Gothmog

Nevertheless, it's still shocking that a conference that seemed to have everything going for it ... great schools, great locations, great academics, and success on the field ... could have fallen so far so fast. I see this as a step down for all the former Pac 10 schools. You would think that given the enormous collective intelligence and financial resources of the alumni of these schools, someone would have seen this coming and stepped in to prevent it.

It helps to have a 6' 11" potential NBA player on the roster. That Nelson guy is kinda good. That's the thing about Basketball one player can have a huge impact.

Not really. the committee did seed the #2 MVFC team over the #2 Big Sky team.

Not sure that the notion that the MVFC was very, very down this year is really correct. Sagarin, for instance, has the MVFC rated above the Big Sky (and NDSU over MSU). Watching the pathetic defense I saw in the Sac State game last night, I'd say that Sagarin is right, the 2nd place MVFC team ought to be seeded over the 2nd place Big Sky team this year.

Nonsense. NDSU lost by a combined total of 5 points to a P5 team and to the #1 rated FCS playoff team...should, or at least could, have beaten both of them. A very good case could be made for them as the #2 overall seed. If not for a slew of injuries, they would be the odds on favorite to win again in Frisco. They may be anyway.

The Bracket was set up for NDSU to be on the road in the semis. They are at home because IW upset Sac State not because the seeding was wrong.

NDSU has won a helluva a lot of regular-season games on the road to earn those home playoff games. That's the way it works...win in September, October and November and you'll be at home in December. If you don't like seeing them at home in the playoffs all you have to do is beat them.

Big Sky teams are generally overrated.

Honestly, how would UND fans be reacting if they were 9-2 with an FBS win and the commiteee had put them on the road at a 7-4 Weber State.

I doubt that there's any conspiracy against UND. In any case, UND can only control 2 things ... its W-L record and its bid. I don't know what your bid, or other school's bids actually were, but I do know that 7 wins is considered the bare minimum for an at-large bid. UND can, and should, do better than that. It's up to UND to prove the selection commitee wrong...with a win in Ogden on Saturday. That's how you kick the door in.

I don't get it...why would the NCAA be out to get UND? UND would represent both the MVFC and the FCS very well. They have excellent facilities, an excellent reputation, good average attendance and a competitive football team. It makes no sense that there would be a conspiracy against UND. On the other hand, if the door really is locked, kick it in.

Not that it matters, but SDSU put up more (23) against NDSU.

NDSU has the same QB they won a championship with last year. He's athletic, efficient and does what the coaching staff asks of him. UND asks more of their QB and he delivers more.

Sure, this is probably not NDSU's best team. Still, losing this one game would not be a catastrophe that would signal the end of the NDSU championship era in FCS, or even the end of NDSU's chance in this year's playoffs.

Oh, c'mon! NDSU has lost regular season games most years during their championship run...they lost to their biggest on-the-field rival last year ... and still won the FCS title. One regular season game won't change anything.