Stampeding Into the BCS; A North Dakota State Dynasty

[GridironGamer75]

Welcome to the Third Quarter Edition of Bison Illustrated. This issue will be jammed packed with a look at the current BCS rankings and conference standings as well as a break down of the NCAA stat leaders, We'll also take a look at the Heisman race. And we'll wrap it up with a look at how recruiting is going for the Bison.

Here we go!

NCAA Football Rankings - BCS Rankings - Updated: Nov 23, 2015
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	TCU	11	0	1.000
2	2	Ohio State	10	0	0.995
3	3	Florida State	9	1	0,989
4	7	Georgia Tech	9	1	0.984
5	6	Oklahoma	9	1	0.979
6	10	Michigan State	9	1	0.971
7	9	Stanford	8	2	0.968
8	12	UCLA	8	2	0.963
9	14	Oregon	8	2	0.958
10	5	Auburn	8	2	0.946
11	15	Virginia Tech	8	2	0.938
12	16	Notre Dame	7	3	0.928
13	13	Clemson	8	2	0.917
14	17	North Carolina	8	2	0.917
15	8	Florida	8	2	0.916
16	11	USC	9	2	0.913
17	--	Georgia	6	4	0.893
18	21	Utah	8	2	0.877
19	20	Boston College	7	3	0.876
20	4	Bowling Green	9	1	0.875
21	22	Arizona	7	3	0.864
22	--	South Carolina	6	4	0.861
23	23	Navy	7	2	0.853
24	24	Boise State	8	2	0.843
25	25	Arkansas	7	3	0.835

ACC Conference Standings - Updated: Nov 23, 2015
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
CAROLINA
Clemson	8-2	0.800	5-2	287	176	L1
North Carolina	8-2	0.800	4-2	326	184	W2
NC State	6-5	0.540	3-4	300	276	L1
ECU	5-5	0.500	1-5	214	251	L2
Wake Forest	4-6	0.400	1-5	191	279	L1
Duke	1-9	0.100	0-6	162	283	L9
COASTAL
Florida State	9-1	0.900	6-1	374	162	W8
Georgia Tech	9-1	0.900	6-1	330	147	W1
Boston College	7-3	0.700	5-1	252	206	W2
Virginia Tech	8-2	0.800	4-2	304	131	W2
Miami	5-5	0.500	2-4	233	188	W1
Virgibia	4-6	0.400	1-5	206	249	L2

American Conference Standings - Updated: Nov 23, 2015
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
North
Pittsburg	9-2	0.810	6-1	316	204	L1
Navy	7-2	0.770	5-1	291	207	W2
Louisville	7-3	0.700	4-2	295	166	W3
Syracuse	5-5	0.500	4-2	222	280	W2
Cincinnati	4-6	0.400	3-3	209	225	L2
Memphis	4-6	0.400	1-5	216	283	W1
Connecticut	1-9	0.100	1-5	171	342	L4
SOUTH
UCF	8-2	0.800	5-1	258	221	W6
Houston	6-4	0.600	3-3	291	219	W1
SMU	4-6	0.400	3-3	241	257	W1
Louisiana Tech	5-5	0.500	3-4	269	259	L3
USF	4-6	0.400	2-4	250	246	W2
Temple	5-5	0.500	2-4	198	212	L2
Tulane	2-8	0.200	1-5	184	282	L2

BIG XII Conference Standings - Updated: Nov 23, 2015
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
North
Oklahoma	9-1	0.900	6-1	296	159	W5
Nebraska	5-5	0.500	4-4	225	228	W1
Wisconsin	5-5	0.500	3-4	179	226	W3
Kansas State	5-5	0.500	3-4	240	208	L4
Oklahoma State	4-6	0.400	2-5	236	243	L3
Kansas	2-8	0.200	1-6	201	255	L1
TEXAS
TCU	11-0	1.000	8-0	382	177	W11
Texas	7-3	0.700	4-3	280	214	W3
Iowa State	6-4	0.600	4-3	225	200	L2
Baylor	5-5	0.500	3-4	246	222	W3
Texas A&M	4-6	0.400	3-5	225	245	L3
Texas Tech	5-6	0.450	3-5	263	262	L1

