2022 Playoffs Round 1: North Dakota @ Weber State

[Bison Fan in NW MN]

Hey Mongo, that's why there is such an uproar. This year they decided to use other criteria instead of money for the first time ever....and ONLY in one opening round game. Weird.

What uproar? With the 25 UND football fans?

[taper]

Hey Mongo, that's why there is such an uproar. This year they decided to use other criteria instead of money for the first time ever....and ONLY in one opening round game. Weird.

If you're going to be outraged, at least get the history right. WIU went to Dayton in 2015, JMU to EKU 2011, and Georgia Southern to Wofford in 2010. Sure, there are some questions on if they even submitted a bid, but the rule states "revenue potential", and all three of those road teams would have had much higher gate revenue. Plus, it's not like they sprung this by surprise. That rule's been there for years.

[NDSU1980]

Hey Mongo, that's why there is such an uproar. This year they decided to use other criteria instead of money for the first time ever....and ONLY in one opening round game. Weird.

You guys are looking at this all wrong. It won't matter where the game is played, everyone expects und to lose anyway. Think of it as a free trip for Bubba and the team. Bubba looked pretty stressed out during the game on Saturday and now he can kick back and enjoy the vacation. I'm sure Weber is probably more scenic than downtown Zeeland.

[katss07]

If you're going to be outraged, at least get the history right. WIU went to Dayton in 2015, JMU to EKU 2011, and Georgia Southern to Wofford in 2010. Sure, there are some questions on if they even submitted a bid, but the rule states "revenue potential", and all three of those road teams would have had much higher gate revenue. Plus, it's not like they sprung this by surprise. That rule's been there for years.

I’ll throw in Tennessee State traveling to Butler for the 2013 playoffs as one that stands out as well.

[F'N Hawks]

We can all reconvene when the numbers come out. Enjoy your turkey day!

[SeattleCat]

I got 20 on the Cats.

[deez_na]

Weber 38-21

[abc123]

We can all reconvene when the numbers come out. Enjoy your turkey day!

Assuming some additional schools cooperate with FOIA requests, there will be a nice lengthy history on it.
Until then, rest assured, UND had a bid that was much higher than Weber but the committee had already decided they were playing at home because they didn't give them the #8 seed and a bye so they could make the east coast teams feel better and split the seeds evenly between east/west.

[NDSU1980]

Weber 42-3

[caribbeanhen]

You guys are looking at this all wrong. It won't matter where the game is played, everyone expects und to lose anyway. Think of it as a free trip for Bubba and the team. Bubba looked pretty stressed out during the game on Saturday and now he can kick back and enjoy the vacation. I'm sure Weber is probably more scenic than downtown Zeeland.

not everyone

Weeble State has never lived up