Which Way for the Herd?
Last week was as ugly as it was surprising. I was only off by 45 points (predicted a three score win). First and foremost we haven’t...
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Ron Dobervich
- Feb 26, 2021
- 4 min
Will the Real Slim Saluki Stand Up.
Southern Illinois had high hopes coming into the spring MVFC/FCS season. They had the bad taste of being probably the last “bubble team”...
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Ron Dobervich
- Feb 19, 2021
- 3 min
1st Game YSU: Post Pelini
Finally, after a one game show case in the fall against Central Arkansas, we are getting back to actually playing a schedule with...
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Ron Dobervich
- Feb 14, 2021
- 6 min
The Road to the Spring Playoffs
What a freaking zoo Covid has made of the FCS football spring playoffs! Sixteen teams will be selected (10 will be chosen by virtue of...
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Ron Dobervich
- Feb 5, 2021
- 14 min
Too Young to Win?
The boo birds are at it already. Claiming the Herd is too young to get number four in a row. Don’t put me in that camp and here are the...
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Ron Dobervich
- Jan 24, 2021
- 9 min
It's Time for Spring Football in the FCS
Three and a half months ago the Herd got their one fall game in against Central Arkansas (a playoff participant in 2019). It was an ...
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Ron Dobervich
- Oct 1, 2020
- 5 min
The Only Game in Town
What a hellacious let down the 2020 season turned out to be for players, coaches, fans & schools. For the Herd there would be no fall...
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Ron Dobervich
- Jul 12, 2020
- 5 min
It's Time to Re-open the Season!
Time to Reschedule an Opener: This off season has been quite a roller coaster. This Wuhan/Chicom flu has turned the sporting world upside...
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Ron Dobervich
- Jan 8, 2020
- 15 min
The Grand Finale: Frisco Ocho!
In 2010 the hopes of Bison Nation were elevated to where we knew we could compete at the highest levels of the FCS, having lost a heart...
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Ron Dobervich
- Dec 20, 2019
- 6 min
A New Foe for the Semi's: Bobcats
Something New for the Semi’s: Bobcats New blood for the semi-final game, we have had repeats with GA Southern (2011 & 12) and Sam Houston...
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Ron Dobervich
- Dec 12, 2019
- 5 min
Roasting the Redbirds!!
Roasting the Redbirds!! I feel in my writing an obligation to get it right. This means being open to critique and retrospection. I find...
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Ron Dobervich
- Dec 5, 2019
- 4 min
Is the Herd going to Kentucky Fry the Colonels?
Is it going to be Kentucky Fried: The Colonels? With the regular season over and one playoff game under their belts, what can we expect...
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Ron Dobervich
- Nov 22, 2019
- 2 min
On the Road for 33?
33 on the line: can Herd bring it home at SIU? Here we are at the last regular season game and still no blemish. As I said back in...
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Ron Dobervich
- Nov 15, 2019
- 2 min
USD: Can Herd clinch 9th MVFC title?
What can the Coyotes Muster Up? The last two years we have had USD’s number, beating the Coyotes 49-14 at the Dome in 2017 and 59-14 last...
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Ron Dobervich
- Nov 8, 2019
- 2 min
Western IL: Bad Team Deux?
Three weeks ago we played Mo. State. Everyone, including myself, thought the final score would be greater than 22-0. This week we play...
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Ron Dobervich
- Oct 31, 2019
- 4 min
YSU, A Tale of Two Cities.
It's called teamwork. Lets bring home number 30!!
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Ron Dobervich
- Oct 25, 2019
- 5 min
What about the 2019 Jacks?
This is a nice coronation of both programs that had the gumption to step out of their comfort zones in Div II and move lock step into...
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Ron Dobervich
- Oct 19, 2019
- 2 min
Time to set some bear traps!
Have the Mo. State Bears Become Unbearable? View this evening delivery as a night cap to a busy day and or week. It has been for me. If...
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Ron Dobervich
- Oct 11, 2019
- 4 min
UNI: Streak Breakers Again?
During the Herd’s current run of MVFC and National Championships, UNI has been one of its toughest, if not toughest opponents. They...
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Ron Dobervich
- Oct 5, 2019
- 5 min
Progress & now the Redbirds
Its better late than never, the adage goes, so here goes my analysis of the Bison’s first four games of the season and what I feel will...
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