Farley gives up 900k

[Diggity]

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The difference between a 1 seed and the 4/no seed for the MVFC champ could be a D1 win. I like our chances against St. Francis better than UM for the W.

St Francis would be an easier win than Michigan? Thats profound! And I doubt that a win over D1 St Francis will weigh on the minds that be during the selection process.

[Trapped in California]

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The difference between a 1 seed and the 4/no seed for the MVFC champ could be a D1 win. I like our chances against St. Francis better than UM for the W.

Not if Michigan repeats last year's performance. Then its a coin flip.

[MnPantherFan]

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St Francis would be an easier win than Michigan? Thats profound! And I doubt that a win over D1 St Francis will weigh on the minds that be during the selection process.

There is no question that a win over St Francis is better than a loss to Michigan for seeding purposes. Get a clue before you bring the sarcasm. And about the comment about winning your conference, talk to the current national champion Richmond about that.

[clenz]

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St Francis would be an easier win than Michigan? Thats profound! And I doubt that a win over D1 St Francis will weigh on the minds that be during the selection process.

The difference between 10 wins and 9 wins can be the difference between 3 home games or 3 road games.

[Diggity]

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http://realtimerpi.com/football/ncaaf_Men.html

I agree having 10 wins is important to get a seed, I just meant beating St Francis isnt going to turn any heads. St Francis ranked 244 out of 245 last year while UNI was 72 out 245.

[clenz]

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http://realtimerpi.com/football/ncaaf_Men.html

I agree having 10 wins is important to get a seed, I just meant beating St Francis isnt going to turn any heads. St Francis ranked 244 out of 245 last year while UNI was 72 out 245.

No, it wouldn't be a head turning W, but it would be a D1 W. That is what matters in the end. If we win the conference last year but go 9-3 instead of 10-2 during the regular season we don't get a seed. It goes so SIU. We would have probably had a first round home game because of the bid, then after that would have probably been sent back to SIU, and if we won there for the first time since 1997 we would have been a toss up for another home game between us and Richmond.

I understand the money issue, but when it comes to a getting a title (which would help us drastically with getting fans in the seats the next year) a FCS W looks much better than a FBS L.

[06panther10]

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Two FBS losses crushes us. While a near garanteed win vs St. Frank helps us. Pretty easy decison really.

[TravelingPanther]

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No, it wouldn't be a head turning W, but it would be a D1 W. That is what matters in the end. If we win the conference last year but go 9-3 instead of 10-2 during the regular season we don't get a seed. It goes so SIU. We would have probably had a first round home game because of the bid, then after that would have probably been sent back to SIU, and if we won there for the first time since 1997 we would have been a toss up for another home game between us and Richmond.

I understand the money issue, but when it comes to a getting a title (which would help us drastically with getting fans in the seats the next year) a FCS W looks much better than a FBS L.

Actually, the same thing would've played out.

We would get a home game. SIU lost. We outbid New Hampshire and Richmond hands down.

[clenz]

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Actually, the same thing would've played out.

We would get a home game. SIU lost. We outbid New Hampshire and Richmond hands down.

It puts us in jeopardy of not getting home games though. I realize we would've out bid them, but it saved us money.....

[Cat80]

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Michigan playing Delaware St. is like UNI playing St. Francis. The attitudes are the same: play someone we can defeat and have the win count. The only difference is Michigan will play to 90% or more of capacity, UNI about 60%.

[MnPantherFan]

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Actually, the same thing would've played out.

We would get a home game. SIU lost. We outbid New Hampshire and Richmond hands down.

Except for the small fact that if SIU gets the seed they probably play Maine and we play New Hampshire. Could be a completely different outcome. So maybe not a fact but a logical guess.

[runHENrun]

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UNI and MICHIGAN would have been an interesting game. I understand that Delaware turned Michigan down as well, looks like our AD sent Mich. 50 miles south to talk to DSU, and DSU said yes. That would have been a strange sight, UD playing UM, it would have looked like a scrimmage game.

I read on the MEAC site that DSU's paycheck is in the 600,000. range. Not a bad payday for DSU, although, they will get clobbered.

[MnPantherFan]

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run, I agree, it would have been interesting but with Iowa already on the schedule it wasn't going to happen. I think Michigan will be much happier playing DSU. If we kept it close for 3+ quarters like we did at BYU there would be a lot of very nervious Michigan people.

[Roy Fleming]

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That would have been a strange sight, UD playing UM, it would have looked like a scrimmage game.

I think a lot of the Michigan fans watching the game would have been confused.

[Trapped in California]

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UNI and MICHIGAN would have been an interesting game. I understand that Delaware turned Michigan down as well, looks like our AD sent Mich. 50 miles south to talk to DSU, and DSU said yes. That would have been a strange sight, UD playing UM, it would have looked like a scrimmage game.

I read on the MEAC site that DSU's paycheck is in the 600,000. range. Not a bad payday for DSU, although, they will get clobbered.

Once again, my dream of Michigan & Delaware playing, with John Madden doing the play by play has been dashed. I will be drinking in a dark room, by myself to try to cope.