Thoughts: NDSU vs UNI

[Luther_Heggs]

Re: Thoughts: NDSU vs UNI

You don't think there's any mental advantage to

A) UNI knowing they can not only play with those guys, but beat them by 20?

B) NDSU knowing that we beat them by 20 and aren't afraid to play them - no intimidation factor like they usually bring to the table?

We match up very well with them. Winning by 20 is not an accident or a fluke. Playing in Fargo does not produce a 20 pt. swing - our D is too good for that. Never mind that we played a better team than this year's version up there in Fargo last year, had them beat, and injuries and questionable plays let them back in. If we were to play there and grab an early lead, it brings all those memories of how they were dominated here. It does matter - period.

Winning by 20 was a little bit of a fluke. Not saying the win was a fluke...just the 20 points. Or, if I am reading you correctly, UNI would be a 20 point favorite if they played NDSU again. And a 3 point underdog to South Dakota State, of course.

[panther-state]

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Winning by 20 was a little bit of a fluke. Not saying the win was a fluke...just the 20 points. Or, if I am reading you correctly, UNI would be a 20 point favorite if they played NDSU again. And a 3 point underdog to South Dakota State, of course.

Very fair points. Although if lakes wants to make excuses for why the win was a fluke then I'm ready to debate 24/7. Not sure how someone could watch that game and come away thinking NDSU was simply unlucky.

[95UNIGRAD]

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Winning by 20 was a little bit of a fluke. Not saying the win was a fluke...just the 20 points. Or, if I am reading you correctly, UNI would be a 20 point favorite if they played NDSU again. And a 3 point underdog to South Dakota State, of course.

Nope, not reading me correctly. Obviously no way we're favored by 20, but we've proven we're capable of that in the very recent past, which is what matters. Last season's FCS title for NDSU is just that - last season's. Different teams, different year...as this year's whipping proved.

[ronfitch]

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Anybody happen to record the UNI-NDSU game? I did not get to see it. Thanks.

[Trapped in California]

It is available online through the panther vision, if you can ever figure how to login

From my NSA monitored nexus 5

[lakesbison]

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Well see you guys in FRISCO!!

right?

[UNIdad]

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Well see you guys in FRISCO!!

right?

Man, that would be awesome. One of my wishes for the brackets was to be in the opposite bracket as NDSU, not because I don't think we can win again, but because I want it to be on the biggest stage. Although, it would have been fun to win in Fargo on the way to Frisco.

[vbfan19]

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and if UNI makes it that far, it would be the 17th game of the season for the Panthers.
craziness. (and we may have even been eligible to have played an 18th game due to the "Hawaii rule", but I don't know if that is in effect for FCS teams, especially in an already 12 game season)

[Purrrrrfect]

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if we won out...we'd set the school record for wins in a season (13)

[ronfitch]

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and if UNI makes it that far, it would be the 17th game of the season for the Panthers.
craziness. (and we may have even been eligible to have played an 18th game due to the "Hawaii rule", but I don't know if that is in effect for FCS teams, especially in an already 12 game season)

Man, that is a lot of football. They've been hot and seem to be healthy in the past five games. Would love to see it go to 17.

[sivert]

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and if UNI makes it that far, it would be the 17th game of the season for the Panthers.

What are the financial implications of thewe games? Is there money to be made in playoffs?

[UNIdad]

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What are the financial implications of thewe games? Is there money to be made in playoffs?

There is a good discussion about the financial issues of the playoffs on the Bisonville site. They have done their research and have all the details. And the only significant money to be made is by the NCAA. Schools with bad attendance carry financial risk, but minimal reward for big attendance. Hence, the cheap tickets for our game.

[lakesbison]

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NCAA makes money. BS!!

[GonzoCat]

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I don't think there's that much money made by NCAA either. The problem is there's no golden goose of TV money for the playoffs. I don't pretend to understand TV networks. They pay for and televise all kinds of inane and unwatchable sporting events, many of which are in no way a sport at all (poker, etc.) and yet there is claimed to be no market for a true football playoff at the highest level of non-pro football that holds a true playoff. If the FBS subdivision had a 24 team playoff the TV networks would bid it up to $10 billion for the first 3 years broadcast rights no doubt. If they televised FCS playoff games and promoted and publicized those playoffs I believe they would get a lot of viewers. No, not as many as an FBS playoff, but why does it have to be all or nothing? Shouldn't an FCS playoff be worth 1% what an FBS playoff would be?

Of course I'm pretty sure the NCAA itself would not want a big deal made out of the FCS playoffs because it would distract from the hype of FBS football and destroy the myth that it is vastly superior to FCS.