Hawkster

We win 34-24. Jerry and Deng Deng romp

Gonna be even deader if we kick out the XDSUs . We probably should have stayed in the Sky

I'd still like to know, why would the Slummit care where anyone plays football when they don't sponsor football?

I think Mankato would have a very hard time getting permission from the state to move up. U of M protects their turf pretty heavily

Won't the Summit be under the minimum team number if we kick NDSU out? That would hurt us as much as them. I'm not following the Summit connection to football either

I've two completely separate lines of thought on this and I'm not sure which is right. I agree, if they move up and especially with the South Dakota schools collapsing under their own weight that leaves us positioned to pick up the void and move to the top. However, I remember how people thought NDSU moving up from D2 would somehow help us and be a disaster for them. We all know how that turned out. NDSU never wins a natty again if they move up, that's for sure, but I sure hope they don't somehow catch lightning in a bottle again. I think the whole point is moot, I'm not convinced they get that mythical invite.

NDSU has been going FBS for the last 5 years or more. I'll believe it when I see it.

Seriously, Wentz has been hurt more often than not with season ending injuries going back to high school. That seems to be a pattern.

Well JJ is still playing. Where's Wentz? Reality is that neither is any good

Did JJ McCarthy score a touchdown today? "Nein". The Vikings sure know how to pick winners for quarterback.

Izzo's bracket

So which playoff scenario do we see? A 2014 Bubba where they take a MVFC team with one more loss than us, send us on the road to a team with a tent, or on the road to get over matched against a team like Weber? I suppose today could be compared to Richmond, a loss at the very end.

Seems like it got worse, especially Jerry. I'd bet if we had played either Youngstown or Southern Illinois today we would lost to either of them too. No swagger in this team any more.

Exactly what I figured would happened. Bubba Ball

I think I've seen this movie before.

Man Jerry, only one completion in the second half. Not good

With Mason back it could change things a little but we win 28-23.

If the team has any fight in them at all they will handle SDSU. The Rabbits have been exposed for what they really are.

Most of those upsets are longshots at best. I'd say the best chances are Southern Illinois and (maybe) Sac State.

And so was I.

So I have to have your approval of whom I bitch about? You're cute.

Should be easy to roll SDSU. They are but a shell of their former selves. Jimmy Rodgers screwed them good and then there's the QB situation.

Gross is right. On both counts.

Schmidt is following Bubba's pattern from last year. Lose a bunch of games at the end when they needed to finish strong.

James