2024 Non-UND FCS Thread

[siouxweet]

1 hour ago, Yote 53 said:

Regarding SOS, some people are like "you should have known better than to schedule..."  Well, what is a school supposed to do when they get faced with a late cancellation and can't find a replacement game?  We played Northern in week zero on a Thursday night before Labor Day because we couldn't find anything else.  I believe SDSU had the same situation with Augie.  We both just tried to make the best of it by playing a regional school.  The alternative was just not playing at all.  What exactly was USD supposed to do about the Portland State situation?  They cancelled the game because of whooping cough.  We were there and ready to play.  The game should have been a forfeit, though I don't think the committee would have given any weight to that anyway.

I think the issue for most USD fans is we went into that game a 1 v 4 matchup.  We came out of that matchup with a win and the seedings ended up 2 & 4.  We got absolutely no credit for winning, but would have been punished and dropped maybe to 8 or 9, for losing.  While NDSU did not get punished at all for a loss.  There is no difference between a 1 & 2 seed in these playoffs.  Either one gets you a home semifinal.

In the end, most USD fans are fine with a 4 seed.  If we can't be #2 with a home semifinal game, then #4 and going to MSU is preferable than being the #3 and having to play either of the SU's again on the road.  Rather see some new meat than fight another battle with a conference opponent.  Seems like every year we had previously been in the playoffs it turned into a MVFC tournament.  Playing a bunch of non-MVFC schools is preferable in the playoffs.

I don't think you would have fallen to 8 or 9 if you lost.  Maybe 5 or just stayed at 4 as well.  I also don't think going to Bozeman for a semifinal would be any easier than a trip to Fargo or Brookings.

[FargoBison]

I would have been fine if they used Sagarin or Massey and put NDSU at #3. Sagarin is what gave SDSU the AQ, that said you can't use that metric for SDSU and then something different for NDSU and USD which is what some are suggesting. USD's schedule was a step below NDSU and SDSU, maybe Augie screwed SDSU but I would take Augie to beat the Utah Tech team that bailed on SDSU which is why the game happened in the first place. That said, I don't think the committee even really considers DII games, much less the strength of your DII opponent. 

[Johnny Five]

Seedings were done to a tee between the 3 teams.  Head to head gets tossed out, the D2s were the obvious deciding factor.  Like it or not we all knew that going into the season.  

That being said, I think SDSU will come out of that side of the bracket.  

[wheelsup]

52 minutes ago, Johnny Five said:

Seedings were done to a tee between the 3 teams.  Head to head gets tossed out, the D2s were the obvious deciding factor.  Like it or not we all knew that going into the season.  

That being said, I think SDSU will come out of that side of the bracket.  

I never bet against the bison at home.. best home field advantage in fcs

[siouxweet]

Must be nice to be a fan of a program where the biggest question is what top 4 seed is appropriate or deserved unlike the mess in Grand Forks. 

[bison73]

6 hours ago, wheelsup said:

they lost their last regular season game to a team that is very close. The resumes are very close... I would get the point if you were talking about Illinois State resume but USD, SDSU and NDSU resumes are very close.  If the shoe was on the other foot the bison fans would be screaming about how unfair it is... I remember when head to head used to be a pretty key criteria..

We beat SDSU heads up. SDSU beat USD.