FARGO — The analytics meter that tracks the number of readers on the InForum website late Saturday afternoon seemingly had the potential of breaking the local internet. Thousands logged on to check out the game story of North Dakota State’s unexpected exit from the FCS playoffs.

That’s life in the FCS lane when the No. 1-ranked team gets upset 29-28 by Illinois State in a second round stunner. Football fans like to read about the fall of the king.

NDSU head coach Tim Polasek got right to the point in his postgame press conference, saying he wanted to get with his seniors before the night was over. It’s a game, yes, but the way the season ended was shocking.

Polasek wanted to make sure he was there for his guys. It was his first sentence after entering the NDSU team room before the camer

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