Dr. Bob Posted October 30, 2016 Posted October 30, 2016 College sports madness poll as of Oct. 30. UND now #12 Quote
geaux_sioux Posted October 30, 2016 Author Posted October 30, 2016 2 hours ago, bincitysioux said: Sagarin Ratings 10/30/16 NDSU EWU UNI Jacksonville St. SDSU Youngstown St James Madison Chattanooga Central Arkansas Sam Houston Montana Richmond Citadal Samford Illinois St Charleston Southern Western Illinois Villanova Lehigh Coastal Carolina Northern Arizona Cal Poly Wofford North Dakota Liberty South Dakota New Hampshire North Carolina A&T Princeton Colgate Southern Illinois Harvard Penn Albany Tennessee-Martin Southern Utah Grambling Indiana St Eastern Illinois Stony Brook San Diego Furman Weber St So basically we need to do everything possible to kick NAUs ass. Quote
Popular Post UNDBIZ Posted October 30, 2016 Popular Post Posted October 30, 2016 UNI, at 3-5, ranked ahead of Montana, South Dakota, and Youngstown, along with most of the rest of the country, tells me all I care to know about the Sagarin rankings. 9 Quote
Dustin Posted October 30, 2016 Posted October 30, 2016 This is reaffirming my belief that big Sky champion auto bid is the way to go. I just don't trust the people making these decisions! Quote
bincitysioux Posted October 30, 2016 Posted October 30, 2016 5 minutes ago, Dustin said: This is reaffirming my belief that big Sky champion auto bid is the way to go. I just don't trust the people making these decisions! Then we need to win out and have EWU stumble, because IF we both finish 8-0, the Sagarin rating will be the tie breaker, giving EWU the autobid. Of course if we finish 8-0 we will obviously be in. l think we are pretty good where we are sitting now, but I'd say one more win guarantees us a spot. Finish strong in these last two games and I still think we have a shot at getting a seed. 3 Quote
Dustin Posted October 30, 2016 Posted October 30, 2016 11 minutes ago, bincitysioux said: Then we need to win out and have EWU stumble, because IF we both finish 8-0, the Sagarin rating will be the tie breaker, giving EWU the autobid. I am aware of that. Even if we are the 4th ranked big Sky team in the polls, an auto bid leaves no doubt. Of course, that assumes UND takes care of business the next two weeks. I will rooting for Cal Poly this next week. Quote
UND-FB-FAN Posted October 30, 2016 Posted October 30, 2016 20 minutes ago, bincitysioux said: Then we need to win out and have EWU stumble, because IF we both finish 8-0, the Sagarin rating will be the tie breaker, giving EWU the autobid. Of course if we finish 8-0 we will obviously be in. l think we are pretty good where we are sitting now, but I'd say one more win guarantees us a spot. Finish strong in these last two games and I still think we have a shot at getting a seed. Need to win the last 2 regular season games. Would be huge for playoff positioning. Go Fighting Hawks! Quote
nodakhoops Posted October 30, 2016 Posted October 30, 2016 8 minutes ago, Dustin said: I am aware of that. Even if we are the 4th ranked big Sky team in the polls, an auto bid leaves no doubt. Of course, that assumes UND takes care of business the next two weeks. I will rooting for Cal Poly this next week. A couple ways to look at it. Biggest thing is if UND is 8-3 or 9-2 they are in. I 100% guarantee it. 7-4 and they are bubble. With that said at 9-2 I don't care if we are the auto or not we will be in the 6-11 range nationally and will have a "shot," at a top 8 seed and bye. That would be HUGE. If Poly closes out with the same record they'all be in that conversation. A poly loss knocks them out. Main point is whether we are big sky co champs or not who cares. 9-2 has a shot at a top 8 seed. Way bigger deal than whether we are co champs or get the auto bid. Check Don Izzos top 8 this week and my guess is Craig Haley has us top 10 in his power poll. 9-2 and we have a shot at top 8. 1 Quote
Cratter Posted October 30, 2016 Posted October 30, 2016 As good as the fans and team probably feel right now, this team could still finish 7-4 and miss the playoffs. Quote
Dagger Posted October 30, 2016 Posted October 30, 2016 In post game chatter by Fargo Media yesterday they were wondering whether UNI would still be in the playoffs even after their 5th loss yesterday. How many times does UNI have to lose before they are eliminated from playoff conversation? Quote
Longtime fan Posted October 30, 2016 Posted October 30, 2016 52 minutes ago, bincitysioux said: Then we need to win out and have EWU stumble, because IF we both finish 8-0, the Sagarin rating will be the tie breaker, giving EWU the autobid. Of course if we finish 8-0 we will obviously be in. l think we are pretty good where we are sitting now, but I'd say one more win guarantees us a spot. Finish strong in these last two games and I still think we have a shot at getting a seed. I agree. Win the next two, sit at 9-2 undefeated in big sky with a 9 game win streak is pretty impressive. With sdsu losing yesterday, that opens a seed for someone. seeds how I currently see it: 1- ndsu 2- ewu 3- sam Houston 4-jax st 5 citadel 6- Richmond 7-jmu 8- charleston? Chattanooga, und, nova and Youngstown just below. a lot of games left. Quote
