On to the Gateway season...

[Jesse Schieltz]

...and hopefully the playoffs.

What are your thoughts on how many wins we need to make the playoffs? The 2-2 nonconference puts us at a bit of a disadvantage. We catch a bit of a break with 4 home and 3 road Gateway games. On the other hand 2 of the best teams we play are on the road.

8-3 would get us in easily (althought we likely win the gateway with that record). 7-4 would make me nervous. What say you?

[jegbomb52]

7-4 would not make me nervous, it would make me mad. I don't even want to have this discussion again this year, 2004 was enough. UNLESS UNI WINS THE AUTO BID FROM THE GATEWAY AT 7-4 THEY WOULD NOT GO TO THE PLAYOFFS! PERIOD!

NO IF'S
NO AND'S
NO BUT'S

[Newsbreaker]

I agree, Jeg. We have to either run the table, or finish with a single loss. A second loss means plenty of free time in December.

[pantherclaw]

I agree unless we win the auto-bid with 7-4 we're not in.

[TravelingPanther]

2 GFC losses will not do, unless everyone else gets beat up. MSU had me going for the first half.

[uniwatcher]

I agree that 7-4 doesn't get the job done. HOWEVER, if one looks at the parity and a lack of top-tier teams in I-AA, it is very possible that this year COULD yield a 7-4 at-large. Look at what has been going on around I-AA, and this is not a hard conclusion to come to. As a voter in the AGS poll, I have an EXTREMELY difficult time rating the teams outside the top 10-15. There are only a few teams that seem like "locks" for the playoffs as of now... Look at the top 10-15 teams' records in the polls as they come out. A LOT of teams with at least 2 losses already.

[jegbomb52]

OMFG! Are you serious. We are seriously not having this discussion. Last year there were 8-3's that got in. 7-4 is not an at large, never, never, never, never!

[uniwatcher]

OMFG! Are you serious. We are seriously not having this discussion. Last year there were 8-3's that got in. 7-4 is not an at large, never, never, never, never!

Mark that comment down, and if things keep going like they have thus far, a 7-4 might have a prayer this year.

[Newsbreaker]

7-4 will NOT get UNI in, not with one of those losses being at home to a DII school...hell, 7-4 will probably never get UNI in, thinking otherwise is simply dreaming.

[JCPanthers]

An 8-3 record without the Gateway Championship will not necessarily get them in either. Just ask Youngstown St. last year.

[Winder/aka Dan Holmes]

Agreed Jeg. Apparently some don't get it. We win out and there's no questions.

Last night quieted that little voice in my head of what kind of team we are.

One thing did bother me. Looking at the program, I realized that ISU had more Iowans than out of staters.

[Matt Trump]

4 losses and UNI is OUT. Bottom line.

But, we can run the table in the Gateway.

[igo4uni]

4 losses and UNI is OUT. Bottom line.

But, we can run the table in the Gateway.

Yes we can!!

[Newsbreaker]

Playoffs start Saturday.

[igo4uni]

Playoffs start Saturday.

Sort of. We can still be just fine with one more loss this year. The Gateway race is going to be tough and I don't think anyone will run the table. I understand your point, though.