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NDSU Football only RunRunRun, death by 1000 cuts no Pass
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o_robbie
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Not going to happen. NDSU doesn't typically turn the ball over and they will have a game plan that takes up clock on offense and defense.
FLounder
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shut the **** up o ROB
I, unlike you, know what I’m talking about.
Buffs by 50.
Only reason the bison lose by less than that, say 28-35, is if SS2 sits the entire 4th.
You don’t bet against revenge tours.
How's that going to work for them when they get down because they can't stop the CU offense?
Buff_nc
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Good points. It is not, however, so long ago that I can't have a big grin about how they pounded the sheep.
If pounding the sheep is wrong, I don't wanna be right.
Ewe-Bee-Elle?
o_robbie
I don't think before I post
They will get stops on defense and hold CU to FG's and run the ball (alot). It will take them an entire half of being behind before they get off script. And some of those 11 plays and 13 play drives they come up with eat up a ton of clock.
Typically, NDSU is a team that is better than the CSU team that nearly beat CU last year. By alot.
I just don't see the nonsense of winning by 50 or 60.
o_robbie
I don't think before I post
I'll take that bet and you can give me the 28 points...In fact I'll make 27.5 points just so you can get the easy W
This. NDSU isn't the NDSU of the previous decade as well.
And Coach Prime is the HC not Coach Orange Slices.
NDSU isn't holding a top offense in the nation to FGs - even more when you add in their coaching turnover on the road in game 1 with far far less talent & athleticism.
By "typically" you mean 10ish years ago & I highly doubt NDSU starts faking injuries nor will they have anywhere near the rivalry motivation that CSU has.
o_robbie
I don't think before I post
Colorado averaged 28 pts per game last year I'm reading (top offense numbers????) and it's laughable to think CSU will be more motivated than a NDSU team that has a huge amount of pride of going on the road and beating FBS schools who pay them to do so. Not to mention.... NDSU probably beat's CSU 9 times out of 10 times in most of the previous years. They are definitely the more dangerous team to play. All that being said...if there ever was a year to play NDSU. This year and last year are the most opportune times to play NDSU in the last decade or so.
CU wins but it isn't going to be by 50.
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o_robbie
I don't think before I post
NDSU is going to have a smashmouth game plan in place of run, run, run some more. I just don't see CU getting 3 and outs and turnovers and changing the style of gameplay to force NDSU to pass frequently until the second half. If they do. It will be a great omen for the rest of the season because the Bison run game, when functioning, is one of the best in the FCS. If our DL holds up and wins the LOS. That's HUGE.
Your rational relies on pretty much nothing.
Did CU have Wester and Shepard last year? Your rational is using no variable change.
Rms is CSU's super bowl and it came after CU was talked about all day every day - no they are not the same here.
Wake up man. If I knew who you were and where you live, I'd contact the crazy people experts to come pick you up.
How often does a new head coach win on the road in their coaching debuts? Even if that coach has been on a coaching staff for the same team at least a few years ago? If you really knew NDSU, you would know that they are not on the same level as their championship winning teams and that is why their HC fled for a LB coach job at USC that might not last a year depending on how Lincoln Riley does. You don't make that move unless you know you are getting fired or your recruiting efforts are not paying off. In that case, it was both for the former NDSU head coach.
If we beat NDSU, that would be great because:
1. That Nub frosh QB won't be as efficient & experienced as that NDSU QB. I'm not sure if the CSU QB will be on par or equal to the NDSU QB.
2. NDSU will be a preview for when KSU comes to town and we face them coming off a bye. What we cannot predict is if the DL guys will stay healthy later in the season when we face TT, Utah, Kansas, and Oklahoma State.
I am not expecting CU to run the ball too much this season and even if we can push NDSU's DL around, that is not going to say much about how CU will fare against Big 12 DLs because FCS DLs are undersized compared to P4 DLs given we will be facing that in Lincoln the following week.
And when was the last time NDSU actually faced a talented QB and talented WRs like they will be facing at CU?
Again, get this through your thick skull: Coach Prime, coming up from a FCS HBCU team that is more akin to D2, won his CU coaching debut on the road against a P4 team that played in the national championship game the previous January. This time, it is against a slowly declining FCS team at home. Big difference there.
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I’m going to put Creebuzz post here again for review. Even when NDSU was beating these P5 programs, they weren’t beating teams that were any good, outside of a solid 2016 Iowa team. Their most recent P5 matchup came in 2022 against an Arizona team that went 5-7 (3-6 in conference) and they lost.
