Farley's comments before bracket selection

[Cannic88]

I really don't understand Farley's comments here. Pretty much saying its ok we laid an egg in Macomb but we are from the Valley we deserve a first round bye. Excuses, excuses.

http://wcfcourier.com/sports/college/uni/football/article_441a0df6-f503-11df-af07-001cc4c002e0.html

[Chitown Panther]

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Farley has never been good with words.....

[Panther-Sheik]

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After yesterday, I think the committee got it right, unfortunately. I also can't believe that this team / coaching staff would ever think that they are owed anything without proving it on the field. The team and staff took a week off this week and it bit them hard.

[Herdman]

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I agree that winning the Valley out right should stand for something, but for some reason only certain schools in Montana and the eastern seas board get that recognition for winning their conference. And you know who I'm talking about. And they seem to garner the same recongition when they tie for their CCs too.

[Herdman]

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After yesterday, I think the committee got it right, unfortunately. I also can't believe that this team / coaching staff would ever think that they are owed anything without proving it on the field. The team and staff took a week off this week and it bit them hard.

I agree with that statement and am disappointed that they decided to go that route.

[UNI83]

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After yesterday, I think the committee got it right, unfortunately. I also can't believe that this team / coaching staff would ever think that they are owed anything without proving it on the field. The team and staff took a week off this week and it bit them hard.

I can't say one week, where the team basically took the week off because the conference was sewn up, against a team that was playing for playoff eligibility - at home - means we didn't deserve a bye...espeically given the weakness of the schedule for teams like Bethune-Cookman, SEMO, or SFA. We'd likely have those records too if we played those schedules.

[Panther-Sheik]

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We got blown out by a non-bowl eligible FBS team, lost to a 5 - 6 team in our own conference and got ass-handled yesterday heading into the playoffs. Our best win was against a 7 - 4 team that is the last team into the playoffs (NDSU). I'm certainly not going to cry foul from the committee on this. Could we have gotten a little better draw? Sure, but I bet we aren't the only team saying that. Grass is always greener, you know? We "deserved" nothing IMO. We had a chance yesterday to earn it and we fell flat. We get what we got as a result. Not the end of the world. In fact, it will just make the story of the 2010 season and FCS championship that much more fun to tell!!

[TravelingPanther]

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He ends by saying we should've taken care of business.

[OH BABY! I luv this team!]

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Here are my thoughts on the pairings.....first of all I was saying all last week that a win and we certainly get a bye and with a loss we are probably looking at a home first round game but after looking at what the committee did and who they gave first round byes to I do think UNI should have been in the top twelve and got a first round bye. How does all four CAA teams get first round byes and two of them, Villanova and New Hampshire go 5-3 in the their league and go 7-4 overall! How does the 3rd and 4th place teams in the CAA get a first round bye and the outright MVFC champion doesn't? How does the second place team in the OVC get a first round bye and the outright MVFC champ doesn't? The OVC had been a one bid league forever and this year they get two teams in and they both get first round byes?!?! Also, how does the Big Sky get two of the top five seeds? I know what many of you are thinking....beat WIU and everything would have taken care of itself but when you see what the committee did and give all four of the CAA teams a first round bye I have to stick up for the MVFC and the Panthers and say that I think the outright champ of the MVFC deserves a 1st round bye before a fourth place team in the CAA! UNI played a tough non-conference schedule in SFA, Iowa State and South Dakota. There were no D2 or NAIA schools on the schedule. Looking at the teams that the committee put in and the final pairings and who did and who did not get a bye in the first round, winning the outright title in the MVFC should get you a first round bye just like the OVC and MEAC got!! Just my two cents........

[TravelingPanther]

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I thought we'd get a bye, but UNH and Nova have much better wins than we do.

Don't choke the SFA or SIU game away and we're fine.

[JayJ79]

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At least this all can be settled on the field.
as opposed to the other subdivision where once the polls/bowl selections are made, there is nothing to do about it.

[OH BABY! I luv this team!]

