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07-08-2008, 10:56 AM

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If you look at the Missouri Valley Conference ( Gateway) from top to bottom this is one dang tough conference to play in. If Indiana State gets competitive this has to be one of the best FCS conferences in the nation & should by all rights get two if not three bids to the championship series every year. Who could you possibly take for granted, esp if you are on the road? Every week end is a high stress week end in the Valley!

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07-08-2008, 11:23 AM

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We should always have two, and with the upcoming expansion of the playoffs, we always will (IMHO.) We actually should usually have three.
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07-08-2008, 12:46 PM

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Originally posted by Newsbreaker View Post

We should always have two, and with the upcoming expansion of the playoffs, we always will (IMHO.) We actually should usually have three.

Seeing as the Gateway has gotten in 4 before, I would say that 4 would be within reason during a good season (the losses spread out between the top tier). NDSU, SDSU, UNI, SIU, YSU are all contenders this year and MSU, WIU, and ILSU usually aren't slouches. That is typically 8 average to above average teams per year.
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07-08-2008, 07:29 PM

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Originally posted by FerociousCat View Post

Fixed it...JMO

I will give you 2007, but in 2006 we only beat SDSU 27-17 in the Dome. According to one person who was there, "we were d*mn luck to win that game."
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07-08-2008, 10:36 PM

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SDSU strikes me as an Illinois State kind of program. They might not contend for titles, and they will likely drop games they shouldn't, with some frequency, to the lower division teams, but they'll be a real thorn in the side of the contenders.

Yep, that is SDSU football. Usually solid but they never seem to put together a complete season.
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07-09-2008, 12:45 AM

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Originally posted by FargoBison View Post

Yep, that is SDSU football. Usually solid but they never seem to put together a complete season.

That reminds me of last year when NDSU couldn't put together a "complete season" when they lost to SDSU the last game of the season.

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07-09-2008, 05:36 AM

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Originally posted by 06panther10 View Post

That reminds me of last year when NDSU couldn't put together a "complete season" when they lost to SDSU the last game of the season.

That really does not come close to the comparison that was made.
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07-09-2008, 10:17 AM

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Originally posted by Mountain Panther View Post

I will give you 2007, but in 2006 we only beat SDSU 27-17 in the Dome. According to one person who was there, "we were d*mn luck to win that game."

Down 17-3 at half was depressing but the second half UNI did whatever they wanted.
"D*mn lucky to win that game"? I'd say that about some of the recent SIU games, UNH, or Texas St, but not necessarily SDSU. They were d*m lucky they caught us off guard during the first half.
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07-09-2008, 10:19 AM

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Originally posted by 06panther10 View Post

That reminds me of last year when NDSU couldn't put together a "complete season" when they lost to SDSU the last game of the season.

What happened to NDSU was essentially what happened to UNI.....lost a game....

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07-09-2008, 10:20 AM

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Originally posted by FerociousCat View Post

Down 17-3 at half was depressing but the second half UNI did whatever they wanted.
"D*mn lucky to win that game"? I'd say that about some of the recent SIU games, UNH, or Texas St, but not necessarily SDSU. They were d*m lucky they caught us off guard during the first half.

I think the SDSU game was on the heels of the UND game....I'm sure morale was down in the first half....

"We're not an ordinary school," said Fort. "We have tradition. We have a good team year after year. We rebuild, and it doesn't matter who we have coming back."

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07-09-2008, 04:17 PM

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That really does not come close to the comparison that was made.

Ok? Im pretty sure that when they refered to not putting together a complete season, they meant losing games. Which is exactly what I was talking about.

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07-09-2008, 04:50 PM

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Ok? Im pretty sure that when they refered to not putting together a complete season, they meant losing games. Which is exactly what I was talking about.

So UNI has only ever "put together a complete season" ONCE in the past century or so?
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07-09-2008, 07:18 PM

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Originally posted by 06panther10 View Post

Ok? Im pretty sure that when they refered to not putting together a complete season, they meant losing games. Which is exactly what I was talking about.

A complete season is being strong throughout, no horrible stretches. SDSU is perpetually 6-5 or 7-4 because they are never consistent. That is why the Jackrabbits have played in exactly one playoff game in their entire existence.
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07-09-2008, 07:32 PM

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So UNI has only ever "put together a complete season" ONCE in the past century or so?

Wow. Way to take it completely literally.

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