The Next Two Weeks

[Newsbreaker]

...are the season. On the road. Backup QB. Little room in the loss column to give.

YSU could make their year by repaying us for the pain we've inflicted upon them over the years. Western will be coming off a bye week with a chance to set up a Conference Championship game against SIU the week following.

The next 14 days will determine if we're home for Thanksgiving, or home with pads on.

[joecooll6]

Re: The Next Two Weeks

Agreed. If we come out of the next 2 weeks 2-0, we will be in GREAT shape.

[clenz]

Re: The Next Two Weeks

Agreed. If we come out of the next 2 weeks 2-0, we will be in GREAT shape.

If we come out of the next 2 weeks 2-0 I would be willing to bet we are #2 in the nation. If we go 2-0 on this road swing we are set up perfectly, and the team will have a large amount of confidence in Davis if Grace isn't back, which could be huge for us down the line, especially if Grace comes back but reinjures that knee.

[bobsboy84]

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[QUOTE=clenz;137238]If we come out of the next 2 weeks 2-0 I would be willing to bet we are #2 in the nation. If we go 2-0 on this road swing we are set up perfectly, and the team will have a large amount of confidence in Davis if Grace isn't back, which could be huge for us down the line, especially if Grace comes back but reinjures that knee.[/QUOTE

1-1 will keep us in the playoff hunt. 2-0 will create the potential for a #4 seed, or higher, and playoffs at home in the dome, baby! This time with a defense that will be healthy and will perform above regular season level. Go PANTHERS!!

[Newsbreaker]

Re: The Next Two Weeks

I personally think we have to go 2-0. We've never gotten an at-large bid, and while we might buck that trend with two losses, three gives them all the reasons they need to keep us home.

[Chitown Panther]

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We need to beat WIU. If we lose, we have loses to SIU and WIU the only other 2 teams competing for the playoffs. That is a BAD situation even if we are 9-3....

[bobsboy84]

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It is great being a fan; getting ahead of ourselves, predicting into the future, not worrying about the affect on the team, sharing our opinions.....etc. 9-3 will get us in the playoffs; 10-2 will get us a top 4 seed. We are a 10-2 team and it will happen.

[06panther10]

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Who is the conf. team that Western lost to?

I agree, that Western game is going to be HUGE. We've put ourselves in a pretty decent position, now we just have to get it done with a Freshman QB.

[English77]

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Who is the conf. team that Western lost to?

22-24 at Brookings.

[clenz]

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If we finish 10-2 we are in for sure. 9-3 is iffy because of they at large birth. I know UNI has never gotten an at large, but I would think that 9-3 this year would get us in. The rankings would still have has UNI in the 10-15 range wouldn't they?

[06panther10]

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We kind of screwed ourselves losing to SIU. If we were to lose at Western, we would not have any tiebreakers with SIU or Western. Meaning, if we lose at Western, we basically have no shot to win the championship. And as we all know, that pretty much means we will be out of the playoffs.

[georgeW]

Re: The Next Two Weeks

Quite a few assumptions going on here. IMO, SIU and/or WI do not have any greater chance of winning out then we do. We will win out and we will get a 1-4 seed and we will kick some a_ _ in the dome.

[Twin Cities Panther]

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But doesn't NDSU get an auto-bid this year because they were so good LAST year?

[clenz]

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But doesn't NDSU get an auto-bid this year because they were so good LAST year?

They already gave up on this year. Check their boards. They are predicting next years record...10-2....or that's what they think

[JayJ79]

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They already gave up on this year. Check their boards. They are predicting next years record...10-2....or that's what they think

a 10-2 regular season record would be impossible next year.
10-1 or 9-2 maybe. But not 10-2.