SDSU MSU should be a tremendous game. Maybe SDSU and NDSU in the finals?

Sac loses 66-63. What a wild game.

Well I thought Sac State had a pretty good defense until this game. What I noticed was that the D line was absolutely gassed at the end and you know there was absolutely no way Sac was going to stop Lindsey Scott and IW. Sac did not seem to rotate in fresh players much but some of that may be due to tempo and IW not substituting to allow for a rotation. What I noticed about the Aggies this year was how many players they rotated in on defense and I did not sense they ever really wore down much in games. Maybe Montana State somewhat but those were mostly 1 play big plays.

But, can he get into Stanford? I am sure TT and he want that to happen, but can it? This might be a cascading effect for sac not only for players but for the coaching staff as well. For them, I hope not, but it really depends on what TT told the parents at recruiting time. My opinion is that TT a was a much better recruiter and motivation coach than a technical OC. Which is actually what you want with a HC. No chance he will be an Aggie in my opinion but I hope I am wrong.

Had Sac beaten Incarnate Word, we would have faced 3 of the 4 semifinalists in the regular season for the second time in 4 years. Also happened in 2019.

...and we played all of them tough but the selection committee didn't think we were as good as teams like Elon, Delaware, Montana or Idaho...

Montana likely ahead of us with a prime monetary offer to host, plus 20-25,000 fans.

Yrs, it was all about the money. I bet Montana is on the playoffs again. Next year even if they go 5-6

Probably right especially when their competition for the game can’t generate much revenue. I was surprised how many empty seats there were in most of the playoff games I watched in the first and second rounds. They won’t get in with a losing record though. Davis would draw better than many of those teams,

14-0 IW, making it look easy against the Bison

Stepped away and boom, 17-16 Bison at the end of the half.

Some ESPN idiot used San Diego State defense footage instead of South Dakota State footage during halftime in previewing tomorrows playoff game. I guess just punch in SDSU and don’t think. ESPN coverage of FCS is pathetic.

Set up for a good ending with this one. 24-22 NDST with 3:40 left in the 3rd.

It does seem like the Bison are getting the benefit of the flags.

And IW just got ripped off on a Bison fumble recovered by IW. Insane.

terrible call. Refs just covered their butts after a non- field call.

Needed to throw that ball a second or two earlier because the WR was wide open.

And Bison win it 35-32. It turns out that lousy call by the refs cost IW the game.

Is the ESPN box score correct showing the NDSU passed for 5 yards, total?!

Exactly. Quit pumping and just throw it.

1-12 for 5 yards. Most of the 11 misses were way off

539 yds IW to 333 bizzzzzon. 4 turnovers for incarnate word. One was on the 2 yard line when center snapped the ball when Scott wasn’t looking. There were also 2 big calls that went NDSUs way that I think were incorrect. The called touchdown in the back of the end zone (tv announcers said it should stand) and the ball didn’t come loose until out of the end zone and the fumble IW recovered late in game that the refs just stared at instead of getting in and making a decisive call. To cover their butts they just let the “call” stand.

refs were from the Patriot league where games are played in front of dozens of people; Fargodome might have been a bit of an intimidating step up. Of course, that would be a tough crowd for any crew

Full Game, Incarnate Word @ North Dakota State, 2022 FCS Semi-Finals:

This game was a tough battle. IW shot themselves in the foot especially with the 4 TO's but they got "homered" by the refs on several calls and folks have noted. They were the better team overall and I think that Sac was better than NDSU this year also.

The turnovers and the asinine decision to go for two in the 3rd quarter and then bypassing the FG later. 4 points lost.

Jackrabbits won’t be denied, 28-6 with a couple left in the half. Gotta like them over the Bison. The Jacks can run and throw. Bison are too one dimensional against a team that can match up with them in the trenches.

28-9 SDSU at the half. The temperature is 7 degrees and dropping.