 By - Joshua A. Swanson



 Last week, I announced the formation of the 
 
  SWAN-COMM
 
 , a highly selective "intelligence" organization patterned on JFK's EX-COMM. The purpose of the group is to offer me key insights on what fans, a/k/a, BisoNation, are talking about with regards to the Herd.  To borrow a line from the current POTUS, only "the best" find spots on the SWAN-COMM. They delivered in their Week 1 insight. 



 You can join the SWAN-COMM and chime in with your thoughts by hitting me on Twitter @swany8 or texting 35270 during the show on Saturday mornings from 8:00-9:00a. Earlier today, I joined Dan Michaels and Doug Leier on KFGO to give my recap of NDSU's Week 1 performance. 
 
  You can listen here
 
 . 



 For Week 2, I asked the SWAN-COMM the following question: what impressed you most from North Dakota State's 49-3 demolition of Cal Poly at the Fargodome. Seven of them answered: 



 1. The Music Man: "Dan Marlette was all over the field. Good size, good speed, sure tackler, and able to diagnose plays quickly." 



 2. Mr. Tailgating: "I thought it was a great overall team performance, was a little concerned going into it about some of the rookies and sophomores getting out over their skis a bit. But I think the veterans and returning starters really helped them out and made it a great first tailgate. The football team played a very complete game as well." 



 3. Tecmo Legend: "Agreed on the running game. We could run at will and just chew up huge chunks every time we wanted." 



 4. The Rookie: "Offensive line and running game looked like they were playing game seven, gelled and dominated, might be the best rushing attack in school history." 



 5. Old Ball Coach: "The defensive line ate up blocks and made plays. North Dakota native Stanley Jones probably played his best game as a Bison and they are full of playmakers at tackle and end." 



 6. Bismarck Bison: "Offensive line was ridiculously strong. I thought Stick made some nice throws, too. We need someone to step-up and make those RJ [Urzendowski]-type catches across the middle and deep outs. ... I felt like we didn't really want to put any of our real good plays on film, a lot of bread and butter stuff." 



 7. Stripes: "Offensive line. Bruce and Lance having days wasn't by accident." 



 As you can obviously see, I've assembled an excellent SWAN-COMM. You can join the committee and let me know what you think on Twitter @swany8, or text 35270 this Saturday morning from 8:00-9:00a. I'm interested in what you thought of NDSU's performance against Cal Poly. You can comment here, or let me know on Twitter @swany8. 

By - Joshua A. Swanson


 Last week, I announced the formation of the 
 <a href="https://740thefan.com/podcasts/herd-it-with-swany/962/the-swan-comm/">
 SWAN-COMM
 </a>
 , a highly selective "intelligence" organization patterned on JFK's EX-COMM. The purpose of the group is to offer me key insights on what fans, a/k/a, BisoNation, are talking about with regards to the Herd.  To borrow a line from the current POTUS, only "the best" find spots on the SWAN-COMM. They delivered in their Week 1 insight. 


 You can join the SWAN-COMM and chime in with your thoughts by hitting me on Twitter @swany8 or texting 35270 during the show on Saturday mornings from 8:00-9:00a. Earlier today, I joined Dan Michaels and Doug Leier on KFGO to give my recap of NDSU's Week 1 performance. 
 <a href="https://kfgo.com/podcasts/morning-crew/939/what-did-we-learn-from-ndsu-bison-week-1/#.W46QQi0B9B0.twitter">
 You can listen here
 </a>
 . 


 For Week 2, I asked the SWAN-COMM the following question: what impressed you most from North Dakota State's 49-3 demolition of Cal Poly at the Fargodome. Seven of them answered: 


 1. The Music Man: "Dan Marlette was all over the field. Good size, good speed, sure tackler, and able to diagnose plays quickly." 


 2. Mr. Tailgating: "I thought it was a great overall team performance, was a little concerned going into it about some of the rookies and sophomores getting out over their skis a bit. But I think the veterans and returning starters really helped them out and made it a great first tailgate. The football team played a very complete game as well." 


 3. Tecmo Legend: "Agreed on the running game. We could run at will and just chew up huge chunks every time we wanted." 


 4. The Rookie: "Offensive line and running game looked like they were playing game seven, gelled and dominated, might be the best rushing attack in school history." 


 5. Old Ball Coach: "The defensive line ate up blocks and made plays. North Dakota native Stanley Jones probably played his best game as a Bison and they are full of playmakers at tackle and end." 


 6. Bismarck Bison: "Offensive line was ridiculously strong. I thought Stick made some nice throws, too. We need someone to step-up and make those RJ [Urzendowski]-type catches across the middle and deep outs. ... I felt like we didn't really want to put any of our real good plays on film, a lot of bread and butter stuff." 


 7. Stripes: "Offensive line. Bruce and Lance having days wasn't by accident." 


 As you can obviously see, I've assembled an excellent SWAN-COMM. You can join the committee and let me know what you think on Twitter @swany8, or text 35270 this Saturday morning from 8:00-9:00a. I'm interested in what you thought of NDSU's performance against Cal Poly. You can comment here, or let me know on Twitter @swany8.

Bison Illustrated columnist, podcast host and NDSU alum Josh Swanson takes the reigns hosting Herd It Here talking game match-ups, taking calls and offering the best way to get your gameday started each Saturday morning from 8 a.m. - 9 a.m.!

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