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On the recordJanuary 9, 2025
He really is. He knows about our Bison team and, of course, about everybody else's team too. He knows his sports. It was a hard-fought game. I have to say it was a hard-fought game. We played a truly worthy opponent, the Montana State University Bobcats. The Bobcats actually had an unbeaten season going at that point and really had steamrolled a lot of very good teams, and they are to be commended as well. As a point of interest there, their coach, Brent Vigen, is an outstanding coach and a class guy. You saw that in the way he handled the game. Obviously, it was very--you know, they played their hearts out. It was a tough loss for them, but they showed absolute class, starting with their coach and their fan base and certainly the team. Actually, he was a player for the North Dakota Bison. He was a tight end on our football team a number of years back and was an offensive coordinator. So he was a coach at North Dakota State University. He has turned that Montana State program around. They are a tough, tough program and will continue to be. He is an outstanding coach. So the championship capped off a great season for the Bison. They ended 14 and 2 and proved once again that they really are a dominant force when it comes to FCS football. I just want to take a minute now to recognize and congratulate the players and the coaches who are so vital to this success. Quarterback Cam Miller just had an incredible game.…
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John Hoeven
Republican · North Dakota

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