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[geaux_sioux]

Coaches poll

FCS Coaches Poll 10/17/16

1	Sam Houston State (21)	643	6-0	2
2	Jacksonville State (2)	612	5-1	4
3	Eastern Washington (1)	556	5-1	5
4	North Dakota State (1)	546	5-1	1
5	James Madison (1)	533	6-1	6
6	The Citadel	513	6-0	9
7	Richmond	495	6-1	7
8	Chattanooga	439	6-1	3
9	Charleston Southern	431	3-2	8
10	Montana	428	5-1	10
11	South Dakota State	409	4-2	14
12	Youngstown State	376	5-1	12
13	Western Illinois	336	5-1	13
14	North Carolina A&T	294	5-1	16
15	Eastern Illinois	258	4-2	17
16	North Dakota	253	5-2	18
17	Villanova	220	5-2	11
18t	Cal Poly	207	4-2	20
18t	Central Arkansas	207	5-1	22
20	Samford	147	5-1	24
21	Grambling State	95	4-1	23
22	Stony Brook	91	4-2	NR
23	Harvard	87	4-1	15
24	Albany	50	4-2	19
25	Tennessee State	43	5-1	NR

[Dustin]

http://www.fcs.football/cfb/story.asp?i=20161018101544530297204

Still projecting a meeting with Western Illinois, but this time a trip to Cheney is on the line.

[gundy1124]

Poll games this week of interest - 

11 Youngstown vrs. 8 Jacks

5 Citadel vrs. 25 Wofferd

3 SU vrs. 13 W. Illinois

18 Nova vrs. 22 Albany

 

[UND92]

On ‎10‎/‎17‎/‎2016 at 8:29 AM, Dustin said:

http://nobowls.com/   Still playing SDSU in Brookings for a trip to Fargo, although NDSU is not #1 overall.  Big Sky auto-bid is now UND.

UND listed as Big Sky auto bid and as at atlatge bid.  If UND gets the Auto bid They should be ahead of EW.

[UND-1]

4 minutes ago, UND92 said:

UND listed as Big Sky auto bid and as at atlatge bid.  If UND gets the Auto bid They should be ahead of EW.

Auto-bid doesn't equal a seed.  They pick the best 8 teams overall, no matter how they are selected.

[Longtime fan]

If both EWU and UND finish unbeaten who would be awarded the auto?  

[homer]

3 minutes ago, Longtime fan said:

If both EWU and UND finish unbeaten who would be awarded the auto?  

I believe it is the team with the highest Sarigan ranking so it would likely be EWU. 

Personally don't think it matters as EWU will slip up once vs. either Cal Poly or Montana.  UND just needs to continue to take care of business. 

[UNDColorado]

Over on AGS I see there is some angst from some Montana fans due to UND's success thus far. Sort of entertaining!

[Siouxperfan7]

3 minutes ago, Longtime fan said:

If both EWU and UND finish unbeaten who would be awarded the auto?  

1. Head to Head

2.  Common Opponents

3.   Record vs. common Conference opponents played as non-conference games

4.   Common non-conference opponents

5.  Sagarin rating

 

[Dustin]

3 minutes ago, UNDColorado said:

Over on AGS I see there is some angst from some Montana fans due to UND's success thus far. Sort of entertaining!

Which thread?

[UNDColorado]

1 minute ago, Dustin said:

Which thread?

http://www.anygivensaturday.com/showthread.php?187261-Big-Sky-Week-7-Review-Power-Rankings

I don't post there too much but fun to read.

[Longtime fan]

14 minutes ago, homer said:

I believe it is the team with the highest Sarigan ranking so it would likely be EWU. 

Personally don't think it matters as EWU will slip up once vs. either Cal Poly or Montana.  UND just needs to continue to take care of business. 

I was thinking it was the sagarin, just not sure.  

I can't see EWU slipping this year.  They should beat montana but poly might be a blemish as it is in California.  Poly could control the clock and frustrate the hell out if them.  Hope so anyways. 

Und needs to win their remaining games, finish 9-2 and I like their chances for a 8 seed.  They need Stony, USD and poly to finish strong as well.  

[SIOUXFAN97]

so does college gameday head to sam houston state or ewu? 

[darell1976]

38 minutes ago, UNDColorado said:

http://www.anygivensaturday.com/showthread.php?187261-Big-Sky-Week-7-Review-Power-Rankings

I don't post there too much but fun to read.

Holy crap. They call us cocky? "Its a good think you don't play EWU or Montana". For Montana, we damn near beat them 2 years ago at home and did beat them in 2012 they are beatable. EWU would be tough but in our building I think we have a good chance. Puff your chests all you want, playoffs will do the talking.

[UNDColorado]

14 minutes ago, darell1976 said:

Holy crap. They call us cocky? "Its a good think you don't play EWU or Montana". For Montana, we damn near beat them 2 years ago at home and did beat them in 2012 they are beatable. EWU would be tough but in our building I think we have a good chance. Puff your chests all you want, playoffs will do the talking.

