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Definitely will be watching.
Definitely will be watching.
I was with ya tell the last sentence. You do know we've been to 7, right? Second only to Georgia Southern all time. O'course we've been absent since 2009 but jus sayin.toyota1 said:4 championships in a row might be why they like fargo. I bet if Montana won four in a row they would come here too. Maybe even if Montana got to 4 championships they would show up
Not a big fan of NDSU but they are doing things that no other FCS team has ever done. Not Ga Southern, not App St, and certainly not us. They ARE an FBS team playing at the FCS level.Fahque said:Good recruiting tool for NDSU. Not exactly sure why ESPN has such a hardon for NDSU but at least the FCS is getting some attention.
503Griz said:Man. Imagine if NDSU wasn't unfortunately located in Fargo.
2011BisonAlumni said:503Griz said:Man. Imagine if NDSU wasn't unfortunately located in Fargo.
Ever been to Norman Oklahoma? South Bend Indiana? Tuscaloosa Alabama? Shitholes. Being located in the most beautiful parts of this country equate very little to having a successful football program.
You guys talk a lot of shit about Fargo, but an extraordinarily small number of you guys have actually been there . Metro area is close to 250k people and there are around 30k college students between the three major campuses located in the FM area. The economy in that area is diversified and booming and there is an excellent nightlife scene. It is a very nice community. No mountains. Ya I get that . Also is the reason I don't want to live there. For the majority of athletes though, I think geography is an extremely small part of their decision process when it comes to picking a school.
NDSU hardly recruits in states like Texas and California for a reason. They don't want to live in ND. Has that held them back? 12 total National Championships since 1965 and the highest winning percentage of any college football program since that time. They focus close to 100% of their recruiting attention on ND, SD, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Nebraska. Those kids don't grow up in warm weather cities, cities on the ocean or in the mountains and don't really seem to care. I could make the argument that being located in Fargo is exactly why NDSU has the program they have . Located 2.5 hours from the Twin Cities, one of the prime recruiting areas for NDSU. Only one D1 school in Minnesota and they suck. Nebraska and Wisconsin- one 1 D1 school in each state. The other FCS schools we primarily recruit against are located in complete absolute dumps . Brookings SD. Cedar Falls Iowa. Grand Forks ND. Vermillion SD. Pretty much any city in the Missouri Valley is a dump.
Montana has started recruiting MN these past few years. A lot of the big name guys we have gotten the last few years have had Montana offers. If being located in paradise was that important to these kids, you think Montana would have stolen some of these players. Not a single Montana offer, who also had an NDSU offer, during these past few years have picked Montana over NDSU.
2011BisonAlumni said:503Griz said:Man. Imagine if NDSU wasn't unfortunately located in Fargo.
Ever been to Norman Oklahoma? South Bend Indiana? Tuscaloosa Alabama? Shitholes. Being located in the most beautiful parts of this country equate very little to having a successful football program.
You guys talk a lot of shit about Fargo, but an extraordinarily small number of you guys have actually been there . Metro area is close to 250k people and there are around 30k college students between the three major campuses located in the FM area. The economy in that area is diversified and booming and there is an excellent nightlife scene. It is a very nice community. No mountains. Ya I get that . Also is the reason I don't want to live there. For the majority of athletes though, I think geography is an extremely small part of their decision process when it comes to picking a school.
NDSU hardly recruits in states like Texas and California for a reason. They don't want to live in ND. Has that held them back? 12 total National Championships since 1965 and the highest winning percentage of any college football program since that time. They focus close to 100% of their recruiting attention on ND, SD, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Nebraska. Those kids don't grow up in warm weather cities, cities on the ocean or in the mountains and don't really seem to care. I could make the argument that being located in Fargo is exactly why NDSU has the program they have . Located 2.5 hours from the Twin Cities, one of the prime recruiting areas for NDSU. Only one D1 school in Minnesota and they suck. Nebraska and Wisconsin- one 1 D1 school in each state. They other FCS schools we primarily recruit against are located in complete absolute dumps . Brookings SD. Cedar Falls Iowa. Grand Forks ND. Vermillion SD. Pretty much any city in the Missouri Valley is a dump.
Montana has starteted recruiting MN these past few years. A lot of the big name guys we have gotten the last few years have had Montana offers. If being located in paradise was that important to these kids, you think Montana would have stolen some of these players. Not a single Montana offer, who also had an NDSU offer, during these past few years have picked Montana over NDSU.
Blue Tears said:I believe Ryan McKinley had an NDSU offer and chose the Griz. Good points though on the solid recruiting plan incorporated by North Dakota State. It is difficult to argue with their success.
BadlandsGrizFan said:2011BisonAlumni said:503Griz said:Man. Imagine if NDSU wasn't unfortunately located in Fargo.
Ever been to Norman Oklahoma? South Bend Indiana? Tuscaloosa Alabama? Shitholes. Being located in the most beautiful parts of this country equate very little to having a successful football program.
