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THIS!! One negative of the boards is the excuses people come up with as though the whole world is against UND. I can't even go to a hockey game night thread without reading about how the refs are out to get us. Maybe we do "deserve" it more than a team or two, but we had the games in our hand and we blew them. This should be the BEST thing to happen to this team. Their should be a chip (as another poster noted) that causes them to use this pain for the next several months in the weight room or wherever they develop skills. This should show recruits they can become part of a team on the upswing that will be in the race next year. This can be a good thing.

That's my concern-that the committee will look at it through that prism of which CONFERENCE deserves X number of teams. I disagree with your flat statement that UND does not go 5-3 in the MVFC. It would depend on who we played in the conference. Iowa is undefeated in the Big Ten. Iowa did not have to play Michigan, Michigan St and OSU.

Naturally, I hope our guys make it. They are playing their best football of the year and I hope that counts for something. I am wondering if the conference is nationally viewed positively enough to warrant 4 teams. That is a big issue I think. But, I also like to "follow the money" and if UND really has tossed a hefty bid out there, that should impress the committee. Whatever the result, the truth is this team needed to hold a 4th quarter lead in one of two games and it would be out of the committee's hands. That said, Bubba Ball is working and IF this staff has another recruiting class as good as this one appears to be, the program is going to contend for titles. And not just Big Sky titles!

Michigan, ND?

thanks

For those new to the thread the playoff show is 10:00 on ESPN

It was last Tuesday.

Geez I hope those two fourth quarter losses don't come back to haunt this team.

When the announcer says "Fighting Hawks" it sounds like "Fighting Ox."

And Meindel doesn't kick everytime because???

Nice play to Georges. I guess. Couldn't see it with the crappy camera work.

Need a looooong drive here. Or a quick Santiago TD.

This isn't good. We need a turnover because I'm not confident we stop them otherwise.

Ok now this crap is getting serious.

Do you prevent D a triple option?

I don't like Santiago on KR now. Let's save him a bit.

35-7

Reyes has to keep his cool. He's a stud, but c'mon man.

Is it? I'm a USC fan and much was made of Reggie Bush pushing Lienart in v Notre Dame and as they talked of it this year, the announcers said that it's not the rule anymore.

Santiago gets 4 yards AFTER contact almost every play.

Its not illegal anymore for the O linemen to help the RB anymore.

I like the sound of "Fighting Hawks" today too.

Totally agree. Still nervous.

The playoff talk is scaring me. Lots can still happen here. No jinxs.

I'm going to take back the negative comments I said about Studsrud.