Optimism Thread

['taterblast]

everyone needs to calm the eff down. on friday we did what we basically do every year, only this time we played a team capable of capitalizing on how much we suck in the first game.

we're fine.

[sonofdaxjones]

There's not a serious lack of talent, just a lack of talent.

[Dugout DickStone]

I heard the O-line was planning a fishing trip together

[kim carnes]

i'm sure the defense will get it together

[EuroCat]

We've lost all the games we played. Only way to go is up!

[Dugout DickStone]

#Life looked stud

[Pett]

on friday we did what we basically do every year, only this time we played a team capable of capitalizing on how much we suck in the first game.

I support this notion. Plus Dickey usually has a non-con game where the O-Line doesn't show up, he chews their ass out for a week, then we dominate the next game

[HELLHAMMER]

Quit trying to pump sunshine up everyone's ass.

['taterblast]

Quit trying to pump sunshine up everyone's ass.

get the eff out of my optimism thread, friend.

[GoodForAnother]

I'll join your optimism thread!

the line will probably get better.  the offense will probably start to click and score points.  if the defense can just figure out how to limit other teams to field goals, we can win 7 games.

it's not likely that friday was the best this team can/will play.

[Kornheiser]

[Cartierfor3]

Probably won't be everyone's super bowl so teams won't see us coming.

[star seed 7]

Probably won't be everyone's super bowl so teams won't see us coming.

 

[wabash909]

All the EMAW Elites really loved the tailgate terrace. 

[kim carnes]

Ticket prices will go down.

[EMAWesome]

Still undefeated in our quest of back to back Dr Peppers

[wabash909]

We'll have a lot of space to move around.

[Trim]

Bloggers are at least noting that North Dakota is the #1 FCS team.

• North Dakota State (FCS no. 1) 24, Kansas State 21. The Bison, ranked no. 1 in the FCS preseason coaches' poll, didn't merely get lucky against the defending Big 12 champs. No, there was a terrible, logical order to the final sequence of events Friday night in the Little Apple. The Wildcats, up 21-17, punted with just more than nine minutes to play in the fourth quarter. As one does, right? Nah: The Bison proceeded to stage a nearly nine-minute scoring drive that chewed up the entire field and culminated in a one-yard touchdown run from quarterback Brock Jensen to put NDSU ahead 24-21. K-State quarterback Jake Waters's first ensuing pass from scrimmage was intercepted by Grant Olson with 28 ticks remaining.

Look. We've all had our fun at the expense of Kansas State's athletic department before — miss u, Ron Prince buyout carnival — but WHOSE IDEA WAS IT to keep a date with the FCS team that's won the FCS national title the past two seasons? Somebody got paid to make this happen, and bloggers never get to make fun of other people's livelihoods, so don't mind us as we marinate in this one for a little bit.

http://www.grantland.com/blog/the-triangle/post/_/id/73055/week-1-takeaways-nobody-is-anybody-not-even-alabama

[sonofdaxjones]

Folks the O-line, lead by apparently utterly irreplaceable Charlie Dickey are going to snap out of this funk they're in and get somebody blocked for a change.

[EMAWesome]

LHCBS publicly acknowledged we didn't see enough #LIFE in Game 1 

[GoodForAnother]

Bloggers are at least noting that North Dakota is the #1 FCS team.

• North Dakota State (FCS no. 1) 24, Kansas State 21. The Bison, ranked no. 1 in the FCS preseason coaches' poll, didn't merely get lucky against the defending Big 12 champs. No, there was a terrible, logical order to the final sequence of events Friday night in the Little Apple. The Wildcats, up 21-17, punted with just more than nine minutes to play in the fourth quarter. As one does, right? Nah: The Bison proceeded to stage a nearly nine-minute scoring drive that chewed up the entire field and culminated in a one-yard touchdown run from quarterback Brock Jensen to put NDSU ahead 24-21. K-State quarterback Jake Waters's first ensuing pass from scrimmage was intercepted by Grant Olson with 28 ticks remaining.

Look. We've all had our fun at the expense of Kansas State's athletic department before — miss u, Ron Prince buyout carnival — but WHOSE IDEA WAS IT to keep a date with the FCS team that's won the FCS national title the past two seasons? Somebody got paid to make this happen, and bloggers never get to make fun of other people's livelihoods, so don't mind us as we marinate in this one for a little bit.

http://www.grantland.com/blog/the-triangle/post/_/id/73055/week-1-takeaways-nobody-is-anybody-not-even-alabama

yeah probably the worst thing about the game is that it was avoidable.  after they beat iowa state next year, it'll probably be a while before anyone schedules ndsu.

[wabash909]

The circulation was very good on the South concourse

[Muldoon]

They entered and exited the field as a unit better than any team I've ever seen.

[wabash909]

The temperature dropped considerably after the sun went down.

[kim carnes]

The players didn't really seem to give a crap the entire game so I think they're fine.