Dustin

I looked at the past couple brackets, and that does appear to be the case.

Yeah, that'd be great. What I mean is that a quarterfinal game appearance would show growth, which is a reasonable/attainable goal. If we get to the quarterfinal game, heck yeah, let's evaluate a new reasonable/attainable goal, which may be Nashville.

Generally, if you play any opponent, regardless if you win or lose, you want that team to win their other games to make your resume look better. In the case of SIU and USD, I think would go with SUI. If we ended up with the same record as either of those teams, we have a tie-breaker with SIU and not USD. I think the same logic holds for SDSU and ISU-red. We play the Jacks, but not the Birds, so it would look better when we beat SDSU in the last game.

Dom Izzo's bracketology. UND lost to the #1 seed by 5 and the #2 by 1. No reason we can't make a mess of this bracket.

One last question on the playoffs/seeding - is it a straight bracket, or are teams re-seeded after the first weekend?

Love your comments. I too think UND will beat SDSU regardless of their QB situation. An FCS semi-final game would be a HUGE success for the season. Heck, I'd be pretty happy playing in a quarterfinal game. Hoping to make some noise in playoffs.

Good comment. It takes a 3 phase game to be champion caliber.

As do I.

So no bidding for home games anymore, correct?

Speaking of playoffs and seeding, are there 16 teams seeded, with 1-8 getting a bye and then a home game, and 9-16 getting a home game on the first weekend?

Final Records: 2021 5-6 2022 7-5 2023 7-5 2024 5-7 Next 2+ games will show if growth is happening. Still a chance for double digit wins.

Yes. Would love to get UND at least 2, possibly 3 extra games this year. It would go a long way in the upcoming seasons.

Interesting that we play both series with Omaha in the first half of the season. they're back in GF in just over a month.

Also Dane Jackson.

I find it interesting that people are getting nostalgic for Freund now. He got raked over the coals for myriad head-scratching offensive calls, trick plays, etc. by many SS posters. Remember the Fargodome play (can't remember which year) when the camera showed him upstairs nervous as hell wondering if his play was going to work at a crucial moment and we all agreed we should have called time-out??

Hopefully this game will be just what the doctor ordered to regain the mid-season mojo heading into the SDSU game.

I am not worried about making playoffs at 8-4. Should I be? Or should I be worried about getting to 8-4? Honestly, I am not worried about that either. See you in the playoffs.

Agree with this too. Crowd noise wasn't that noticeable to me.

They will win both. And 2 playoff games. Will be great experience to build off to really push for something special next year.

I was consoled that I would feel better after this game. Honestly, I do, despite not getting the win. I hope I can console many of you. You will feel much better on selection Sunday.

Agree. I couldn't even face the game thread comments after that one.

No. If we lose to SDSU, I hope we are out of the playoffs, and Schmitty takes a look at his staff.

Haha, I had the same thought. Normally I agree with AJS on just about everything.

I don't agree with this at all. I doubt Jerry is broken. People loved bashing Freund when he had bad calls, too. It happens at all levels.

Bison made out on some critical challenges/reviews. They challenged the spot on that one that was called a first down, and were right. They challenged the lateral on the kickoff return and were right. I still think there was enough video evidence to show that the ball touched the ground without the player's hand underneath it. Should have been incomplete and given UND one more shot.