Honest Question

[06panther10]

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Seriously? The 9-2 champion from the CAA didn't get a seed.

Yet, they got 5 teams in, and many are complaining that they did not get 6.

[Newsbreaker]

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Yet, they got 5 teams in, and many are complaining that they did not get 6.

They can all gft.

[Anne Frank]

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The way I look at it, the Committee didn't like the Valley at all. They traded two seeded teams for getting only two in and one that would get sent on the road in the second round.

Exactly. The selection process is very political and east-coast biased. Lots of trading going on. Isn't right, but that's the way it is. Always has been.

[FargoBison]

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Seriously? The 9-2 champion from the CAA didn't get a seed.

Yes, Towson got screwed. Look at their resume vs Montana and it isn't even close.

Montana crushed a Montana State team who didn't even beat one ranked team. Towson beat three playoff teams and played an all DI schedule while Montana played a DII.

UNI also has a great argument vs Montana. But I guess money talks for the Griz.

It's a shame ISUb and YSU had to choke, ISUr while probably the third best MVFC team had a weak resume.

[TravelingPanther]

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Yet, they got 5 teams in, and many are complaining that they did not get 6.

Who is complaining about 6? Everyone, including Delaware fans knew they needed 7 D-1 wins. They deserved 5 and Towson deserved a seed.

[pantherclaw]

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Lets knock the dicks off those east coast pricks!

Wouldn't it be cool if its a NDSU vs. UNI/Montana State/Montana Championship. Anyone notice that of the 5 west of the mississippi teams Four of them are on one side of the bracket, three of them are seeded. I am not really a NDSU fan, but would love nothing more than the above to happen, maybe shut the committee up a little.

[Panther-Sheik]

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A UNI v. NDSU championship game would be HUGE in so many ways. Of course for our individual schools right now, but also the standing of the conference would jump for years to come IMO, which will only help future playoff seedings. And talk about jumping our annual match-up to instant rivalry status... I want to see that game this year!!

[eastcoastgriz]

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FTM ... follow the money. Montana gets more butts in seats that UNI.

In 2009, Montana led FCS home attendance. In 2010, the averaged 24+k attendance for home games, in 2011 it was 22+k per home game.

The NCAA is about making money. The Grizzlies are good and had a great win on bracket weekend over Montana State, but it would seem that home attendance put the Grizzlies in the #4 seed.

FYI We averaged 25662 per home game this year.

[Herdman]

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This is the straight up answer to your question. We would have been the 4 seed had we been competing for the seed with a lower, or comparable fan number than us, because Montana had a potential for the 4 seed they got it plain and simple. Two home games in Missoula is more exposure, and more money for the NCAA than two games in Cedar Falls. Period, thats all it came down to. Money.

+1

The NCAA is a sell out organization. They could not care less about doing what is right.

[ronfitch]

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FTM ... follow the money. Montana gets more butts in seats that UNI.

In 2009, Montana led FCS home attendance. In 2010, the averaged 24+k attendance for home games, in 2011 it was 22+k per home game.

The NCAA is about making money. The Grizzlies are good and had a great win on bracket weekend over Montana State, but it would seem that home attendance put the Grizzlies in the #4 seed.

FYI We averaged 25662 per home game this year.

Corrected ... thanks, eastcoastgriz. I grabbed the 22k+ number from somewhere on the Montana football website.

[UNIChippewa]

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I really can't argue with Sam Houston State or even NDSU being seeded where they are. SHSA is the only undefeated team left and the Bison did beat us head to head.

I'm okay with GSU being #3. They were #1 for much of the regular season and don't have any bad losses on their resume.

I definitely think we should have been seeded over Montana, but they did win at Montana State and as others have said money talks. It's a shame and a farce IMO, but it's done with, so let's knuckle up, kick some a$$, and take some names.

[UNI Fight]

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I am totally confused about UNI getting the 5 seed when they are the #2 team in the nation. What is the logic behind the decision?

Logic? LOGIC?? They don't need no stinkin' logic!

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

[JayJ79]

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Montana did just beat the #1 team on the road, fairly handily.

[ubuntuCAT]

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I've been thinking all along that this game was at Montana..... changes my opinion slightly.

[MnPantherFan]

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Montana did just beat the #1 team on the road, fairly handily.

Apparently the committee thinks Sam Houston is the #1 team. And if NDSU and GSU didn't screw up MSU would have been 4 or 5. Montana lost to Sacramento St. There is a reason they are known as Suck St! Seriously the thing that clinches it for me is they have a Div II win. Everything that I have ever read suggests that the comittee doesn't look kindly on this. But we all know Montana has their own set of rules. End of