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All of it would have made more sense if had put multiple degrees from NDSU. Wow - that is some stuff....

I am not sure - are the other Big Sky basketball schools offering FCOA?

No, it would have same impact. How it occurred - dirty/needless play on the part of a NDSU player. Injury should have never happen.

All teams have injuries, my only problem is how the injury occurred and there was no need for it!!! - that is all..

The other thing to remember that Bison 6 forgets - is that UND was extremely limited at the safety position this year and some NDSU player named "Wentz" took to dirty shot at Zach A. and it took out a starting safety out for the year. ISU attacked that weakness at safety with both Zach and Cole out that week. That cheap play by NDSU directly impacted UND's season.

I remember AGS preaching 7 wins as the criteria, when people brought up the 6 wins as defined in the rule book. People would get mashed on... so, I think that is why people stick to 7. Of course it is going to be 6 with "quality losses" now.

I believe that the criteria was always been 6. But, no one had made the playoffs with less than 7 wins up until 2013 when SHSU got into the playoffs with 6 win against FCS counters. But, they played two games against transitional schools. The selection committee looked past the previous precedence of 7 wins only and surprised everyone giving them a bid. SHSU seems to slide bye with a lot of questionable records. Here are the links (note I think this is the only time up to WIU this year.):Paragraph from the last game of the season. Central Arkansas ended Sam Houston’s hopes for a third consecutive FCS playoff berth with a 49-31 defeat at Estes Stadium in Conway. With the result, last year’s Southland co-champions end this season tied for third in the league race with identical 4-3 conference records. Sam Houston finishes 8-4 for the season while UCA upped its overall record to 7-5. http://www.gobearkats.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=92955&SPID=11345&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=19900&ATCLID=209322626 Kats thankful for playoff opportunity Hosting Southern Utah on Saturday in the opening round is something that could have just as easily not happened for the Kats, after losing three Southland Conference games, which included back-to-back losses against Southeastern Louisiana and Central Arkansas to end the season. http://www.gobearkats.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=92955&SPID=11345&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=19900&ATCLID=209324857

One quick note to the Jacks fans obviously lurking: Montana beat NDSU this year and NDSU curb stomped SDSU and you guys think you are going to curb stomp Montana on the road - got it!! PS - in all seriousness good luck in the playoffs - SDSU had a good season and deserves to be in the playoffs. I would be a little pissed about WIU getting a pass into the second round playing Dayton.

I think a 6 win SHSU made it a couple of years ago. When the Southland lost a bunch of teams and they had a couple of transitional schools.

Look at SHSU!! - they beat one team with a winning record, but they have a quality loss and DII win.

Add SHSU to that list.... that is why this sucks none of them had a better resume than UND - unbelievable... People saying WIU beat 3 playoff teams - ahhhh one of them is EIU who is not a playoff team. They got UNI after a schedule run of Iowa St./EWU/Poly/Ill St and NDSU. I think they caught UNI at the right time. SDSU was caught in traffic and late to the game - the game had to be delay.. hmmmm that didn't disrupt a travelling team at all... PLUS they only won 6 games. Are you kidding me!?! What do they get as a reward... the worst team in the playoffs.... they are basically getting a bye!!!!! they play Dayton who lost of Drake this week. They are the 9th seed. Are you &%ing kidding me!! If UND got Dayton can image the howling that would be going right now. But, because it is the MVFC - that the way it should be ..... seriously..

Thanks - I was digging around neversports looking for a link.. should have gone to espn3

Hell No this team was peaking at the right time... I would have no problem playing any of the valley teams right now... that is why I am pissed. They are playing some really good football. They absolutely handled Poly it was 35-0 on the road. Plus UND's game translates to bad weather this time of year and it makes me more upset. Right now there is so much parity - give us the top seed I have problem with it because McNeese St played in a crappy conference this year. NDSU is down a QB.... any number of team can make a run right now.. UND was one of those teams IMO.

You need to look at SHSU also..... 7 D1 - wins - with no quality wins - the southland is a mess and does not deserve to have two teams..

anyone have a link

Don't forget about SHSU - the Southland absolutely sucks..... half the schools are in the middle of a transition to D-1. Unbelievable.

You need to look at SHSU also..... 7 D1 - wins - with no quality wins - the southland is a mess and does not deserve to have two teams..

If you watched that game.... SDSU got about 3 major calls on turnovers go there way. Even SDSU fans were calling out the calls. It was bad - they got alot of breaks to win that game.

So, you are into moral victories... I look at wins - PSU has the most impressive win in FCS. They beat a FBS 8-3 Washington State. whoooo - I missed your comment about SDSU vs UND and SDSU would win. The way UND is playing right now - UND vs SDSU is no gimme for SDSU.

Dude - in the history of FCS - I think maybe 2 or 3 teams with 6-5 record have made it into the playoffs... Look at: WIU - Beat SDSU yesterday in OT, UNI, and EIU EIU - Beat two teams with a winning record. Both non playoff teams - Ten Martin and EKU What does the comparison of Bama and Baylor have to do with anything at the FCS level - wow

Unfortunately for NAU - they only have 6 D-1 wins. They have one win against a D-II team. In the eyes of the committee the wins does count but not as much. So, UND would be considered before NAU.

Well this is how I see it.... UND needed that EWU loss..

NAU 31 SUU 21

UNI 35 SUI 21

PSU 27 to 17 over EWU NAU driving inside SUU 20 score NAU 24 SUU 21