BYU and ISU could present some problems if the season ends close to where it is today, not likely
With all the matchups ahead but interesting to watch.
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Matchups favor BYU
ISU still has:
Texas Tech (5-2)
Kansas (2-5)
Cincinnati (5-2)
Utah (4-3)
Kansas State (6-1)
BYU still has:
UCF (3-4)
Utah (4-3)
Kansas (2-5)
Arizona State (5-2)
Houston (2-5)
Then there's the Big 12 championship game.
BYU has a chance to sweep the rest, but ISU is going to have a much tougher time, especially against KSU and Cincy (lost both games by 3 points or less). I don't see ISU pulling it off, especially since they needed a lot of help from Lady Luck to beat UCF.
@ Utah and @ASU could get them.
If had to bet, I would lay many shekels on the Big 12 being a one-bid league this season.
If they both finish undefeated we'll need some serious shit to go sideways elsewhere
to have any legitimate shot at a 7 or 8 seed.
Agreed, and Navy/Army present their own set of problems.
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Yes, and / but, they really don't play anybody, especially Army.
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Army and Navy are both very disciplined teams
Both execute what they do very well. They are tough to defend when all they do is run the ball. Now both can also throw the ball which makes defending their running plays even harder. Neither will be an easy out.
Yeah. Should go without saying, that all of my statements on this are encapsulated with
"IF we win out, which I have little belief that we'll do."
Right, Remaining schedule can only hurt, not help ND. Beating Army / Navy by 100 will mean little
ND will beat who they should beat with the NIU game being a big ball and chain loss around their ankle.
Exactly. Playing the academies is like playing the MAC.
If we win, it’s “So what? You beat Navy.” If we lose it is an indelible stain on the season. Even when they are ranked and good teams, like this year they both are, playing them gains us nothing in terms of ranking, etc.
I know all the stories and history, so just chill about that. My father went into the service from ND during the war ( the last one we really won, I mean ) to fight the Nazis, and I heard all the stories from my dad about how Navy helped us, we owe them, etc. He was the greatest, too, but i feel the old man was wrong on this one. We should dump these games, just like we should lose the MAC teams on our schedule.
This wouldn't be concerning if it weren't for our record against MAC teams.
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ISU did not look remotely the part when I watched them. IU is this year's Missouri. .
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IU is this years Washington.
I think they're undefeated going into Columbus in late November.
They are a paper tiger. There is at least one every year. I'd much rather play them than Navy.
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Money on!
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