You guys talk a lot of shit about Fargo, but an extraordinarily small number of you guys have actually been there . Metro area is close to 250k people and there are around 30k college students between the three major campuses located in the FM area. The economy in that area is diversified and booming and there is an excellent nightlife scene. It is a very nice community. No mountains. Ya I get that . Also is the reason I don't want to live there. For the majority of athletes though, I think geography is an extremely small part of their decision process when it comes to picking a school.
NDSU hardly recruits in states like Texas and California for a reason. They don't want to live in ND. Has that held them back? 12 total National Championships since 1965 and the highest winning percentage of any college football program since that time. They focus close to 100% of their recruiting attention on ND, SD, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Nebraska. Those kids don't grow up in warm weather cities, cities on the ocean or in the mountains and don't really seem to care. I could make the argument that being located in Fargo is exactly why NDSU has the program they have . Located 2.5 hours from the Twin Cities, one of the prime recruiting areas for NDSU. Only one D1 school in Minnesota and they suck. Nebraska and Wisconsin- one 1 D1 school in each state. They other FCS schools we primarily recruit against are located in complete absolute dumps . Brookings SD. Cedar Falls Iowa. Grand Forks ND. Vermillion SD. Pretty much any city in the Missouri Valley is a dump.
Montana has starteted recruiting MN these past few years. A lot of the big name guys we have gotten the last few years have had Montana offers. If being located in paradise was that important to these kids, you think Montana would have stolen some of these players. Not a single Montana offer, who also had an NDSU offer, during these past few years have picked Montana over NDSU.
First of all thats not true dicko.......2nd I was born in Fargo....been there many times...lived there for a while...and yes it is bvery much a big shit hole. The economy is good yes but.....
1) It hurts your face to breathe in the winter.
2)Every thing is concrete and shitty
3)When the artic tundra does finally thaw out everyone gets to worry about the Red River ruining your entire summer and property insurance.
4)For a city with 3 college...there are absolutely dog shit options for women...yuck!
5)Its always windy
6)Fat people everywhere.
7)The city itself really is just ugly..like most ND cities, you could put Fargo in the Bitteroots and it would still be an ugly city.
That being said...Norweigian accents are AWESOME!!!!...The show and new FX series Fargo is AWESOME!!!!...and the people are super nice(just like Montana)
BadlandsGrizFan said:2011BisonAlumni said:503Griz said:Man. Imagine if NDSU wasn't unfortunately located in Fargo.
Ever been to Norman Oklahoma? South Bend Indiana? Tuscaloosa Alabama? Shitholes. Being located in the most beautiful parts of this country equate very little to having a successful football program.
You guys talk a lot of shit about Fargo, but an extraordinarily small number of you guys have actually been there . Metro area is close to 250k people and there are around 30k college students between the three major campuses located in the FM area. The economy in that area is diversified and booming and there is an excellent nightlife scene. It is a very nice community. No mountains. Ya I get that . Also is the reason I don't want to live there. For the majority of athletes though, I think geography is an extremely small part of their decision process when it comes to picking a school.
NDSU hardly recruits in states like Texas and California for a reason. They don't want to live in ND. Has that held them back? 12 total National Championships since 1965 and the highest winning percentage of any college football program since that time. They focus close to 100% of their recruiting attention on ND, SD, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Nebraska. Those kids don't grow up in warm weather cities, cities on the ocean or in the mountains and don't really seem to care. I could make the argument that being located in Fargo is exactly why NDSU has the program they have . Located 2.5 hours from the Twin Cities, one of the prime recruiting areas for NDSU. Only one D1 school in Minnesota and they suck. Nebraska and Wisconsin- one 1 D1 school in each state. They other FCS schools we primarily recruit against are located in complete absolute dumps . Brookings SD. Cedar Falls Iowa. Grand Forks ND. Vermillion SD. Pretty much any city in the Missouri Valley is a dump.
Montana has starteted recruiting MN these past few years. A lot of the big name guys we have gotten the last few years have had Montana offers. If being located in paradise was that important to these kids, you think Montana would have stolen some of these players. Not a single Montana offer, who also had an NDSU offer, during these past few years have picked Montana over NDSU.
First of all thats not true dicko.......2nd I was born in Fargo....been there many times...lived there for a while...and yes it is bvery much a big shit hole. The economy is good yes but.....
1) It hurts your face to breathe in the winter.
2)Every thing is concrete and shitty
3)When the artic tundra does finally thaw out everyone gets to worry about the Red River ruining your entire summer and property insurance.
4)For a city with 3 college...there are absolutely dog shit options for women...yuck!
5)Its always windy
6)Fat people everywhere.
7)The city itself really is just ugly..like most ND cities, you could put Fargo in the Bitteroots and it would still be an ugly city.
That being said...Norweigian accents are AWESOME!!!!...The show and new FX series Fargo is AWESOME!!!!...and the people are super nice(just like Montana)
THE HERD said:McKinley was from AZ though correct? Thats a little different than pulling a recruit from MN or Wisconsin head to head.