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Post by blackandgold on Sept 23, 2009 10:07:29 GMT -5
Andy Katz's blog has a brief bit about NDSU today. He also mentions how OU is the favorite....
North Dakota State will unfurl its NCAA tournament banner and hand out its NCAA rings at its Midnight Madness ceremony Oct. 16. The Bison were a classic March Madness story last season, earning their bid in the first season they were eligible. NDSU coach Saul Phillips and former coach Tim Miles had the plan to redshirt a class, knowing that in the seniors' fifth season of eligibility they would be primed for a Summit League title run. Senior Ben Woodside was the key member of this class, averaging 23.2 points a game.
"We graduated the No. 1, 2 and 7 all-time scorers, but we've still got four seniors left on the roster and we're still thinking of redshirting players again," Phillips said.
Oakland will be picked as the favorite to win the league, but the Grizzlies and Bison have different approaches to scheduling. Oakland plays a crazy slate of games at Wisconsin, Kansas, Memphis, Michigan State, Oregon and Syracuse in a 30-day period. Meanwhile, the Bison play a much more manageable slate with road games at Utah Valley, UC Davis, Fresno State, Wichita State and Iowa State. They might not win more than two of those, but this team shouldn't lose any confidence. Phillips is doing a solid job of getting some home games, too, with improving Idaho of the WAC and Horizon League teams Green Bay and Milwaukee making the trip to Fargo, N.D.
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Post by nate on Sept 23, 2009 11:47:59 GMT -5
Ours is manageable too and we like to play the big name schools. I think the bison wouldn't be able to schedule half the games we would. I look forward to seeing how good they are this year and see what they are like when we play them.
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