My bold prediction may upset some of my fellow Bison fans. As much as I'd like the Bison to win every year, this year looks to be a possible hurdle in the string of playoff games. Young team, new coach, 7 starters returning.

My BOLD prediction is that NDSU finishes no better than 7-4, and possibly misses the playoffs if they do worse. SDSU, Illinois St and Indy St all on the road, and a strong UNI team at home. They also have some tough Non-conference games, top 5 UCD at home and Delaware on the road. You just never know how the UND game will go.

What do you have?