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He should be.

Easier schedule + ton of returners = Big Sky Conference Champions

There won't be a drop off, only improvement. This team is so young, I could see back-to-back Big Sky Conference championships starting next season.

To the seniors, thank you for all your hard work and dedication; it did not go unnoticed. You've laid down an important foundation. As to underclassmen and coaching staff, it's already time to start dedicating the 2016 UND football season to the 2015-2016 senior class. UND needs to get after it with preparation in the beautiful, practical High Performace Center. No reason UND can't build off this 7-4 season and explode onto the scene in 2016. Studsrud, Santiago, Olivera, Georges, Seibel, Stanley, Smith, Stockwell, Grady, Cox, Taylor, Bell and Aplin all return for the offense, and then some! Defense returns Tank Harris, Dranka, Greely, Cieslak, Noah Johnson, Mason Bennett, O'Brien, Disterhaupt, Labat, Reyes, Deion Harris, Tyus Carter, and more return on defense! This team is awful young and will only improve. UND Fighting Hawks go 10-1 in 2016 and win the Big Sky Conference.

UND is as good as a playoff team, so don't use that crap that PSU lost to two playoff teams. They lost to one team that is not playoff material, just like NDSU dropped a pathetic game vs. South Dakota.

SDSU isn't seeded. PSU is seeded #6. PSU beat Washington State - a good PAC-12 squad - and North Texas SDSU barely beat a winless Kansas team UND beat PSU on the road. WIU beat SDSU at home. UND's win against Portland State is absolutely better than Western Illinois' win against South Dakota State. UND deserves to be in Western Illinois' spot. UND has the better resume, yet the selection committee straight up botched it.

The same scheme that shut down Northern Colorado and Cal Poly? The same scheme that shut down Portland State? Yes, the schemes should continue to evolve, but the players win it. The secondary improved as the season went on, and having Reyes back healthy is critical.

Are you guys serious right now? You're talking about schemes? UND won their last three games of the season in decisive fashion. They have what it takes right now! und got screwed. No way around it. How is 6-5 better than 7-4? In this case, it isn't. Period. I feel horrible for the senior class. If I'm Bubba, I'm already scheming for next season. Do what the 2007 New England patriots did and Blow out every single opponent on the schedule. South Dakota from the Missouri Valley football conference should lose by 50 in the Alerus Center next season. FROM THIS POINT FORWARD, PLAY THE 2016 SEASON FOR THIS YEAR'S SENIORS. GET THE BIG SKY CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP IN 2016!

7-4 is better than 6-5. Period. UND got screwed. dont play that Idaho state/Weber state !@#$. UND didn't have their starting QB or best defensive back come back next year hungrier than ever. Do what the 2007 New England Patriots did and blow out every single opponent

UND got hosed. They picked Western Illinois (6-5) and Eastern Illinois (7-4) over UND. No playoffs this season.

South Dakota State isn't seeded.... I think we may have an SDSU-UND game in the Alerus Center next weekend!

Portland State gets #6 seed. Should help UND's resume

UND is full of starting freshmen and sophomores. Anyone who knows football knew they would improve, and they did. UND-NDSU would be completely different if they played again. Keep trying to troll because you are horrible at it.

Northern Arizona has only 6 DI wins; obviously, they didn't win enough. They are inferior to UND. In addition to beating a FBS team (Wyoming is better than SFA; SFA is horrid this season), UND beat a seeded team in Portland State (9-2). Go through NAU's petty 6 DI win resume and tell me how that trumps 7 DI wins including an FCS seeded playoff team and an FBS team. You lost all credibility when you put Stephen F. Austin above Wyoming; Stephen F. Austin went only 4-7 this season.

If UND gets in and South Dakota State isn't seeded, UND will likely be hosting SDSU. SDSU put in a minimal bid considering their alternate site for hosting.

SDSU and UNI are not powerhouse teams; they don't make the 6 DI wins of Western Illinois mean more. 6 DI wins is 6 DI wins, it shouldn't be enough. Also, UND won decidedly the last two contests. Portland State is a playoff team (they beat Montana); UND beat them. Cal Poly beat Montana and yet UND blew out Cal Poly. Point is, UND has wins that are meaningful and when that is compared to only the 6 wins of Western Illinois, UND has the better resume.

If UND gets in, they'll likely be hosting. Unfortunately, whether or not they get in is up in the air.

Makes absolutely no sense. Western Illinois won only 6 division I games. Towson didn't beat a single FCS playoff team. Eastern Illinois also didn't beat a single quality FCS playoff team. UND has a win against a likely seeded FCS playoff team in 9-2 Portland State; also, UND has an FBS win! It makes no sense, whatsoever, for UND to get hosed and jumped by Western Illinois, Towson, and Eastern Illinois. If that happens tomorrow, then UND got royally screwed.

Absolutely agree. Three of the teams that UND is competing against for a spot - Western Illinois, Eastern Illinois, and Towson - are completely inferior in terms of their resume.

Man, sure would be fun to be watching playoff football in the Alerus Center next weekend! Go UND! Selection committee needs to look at this objectively; if they do, UND is in and hosting.

Clive Georges is quite the playmaker. UND needs to conserve Santiago a bit. They're starting to flirt with overworking him.

Damn. Letting up in the backend. Can't have it.

UND is playing their best football at the end season. Amazing what Bubba has established here so soon! We could have a deep playoff run...this season! Unforutnatly, I think we are the first team out tomorrow. We will end up being the 25th team... Damn

Yup. Nevermann and Gordon are for next season.

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