Siouxperman8

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

was screaming for same thing. Nobody over the center. Sneak the ball

I might be wrong. I thought it was still the rule

still the rule but never called

longest halftime ever

Stanley drops TD ball. Goes back to same play and he catches it. TD. 28-0

Great Pass by Studsrud. I'm a believer in him now. He's been really good since he came back.

Clive. TD

TD. What a run by Santiago. Patient run

what was the formation on 4th and 1. couldn't tell but those were some big fullbacks

little bit but not horrible. I've had worse where it locks up