Non-UND FCS Thread

[SIOUXFAN97]

Just now, UNDColorado said:

I do not understand why the Ivy League does not participate in the playoffs. I was referring to the MEAC and SWAC. 

fcs playoffs are held when they have their final exams...so they say no

[UNDColorado]

2 minutes ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:

fcs playoffs are held when they have their final exams...so they say no

Every other school finds a way to make it work so it still doesn't make sense to me.

[SIOUXFAN97]

Just now, UNDColorado said:

Every other school finds a way to make it work so it still doesn't make sense to me.

ever taken a final from an ivy league school? neither have i and i don't want to!!!!!!!!!!!!

[FargoBison]

39 minutes ago, UNDColorado said:

I do not understand why the Ivy League does not participate in the playoffs. I was referring to the MEAC and SWAC. 

If the AD's, coaches and players called the shots they would but the elitist snobs that run the universities(mainly Harvard) will not lower themselves to compete in the FCS playoffs. 

 

[jdub27]

39 minutes ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:

ever taken a final from an ivy league school? neither have i and i don't want to!!!!!!!!!!!!

You're probably safe.

[SIOUXFAN97]

30 minutes ago, jdub27 said:

Your probably safe.

fixed it for ya

 

[SooToo]

8 minutes ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:

fixed it for ya

 

Well played. ... I think.

[LuvHockey]

I wouldn't want to take an Ivy final either. How would you construct every answer in a politically correct manner without a brain sprain??

[JohnboyND7]

40 minutes ago, LuvHockey said:

I wouldn't want to take an Ivy final either. How would you construct every answer in a politically correct manner without a brain sprain??

I would love to take an Ivy final. That'd mean i somehow got in to one. 

Sidenote: if you ever get a chance to chat with an Ivy grad, ask them questions about it. Kinda an odd bunch. 

[Texas rancher]

3 hours ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:

maybe for a schools like harvard or alcorn state...

losing in the first round of the ncaa bball tourney > winning an fcs championship

So how about winning in the first round of the NCAA basketball tournament?

[nd1sufan]

8 hours ago, fightingsioux4life said:

If we were in NDSU's position, I would not be making overconfident comments about how all my team has to do is not turn it over and they'll come home "smiling". That completely ignores the fact that JMU is the defending FCS champion and is on a 26 game winning streak AND beat the mighty Bison last year in the Not-So Fabulous Fargodome. You don't take games like that lightly. And I wouldn't if UND was facing JMU for all the marbles. Overconfidence has brought down many a dynasty in sports. It is the primary reason why they eventually crumble.

And we are under no obligation to kiss NDSU's collective backsides regarding their success. Just like they are under no obligation to slobber praise on our hockey team winning NCAA titles. It's a rivalry, not a mutual admiration society. That is how rivalries work. And this is Siouxsports.com, not Bisonville. We can and will take shots at NDSU. As long as their fans keep calling hockey a "fake sport", I will continue my smack talk.

You realize the comment you are referring to was made by a UND  fan who hates the Bison right? Heitkamp can say he hopes NDSU wins but we all know he doesn't. I for one am a Bison fan that is not overconfident, and most of the ones I know are not either. If both teams play cleanly, it is a toss up. Sure there are a few ignorant fans that are overconfident but not many, and they are ones that don't really follow FCS football. I can guarantee you the NDSU players and coaches are not overconfident. They beleive they will go into the game and win it, like they would against anybody, but they jnow it won't be easy. 

[darell1976]

2 hours ago, mooncountry said:

I mean no offense, but you do come across very emotional as opposed to logical/factual in these conversations. Like 512 was saying.

So it’s okay for Bison folks to say we had a soft schedule and played nobody in 2016 that’s why we won the conference but I say they played cupcakes in the playoffs and it’s in bad taste. Umm what?!?

[Bison Dan]

7 hours ago, darell1976 said:

So it’s okay for Bison folks to say we had a soft schedule and played nobody in 2016 that’s why we won the conference but I say they played cupcakes in the playoffs and it’s in bad taste. Umm what?!?

Ya it's the same thing.

[petey23]

15 hours ago, UNDColorado said:

I do not understand why the Ivy League does not participate in the playoffs. I was referring to the MEAC and SWAC. 

