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Too soon? People are putting out guesses already. I'll give you the two I've seen today: NCAA and HERO.

NCAA

FL A&M at Samford ---> #1 SD State
Weber State at Idaho ---> #8 ND State

Rhode Island at St. Francis (PA) ---> #5 Holy Cross
Fordham at New Hampshire ---> #4 Delaware

SE Missouri State at TN-Martin ---> #3 MT State
NC A&T at WIlliam & Mary --- #6 TN-Chattanooga

Davidson at Mercer ---> #7 Incarnate Word
Stephen F. Austin at SE Louisiana ---> #2 Sacramento State

Auto-Bids

ASUN/WAC: Stephen F. Austin (8-3)
Big Sky: Sacramento State (11-0)
Big South: NC A&T (8-3)
Colonial: Delaware (10-1)
Missouri Valley: SD State (10-1)
NEC: St. Francis (PA) (9-2)
OVC: TN-Martin (8-3)
Patriot: Holy Cross (11-0)
Pioneer: Davidson (9-2)
SoCon: TN-Chattanooga (10-1)
Southland: SE Louisiana (8-3)
Ivy League: Princeton
MEAC: SC State
SWAC: Jackson State

At-Large Bids

MT State (10-2) Big Sky
Idaho (8-3) Big Sky
Weber State (9-2) Big Sky
William & Mary (9-2) Colonial
Rhode Island (8-3) Colonial
New Hampshire (8-3) Colonial
ND State (9-2) Missouri Valley
SE Missouri State (9-2) OVC
Fordham (9-2) Patriot
Samford (9-2) SoCon
Mercer (8-3) SoCon
Incarnate Word (10-1) Southland
FL A&M (9-2) SWAC

Just Missed

Austin Peay (7-4) Atlantic Sun
Elon (7-4) Colonial
IL State (7-4) Missouri Valley
Montana (7-4) Big Sky
North Dakota (7-4) Missouri Valley
Richmond (7-4) Colonial
S. Illinois (7-4) Missouri Valley
Tarleton State (8-3) WAC

HERO Bracketology 5.0

Delaware at Mercer ---> #1 SD State
New Hampshire at Sacred Heart ---> #8 Holy Cross

Stephen F. Austin at SE Louisiana ---> #4 Sac State
Samford at SE Missouri State ---> #5 Weber State

Idaho at S. Illinois ---> #2 Montana State
Richmond at Campbell ---> #7 TN-Chattanooga

Montana at North Dakota ---> #3 ND State
William & Mary at Davidson ---> #6 Incarnate Word

Auto-Bids

ASUN/WAC: Stephen F. Austin
Big Sky: MT State
Big South: Campbell
Colonial: William & Mary
Missouri Valley: SD State
NEC: Sacred Heart
OVC: SE Missouri State
Patriot: Holy Cross
Pioneer: Davidson
SoCon: TN-Chattanooga
Southland: SE Louisiana

At-Large Bids

ND State (Missouri Valley)
Sac State (Big Sky)
Weber State (Big Sky)
Incarnate Word (Southland)
Idaho (Big Sky)
Delaware (Colonial)
Mercer (SoCon)
Samford (SoCon)
New Hampshire (Colonial)
S. Illinois (Missouri Valley)
Montana (Big Sky)
North Dakota (Missouri Valley)
Richmond (Colonial)

Just Missed

Fordham (Patriot)
Furman (SoCon)
Rhode Island (Colonial)
Austin Peay (Atlantic Sun)
IL State (Missouri Valley)
TN-Martin (OVC)
Elon (Colonial)

If NDSU finishes 9-2, they won't be an 8 seed, they will be a top 4 seed. I'm guessing 7-4 and a bubble team, unless the defense starts playing better. How does Delaware get to #4? Bluehens list to Bill and Mary head to head. Neither play New Hampshire. UNH wins out, they get the auto bid.

That sounds reasonable, Gil. At least your first point is reflected in the HERO Bracketology. I just don't see NDSU blowing it quite THAT bad, though. At least 8-3, and 9-2 does sound reasonable. I mean, NDSU has already played their biggest competition in the MVFC. I just don't see IL State or SIU having what it takes to beat NDSU, and the other two schools (0-7 WIU and North Dakota) aren't even worth talking about....

