2023 Semifinal: #5 Albany @ #1 South Dakota State

[Professor Chaos]

This game will kickoff at 6PM CT on Friday 12/15 and will be broadcast nationally on ESPN2. The winner advances to the national championship game and will face either North Dakota State or #2 Montana. I expanded the stats breakdown this week to include some season totals with turnovers and redzone attempts and additional averages like sacks and TFLs forced/allowed:

[Pards Rule]

Congrats Danes

[Professor Chaos]

This is an intriguing matchup. In order to beat SDSU you have to shut down their run game to a reasonable extent on offense and the most vulnerable part of their defense is the secondary. I'm not saying Albany will win but they matchup with SDSU about as well as anyone with an elite run defense and a talented QB that can extend and make plays.

I get the feeling in the end SDSU's Payton award finalist QB Mark Gronowski will be the X factor but this game could get interesting

[ysubigred]

This is an intriguing matchup. In order to beat SDSU you have to shut down their run game to a reasonable extent on offense and the most vulnerable part of their defense is the secondary. I'm not saying Albany will win but they matchup with SDSU about as well as anyone with an elite run defense and a talented QB that can extend and make plays.

I get the feeling in the end SDSU's Payton award finalist QB Mark Gronkwski will be the X factor but this game could get interesting

I hope the weather is good for this one. "IF" you listen to idiot YSU fans, a short QB is not good.. so the Albany QB is useless.. I'm not one of them. That kid is outstanding.

GoooBizon!

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[POD Knows]

I was pulling for Albany last night because I think they match up better than Idaho but it won’t matter. SDSU will win this game but they will be tested. Weather is supposed to be better next weekend, that will help Albany because that Albany run offense has no chance against SDSU.

[Bison Fan in NW MN]

Albany has a good defense but SDSU is too well rounded.

Probably close for a half or 3 quarters but the Jacks win by 2 TDs.

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Albany has a good defense but SDSU is too well rounded.

Probably close for a half or 3 quarters but the Jacks win by 2 TDs.

It will probably be 21 all after 3 quarters, and once they lose by 21, there will be calls for the Great Danes to be ranked #2 at the end of the season.

But seriously, I do hope it will be a game on Friday.


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[caribbeanhen]

It will probably be 21 all after 3 quarters, and once they lose by 21, there will be calls for the Great Danes to be ranked #2 at the end of the season.

But seriously, I do hope it will be a game on Friday.


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No just No

the calls were for the coaches to just rank Albany and recognize Idaho just ain’t that good

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No just No

the calls were for the coaches to just rank Albany and recognize Idaho just ain’t that good

This was in reference to calls on AGS to rank Holy Cross #2 at the end of the 2022 season…to which I agree, “No, just no!”


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[caribbeanhen]

This was in reference to calls on AGS to rank Holy Cross #2 at the end of the 2022 season…to which I agree, “No, just no!”


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oh ok gotcha

is that as bad as ranking the Bison # 14 in pre-season

talk about preparing for the creek to rise