NDSU game week. Who wins?

[CCdeville]

Who wins and Why?

I watched the ISU/NDSU game at same time as OSU/MINN yesterday. NDSU came out hungry, aggressive and they had their best game of their 'rebuilding' season. They only have 3 players (tviedt,vaughn,carlson) SDSU is on a roll, seems to have their road woes taken care of. I say alot of this game depends on how many fans show up in Fargo. Full house gives NDSU a 5 point advantage.

NDSU 75
SDSU 73

[RowdyRabbit]

Re: NDSU game week. Who wins?

I'd like to, but I don't see the Jacks getting the win in a hostile BSA.

NDSU by 6.

Now, in a non-hostile BSA, Jacks by 4.

The 6th man makes a difference.

[TeaJackrabbit]

Re: NDSU game week. Who wins?

I think anything can happen here. Bison have an advantage playing at home. But it's also a place that our kids are unfamiliar w/ and it's only a 2.5 hour bus ride. I haven't followed them much this year but stopping Tviedt would be a good start. I'll just say we keep the momentum going.....Good guys 77 Them 73

[bballfan54]

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The weather is looking good for the week here so weather permitting we will be in Fargo ...see you there...

[SUPERBUNNY]

Re: NDSU game week. Who wins?

SDSU restores the order in MBB for a number of reasons:

1. They are a better team and have confidence in that.
2. There is no fear of the Bison.
3. The Jacks have a deep bench and will stampede the Bison.
4. Nate Wolters has ice in his veins.
5. NO WOODSIDE! Loved watching him play but won't miss him.

I expect this will be a tight game for the first 30 minutes but the Jacks will have the fresh legs down the stretch and get the W! Part of me has a gut feeling that Clint is going to come out on fire and take control early.

SDSU 77
NDSU 68

[filbert]

Re: NDSU game week. Who wins?

Not a smack thread . . .

[CCdeville]

Re: NDSU game week. Who wins?

Care to move it? It'd be more entertaining in there. ha ha.

I totally would expect SDSU to win based on last few weeks of play, but . . .

[SUPERBUNNY]

Re: NDSU game week. Who wins?

Not a smack thread . . .

After looking at the posts ahead of mine, I'm assuming that is directed at me. I didn't mean any of it as smack.

Maybe, it was referring to my "No fear of the Bison" comment. We played them very close at home last year with the fantastic team that they had. They lost most of their top players and we have definitely improved. That's all that was meant.

Anyway, I will try and keep "smack" in the right place.

GB, GB, GJ!

SUPERBUNNY

[MontanaRabbit]

Re: NDSU game week. Who wins?

After looking at the posts ahead of mine, I'm assuming that is directed at me. I didn't mean any of it as smack.

Maybe, it was referring to my "No fear of the Bison" comment. We played them very close at home last year with the fantastic team that they had. They lost most of their top players and we have definitely improved. That's all that was meant.

Anyway, I will try and keep "smack" in the right place.

GB, GB, GJ!

SUPERBUNNY

I actually thought Filbert was giving a general warning to everyone that this thread is not in the smack section because this thread has the potential to go from zero to smack in about er one post.......

With that the Jack restore order in men's bball.

Jacks 79
Buffalos 70

[rabidrabbit]

Re: NDSU game week. Who wins?

IMHO (which is all I have), I believe that the Jacks HAVE turned the corner.

(see http://www.sdsufans.com/board/showthread.php?t=9307 )

A great way to demonstrate that is to take down our arch-Summit rival at their home court. Bison have a 6 game winning streak vs Jacks, but this year the Jacks have a deep, equally talented team that is pretty well figured out how to play the TEAM ball necessary to succeed. Bison are short-handed, and will have to play a real slow up game to win vs Rabbits.

I'll grant that playing at the BSA, especially if well attended by NDSU partisans IS a 5 pt advantage, but I think the Jacks have the play to get out ahead, and keep that lead, ala SUU game.

If the weather holds, this would be a great weekend to break away and enjoy the sights/ sounds of enjoying the Jacks in action, and see how flat the world can be in Fargo, ND.

Jacks 77, Bison 71

[Nidaros]

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This could be a good coaching battle. The test of Saul Phillips more so than Scott Nagy. Also I would not expect NDSU to roll over dead on this game. We can see what kind of recruiting they have done since getting that creme of the crop five six years, namely Woodside, Nelson, Winkleman Moorman and others. Tviet seems to be our biggest threat, but they got some good people who have not played as much as some of our guys, but they are going to be very good. I am speaking of Eric Carlson and Aaberg to name two, and others. I think they have made pretty good choices in their subsequent recruiting, so hang on to your hats, its going to be a real close one.

I think the SUU games in Cedar City might be a good measuring stick. SUU seems to fudge a little in the first half and give the opponent the false sense of security only to come back when it really counts with a vengence. NDSU had a lead against SUU and should have put the game away. SUU came back late in the game just as they have against SDSU the past two years, and they beat the Bison in OT.

SDSU found a way to hang on and win over SUU by 10. Does it make SDSU a ten point favorite over NDSU? No but it does make SDSU the favorite in my opinion.

[bub94]

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The 3 point shot might be the deciding factor in this game. If one team gets down, are they going to jsut throw up 3's to try to get back in and are they going to make them. Woodside opened up their offense so much last year with his driving the lane. Without seeing NDSU play this year but just with who I saw on their team last year, I don't see the drive thru the lane happening this year. I will never count either team out in this match-up but I'm gonna pick the Jacks. They finally believe they can win road games in the Summit and they are gonna take their win streak up one more notch.

[2002jack]

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Realtime RPI has the Jacks winning by one.

http://www.realtimerpi.com/bin/rtr/r...me=&date=01-15

[BTownJack]

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While I feel we will get the W this week, I have also witnessed the last 2 years in person. In 2008, we lost by 22 and in 2007 the margin of defeat was 27 points.

Last year's game was over from the tipoff so I hope to have quite a bit more success this year. I will be there in person again to cheer on the Jacks! Can't wait!!!

[GBGBGJ]

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We must remember that last year when we played them at BSA they may have been one of the top 25 teams in the nation on that night. That group on Senior Night against their rival. And they couldn't hardly miss from the field even when we played good defense on them. I predict a hard fought win.