The Mike McFeely Mess

"News and Views" host Joel Heitkamp, based at Fargo's KFGO radio, joins host Mike McFeely of The Forum at Vic's Lounge in Moorhead to chat about North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum's presidential campaign. The Republican announced he was seeking his party's nomination in early June and dropped out of the race in early December after gaining little traction. Mike and Joel discuss the campaign, what Burgu...

San Francisco Chronicle sportswriter Eric Branch joins podcast host Mike McFeely to talk about former North Dakota State quarterback Trey Lance, who has work to do if he wants to be the San Francisco 49ers long-term starter. Lance was taken with the third overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, was given the starting job to start 2022, but suffered a broken leg early in the season. He was replaced fir...

Forum sportswriter Eric Peterson joins podcast host Mike McFeely for an early-week look at the Football Championship Subdivision national title game between North Dakota State and South Dakota State.  At last glance, the Bison were 5-point underdogs to the Jackrabbits for Sunday's game at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas. This is a rare position in which NDSU finds itself. How can the Bison win the...

Forum sportswriter Eric Peterson and podcast host/columnist Mike McFeely take a closer look at North Dakota State's 2022 early signing period recruiting class, which was announced Wednesday, Dec. 21. They look at some recent recruiting classes to give perspective on how many players might pan out to be contributors or stars.

Forum sportswriter Eric Peterson and columnist/podcast host Mike McFeely take an early look at the Football Championship Subdivision national title game between North Dakota State and South Dakota State, to be played Jan. 8 in Frisco, Texas. Who has the early advantage? What are the early keys? What does two teams from the same conference playing for the title mean for FCS? How many drunken fistfi...

Forum sportswriter Eric Peterson and podcast host and columnist Mike McFeely take a close look at the North Dakota State vs. Incarnate Word FCS playoff semifinal game scheduled for Friday, Dec. 16. Eric sees a strength-on-strength matchup while Mike wonders how UIW's defense will hold up against the Bison run game. As a bonus, the guys spend some time talking about the other FCS semifinal between...

Forum sportswriter Eric Peterson joins podcast host and columnist Mike McFeely to break down the North Dakota State-Samford FCS playoffs quarterfinal game this week. The Bison host the Bulldogs on Friday, Dec. 9, at 6 p.m. Central. The Bison have their vaunted rushing game rolling, crushing their last two opponents in North Dakota and Montana. Can NDSU continue that trend against Samford, of the S...

Forum sportswriter Eric Peterson joins podcast host and columnist Mike McFeely to take a close look at the North Dakota State-Montana FCS playoff football game. It's a second-round game scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Fargodome. Montana is 8-4 and coming off a thrilling come-from-behind victory over Southeast Missouri State in the first round, but the Grizzlies haven't met expectations so...

Colter Nuanez of Skyline Sports, which covers the Big Sky Conference and the University of Montana, joins podcast host and columnist Mike McFeely to break down Saturday's FCS playoff game between North Dakota State and Montana. The Grizzlies have looked great at times this season and awful at other times. Which Montana team will show up to play the Bison at the Fargodome? Mike asks Colter that que...

Forum sportswriter Eric Peterson joins podcast host and columnist Mike McFeely in prediciting the outcome of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs. From first-round games until the title game in Frisco, Texas, they walk through what they think will happen each week. Will they have the nine-time North Dakota State Bison coming out on top again? Or will it be somebody else like South Dakota...

Forum sportswriter Eric Peterson joins podcast host and columnist Mike McFeely to discuss the weekend news that three key North Dakota State football players have entered the transfer portal before the Bison play their first playoff game, and a breakdown of the Football Championship Subdivision playoff field announced Sunday.

FARGO -- Forum sportswriter Eric Peterson and podcast host and columnist Mike McFeely break down North Dakota State's regular-season finale against in-state rival North Dakota. The game at the Fargodome has implications for both teams, but Mike says this is the biggest regular season game in UND's Football Championship Subdivision history given what a victory over the Bison would mean to the Fight...

