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In the FCS Huddle: North Dakota State is a lot like 'Bama

If North Dakota State wins a national championship again this season and Alabama doesn't, maybe the Bison should earn a visit to the White House, as the Crimson Tide did once again earlier this month.The Bison, the "other" Division I champions, are trying to do the same as Alabama - deliver on a national title three-peat. If they pull it off, they would be the second program to do so on the FCS level, following Appalachian State's title run from 2005-07.As they embark on similar pursuits this coming season, North Dakota State and Alabama are alike in many ways.It starts at the top with the head coaches, Alabama's Nick Saban and NDSU's Craig Bohl. Saban has won four BCS national titles, including three with the Tide over the last fours years. He's the best in the FBS.Bohl has made a case for being the best coach in the FCS, and a national panel agreed last year when he was named the 2012 Eddie Robinson Award recipient. He's taken the Bison from the Division II level to the top of the FC...

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