SuperHornet wrote: ↑Fri Oct 28, 2022 7:14 pm That sounds reasonable, Gil. At least your first point is reflected in the HERO Bracketology. I just don't see NDSU blowing it quite THAT bad, though. At least 8-3, and 9-2 does sound reasonable. I mean, NDSU has already played their biggest competition in the MVFC. I just don't see IL State or SIU having what it takes to beat NDSU, and the other two schools (0-7 WIU and North Dakota) aren't even worth talking about....

We'll see how the Illinois St game goes. Similar schedule to us so far. The last trip to SIU didn't go great either. Defense needs to show progress.

No new NCAA Bracketology yet, so...

HERO Bracketology 6.0

Austin Peay at SE Missouri State ---> 1 Sacramento State (Rationale: With win over Weber State, 11-0 with FBS win and 3 ranked FCS wins.)

TN-Chattenooga at William & Mary ---> 8 Incarnate Word (FBS win balanced with a non-counter. Dominant win over then-ranked SIU.)

Montana at North Dakota ---> 4 ND State (No ranked wins...yet. May have one with North Dakota.)

New Hampshire at Fordham ---> 5 Holy Cross (FBS win with one ranked FCS win. Expected to finish 11-0.)

Delaware at St. Francis (PA) ---> 2 SD State (Projected to finish 10-0 vs. FCS with 2 ranked wins. May have SOS to take 1.)

Elon at NC A&T ---> 7 Samford (7-0 vs. FCS with one ranked FCS win. Possibility of two more ranked wins.)

Idaho at SE Louisiana ---> 3 MT State (Projected to finish 10-0 vs. FCS with two potential ranked FCS wins.)

Furman at Davidson ---> 6 Weber State (Projected to finish 9-2 with one FBS win and one ranked FCS win. Potential for Top 4 seed with win over Sc State.)

Auto-Bids

AQ8: Austin Peay
Big Sky: Sacramento State
Big South: NC A&T
Colonial: New Hampshire
Missouri Valley: SD State
NEC: St. Francis (PA) (Already Clinched)
Ohio Valley: SE Missouri State
Patriot: Holy Cross
Pioneer: Davidson
SoCon: Samford
Southland: SE Louisiana

At-Large Bids

MT State (Seed)
ND State (Seed)
Weber State (Seed)
Incarnate Word (Seed)
Idaho
Furman
William & Mary
TN-Chattanooga
Elon
Delaware
North Dakota
Fordham
Montana

Bubble Busted

Richmond
Mercer
Rhode Island
TN-Martin

https://herosports.com/fcs-football-202 ... ns-6-bzbz/

HERO Bracketology 7.0

SE Missouri State at TN-Chattanooga ---> 1 Sacramento State
NC A&T at Elon ---> 8 Incarnate Word

North Dakota at Montana ---> 4 ND State
St. Francis (PA) at Delaware ---> 5 Holy Cross

New Hampshire at William & Mary ---> 2 SD State
SE Louisiana at Richmond ---> 7 Samford

Abilene Christian at Idaho ---> 3 MT State
Davidson at Furman ---> 6 Weber State

Auto-Bids

ASUN/WAC: HERO has quit trying to prognosticate. He is just going with the computer.
Big Sky: Sacramento State
Big South: Not stated, but clearly NC A&T
Colonial: Not stated.
Missouri Valley: SD State (Clinched)
NEC: St. Francis (PA) (Clinched)
Ohio Valley: SE Missouri State or TN-Martin
Patriot: Holy Cross (Clinched)
Pioneer: Not stated, but clearly Davidson.
SoCon: Not stated.
Southland: Not Stated.

At-Large Bids

Idaho
Elon
Delaware
Furman
TN-Chattanooga
Richmond
North Dakota
New Hampshire
Montana

Bubble Busted

Fordham
Mercer
Youngstown State
Rhode Island
E. Kentucky
FL A&M
Austin Peay

https://herosports.com/fcs-football-202 ... ns-7-bzbz/

NCAA.com Bracketology
After Week 10

Auto-Bid Scenarios

Atlantic Sun-WAC

Teams in Contention: C. Arkansas (3-1 ASUN), E. Kentucky (2-1 ASUN), Austin Peay (2-2 ASUN), Kennesaw State (1-2 ASUN), Abilene Christian (3-0 WAC), Stephen F. Austin (2-1 WAC)

Can't be clinched in Week 11.
Winner of Stephen F. Austin at Abilene Christian wins WAC title and will be compared with ASU champ for auto-bid.

Big Sky

Sacramento State (6-0), MT State (6-0), Idaho (5-1)

Idaho eliminated with loss vs. UC Davis and Sac State win vs. Portland State.

