Some of us remember this all too well. I remember listening over the internet from a hotel room in Amman Jordan. From certain victory to collapse as defense wore down.

https://buhuskies.com/news/2020/12/2/football-bloomsburg-universitys-great-comeback-20-years-later.aspx

Agreed that offense should be better. I am a bit concerned that the defense may not be as good as last year. Losing Maee, Buchanan, and Tattersall is concerning. Hopefully some other linebackers will step up - not sure what young guys will rise to the challenge. Defense by and large was very solid last year with the exception of some sporadic DB play. I know everyone is thinking of “shredsville” reemergence and excitement, but defense wins championships.

absolutely. Defense was was good last year and I always believe defense keeps you in games. Don’t think the Ags would have had 7 wins last year without the defense they had. Kennedy was a major contributor to that.

very well spoken and appears to have been raised right. Good to know that at least some young folks appreciate classical music.

100% correct about real “commercial value” but rather slush funds from collectives to “hire” players in an attempt to buy championships.

really, really dumb and stupid. Who really decides this? NCAA, ESPN? Does City of Frisco or whomever manages the stadium (I think naming rights were sold to Toyota), or Frisco Chamber of Commerce, e.g., have any input? My hunch is that ABC/ESPN controls this for all intents and purposes.

Merry Christmas to all!

oh yah. I listened to that game overseas - defense collapsed in the Bloomsbury game. Aggies scored too fast I think and defense couldn’t muster anything last quarter from being on the field too much.

Montana was not surprised at all with that formation. I guess it’s good that it’s not the same matchup in the final game, but personally I hope SDSU puts the smack down on Montana. Hate to think of Bobby Hauck smirking all off-season.

Between penalties and dropped balls NDSU is beating themselves.

McDowell will throw a good ball, then a terrible one.

pretty sure Aggies did not. I think they did play one RMAC team once. I think maybe Fort Lewis or New Mexico Highlands.

probably no bye weeks in playoffs because smaller field and no playin games.

D3 championship game was fun.

I think Hardin was successful because they use a flex bone that nobody else uses and difficult to prepare for. Personally I was hoping schools of mines would win. That is a good school located on Golden, CO.

SD State destroying Albany. If SD State plays anywhere near their potential, the championship game will be a mere formality.

It’ll be one of the Dakota schools.

I saw a post of Gevani McCoy in which he thanked his position coaches but no mention of HC Eck. I thought that was kind of weird.

One recurring theme of teams that advance in the playoffs is good defense. Defense travels as they say. Another note is good special teams play. Special teams killed Montana State. Hoping the Ags are able to build and maintain good O and D lines. The trenches are still where many games are won and lost. Another observation is that most all QBs in the playoffs could extend plays even if not big running threats.

I know that Montana and I believe Montana State have “collectives”. In my opinion NIL is an inappropriate term as collectives just serve to funnel money to players without the necessity of a real commercial value that NIL implies. I think of it more in terms of boosters/alums supplying money to attract better talent in hopes of building better teams and therefore more wins, bragging rights, etc.

I wonder to what extent portal entrants are “testing the waters” so as not to get “left out” and ultimately return “home”. It would be interesting to see the proposition of entrants that return to base so to speak. I have no idea.

Watching the Colorado schools of mines D2 playoff game. More interesting than NDSU-USD game at this point.