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[southpaw]

5 minutes ago, Oxbow6 said:

At some point you have to spend money to make money. To be the #9 seed and go on the road for your first FCS playoff game won't do anything IMO to garner an increase in season ticket sales/overall tickets sales going into next season especially if UND were to lose that game. Many here have been happy, even giddy, with the attendance this season yet the actual attendance numbers might have caused BF to put in a bid that won't be enough to secure a home game next Saturday (excluding the potential private funds).  It really is a catch 22.

Paging gfhockey...................................................

And if UND is the nine seed and hosts a game, I'm sure you'll be the first on here to applaud BF.

[Oxbow6]

6 minutes ago, southpaw said:

And if UND is the nine seed and hosts a game, I'm sure you'll be the first on here to applaud BF.

No................................because UND should, as the #9 overall seed, host a playoff game period. It needs to get done. He is the one to make that happen.

[UNDColorado]

This is very simple for me: I will be very pissed if we go on the road to SDSU or Montana as the #9 seed. We need to host.

[Westside]

 

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            SiouxFootballInsider Retweeted

Mike McFeely ‏@MikeMcFeelyWDAY 2h2 hours ago

FCS playoff rankings talk with @CraigHaley of @FCS_STATS coming up at 9:35 on @970WDAY. Stream: http://radio.securenetsystems.net/v5/WDAY

 

Anybody give a listen???

[Westside]

18 minutes ago, UNDColorado said:

This is very simple for me: I will be very pissed if we go on the road to SDSU or Montana ANYWHERE as the #9 seed. We need to host.

Touché... Absolutely no reason for UND as a #9 seed to play anywhere other than the Alerus for 1st round.  We should have the means to put in a significant bid. 

 

[fightingsioux4life]

58 minutes ago, southpaw said:

According to Oxbow... who cares what UND can afford?  Spend, spend, spend!

I have said this before and I will say it again: If we can't afford to do what it takes to run this athletic department as a Division I athletic department (and making sure we host a playoff game as the #9 seed is one example), then we should have stayed in Division II. We have to make a statement that we are serious about being a national player in FCS football. Also, these kids deserve a home playoff game with what they have done this season. We need to give them every edge we can. Here is Faison's e-mail address. Please let him know how important this is for the FB program and the entire campus,

BRIAN.FAISON@und.edu

[JohnboyND7]

On 11/14/2016 at 2:23 PM, Siouxperfan7 said:

Hey Bison nation....

0 yards at halftime wasn't it?

[fightingsioux4life]

1 minute ago, JohnboyND7 said:

0 yards at halftime wasn't it?

Your insecurity is showing my friend.

[Cratter]

17 minutes ago, Westside said:

 

Anybody give a listen???

Oh great a discussion of how UND shouldn't be top 8 from McFeely.

[Cratter]

14 minutes ago, Westside said:

Touché... Absolutely no reason for UND as a #9 seed to play anywhere other than the Alerus for 1st round.  We should have the means to put in a significant bid. 

 

The thing is it doesn't matter if UND is #9 or 24. No bearing on home vs road game.

[Siouxperfan7]

11 minutes ago, fightingsioux4life said:

I have said this before and I will say it again: If we can't afford to do what it takes to run this athletic department as a Division I athletic department (and making sure we host a playoff game as the #9 seed is one example), then we should have stayed in Division II. We have to make a statement that we are serious about being a national player in FCS football. Also, these kids deserve a home playoff game with what they have done this season. We need to give them every edge we can. Here is Faison's e-mail address. Please let him know how important this is for the FB program and the entire campus,

BRIAN.FAISON@und.edu

Bids are already in.  Hopefully it was a good one.  We should be able to outbid anyone besides SDSU and Montana.  If we get the 9 and we aren't matched up with them, I would expect a home game.

[jdub27]

I'm not sure why people are hung up on "if UND is the #9 seed". Unfortunately it doesn't matter whether you are the #9 seed or the #24, the bids are the only thing that determines who hosts the first round. Period.

UND isn't going to outbid Montana. Ever. NDSU wouldn't outbid Montana. They have averaged over 25,000 per game this year and still have the Brawl of the Wild this weekend. They can put in a bid of over $200K with no problem, because that is what they will end up paying to the NCAA anyway. However, UND put in a bid well above the minimum last year and I feel pretty safe in assuming they did again this year. That required people to step up with their pocketbook to guarantee any shortfalls that might occur and they did.

[fightingsioux4life]

1 minute ago, jdub27 said:

I'm not sure why people are hung up on "if UND is the #9 seed". Unfortunately it doesn't matter whether you are the #9 seed or the #24, the bids are the only thing that determines who hosts the first round. Period.

