NDSU vs. EWU National Championship Game Thread

[ASUG8]

Congrats again Buysun.

Cue the "move up" conversation.

[93henfan]

Is this the final one of the dynasty?

I wouldn't bet on it. Their program is leaps above any other in this classification.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Is this the final one of the dynasty?

I wouldn't bet on it. Their program is leaps above any other in this classification.

You could be right, but they do lose Klieman & 22 seniors.

[93henfan]

I wouldn't bet on it. Their program is leaps above any other in this classification.

You could be right, but they do lose Klieman & 22 seniors.

That is quite a hit. We'll see. They still have five recruiting classes full of three star recruits to plug in.

[Gil Dobie]

You could be right, but they do lose Klieman & 22 seniors.

That is quite a hit. We'll see. They still have five recruiting classes full of three star recruits to plug in.

24 seniors and maybe 1 junior to a NCAA suspension. Might be a rebuilding year next year, but there is a lot of talent coming back. Only thing is EWU has some great looking under-class-men as well.

[Chizzang]

NDSU loses 4 coaches in this transition...
That didn't happen when Craig Bohl left

[Gil Dobie]

NDSU loses 4 coaches in this transition...
That didn't happen when Craig Bohl left

Right, Bohl took everyone but Klieman, pretty much.

[Gil Dobie]

Massey said 38-24

[Screamin_Eagle174]

Prediction:
NDSU wins and their fans continue to be intolerable. Babbling on and on about a dynasty and how awesome they are.

OR

NDSU loses and their fans continue to be intolerable. Babbling on and on about they were robbed or how EWU cheated or how bad the refs were.

Accurate.

[93henfan]

Prediction:
NDSU wins and their fans continue to be intolerable. Babbling on and on about a dynasty and how awesome they are.

OR

NDSU loses and their fans continue to be intolerable. Babbling on and on about they were robbed or how EWU cheated or how bad the refs were.

Accurate.

Who cares? When you blow every previous FCS record out of the water and make a mockery of decades of history in a subdivision, you can do and say whatever the fuck you want.

Bow down.

[Screamin_Eagle174]

So who won?

The award for most played-out joke? You and 93.

Consideration for joke status requires 89 to be funny. Disqualified.

[Screamin_Eagle174]

Accurate.

Who cares? When you blow every previous FCS record out of the water and make a mockery of decades of history in a subdivision, you can do and say whatever the fuck you want.

Bow down.

Still don't give a shit, 93bisonfan.

[93henfan]

The award for most played-out joke? You and 93.

Consideration for joke status requires 89 to be funny. Disqualified.

Poor butthurt Big Sky fans.

I think they were hurt more by the #2 seed Big Sky co-champ Weeber losing to Maine than this one today though.

[AshevilleApp]

Good job again NDSU, and congratulations Gil. This has been an amazing run.

[Screamin_Eagle174]

Consideration for joke status requires 89 to be funny. Disqualified.

Poor butthurt Big Sky fans.

I think they were hurt more by the #2 seed Big Sky co-champ Weeber losing to Maine than this one today though.

Project much?

Maine was just another CAA speedbump.

[93henfan]

Who cares? When you blow every previous FCS record out of the water and make a mockery of decades of history in a subdivision, you can do and say whatever the fuck you want.

Bow down.

Still don't give a shit, 93bisonfan.

I'm a Bison fan?

[93henfan]

Poor butthurt Big Sky fans.

I think they were hurt more by the #2 seed Big Sky co-champ Weeber losing to Maine than this one today though.

Project much?

Maine was just another CAA speedbump.

Which the Big Sky co-champ and tournament #2 seed couldn't clear.

[Screamin_Eagle174]

Still don't give a shit, 93bisonfan.

I'm a Bison fan?

Clearly. 93bisonDEgrizfan1

[93henfan]

I'm a Bison fan?

Clearly. 93bisonDEgrizfan1

I'm sorry. I must have missed where I liked NDSU. That's news to me.

[Screamin_Eagle174]

Project much?

Maine was just another CAA speedbump.

Which the Big Sky co-champ and tournament #2 seed couldn't clear.

You act like the committee gets it right most of the time. They didn't in 2010, they didn't in 2018.

[93henfan]

Which the Big Sky co-champ and tournament #2 seed couldn't clear.

You act like the committee gets it right most of the time. They didn't in 2010, they didn't in 2018.

The Committee never gets much of anything right. And?

[Screamin_Eagle174]

Weber was not a true number 2, and Maine was yet another CAA speedbump for the real Big Sky champ. This isn't rocket science.

[93henfan]

Weber was not a true number 2, and Maine was yet another CAA speedbump for the real Big Sky champ. This isn't rocket science.

OK, I hope that makes you feel better about getting curb-stomped today.

Btw, a CAA team is the only one to beat NDSU in the playoffs in how many years?

[JohnStOnge]

I think NDSU looked like the better team as expected but EWU looked good enough to have a chance to win IF they minimized mistakes. They didn't do that. I think they got themselves behind the 8 ball early in the game with some bone head stuff before their defense kind of got settled and their offense needed to score to stay close. That thing where they had a big play in the passing game and had it called back because a receiver was too far off the line of scrimmage at the snap was particularly bad. They had a number of significant plays called back because of silly penalties. And of course there was the QB's tendency to force the ball into double coverage.

Yes I know NDSU made some mistakes as well but I don't think they made quite as many. In any case that's what you need. EWU needed to minimize mistakes and have NDSU make some.

I'll admit I was kind of pulling for EWU in this one just because I was hoping Jim Tressel would remain alone as the coach with the most I-AA/FCS championships.

The sliver lining is that I do like that NDSU has been as dominant as a program as it's been with a physical, run oriented style of offense and a dominant defense. The popular take is that it's not possible to win like that nowadays. You know, it's impossible for defenses to handle today's whiz-bang offenses. North Dakota State puts the lie to that popular take just as Nebraska used to put the lie to it at the I-A/FBS level before they screwed up and decided to abandon their traditional winning formula and system.

[Grizalltheway]

Consideration for joke status requires 89 to be funny. Disqualified.

Poor butthurt Big Sky fans.

I think they were hurt more by the #2 seed Big Sky co-champ Weeber losing to Maine than this one today though.

I'm a Griz fan. I don't really give two shits what other teams in the conference do or don't do. I know this is a foreign concept to you, but try to imagine.