fightingsioux4life

Or some NHL legend's kid wanted to be on the team.

We won the freaking game. Let it freaking go. Mods, please lock this thread down.

Given that NDSU isn't all that good either, I think beating them is very possible.

Probably a good move. Kent State is one of the small fish of DI FBS G5, while USD has the potential to become a contender in DI FCS. The grass isn't always greener on the FBS side of the fence. Even if there is a lot of that grass ($$$$$).

This is going to be a long, cold winter for MBB.

That is one of the oldest excuses in the book. Rocky "Knucklehead" Hager loves to bring that one up.

I think 8 would be perfect. It would settle a lot of the arguments going on right now.

That is what people said about having any playoff. It has been proven false......by a country mile. There are 130 FBS teams total. The NCAA standard for size of playoff fields is 25% of the total number of schools sponsoring the sport. That would make 32 the cut-off for FBS. So even a 16 team playoff would be well below the threshhold. Even if it is easier to get in, teams are still going to fight for the best seed they can possibly get. What really degrades the almighty regular season is having 40+ bowl games and running out of 6 win teams to put in them.

Justin Gaard is a toolbox.

It should have started with 8 teams. This year is proof of that.

This is why I am predicting a big bounce-back next year.

Yeah, Philly fans are some of the meanest and nastiest in sports.

Not to defend NDSU, but they are DI FCS.

Yes, the Vikings hold the tiebreakers over the Eagles right now.

Who knows? He may get tired of their losing and transfer down to UND! #youneverknow

Actually, I wish there was a third option (a little of both).

I heard this refrain back in 1990 too. And look what happened after that. All programs have their ebbs and flows. When NDSU isn't this good (and it will happen, the law of averages says so), I want UND to fill the vacuum. If we don't step up, schools like SDSU and Northern Iowa will. Bubba and company need to roll up their sleeves this off-season and get us on the path to greatness. The sooner we start the process, the better.

I would be nice to get at least 3 points and head into the holiday break in the hunt for the Penrose. The break should help our injured guys heal up so they are ready to roll come January.

On a positive note (remember, we did win the game!), when this team skates and moves their feet, they are very dangerous. When they stand around and watch, they are putrid. Union did a lot of obstructing and WMU did as well. The difference between last week and this week is that our guys are using their speed to attack the net and force Western Michigan to try and keep up. Last week, we looked like we were on sedatives (Tryptophan?). I don't just want to win and sweep tonight. I want to bury these punks. This could be the beginning of an intense rivalry.

That was bad, but I think this was worse.

This may have been the worst officiated game I have ever seen. And I am sick of Andy Murray's b!tching and moaning over every call that doesn't go his way. Let's sweep these punks tomorrow.

Things never change and will always remain the same forever and ever.......... Um, no. Defeatism is not an option. I would rather drop FB than have a program that finishes 6-5 most of the time. Think big and you will go places. Think small and you will remain so.

Agree with Point 1. Point 2 is an interesting question. I would say Bubba goes.

Nobody is suggesting UND sit around and hope NDSU slips. We should aim to knock them off their pedestal and contend for titles ourselves. But right now, other programs are catching up to NDSU. JMU beat them in the semis on the road and won the FCS title. They currently are on a 22 game winning streak. SDSU smoked them in Brookings this year. Their facilities are light years ahead of what they were 15 years ago and that will help them land talented kids. USD is having a great season; they possibly could build a perennial contender as well. I want UND to join those schools as FCS contenders. Saying it isn't possible because of almighty NDSU is defeatist thinking. And we can't have that.

At the risk of repeating myself.......