is what? This is the game that counts.

[BisonBohl]

Re: Jacks vs. Bison take 2

Gotta love BVille posters who come over here and make declarations like the Bison are the better team and expect it to be accepted as unchallenged truth on this board. We'll see. And no one on the planet can "guarantee" that their team will give their "best effort." You can hope for it, and you can even THINK your team is the best, but hoping and thinking does not make it fact.

Wow sensitive much??? Maybe you should reread my post, especially the very first sentence. And yes I fully expect the bison to give their best effort and I hope its enough to win the game.

[FargoBison]

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Because there is another game to play and even when we win this board will still get overrun with BVille refuguees claiming you are still a better team. It's what your side does. Doesn't mean Jacks fans have to accept it. Do you think the Bison are better than Indiana State? They beat you, we beat them, and so the point is what? This is the game that counts.

Yes, this is the only game that matters. But at this point I think it can be said NDSU is the better team, SDSU can still prove otherwise. That is the glory of the playoffs.

[jackdaniel]

Re: Jacks vs. Bison take 2

Another crack at the Bison,different outcome this time,it's our turn to put the hurt on!Go Jacks

[discoDancinJackrabbit]

Re: Jacks vs. Bison take 2

Jacks win this one.

[Danger41]

Re: Jacks vs. Bison take 2

While Danger has avoided engaging for obvious reasons, I will. Yes, he is very qualified to be one of the people that uses we on this board.

I can also speak from the position of having won more against the Bison than I have lost to them.

I can't fathom how so many NDSU fans don't see the Jacks as a legitimate threat and not some minor inconvenience enroute to National Championship glory. Especially after that EIU game. I've seen baby seal clubbings that were less one sided than that game. And don't try to convince me that EIU was that bad. The Jacks made them look that bad.

EIU is not NDSU. The Fargodome is not Coughlin. I get all of that and they're valid points. However, NDSU is not invincible. Even at home. Ask ISU-B.

Another hilarious point that is repeatedly brought up by the Bison faithful: The 2nd half of their last game. You would think that they were struck blind on the road to Damascus or something with how miraculous their performance was. They have one recent half of great offensive football, which is sufficient momentum, to guarantee a win. The Jacks have 2 STRAIGHT GAMES of highly dominant football (including a playoff win), which isn't enough momentum.

Oh well, I hope the team summons enough courage to step off the bus and into the Fargodome.

[Grape Ape]

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I think you need to reconsider your math. First of all, 250 tickets were set aside for the players families, with 250 sold through the ticket office. There were two windows and two phone lines. I was eighth in line at the ticket windows and I know they handled at least one person each minute (and several ahead of me were faster than that). But one per minute, means 4 buyers at 4 tickets each, which is 16 tickets per minute x 20 minutes = 320 tickets. It was not hard at all to believe they sold 250 in the 25 minutes before announcing SRO tickets. (The windows opened at five minutes before 1 p.m.)

It is too bad that more tickets can't be allotted to the visiting team in the FCS playoffs, but 500 is the minimum they have to offer and that's what the Bison did to us. Since it holds 19,000, it would have been barely fair to allow the team that was visiting 1000 tickets. Onward and upward!

You missed my original point. Being 35th in line should have meant that 136 tickets were sold ahead of me...at the most. Add in the tickets or so that could have been sold by phone in 20-25 minutes. That doesn't come to 500. But the team needed, and rightfully so, about 200-225 tickets for players, coaches, admin, etc. Again...my point being that they really had closer to 300 tickets to sell...not 500. Had they said 300 tickets were available, it wouldn't have come as such a surprise to the people who had waited in line but couldn't get tickets.

[sdsu_drake]

Re: Jacks vs. Bison take 2

I know the rest of the FCS doesn't feel the same way but my opinion on the MVC is 1 and 2 in the conference = 1 and 2 in the FCS. I know the Jacks had some issues in the Throwing game Early but as we rose in the MVC our play has to. I think that the bison could not have gotten a worse draw for thier first game, but I know we are going to have to execute better on offence and play with less penalties to win. I think both teams have great defences and anything can happen if your D can keep you with in striking distance.

[344Johnson]

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EIU is not NDSU. The Fargodome is not Coughlin. I get all of that and they're valid points. However, NDSU is not invincible. Even at home. Ask ISU-B.

Another hilarious point that is repeatedly brought up by the Bison faithful: The 2nd half of their last game. You would think that they were struck blind on the road to Damascus or something with how miraculous their performance was. They have one recent half of great offensive football, which is sufficient momentum, to guarantee a win. The Jacks have 2 STRAIGHT GAMES of highly dominant football (including a playoff win), which isn't enough momentum.

Oh well, I hope the team summons enough courage to step off the bus and into the Fargodome.

Dome is tough during the regular season, an awful day by Jensen was just enough for ISU-B to win and credit to them..

The 2nd half of the ISU-R game was a farcry of what we have watched the last several games. Tough to trash a fanbase for being very excited with finally seeing some offensive output against what has been a pretty good team.

