With a 10 game schedule and assuming both FBS are losses, Idaho would probably have to win 7 of those 8 Big Sky games to have a hope of making the playoffs. The one Big Sky loss needs to be to a quality team too. SUU, EWU or UM.
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D2 schools don't count as a win for purposes of playoff eligibility, unlike FCS schools counting towards a bowl berth for an FBS school. It's not a set in stone rule but there have been many 7 win schools with one being D2 and losing out on that final at-large berth to a 7 D1 win school.
7 D1 wins is an unofficial "on the bubble" mark for teams in most FCS conferences that receive at least one at-large bid.
No issues. I think our move to the Big Sky will take a lot of patience on the part of our fans, football team and peer institutions. I am still speaking from a point of view that has no real substance other than hearsay.
It would be a great thing to be able to get into the playoffs this next season. I am just more focused on UC Davis before too much of that discussion. But, it is reasonable for us to believe we will have a winning season in 2018.