2018 Bison Football Season Predictions

[Vet70]

By every objective measure, Sammy is the second most successful program of the last 7 years. 2 Frisco appearances, 5 semifinal appearances. 5 times in the last 7, they lost in the late playoffs to the eventual champion.

Objective measures do not always tell the entire story. They have been a mediocre team that plays in the pathetic Southland Conference and for the most part, has played weak teams out of their conference. This has allowed them to rack up wins by large margins and they are rewarded by the polls that in turn results in their getting high seeds in the playoffs. The result is an opportunity to make a deep run until they meet the better teams like JMU or NDSU where, with the exception of 2011, they get destroyed. That is why in five of the last seven years they have had the opportunity to lose to the eventual champion. They are 1-4 against FBS teams with their lone victory in 2011 by three points in overtime against a University of New Mexico team that went 1-11. In their other four games, they lost by an average of 33 points. Keeler himself had some frank comments after last years debacle against NDSU when he made a statement to the effect that if they were ever going to win a title they were going to have to play tougher competition. He also said that it was their boys against our men. They are not only overrated, they are soft.

[NDSU1980]

Objective measures do not always tell the entire story. They have been a mediocre team that plays in the pathetic Southland Conference and for the most part, has played weak teams out of their conference. This has allowed them to rack up wins by large margins and they are rewarded by the polls that in turn results in their getting high seeds in the playoffs. The result is an opportunity to make a deep run until they meet the better teams like JMU or NDSU where, with the exception of 2011, they get destroyed. That is why in five of the last seven years they have had the opportunity to lose to the eventual champion. They are 1-4 against FBS teams with their lone victory in 2011 by three points in overtime against a University of Mexico team that went 1-11. In their other four games, they lost by an average of 33 points. Keeler himself had some frank comments after last years debacle against NDSU when he made a statement to the effect that if they were ever going to win a title they were going to have to play tougher competition. He also said that it was their boys against our men. They are not only overrated, they are soft.

But SHSU sure pulls out all the stops when they draw a Big Fluffy team in the playoffs. Big Sky Champs.

[Vet70]

But SHSU sure pulls out all the stops when they draw a Big Fluffy team in the playoffs. Big Sky Champs.

It is the type of teams they thrive on, no defense allowed.

[WeAreThePride]

Objective measures do not always tell the entire story. They have been a mediocre team that plays in the pathetic Southland Conference and for the most part, has played weak teams out of their conference. This has allowed them to rack up wins by large margins and they are rewarded by the polls that in turn results in their getting high seeds in the playoffs. The result is an opportunity to make a deep run until they meet the better teams like JMU or NDSU where, with the exception of 2011, they get destroyed. That is why in five of the last seven years they have had the opportunity to lose to the eventual champion. They are 1-4 against FBS teams with their lone victory in 2011 by three points in overtime against a University of Mexico team that went 1-11. In their other four games, they lost by an average of 33 points. Keeler himself had some frank comments after last years debacle against NDSU when he made a statement to the effect that if they were ever going to win a title they were going to have to play tougher competition. He also said that it was their boys against our men. They are not only overrated, they are soft.

So who is the second most successful team sonce 2011?

[Vet70]

So who is the second most successful team sonce 2011?

It depends on how you want to measure "success". If it is national championships, JMU. If you want to use the criteria that you have laid out, SHSU would do. It is sort of like their runner-up National Championship T-Shirts that they made in 2011. They just haven't been that good of a team as the measures by themselves suggest.

[EC8CH]

Objective measures do not always tell the entire story. They have been a mediocre team that plays in the pathetic Southland Conference and for the most part, has played weak teams out of their conference. This has allowed them to rack up wins by large margins and they are rewarded by the polls that in turn results in their getting high seeds in the playoffs. The result is an opportunity to make a deep run until they meet the better teams like JMU or NDSU where, with the exception of 2011, they get destroyed. That is why in five of the last seven years they have had the opportunity to lose to the eventual champion. They are 1-4 against FBS teams with their lone victory in 2011 by three points in overtime against a University of Mexico team that went 1-11. In their other four games, they lost by an average of 33 points. Keeler himself had some frank comments after last years debacle against NDSU when he made a statement to the effect that if they were ever going to win a title they were going to have to play tougher competition. He also said that it was their boys against our men. They are not only overrated, they are soft.

This is the objective assessment of SHSU.

[MNLonghorn10]

Ummm... I'm no gambling aficionado but I believe those odds favor NDSU over the entire rest of the field (since you have to bet $150 on NDSU to win $100). That is insane considering the number of teams in the field.

3-4 teams have a realistic shot...and those are still long odds to beat NDSU.

[scottietohottie]

Ummm... I'm no gambling aficionado but I believe those odds favor NDSU over the entire rest of the field (since you have to bet $150 on NDSU to win $100). That is insane considering the number of teams in the field.

so does it pay out big time if NDSU was not to win?

[scottietohottie]

3-4 teams have a realistic shot...and those are still long odds to beat NDSU.

They have a shot if they all co-op for one game.

[GSUsTALON]

15-0 with a huge FCS Championship victory over whatever team (I'm guessing Kennesaw State) destroys SHSU in the Semifinal game.

I hope it' Kennesaw. Georgia State makes to much of them as the 2nd comming in FCS.