What are we to do now?

[BCPanther]

Re: What are we to do now?

Theoretically, if we win out, we're a bubble team. 7 DI wins and an FBS win.

I don't expect us to win another game, but stranger things have happened.

[06panther10]

Re: What are we to do now?

Theoretically, if we win out, we're a bubble team. 7 DI wins and an FBS win.

I don't expect us to win another game, but stranger things have happened.

If there are sane, intelligent, rational people on the committee (there won't be), UNI at 7-5 is absolutely a playoff team.

We would have wins over Iowa State, a domination of top 5 McNeese, and a win over YSU. When you consider an expanded and watered down playoff field, and if you can rationally account for our injuries, that is a playoff resume.

[UNIpanther99]

Re: What are we to do now?

If we win out and squeak into the playoffs, there won't be another team in the field that wants to be paired with us.

That said, it probably doesn't happen, we stay home, and hopefully some changes are made either way.

[truepanther]

Re: What are we to do now?

So, how are those prayers working out for the team this year?

So what you're saying is everything you've ever prayed for has come to you, or you're saying, there is no use in ever praying?

[JayJ79]

Re: What are we to do now?

If there are sane, intelligent, rational people on the committee (there won't be), UNI at 7-5 is absolutely a playoff team.

We would have wins over Iowa State, a domination of top 5 McNeese, and a win over YSU. When you consider an expanded and watered down playoff field, and if you can rationally account for our injuries, that is a playoff resume.

a team with 5 losses is never "absolutely" a playoff team, even with the expanded field. It would all depend on how the rest of the prospective at-large teams ended up. There would likely be quite a few 8-4 and 7-4 teams. And if the comittee is using their new Strength of Schedule measure (can't remember what they're calling it), the Drake win won't be as impressive as a win over a scholarship team.

[Luther_Heggs]

Re: What are we to do now?

So what you're saying is everything you've ever prayed for has come to you, or you're saying, there is no use in ever praying?

I was not trying to say either. It was a joke. There were posts about how some pray before UNI games that no one is injured...and perhaps you have not noticed this, but UNI has a few injured players this year.

As for my view on prayer. Prayer perhaps does some good emotionally for the person doing the praying. Or in the case of the team praying in the endzone, it shows children watching that UNI players do not "hate" the other team. In fact, they hope the other team does well and stays healthy. Prayers only (no other action taken) never effect any outcomes.

[06panther10]

Re: What are we to do now?

a team with 5 losses is never "absolutely" a playoff team, even with the expanded field. It would all depend on how the rest of the prospective at-large teams ended up. There would likely be quite a few 8-4 and 7-4 teams. And if the comittee is using their new Strength of Schedule measure (can't remember what they're calling it), the Drake win won't be as impressive as a win over a scholarship team.

Uh, a team with wins over Iowa State, McNeese and Youngstown would be. There are going to be 10-11 win teams that wont have wins as good as we have.