SDSU @ NDSU, 10/19

[MSU01]

What outcome benefits the Cats the most on this one?

I'm not sure if there's a clear answer to this since NDSU and SDSU both have one loss and both still need to play USD later in the season. An NDSU win might help MSU more in terms of potentially getting the #1 playoff seed, as I think an 11-1 SDSU team would almost certainly be seeded #1 with wins over both NDSU and USD on its resume. An SDSU win may be better for MSU in terms of getting the #2 seed, the best path there would be for SDSU to win out for the #1 seed and give NDSU/USD as many losses as possible.

Good analysis and agree it's tough to figure who to root for or against.

SDSU still has UND at Aleres Center which may play a factor as well.

Really wishing ETSU wouldn't have choked against the Bison as that may have helped with the future picture.

I'm looking forward to watching the Dakota Marker game.

Yeah, the ETSU game definitely would have helped if they had been able to hold on. Of course, other teams could say the same about MSU's game against New Mexico that looked like a sure loss for 55 minutes until Adam Jones broke off the long TD run.

[CodyCat]

Remember, FBS losses do not count. FBS wins do help. So throw out the DSU's losses this year and they are also undefeated. I share the same theories as some of the posters here that I one loss DSU would be seeded above a 12-0 MSU. Hope Im wrong though. But, going undefeated is going to me a monstrous challenge. 7-0 for the first time since sometime in the 70's. That is telling you how hard it is to get to 7-0 let alone 12-0. Two road games coming up that are always a challenge. Then Sac, Davis, and gris. I think the Cats have the team to go 12-0. But, thats extremely hard to do. The injuries are starting to pile up and if McCade goes down, thats going to make it even harder to run the table.