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[Twin Cities Panther]

What kind of dork puts UNI, Southern IL and Montana in the same half of a bracket?

[Panther-Sheik]

Ralph also has Southern Illinois as one of the last 3 in...with two losses. And they are the only other Gateway team he has in besides UNI. No credit for the Gateway...as usual.

[JayJ79]

Ralph also has Southern Illinois as one of the last 3 in...with two losses. And they are the only other Gateway team he has in besides UNI. No credit for the Gateway...as usual.

The Gateway WILL only get two teams in, unless Western can knock off both SIU and YSU (and I just don't see them getting past SIU with their 1-dimensional offense). That's just the way the cookie crumbled this year. Instead of 3-4 teams at the top of the conference with 2-3 losses, there will probably be two teams at the top with 0-1 losses.

However, having SIU as a "last team in" is ridiculous.

[unigriff]

it is a lot tougher this season with only 7 teams...one less game on the schedule...

6-0,
5-1,
4-2,
3-3,
2-4,
2-4,
0-6.

[unigriff]

when was YSU in the bottom 2-3...wow.

[JayJ79]

when was YSU in the bottom 2-3...wow.

They finished 6th (of 8) in 2003 with a 2-5 conference record.

In 2004, they were again 2-5 in conference, but so were 3 other teams (WIU, IlSt, InSt), so I guess they all tied for 5th (or tied for last, depending how you want to look at it)

So that's 2 out of their ten years in conference that they've been in the bottom 3.

As for UNI, the only year (out of their 22 years in the GFC) that they've finished in the bottom 3 (or finished with a losing conference record, for that matter) was in 2002, when they went 2-5 and finished in 6th place (of 8 teams)

[unigriff]

thanks

They finished 6th (of 8) in 2003 with a 2-5 conference record.

In 2004, they were again 2-5 in conference, but so were 3 other teams (WIU, IlSt, InSt), so I guess they all tied for 5th (or tied for last, depending how you want to look at it)

So that's 2 out of their ten years in conference that they've been in the bottom 3.

As for UNI, the only year (out of their 22 years in the GFC) that they've finished in the bottom 3 (or finished with a losing conference record, for that matter) was in 2002, when they went 2-5 and finished in 6th place (of 8 teams)

thanks for the clarification...always seemed like YSU was super good!

[Panther-Sheik]

The Gateway WILL only get two teams in, unless Western can knock off both SIU and YSU (and I just don't see them getting past SIU with their 1-dimensional offense). That's just the way the cookie crumbled this year. Instead of 3-4 teams at the top of the conference with 2-3 losses, there will probably be two teams at the top with 0-1 losses.

However, having SIU as a "last team in" is ridiculous.

Agree...not debating the GFC only getting 2 teams this year, but to say that the 2nd best team in the GFC is one of the last to get into the playoffs is a severe slap in the face IMO. Again, it basically supports the propoganda nationwide that UNI can only get into the playoffs when they win a "weak" GFC. Remember, we have NEVER gotten an at large bid.

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