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Post by A&T-roy on May 14, 2020 20:31:43 GMT -5
so you're saying an "hbcu" championship is comparable to an "fcs national championship"? you say ndsu can be beat? but are you saying we can't? i mean, if we can be beat by the likes of a 1-8 "morgan state" team? what makes you think we can't be beat by an "8 time" fcs national champion in their home stadium? look, i'm "aggie pride" all day every day. but at the same time, i ain't gone put my friggn' head in the sand. nobody wants to us beat ndsu more than me! but i'll always call it the way that i see it. anybody who honestly thinks hbcu championships are "comparable" to fcs national championships even though "zero" hbcu's have been able to win not even "1" (just one!) fcs playoff game in over 20 years, really must be on that "stuff". hey, ya'll can shoot me down all you want. but i refuse to allow "peer pressure" to force me to say things that aren't true or say things that i honestly don't believe. is it possible that a&t could upset ndsu in fargo? yes, indeed its possible. but is it "probable" that a&t will upset ndsu in fargo? absolutely not. sorry, but that's what i believe whether ya'll like it or not. i ain't gone sit here and "lie" because of peer pressure. i will always state my "honest" opinion, not what i think folk wanna hear. the "truth" shall set you free... There is nothing wrong with being trepid in this instance. The challenge is a major one. Yet one does not let one's inner feelings define oneself. This is known as butterflies. Bill Russell had them and would throw up before the game. Yet while on the court he was a warrior. I think this game will be a measure of our growth and development. It is in moments like these when ones' will to will can not be underestimated which is as long as the players are in the right frame of mind victory will be in their hands. Like Coach Washington says put the ball down and play, ...tell them to bring me my money.
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Post by A&T-roy on May 14, 2020 20:38:57 GMT -5
Oleschool - Related to your comment about us losing to a 1-8 Morgan, that was because we weren't in it mentally, like you eluded to at the end of your comments. I expect we'll be well dialed in mentally when we play ndsu.
A few things about our projected 2020 team: - 25+ players that are 2 to 4 star players (mostly 3 stars) from high school...never had nearly this many at one time. - 12 returning 1st, 2nd or 3rd team All-MEAC players - 4 of 5 starting O-linemen returning (2 3 stars and 1 2 star) - How healthy we go into the game will be important
My position is that ndsu had better not sleep on us...NFL bound QB, or not.
#PutTheBallDown
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Post by DOOMS on May 15, 2020 6:10:01 GMT -5
NDSU never sleeps on anybody. Trying to play it from the "they better not disrespect us" angle is going to get our a$$ kicked. They're a program so worrying about one qb won't make a difference in the grand scheme of things. I'll be interested to see how we match up.
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Post by aggieforlife on May 15, 2020 9:07:12 GMT -5
That's a good Break Down of our team was not aware we had that many three Star Players that is the reason Coach Washington so excited about his team.Coach has a lot of Toys under the Aggie Tree put it Down on the 50 and Play.
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Post by oleschoolaggie on May 15, 2020 9:19:47 GMT -5
Oleschool - Related to your comment about us losing to a 1-8 Morgan, that was because we weren't in it mentally, like you eluded to at the end of your comments. I expect we'll be well dialed in mentally when we play ndsu. man, ya'll act like i want us to lose to ndsu just because i'm being "honest". clearly i don't want us to lose and nothing would make me happier than for my beliefs to be wrong. but i just call things the way that i see it, not the way that i think folks want to hear. also, let's not forget, a lowly morgan state team beat us "2 years in a row", not just last year. that alone should "humble" some folk. however, you are correct that when our guys are "challenged" by perceived superior competition, they have a tendency to step up to the challenge and stay focused. however, ndsu ain't no jacksonville state nor a lowly charlotte team nor a lowly ecu team. ain't nothing "lowly" about ndsu who hasn't loss a game in their home dome in several years. don't get me wrong, i do not expect us to embarrass ourselves against them but i also don't expect us to beat them in their home dome. now, i said the same thing about ecu just before we played them and thankfully i was "wrong". well hopefully i'm wrong again, but i'm very concerned about our qb situation though...
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Post by DECKS on May 15, 2020 9:29:16 GMT -5
We do chicken. Stick with the recipe.
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2020 10:37:08 GMT -5
We do chicken. Stick with the recipe. That's the best way to beat the Bison. Our recipe is really similar to what Illinois State and James Madison did against the Bison too in the playoffs. We just gotta complete passes downfield. Illinois State held North Dakota State to 3 field goals.
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Post by aggieblackie2 on May 15, 2020 11:16:26 GMT -5
I hate when so called Aggies disrespect our accomplishments on the gridiron or any other sport.
To disrespect our team as saying Jackonsville, ECU and Charlotte were low rated team is Un Aggie.
We beat their asses on the field and we put our Big Men pants on the same way they did. It is just ridiculous to not give our football teams credit for beating teams that were suppose to be superior to us.