B1G TEN Conference Standings - Updated: Nov 23, 2015
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
EAST
Ohio State	10-0	1.000	6-0	333	59	W10
Penn State	5-5	0.500	3-3	228	215	W1
Rutgers	5-5	0.500	3-4	215	199	W1
Illinois	4-6	0.400	2-4	198	253	L1
Purdue	3-7	0.300	2-4	163	270	L3
Maryland	4-6	0.400	1-5	188	277	L2
WEST
Michigan	7-3	0.700	5-1	321	184	L1
Michigan State	9-1	0.900	5-1	320	132	L1
Northwestern	7-3	0.700	4-2	275	201	W2
Iowa	7-3	0.700	4-3	283	208	W2
Indiana	4-7	0.360	2-5	206	308	L2
Minnesota	3-8	0.270	1-6	220	307	W1

CUSA Conference Standings - Updated: Nov 23, 2015
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
EAST
FIU	6-4	0.600	5-1	262	213	W4
Florida Atlantic	6-4	0.600	4-2	294	222	W5
Southern Miss	4-6	0.400	4-2	178	261	L2
Marshall	7-3	0.700	4-2	265	175	W1
Old Dominion	6-5	0.540	3-4	272	228	L1
Mid Tenn State	4-7	0.360	2-5	257	261	W1
UNC Charlotte	0-10	0.000	0-6	92	342	L10
WEST
Western Kentucky	10-0	1.000	6-0	342	156	W10
Texas State	7-3	0.700	4-2	270	291	W1
UTEP	4-7	0.360	4-3	237	243	L1
Tulsa	3-8	0.270	3-4	215	248	L2
Rice	5-6	0.450	3-5	236	285	W1
North Texas	3-7	0.300	2-4	215	229	L2
UTSA	1-9	0.100	1-5	170	321	L1

MAC Conference Standings - Updated: Nov 23, 2015
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
EAST
Bowling Green	9-1	0.900	5-1	311	167	L1
Kent State	7-3	0.700	4-2	287	246	W2
Akron	4-7	0.360	4-3	196	267	W1
UMass	7-4	0.630	4-3	272	250	L2
Ohio	5-5	0.500	3-3	194	211	W1
Buffalo	5-5	0.500	2-4	229	221	L1
Miami University	3-8	0.270	2-5	203	301	L2
WEST
Western Michigan	7-4	0.630	6-1	274	206	W4
Toledo	5-5	0.500	4-2	242	280	W1
Northern Illinois	5-5	0.500	3-3	214	232	W1
Central Michigan	5-5	0.500	2-4	214	224	L1
Ball State	4-6	0.400	2-4	208	251	L4
Eastern Michigan	4-6	0.400	2-4	208	251	W1
North Dakota State	1-9	0.100	1-5	202	328	L1

MWC Conference Standings - Updated: Nov 23, 2015
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
MOUNTAIN
Utah	8-2	0.800	6-1	275	148	W4
Colorado State	7-3	0.700	4-3	268	182	W2
Wyoming	4-6	0.400	3-4	232	281	L1
Utah State	3-7	0.300	3-4	232	281	W1
Air Force	4-6	0.400	2-5	223	239	L2
Colorado	2-8	0.200	2-5	187	315	L4
WEST
San Diego State	9-1	0.900	7-0	329	216	W8
Boise State	78-2	0.800	6-1	271	154	W1
New Mexico	5-5	0.500	4-3	204	186	L1
UNLV	6-5	0.540	4-4	234	252	W1
San Jose State	2-8	0.200	2-7	200	261	L2
Nevada	2-8	0.200	1-7	170	248	W1

PAC 12 Conference Standings - Updated: Nov 23, 2015
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
NORTH
Stanford	8-2	0.800	7-2	333	252	W4
Oregon	8-2	0.800	5-2	336	225	W1
Washington	6-4	0.600	3-4	226	239	L2
Oregon State	4-6	0.400	2-5	227	283	L4
Fresno State	3-7	0.300	2-6	183	280	L1
Washington State	3-7	0.300	1-6	185	273	L1
SOUTH
UCLA	8-2	0.800	6-1	284	165	W3
USC	9-2	0.810	6-2	367	229	L2
Arizona	7-3	0.700	4-3	286	198	W1
Arizona State	6-4	0.600	4-3	266	200	W1
California	5-5	0.500	3-5	250	248	W1
Hawai'i	2-8	0.200	2-6	232	290	L1

