Automatic Bids?

[SpiritCymbal]

Ok....so with all the upsets today, what are the atuobids?

Atlantic 10 - New Hampshire
BigSky - Eastern Washington
Gateway - Northern Iowa
MEAC - Hampton
Ohio Valley - Eastern Illinois
Patriot - Colgate
SoCon - Appalachian St.
Southland - Nicholls St (with a win)

Is this correct? If Nicholl's St. were to lose today, who would get the Southland auto-bid? Texas St?

[HensRock]

I beleive it is TXSt. if they win today. If TxSt loses, then I think it would be McNeese.

[beerkat]

Nichols State just won and recieve the automatic bid from the Southland

[rcny46]

Nichols State just won and recieve the automatic bid from the Southland

They will be a tough team to deal with.I think a number of people are going to overlook their chances of advancing through the playoffs.

[YSU4]

Do you think Texas state will get in with a loss today?

[HensRock]

Do you think Texas state will get in with a loss today?

Absolutely not. They will be 6-2 in Div-I with a loss today.

[*****]

2005 Playoffs Conference Automatic Qualifiers Set
http://i-aa.org/article.asp?articleid=74334

Atlantic 10 Conference: New Hampshire
Big Sky Conference: Eastern Washington
Gateway Football Conference: Northern Iowa
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference: Hampton
Ohio Valley Conference: Eastern Illinois
Patriot League: Colgate
Southern Conference: Appalachian State
Southland Conference: Nicholls State

[ButlerGSU]

It would be awesome to get another shot at McNeese, if we didn't have so many holding calls this time I think we could take care of them ;-)

[TexasTerror]

It would be awesome to get another shot at McNeese, if we didn't have so many holding calls this time I think we could take care of them ;-)

Sorry, no return game against McNeese...

Nicholls and TxSU from the SLC...

[blackfordpu]

Sorry, no return game against McNeese...

Nicholls and TxSU from the SLC...

Tx State is still on the bubble. Two D-II games will hurt with all of the tough competition this season.

[eaglesrthe1]

Hmmm, Nicholls St vs GSU would be interesting. Two option teams.

[Retro]

Hmmm, Nicholls St vs GSU would be interesting. Two option teams.

That's a championship game i'd like to see. Could see 1,000 yds rushing between the 2 teams! Nicholls had 458 today. :bang:

[McNeese75]

Hmmm, Nicholls St vs GSU would be interesting. Two option teams.

It would be interesting but although the teams run the same offense basically, they are definitly different. The Nicholls backs are big power runners while GSU definitly has superior speed. The game would come down to whose defense could throttle the other and since GSU does play against other option teams in league play (Wofford, ???) I would give them somewhat of an advantage there.

I doubt this matchup will happen as I think the Colonels are going to get shipped to a BSC school and their pass defense may not be up for that bombardment.

[McNeese75]

It would be awesome to get another shot at McNeese, if we didn't have so many holding calls this time I think we could take care of them ;-)

;) Not this year my friend, maybe next!!!

[Sir Sousaphone]

I think the Colonels are going to get shipped to a BCS school and their pass defense may not be up for that bombardment.

You're right. I don't like their chances against BCS schools. They already played one.. narrowly lost to lowly Indiana. Imagine if they played Texas! ;)

[McNeese75]

You're right. I don't like their chances against BCS schools. They already played one.. narrowly lost to lowly Indiana. Imagine if they played Texas! ;)

:o , OK, OK, Geoff, I will take BSC for $10 :p