BusinessSiouxt Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 On 2/28/2023 at 10:01 PM, brianvf said: Hahaha. The question he should have asked is ‘if 70% of your wins come against AA, LIU and Arizona State, how do you get to 12 in the first place?’. Yes, they did beat a few good teams but good lord, the math!!! 30% of their wins are Anchorage! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIOUXELEVENS Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 Beating Denver, Omaha and notre dame is probably why , we couldn’t beat Denver. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GO_FIGHTING_SIOUX_GO Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 Did you see Minot State is having 2 exhibition games. 1 with Denver and 1 with Colorado College. They are gonna play at the end of December. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusinessSiouxt Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 1 hour ago, SIOUXELEVENS said: Beating Denver, Omaha and notre dame is probably why , we couldn’t beat Denver. I get that part but it's only 3 games. If I remember correctly, they also got swept by Penn State and split with the other 3. Split with St. Thomas as well. I think that Lindenwood will be their downfall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MafiaMan Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 So I’m curious…do any of the resident eggheads here see ANY scenario that pole vaults North Dakota from its current position to about #12 in the Pairwise after this weekend? Surely, this guy jests… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 22 minutes ago, MafiaMan said: So I’m curious…do any of the resident eggheads here see ANY scenario that pole vaults North Dakota from its current position to about #12 in the Pairwise after this weekend? Surely, this guy jests… None that fail to involve Covid quarantines. 21 to 13 this late in a season requires apocalyptic scenarios. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burd Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 26 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said: None that fail to involve Covid quarantines. 21 to 13 this late in a season requires apocalyptic scenarios. Yeah, but if they REALLY sweep them this weekend and then REALLY sweep the following weekend? We're UND, fcs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 11 minutes ago, burd said: We're UND, fcs. The level of DI football UND plays at (FCS) is not used in PWR calculations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Berger Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 4 hours ago, BusinessSiouxt said: The question he should have asked is ‘if 70% of [Alaska's] wins come against AA, LIU and Arizona State, how do you get to 12 in the first place?’. Yes, they did beat a few good teams but good lord, the math!!! 30% of their wins are Anchorage! Alaska's strength of schedule is 31st, right in the middle of the pack. Here are the teams with at least 20 victories and a more difficult schedule than Alaska (20-10-2): Minnesota (25-8-1): 3rd toughest schedule Denver (26-8-0): 13th Michigan (20-11-3): 2nd Penn State (20-13-1): 6th Western Michigan (21-12-1): 11th Boston University (22-10-0): 19th Michigan Tech (22-9-4): 23rd Minnesota State (21-12-1): 15th And that's it. Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burd Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 2 hours ago, The Sicatoka said: The level of DI football UND plays at (FCS) is not used in PWR calculations. What about the FFS level UND often plays at? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 20 minutes ago, burd said: What about the FFS level UND often plays at? It's straight "JC" at times. And I use the advanced 'ohFFS' when I go there. It's like xG but more analytical-ish. @Oxbow6can xPlain. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burd Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 40 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said: It's straight "JC" at times. And I use the advanced 'ohFFS' when I go there. It's like xG but more analytical-ish. @Oxbow6can xPlain. I don’t know what xG means Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 Just now, burd said: I don’t know what xG means It's like xGA but only for, where xGA is against. @Oxbow6is the big daddy grand master of xPlaining xG and xGA. @Blackheart and @MafiaManare his alternates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petey23 Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 4 hours ago, MafiaMan said: So I’m curious…do any of the resident eggheads here see ANY scenario that pole vaults North Dakota from its current position to about #12 in the Pairwise after this weekend? Surely, this guy jests… I got us to #15 with a couple wins and then a highly improbable threading of the needle for results of the teams ahead of us and directly behind us this weekend. We would need perfect results in about 20 games this weekend. