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I read this on Sports Network last night. I was just wondering how likely you think it is that the playoffs would play out like this..... It looks to me like UNI would have a semi-final game at Montana!
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Montana is going down this weekend...I can feel it! That should knock them from a seed and hopefully squeeze us in to one.Comment
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Originally posted by georgiapantherfan
I have that feeling too. Their D has been shredded by good passing teams and MSU has a guy who can sling it.
Everyone on this site needs to root harder than ever for MSU this weekend.Comment
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UNI Needs To Take
care of business 1st. The game agaisnt NAU is not going to be a cakewalk. They actually have a few things going in there favor. We are coming off of an emotional win very emotional win. This could possibly set us up for a letdown. I doubt it but possible. NAU does not have a very good record this could allow us to possibly overlook them or feel they will not put up a real fight. While they have not won many games this year they do manage to score some points. They have a good quarterback and will throw the ball around a lot. Most of their games this year have been close. We will need to show up and play a good hard football game. Take nothing for granted and play soilid for 4 quarters. I am sure coach Farley is saying the same things i have just said. Lets get it done Panthers. Stay the course.Comment
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Two home games would be fantastic for this team. Even if we don't get a seed we can cheer for the seeded team to be knocked off in the first round so we can bid for a home game again.Originally posted by georgiapantherfanIf computers ruled college basketball the way they do football, we'd have skipped all this March Madness monotony and just waited a month for the Kansas-Kentucky title game. And watched Northern Iowa play Cornell in the Poulan Weedeater Bowl. ~ Dwight Perry The Seattle Times
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I just talked to a guy I know from the local media. I don't know what his connections outside the Cedar Valley is, but he's hearing that with a win UNI is very possibly going to get the 4 seed. Again, I have nothing to back that up with, just what he was telling me.Comment
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Is that with a Montana loss?Comment
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I've been hearing the same thing...Originally posted by Newsbreaker"...the Northern Iowa men's basketball team reached the ultimate highs before hitting a devastating low. Unexpected success, followed by unimaginable failure. And they owned it -- all of it -- for the world to see. Like men. Like leaders. Like champions -- in a way no tournament bracket could ever define."Comment
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He seemed to think Montana was going to lose, but was independent of our situation. From what he said, he thought the one thing that was key for us was for Eastern Illinois to lose, which was something that hadn't previously been mentioned around here.Comment
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I heard Hartzell say the same thing this morning on the radio.He thought Montana, New Hampshire, and Hampton were seeds for sure, assuming they win this weekend. He said there was a chance UNI would get the last seed because of the regional seeding (I never knew that existed). I was very surprised he didn't mention App. St. A Montana State win wouldn't hurt, though.Originally posted by Newsbreaker
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No matter what
No matter what if UNI gets a seed at 8-3, Montana will get a seed at 8-3. Who else in the "west" is going to get it. Besides, its Montana, the NCAA will do everything, I MEAN EVERYTHING, to get them ATLEAST TWO HOME GAMES!Originally posted by blackcatIllinois State Fan at a St. Louis White Castle 3:45AM Saturday March 6th:
"White Castle?" "more like Black Castle..."
You stay classy Redbirds.Comment
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Originally posted by MiloCat
That's sort of what I'm hearing too, that becasue we are the "best" team in a given geographical area, we might steal a seed, while a team that might be higher up on the board gets passed over for a seed because of where they happen to be in the country.
IF that happens, you have to imagine we're the 4th seed, which means a road semi-final. I think the once place everyone prefers not to visit is Montana, but if we're a 4, I don't see Montana as a 1, so we would avoid that. Either way, a road semi-final is going to be tough, assuming we hold serve.
Either way, we have to win, and probably convincingly on Saturday.Comment
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Interesting topic to think about. Remember, the NCAA likes to make money. Bids are one thing in consideration. Montana bids a lot more money than we can or for that matter most schools can. HOWEVER, one must also take into account the travel expenses for other teams to get to and from the host schools. UNI being centrally located in the country, versus for instance a Montana, plays into the equation. Say Montana bids $100,000 more than a school like UNI to host, but it costs $101,000 less to send the visitors from say Eastern Illinois (bus trip) to UNI. UNI may just get the nod. This is all hypothetical, but it is important to remember that if there is one certainty about these playoffs, it will be that the NCAA will want to maximize revenues and limit costs. Just some food for thought...Comment
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according to USA Today, there will be 4 TV slots for the First Round of 1-AA play-offs. 1 game on CSTV, one game on ESPN and 2 games on ESPNU. Do you suppose those games will be the top 4 seeds for sure? Even more incentive to get another big "W" this weekend!
More TV exposure
"10% of life is what happens to you, 90% is how you react to what happens."Comment
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