McFeely: Bison offense slogs before busting out

FARGO — The boo birds were out in the first half. You can debate whether that s appropriate at a college football game, but they were there in the Fargodome. North Dakota State s offense had climbed aboard the struggle bus again and the customers were displeased. A week after scoring seven points against a UNLV defense that on Saturday gave up 41 points and 430 rushing yards to Air Force, the Bison offense was stuck in the mud again, this time against a Nevada squad with a losing record and this time at home. The Wolf Pack were leading 11-0 in the second quarter and the Bison s first three drives ended punt, missed lengthy field goal, punt. Hence restlessness among the 18,261 fans in the dome, who ve been conditioned for 20 years to see the Bison mostly slice, dice and purify FCS opponents. This is different. Nevada is 2-4 and this game was a knock-down, drag-out fistfight until late into the fourth quarter. NDSU s medical staff was working overtime. The Bison offense wa