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Great job by @dennisdoddcbs. #MAC higher rated among non-AQs Battle shaping up for BCS bowl between Fresno, NIU http://cbsprt.co/1hdR31c

But the media hates us!

This article can only help us with voters.

(11-04-2013 01:17 PM)HuskieJohn Wrote:  But the media hates us!

This article can only help us with voters.

Yep. Need more just like this one though.

I didn't realize the MAC was leading the G5 (4 this season) BCS revenue distribution. I took a look at the Sagarins and man the Sun Belt will look like complete garbage next season. Once WKU leaves, they will have only one team, UL, with a Sagarin under 115. Georgia Southern and App State are tanking bad this season in FCS and Idaho and NMSU have two wins between them. That league looks awful. Short of beating 3 SEC teams OOC and running the conference table, I am not sure how a Sun Belt team ever makes the playoff. They look very much like an FCS league top to bottom.

(11-04-2013 01:19 PM)DeadMoney16 Wrote:  

(11-04-2013 01:17 PM)HuskieJohn Wrote:  But the media hates us!

This article can only help us with voters.

Yep. Need more just like this one though.

Just wait for the SI bowl projections today. It will get people talking about NiU some more.

Updated BCS computer averages for Fresno and NIU opponents....

NIU's next 3 opponents:

vs 35 Ball State
@ 44 Toledo
vs 114 WMU

64.3 average

Fresno's next 3 opponents:

@ 96 Wyoming
vs 112 New Mexico
@ 60 SJSU

89.3 average

Possible CCG opp's:

Buffalo 52
Ohio 55
Bowling Green 77

Boise 47
Utah State 70


It looks like Fresno is getting a rematch with Boise unless Boise drops another (entirely possible with games vs WYO and @SDSU). But if not and we get Ohio or Buffalo, we have a serious computer advantage down the stretch. Need to root for Ohio against BG tomorrow because the computers hate BG. If Boise doesn't drop another, we may just have to pin our hopes on them beating Fresno. Their QB looked pretty good this week, so we'll see.

(11-04-2013 01:47 PM)HuskieJohn Wrote:  Just wait for the SI bowl projections today.

I saw their tweet. I am totally down for that matchup.

(11-04-2013 01:50 PM)DiehardHuskie Wrote:  

(11-04-2013 01:47 PM)HuskieJohn Wrote:  Just wait for the SI bowl projections today.

I saw their tweet. I am totally down for that matchup.

Is that the projection that has ND vs us in the Pizza Bowl? I could not see ND going there.

(11-04-2013 01:49 PM)Max Power Wrote:  Updated BCS computer averages for Fresno and NIU opponents....

NIU's next 3 opponents:

vs 35 Ball State
@ 44 Toledo
vs 114 WMU

64.3 average

Fresno's next 3 opponents:

@ 96 Wyoming
vs 112 New Mexico
@ 60 SJSU

89.3 average

Possible CCG opp's:

Buffalo 52
Ohio 55
Bowling Green 77

Boise 47
Utah State 70


It looks like Fresno is getting a rematch with Boise unless Boise drops another (entirely possible with games vs WYO and @SDSU). But if not and we get Ohio or Buffalo, we have a serious computer advantage down the stretch. Need to root for Ohio against BG tomorrow because the computers hate BG. If Boise doesn't drop another, we may just have to pin our hopes on them beating Fresno. Their QB looked pretty good this week, so we'll see.

Ohio plays Buffalo tomorrow night

Oops. Ohio/BG is a week from tomorrow.

(11-04-2013 01:17 PM)HuskieJohn Wrote:  But the media hates us!

This article can only help us with voters.

Speaking of the media hating us, did any one of you ever think in your wildest dreams we would ever see the day when a national college football analyst (Pollack) goes on a national television program and makes a plea to the coaches and harris voters to not vote for NIU. That was truly remarkable.

(11-04-2013 02:13 PM)MaddDawgz02 Wrote:  

(11-04-2013 01:17 PM)HuskieJohn Wrote:  But the media hates us!