SEC Conference Standings - Updated: Nov 23, 2015
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
East
Florida	8-2	0.800	6-2	293	169	L1
Auburn	8-2	0.800	5-2	252	160	L1
South Carolina	6-4	0.600	5-3	261	158	W5
Georgia	6-4	0.600	4-4	278	244	W4
West Virginia	4-6	0.400	3-4	240	242	W1
Alabama	5-5	0.500	3-4	265	212	W3
LSU	5-6	0.450	3-5	256	260	L1
WEST
Arkansas	7-3	0.700	5-3	258	224	W3
Ole Miss	6-4	0.600	4-3	244	225	W1
Mississippi State	5-5	0.500	4-3	277	255	L1
Missouri	6-4	0.600	4-4	217	224	W1
Tennessee	5-5	0.500	3-4	262	252	L2
Kentucky	5-5	0.500	2-5	243	236	L2
Vanderbilt	2-8	0.200	1-6	200	256	W1

SUN BELT Conference Standings - Updated: Nov 23, 2015
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
Arkansas state	6-3	0.660	4-0	264	214	W3
UL Lafayette	6-3	0.660	2-1	215	122	W3
Georgia State	4-5	0.440	2-2	232	200	L1
UL Monroe	4-5	0.440	2-2	170	232	W1
Georgia Southern	1-8	0.110	1-2	171	284	L3
South Alabama	2-7	0.220	1-2	171	284	L4
Troy	4-6	0.400	1-4	228	252	L4

INDEPENDENTS Conference Standings - Updated: Nov 23, 2015
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
Notre Dame	7-3	0.700		289	223	W1
Army	7-3	0.700		266	226	W2W1
BYU	3-7	0.300		249	273

NCAA Football Leaders - Updated: Nov 23, 2015
PASSING LEADERS		RUSHING LEADERS
1. C. Wentz (NDSU)	3253	1. R. Williams Jr. (Minnesota)	1416
2. C. Kessler (ESC)	3073	2. T. Greene (BGSU)	1362
3. B. Doughty (WKU)	2779	3. R. Thomas (Aub)	1350
4. E. Golson (FSU)	2760	4. T. Durham (Kent State)	1327
5. L. Falk (Wash. St.)	2699	5. J. Bouagnon (NIU)	1279
RECEIVING LEADERS		TACKLE LEADERS
1. D. Joseph (SMU)	1264	1. T. Beck (NDSU)	75
2. C.Davis (Western Michigan)	1045	2. G. Olson (NDSU)	64
3. M. Dudek (Illinois)	992	3. L. Perry (NDSU)	57
4. J. Grant (TTU)	983	4. J. Donlan (Miami University)	53
5. D. Harden (GSU)	968	5. C.Littlejohn (NDSU)	51
SACK LEADERS		INTERCEPTION LEADERS
1. R. LaFrance (Tulane)	9.0	1. R. Leonard (FIU)	7
2. P. O'Connor (Eastern Michigan)	8.5	2. D. Johnson (UCF)	7
3. N. D'Avanzo (New Mexico)	8.5	3. P. Nickerson (Tulane)	7
4. J. Donlan (Miami University)	8.0	4. L. Farmer (Troy)	7
5. J. Obioha (TAMU)	8.0	5. J. Williams (Uconn)	6

Heisman Watch - Updated: Nov 22, 2015
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Trevone. Boykin	QB	TCU		163/267-22-3
Everett Golson	QB	FSU		221/364-30-4
Travis Greene	HB	BGSU		208-1362-14
Alex Ross	HB	OU		233-1279-13
Royce Freeman	HB	Oreg		150-793-16

Here's a look at the recruits who have committed to North Dakota State so far.

