The Sicatoka

The following is how Massey Ratings sees Saturday Nov 26 playing out: Game (winner bold) [score] (probability for bolded favorite) Saint Francis at Villanova [21-7] (87%)Weber State at Chattanooga [31-19] (81%)Lehigh at New Hampshire [33-28] (65%)North Carolina A&T at Richmond [36-24] (81%)Charleston Southern at Wofford [26-24] (53%)Illinois State at Central Arkansas [23-21] (54%)Samford at Youngstown State [28-20] (75%)San Diego at Cal Poly [35-29] (66%) http://mratings.com/pred.php?s=cf&sub=11605

Now that I've said what I needed to say (see two posts prior), this is what I said while watching UR@W&M on Saturday: The game was still in reach for UR and yet they had no answer for W&M's one-man* running game. He was gashing them even though it was clear (single back, 12 or 13 personnel groupings) the run was coming. *W&M Kendall Anderson, 42 carries for 219 yards (plus 4 receptions for 42 yards). http://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=400872760

Now is not the time for piss and vinegar, fat and sassy, overconfidence. It's the playoffs. Every team is a threat.

If you ever need facepalm after facepalm (or is it LOL after LOL) follow Rob Port on Twitter. He seems to have his nightly "run-ins" with the #NoDAPL crowd.

Saint Francis at Villanova Weber State at ChattanoogaLehigh at New HampshireNorth Carolina A&T at RichmondCharleston Southern at WoffordIllinois State at Central ArkansasSamford at Youngstown StateSan Diego at Cal Poly

Somewhere PT Barnum is smirking.

Rick Ocasek with a blonde dye job.

Flip that inside out: Win 5, get decimated, lose 6. What's that say?

Reality is MattyRinks is a senior and Cam probably won't be here next year.

Play the far conference; play the near non-conference or Play the far non-conference; play the near conference.

If a team that knows it's not that good, yet, shows up to work, I'm not concerned. If a team that's all fat and sassy based on last weekend shows up, well, see: v. Wisconsin last season.

Don't sleep on The Military College of South Carolina, aka The Citadel. They're angry about being seeded (so low in their eyes) #6 and you could see it in the selection show yesterday.

Yup. This is a wide open trap. The team feels good about itself after last weekend. Well ... here's the reality check: 2-4-2 in the last 8 games.

Peaceful. http://www.grandforksherald.com/news/4163612-overnight-riot-leads-clash-between-pipeline-protesters-law-enforcement-bridge-site

Depending on how things go Friday, do we see something not named Cam Johnson in the blue paint Saturday night?

The committee chair said they seeded the top eight by the process, so getting SDSU (1 v 8 bracket) was the reality. That wasn't going to be adjusted away. What would NDSU fans prefer over the winner of USanD@CalPoly? The ISU(red)@UCA winner? The Samford@YSU winner? Other?

Honestly, those two opening losses happened for a reason. There were things that the team needed to learn those days. Better then than during conference play.

The first two out (Albany 7-4; Fordham 8-3) have to be feeling like UND last year, namely ... "A 6-5 team over us? MoVaFoBa bias!"

C'mon man. I expected you to be a MoValleyFB-bobo all the way. Won't ISU(red) be coming to Grand Forks?

Duh-lute? You-Um-Dee?

Geography doesn't change; but, as already shown by various media outlets, travels costs are basically the same whether UND would be in the Big Sky or some other league.

2016 Volleyball: Regular season and Tournament champions; off to the NCAAs next. 2016 Big Sky regular season co-champions; NCAA FCS playoff #7 seed Oh and then there's that minor detail of being the reigning NCAA National Champion in men's ice hockey ...

Does NAU (Flagstaff) being at 6900 feet above sea level play a part in that?

JL Beers.

Twelve, that's 12, missed extra points yesterday across the NFL: new league record for a weekend (or day). And there's still a game left (HOU v OAK).