Who was the more physical: Stony Brook or NDSU?

[AZGrizFan]

I too believe Montana should have beaten SHSU, but the Griz coaching staff failed them and did not have them ready to go and by the time they figured the Bearkats offense out it was too late. The one week to prepare is a factor, but NDSU was able to get a W against the G.Southern with only a week. I was definitely pulling for the Griz though, because Frisco would have imploded with both the Bison and Griz fan bases! I was down there and it was a blast, but it would have been so much more fun if it would have been Bison/Griz!

Agreed on all fronts. There's no WAY I'd have missed that game if we'd made it against NDSU. Another HUGE factor was the coaching experience ya'll have on staff both with/against the option offense.

[htownbearkat]

Ok. For a long time I didn't want to come to a place like this and ask this question. But after watching the replay today of the last national championship game curiosity is killing me. I want perspective from people who actually saw both Stony Brook and North Dakota State play. And seeing them on TV is fine.

On the McNeese Delphi Board within the last month or two a poster who I respect greatly...a guy who has been on college coaching staffs and who is now a high school coach in Texas...made a comment about a conversation he had with Sam Houston State's head coach. He said he had a conversation with Coach Fritz and Coach Fritz said that the most physical team Sam Houston State played last season was Stony Brook.

My immediate reaction was to be skeptical because, obviously, Sam Houston State played North Dakota State. I think North Dakota State was a very physical FCS team. That's what I thought when I saw them play Northern Iowa on TV and later play Georgia Southern. And North Dakota State's defense did snuff Sam Houston State's offense.

However, North Dakota State couldn't do much against the BearKats on the offensive side. Stony Brook did do better on offense. Based on the statistics, they were able to run the ball better on Sam Houston State than North Dakota State was.

So if you saw both teams play, do you think it's totally off the wall for Sam Houston State's head coach to say that Stony Brook was the most physical team the BearKats played last season?

Surprised , that you would ask. Given the fact you gave no respect to Stoney Brook or the Kats win against them last year. I was at both games, still have to give a slight edge to NDSU. I think the 3 week layoff favors defenses . Stoney Brook is a definite up and comer.

[UNI88]

I too believe Montana should have beaten SHSU, but the Griz coaching staff failed them and did not have them ready to go and by the time they figured the Bearkats offense out it was too late. The one week to prepare is a factor, but NDSU was able to get a W against the G.Southern with only a week. I was definitely pulling for the Griz though, because Frisco would have imploded with both the Bison and Griz fan bases! I was down there and it was a blast, but it would have been so much more fun if it would have been Bison/Griz!

Agreed on all fronts. There's no WAY I'd have missed that game if we'd made it against NDSU. Another HUGE factor was the coaching experience ya'll have on staff both with/against the option offense.

They had access to the wealth of option knowledge & experience in the Bison Archives in the Catacombs beneath Fargo. It's just 3 rows down from the Arc of the Covenant.

[TheHerd]

Thats funny shit right there!

[AZGrizFan]

Agreed on all fronts. There's no WAY I'd have missed that game if we'd made it against NDSU. Another HUGE factor was the coaching experience ya'll have on staff both with/against the option offense.

They had access to the wealth of option knowledge & experience in the Bison Archives in the Catacombs beneath Fargo. It's just 3 rows down from the Arc of the Covenant.

[Franks Tanks]

Lafayette played both teams last year, and I would pick NDSU by a mile. Both teams wore us down with the running game, but I think NDSU beat us up more.