Bracketology

[northdakota18]

9 minutes ago, dmksioux said:

It's all about bids/money after the seeded teams.  If we bid enough, we will get a home game...

I realize that, I'm saying since they've been releasing weekly rankings and everyone knows we'd be the 9 seed in that situation, would they set us up with a team we would outbid like Western Illinois, rather than someone like Montana who would outbid us to avoid sending the #9 team in their rankings on the road?

[gundy1124]

27 minutes ago, northdakota18 said:

I'm confident we'll get the 8 seed, but say we don't, with this year being the first year the committee came out with weekly lists at the end of the year; does anyone else think we would be set up with a home game since it would basically be public knowledge that we are the 9 seed and it would look bad on the committee to send us on the road? Maybe I'm giving the committee too much credit but that's my thought process.

I am with you.  It would look bad to put the #9, #10, #11, #12 seed on the road.  For the most part, these guys should know enough to not let it happen.

[dmksioux]

6 minutes ago, northdakota18 said:

I realize that, I'm saying since they've been releasing weekly rankings and everyone knows we'd be the 9 seed in that situation, would they set us up with a team we would outbid like Western Illinois, rather than someone like Montana who would outbid us to avoid sending the #9 team in their rankings on the road?

I believe they match up the teams first and then open the bids.  So to answer your question, I believe you are giving the committee to much credit.  They will pair teams up based on regionalization, unless they change from previous years.  I know they are giving lip service to not do regionalization, but until they actually follow through on it, you have to suspect it will remain the same.

[AJS]

6 minutes ago, northdakota18 said:

I realize that, I'm saying since they've been releasing weekly rankings and everyone knows we'd be the 9 seed in that situation, would they set us up with a team we would outbid like Western Illinois, rather than someone like Montana who would outbid us to avoid sending the #9 team in their rankings on the road?

That's a really good point  that I didn't really think about before you said it. Of course teams (like SDSU last year) have probably been the 9 team sent on the road, but this is the first year that everyone knows for a fact who the #9 team is. Given that both are flights, I would think that they'd match whoever is #9 and #10 (UND, SDSU, Richmond, UCA) with teams that they could outbid. It would look really bad to have UND go play at Montana.

 

Great point.

[The Sicatoka]

So where do the live updates of the key games go? In this thread? 

Key games:
Richmond and W&M
SMSU and Cent Arkansas
SDSU and UNI

Other? 

[AJS]

Q1: W&M 3 Richmond 0

[geaux_sioux]

1 minute ago, AJS said:

Q1: W&M 3 Richmond 0

Roll Tribe

[southpaw]

Any viewing options for these games?

[geaux_sioux]

Just now, southpaw said:

Any viewing options for these games?

Not for Richmond. Others are on espn3

[LeftyZL]

6 minutes ago, southpaw said:

Any viewing options for these games?

Directv 665-1 CSN for the Richmond game.

[AJS]

Richmond 7 W&M 3  -- Richmond moves down and scores with little trouble. Not sure if W&M's offense has picked up a yard yet.

[southpaw]

Just found this to watch online:

https://portal.stretchinternet.com/wandm/portal.htm?eventId=301641&streamType=video

 

[The Sicatoka]

I'd say Richmond is going through the W&M defense like a hot knife through butter, but it's more like through cream. 

[The Sicatoka]

Richmond 10
W&M 3

13:42 remain in 2nd

[AJS]

Richmond 10 W&M 3 -- Huge holding them to a field goal, W&M's defense isn't good.

[bang]

33 minutes ago, southpaw said:

Just found this to watch online:

https://portal.stretchinternet.com/wandm/portal.htm?eventId=301641&streamType=video

 

Thank you 

[AJS]

W&M has looked better as the game as progressed. Should be a fun finish.

Richmond 10

W&M 3

5:44 Left Q2

[AJS]

I'll never understand the lack of clock management skills from college coaches. Why W&M took a timeout on 3rd and 4 at the beginning of the play clock when the clock was running is beyond me. That single handily cost them 3 points as Richmond kicked a FG with 4 seconds left in the half.

Richmond 13

W&M 6

Half

W&M has had the play in the red zone 3 times and only has 6 points. The big story line for the second half is if Richmond's QB is out for the day. 

[bang]

13-6 Richmond at half. Richmonds QB hurt and may not return. 

[bang]

1 minute ago, AJS said:

I'll never understand the lack of clock management skills from college coaches. Why W&M took a timeout on 3rd and 4 at the beginning of the play clock when the clock was running is beyond me. That single handily cost them 3 points as Richmond kicked a FG with 4 seconds left in the half.

Richmond 13

W&M 6

Half

W&M has had the play in the red zone 3 times and only has 6 points. The big story line for the second half is if Richmond's QB is out for the day. 

You beat me too it. 

[SiouxFan100]

W&M has a chance to win this game. Does it put a little doubt in selection committee if Richmond struggles against a losing record team? 

[bang]

2 minutes ago, SiouxFan100 said:

W&M has a chance to win this game. Does it put a little doubt in selection committee if Richmond struggles against a losing record team? 

Well we struggled against Montana State. 

[SiouxFan100]

W&M needs to adjust their defense to stop the run (as announcers have stated) if Richmond qb is out.

[Sioux94]

1 minute ago, bang said:

Well we struggled against Montana State. 

That was 8 weeks or so ago.  You'd think how a team is playing coming down the stretch should factor into it just a little bit.  However we were rolling our last 3 games last year and it didn't matter but who knows. 

[SiouxFan100]

1 minute ago, bang said:

Well we struggled against Montana State. 

And has that hurt us?