Big South

NC A&T (3-0), Gardner-Webb (3-0)

Can't be clinched in Week 11.
Winner of Week 12's NC A&T at Gardner-Webb wins auto-bid.

Colonial

William & Mary (5-1), Richmond (5-1), New Hampshire (5-1), Elon (5-2), Delaware (4-2), Rhode Island (4-2)

Can't be clinched in Week 11.
Delaware eliminated with loss vs. Richmond
Rhode Island eliminated with loss at New Hampshire.

Missouri Valley

SD State has clinched.

Northeastern

St. Francis (PA) technically hasn't won title yet, but has clinched because Merrimack is ineligible for the playoffs.

Ohio Valley

SE Missouri State (3-0), TN-Martin (3-0)

Can't be clinched in Week 11.
If SEMO and TN-Martin finish tied, the auto-bid will be determined by a coin flip.

Patriot

Holy Cross has clinched.

Pioneer

St. Thomas (MN) (6-0) (Ineligible for auto-bid), Butler (5-1), Dayton (5-1), Davidson (5-1)

Can't be clinched in Week 11.
St. Thomas (MN) clinches at least a share of title with win vs. Stetson.

SoCon

Samford (6-0), TN-Chattanooga (5-1), Furman (5-1), Mercer (5-1)

Samford clinches at least a share of title with win vs. TN-Chattanooga.
Samford wins title with win vs. TN-Chattanooga AND Furman d. Mercer.

Southland

Northwestern State (4-0), Incarnate Word (4-1), SE Louisiana (4-1)

Can't be clinched in Week 11.

https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/arti ... -scenarios

HERO Bracketology 8.0

Seeds

1. Sacramento State (With win vs. UC Davis: 11-0 with FBS win, 4 FCS-ranked wins, Massey SOS #4.)
2. SD State (Week 12 BYE. 10-1 overall, 10-0 vs. FCS. 3 FCS-ranked wins, Massey SOS #5.)
3. MT State (With win vs. UM: 10-1 overall, 10-0 vs. FCS. 3 FCS-ranked wins, Massey SOS #15.)
4. ND State (With Week 12 win: 9-2 overall, 9-1 vs. FCS. Close losses to SD State, P5 Arizona. 1 FCS-ranked win, Massey SOS #21.)
5. Samford (With Week 12 win: 10-1 overall, 10-0 vs. FCS. 3 FCS-ranked wins. Massey SOS #18. NDSU seems to get nod due to name recognition.)
6. William & Mary (With win vs. Richmond: 10-1 overall with FBS win, 2 FCS-ranked wins, Massey SOS #50.)
7. Weber State (With win vs. NAU: 9-2 with 8 D-I wins. FBS win, 2 FCS-ranked wins, Massey SOS #12. The 8 D-I wins may drop WSU below 10-win teams despite the FBS win and strong SOS.)
8. Holy Cross (With Week 12 win: 11-0 with FBS win, 1 FCS-ranked win. Massey SOS #79 with unimpressive single-digit wins over Harvard, Lafayette, and Bryant, so HC may get jumped by Incarnate Word or Richmond.)

Auto-Bids

Atlantic Sun/WAC: Abilene Christian
Big Sky: Sacramento State (HERO thinks Sac has tiebreaker edge over MT State.)
Big South: NC A&T (Must beat Gardner-Webb, or auto-bid will go to Gardner-Webb.)
CAA: William & Mary
MVFC: SD State (Clinched)
NEC: St. Francis (PA) (Clinched)
OVC: SE Missouri State (Will be a coin flip between SEMO and TN-Martin if they both finish undefeated OVC play.)
Patriot: Holy Cross (Clinched)
Pioneer: Davidson (Must beat Dayton, or Dayton gets auto-bid.)
SoCon: Samford (Clinched)
Southland: SE Louisiana

