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Keepin' track
- Thread starter scooter1
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Not to state the obvious.... but they are 1-3 (0-3 at the Division 1 level), with 7 games left, and here are some of the future opponents:
Northern Arizona is 3-1 with a win over UNLV, and their only loss is to Arizona St.
Poly is 3-0 with a win over Wyoming.
Eastern Washington is 2-1 with a win over Idaho, and their only loss is to Washington St.
Montana State is 4-0.
To make the playoffs, PSU pretty much needs to beat all of those teams and Davis, Idaho State, and Northern Colorado without losing a game to get to 7 D1 wins.
Northern Arizona is 3-1 with a win over UNLV, and their only loss is to Arizona St.
Poly is 3-0 with a win over Wyoming.
Eastern Washington is 2-1 with a win over Idaho, and their only loss is to Washington St.
Montana State is 4-0.
To make the playoffs, PSU pretty much needs to beat all of those teams and Davis, Idaho State, and Northern Colorado without losing a game to get to 7 D1 wins.
scooter1
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vs SUU
OK, been away from computer. 4 down, 7 to go (1-3).
Regardless, the stench of the burning ship is choking me to death.
P.S. Jas, I don't believe FCS teams need 7 D1 wins to qualify for playoffs. BCS teams need 7 wins against D1 teams to qualify for bowl games. That still doesn't help me breathe any easier!
OK, been away from computer. 4 down, 7 to go (1-3).
Regardless, the stench of the burning ship is choking me to death.
P.S. Jas, I don't believe FCS teams need 7 D1 wins to qualify for playoffs. BCS teams need 7 wins against D1 teams to qualify for bowl games. That still doesn't help me breathe any easier!
I think you're right, 7 D1 wins is not a rule, but I've read that it's something the committee really looks at. I've seen quite a few places that there has never been an at large bid given to a FCS team with less than 7 wins over division 1 opponents. Pretty crazy considering some teams have 9 or 8 FCS opponents while others have 11 on their schedule.
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I sure hope they can get a win Saturday. It would be nice to make it out of September with a mathematical chance at the playoffs.
http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2012/09/23/in-fcs-huddle-schedule-is-haunting-stunned-teams/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I sure hope they can get a win Saturday. It would be nice to make it out of September with a mathematical chance at the playoffs.
hno:
BroadwayVik
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It won't happen this year. Look instead to what DOES develop.
VikThunder
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scooter said:
Meh. We are really only 1-3. I don't count Carrol or UW.
Amusing - over on the CFC forum everyone seems to assume that PSU (along with UNC and ISU) is a walk-over. Fact is, we have no idea still at this point just how bad or good PSU is. We're a team in the making. I don't see us beating CP, but it will be reasonably close. And we'll beat UCD. At least.
scooter1
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Stanger said:
Having a bye week ahead of back to back road games is certainly helpful, especially for a Viking team that really needs to fine tune some aspects of their game. This should be a really fun, hard fought game, especially since the Mustangs have a very proficient running game, and the Viks run D has been formidable. No predictions here, except to say that if the Viks are fortunate to come back from these two outings with wins, the hair on my neck may just tingle a bit.
VikThunder
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Just glad we snapped that ugly streak of road losses.
