The Mike McFeely Mess

BetMGM released its Group of Six college football win totals, which allow bettors to pick the "over" or the "under" on that number, and North Dakota State's seems a little high. The Bison, in their first year in FBS and the Mountain West Conference, have a win total of 9.5. In other words, if you bet the over and hope to win money NDSU would have to win 10 games for you to collect. It would seem b...

WyoSports.com sports writer Alex Taylor joins host Mike McFeely to chat about a column Alex wrote for his newspaper: "Will Wyoming and North Dakota State be Mountain West rivals?" All signs point to "yes" since both programs need a conference rivalry since college football realignment has shaken up the landscape. Wyoming lost Colorado State to the Pac-12 (even though they'll play non-conference ga...

The news broke on Friday, Feb. 6, that North Dakota State was in serious discussions to the join the Mountain West Conference as a football-only member. It became official three days later when the school and league announced the invitation had been extended and accepted. It's been about 12 weeks, nearly three months, since the news broke and a whirlwind of activity was set in motion from the leag...

Longtime Minnesota outdoors writer and television host Ron Schara joins Mike McFeely to preview the upcoming MN-FISH Angler's Summit on Friday, April 17, in Alexandria, Minnesota. With numerous challenges facing Minnesota's fish species and lakes, the summit hopes to tackle some of the issues head-on. Ron tells Mike what MN-FISH does as an organization, some of the obstacles standing in the way of...

Forum columnist Mike McFeely discusses and debates his ranking of North Dakota State's top 75 games since the program joined the Football Championship Subdivision.  He's joined by Forum sports writers Jeff Kolpack and Eric Peterson, and WDAY-TV sports personality Dom Izzo to hash over Mike's selections, particulary his No. 1 choice of the Bison's 2007 victory at Minnesota. Kolpack, Peterson and Iz...

Reporter Ryan Collingwood, who covers the Missouri State football team for the Springfield Daily Citizen, joins host Mike McFeely to talk about the big game this week between the Bears and North Dakota State at the Fargodome. Ryan and Mike go back a long way in covering the FCS, so Ryan offers a pragmatic and reasoned perspective on the ballgame. The Bears, like the Bison, are 6-0 in the Missouri...

Forum reporter Melissa Van Der Stad and photo editor Anna Paige join host Mike McFeely to discuss in-depth their recent story chronicling a night of homelessness in downtown Fargo. They followed 72-year-old Lowrie Hogenson for 16 hours to give readers an idea of what it's like to be homeless in our city. The story humanized those living on the streets and along the banks of the Red River. It was a...

InForum writer Jeff Kolpack and WDAY-TV Sports director Stacey Anderson join host Mike McFeely on the flight back to Fargo from Murray, Kentucky, following the Bison's 59-6 romp in the modern team's first trip to the Bluegrass State. The guys talk horses, the city of Murray, the Racers' football program and the Bison. They look ahead to NDSU's upcoming game against Northern Iowa. 

Forum sportswriter Jeff Kolpack and WDAY-TV director Stacey Anderson join host Mike McFeely high above middle America as they fly back from Carbondale, Illinois, to Fargo after North Dakota State defeated Southern Illinois 24-3 on Saturday, Oct. 12. The guys review the Bison's ho-hum victory and all the story lines involved in it, including quarterback Cam Miller's ankle and other NDSU injuries, b...

Forum reporter Tasha Carvell joins host Mike McFeely to touch on a number of topics including the vice presidential debate between Tim Walz and JD Vance, the flurry of North Dakota political polls and the U.S. Senate race between incumbent Republican Kevin Cramer and Democratic challenger Katrina Christiansen.

Forum sports writer Jeff Kolpack and WDAY-TV producer Mike Kapel join host Mike McFeely on the plane flight back to Fargo from Normal, Ill., where North Dakota State's football team walloped Illinois State on Saturday, Sept. 29. The Bison defense looked inspired and improved while the offense just kept humming along behind quarterback Cam Miller.

Former Forum editorial page editor Jack Zaleski joins host Mike McFeely to discuss a number of topics, including the absence of Trump yard signs in very red areas, the new makeup of Fargo's city commission and the issue of homelessness in downtown Fargo.