I had to make a couple posts today. There are is one Montana guy in particular that for some reason seems to have an axe to grind with UND. The reality is they play EWU, we dont. However, we actually played a decent OOC schedule. They played a crap OOC schedule and UNI is not a good team this year so that argument doesn't hold water to me.

[homer]

4 hours ago, UNDColorado said:

I had to make a couple posts today. There are is one Montana guy in particular that for some reason seems to have an axe to grind with UND. The reality is they play EWU, we dont. However, we actually played a decent OOC schedule. They played a crap OOC schedule and UNI is not a good team this year so that argument doesn't hold water to me.

I also think there is a lot to be said of UND doing this without a buy week.  Most teams are really banged up this time of year and UND is no exception yet they are improving every week and different players are stepping up when called upon.  

There are teams out there that have had two buy weeks and that makes a huge difference when preparing for an OOC schedule. I imagine in a few weeks we will hear those same fans complain about not having a week off as injuries begin to mount. 

[Goldfinger]

On 10/17/2016 at 4:32 PM, Cratter said:

Not true at all. The NCAA uses these polls to decide who makes the playoffs and who gets seeded where.

Not sure if serious, but you're wrong. 

[UNDColorado]

9 hours ago, homer said:

I also think there is a lot to be said of UND doing this without a buy week.  Most teams are really banged up this time of year and UND is no exception yet they are improving every week and different players are stepping up when called upon.  

There are teams out there that have had two buy weeks and that makes a huge difference when preparing for an OOC schedule. I imagine in a few weeks we will hear those same fans complain about not having a week off as injuries begin to mount. 

Great point, definitely overlooked. If we can squeek by that late bye might be a blessing in disguise.

[Dustin]

19 hours ago, Longtime fan said:

I was thinking it was the sagarin, just not sure.  

I can't see EWU slipping this year.  They should beat montana but poly might be a blemish as it is in California.  Poly could control the clock and frustrate the hell out if them.  Hope so anyways. 

Und needs to win their remaining games, finish 9-2 and I like their chances for a 8 seed.  They need Stony, USD and poly to finish strong as well.  

Add to that list Southern Utah and Weber State (and NAU, if they get hot).  I'm rooting for every team the UND plays to win all their other games.  Amazingly, Montana State is the team that is disappointing us the most.

[BarnWinterSportsEngelstad]

On 10/16/2016 at 1:19 PM, geaux_sioux said:

Why wouldn't you want them to have 2 losses?

Or us have 3 loses? No thanks, I'd wait till the playoffs to meet Montana. That potential 3rd loss for us would really hurt our seeding at the end of the season, being we now have a fair chance to go undefeated in the conference! Would I like to play them, absolutely, but not now. 

[siouxfan512]

20 hours ago, Dustin said:

Add to that list Southern Utah and Weber State (and NAU, if they get hot).  I'm rooting for every team the UND plays to win all their other games.  Amazingly, Montana State is the team that is disappointing us the most.

until they beat Eastern this weekend

[geaux_sioux]

44 minutes ago, BarnWinterSportsEngelstad said:

Or us have 3 loses? No thanks, I'd wait till the playoffs to meet Montana. That potential 3rd loss for us would really hurt our seeding at the end of the season, being we now have a fair chance to go undefeated in the conference! Would I like to play them, absolutely, but not now. 

I disagree with the way you're looking at it. Of our team is actually good then they can beat anyone. If not then this season is all a charade.

[siouxfan512]

3 minutes ago, geaux_sioux said:

I disagree with the way you're looking at it. Of our team is actually good then they can beat anyone. If not then this season is all a charade.

Agreed. You want to be the best, you have to beat the best. Since we don't get decide the conference schedule, we just need to continue to win, but playing MT or EWU would certainly add to the credibility of what UND is doing this season. I think playing those top tier teams also prepares the team better for the playoffs.

Next year UND should be even more experienced, and we have both MT and EWU on the schedule. It will be a tough schedule.

[geaux_sioux]

10 minutes ago, siouxfan512 said:

Agreed. You want to be the best, you have to beat the best. Since we don't get decide the conference schedule, we just need to continue to win, but playing MT or EWU would certainly add to the credibility of what UND is doing this season. I think playing those top tier teams also prepares the team better for the playoffs.

Next year UND should be even more experienced, and we have both MT and EWU on the schedule. It will be a tough schedule.

Yup. Next year we have a very tough schedule. If we have success we will get a lot more respect than this year and rightfully so.

[UNDBIZ]

2 minutes ago, siouxfan512 said:

Next year UND should be even more experienced, and we have both MT and EWU on the schedule. It will be a tough schedule.

On paper.  Maybe EWU and UM have down years again (it happens).  Maybe NAU (with Cookus healthy), Cal Poly (who can't be stopped with the undeniably greatest FB ever in Protheroe), and Weber are all solid next year and we don't play them.  The UM fans anointing themselves the keepers of the BSC Championship, who you have to beat in order to claim it, isn't an idea we should be feeding, IMO.  I don't like the unbalanced schedule.  It sucks.  It provides aid to certain teams and provides excuses for the others.  But UM lost the right to complain in San Luis Obispo.