JohnboyND7

No better teams were left out. SEC got exposed yesterday. I think maybe they should get rid of conference champs getting byes, instead just guaranteeing a spot in the playoff. That would mitigate some of the weird stuff.

I don't know what the committee was supposed to do. Alabama is the reason two teams are bowling, one of the losses was in humiliating fashion during "win or go home" time. Also lost pretty bad to Ole Miss. Ole Miss was Kentucky's only SEC win I think. Enough said. South Carolina got stomped by Ole Miss, lost to Alabama, and lost to LSU. That said, they were playing well at the end of the year. Miami was the alternative maybe? They were gonna get stomped tonight too. Indiana's stars aligned. They beat the piss out of most teams, and lost pretty bad to OSU in the second half. Hard to hold that over their head. I think this game maybe demonstrated they aren't great. But they had a nice season. If you don't make the tourney as a P4 team, the problem is you and no one else.

NDSU would not have ever existed in that hypo. It would just be University of North Dakota and we'd all be together.

Moving the state fair to Bismarck would do wonders.

Born on the base. Not raised, don't currently live there either. I enjoy Grand Forks quite a lot. Such a shame we didn't go the Wyoming route and just have one state school. Alas....

Because I'm from here? You ever live in Grand Forks?

He would likely want a chance to improve his career, not take a step backwards.

Contract extensions

Louisiana. If they haven't done time at Angola, they don't get an offer.

I believe NDSU was very fortunate to luck into that through some set of circumstances not dissimilar to winning thr Squid Game.

Only because I was born there.

The AQ does count for something. It counts for an autobid. In most conferences, that's what determines getting into the playoffs.

I do not know the extent that committee considers FBS losses, but I imagine losing a close one at Colorado probably helped more than hindered NDSU.

Yep. The teams all had an opportunity to separate themselves from the pack and failed to do so. The committee got left with a bag of crap to sort out. I think they probably got it right. I think each team is probably fine with the outcome. USD gets to go to Bozeman if they win. Thats a reward to not have to play either NDSU or SDSU again. SDSU isn't afraid of going to Fargo at this point. NDSU gets to play at home, which sure beats going to Brookings that time of year.

Not sure the MVFC can order the committee to seed the AQ higher than others. That would fall outside the conference's jurisdiction. NDSU had an additional D1 win, and people seem to be ignoring that they have an additional "good" win over Illinois State that neither USD or SDSU have. I doubt the NCAA is particularly concerned with helping anyone get to Frisco. Any combination of the top 4 seeds making it to the championship will bring plenty of fans.

Better SoS, but I don't think anyone could have complained if they were 3 or 4.

UND should do an national search.

I was at that game in primo seats with VMeister (RIP) and his daughter. Awesome memory with some good natured ribbing back and forth. Great guy.

Cam Miller did something with Dr Pepper. Some other NDSU guy too. At this level, it's all gonna be small stuff. But the NIL stuff at FBS is wacky

He doesn't have any influence

I'm not an expert by any means but I think line play is generally pretty consistent for most teams. I didn't get to catch the game sadly. Agreed to go see Wisconsin v. Purdue without checking the schedule beforehand.

Where do you live? Seems odd you've never been. It's better than the Alerus but the Alerus is better for Grand Forks. UND has no need for something that size. It's getting old now. No idea if it's worth trying to fix up or just start raising money for a newer place.

This assumes you need to pay the same as other schools. But $15 million annually maybe doable with alums and Fargo business in mind. I was like 10 when NDSU moved up to D1, so a bit young for that. But the internet is forever, and there was some skeptical folks about that.

Footprints don't exist anymore. It's not like it's a bus league either. If the MWC wants NDSU/SDSU, I think you guys would be left behind.

A win is a win. But UND will be facing stacked boxes moving forward. I hope UND makes it work. Things are more fun when the Dakota schools put a decent team on the field.