1. The FCS was the Best option for NDSU for a very long time.
2. As a general rule- the FCS sucks at football and has proven that is not committed to football at all.
3. It's time to go FBS
Interesting items for me in this week's ratings:
There is a 5.89 gap between Weber State at #5 and SE La at #6.
The three largest gaps in the ratings are are in the top 6 teams.
Minnesota is at #10
It's OK to not be OK.
Top 25 per Sagarin:
55 North Dakota State AA = 72.33 3 1 50.61( 185) 0 0 | 0 0 | 73.01 57 | 73.20 55 | 70.92 60 MISSOURI VALLEY
59 Montana AA = 71.74 4 0 44.09( 224) 0 0 | 0 0 | 69.68 74 | 69.23 74 | 74.00 49 BIG SKY
79 South Dakota State AA = 68.04 3 1 58.56( 136) 0 0 | 0 0 | 69.38 75 | 70.27 67 | 64.93 89 MISSOURI VALLEY
93 Sacramento State AA = 65.85 3 0 51.08( 180) 0 0 | 0 0 | 65.23 98 | 64.60 101 | 65.43 87 BIG SKY
96 Weber State AA = 65.69 4 0 54.40( 165) 0 0 | 0 0 | 66.39 89 | 65.58 97 | 63.82 95 BIG SKY
114 SE Louisiana AA = 59.80 2 2 58.73( 134) 0 0 | 0 0 | 59.99 115 | 58.81 125 | 57.88 115 SOUTHLAND
115 UC Davis AA = 59.79 1 3 64.30( 85) 0 0 | 0 0 | 60.73 114 | 57.67 131 | 58.10 114 BIG SKY
116 Missouri State AA = 59.74 2 2 61.68( 110) 0 0 | 0 0 | 59.75 116 | 60.07 116 | 57.13 119 MISSOURI VALLEY
117 Delaware AA = 59.63 4 0 43.32( 229) 0 0 | 0 0 | 59.45 119 | 59.22 120 | 57.56 116 COLONIAL
118 Incarnate Word AA = 59.62 3 1 56.55( 151) 0 0 | 0 0 | 62.41 108 | 59.78 118 | 55.55 125 SOUTHLAND
120 Southern Illinois AA = 59.29 2 2 57.11( 147) 0 0 | 0 0 | 56.56 131 | 59.00 123 | 58.59 111 MISSOURI VALLEY
123 Northern Iowa AA = 58.41 1 3 59.45( 125) 0 0 | 0 0 | 58.47 124 | 59.03 121 | 55.43 127 MISSOURI VALLEY
125 Austin Peay AA = 57.92 4 1 36.93( 251) 0 0 | 0 0 | 56.45 134 | 54.36 147 | 58.17 113 ASUN
128 Chattanooga AA = 57.59 3 1 45.46( 217) 0 0 | 0 0 | 57.41 128 | 57.26 133 | 55.18 130 SOUTHERN
129 Idaho AA = 57.58 2 2 58.61( 135) 0 0 | 0 0 | 56.51 133 | 54.51 144 | 57.25 118 BIG SKY
131 Mercer AA = 57.30 3 1 42.87( 236) 0 0 | 0 0 | 54.06 143 | 53.75 151 | 58.47 112 SOUTHERN
132 Holy Cross AA = 57.13 4 0 46.99( 207) 0 0 | 0 0 | 57.79 126 | 55.94 137 | 54.66 132 PATRIOT
138 Montana State AA = 56.25 3 1 45.42( 218) 0 0 | 0 1 | 54.04 144 | 57.87 129 | 53.68 138 BIG SKY
140 Samford AA = 56.08 3 1 49.91( 190) 0 1 | 0 1 | 54.65 139 | 54.35 148 | 54.95 131 SOUTHERN
141 South Dakota AA = 56.01 1 3 69.85( 31) 0 0 | 0 1 | 56.42 135 | 56.77 134 | 52.40 143 MISSOURI VALLEY
143 Youngstown State AA = 55.72 2 1 43.75( 227) 0 0 | 0 1 | 53.76 147 | 54.68 143 | 54.45 134 MISSOURI VALLEY
144 Richmond AA = 55.56 3 1 41.54( 241) 0 0 | 0 0 | 53.08 151 | 53.01 153 | 55.43 128 COLONIAL
146 Jackson State AA = 54.06 4 0 31.76( 258) 0 0 | 0 0 | 54.12 142 | 49.66 166 | 53.24 139 SWAC-EAST
147 Elon AA = 53.90 3 1 51.03( 181) 0 0 | 0 0 | 53.36 149 | 52.09 156 | 52.00 146 COLONIAL
148 Furman AA = 53.82 3 1 56.31( 152) 0 0 | 0 1 | 53.98 145 | 54.47 146 | 50.10 153 SOUTHERN
I have the honor to be Your Obedient Servant - B.Aud
We all live in stories... It seems to me that a definition of any living vibrant society is that you constantly question those stories... The argument itself is freedom. It's not that you come to a conclusion about it. Through that argument you change your mind sometimes... That's how societies grow. When you can't retell for yourself the stories of your life then you live in a prison... Somebody else controls the story. - S. Rushdie
Note how Montana is creeping up on us. I have a feeling they pass us if we don't start pasting people...
THE HEL?!?!?!?
Are the Goophers not Goophing?!?
As long as Montana keeps beating the predicted spread and we don't, they will gain and possibly pass us. But the real test is when they play team that forces a close game. How will they handle it? Rise and succeed or succumb and fail?
On that note, NDSU vs Arizona is a good learning experience for the team I hope they learn from and apply later in the season when we will assuredly need to win a close game.