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxbow6 Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 32 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said: It's like xGA but only for, where xGA is against. @Oxbow6is the big daddy grand master of xPlaining xG and xGA. @Blackheart and @MafiaManare his alternates. I only report the facts. @Blackheart crunches the numbers based on actual goals scored and actual W/L. @MafiaMan just runs around the room throwing glitter and sprinkles in the air chanting "Fighting Sioux Forever". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 6 minutes ago, Oxbow6 said: I only report the facts. @Blackheart crunches the numbers based on actual goals scored and actual W/L. @MafiaMan just runs around the room throwing glitter and sprinkles in the air chanting "Fighting Sioux Forever". ... ... wearing his "Momma G and me" photo t-shirt, right? Or did he wear that shirt out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackheart Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 53 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said: It's like xGA but only for, where xGA is against. @Oxbow6is the big daddy grand master of xPlaining xG and xGA. @Blackheart and @MafiaManare his alternates. I thought xG was a sports drink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 4 minutes ago, Blackheart said: I thought xG was a sports drink. G is a sports drink. In that context, xG is you ran out and someone is supposed to bring you more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burd Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 1 hour ago, The Sicatoka said: G is a sports drink. In that context, xG is you ran out and someone is supposed to bring you more. Are there such things as x-rated goals and sports drinks? I'd probably be interested. edit: For a friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godsmack Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 10 hours ago, GO_FIGHTING_SIOUX_GO said: Did you see Minot State is having 2 exhibition games. 1 with Denver and 1 with Colorado College. They are gonna play at the end of December. https://msubeavers.com/news/2023/3/1/mens-hockey-minot-state-hockey-to-clash-with-ncaa-national-champion-denver-pioneers.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianvf Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 Brackets for this week: https://www.uscho.com/2023/03/01/bracketology-mapping-out-2023-ncaa-mens-hockey-tournament-with-regular-season-winding-down-conference-playoffs-starting/ Quote Fargo, N.D. 1 Minnesota 5 St Cloud 9 Ohio State 16 RIT Bridgeport, Conn. 2 Quinnipiac 7 Harvard 10 Western Michigan 15 Minnesota State Manchester, N.H. 3 Denver 6 Boston University 11 Michigan Tech 14 Notre Dame Allentown, Pa. 4 Michigan 8 Penn State 12 Alaska 13 Cornell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxbow6 Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 6 hours ago, The Sicatoka said: G is a sports drink. In that context, xG is you ran out but you're excited to grab another one from the imaginary cooler next to you. FYP @The Sicatoka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDPritch Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 15 hours ago, BusinessSiouxt said: The question he should have asked is ‘if 70% of your wins come against AA, LIU and Arizona State, how do you get to 12 in the first place?’. Yes, they did beat a few good teams but good lord, the math!!! 30% of their wins are Anchorage! Glad you said that cus I was thinking along the same lines when I checked out their schedule and who a good portion of their wins have come against. I always thought PW ranking/grading system was damn near objective but not so sure about that anymore. Good Lord. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clark17 Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 14 hours ago, GO_FIGHTING_SIOUX_GO said: Did you see Minot State is having 2 exhibition games. 1 with Denver and 1 with Colorado College. They are gonna play at the end of December. Yes, excited. We all know what the likely outcome is but it promotes ACHA and hockey in ND. I’ve thought for many years why hasn’t there been a concerted push for Minot State to mirror the likes of some their D2 counterparts. Not saying that’s what this is but it’s still a pretty big deal. Can’t wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusinessSiouxt Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 9 hours ago, GDPritch said: Glad you said that cus I was thinking along the same lines when I checked out their schedule and who a good portion of their wins have come against. I always thought PW ranking/grading system was damn near objective but not so sure about that anymore. Good Lord. Yeah, Dave said that their SOS was at 36 - 'middle of the pack' and they have 20 wins... #32. AIC 1-0-1 $46. UST 1-1-0 #11. Michigan Tech 0-2-0 #16. UNO 1-1-0 #29. Nmu 1-1-0 #49. Rpi 1-0-1 #8. Penn state 0-2-0 #51. Ak-Ank 4-0-0 #14. ND 1-1-0 #3. DU 1-1-0 #51. Ak-Ank 2-0-0 #41. Az state 2-0-0 #58. LIU 3-1-0 #41. Az state 2-0-0 So, basically, against anyone in the top 20 they are 3-8. Anyone in the bottom 21, they are 15-2-0. Ranked number 12, and I am at a loss. I know the math will check out, but feel that there ranking and probable slot in the NCAA's is not deserving. That's just me, not the expert, just an opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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