Forum sportswriter Eric Peterson joins podcast host and columnist Mike McFeely to take a look at North Dakota State's football game against Southern Illinois on Saturday in Carbondale. It's an important game for both teams. The Bison want to get closer to wrapping up a top-4 seed for the FCS playoffs while the Salukis are fighting for their postseason lives. A loss would likely put and end to SIU'...

Forum sportswriter Eric Peterson joins podcast host and columnist Mike McFeely to discuss North Dakota State's game against Western Illinois in Macomb, Ill. The guys spend less time on the game, which is expected to be a comfortable Bison win, and more time on the big picture of where NDSU sits with three games left and the FCS playoffs upcoming.

***Warning: The audio quality of this podcast is less than good. Mike recorded it via Zoom and his laptop microphone quality is apparently poor. Mike hesitated to even post this podcast because of the lack of sound quality, but did so. Our apologies.*** Forum sportswriter Eric Peterson joins podcast host and Forum columnist Mike McFeely to preview the North Dakota State vs. South Dakota State foot...

Forum sportswriter Eric Peterson joins podcast host and columnist Mike McFeely to break down North Dakota State's football game at Indiana State. Can the Bison improve their tackling? Can the Sycamores stop the run? Will Indiana State play three quarterbacks?

Forum sports writer Eric Peterson joins podcast host and columnist Mike McFeely to look at North Dakota State's homecoming game Saturday, Oct. 1, against Youngstown State. The Penguins appear improved, but will it be enough to hang with the No. 1-ranked Bison?

Forum sportswriter Eric Peterson joins podcast host Mike McFeely to look back at North Dakota State's loss at Arizona and to look ahead at the Bison's game at South Dakota this Saturday.  What are the questions NDSU has going into the Missouri Valley Football Conference season? Will the Bison have a "hangover" after a tough loss in a game against an FBS opponent?

Podcast host Mike McFeely was in Tucson on Friday and joined the "Spears and Ali" show on ESPN Tucson to preview the North Dakota State vs. Arizona football game. Hosts Justin Spears and Ali Farhangis asked Mike what makes Bison football special and what he believes are the keys to the game. Ali also gave dining tips in Tucson. You can listen to "Spears and Ali" at the ESPN Tucson website: https:/...

Forum sportswriter Eric Peterson joins podcast host Mike McFeely to take a close look at the football game between Norh Dakota State and Arizona on Saturday, Sept. 17. What role will quarterback Cam Miller play? How important is this game to the Bison? Who has the potential to be an unexpected hero?

Arizona Daily Star and Tucson.com sports reporter Michael Lev joins podcast host Mike McFeely to preview the North Dakota State-Arizona football game from a Tucson-based perspective. Lev believes the matchups favor Arizona in at least a couple of important areas, but says the Wildcats can't afford to overlook the Bison.

Forum writers Eric Peterson and podcast host Mike McFeely break down North Dakota State's Week 2 football game against North Carolina A&T. The Bison are coming off a 56-14 victory over Drake in the opener, but still have a number of unanswered questions. A&T is a historically Black university and Mike shares what he learned from Aggies coach Sam Washington.

Forum sportswriter Eric Peterson joins podcast host Mike McFeely to look at North Dakota State's season-opening football game against Drake. They look at the questions about the Bison, the missed questions and what to look for Saturday in what is expected to be a blowout victory.

Forum sportswriter Eric Peterson joins podcast host Mike McFeely to look at North Dakota State's football recruiting class of 2023. The Bison have commitments from 16 high school players so far, and expect to add a handful more before the end of July. Peterson has interviewed and written about many of the recruits, including a western New York quarterback and a potential defensive back nicknamed "...

Bismarck's Jackie Stebbins was a successful young attorney with a family, driven to succeed in North Dakota's capital city. It all changed when she was struck by a rare disease, autoimmune encephalitis, that caused anxiety, depression, shakes, seizures and eventually amnesia. She joins podcast host Mike McFeely to talk about her experience, her recovery and writing a book titled "Unwillable" to te...