by Falco_peregrinusana » Sat Nov 16, 2013 9:30 pm
by MarkL » Sat Nov 16, 2013 11:21 pm
by jpfalcon09 » Sun Nov 17, 2013 12:48 am
by Class of 61 » Sun Nov 17, 2013 12:59 am
by WhoDeyBG » Sun Nov 17, 2013 12:59 am
jpfalcon09 wrote:NIU need to win out and hope that 1) Fresno loses at some point or 2) Enough other teams lose that both they and Fresno make it to the top 12. I don't believe if NIU goes undefeated that they'll make the BCS, they will need help in some capacity.
by MarkL » Sun Nov 17, 2013 4:14 am
WhoDeyBG wrote:jpfalcon09 wrote:NIU need to win out and hope that 1) Fresno loses at some point or 2) Enough other teams lose that both they and Fresno make it to the top 12. I don't believe if NIU goes undefeated that they'll make the BCS, they will need help in some capacity.
Only one non-AQ team can make BCS, so if Fresno finishes #11 and NIU #12, then only Fresno goes. So NIU needs Fresno to lose as stated or hope they can leap frog them since their schedule is backloaded.
by zete » Sun Nov 17, 2013 6:58 am
by footballguy51 » Sun Nov 17, 2013 7:45 am
WhoDeyBG wrote:jpfalcon09 wrote:NIU need to win out and hope that 1) Fresno loses at some point or 2) Enough other teams lose that both they and Fresno make it to the top 12. I don't believe if NIU goes undefeated that they'll make the BCS, they will need help in some capacity.
Only one non-AQ team can make BCS, so if Fresno finishes #11 and NIU #12, then only Fresno goes. So NIU needs Fresno to lose as stated or hope they can leap frog them since their schedule is backloaded.
by MajorFalcon92 » Sun Nov 17, 2013 10:44 am
zete wrote:NIU will be tied to the whipping post if they appear in BCS. The teams of the MAC have come along way since back when, but still lack the size, speed/quickness, fan base, and coaching to really play toe to toe with top ten teams.
by zete » Sun Nov 17, 2013 11:17 am
NIU will get beat because they lack a fan base?
by Dayons_Den » Sun Nov 17, 2013 2:06 pm
by WhoDeyBG » Sun Nov 17, 2013 4:59 pm
MarkL wrote:WhoDeyBG wrote:jpfalcon09 wrote:NIU need to win out and hope that 1) Fresno loses at some point or 2) Enough other teams lose that both they and Fresno make it to the top 12. I don't believe if NIU goes undefeated that they'll make the BCS, they will need help in some capacity.
Only one non-AQ team can make BCS, so if Fresno finishes #11 and NIU #12, then only Fresno goes. So NIU needs Fresno to lose as stated or hope they can leap frog them since their schedule is backloaded.
2 got in back in 2009. It can happen.
by mscarn » Mon Nov 18, 2013 10:39 am
by kdog27 » Mon Nov 18, 2013 12:00 pm