I wouldn't call getting a majority of your team rushing yardage from QB draws, QB traps and QB scrambles "smashmouth." They lose their starting RB and only return 2 starters on the OLine. The OL players who will fill the remaining spots have either never played a down or only featured on PAT.
Let's be honest the Buffs aren't going to win by 50 as some others keep throwing out there, but to keep pounding the drum that NDSU is still a threat in Game 1 with a new coaching staff, on the road, against a good FBS team with a chip on its shoulder, in this new era of NIL and transfers is a bit farfetched. They certainly don't have the defensive athletes to stay with us, so they'll have to take chances that will get them burned if we're doing things right. If we had last year's DL and LB corps I'd be a bit more worried, but I think our upgraded talent, size and coaching will make a big difference.
I firmly believe NDSU will be scrappy and proud and will make some plays and keep it relatively close. And by close, I mean keep it within 17-20 points, but this one will never be in doubt.
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None of those fans expected CU to be flat in that game.
Costa Rica Buff
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Looks like the Tuesday night 'Swingers Ball' in Ft Collins is gonna be sold out this week
o_robbie
I don't think before I post
In the past 10 to 15 years CSU is garbage compared to NDSU and anyone who says any different has been living under a Rock. CSU getting excited to play CU is not going to make them physically bigger or better than NDSU nor do I think CSU will be more hyped than NDSU for the game. This is literally NDSU's hype game. They will be all systems go to win a FBS game. They hang their hat on consistently beating the teams that pay them to come lose.
o_robbie
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CU was flat but it also quicky became evident that the fans and media had highly over rated CU's ability to control the LOS. Which is right in NDSU's wheelhouse. That's literally what they do 15 times a year. Win the LOS. Outside of South Dakota State who has surpassed them.
Sounds like you are basing NDSU's "wheelhouse" on CU's trenches from last year.
o_robbie
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NDSU doesn't have a starting RB. They always have a stable of RB's. I have yet to pound the drum that CU is in jeopardy of losing. I have consistently said this will be close in the first half until NDSU is forced to break habits of pounding the ball and controlling the clock. CU will pull away in the second half if NDSU is forced to throw the ball and can't use play action. I've said this over and over. My argument is against the Coneheads who keep saying CU by 50. I've offered to take NDSU and 27.5 points to whoever wishes to make the bet. I see it more in the CU 38 NDSU 20 range.
o_robbie
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These are facts. The teams they played the beat. I believe they were also under dogs in every one of those games except Iowa St.
o_robbie
I don't think before I post
Which is why I have been picking CU by multiple points to win this game. But not 50. NDSU has never faced a QB as good as SS and the last time they faced an offense with multiple NFL weapons they lost in the FCS championship to James Madison in 2016 or South Dakota State in 2022/2023. Both those teams had NFL RB's if I remember correctly.Wake up man. If I knew who you were and where you live, I'd contact the crazy people experts to come pick you up.
How often does a new head coach win on the road in their coaching debuts? Even if that coach has been on a coaching staff for the same team at least a few years ago? If you really knew NDSU, you would know that they are not on the same level as their championship winning teams and that is why their HC fled for a LB coach job at USC that might not last a year depending on how Lincoln Riley does. You don't make that move unless you know you are getting fired or your recruiting efforts are not paying off. In that case, it was both for the former NDSU head coach.
If we beat NDSU, that would be great because:
1. That Nub frosh QB won't be as efficient & experienced as that NDSU QB. I'm not sure if the CSU QB will be on par or equal to the NDSU QB.
2. NDSU will be a preview for when KSU comes to town and we face them coming off a bye. What we cannot predict is if the DL guys will stay healthy later in the season when we face TT, Utah, Kansas, and Oklahoma State.
I am not expecting CU to run the ball too much this season and even if we can push NDSU's DL around, that is not going to say much about how CU will fare against Big 12 DLs because FCS DLs are undersized compared to P4 DLs given we will be facing that in Lincoln the following week.
And when was the last time NDSU actually faced a talented QB and talented WRs like they will be facing at CU?
Again, get this through your thick skull: Coach Prime, coming up from a FCS HBCU team that is more akin to D2, won his CU coaching debut on the road against a P4 team that played in the national championship game the previous January. This time, it is against a slowly declining FCS team at home. Big difference there.
o_robbie
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NDSU puts an OL to the NFL pretty frequently. That's why it's their wheelhouse and they are homegrown and lightly recruited.
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