[BisonNation]

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I can also speak from the position of having won more against the Bison than I have lost to them.

I can't fathom how so many NDSU fans don't see the Jacks as a legitimate threat and not some minor inconvenience enroute to National Championship glory. Especially after that EIU game. I've seen baby seal clubbings that were less one sided than that game. And don't try to convince me that EIU was that bad. The Jacks made them look that bad.

EIU is not NDSU. The Fargodome is not Coughlin. I get all of that and they're valid points. However, NDSU is not invincible. Even at home. Ask ISU-B.

Another hilarious point that is repeatedly brought up by the Bison faithful: The 2nd half of their last game. You would think that they were struck blind on the road to Damascus or something with how miraculous their performance was. They have one recent half of great offensive football, which is sufficient momentum, to guarantee a win. The Jacks have 2 STRAIGHT GAMES of highly dominant football (including a playoff win), which isn't enough momentum.

Oh well, I hope the team summons enough courage to step off the bus and into the Fargodome.

I will speak on behalf of most Bison fans and say that we do see the Jacks as a legit threat. However, not for the reasons you give. On any given day, any of the MVFC teams could have put up at least half the whoopin' on EIU that the Jacks did, not trying to take anything away from the pounding you gave. And yeah yeah 2 OT ISU-R... Blah blah. The Jacks had a perfect storm of conditions and matchups that favored them and it showed. I'd say the reason we see the Jacks as a threat is because they are so similar to the Bison. Good defense, good running game, efficient passing game, smart players.

And as far as looking at the 2nd half performance as a point of positive reference. After winning a national championship with the pieces of the puzzle still there to repeat, we as fans start demanding and anticipating perfection. We are fans after all. We wear the green and gold glasses just like any good fan would wear the color of their favorite team. Our offense has been struggling of late, no secret there. So yeah, we found a positive spark and hope to ride it past you on Saturday and through the playoffs. Just like you will ride your last two game efforts.

Well, I think that's a pretty decent first post and very much look forward to a great game on Saturday, as well as a great time cheering against some of you who will make the trip down! I have seats near the visitor's section and I feel it is my duty to throw some verbal smack every once in awhile! Don't forget to hit up tailgating if you can!

[JackrabbitGuy]

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Not sure how you can argue NDSU isn't the better team, we are 10-1, won the Valley outright and did beat you guys in the process. Not saying it will be easy to do so again but those are the facts. I am expecting another hard fought game.

I get you FargoBison. Your team are defending national champs and current conference champs. You've got that going for you, which is nice. I don't know that is going to happen on Saturday, but I believe that the Jackrabbits are as well equipped as anyone in the FCS to end your title run this year and make a run on our own.

I expect that both defenses will show up big time and this will be a tough physical game which will test both squads. In a game like that, there's no telling what could make the difference. I suspect that it will be closely contested enough that one of these X factor plays will play a huge roll in the outcome: turnovers, a single explosive long run or pass TD, blocked punt, kick return TD. You get where I'm coming from.

Wish I could be up there. It should be a very interesting afternoon.

[NoVaJack]

Re: Jacks vs. Bison take 2

I can also speak from the position of having won more against the Bison than I have lost to them.

I can't fathom how so many NDSU fans don't see the Jacks as a legitimate threat and not some minor inconvenience enroute to National Championship glory. Especially after that EIU game. I've seen baby seal clubbings that were less one sided than that game. And don't try to convince me that EIU was that bad. The Jacks made them look that bad.

EIU is not NDSU. The Fargodome is not Coughlin. I get all of that and they're valid points. However, NDSU is not invincible. Even at home. Ask ISU-B.

Another hilarious point that is repeatedly brought up by the Bison faithful: The 2nd half of their last game. You would think that they were struck blind on the road to Damascus or something with how miraculous their performance was. They have one recent half of great offensive football, which is sufficient momentum, to guarantee a win. The Jacks have 2 STRAIGHT GAMES of highly dominant football (including a playoff win), which isn't enough momentum.

Oh well, I hope the team summons enough courage to step off the bus and into the Fargodome.

Ditto

[Bisonfan1]

Re: Jacks vs. Bison take 2

Hey Bunny fans, take 2 is fast approaching, expecting a very good game again and may the better team win. Not exactely excited about playing the bunnies again so soon, but that was the hand that was dealt so will make the most of it. I do expect some of the woes from the season to be gone for the Bison and expect them to pour it on strong when it counts. As always, visiting team welcome at the TOHBTC tailgate so stop by and enjoy. ( I wish your players would stop by also for some refreashments prior to kickoff ) See ya on Saturday.

[SF_Rabbit_Fan]

Re: Jacks vs. Bison take 2

Anyone want to bet whether Cam Jones throws a pass this weekend?

[mnjackrbt]

Re: Jacks vs. Bison take 2

Anyone want to bet whether Cam Jones throws a pass this weekend?

I'll agree with you and make a prediction that it is a jump pass or something over the pile to Seth Daughters for a TD in the flats.