Originally Posted by
thebootfitter
Seriously?
Their only loss is 30-10 against Stanford, who at the time was the #9 FBS team. Their strength of schedule is rated something like 9th toughest in the FCS according to Sagarin. They are rated as the 7th strongest FCS team according to Sagarin. They have already beaten two likely playoff teams in Idaho State and San Diego.
UCD beat Montana. Montana is a decent team this year. Montana beat UNI and nearly beat Western Illinois.
UCD beat Idaho State. Idaho State showed well against Cal and almost beat Liberty. They also beat UND, which like it or not is a probable playoff team this year.
UCD beat FBS San Jose State. Granted SJSU is not a strong FBS team, so this point is debatable, but they still beat a better funded FBS team.
UCD beat San Diego, which is probably a stretch to consider a "quality team," but they are sitting at 6-2 and less than one year removed from a playoff win against a decent Northern Arizona team.
If you were to say that you don't believe UCD has the horses to keep up with NDSU, I'd give you some credit. But if you're suggesting they don't deserve a ranking in the Top 5 or Top 10 of FCS based on what they've accomplished this year, then I have to call you out on that, my friend. That position would suggest you're not paying much attention to the FCS landscape.