2019 Non-UND FCS Thread

[gfhockey]

This seitz guy is something else

[ksixpack]

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.

[Wilbur]

The chair guy just defended North Dakota getting.  

It's a sad day for Mcfeely.  His word still means nothing....

[cpa_guy]

https://www.dailycomet.com/sports/20181117/nicholls-makes-aggressive-bid-to-host-fcs-playoffs-for-second-straight-year

[gfhockey]

We were the last team in. Little to close for comfrot

[Oxbow6]

The fact that it appears UND was #24...last team in is pathetic in and of itself.

[gfhockey]

They bid about $90k

 

i bet Chaves did slightly over the minimum. 
 

my god

[Hammersmith]

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.

[F'n Hawks]

UND was part of the last 4 in. They had it alphabetically so we weren’t necessarily the “last team in.”

[BarnWinterSportsEngelstad]

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.

[ksixpack]

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

[ksixpack]

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.

[Oxbow6]

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....^^^

[gfhockey]

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

[Oxbow6]

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

 

[geaux_sioux]

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. 

[Hammersmith]

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>

[Wilbur]

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.

[CMSioux]

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. 

[Oxbow6]

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

[UNDBIZ]

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? 

[CMSioux]

2 minutes ago, Oxbow6 said:

Didn't realize LA was close to ND

So you think UND was ranked 24th when you look at #16-24? They try to avoid rematches plus it's the NCAA - nuf said. 

[Oxbow6]

2 minutes ago, CMSioux said:

It's the NCAA - nuf said. 

Yes......#24

True

[UNDBIZ]

Could UND have been the last team in? Sure. In that scenario, UND is still far from the #24 seed thanks to the auto bids.

[Hammersmith]

8 minutes ago, Oxbow6 said:

Didn't realize LA was close to ND

Which other first round team was within 400mi of GF? I'll hang up and wait.

 

It's almost like most of you don't bother to read the bracketing guidelines the committee has to work with.

...

Oh wait, it's because most of you don't bother to read the bracketing guidelines the committee has to work with. <shakes head>