Why do those teams have to be classified as "lowly" OSA? Why could it not have been that our team was superior in talent and coaching?
I am tired of fake Aggies always making excuses as to why we can't or won't win. We would have not scheduled those teams if we didn't think we would win.
Yeah, we might have gotten some cash out of the deal but we also won. That was like putting icing on the cake.
Stay true to the Aggies and always believe. We have great coaches and players just like the other "superior" so called programs.
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Post by aggieclt on May 15, 2020 11:46:32 GMT -5
Whether it's this calendar year or not, to ME, our plan is simple vs. NDSU --- control both lines lines of scrimmage, keep their QB in the pocket and be just as disciplined as them (no excessive penalties!). Their offensive line does a lot of pre-snap shifting & we must be prepared for that. I know it's easier typed than executed...
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Post by oleschoolaggie on May 15, 2020 13:08:44 GMT -5
blackie, a&t deserves all the credit in the world for beating kent state, jsu, unc-c, and ecu, especially the fbs schools. however, that does not change the "FACT" that all 4 of those teams were "low rated" except for jsu which i did not classify as "lowly".
if ya don't wanna hear the "truth", then don't read my posts. i dare "ANYBODY" to show me where kent state, unc-c, and ecu had "respectable records" during the seasons that we beat them.
in 2018 when we beat ecu they finished the season 3-9. in 2017 when we beat unc-c they finished the season 1-11. in 2016 when we beat kent state they finished the season 3-9.
now, if anyone considers those records better than "lowly", especially given that none of those schools are "bcs" schools, then i'd suggest those folks are either "ignorant" of college football or else they must be on that "stuff". since when have 1-11 and 3-9 records not been considered "lowly"? a lot of coaches get "fired" for those kind of records and guess what? all 3 of the coaches of those teams when we played them have since been "fired"!
so its a "FACT" that those teams were "lowly" fbs teams when we played them, period. anybody who disputes that needs their friggin' heads examined. now, does it say a lot about a&t football that we beat those teams even though they were not "winning" fbs programs? absolutely it says a lot about a&t football, no other "hbcu" has beaten as many fbs teams during that timeframe than a&t. its a great accomplishment for an hbcu.
however, that does not change the "FACT" that kent state, unc-c, and ecu were "weak" fbs teams when we beat them and that's simply the "truth". some people refuse to accept the "truth". but i don't care, i will continue to speak "the truth" no matter whose feelings it hurts.
i refuse to sit here and "lie" because of peer pressure...
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Post by aggieblackie2 on May 15, 2020 13:18:38 GMT -5
OSA, you ain't hurt my feelings and don't you ever forget that. When we scheduled those teams and probably a few years before we played them, they may have or may not have had good records.
It ain't our fault of what type team they had or who coached them when we played them.
We played them and whupped their asses.
OSA, your truths and beliefs are like a$$ holes, everybody got one. Your truths are not absolute no matter how many contradicting boring paragraphs you write.
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Post by oleschoolaggie on May 15, 2020 13:23:53 GMT -5
so you saying those teams had "respectable" records? if so. you know what you need to do and i'll leave it at that...
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Post by A&T-roy on May 15, 2020 14:00:16 GMT -5
NDSU never sleeps on anybody. Trying to play it from the "they better not disrespect us" angle is going to get our a$$ kicked. They're a program so worrying about one qb won't make a difference in the grand scheme of things. I'll be interested to see how we match up. DOOMS - I don't know about that. Maybe they haven't slept on others but that "HBCU" thing might have them thinking we're "less than".
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Post by A&T-roy on May 15, 2020 14:01:07 GMT -5
Oleschool - Related to your comment about us losing to a 1-8 Morgan, that was because we weren't in it mentally, like you eluded to at the end of your comments. I expect we'll be well dialed in mentally when we play ndsu. man, ya'll act like i want us to lose to ndsu just because i'm being "honest". clearly i don't want us to lose and nothing would make me happier than for my beliefs to be wrong. but i just call things the way that i see it, not the way that i think folks want to hear. also, let's not forget, a lowly morgan state team beat us "2 years in a row", not just last year. that alone should "humble" some folk. however, you are correct that when our guys are "challenged" by perceived superior competition, they have a tendency to step up to the challenge and stay focused. however, ndsu ain't no jacksonville state nor a lowly charlotte team nor a lowly ecu team. ain't nothing "lowly" about ndsu who hasn't loss a game in their home dome in several years. don't get me wrong, i do not expect us to embarrass ourselves against them but i also don't expect us to beat them in their home dome. now, i said the same thing about ecu just before we played them and thankfully i was "wrong". well hopefully i'm wrong again, but i'm very concerned about our qb situation though...
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Post by aggieblackie2 on May 15, 2020 15:46:53 GMT -5
OSA, I ain't gone never disrespect our wins no matter who we play. That is what you did no matter how much you thought you were telling the truth.
I will leave it at dat.
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