I could be wrong, but I thought this decision was made on a year to year basis. If the conference champion is in a position where they would make the playoffs they can take the playoff bid and let their bowl game slide to the next team?

 

 

[UNDColorado]

4 minutes ago, petey23 said:

I could be wrong, but I thought this decision was made on a year to year basis. If the conference champion is in a position where they would make the playoffs they can take the playoff bid and let their bowl game slide to the next team?

 

 

I think the MEAC has that option, but do not always exercise it. 

[fightingsioux4life]

10 hours ago, mooncountry said:

I mean no offense, but you do come across very emotional as opposed to logical/factual in these conversations. Like 512 was saying.

Saying JMU is the defending FCS champion and is on a 26 game winning streak is "emotional and not logical/factual"? Saying the Bison can't just show up and win is "emotional and not logical/factual"? I guess I get sick and tired of the whole "show up and win" mentality by fans of that FBS wanna-be program. And I really have no patience for people who say I am supposed to be nice to them because of their success. Like I said before, this is a rivalry and not a mutual admiration society.

Having said all that, I want UND to keep building its program so it can contend for FCS titles. And beating NDSU on our way to an FCS title would be just as sweet as winning the title itself.

[homer]

9 hours ago, darell1976 said:

So it’s okay for Bison folks to say we had a soft schedule and played nobody in 2016 that’s why we won the conference but I say they played cupcakes in the playoffs and it’s in bad taste. Umm what?!?

Yeah.  All the teams they have beaten actually made the playoffs.  It’s completely different.  

[darell1976]

33 minutes ago, homer said:

Yeah.  All the teams they have beaten actually made the playoffs.  It’s completely different.  

So you give credit to NDSU for beating those playoff teams, but we get no credit for winning the Big Sky Championship in 2016. 

[darell1976]

1 hour ago, fightingsioux4life said:

Saying JMU is the defending FCS champion and is on a 26 game winning streak is "emotional and not logical/factual"? Saying the Bison can't just show up and win is "emotional and not logical/factual"? I guess I get sick and tired of the whole "show up and win" mentality by fans of that FBS wanna-be program. And I really have no patience for people who say I am supposed to be nice to them because of their success. Like I said before, this is a rivalry and not a mutual admiration society.

Having said all that, I want UND to keep building its program so it can contend for FCS titles. And beating NDSU on our way to an FCS title would be just as sweet as winning the title itself.

Kinda like what hockey people do with the Gophers...oh wait no they don't, they want their program to crash and burn. I want NDSU to crash and burn every year in every sport they play. They are our rival and to give them love and kisses is just disgusting. 

[nd1sufan]

5 minutes ago, darell1976 said:

So you give credit to NDSU for beating those playoff teams, but we get no credit for winning the Big Sky Championship in 2016. 

One of the "cupcakes" you are talking about destroyed a 6-2 Big Sky team and another hung about 60 on a team that destroyed a fairly healthy UND team this year. 

[JohnboyND7]

26 minutes ago, darell1976 said:

So you give credit to NDSU for beating those playoff teams, but we get no credit for winning the Big Sky Championship in 2016. 

Tough too give a team credit when they don't win a playoff game. 

Literally every playoff team ndsu beat had to win at least one of those. 

[fightingsioux4life]

2 minutes ago, JohnboyND7 said:

Tough too give a team credit when they don't win a playoff game. 

Literally every playoff team ndsu beat had to win at least one of those. 

Are you asserting that FCS isn't watered-down right now?

[JohnboyND7]

1 minute ago, fightingsioux4life said:

Are you asserting that FCS isn't watered-down right now?

Lol umm no. I think its watered down. Bigly. 

[homer]

1 hour ago, darell1976 said:

So you give credit to NDSU for beating those playoff teams, but we get no credit for winning the Big Sky Championship in 2016. 

I give NDSU credit for what they did and also give credit to the 2016 team.  

I really don’t care what NDSU fans think.  

[nd1sufan]

15 minutes ago, homer said:

I give NDSU credit for what they did and also give credit to the 2016 team.  

I really don’t care what NDSU fans think.  

I give UND credit for the 2016 season also. They beat the teams they needed to on their schedule. That is all you can do. But they didn't win a playoff game. In fact, they lost when they couldn't hold onto a lead against a team with a back up freshman QB that had to throw the ball against a healthy UND secondary with what UND fans would say we're 2 can't miss NFL players.