Forum sportswriter Jeff Kolpack and WDAY-TV director Stacey Anderson join host Mike McFeely on the plane flight from Johnson City, Tennessee, to Fargo to recap North Dakota State's wild 38-35 victory Saturday over East Tennessee State. The game will go down as one of the most remarkable comebacks in the Bison's history in Division I, yet it left a bad taste because NDSU was a 27-point favorite and...

North Dakota historian and scholar Clay Jenkinson joins host Mike McFeely to talk about the presidential debate between Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump that occurred September 10, 2024.  Clay and Mike don't agree on whether Harris was right or wrong to mostly shy away from the questions asked her in order to bait Trump into looking like a crazed old man. Clay also says Mike is h...

Forum reporter Jeff Kolpack and WDAY-TV's Sam Goetzinger join host Mike McFeely on the flight back to Fargo from Boulder, Colo., to break down North Dakota State's 31-26 loss to Colorado in college football Thursday night.  Humming along at 25,000 feet or so, the guys look at the positives, the negatives and the atmosphere about the game.  And what's ahead for the Bison as they begin their FCS sch...

Football writer Brian Howell of the Boulder Daily Camera joins host Mike McFeely to break down Thursday's game between North Dakota State and Colorado. Brian has covered Colorado for many years and says this might be the team's most talented roster since 2016, when the Buffaloes won 10 games. He says if everything goes right, he could see head coach Deion Sanders' team challenging for the Big 12 t...

Radio host Joel Heitkamp of KFGO and the "News and Views" radio network is attending the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. He joins podcast host Mike McFeely for an update after a raucous night when Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz hit a home run with his acceptance speech as Vice President Kamala Harris' running mate. Joel has been in the United Center for three nights, so he has the pulse on wha...

Denver Post columnist Sean Keeler joins host Mike McFeely of The Forum to discuss what it's like to be the target of Colorado head coach Deion Sanders' ire and what to expect from the Buffaloes next week when North Dakota State visits Boulder for their college football season opener. Keeler became part of a national story when he tried to ask Sanders a question at a press conference and the coach...

Forum columnist Jim Shaw joins podcast host Mike McFeely to talk about Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz being chosen as Vice President Kamala Harris' running mate on the Democratic presidential ticket. Shaw wrote a column supporting the move, so he comments on that and other political talk.  

Former U.S. Senator and current Pritzker Fellow at the Institute of Politics at the University of Chicago Heidi Heitkamp joins host Mike McFeely to discuss the big news that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz was selected to be Vice President Kamala Harris' running mate on the Democratic ticket. Heitkamp knows Harris and Walz well and offers insight into what Walz adds to the ticket and how he might handle c...

Chairman of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party Ken Martin joins host Mike McFeely to discuss Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz being in the discussion to be the vice presidential candidate with presumptive presidential nominee Kamala Harris. Martin also discusses the Harris campaign's momentum, what Martin looks for in polling, Donald Trump and some of the down-ballot races in the state.

Forum reporter Tasha Carvell joined podcast host Mike McFeely to discuss the monumental news from the weekend about President Joe Biden dropping out of the race and opening the door for Vice President Kamala Harris to be the Democratic nominee against Donald Trump. Also, Tasha and Mike break down Republican VP candidate J.D. Vance's ability to tell jokes and offend women.

KFGO and statewide radio talk-show host Joel Heitkamp again joins host Mike McFeely to riff on North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum's failed attempt at becoming Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's running mate, Burgum's future in a potential Trump administration and Joel's insistence that incumbent Joe Biden drop out of the race to allow a more popular Democrat to take on Trump.

Forum sportswriter Eric Peterson joins host Mike McFeely to, in a break from grim reality for Mike, talk about North Dakota State football. The Bison appear to be putting the wraps on the 2025 recruiting class and, on paper, it looks pretty good.  The guys also get into how the Bison are sitting midsummer with the fall rapidly approaching. That includes, of course, some thoughts on NDSU's season o...

Former Forum editorial page editor Jack Zaleski joins host Mike McFeely to preview this week's crucial presidential debate between Democratic President Joe Biden and Republican challenger Donald Trump. They talk about what to expect and how North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, a running mate hopeful for Trump, fits into the picture. Also, some chatter about Devils Lake, North Dakota, and the great walle...