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[Sidelines- North Dakota F'n Hawks @SSN_NoDak]

🏈 FCS PLAYOFF ELIMINATOR UPDATE 🏆

We are about 14 days from Selection Sunday, and the playoff picture is starting to take shape as we head into the final stretch of the regular season.

Some teams are fighting for a Top 8 seed, others are looking to lock up their spot, and for a few, it's desperation time.

👀 Where does your team stand, and who do you think is in the wrong category?

[Sidelines- North Dakota F'n Hawks @SSN_NoDak]

@RyanMDowning The good news is that we aren't on there. The bad news is that we aren't on there.

[Sidelines- North Dakota F'n Hawks @SSN_NoDak]

"North Dakota made things much easier for itself with a dominant win over Illinois State. The Fighting Hawks have officially reached 7 wins, which includes a solid SOS, a win over SDSU, and two competitive losses to Top 10 opponents. They finally get a bye week before ending the season with a game against Southern Illinois. A win over SIU should put them into the Top 8 seed discussion, especially with their resume and the overall eye test. They have 3 FCS losses by a combined 13 points."
-The Goat

[Timothy Rosario @Timothy_Rosy]

FCS Playoff Picture with 2 Weeks to go! 39 teams listed with realistic/clear paths. 2 weeks to eliminate 15. 8 locks, 5 Should Be In, 4 1-Bid Leagues. That leaves us with 7 spots for 12-18 to fill. Let’s go

@The__Bluebloods

https://t.co/SLehqLl7bQ

[Sidelines- North Dakota F'n Hawks @SSN_NoDak]

I wasn't to far off👀👀👀

[Timothy Rosario @Timothy_Rosy]

FCS Playoff Picture with 2 Weeks to go! 39 teams listed with realistic/clear paths. 2 weeks to eliminate 15. 8 locks, 5 Should Be In, 4 1-Bid Leagues. That leaves us with 7 spots for 12-18 to fill. Let’s go

@The__Bluebloods

https://t.co/SLehqLl7bQ

[Sidelines- North Dakota F'n Hawks @SSN_NoDak]

🏈 MVFC FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR FINALISTS
(with 2 weeks to go still)
Let's be real, USD's Austyn Modrzewski has this award all but locked up.

But UND's Charles Langama and Indiana State's Jayden Reed have put together impressive freshman campaigns and deserve to be in the conversation.

These are our three finalists for Missouri Valley Football Conference Freshman of the Year.

Who would you have in your final three? 👀

[Sidelines- North Dakota F'n Hawks @SSN_NoDak]

@SSN_Tarleton @CraigHaley2025 Glad you could throw some bombs on a team without our all American edge, a WR turned corner 2 freshman safeties, and another freshman corner

[Sidelines- North Dakota F'n Hawks @SSN_NoDak]

@SSN_Tarleton @CraigHaley2025 117th🤣

[Sidelines- North Dakota F'n Hawks @SSN_NoDak]

50. North Dakota (7-4): 58-58 (.500)
108. Austin Peay (8-2): 40-57 (.412)
But yeah our wins mean the same

[Craig Haley @CraigHaley2025]

All 128 FCS teams.

https://t.co/itixwe5IP3

[Sidelines- North Dakota F'n Hawks @SSN_NoDak]

@409_Nate I'd be shocked if Tarleton lost its last 2 games

[Sidelines- North Dakota F'n Hawks @SSN_NoDak]

🏈 FCS PLAYOFF ELIMINATOR UPDATE 🏆

We are about 14 days from Selection Sunday, and the playoff picture is starting to take shape as we head into the final stretch of the regular season.

Some teams are fighting for a Top 8 seed, others are looking to lock up their spot, and for a few, it's desperation time.

👀 Where does your team stand, and who do you think is in the wrong category?

[Sidelines- North Dakota F'n Hawks @SSN_NoDak]

@BallBoy305 Posts are scheduled!

[Sidelines- North Dakota F'n Hawks @SSN_NoDak]

🏈 MVFC COACH OF THE YEAR FINALISTS
(with 2 weeks to go still)
The Coach of the Year race in the Missouri Valley is far from decided.

