Siouxperman8

Both are similar. The number of schools that play college hockey is not that large. It is the top tier of college hockey but most of the US doesn't care about hockey. FCS football is not the top tier of college football but there are a lot more people in the US that follow college football so it is a wash in my opinion. Not many people in the US could name the FCS national champion or the college hockey national champion. Most don't even know Union College exists. Hell - I even had to look up their nickname (Dutchman) and I was at the Frozen Four when they won it.

Most on here agree that FCS championships are a big deal.

I am. Excited to see the improvement again.

SDSU's facility is extremely impressive. UND's is as well. No reason for anyone to be snarky.

I asked this earlier but didn't get any response. Does anyone know if Dale was asked if he had any interest in returning before Bubba was hired?

Does anybody know if Dale was contacted to see if he had any interest in the UND job before Bubba was hired?

The more I read and watch about this situation the madder I get. Purely amateur hour. http://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-football/3890049-college-football-selection-chair-explains-playoff-process http://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-football/3889465-und-football-big-sky-dumbfounded-fcs-playoff-picks Quote from @UNIPantherAD: "Some things will remain consistent, we need to win 7 D1 games". A constant from committee to committee. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCotwOXYY44

Please post updates. I can't listen in right now.

I'm afraid they will spend most of their time talking about NDSU's bracket complaints.

My understanding is that EIU didn't beat any playoff teams. Is that right? We beat #6 seed and FBS team. Doesn't make any more sense 2 days later.

100% agree. Word gets around in recruiting when coaches pull scholarships from guys like Mollberg and Bartels. UND made a commitment to those two and they have been good teammates, students and citizens from everything I have heard. They also have both been starters within the last 1.5 seasons. I would be very surprised if Bubba did that.

you are right. we weren't competitive against NDSU at that time of the year. Do you feel WIU was competitive when they gave up a mere 59 in their 59-7 loss to NDSU?

WIU is first team to make playoffs without 7 wins since forever. Definitely a case to be made that they didn't deserve to be in.

I remember 1991 and I was pissed then too. Thanks for having the year for that one. I was going to look it up but was too lazy.

I agree with how far we've come in 2 years. That said - this snub is more than 'little or nothing'. We wold be a lot better off with recruiting and development if we were headed to the playoffs. Also - you never know how many chances you will get and when the next one will come.

From GF Herald Article: UND was passed over in favor of Eastern Illinois of the Ohio Valley Conference, as well as 6-5 Western Illinois of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. EIU, which was 7-4 overall, didn’t beat a playoff team and didn’t boast an FBS victory. Committees end up with a lot of group think. I would guess that many of those on the selection committee would realize they screwed up after getting away from the meeting and looking at it from a distance. It's hard to make a case for a 6 win team making it since they have never had a 6 win team get in. EIU has no leg to stand on vs. UND either.

Not arguing who's individual win was more impressive. What I am saying is that only having 6 DI wins is supposed to be a deal breaker. Period. Per Daniel "Pinto" Gunderson of KFAN 740 in Fargo - They (WIU) won six games all year. You know how many six win teams have made the playoffs with an at-large bid since they expanded the field from 16 to 20 teams? Never. Here is a link to his blog post. http://kfgo.com/blogs/ndsu-bison/983/you-have-to-do-better/

I don't think we are friends, are we? Doesn't really matter what you are saying. The fact is you saw no reason to post here while UND was winning late in their schedule. You show up again when things go bad for us.

You sure disappeared for a long time when UND started winning games. Troll on.

I don't buy the theory of missing out on playoffs will give us great motivation. It is motivation but the best motivation going into next year would have been to make the damn playoffs and build on it.

I still say we continue to get punished for fighting the NCAA on nickname.

10:00 - i think on ESPNU

getting in the playoffs would be huge for recruiting and the rest of the offseason

Norberg wanted in the endzone bad. nice run

I can finally relax. have been a nervoius wreck up til now