McFeely: Have Bison fans warmed to Jason Eck or is he still Public Enemy No. 1?

FARGO — The better half is a North Dakota State hardcore fan. A rube, in today s affectionate parlance. Her favorite team is the Bison and the team she hates the most is whatever team is playing the Bison, and especially whatever team might beat the Bison. She is the same way with her favorite professional team, the Boston Celtics. This is the woman who attended a Harry Styles concert with our daughter last month at Madison Square Garden, New York City, and when Knicks hero Jalen Brunson was shown on a video board and given a shout-out by Harry to the full house at the home of the NBA champions my wife stood, cupped her hands to her mouth and booed as loudly as she possibly could. My wife booed Jalen Freaking Brunson at Madison Square Garden. Yeah, it was a Harry Styles crowd and not a Knicks crowd, but still. She likes what she likes and, um, strongly dislikes what she doesn t. When NDSU was invited to join the Mountain West Conference in February she, like many other