North Dakota State Bison Recruiting - 2015
NAME	POS	CLASS	HOMETOWN	HT	WT	CALIBER
Leon Ross	SS	HS	Moses Lake, WA	6'1"	205lbs
D.J. Greenwood	ATH	HS	Anniston, AL	6'1"	191lbs
Frank McDonald	SS	HS	Boca Del Mar, FL	6'1"	218lbs

Leon Ross- Ross has all of the tools to be a top safety in the NCAA. He is fast and shows good hip movement . Has the ability to jump out of the stadium. Tackles and hits like a linebacker, but often gets lost in traffic. Needs to learn how to diagnose and react to plays more consistently. An above average zone defender he struggles in man coverage.


D.J.Greenwood- Greenwood is quite possible the fastest recruit in this years class. A track star in in high school he holds the state of Alabama record for the 40 yard dash. He looks to have all of the tools needed to convert to a DB at the college level, but also has superb running skills and can sling the rock like Brett Favre.

Frank McDonald - McDonald is another hard hitting safety with a nose for the ball. He has limited speed and had tight hips. He projects as a back up and possible red shirt candidate.


Okay That does it for this edition of Bison illustrated. Be sure to check our end of the season edition. Until next time, Go Bisons!

[GridironGamer75]

Record Shattering Day leads to a Heart Racing Victory.

This will be a day long remembered by Bisons fans everywhere. In a see-saw battle that saw not one but two school records shattered, the North Dakota State Bisons defeated the Central Michigan Chippewas 35-31.

QB C. Wentz broke the school record early in the third quarter and now has 3585 yards with one game still left on the schedule. One of his top targets was Senior wideout R. Smith, who in his first game back after breaking his foot in week three hauled in 7 passes for 127 yards and a TD. Fellow WR C. wahlo Jr. also had a great day catching 8 balls for 106 yards. But it was HB S. Oguri who took the team on his shoulders and carried them into the endzone for a school record 4 times on the day. He finished with 132 yards on 28 carries.

The defense struggled picking up no sacks or interceptions, but did force a fumble late in the game to keep the Bison in the game. C. Heagle led the defense with 10 tackles all of them solo.

The game was a lot closer than it could have been considering the Bison held the ball for 24:28. The game got off to a bad start as QB C. Wentz threw a pick on the first drive of the game that resulted in a FG by CMU. The Chippewas would add a TD with a 4 yard run by D. Spalding to take an early lead 10-0 after one quarter.

Bison HB S. Ojuri owned the second quarter scoring on 2 TD from 1 yard out and 5 yards out. He was a terror all day long running roughshod over the Chippewas front seven. CMU would add another TD to go up 17-14 at intermission.

Both teams came out hot in the third trading touchdowns giving CMU a 3 point leading heading into the fourth. S. Ojuri would score his third TD of the day from 4 yards out early in the fourth to put the Bison up by 4. The Chippewas would answer back with a long drive culminating with a 5 yard pass from C. Rush A. Rice. Down by 3:10 left in the game CMU force the Bisons to go three and out and it looked like the game would be over. But then the defense finally made a play. AJ Von Voorhis delivered a bone rattle hit to CMU HBC. Rush who coughed up the ball. The bison offense then rumbled down the field culminating with S. Ohuri's record breaking, game winnng TD with :23 seconds left in the contest.

It was a much needed victory for the Bison who are now 2-5 on the season. The Chippewas who were 5-5 heading into the match now need to win next week in Eastern Michigan to become bowl eligible. North Dakota State will travel to Ball State to take on the the 4-7 Cardinals in their final game of the season. The game will be televised regionally on CBS.

Here's hoping for a final victory next week. Until then, Go Bison!

[GridironGamer75]

End Of Season OT Thriller Ends In heartbreak For The Bison.

What an amazing ball game to end the season. Both teams went back and forth like two prize fighters for four quarters and it still wasn't enough. Ball State got on the board first in an electrifying manner as return man R. Smith took one to 79 yards to the house. Early in the second WR R. Smith would score catch his last Touchdown as a Bison on a 3 yard pass from C. Wentz. Ball State would answer right back driving down the field and capping it of with 1 yard pass from J. Milas to D. Curry. Not to be outdone the Bison drove down the field until S. Ojuri Dove over the line into the endzone for a 1 yard TD.But the offenses weren't done yet. With :06 seconds left in the half J. Milas hit C. Shillings for an 8 yard TD strike to go up 21-14 at the half.