SDSU's Dan Jackson, USD's Matt Vitzthum, and Youngstown State's Doug Phillips have all made strong cases for the award this season.

With two weeks remaining, how these teams finish could ultimately decide who takes home the honor.

These are our three finalists for Missouri Valley Football Conference Coach of the Year.

Who would you have in your final three? 👀

[Sidelines- North Dakota F'n Hawks @SSN_NoDak]

@409_Nate I don’t see anyone getting in at 7-5

[Cam Mellor @CamMellor]

Our @PFN365 highest-graded FCS TEs, Week 10:

Joshua Acord, Southern Utah: 87.4
Davin Driskell, Lamar: 87.2
Rocky Lencioni, Montana State: 85.2
Joseph Moreland, Northwestern State: 84.4
Hunter Kallstrom, North Dakota: 84.2
Jake Robinette, West Florida: 83.6
Tanner Beaman, Portland State: 83.0
Brady Wagner, Yale: 82.5
Cole Clarke, Stonehill: 82.3
Briggs Hughston, Northern Iowa: 80.4
Colby Ramshaw, New Hampshire: 80.4
Francisco Pratts III, Tennessee State: 80.3
Dante Barone, Penn: 80.0
Jackson Head, Austin Peay: 79.7
Logan Reaska, Harvard: 79.0

📸: @SUUFB_

[UNDFootball360 @UNDFootball360]

Bye Week Thoughts:

With the week off I thought I would address some feedback we have gotten about our recent tweets, notably post-YSU game.

Apparently our tweet/show didn't go over well with some people around the area (embarrassing loss, breakdown of the end of game, etc).

Here's the deal: by now you all know how this goes. I am UND til the day I die, obviously. So with that comes 95% positive and 5% negative, give or take a few.

We didn't grow UND Football 360 by carrying water for the program and acting like every week is the same and everything is OK all the time. That doesn't do anything for anybody. Fans want a fact-based opinion.

Like it or not we are The Unsilent Majority.

The fact is this: reaction to losing tight games that should've been won are rooted in the fan base desperately wanting to get over the hump.

The angry reaction is not in the moment, in that game - it's a totality of the 10+ years of going 7-5, then coming up short, etc. So when we see a road loss like YSU the anger bubbles up again.

Unfortunately, at times the new staff and players need to absorb the fan reaction based on that past. They are working to improve it and we can see the effort put forth is starting to take hold.

I will be around LONG after others that aren't happy are gone. I was here well before and I will be here well after them - still giving time, money and effort for my alma mater.

A few times a year the filter get a hole in it and lets some stuff through. I am fairly certain we have done a whole heck of a lot of positive for this program over the last 17 years.

Let's take a week off and get ready for a playoff run!

[Sidelines- North Dakota F'n Hawks @SSN_NoDak]

@DThorlacus @UNDfootball @SIU_Football UND needs help this weekend to have a shot at a top 8 seed

[Dyuce Woodson @DyuceWoodson]

Again, the only real way a 24-team playoff works:

ALL FBS conference champs get AQ. You still have 14 at-large bids. The regular season will still matter!

Yes, I’d rather have the MAC conference championship over a 8-4 SEC/B1G team everyday and twice on Sunday

[Sidelines- North Dakota F'n Hawks @SSN_NoDak]

🏈 MVFC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR FINALISTS
(with 2 weeks to go still)
The race for Defensive Player of the Year is still up for grabs.

UND's Braden Mohr, SDSU's Michael Farr, and SIU's Sebastian Vargas have all put together seasons worthy of being in the conversation.

These are our three finalists for Missouri Valley Football Conference Defensive Player of the Year.

Who would you have in your final three? 👀

[Sidelines- North Dakota F'n Hawks @SSN_NoDak]

@fnhawkstalk I’ll be cheering behind the bench for you

[North Dakota Men's Basketball @UNDmbasketball]

Hawks hold the lead going into the break!

#UNDproud | #LGH

[Valley Football @ValleyFootball]

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#ValleyFootball x #FCS x @UNDfootball x @jerrykaminski1

[CSG FCS @CSG_FCS]

Another shakeup in the top-2 in this week's CSG FCS poll!

Only two polls left until playoff time!