indiancoyote said:Paytonlives said:I am going to put on the moron glasses and find some reasons for hope in the dome
COMPARED SCORES: 2 common opponents
Both played South Dakota and both won by 17 points
Both played at Indiana State and the Griz won by 35, UDSU won by 5
NDSU is over confident... the fans sure are. Not even close to a sellout in Fargo
NDSU Best players wont be playing Hunter Laupke (RB) and a couple of linemen and a NFL prospect at TE Grindorf will not play.
Cam Miller (QB) is good but no where near what the Bison has had in the past.
UM has 4 loses all to top 10ish teams. 3 of the 4 were 7 points or less.
NDSU is not nearly as good as a team as they have been struggled vs Youngstown St, vs Indiana State and Southern Illinois.
NDSU is suspect on special teams... UM advantage
Lucas Johnson, (except against the kittens) when he plays UM is a MUCH better team.
UM has nothing to lose, they should play loose as no one expects them to win
If UM plays 4 solid quarters they can beat anyone in the FCS
The Griz win vs SEMO has the Griz players believing they can win at NDSU
Like I posted...glasses firmly on, BUT...
There is a lot of reasons to have hope, cant wait to see which Griz team shows up today!
Go Griz
I'm curious why you think the players believe they can beat NDSU?
It was a near perfect comeback... just feel like the team believes in themselves way more than others do. A team that believes is usually better than a team with history on thier side.
The 1st quarter will be the tell on this. Is UM ahead or even? or down by 14?