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Hopefully Jack is ready to ask some tough questions about UND also and not just focus on the Missouri Valley schools being on the same side of the bracket.

We also won 7 games playing a more difficult schedule than other teams that made the tournament. In my opinion the coaches get a pat on the back for that.

Link to the interview with Patty V.. Besides sounding uninformed using a lot of "I thinks" she definitely makes an effort to walk the line. Towards the end is when she answers the question about WIU getting in without hesitation. Also says WIU was the 3rd to last team in. She also mentions strength of schedule as a reason WIU got in but that can't be the case for EIU. As the days go on I just get more angry about the shaft the NCAA gave us and wish someone in Grand Forks media would get the Tennessee Tech AD (head of the committee) and the Idaho St. AD (Big Sky representative) on the radio and ask the question. http://www.wday.com/radio/3889088-970-wday-demand-mvfc-commissioner-patty-viverito-wday-6-sports-director-dom-izzo-mike

Coveres their ass is right. Dayton lost to Drake for crying out loud.

McD can shoot it. He needs to be on the court if this is our zone offense. Also needs to shoot it more.

I'm also not sure we have any inbounds plays other than throw it to the guy who is backing up to halfcourt.

I was thinking the same thing. Generate nothing when teams go zone.

What seed is SDSU? I think I need a reminder.

Not sure when it will be podcast but Patty V was on McFeely this morning (970 am) and she mentioned as soon as Western Illinois beat SDSU she knew they were in.

I must have missed the poll that has 8 MVFC teams ranked in the top 25.

having the two best teams from last year in the same conference does not automatically make it the best conference and every team in it too 25 quality. I don't buy the strength of schedule arguement.

I think the NCAA tries to avoid first round match ups of teams that played in the regular season. I predict we play one of the MVFC teams first round but would love to see a matchup with an east coast team we have not played before.

Great start

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that's great but I comparing us and Portland st.

Corrector me if I'm wrong but if EWU beats Portland St we will be ahead of them in the conference standings as we have the head to head. Likely doesn't mean anything to the committee but just makes more of a mess of the big sky

If the stats on BigSkyConf.com are correct, Ratelle is one tackle shy of 100 for the season again this year. Should easily pass that this weekend and should finish closer to 120 for the regular season as I could see him near 20 for the game on Saturday.

Defense has to keep them out of 3rd and short. The last few times we have played when we've got them to third down, it has been 3rd and 2 or 3. I'm hoping this years defense does a better job and can't pick against the team this week. UND- 38 Cal-Poly- 24

The thing I am excited about regarding our o-line is we have two bookend tackles for the next two seasons after this one along with Cox at one position in the middle. That is two more years of not as much uncertainty regarding our OL that has been such a question the last few seasons.

we had two opportunities to do that with different opponents this season.

Bubba on WDAY 970 AM right now with McFeeley

Looking forward to Saturday. Its going to be a fun day to follow scores until our kickoff that evening.

Who is going to be next to come out of the wood work after the announcement?

that guy is awesome. He had about 3 Northern Colorado players ready to jump into the bleachers last weekend. Two of them had to be held back.

after Oliveria got injured when we were up 35 Bubba started to rest some of the offense. Santiago was one of them and sat from near the end of the second quarter on (minus two special teams plays).