bang Posted October 30, 2016 Posted October 30, 2016 10 minutes ago, Dagger said: In post game chatter by Fargo Media yesterday they were wondering whether UNI would still be in the playoffs even after their 5th loss yesterday. How many times does UNI have to lose before they are eliminated from playoff conversation? At 6-5 I bet they still get in. Quote
Cratter Posted October 30, 2016 Posted October 30, 2016 12 minutes ago, Dagger said: In post game chatter by Fargo Media yesterday they were wondering whether UNI would still be in the playoffs even after their 5th loss yesterday. How many times does UNI have to lose before they are eliminated from playoff conversation? Seems like a reoccurring theme, I think UNI really seems to only care about beating its FBS neighbors. Quote
nodakhoops Posted October 30, 2016 Posted October 30, 2016 12 minutes ago, Longtime fan said: I agree. Win the next two, sit at 9-2 undefeated in big sky with a 9 game win streak is pretty impressive. With sdsu losing yesterday, that opens a seed for someone. seeds how I currently see it: 1- ndsu 2- ewu 3- sam Houston 4-jax st 5 citadel 6- Richmond 7-jmu 8- charleston? Chattanooga, und, nova and Youngstown just below. a lot of games left. This is spot on. JMU and Richmond also play each other. If Poly wins out they'd also be in the mix. Think that's why I'll take EWU winning next week B/c they'd have to lose 2 to drop out of top 8. Loss for Poly and they are out of top 8 consideration. Let's just win our two and see what happens. Quote
UNDBIZ Posted October 30, 2016 Posted October 30, 2016 7 minutes ago, nodakhoops said: This is spot on. JMU and Richmond also play each other. If Poly wins out they'd also be in the mix. Think that's why I'll take EWU winning next week B/c they'd have to lose 2 to drop out of top 8. Loss for Poly and they are out of top 8 consideration. Let's just win our two and see what happens. I want Poly to beat EWU and Weber to beat Poly. Makes our schedule and wins look stronger. Quote
nodakhoops Posted October 30, 2016 Posted October 30, 2016 17 minutes ago, UNDBIZ said: I want Poly to beat EWU and Weber to beat Poly. Makes our schedule and wins look stronger. You are right that this would be UNDs best scenario. Even better would be EWU losing twice but I don't see that happening. UND needs to win out for any of this to matter but the best way to describe it is that there are about 14 teams vying for the top 8. Any of them losing and UND winning out is good. Therefore no matter how EWU vs Poly shakes out it'll be good for UND because one will lose. Quote
homer Posted October 30, 2016 Posted October 30, 2016 1 hour ago, bang said: At 6-5 I bet they still get in. In order for them to finish 6-5 they would have to beat SDSU. That would put SDSU at four losses. There will be a lot of shake up in the MVFC and the Big Sky in the last three weeks. It would be fun for UND to win out and be a spectator the final week. 1 Quote
MoSiouxFan Posted October 30, 2016 Posted October 30, 2016 2 hours ago, Cratter said: As good as the fans and team probably feel right now, this team could still finish 7-4 and miss the playoffs. Yeah, I'm nervous about the last two games, especially if Studsrud isn't 100%. Defense is going to have to come up huge again these last two games, with or without a healthy Studsrud. 1 Quote
Longtime fan Posted October 30, 2016 Posted October 30, 2016 20 minutes ago, Oxbow6 said: Beat UNC and UND is in.......period. One more win= in two more wins= potential seed If und was to grab a seed they would have three weeks into between games, not sure that would be a good thing? It would definitely heal them up but would it be a momentum?? Quote
Longtime fan Posted October 30, 2016 Posted October 30, 2016 5 minutes ago, MoSiouxFan said: Yeah, I'm nervous about the last two games, especially if Studsrud isn't 100%. Defense is going to have to come up huge again these last two games, with or without a healthy Studsrud. The guys are already beat up and tired, now they to travel to mile high and play a high octane team. N colo game scares me. 1 Quote
southpaw Posted October 30, 2016 Posted October 30, 2016 2 minutes ago, Longtime fan said: The guys are already beat up and tired, now they to travel to mile high and play a high octane team. N colo game scares me. Hopefully UND can overcome the seven game losing streak you have them on.... Quote
jdub27 Posted October 30, 2016 Posted October 30, 2016 3 hours ago, UNDBIZ said: UNI, at 3-5, ranked ahead of Montana, South Dakota, and Youngstown, along with most of the rest of the country, tells me all I care to know about the Sagarin rankings. But look at all those moral victories and quality losses. Quote
Longtime fan Posted October 30, 2016 Posted October 30, 2016 9 minutes ago, southpaw said: Hopefully UND can overcome the seven game losing streak you have them on.... ? Quote
Popular Post VMeister Posted October 30, 2016 Popular Post Posted October 30, 2016 8 hours ago, bincitysioux said: Sagarin Ratings 10/30/16 NDSU EWU UNI If UNI dropped football, there's a possibility they'd fall out of the Top 10. 10 Quote
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