Would you want a playoff rematch with Lehigh?

[Spathicle]

Re: Would you want a playoff rematch with Lehigh?

I'm not positive we have a shot at getting in if we don't win at least one more game.

That being said SUU will have to be on their A-game to sneak one out of the Dome Saturday.

Lehigh is a pass happy team and I'm not sure I want to see them with a thinned out secondary. That being said I think we're a better team and would beat up on them this time around.

In any case I'll be ok with beating UNH again. It's like my favorite song, I put $20 in the juke box and hit repeat!

[Mountain Panther]

Re: Would you want a playoff rematch with Lehigh?

Would rather beat Montana or Delaware.

[JayJ79]

Re: Would you want a playoff rematch with Lehigh?

delawhat?
delawho?
delahow?
delawhy?

[06panther10]

Re: Would you want a playoff rematch with Lehigh?

how far did UNI drop after losing to a mediocre Iowa State?
I would think that GSU would drop significantly less than that after losing to a pretty good Bama team.

WTH does it matter how far we fell? We dropped in the poll did we not?

I don't even know what point you are trying to make. GSU is ranked one spot ahead of UNI right now. Georgia Southern will get destroyed at Alabama, and they will drop in the poll.

[JayJ79]

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WTH does it matter how far we fell? We dropped in the poll did we not?

I don't even know what point you are trying to make. GSU is ranked one spot ahead of UNI right now. Georgia Southern will get destroyed at Alabama, and they will drop in the poll.

The loss to Iowa State dropped UNI from #7 all the way to #4.
ouch.

[Kyle]

Re: Would you want a playoff rematch with Lehigh?

The only way GSU drops is if they killed, which they probably will. If the score is within 17 points, GSU will stay put.

[TravelingPanther]

Re: Would you want a playoff rematch with Lehigh?

Yes...assuming we can figure out our play calling.

QFT. Kaboom!

[GoPanthers85]

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The only way GSU drops is if they killed, which they probably will. If the score is within 17 points, GSU will stay put.

I don't think this game will effect their ranking at all, no matter what the score is. If you get blown out by the #4 team in FBS, why would that hurt their ranking?

[panther-state]

Re: Would you want a playoff rematch with Lehigh?

QFT. Kaboom!

No, I'm not well read on the Quantum Field Theory. Sorry to disappoint.

[casbern]

Re: Would you want a playoff rematch with Lehigh?

I know I am going to Fargo for a rematch if it occurs.

Get ready for a boring ride to a horrible town with nothing around it to watch football in a shopping mall food court.

[jegbomb52]

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We rose because teams in front of us on the first weekend got throttled by BCS teams, you are right, we didn't fall, but the teams in front of us who were deemed "elite" top 5 teams that got hammered 35+ points did drop, as GSU will in a couple of weeks.

[Kyle]

Re: Would you want a playoff rematch with Lehigh?

I don't think this game will effect their ranking at all, no matter what the score is. If you get blown out by the #4 team in FBS, why would that hurt their ranking?

Just my guess based on other teams losing to FBS teams and falling in the poll. I might be wrong.

[UNIGrainer]

Re: Would you want a playoff rematch with Lehigh?

There is not much question regarding the following scenarios, IMO:

1) if we win out, we will definitely be a seeded team.

I don't know that finishing 2-0 gets us a seed. It might, but.....

1.) An 11-0 or even a 10-1 NDSU is seeded ahead of us
2.) An 11-0 Sam Houston State is seeded ahead of us
3.) A 10-1 Montana State is likely seeded ahead of us
4.) A 9-2 outright CAA champion (either New Hampshire, Towson, or Maine) could be seeded ahead of us with similar quality wins and losses and a conference championship, plus we know the committee loves the CAA.
5.) A 9-2 Georgia Southern or Wofford with an outright SoCon Championship could be seeded ahead of us (GSU with an FBS and loss to Appy with wins over Furman and Wofford, or Wofford with an FBS loss and loss to Furman with wins over GSU and Appy would likely look better than us with an FBS loss and a loss to NDSU with wins over Indiana State and Illinois State theoretically).

2) we lose 1 more, we will still definitely have a 1st round bye.

Lose another game and we might not be a lock for a bye
-NDSU, Sam Houston St, Montana St, New Hampshire, Towson, Maine, Old Dominion, Montana, Georgia Southern, Wofford, Appalachian State, Lehigh and Illinois State if they beat us could all be considered above an 8-3 UNI team whose best win would be Indiana State.

3) we lose both, we will definitely not get a first round bye.

We would still probably get in, but we wouldn't be a shoe-in. Consider the possibility of NDSU, ISU Red, Sam Houston St, Montana St, Montana, New Hampshire, Towson, Maine, Old Dominion, James Madison, Georgia Southern, Wofford, Furman, Appy St, Lehigh, Big South Auto, OVC Auto, MEAC Auto, NEC Auto, Central Arkansas, and even Southern Utah, Youngstown State, and Indiana State over a 7-4 UNI with 3 of 4 losses.

[Purrrrrfect]

Re: Would you want a playoff rematch with Lehigh?

The only way we don't get a bye (with losing one game) is if we get beat @ HOME against SUU, who is not that good. Losing on the road to a good and likely playoff bound Ill st. team would not deem the team not-bye worthy. There are only 8 teams (out of 20) that don't get a bye. We would not even be close to that if we win tomorrow) PERIOD.

[Purrrrrfect]

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I still find it funny people think the NEC/MEAC will get 2-3 teams in. Oh they are in for a suprise