John-o-logue: "Survive and advance" should be attitude for SDSU, NDSU, Augie fans. And did Carson Wentz take any step forward for consideration for permanent Vikings starter?
Update: 2025-10-06
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Something seemed to be in the air in road games for perennial Dakotas college football powerhouses in their road games Saturday. That "something" was an upset alert.
* 14.5- point favorite South Dakota State, the No. 2 team in the FCS, trailed at No. 24 Youngstown State 17-7 at halftime.
* 24.5-point favorite North Dakota State, the top-ranked team and defending FCS champion, barely led No. 6 Illinois State 18-16 after three quarters.
* Augustana, the eighth or 13th ranked Division II team, depending on which poll you prefer, trailed 28-10 after three quarters against a University of Sioux Falls team that had lost by a combined 43 points the previous two weeks to Duluth and Mankato, the two top 15 squads the Vikings are battling for NSIC supremacy.
In all three cases, the powerhouse prevailed with "program wins" or "culture wins" to keep championship dreams realistic.
Winners win, so goes the old USF mantra.
But should fans of those juggernauts be as miffed after the fact as they were in the moment with losses staring them in the face?
Should "survive and advance" or "just win, baby" be the right way to look at those close calls, or is there reason to be unsatisfied with not winning big enough?
Happy Hour host John Gaskins has his thoughts.
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