marcuswyo said:
Think of it this way. RS and GR played the trona bowl every year in class 4A highest class you can be in HS ball in Wyo. Now because of "size " difference GR is relocated to class 3A. Were they not or are they still not talented enough to battle RS who is a complete Class above them?
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r. Kansas, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.
A high school football example is not a comparable analogy. You don't recruit in the same way, kind of dealt your hand in HS. For the sake of argument though since GR's population decline in the HS they are no longer competitive with 4A schools. They are hardly competitive with the Torrington's, Cody's, and Douglas High's of the State. If you want to use a HS football example it would be a 4A school losing to a 3A school (still a poor analogy). FBS schools should have a higher quality athlete than FCS, more resources to develop players, higher paid coaches, and a larger pool of scholarship players. That is why it is a rare occurrence.
I can see an upset were a top playoff team could upset a shitty FBS school. I just don't believe ND is that good of a program. I believe the difference between FCS and FBS is large.
A lot of circular arguments on the thread here. You can state this was a very bad loss, and have everyone including me agree. But you basically call Kansas an idiot, when you are the one that doesn't have facts on your side. That bugs me.
You state that you believe the difference between FCS and FBS is large, but the facts don't necessarily agree with you. You need to realize "FBS" includes schools ranging from Ohio State and Oregon down to Eastern Michigan and Army. The difference between the top and bottom FBS schools is far larger than the gap between most G5 schools and FCS. Statistical evidence puts the top FCS conference (MVFC) as equal or better than the Sun Belt, for example. Yes, FBS teams should absolutely and usually do beat FCS teams, and often blow them out. But if you are in the lower half of a G5 conference, it is arrogance talking that FCS victories should be automatic for a rebuilding G5 program like ours.
Let's look at the top 10 FCS schools last week:
#4 Sam Houston 45-59 loss to Texas Tech (P5-Big12)
#5 Illinois St 14-31 (P5 - Big10)
#7 Eastern Washington 42-61 loss to last years national runner up Oregon (Pac12)
#10 South Dakota St W41-38 win over Kansas (P5 - Big12)
So of 4 games against P5 schools, 3 FCS schools scored over 30 points, and had one victory of a P5 school. Clearly not equal, but competitive (especially on the offensive side of the ball). You can note that only P5 schools scheduled games against the very top FCS schools. The MAC in general avoids these type of match ups as much as possible.
Other notables - Fordham (FCS) beat Army, Portland St (FCS) over Washington State (FBS) (Portland was 3-9 last year), Southern Illinois missed a two pt conversion for a win over Indiana (lost 47-48).
My summary: Kansas' analogy is actually correct when you compare upper FCS to lower G5. It's not an excuse. The UND game was a very bad loss, our offense was shockingly poor, our defense much too young, and it was quite a rude awakening for a confident Bohl. But the sky is not falling, and the fire Bohl stuff is crazy fan talk.