47 really isnt that far away at this point. Especially since no FBS next year (Not that those have been a problem)Quote:
Originally Posted by Hammersmith
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47 really isnt that far away at this point. Especially since no FBS next year (Not that those have been a problem)Quote:
Originally Posted by Hammersmith
It is and it isn't. We're 68% of the way there. But it's still a full season away with the playoffs in the middle. How many teams in the playoff era have been able to go undefeated through a full season? And how many very good teams couldn't quite make it and ended up with one loss?Quote:
Originally Posted by SamsRams
If there is any program that can do it, it is this one
Well with Wentz a senior next year, it might not be until 2016. Seriously.Quote:
Originally Posted by td577
Updated rankings are out, up to 34.
One spot ahead of Marshall, who is also 8-0. The wacky world we live in.
Remember when that UNI game looked really scary? Not so much anymore. (on paper) Even more so with SDSU. In the top-25, Harvard jumped and McNeese took a tumble. Montana out, Idaho State in(who would have thought that a few years ago?). In the conference standings, the SoCon jumped into 2nd and pushed everyone down a slot. Big South stays in, Big Sky stays out. And the Valley is still nipping at the heels of the AAC & MWC.
Sagarin's Week 10 Predictions
Sagarin FCS Top-25Code:Sagarin Predict Result Diff
34 North Dakota State 78.70
61 Iowa State 70.85 +4.57 +20.00 +15.43
211 Weber State 41.32 +34.10 +17.00 -17.10
235 Incarnate Word 28.85 +53.13 +58.00 +4.87
141 Montana 54.98 +27.00 +12.00 -15.00
148 Western Illinois 53.53 +21.89 +7.00 -14.89
112 Southern Illinois 60.45 +21.53 +28.00 +6.47
96 Indiana State 63.14 +18.84 +17.00 -1.84
173 South Dakota 48.01 +27.41 +40.00 +12.59
83 South Dakota State 65.67 +16.31
82 Northern Iowa 65.84 +9.58
103 Missouri State 61.31 +14.11
98 Youngstown State 62.55 +19.43
53 Illinois State 72.29
Total Diff: -9.47
Home Field 3.28
Sagarin Top-5 FCS ConferencesCode:1 34 North Dakota State
2 53 Illinois State
3 75 Jacksonville State
4 76 New Hampshire
5 79 Villanova
6 82 Northern Iowa
7 83 South Dakota State
8 90 Coastal Carolina
9 93 Harvard
10 96 Indiana State
11 98 Youngstown State
12 100 Eastern Washington
13 101 Richmond
14 102 SE Louisiana
15 103 Missouri State
16 105 Chattanooga
17 108 Sam Houston State
18 110 McNeese State
19 112 Southern Illinois
20 115 Liberty
21 117 Fordham
22 121 Samford
23 124 Idaho State
24 125 Eastern Illinois
25 127 Montana State
Code:1. MVFC 63.12
2. Southern 50.13
3. Colonial 49.93
4. Big South 49.83
5. Southland 49.79
FBS Comparisons
Non-P5 Top 10 ConferencesCode:#1 in the AAC, C-USA, MAC, MWC, & Sun Belt
#5 in the Big Ten
#6 in the ACC & Big 12
#8 in the PAC-12
#12 in the SEC
Code:1. AAC 63.90
2. MWC 63.78
3. MVFC 63.12
4. C-USA 60.19
5. MAC 57.36
6. SBC 55.11
7. SoCon 50.13
8. CAA 49.93
9. Big South 49.83
10. SLC 49.79
Has our conference rating basically topped out?? I know it'll change a little bit from week to week based on how are teams do compared to others. But considering we are all in conference play it feels like there is nothing our teams can do to improve. Is the only way we can improve as a conference is for our BCS wins (Iowa St and Ball St, etc) to actually win games??
It just seems strange that UNI is still so highly rated.
There losses have been by 1 3 3 and 8 and the 2 worst ones were on the road to FBS teams.Quote:
Originally Posted by No_Skill
Yeah, I know the reasoning behind it. Maybe "strange" wasn't the right word.Quote:
Originally Posted by bisonaudit
Can you imagine being a uni fan right now? That has to be tough.