At-Large Bids

MT State (seed)
ND State (seed)
Weber State (seed)
Incarnate Word (With win vs. Northwestern State: 10-1 overall, 9 D-I wins, FBS win, 0 FCS-ranked wins. Massey SOS #58.)
Elon (Week 12 BYE. 8-3 overall, 3 FCS-ranked wins.)
Richmond (With win vs. B&M: 9-2 overall, 3 FCS-ranked wins.)
Furman (With win vs. Wofford: 8-1 vs. FCS with 2 FCS-ranked wins.)
TN-Chattanooga (With win vs. W. Carolina: 8-2 vs. FCS with 1 FCS-ranked win.)
New Hampshire (With win vs. Maine: 8-2 vs. FCS with 1 FCS-ranked win over a projected playoff team.)
Delaware (With win vs. Villanova: 8-3 vs. D-I teams, FBS win, 0 FCS-ranked win, losses vs. 3 FCS-ranked teams. Would be CAA #5.)
Idaho (With win vs. ID State: 7-2 vs. FCS. 1 FCS-ranked win vs. projected playoff team.)
North Dakota (With win vs. ND State: 8-2 vs. FCS. 1 FCS-ranked win vs. projected playoff team. Massey SOS #2 should stand out vs. 7-win teams if UND loses to NDSU. Win vs. NDSU could gain a seed.)
Montana (With win vs. MT State: In with win vs. guaranteed seed. Loss: 7-4 vs. 9-2 Fordham. Neither have quality wins, both have quality losses. UM's quality losses are vs. Sac and Weber while starting QB was out; questionable vs. MT State. Massey SOS #16.

Busted Bubbles

Fordham (Massey SOS #78 may cause Committee to side with Montana despite two fewer wins. 9-2 snubs have happened as recently as 2017.)
UC Davis (In with Causeway win. Even with loss, 6-5 with 1 FCS-ranked win and 4 close FCS-ranked losses would give consideration.)
E. Kentucky (With win vs. Kennesaw State: 7-4 overall with FBS win, 1 FCS-ranked win. 1 full FBS loss, 2 FBS-transition losses (seen as FCS).)
Mercer (With win vs. Samford: 8 D-I wins. Out with loss due to 0 FCS-ranked wins and Massey SOS below UND, Idaho, and Montana.)
FL A&M (With Week 12 win: 8-2 D-I with FBS loss. Blowout FCS-ranked loss. Massey SOS #109.)
Rhode Island (With win vs. Albany: 7 D-I wins with 1 FCS-ranked win. CAA #6, and CAA unlikely to get 6.)
Youngstown State (With win vs. S. Illinois: 7 D-I wins, 0 FCS-ranked wins. Loss to struggling SWMOST.
Austin Peay (7-2 vs. FCS. Play Alabama Week 12. Win vs. bubble E. KY. Massey SOS #42. Must beat Tide, and even that might not be enough.)
TN-Martin (TN-Martin likely must win coin flip to get OVC auto-bid due to losses to unranked SWMOST and Kennesaw State. SEMO can get at-large if TN-Martin wins flip due to potential 9 D-I wins.)

Bracket

Abilene Christian at Incarnate Word ---> 1 Sacramento State
Delaware at St. Francis (PA) ---> 8 Holy Cross

Richmond at SE Louisiana ---> 4 ND State
Elon at NC A&T ---> 5 Samford

TN-Chattanooga at SE Missouri State ---> 2 SD State
Montana at North Dakota ---> 7 Weber State

Idaho at New Hampshire ---> 3 MT State
Furman at Davidson ---> 6 William & Mary

https://herosports.com/fcs-football-202 ... ns-8-bzbz/

Once again, Montana is not going on the road in the first round. Ever.

NCAA Auto-Bid Tracking

Atlantic Sun/WAC

Jacksonville State (Ineligible for ASUN title due to FBS transition.)
C. Arkansas (3-1 ASUN)
E. Kentucky (2-3 ASUN)
Austin Peay (3-2 ASUN)
Abilene Christian (3-0 WAC)
Stephen F. Austin (2-1 WAC)

C. Arkansas wins ASUN title with Week 12 win OR Week 12 loss and E. Kentucky Week 12 loss.
With UCA loss and EKU win, UCA, EKU, and Austin Peay will tie. The team amongst those three with the highest ASUN-WAC Power Ranking will compare with WAC champ for auto-bid.

ACU-SFA winner will claim WAC title.

The ASUN-WAC champ with the higher ASUN-WAC Power Ranking will claim the ASUN-WAC auto-bid.

Big Sky

Sacramento State (7-0 Big Sky)
MT State (7-0 Big Sky)

Sacramento State gets auto-bid with win and MT State loss.
MT State gets auto-bid with win and Sac loss.
If both teams win OR both teams lose, Sac gets auto-bid due to higher Sagarin Rating: Sac #73, MT State #103.

Big South

NC A&T (4-0 Big South)
Gardner-Webb (4-0 Big South)

NC A&T-Gardner-Webb winner gets auto-bid.