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By the way....here are the final Sagarin conference rankings for Div 1 FCS teams..

Conference Ratings
1. Colonial,2. Missouri Valley,3. Big Sky,4. Southern,5. Great West,6. Southland
7. Ohio Valley,8. Northeast,9. Ivy,10. Patriot,11. FCS Independents,12. Big South
13. Southwestern,14. Pioneer,15. Mid-Eastern

So....the number 2 toughest rated conference in Division 1 FCS football does not get a bye but the 7th rated conference, the OVC, both of their teams do? The weakest conference in the Mid-Eastern(MEAC) and their conference champ Bethune Cookman gets a first round bye but the MVFC champ doesn't? Wow.....just wow...!

[Herdman]

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By the way....here are the final Sagarin conference rankings for Div 1 FCS teams..

Conference Ratings
1. Colonial,2. Missouri Valley,3. Big Sky,4. Southern,5. Great West,6. Southland
7. Ohio Valley,8. Northeast,9. Ivy,10. Patriot,11. FCS Independents,12. Big South
13. Southwestern,14. Pioneer,15. Mid-Eastern

So....the number 2 toughest rated conference in Division 1 FCS football does not get a bye but the 7th rated conference, the OVC, both of their teams do? The weakest conference in the Mid-Eastern(MEAC) and their conference champ Bethune Cookman gets a first round bye but the MVFC champ doesn't? Wow.....just wow...!

Great post! You're dead on. But winning any of the three FCS games we lost and it's not an issue.

I find it even weirder that the Great West scored a 5 rating. I guess we should be lucky to be getting South Dakota.

[06panther10]

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Here are my thoughts on the pairings.....first of all I was saying all last week that a win and we certainly get a bye and with a loss we are probably looking at a home first round game but after looking at what the committee did and who they gave first round byes to I do think UNI should have been in the top twelve and got a first round bye. How does all four CAA teams get first round byes and two of them, Villanova and New Hampshire go 5-3 in the their league and go 7-4 overall! How does the 3rd and 4th place teams in the CAA get a first round bye and the outright MVFC champion doesn't? How does the second place team in the OVC get a first round bye and the outright MVFC champ doesn't? The OVC had been a one bid league forever and this year they get two teams in and they both get first round byes?!?! Also, how does the Big Sky get two of the top five seeds? I know what many of you are thinking....beat WIU and everything would have taken care of itself but when you see what the committee did and give all four of the CAA teams a first round bye I have to stick up for the MVFC and the Panthers and say that I think the outright champ of the MVFC deserves a 1st round bye before a fourth place team in the CAA! UNI played a tough non-conference schedule in SFA, Iowa State and South Dakota. There were no D2 or NAIA schools on the schedule. Looking at the teams that the committee put in and the final pairings and who did and who did not get a bye in the first round, winning the outright title in the MVFC should get you a first round bye just like the OVC and MEAC got!! Just my two cents........

+1

Even in a down year, our conference is much tougher than most others. And we won the championship.

We really screwed ourselves by not winning yesterday, but when you look at who did/didn't get byes, I really believe we deserve one of those spots.

We should just start playing Drake type teams as our non conf FCS games. Its pretty clear that only the # of wins matters, and not the quality of the opponent.

[Blue42]

Re: Farley's comments before bracket selection

By the way....here are the final Sagarin conference rankings for Div 1 FCS teams..

Conference Ratings
1. Colonial,2. Missouri Valley,3. Big Sky,4. Southern,5. Great West,6. Southland
7. Ohio Valley,8. Northeast,9. Ivy,10. Patriot,11. FCS Independents,12. Big South
13. Southwestern,14. Pioneer,15. Mid-Eastern

So....the number 2 toughest rated conference in Division 1 FCS football does not get a bye but the 7th rated conference, the OVC, both of their teams do? The weakest conference in the Mid-Eastern(MEAC) and their conference champ Bethune Cookman gets a first round bye but the MVFC champ doesn't? Wow.....just wow...!

Nailed it.


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