UND isn't going to outbid Montana. Ever. NDSU wouldn't outbid Montana. They have averaged over 25,000 per game this year and still have the Brawl of the Wild this weekend. They can put in a bid of over $200K with no problem, because that is what they will end up paying to the NCAA anyway. However, UND put in a bid well above the minimum last year and I feel pretty safe in assuming they did again this year. That required people to step up with their pocketbook to guarantee any shortfalls and they did. It doesn't change the fact that Montana

Is Montana a playoff team this year? They are not as dominant as they usually are this season.

[UNDBIZ]

7 minutes ago, Cratter said:

Oh great a discussion of how UND shouldn't be top 8 from McFeely.

Wasn't he saying UND should be top 8 like 14 hours ago?  Guy is the ultimate troll.

[Sioux95]

13 hours ago, geaux_sioux said:

Booooo. We didn't back in to the playoffs.

Yep, poor post on my part.

[JohnboyND7]

18 minutes ago, fightingsioux4life said:

Is Montana a playoff team this year? They are not as dominant as they usually are this season.

They haven't been dominant for some time

[Sioux95]

6 hours ago, Oxbow6 said:

So again if UND is not a top 8 seed BF can bid on hosting a first round playoff matchup? That checkbook needs to be wide open..................

With a Thanksgiving weekend game and 7000 fans, how much can faison bid?  Bad weekend to start the playoffs.

[gsiouxo]

Not a McFeely fan but he actually thinks Sioux should be a 7 if not 7 an eight seed for sure….

 

[fightingsioux4life]

Just now, Sioux95 said:

With a Thanksgiving weekend game and 7000 fans, how much can faison bid?  Bad weekend to start the playoffs.

Let us hope we get into the Top 8 and we won't have to worry about it.

[Oxbow6]

13 minutes ago, Sioux95 said:

With a Thanksgiving weekend game and 7000 fans, how much can faison bid?  Bad weekend to start the playoffs.

So UND would be just one of 2 teams playing that weekend? Interesting...........  

Who knew???

[The Sicatoka]

1 hour ago, southpaw said:

Why all the hate for UNI?  They're clearly the #3 team in the country... Sagarin even says so.

They're above .500 in the supreme MVFC.  Sure their 4 wins come against teams with a combined 8-21 conference record.

But those three losses were close! QUALITY LOSSES! They lost by a combined 8 points to 6-1 NDSU, 5-2 Youngstown and lowly 3-4 USD.

It's not their fault they couldn't beat a Big Sky team this year, even one that isn't even .500 in the Big Sky.

And don't forget about the huge win against Iowa State to start the season.  Iowa State did go on to dominate 3-7 SJSU and 1-9 Kansas.  Those are quality wins.

Edits in red. 

You were so, so close. 

9/10.

[Cratter]

58 minutes ago, UNDBIZ said:

Wasn't he saying UND should be top 8 like 14 hours ago?  Guy is the ultimate troll.

Looks like its Izzo, but Ive always been under the impression those two share a brain.

[Westside]

1 hour ago, Cratter said:

The thing is it doesn't matter if UND is #9 or 24. No bearing on home vs road game.

I fully realize that #9 - #24 depend on bids to host... My point was if we happen to finish #9 (instead of #8 w/ bye & guaranteed home game) then UND, as an athletic department, should have the means to put in a bid that ensures we host. Simple as that.  16 teams can submit bids for Round 1. Looking at Haley's bracket projection from yesterday, UND should have/does have the resources to put in a bid to beat most of those schools, other than Montana & maybe SDSU, Liberty draws very well too.  But, we should be well in the top half or likely higher in bids submitted.

Like fightingsioux4life said, this football program should be rewarded for its great season with a home game & let it be know that UND is now a serious contender in the FCS football world.  Attendance has been up (not where it needs to be, but still up), fan interest is up, I imagine football donations are up, no reason why we can't put in a bid that is near the top of teams #9 - #24.

That being said, I'm still holding out that Central Ark. will lose, UND moves up into a Top 8 seed, rendering everything I just typed moot.

[UNDColorado]

3 hours ago, UNDColorado said:

This is very simple for me: I will be very pissed if we go on the road to SDSU or Montana as the #9 seed. We need to host.

To add to my previous post, here is the strength of schedule of the current top 10. We are #5. We better get a seed.

 

[Nodak78]

If I remember correctly from last year.  The 16 at large teams are paired up before the bods are opened.  So if we are paired up with Montana or SDSU we maybe be on the road.  Of course if we get a seed we will be at home.  I think we will be at home.