Colonial

William & Mary (6-1 CAA)
Richmond (6-1 CAA)
New Hampshire (6-1 CAA)

William & Mary-Richmond loser is eliminated from title contention.
Richmond gets auto-bid with win due to win vs. New Hampshire.
William & Mary gets auto-bid with win AND New Hampshire loss.
New Hampshire gets auto bid with win AND William & Mary win IF UNH wins by a TD more than William & Mary.

Ivy League

The Ivy League does NOT participate in playoffs or bowl games.

Princeton (5-1 Ivy)
Yale (5-1 Ivy)
Penn (4-2 Ivy)
Harvard (4-2 Ivy)

Princeton wins Ivy with win vs. Penn AND Harvard win vs. Yale.
Yale wins Ivy with win vs. Harvard AND Princeton win vs. Penn.
Penn wins Ivy with win vs. Princeton AND Yale win vs. Harvard.
Harvard wins Ivy with win vs. Yale AND Penn win vs. Princeton.

MEAC

NC Central has clinched MEAC title and Celebration Bowl berth.

Missouri Valley

SD State has clinched.

Northeastern Conference

St. Francis (PA) has clinched auto-bid without winning NEC title because Merrimack is ineligible for the playoffs.

Ohio Valley

SE Missouri State (3-0 OVC)
TN-Martin (3-0 OVC)

TN-Martin gets auto-bid with win AND SEMO loss.
SEMO gets auto-bid with win AND TN-Martin loss.
A coin flip will determine auto bid if SEMO and TN-Martin both win or both lose.

Patriot

Holy Cross has clinched.

Pioneer

St. Thomas (MN) (Clinched a share of Pioneer title, but ineligible for playoffs due to FCS transition.)
Dayton (6-1 Pioneer)
Davidson (5-2 Pioneer)

Dayton gets auto-bid with win vs. Davidson.
Davidson gets auto-bid with win vs. Dayton due to win vs. Butler.

SoCon

Samford has clinched.

Southland

Northwestern State (4-1 Southland)
Incarnate Word (4-1 Southland)
SE Louisiana (4-1 Southland)

SE Louisiana gets auto-bid with win.
Northwestern State gets auto-bid with win vs. Incarnate word AND SELA loss.
Incarnate Word gets auto-bid with win vs. Northwestern State AND SELA loss.

SWAC

Jackson State has clinched SWAC East.
Prairie View A&M clinches SWAC West title with win.
Southern clinches SWAC West title with win AND Prairie View A&M loss.
SWAC Championship Game winner gets Celebration Bowl berth.

https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/arti ... -scenarios

https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/arti ... ng-week-12

There are so many so I don’t remember who to attribute to but FAMU, Mercer are not likely and someone had Elon at 7-4 and they’ve spread y finished at 8-3. Richmond out is another unlikely scenario I saw.

uofmman1122 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 15, 2022 3:21 pm Once again, Montana is not going on the road in the first round. Ever.

Lighten up Francis!

It's unlikely Delaware is going to St. Francis either. I think Superhorny mixed up the home & away teams from Hero.

UNI88 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 15, 2022 5:38 pm

uofmman1122 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 15, 2022 3:21 pm Once again, Montana is not going on the road in the first round. Ever.

Lighten up Francis!

It's unlikely Delaware is going to St. Francis either. I think Superhorny mixed up the home & away teams from Hero.

Not to mention it’s not exactly something to be proud of.

UNI88 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 15, 2022 5:38 pm

uofmman1122 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 15, 2022 3:21 pm Once again, Montana is not going on the road in the first round. Ever.

Lighten up Francis!

It's unlikely Delaware is going to St. Francis either. I think Superhorny mixed up the home & away teams from Hero.

Doubtful, he said in the other thread that he believed if we lost to MSU, but made the playoffs, we'd be on the road, which just isn't true.

kalm wrote: ↑Tue Nov 15, 2022 5:51 pm

UNI88 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 15, 2022 5:38 pm

Lighten up Francis!

It's unlikely Delaware is going to St. Francis either. I think Superhorny mixed up the home & away teams from Hero.

Not to mention it’s not exactly something to be proud of.

There's no pride lol, I just figured someone who's been following FCS for as long and as closely as SH would know that sort of stuff.

uofmman1122 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 15, 2022 6:52 pm

kalm wrote: ↑Tue Nov 15, 2022 5:51 pm

Not to mention it’s not exactly something to be proud of.

