MVFC Schedule

[DIBISON]

Is it time for the MVFC to schedule a full slate of 9 games? The last two years the Bison and WIU did not play.

This would certainly help with the nonconference scheduling issues.

Each team would only have 2 ooc games and they could do all FBS, split between FBS and FCS, or go DII.

There would be 4 or 5 home MVFC games every other year. For the Bison there could be 5, 6 or 7 home games depending on their noconference schedule.

[DePereBisonFan]

Is it time for the MVFC to schedule a full slate of 9 games? The last two years the Bison and WIU did not play.

This would certainly help with the nonconference scheduling issues.

Each team would only have 2 ooc games and they could do all FBS, split between FBS and FCS, or go DII.

There would be 4 or 5 home MVFC games every other year. For the Bison there could be 5, 6 or 7 home games depending on their noconference schedule.

Um, no. I may sound like I'm from Wisconsin or something, but the MVFC should ban scheduling DII teams. Indiana State has possibly missed the playoffs twice now because of this.

[Herd]

Um, no. I may sound like I'm from Wisconsin or something, but the MVFC should ban scheduling DII teams. Indiana State has possibly missed the playoffs twice now because of this.

DII should be allowed, but be counted based on the strength of the DII team. Lots of DII's that are better than the bottom 1/3 of FCS, and those games should be allowed to count toward playoff eligibility. Unfortunately, in our area, the schedules are loaded for DII's with the overflowing NSIC. So it guess it doesn't really matter.

[MN_Moose]

Is it time for the MVFC to schedule a full slate of 9 games?

Please understand the only reason _DSU are in the MVFC is because a deal was negotiated prompted by Southern IL and InSt demand they didn't travel to the Dakota's more than once per year.

[roadwarrior]

Please understand the only reason _DSU are in the MVFC is because a deal was negotiated prompted by Southern IL and InSt demand they didn't travel to the Dakota's more than once per year.

That happened when USD joined the MVFC.

[stevdock]

Please understand the only reason _DSU are in the MVFC is because a deal was negotiated prompted by Southern IL and InSt demand they didn't travel to the Dakota's more than once per year.

Is this still the case now that USD has joined?? If so the only way they would play all 3 in a season would be if they hosted 2 of them. Plus I was under the impression that the team that we would not play each year would rotate evenly.

[tjbison]

Please understand the only reason _DSU are in the MVFC is because a deal was negotiated prompted by Southern IL and InSt demand they didn't travel to the Dakota's more than once per year.

Ill bet they don't care now that we proved ourselves, its no more difficult to get to Fargo than Cedar Falls.

Bitching about travel now days is moot point

[marenlee]

DII should be allowed, but be counted based on the strength of the DII team. Lots of DII's that are better than the bottom 1/3 of FCS, and those games should be allowed to count toward playoff eligibility. Unfortunately, in our area, the schedules are loaded for DII's with the overflowing NSIC. So it guess it doesn't really matter.

I don't see how you could make that work. A perennially strong d2 team? How well they did the season before? Forgive my ignorance of d2, but how do you determine what is a strong d2 team?

[EndZoneQB]

I don't see how you could make that work. A perennially strong d2 team? How well they did the season before? Forgive my ignorance of d2, but how do you determine what is a strong d2 team?

The same way you determine a strong FCS team? FBS team? BCS team?

[HerdBot]

I don't see how you could make that work. A perennially strong d2 team? How well they did the season before? Forgive my ignorance of d2, but how do you determine what is a strong d2 team?

A D2 school that is ranked and has 32 more scholarships than a non scholly FCS is better competition. Ask non scholarship D1 Valpo about their 52-0 loss in Fargo vs a 1st year transitioning D2 Bison team or Montana vs a D2 NDSU in 2003. There are some programs that are just way better and it's obvious.

Until the playoff committee recognizes that, there is no point in playing a D2 team.