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Published January 06, 2012, 12:00 AM

24 hours and counting: Friday's Bison photo gallery


NDSU players leave the practice fields for the final time Friday in Frisco, Texas. David Samson / The Forum

  • NDSU players leave the practice fields for the final time Friday in Frisco, Texas. David Samson / The Forum
  • Young Bison fan Caleb Kern, 8, from West Fargo takes in the sights Friday at FC Dallas Stadium in Frisco, Texas. David Samson / The Forum
  • Banners line Main Street in Frisco, Texas in preparation for the 2012 Football Championship Subdivision title game. Carrie Snyder / The Forum
  • From left to right, Markus Lang, Hanna Lang, Alex Nickel and John Chaja arrive at the Marriott Hotel in Plano, Texas on Friday, January 6, 2012. Carrie Snyder / The Forum
  • A large banner featuring NDSU's D.J. McNorton hangs at the entrance of the tailgate town area outside of FC Dallas Stadium in Frisco, Texas. David Samson / The Forum
  • About 100 former North Dakota State players enter the Bison's practice Friday. Jeff Kolpack / The Forum
  • North Dakota State University fans arrive Friday at FC Dallas Stadium in Frisco, Texas. David Samson / The Forum
  • NDSU Bison fans take a stroll Friday around FC Dallas Stadium in Frisco, Texas. David Samson / The Forum
  • Brian Hartley from Sports Graphics in Indianapolis, Ind., hangs a playoff bracket banner Friday at the north entrance at FC Dallas Stadium in Frisco, Texas. David Samson / The Forum
  • North Dakota State fans from Fargo, Dan Beecher, left, and Dale Borcherding take a peek at the FC Dallas Stadium Friday in Frisco, Texas. David Samson / The Forum
  • Eric Peterson / The Forum
  • NDSU fans watch practice the Bison Friday in Frisco, Texas. Jeff Kolpack / The Forum
  • North Dakota State University former football player and 1965 championship winner Mike Hasbargen, left, meets his family Nicholas, Matt and Katie outside the Marriott Hotel in Plano, Texas on Friday, January 6, 2012. Carrie Snyder / The Forum
  • Nicholas Hasbargen, 6-years-old from Fargo, N.D. waits outside the Marriott Hotel in Plano, Texas with his family on Friday, January 6, 2012. Carrie Snyder / The Forum
  • Marriott Hotel Front Desk Associate Silvia Argueta, left, gives directions to sisters Chris Torgeson, middle, and Angela DeMars on Friday, January 6, 2012 in Plano, Texas. The sisters are North Dakota State University alumni and have season tickets to the games. Carrie Snyder / The Forum
  • Marci Marshall of EB Sports waits for North Dakota State University fans to check in at the Marriott Hotel in Plano, Texas on Friday, January 6, 2012. Carrie Snyder / The Forum
  • Luke and Jaime Gardner relax in the entryway of the Marriott Hotel in Plano, Texas on Friday, January 6, 2012. The couple graduated from North Dakota State University in 2000. Carrie Snyder / The Forum
  • From left to right, Markus Lang, Hanna Lang, Alex Nickel and John Chaja arrive at the Marriott Hotel in Plano, Texas on Friday, January 6, 2012. Carrie Snyder / The Forum
  • North Dakota State University fans board a charter bus for a tour of the JFK Museum on Friday in Texas. Carrie Snyder / The Forum
  • Former NDSU Bison quarterback Kevin Feeney chats with linebacker Brandon Jemison Friday after practice in Frisco, Texas. David Samson / The Forum
  • FC Dallas Stadium under the lights Friday night. Dom Izzo / Forum Communications Co.
  • NDSU football players get ready for their final practice Friday outside of FC Dallas Stadium in Frisco, Texas. David Samson / The Forum
  • NDSU players participate in their final practice under the late afternoon sunshine Friday outside of FC Dallas Stadium in Frisco, Texas. David Samson / The Forum
  • NDSU's D.J. McNorton, Preston Evans, Paul Cornick, Coulter Boyer and coach Craig Bohl meet with the media Friday at FC Dallas Stadium in Frisco, Texas. David Samson / The Forum
  • John Pike fires a pass before practice Friday outside of FC Dallas Stadium in Frisco, Texas. David Samson / The Forum
  • NDSU linebacker Chad Willson catches a pass before practice Friday outside of FC Dallas Stadium in Frisco, Texas. David Samson / The Forum
  • NDSU fans line the fences to watch the final Bison practice session Friday outside of FC Dallas Stadium in Frisco, Texas. David Samson / The Forum
  • NDSU fans line the fences to watch the final Bison practice session Friday outside of FC Dallas Stadium in Frisco, Texas. David Samson / The Forum
  • NDSU players stretch out during their final practice Friday in Frisco, Texas. David Samson / The Forum
  • NDSU Bison football coach Craig Bohl watches practice Friday afternoon in Frisco, Texas. David Samson / The Forum
  • Teammates from NDSU's 1965 championship team from left, George Kallenbach, Mike Hashbargen and Gary Schower talk about their days playing for the Bison while watching practice Friday in Frisco, Texas. David Samson / The Forum
  • Former NDSU Bison football players wait to greet current team members at the end of practice Friday in Frisco, Texas. David Samson / The Forum
  • NDSU football coach Craig Bohl leads the cheers after practice Friday in Frisco, Texas. David Samson / The Forum
  • A sea of brass and drums for the North Dakota State University pep band runs through thousands of Bison fans at the Friday, January 6, 2012 pep rally at the Marriott in Plano, Texas. Carrie Snyder / The Forum
  • The North Dakota State University cheer team and Thundar fire up the crowd at the Bison Pep Rally Friday, January 6, 2012 at the Marriott in Plano, Texas. Carrie Snyder / The Forum
  • Thousands of North Dakota State University fans clap and cheer as the Bison Pep Band plays the NDSU fight song at the pep rally Friday, January 6, 2012 at the Marriott in Plano, Texas. Carrie Snyder / The Forum
  • Marilyn Doeden with the North Dakota State University Alumni Association, left, sells a Bison hanky to Dawn Senger of Linton, N.D. during the pep rally Friday, January 6, 2012 at the Marriott in Plano, Texas. Carrie Snyder / The Forum
  • From left to right, Pam Morris, Reier Goettel, Jordi Braaten and Ava Anderson wear their Bison gear during the North Dakota State University pep rally Friday, January 6, 2012 at the Marriott in Plano, Texas. Carrie Snyder / The Forum
  • Thousands of North Dakota State University fans gather for a pep rally at the Marriott in Plano, Texas on Friday, January 6, 2012. Carrie Snyder / The Forum
  • From left to right, Dan Armbrust takes a photo of Shelly and Mary Ann Armbrust with Thundar at the North Dakota State University pep rally at the Marriott in Plano, Texas on January 6, 2012. Carrie Snyder / The Forum