This article can only help us with voters.

Speaking of the media hating us, did any one of you ever think in your wildest dreams we would ever see the day when a national college football analyst (Pollack) goes on a national television program and makes a plea to the coaches and harris voters to not vote for NIU. That was truly remarkable.

While we basically still get the usual crap coverage from the Chicago Slum-Times.

Pretty simple, every week is a playoff game from here on out. Lose once, no MACC, no BCS.

(11-04-2013 02:58 PM)iaffhuskiebob Wrote:  Pretty simple, every week is a playoff game from here on out. Lose once, no MACC, no BCS.

If Buffalo beats UT we could still be in this with a win vs Ball state and loss @ Toledo in terms of MACC

(11-04-2013 02:03 PM)HuskiePride12 Wrote:  

(11-04-2013 01:50 PM)DiehardHuskie Wrote:  

(11-04-2013 01:47 PM)HuskieJohn Wrote:  Just wait for the SI bowl projections today.

I saw their tweet. I am totally down for that matchup.

Is that the projection that has ND vs us in the Pizza Bowl? I could not see ND going there.

Agreed, Notre Dame is very full of themselves. They would never play in such a bowl.

(11-04-2013 02:13 PM)MaddDawgz02 Wrote:  

(11-04-2013 01:17 PM)HuskieJohn Wrote:  But the media hates us!

This article can only help us with voters.

Speaking of the media hating us, did any one of you ever think in your wildest dreams we would ever see the day when a national college football analyst (Pollack) goes on a national television program and makes a plea to the coaches and harris voters to not vote for NIU. That was truly remarkable.

Any video of this out there?

(11-04-2013 02:13 PM)MaddDawgz02 Wrote:  

(11-04-2013 01:17 PM)HuskieJohn Wrote:  But the media hates us!

This article can only help us with voters.

Speaking of the media hating us, did any one of you ever think in your wildest dreams we would ever see the day when a national college football analyst (Pollack) goes on a national television program and makes a plea to the coaches and harris voters to not vote for NIU. That was truly remarkable.

http://proxy.espn.go.com/espn/contact?la...try=united states

If anybody feels strongly that Pollack is an ##swipe, tell ESPN. To me it is not in his job description to actively campaign for or against how people should vote.

^ What he asked. I want to see this.

This guy is also the same fool that said a woman shouldn't be on the selection committee because they don't breathe football only to get blasted by Erin Andrews and other female journalists shortly thereafter.

(11-04-2013 06:27 PM)HuskieJ Wrote:  

(11-04-2013 02:13 PM)MaddDawgz02 Wrote:  

(11-04-2013 01:17 PM)HuskieJohn Wrote:  But the media hates us!

This article can only help us with voters.

Speaking of the media hating us, did any one of you ever think in your wildest dreams we would ever see the day when a national college football analyst (Pollack) goes on a national television program and makes a plea to the coaches and harris voters to not vote for NIU. That was truly remarkable.

http://proxy.espn.go.com/espn/contact?la...try=united states

If anybody feels strongly that Pollack is an ##swipe, tell ESPN. To me it is not in his job description to actively campaign for or against how people should vote.

Everybody they have on their shows Davis, Palmer, Pollack, Herbstreit feel the same way. If ESPN didn't want that type of bias and discrimination they would not allow them to be on. I knew ESPN supported this mindset after watching the MACC game last year, re-watch that broadcast and you will just come away, wow.

The thing that even rubs me more the wrong way about what Pollack said is that there are 3 maybe 4 games remaining!! If NIU hasn't played anyone to his estimation, why not wait until they play a very good BSU or Toledo team. He acted as if the final verdict was in on NIU and it didn't matter what they did on the field. It is also funny because want to know how Herbstreit defended OSU's climb to number 4: they trounced a Purdue team. For NIU, it is just a bad game for their resume, for OSU its a statement. Just laughable