Ask Missouri State coach Dave Steckel about the challenge his team faces against North Dakota State on Saturday, and you don’t need to read between the lines to see his frustration level.
“These guys have numbers on their chest. It’s not an ‘S’ " (for Superman), Steckel said about the Bison. “It’s not a challenge. Kansas State was a challenge.
“These guys are just like us, except they do their things very well.”
“Very well” may be an understatement, given how North Dakota State has won the last five Football Championship Subdivision national championships, makes an annual habit of beating Football Bowl Subdivision teams and is a unanimous No.