After a flurry of offense in the first half, neither team could get things going in the third until Bison HB S. Ojuri, rumbled into the endzone from 4 yards out. Tied going into the final quarter of final game of the season both offenses continued to sputter. Finally with 3:18 left in regulation Ball State scored on 1 yard pass to C. Lacanaria. The Bison offense came onto the field fired up and scored less than a minute later on a beautiful 14 yard pass to S. Ojuri. Yet again Ball State drove down the field until J. Milas hit J. williams in the corner of the endzone for a 14 yard score. With :29 seconds left Ball State thought it was finally over. That is until C. wentz hit R. Smith for a 48 yard bomb followed by a 13 yard TD strike to N. Moody who was nearly decapitated as he crossed the goal line.

North Dakota State received the ball first in overtime, but the offense must have gotten a case of the kitters as several dropped passes doomed them to settle for a 38 yard FG. If the defense could make a stop the game would belong to the Bison. A 25 yard TD strike to C. Lacanaria would end the Bison's dreams and their season.

Both teams fought hard and it was a well earned victory for Ball State. Now it's time for the Bisons to say goodbye to their seniors and prepare for next season. It may not have been a success in the win column, but hold your head high Bison fans. it was a season of broken records, a season where a Bison QB led the NCAA in passing yards and without a shadow of a doubt we proved we can hang with the big boys of the FBS. Until next season, Go Bison!

[GridironGamer75]

Here is a look at the Conference Championship Week matchups

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FIU 7-5 (6-2) At #23 Western Kentucky 11-1 (7-1)




#24 UCF 10-2 (7-1) at #18 Pittsburgh 10-1 (7-1)




Mississippi State 7-5 (6-3) at #12 Florida 9-3 (7-2




Utah 9-3 (7-2) at #14 Boise State 10-2 (8-1)




#6 USc 10-2 (7-2) at #13 Stanford 9-3 (7-2)




#15 Clemson 9-3 (6-2) at #2 Florida State 11-1 (7-1)




#7 Ohio State 11-1 (7-1) at #4 Michigan State 11-1 (7-1)




#8 Oklahoma 10-2 (7-2) at #1 TCU 12-0 (9-0)





#22 Bowling Green 10-2 (6-2) at Western Michigan 8-4 (7-1)





Arkansas State 9-3 (6-0)

[GridironGamer75]

I just can't win for losing!

I tried to advance my dynasty to the bowl season and it keeps freezing in the exact same spot. I can start a new dynasty and all that -at least it looks like i can, didn't go all the way through the process, but it looks like my Bison Dynasty file is corrupted or something.

I really don't want to start another dynasty as I don't want people to lose interest thinking I'm going to keep jumping ship. But I really don't want to play through the same season again either. I guess I'll sleep on it and try the Bisons save one more time. I hope it works as I was exited to see where this would go.

[GridironGamer75]

Okay, it's time for me to make a decision. I have decided that unless my save somehow miraculously un corrupts itself that I really have no choice but to move on. Here is my plan on how to handle it.


At the end of this season Coach Wheeler will leave the Bison to accept another OC offer. To get to that point I will create a new dynasty with the new team.Here's where you all come in -assuming anyone is still keeping tabs on this. I am having a hard time deciding where to go next and I'd like you guys to vote on where Coach Wheeler goes next. You can post your choices and after a week or two -hopefully- there will be enough votes for me to choose a team.


Do if you are reading this, please tell me where you'd like to see Coach Wheeler coach next year.

[TheOtherPotterGuy]

It keeps freezing when you try to advance to bowl week? This may sound dumb but have you tried it with autosave off? That happened to me once and turning off autosave worked.

[GridironGamer75]

I'll definitely try that when I get home. It freezes in the exact same spot every time. It goes through the play style updates and starts simming the title games. When it gets to the MA -my conference- it freezes. I hope your idea works, as I am really enjoying this one and really want to see how next year goes.


*UPDATE* no dice, still freezing in the exact same spot. I think I'm going to try restarting the dynasty and sim the first year.It still sucks, but not much I can do at this point.