BarnWinterSportsEngelstad Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 6 minutes ago, geaux_sioux said: Imagine Clive on one side, Demun on the other side, Santiago to Studs' right and Oliveira to his left and big ol Cloyd at TE. Try and defend that. That is going to be a machine, barring injuries. Add a top notch defense. More depth, what potential. Might have to buy more season tickets!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiouxVolley Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 9 minutes ago, geaux_sioux said: Imagine Clive on one side, Demun on the other side, Santiago to Studs' right and Oliveira to his left and big ol Cloyd at TE. Try and defend that. Like to see Cloyd more involved now. Possession receivers Wanzek and Toivonen could make a very potent offense. We need another Clive in recruiting and a QB for 2018. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sioux94 Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 Next year there will be some really high expectations. We only graduate 5-6 guys that start or play a lot, and don't graduate somebody like Ratelle or Reyes, Studs or Santiago types....all of the big names are back next year and the younger guys a year more experience. Coe and Labatt are really good players though, but you are going to lose some good players every year. Losing Coe will probably hurt us the most since that is where we are thin, although those younger guys should be groomed by next year......hopefully. Never know what could happen with injuries etc. next year though, so the time is now to make a run! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bison73 Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 On 11/15/2016 at 0:36 PM, UND-FB-FAN said: Nice looking bracket. Obviously this won't be spot on, but I still like the match-ups and obviously UND getting a top 8 seed. I Iike it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homer Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 http://nobowls.com/ Probably the best breakdown I have seen heading into the weekend. Likely the most realistic bracket as well based on odds at this point. Still don't agree with UNI but it's looking like everyone thinks they are in with a win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nodak78 Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 I think they have UCA and Sammy mixed up. They have UCA favored to win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homer Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 18 minutes ago, Nodak78 said: I think they have UCA and Sammy mixed up. They have UCA favored to win. I would say that game is a toss up. I don't think I would be confident putting any money down on either team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siouxperfan7 Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 10 hours ago, geaux_sioux said: Take your pick from the first two..... This year painfully close to 11-0 last year painfully close to 9-2 This year was also painfully close to 7-4 and most likely on the outside looking in for the playoffs this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siouxperfan7 Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 I am pretty convinced that if SDSU beats UNI, they will leap over us for the 8 seed and we end up playing Montana in Missoula for a chance to play in Brookings. Jacks would be 8-3 with one of the toughest SOS in the FCS with a win over #1 NDSU as well as being conference champions. Sam Houston still needs to win and beat Central Arkansas, but the UNI/SDSU game is the one I will be most concerned about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 2 hours ago, homer said: http://nobowls.com/ Probably the best breakdown I have seen heading into the weekend. Likely the most realistic bracket as well based on odds at this point. Still don't agree with UNI but it's looking like everyone thinks they are in with a win. really cool link. It looks like were are direct competition with SDSU (which we kind of figured), so a UNI win would go a long way for a UND top 8 seed. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ericpnelson Posted November 18, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted November 18, 2016 I'm going on an official bandwagon tour of Northern Iowa and Sam Houston State for the next 36 or so hours. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarnWinterSportsEngelstad Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 17 minutes ago, mj23 said: This is a different year and UND has won 9 straight. The committee can't ignore that especially if both those scenarios i mentioned happened. They won't have any excuse to leave them out of that 8 seed. Hope you are right, you sound way more optimistic than I do, and coming from a Bison fan, great. Maybe it's just that we didn't make it last year, and therefor have not much confidence in the selection committee. Also, we are not a proven playoff team, no past Div I playoff history. This committee seems to like to give credit to traditional winners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagger Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 If SDSU does win the debate is on. We would both be conference champs. We would have one more win than SDSU. We have a common opponent in Cal Poly and they lost to them and we beat them. End of season performance, we have won 9 straight. I think we would stay ahead of them. Especially considering what the committee did to us last year. We also remember this is the NCAA. So hold your breath. