Except that I think NDSU would be much more motivated. Bama would probably treat it more like a scrimmage.
They would give them a better game than Mercer or the Citadel. But their depth would eventually let them pull away with ease. One could make case of NDSU being better than Louisville though.
In fact I just saw where NDSU is ranked 24th in the Sagarin rankings for whatever that’s worth.