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Post by thebacksackdad on Oct 31, 2017 21:04:41 GMT -6
So i don't know diddly about the equally or higher ranked, forecasted playoff teams, outside of the MVFC, that we may be playing against soon. Does anybody have any thoughts or oppinions???
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obc
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Post by obc on Oct 31, 2017 21:08:26 GMT -6
JMU is the total package. Physical, fast, disciplined, well-coached. Would be a fun match up. Jacksonville St and SHSU are very offensive oriented and fast. The best defenses are in the MVFC overall. NDSU, UNI, Illinois St, YSU all will have defenses that would rival the best OOC teams we would play. I have not watched any of Central Arkansas' games so really cannot comment on them.
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Post by thebacksackdad on Oct 31, 2017 22:33:46 GMT -6
I have to find some time to watch the games of USDs likely playoff opponents. Thanks for the info so far.
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Post by elcoyote on Oct 31, 2017 23:01:17 GMT -6
I really don't think anybody we could match up with in the playoffs could be any better than many of the teams we play in the conference, although James Madison would hold its own in the MVFC. They really impressed me last season. A lot of times you'll witness MVFC teams knocking each other out of the playoffs which leads to the justified whining about bunching conference teams in the same bracket. The MVFC is ridiculously tough.
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Post by wiley on Nov 1, 2017 7:30:30 GMT -6
Really important to go at least 2-1 in the last three to secure a seed and first round bye. Would give our guys another week to recover and guarantee at least one home game. With that said, the selection committee usually matches up teams in the first couple of rounds to avoid huge travel costs (regionalization). They are also very unpredictable. So assuming we get a seed and SDSU makes the playoffs, they would likely be in our part of the bracket for a potential second round matchup. They would likely have a big sky team.
Like OBC said, JMU is very tough. I know they've had some injuries, but are still the team to beat right now. Some of the others mentioned have always had a good offense, and typically get a lot of FBS transfers. Wouldn't see any of them until the quarters.
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Post by Yote 53 on Nov 1, 2017 8:37:22 GMT -6
JMU is the only team that I will give much credit. The other teams we are talking about are decent but they are not MVFC caliber teams. All this talk about how many teams the MVFC will get in, I prefer it be as few as possible. The facts are that MVFC teams eliminate other MVFC teams in the playoffs, the other conferences don't do so well against our conference. I would love it if the road to Frisco for USD would be some Pioneer team followed by a Big Sky then an OVC team. That would be an easy path. Instead it will no doubt include SDSU or NDSU or both.
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Post by kiyoat on Nov 1, 2017 9:03:00 GMT -6
www.collegesportsmadness.com/fcs-football/bracketologyHere's a recent bracketology guess. Has us playing the winner of SDSU/Eastern WA. SDSU is our most likely opponent, I think. One of the SD teams will knock the other out of the top-8 seeded teams. If we could both stay seeded, we could avoid playing NDSU or SDSU in the early rounds. UNI will likely be knocked out of contention (by us). Best bet would be to just win out and get a top-4 seed. Yeah, let's do that.
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Post by GoYotes on Nov 1, 2017 9:18:55 GMT -6
No Bowls has the Yotes hosting the winner of Eastern Washington and SDSU. Stats FCS has us hosting the winner of Northern Arizona & Weber State with the potential for a quarter final matchup vs SDSU Dom Izzo has not updated for this week, but last week had us hosting the winner of Southern Utah and SDSU. Obviously 3 regular season games left so a lot can change. Winning 2 of the 3 should lock up a top 8 seed which gives us a first round bye and guarantees we host in the 2nd round.
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Post by Yotes on Nov 1, 2017 11:30:59 GMT -6
I would be...not happy...if the playoff committee set us up to potentially play consecutive games against SDSU.
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Post by Coyote Fan on Nov 1, 2017 12:00:40 GMT -6
I would be...not happy...if the playoff committee set us up to potentially play consecutive games against SDSU. I agree but that is not how it works. The playoff bracket in my opinion should be seeded 1-24 and the teams placed accordingly. This is D1 FCS not D2 so travel costs should not play into it. In no way should teams bid on home field advantage. Imagine how much Alabama would be upset if they got out bid against a team like Notre Dame and had to play their semi final game in South Bend assuming that is how it worked. It would never fly in FBS and it should not in FCS either. |
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Post by yoteforever on Nov 1, 2017 12:05:49 GMT -6
And how do you propose you fund the extra travel costs?
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Post by Yote 53 on Nov 1, 2017 12:20:24 GMT -6
Better question, suppose there is a 2nd round playoff game against SDSU at the Dome, how are ticket sales handled? Is the home team in charge of sales and season ticket holders get first crack, or is it a free-for-all open website sale?
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Post by gopheryote on Nov 1, 2017 12:24:24 GMT -6
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Post by easmus on Nov 1, 2017 13:46:23 GMT -6
Better question, suppose there is a 2nd round playoff game against SDSU at the Dome, how are ticket sales handled? Is the home team in charge of sales and season ticket holders get first crack, or is it a free-for-all open website sale? I think season ticket holders would get first chance. But probably wide open after that. |
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Post by coyote70 on Nov 1, 2017 13:58:45 GMT -6
To help answer your question:
Twenty-four teams make the FCS playoffs and are selected by an NCAA committee. Only 8 teams are seeded, placed in the playoff bracket and get the first week off. Each seeded team will host the winner of games played the first week. Those 16 teams playing the first week are not seeded in a strict sense since the games are generally dictated by geography to hold travel costs down. I'm not sure how the host team is selected for these first round games, but it seems the higher ranked team, probably according to the coaches poll is usually selected as the host. It may also be that teams bid to be the host. Someone better informed than me can answer that. After that, of course, the bracket plays out.
In my opinion, 4 and possibly 5 MVFC teams make the playoffs but it is very likely that no more than 2 will be seeded and both will be in the same side of the 8-team bracket so as to prevent both teams from playing in the championship game (as happened a few years ago). In addition, I would state that no more than 3 Valley teams will host one or more playoff games.
Much speculation here but the overriding issue with the FCS playoffs is regionalization. This means that playoff teams from weaker conferences often get a break in playoff scheduling.
I'm getting a bit confused myself about all of this. Stay tuned and things will eventually clear up!!
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