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geaux_sioux Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 I expect SDSU to jump us if they win. I'm fully prepared for disappointment on Sunday. If they do jump us I almost want montana to win and host us over thanksgiving since I'll be in Helena.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nodak651 Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 Does Montana get in if SDSU beats UNI? What would their best win be? Their resume is dogshit. Praying that we get seeded and get to face off against them after all the smack their fans talked at the beginning of this season. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNDBIZ Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 If SDSU wins, making either SDSU or UND the #9 seed, and that #9 seed gets sent on the road to Montana for round 1..... that blows. Montana is absolutely terrible on the road, as evidenced by their 1-4 record, with the 1 win coming against a soft MVFC - UNI squad. However, nobody should relish the prospect of playing the Griz in Missoula. That's a tough place to win and a poor reward for barely missing a seed. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siouxperfan7 Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 2 minutes ago, UNDBIZ said: If SDSU wins, making either SDSU or UND the #9 seed, and that #9 seed gets sent on the road to Montana for round 1..... that blows. Montana is absolutely terrible on the road, as evidenced by their 1-4 record, with the 1 win coming against a soft MVFC - UNI squad. However, nobody should relish the prospect of playing the Griz in Missoula. That's a tough place to win and a poor reward for barely missing a seed. Welcome to the FC$ Playoffs!! Rationalization sucks, but it is a reality. Of course the best thing to do would be to rank all 24 teams, bracket them accordingly, and give the home game to the highest seed. But that is much to easy and logical for the NCAA. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FargoBison Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 18 minutes ago, nodak651 said: Does Montana get in if SDSU beats UNI? What would their best win be? Their resume is dogshit. Praying that we get seeded and get to face off against them after all the smack their fans talked at the beginning of this season. Their best win? The NCAA's bank account after they host a game... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FargoBison Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 I think UND could play WIU if they aren't seeded and SDSU is. It is a flight regardless and they are just as regional as Montana is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxbow6 Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 5 minutes ago, FargoBison said: The NCAA's bank account after they host a game... Having been to this stadium a few times it is truly one of the best college sports venues I have been to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nodak651 Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 7 minutes ago, Oxbow6 said: Having been to this stadium a few times it is truly one of the best college sports venues I have been to. It's on my bucket list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJS Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 I feel good that UNI is playing for their playoff lives, not just trying to play spoiler (& playing at home). I'd bet on UNI beating SDSU, so hopefully the entire SDSU jumping UND discussion just turns out to be mid-week chatter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sioux94 Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 1 hour ago, AJS said: I feel good that UNI is playing for their playoff lives, not just trying to play spoiler (& playing at home). I'd bet on UNI beating SDSU, so hopefully the entire SDSU jumping UND discussion just turns out to be mid-week chatter. Or at least UNI plays them really tough and it's a very close game, that would make it harder in my eyes for them to jump SDSU over us. If they already felt SDSU was more deserving they should have had them ahead of us already, a win against a below .500 team shouldn't jump them over us IMO especially when we have a common opponent that we beat and they lost against. However I am still worried about it like everybody else. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northdakota18 Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 I'm confident we'll get the 8 seed, but say we don't, with this year being the first year the committee came out with weekly lists at the end of the year; does anyone else think we would be set up with a home game since it would basically be public knowledge that we are the 9 seed and it would look bad on the committee to send us on the road? Maybe I'm giving the committee too much credit but that's my thought process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmksioux Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 14 minutes ago, northdakota18 said: I'm confident we'll get the 8 seed, but say we don't, with this year being the first year the committee came out with weekly lists at the end of the year; does anyone else think we would be set up with a home game since it would basically be public knowledge that we are the 9 seed and it would look bad on the committee to send us on the road? Maybe I'm giving the committee too much credit but that's my thought process. It's all about bids/money after the seeded teams. If we bid enough, we will get a home game... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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