Fargo North Dakota State defeated the University of North Dakota on Saturday afternoon and afterward, the Bison players ...
shook hands and went to the locker room. Did somebody in the North Dakota Heritage Center in Bismarck care to at least dust the retired Nickel Trophy? It was suggested this week there should be a replacement. There were some good nominations including the I-29 Trophy, the Bully Battle, the Prairie Cup and the Catfish Trophy, where “a lovely, disgustingly cast 50-pound catfish that only the winning team could love.
” The winning team in this matchup had the benefit of a better and more experienced quarterback in the 41-17 victory at Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome. Cam Miller ran for his 42nd career rushing touchdown, breaking the Missouri Valley Football Conference record held by NDSU’s Easton Stick. The problem, however, is that two words got added to NDSU fans’ conversation on Saturday while leaving the dome or when the TV telecast ended.
How’s Cam? It appears you can breathe easy. I’m no doctor but my interpretation of head coach Tim Polasek’s post-game assessment is a sprained ankle. Polasek said he could have gone back in the game.
“It’s just his ankle, we’ll know more later,” he said. “It was a little frightening, he obviously took a tough slide but he said he’s going to be alright, he’s good,” said Bison receiver Chris Harris. Miller hobbled off the field after a 12-yard scramble, seemingly sliding awkwardly to t.