There's no pride lol, I just figured someone who's been following FCS for as long and as closely as SH would know that sort of stuff.

uofmman1122 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 15, 2022 6:52 pm

kalm wrote: ↑Tue Nov 15, 2022 5:51 pm
Not to mention it’s not exactly something to be proud of.

There's no pride lol, I just figured someone who's been following FCS for as long and as closely as SH would know that sort of stuff.

Superhorny is a good poster who marches to the beat of his own drummer. It's best to just smile and not get worked up over his quirks.

UNI88 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 15, 2022 5:38 pm

uofmman1122 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 15, 2022 3:21 pm Once again, Montana is not going on the road in the first round. Ever.

Lighten up Francis!

It's unlikely Delaware is going to St. Francis either. I think Superhorny mixed up the home & away teams from Hero.

Some outfits use a star to indicate home team. HERO doesn't mention anything about the bid process another poster mentioned for the first round. When the NCAA posts the official bracket, they generally use the star to indicate the home team. I think that's kind of a funky process because it means that a lesser team can get the nod simply by paying for it. That's not right, IMO. I'd much rather see the old quadrant system that's still kinda-sorta used in hoops, and seed each quadrant 1-6. 4 plays 5, and the winner goes to the 1, and 3 plays 5 with the winner going to the 2. That ensures proper matchups....

SuperHornet wrote: ↑Tue Nov 15, 2022 8:34 pm

UNI88 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 15, 2022 5:38 pm

Lighten up Francis!

It's unlikely Delaware is going to St. Francis either. I think Superhorny mixed up the home & away teams from Hero.

Some outfits use a star to indicate home team. HERO doesn't mention anything about the bid process another poster mentioned for the first round. When the NCAA posts the official bracket, they generally use the star to indicate the home team. I think that's kind of a funky process because it means that a lesser team can get the nod simply by paying for it. That's not right, IMO. I'd much rather see the old quadrant system that's still kinda-sorta used in hoops, and seed each quadrant 1-6. 4 plays 5, and the winner goes to the 1, and 3 plays 5 with the winner going to the 2. That ensures proper matchups....

Yeah, I would love them to just seed the whole thing, but with cost constraints, they aren't gonna do it. It's absolutely true that we benefit from the current system, and teams that might be "more deserving" on paper often times get sent here, where we don't lose very often. If I weren't a Griz fan, I'd probably be upset, but being one, I can't say I hate it.

I think Fordham's off the bubble and safely in over both Montana and Delaware.

I'd argue with you about Montana if it weren't for the blowout today. The fact that UM and Delaware are from power conferences may help them, but Fordham's overall body of work will help them quite a bit....

SuperHornet wrote: ↑Sat Nov 19, 2022 5:15 pm I'd argue with you about Montana if it weren't for the blowout today. The fact that UM and Delaware are from power conferences may help them, but Fordham's overall body of work will help them quite a bit....

Montana as it stands probably is the last team in; Delaware is out, as I see it.

It's hard to leave out a team that will finish in the top 20 (currently #14 in the coaches' poll) with the nation's No. 1 offense and Payton award finalist, playing in the nation's leading media market -- especially when its only two losses are to a top 6 team in that ridiculous overtime system by one point; and to an FBS conference champion by a touchdown. Fordham is in.

Someone posted to FB some compelling reasons the Griz should be in despite today's loss:

1. UC Davis currently losing to Sac.

2. 15 TN-Chattanooga lost.

3. 16 North Dakota lost (expected).

4. 19 Mercer lost.

5. 20 Delaware lost.

6. Of UM's 4 losses, all are to likely playoff teams (Idaho, Weber, Sac, MT State), of which 3 are possible seeds. Three of these losses were by a single score. Two of those games were led by a backup QB.

Sounds plausible to me....

SuperHornet wrote: ↑Sat Nov 19, 2022 5:38 pm Someone posted to FB some compelling reasons the Griz should be in despite today's loss:

1. UC Davis currently losing to Sac.

2. 15 TN-Chattanooga lost.

3. 16 North Dakota lost (expected).

4. 19 Mercer lost.

5. 20 Delaware lost.

6. Of UM's 4 losses, all are to likely playoff teams (Idaho, Weber, Sac, MT State), of which 3 are possible seeds. Three of these losses were by a single score. Two of those games were led by a backup QB.

Sounds plausible to me....

I'm starting to think we're in tomorrow if UC Davis goes down.

Which sucks, because right after we lost, I was content with not being in, so I'll be pissed if we're not.