jdub27 Posted November 24, 2019 Posted November 24, 2019 5 minutes ago, ksixpack said: I think we need to calm down with the bid aspect of who hosts. The bid is part of the process and not the entire end all of who hosts. We obviously got in as the last seed; it would be a stretch that we host as the last seed in the tournament. Bracket is set. Bids are open. Highest bid hosts. Nothing more, nothing less. Nicholls managed to outbid us. Nothing can be done at this point. All luck of the draw on who you get matched up against. UND bid well above the minimum. The staff was confident there were only a one or two teams that would exceed UND's bid. Turned out to be wrong, but again, it's done. Nicholls will be taking a bath to hopefully what amounts to buying a home loss. 1 Quote
F'n Hawks Posted November 24, 2019 Posted November 24, 2019 Nichols attendance this season according to their website: 7021 8103 5012 4558 8958 1 Quote
Oxbow6 Posted November 24, 2019 Posted November 24, 2019 Anyone know if one's ticket comes with a shooting at the local Popeye's? 1 Quote
UND-FB-FAN Posted November 24, 2019 Posted November 24, 2019 2 minutes ago, F'n Hawks said: Nichols attendance this season according to their website: 7021 8103 5012 4558 8958 This is upsetting for UND to have to travel there. Those attendance numbers are less than UND’s in the Alerus Center. It tells you how much work there is yet to do in order to increase UND football attendance and the perception around the program. Simply winning is not the complete answer; having a good UND team AND a good gameday atmosphere is. UND should be hosting a school like Nicholls State. Oh well, go get the win Bubba. 1 Quote
ksixpack Posted November 24, 2019 Posted November 24, 2019 Just now, UND-FB-FAN said: We shouldn’t ignore the process and the facts. The bids are the way by which the hosting institution is determined. It is not (supposed to be) random. What you’re implying is even more imposturous: UND outbid Nicholls yet still is traveling? Look, UND is last team in; Nicholls won their conference; UND does not draw substantially better then most teams. If UND got the bid I would guess attendance would be about 8000 at the Alerus on a Thanksgiving weekend. How much can you bid with attendance of 8000? As the lower seed in the tournament you would have to outbid the other team by a lot to host. If Nicholls was in the ballpark they would host as the higher seed. The biding process is part of the hosting process but not the entire part of the process. We should be happy we are in. Quote
Wilbur Posted November 24, 2019 Posted November 24, 2019 The chair guy just defended North Dakota getting. It's a sad day for Mcfeely. His word still means nothing.... 3 Quote
cpa_guy Posted November 24, 2019 Posted November 24, 2019 https://www.dailycomet.com/sports/20181117/nicholls-makes-aggressive-bid-to-host-fcs-playoffs-for-second-straight-year Quote
gfhockey Posted November 24, 2019 Posted November 24, 2019 We were the last team in. Little to close for comfrot Quote
Oxbow6 Posted November 24, 2019 Posted November 24, 2019 The fact that it appears UND was #24...last team in is pathetic in and of itself. Quote
gfhockey Posted November 24, 2019 Posted November 24, 2019 They bid about $90k i bet Chaves did slightly over the minimum. my god 2 1 Quote
Hammersmith Posted November 24, 2019 Posted November 24, 2019 1 minute ago, gfhockey said: We were the last team in. Little to close for comfrot You were one of the last four. The four were in alphabetical order. Quote
F'n Hawks Posted November 24, 2019 Posted November 24, 2019 UND was part of the last 4 in. They had it alphabetically so we weren’t necessarily the “last team in.” Quote
BarnWinterSportsEngelstad Posted November 24, 2019 Posted November 24, 2019 1 minute ago, Hammersmith said: You were one of the last four. The four were in alphabetical order. I would think this is mostly correct, don't know where they showed us identified as #24. Quote
ksixpack Posted November 24, 2019 Posted November 24, 2019 2 minutes ago, gfhockey said: They bid about $90k i bet Chaves did slightly over the minimum. my god If that is true, 90K was a pretty good bid by them and close to how much we could muster. 8000 at what I would guess would be an average of $20 a ticket is $160K in revenue ...you cant give it away as you have expenses to host as well Quote
ksixpack Posted November 24, 2019 Posted November 24, 2019 2 minutes ago, BarnWinterSportsEngelstad said: I would think this is mostly correct, don't know where they showed us identified as #24. The fact that the winner of our game plays the #1 seed NDSU identifies either us or Nicholls as the #24 seed. They were ranked ahead of us and won their conference; therefore we are the #24 seed and last one in. 1 Quote
Oxbow6 Posted November 24, 2019 Posted November 24, 2019 Just now, ksixpack said: The fact that the winner of our game plays the #1 seed NDSU identifies either us or Nicholls as the #24 seed. They were ranked ahead of us and won their conference; therefore we are the #24 seed and last one in. This....^^^ Quote
gfhockey Posted November 24, 2019 Posted November 24, 2019 I’m willing to bet a days worth of wages we were last team in they specifically mentioned us on why we got in vs others 1 Quote
Oxbow6 Posted November 24, 2019 Posted November 24, 2019 Just now, gfhockey said: I’m willing to bet a days worth of wages we were last team in they specifically mentioned us on why we got in vs others Quote
geaux_sioux Posted November 24, 2019 Posted November 24, 2019 10 minutes ago, Oxbow6 said: The fact that it appears UND was #24...last team in is pathetic in and of itself. No way in hell we should have been in that position when you look at resumes. 3 Quote
Popular Post Hammersmith Posted November 24, 2019 Popular Post Posted November 24, 2019 3 minutes ago, ksixpack said: The fact that the winner of our game plays the #1 seed NDSU identifies either us or Nicholls as the #24 seed. They were ranked ahead of us and won their conference; therefore we are the #24 seed and last one in. That's not how this works. That's not how any of this works. <insertgeicoimage> 5 Quote
Wilbur Posted November 24, 2019 Posted November 24, 2019 My nightmare almost came true: -UND finishes 7-4 after Weber loss and uninspired UNC showing. -SIU plays an NDSU team that flat out didn't try very hard and rested some dinged up guys. -SIU plays a decent game at home and still loses against a team that went through the motions in a meaningless game for them and won. -Mcfooly blows his load about SIU belonging and writes an article about it to piss off UND fans because then it seems like Fargo media has some say in the process if UND is left out. -UND is last team out. Quote
CMSioux Posted November 24, 2019 Posted November 24, 2019 7 minutes ago, ksixpack said: The fact that the winner of our game plays the #1 seed NDSU identifies either us or Nicholls as the #24 seed. They were ranked ahead of us and won their conference; therefore we are the #24 seed and last one in. Except that this tournament is not seeded as a "National" tournament 1-24, it is seeded regionally to save the NCAA travel money. 2 Quote
Oxbow6 Posted November 24, 2019 Posted November 24, 2019 Just now, CMSioux said: Expect that this tournament is not seeded as a "National" tournament 1-24, it is seeded regionally to save the NCAA travel money. Didn't realize LA was close to ND Quote
Popular Post UNDBIZ Posted November 24, 2019 Popular Post Posted November 24, 2019 8 minutes ago, ksixpack said: The fact that the winner of our game plays the #1 seed NDSU identifies either us or Nicholls as the #24 seed. They were ranked ahead of us and won their conference; therefore we are the #24 seed and last one in. Any of that poop sticking to the wall yet? 6 Quote
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