NDSU is not a top 20 team right now....

[WYOBISONMAN]

NDSU is flat, dazed, injured and confused right now. I was in Y-Town for the Bison/Penguin clash this past weekend and I saw a renewed Youngstown team and beatdown Bison team. Here are my post game thoughts copied from Bisonville.com ......

Wow, all day flying and another heart breaking loss..... Just a few thoughts before some of you throw Mertens to the wolves....

This loss was a team effort.

1) Arm tackles do not work. Where was our defensive line in stopping the run? We have got to improve that.

2) After Roehl got into the game it really opened up. How different would have it been if Roehl would have started? Who knows, but it is an interesting thought...

3) Penalties are still killing us.

4) We seem to have a bit of a "red zone" problem. This problem is related to #3 above at times.

5) Yes, Mertens is still making some stupid throws and no question that 4 interceptions per game is unacceptable, but geez....remember this is only the kid's 4th start.

6) Hopefully this bye week will heal the team up both physically and emotionally. They have to play with more intensity. I noticed at the end of the 4th quarter, Bohl himself had to go over to the bench and get the players up to cheer the Herd on during the last drive.....they should have already been up....Bohl shouldn't have to tell them to get up!

All in all, another team loss. When I watched the 1st half here at Y-town, it was like a continuation of the 2nd half from Laramie....we were BAD!

[Col Hogan]

NDSU is flat, dazed, injured and confused right now. I was in Y-Town for the Bison/Penguin clash this past weekend and I saw a renewed Youngstown team and beatdown Bison team. Here are my post game thoughts copied from Bisonville.com ......

Wow, all day flying and another heart breaking loss..... Just a few thoughts before some of you throw Mertens to the wolves....

This loss was a team effort.

1) Arm tackles do not work. Where was our defensive line in stopping the run? We have got to improve that.

2) After Roehl got into the game it really opened up. How different would have it been if Roehl would have started? Who knows, but it is an interesting thought...

3) Penalties are still killing us.

4) We seem to have a bit of a "red zone" problem. This problem is related to #3 above at times.

5) Yes, Mertens is still making some stupid throws and no question that 4 interceptions per game is unacceptable, but geez....remember this is only the kid's 4th start.

6) Hopefully this bye week will heal the team up both physically and emotionally. They have to play with more intensity. I noticed at the end of the 4th quarter, Bohl himself had to go over to the bench and get the players up to cheer the Herd on during the last drive.....they should have already been up....Bohl shouldn't have to tell them to get up!

All in all, another team loss. When I watched the 1st half here at Y-town, it was like a continuation of the 2nd half from Laramie....we were BAD!

With a few exceptions, your report on the Bison's weekend could have been written about UMass the past two weekends...I feel your frustration...

We also have a bye next week, so good luck on healing those physical and emotional wounds...

[grizzaholic]

I don't really have any hate towards Bison football, some of your fans need to show a little more class but name one football team that has no asshole fans. The sky is not falling on Bison football. It is a loss. That is all it is. Nobody decided to show up and you got beat. Learn from it and come back next weekend. The last thing to do is sit around sulking about what if's and it should've been different's.......That is the attitude that will get you started on a losing streak.

Hold your head up, tomorrow is different day.

[Ursus A. Horribilis]

Whole heartedly agree with Grizza on this one. It has happened to the Griz quite a few times and the team will show an ability to rebound if it is a good one. You are in a conference that will provide many land mines this season and in the future and teams that don't seem very good will step up and beat you from time to time. That is why I get tired of outsiders trying to say who should be cupcake's and so forth. Conference time is tough and long and slip ups happen. That is most likely all this is for the Bison.

[Grizo406]

Grizzaholic & Ursus nailed this one, WYOBISONMAN...WELCOME to the FCS, and keep the faith!

[AZGrizFan]

Well I'll be....I'll save the gloating, as I got in enough of that Saturday night when the scores started rollin' across....