Do We Have To Win Out To Get In?

[Newsbreaker]

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I didn't say the addition of the DSU's cut the legs out from under the league, I said the addition of them coupled with the fact that they aren't as strong as they were believed to be has done damage. It's only one-year damage, however.

[06panther10]

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Maybe TA can help us out today by beating SIU in Springfield.

[Mountain Panther]

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Maybe TA can help us out today by beating SIU in Springfield.

Oh yeah....Bears take care of bid-nass today and we win out....we win be in a VERY good position.

[joecooll6]

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Oh yeah....Bears take care of bid-nass today and we win out....we win be in a VERY good position.

Hard to argue with, you know, math.

[06panther10]

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still 0-0 midway through the second quarter.

[UNI Fight]

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IMO if we lose at WIU we will not be in the playoffs.

BEAT THE 'NECKS!!

[BCPanther]

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4-0= Lock to be in and more than likely seeded

3-1= In with one (purchased) home game

2-2= On the bubble, more than likely out

I don't think our backs are against the wall yet, but with a loss they definitely would be. I have a feeling this game will be a statement game that will finally pull this team out of the shadow of last year's team. I just feel like there is something special about this team...

[Newsbreaker]

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4-0= Lock to be in and more than likely seeded

3-1= In with one (purchased) home game

2-2= On the bubble, more than likely out

I don't think our backs are against the wall yet, but with a loss they definitely would be. I have a feeling this game will be a statement game that will finally pull this team out of the shadow of last year's team. I just feel like there is something special about this team...

I think we're in an absolutely crazy position. It's all or nothing, IMHO.

Win out, we're in with a seed, either 3rd or 4th.

Lose again to a Valley team and we're out. I will never believe we're getting an at-large bid until it's happened once. The committee will find a reason if they can.

Seed or bust, IMHO.

[UNIFanSince1983]

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2 more losses and we aren't in and you can put that in the bank!

1 more loss and we are probably not in either. If we lose to Western it is a good loss, but we lack a quality win this season. If we lose to anyone else we have a bad loss, and only one quality win. So in my opinion we really need to win out with how deep the field of good teams there are.

With one more loss we could still get in with the autobid, but I really don't see that happening.

[FerociousCat]

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Seed or bust, IMHO.

I agree...12 games is misleading...the only game IMO we can afford to lose is SUU & then the AQ is crucial...

[georgeW]

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UNI earned and garnered the respect we deserve, last season. This will now carry over for serveral years. This year: we win out and receive a top 4 seed; go 9-3 and we are in the playoffs; go 8-4 and we are considered and left out.

I agree with bobsboy84; he seems really smart!

[joecooll6]

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4-0= Lock to be in and more than likely seeded

3-1= In with one (purchased) home game

2-2= On the bubble, more than likely out

I don't think our backs are against the wall yet, but with a loss they definitely would be. I have a feeling this game will be a statement game that will finally pull this team out of the shadow of last year's team. I just feel like there is something special about this team...

Normally I would agree with you that 9-3 would get us in, but take a look at the FCS landscape this year. Its a bit more topheavy than usual.

[PantherInsider]

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UNI has never failed to win an auto-bid and still made the playoffs. If there's room for argument against us, we always lose. That's the important fact.

9 and 19 years ago were...well...9 and 19 years ago.

[jegbomb52]

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The argument against 8-3 teams every year is that they only have 7 D-I wins, us finishing 9-3 would be like an 8-3 team with no DII games. IF, IFFFF, a 3 loss team gets an at-large it will be us (assuming our loss is to WIU). We might not have a signature win, but we have no bad losses as in years past. Such as WIU and North Dakota at home in 06'.

[FantherPucker]

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Q: Do you have to win out to get in???

A: ...that's what she said.