University Athletic Association

Ralph Turner · October 20, 2006, 09:51:00 PM

Quote from: BDTartan on October 20, 2006, 07:30:09 PM
Finally read the playoff handbook. I see the point structure for the in-region games. With all of CMU's games being in-region I can't see them being left out with a 10-0 record.

Pat regularly tabulates the QOWI, Quality of Wins Index.

CMU is #40 this week.

ADL70 · October 20, 2006, 10:07:20 PM

But #4, I think in Pool B QOWI.

Ooops, #5. Wesley, W&J, Huntingdon, Thiel, CMU.

BDTartan · October 20, 2006, 10:39:47 PM

Thanks cwru70 for wishing my brother a good game. I expect him to since he is trying so hard to get more recognition from the coaches. Let's hope CMU keeps rolling even with injuries to a couple key players.

ADL70 · October 21, 2006, 08:38:40 AM

This may be old news before anyone it matters to reads it, but the Chicago Maroon reports Schey as "doubtful" for today's game.

http://maroon.uchicago.edu/pdf/current.pdf p. 20

[And now we know he didn't play]

ADL70 · October 21, 2006, 06:39:31 PM

Solid win Tartan! Loses by Thiel and Bethany could hurt your QOWI. 10-0 is looking likely.

Horrid first half by CWRU, then two second half red zone trips with 0 pts. Machan for WUStL must have worn himself out last week, it doesn't appear he played this week.

BDTartan · October 21, 2006, 07:24:38 PM

Yes, solid win indeed. Robert Gimson with a big day. 11 touches for 148 and 2 TD's. Long TD run of 90 yds late in the 4th. Sivek with 97 on the ground and surprisingly, Doug Facemeyer came out firing with 2 TD passes to start the game.

My brother and the rest of the D did a very good job in shutting Chicago out.

Thiel and Bethany losing definitely hurts.

BDTartan · October 21, 2006, 08:36:26 PM

I don't know about Machan, but I did see today that Chicago's O-Line isn't that strong. CMU had lots of batted balls at the line of scrimmage and was in Rinklin's face all day mostly.

ADL70 · October 21, 2006, 11:10:48 PM

I did learn they had one vet on the OL go down this year with a broken leg.

CWRU gave up 56 yds on the TD drive and only 86 the rest of the game.

CWRU has contributed mightily to its losses. The Spartans can beat Chicago and Grove City, if they don't beat themselves.

CMU can win out the regular season, if the keep the "eye on the prize."

ADL70 · October 21, 2006, 11:30:29 PM

BDT, do you recall who got the int against CWRU and had a long return? I just realized in the stats it was credited to Kevin Mulkern. Could that be right?

BTW four losses in the top25.

gordonmann · October 21, 2006, 11:48:32 PM

CWRU:

Not only that, but a ton of votes are for grabs.

Del Val will lose all of their votes and BC probably will, too. ONU may hang on to a couple votes but only if someone has 4 OAC teams on their ballot. And Coe will very likely lose their votes unless one of the Warburg voters decides to keep three IIAC teams.

I can tell you I added CMU to my ballot, for what it's worth...

ADL70 · October 22, 2006, 08:54:25 AM

Correcting myself, I should have said: Four losses by Top 25 teams to non-Top 25 teams. I wasn't counting Springfield-SJF. Only Coe of the losing teams was ahead of CMU in the AFCA Poll though.

And I now know the pick was by Jonathan Bodnar, but Mulkern is credited even in the UAA stats. (#46 not #16)

Interception-gate? Editing is not a strength of the CWRU Sports Info Dept.

BDTartan · October 22, 2006, 03:10:37 PM

Even if it were, there is nothing either team can do to change it. Not allowed to mess with conference game stats. As I said before, I have seen CMU change non-conference stats in the past, but not UAA stats. Yes, Bodnar snared that, I believe he had a 60 yd return.

I think CMU can win out too. One game at a time, that's what my dad's been telling me and my brother all our lives.

I take it Wash. U can't defend a spread team very well. They have a very tough run D according to stats, but in college sacks and loss of yardage due to them are tacked on to rushing stats and I believe Wash. U has quite a few of them as well.

Now that CMU is getting close and sniffing the playoffs I don't think top 25 is a big deal to them. I mean it is and it isn't. If they go 10-0 and get in the playoffs without being ranked in the top 25 then that's bulletin board material for them.

Superfoot Wallace · October 22, 2006, 05:43:22 PM

Whats the eta on the return of the CMU linebacker? Quarterback?

signed,
Gonzo

BDTartan · October 22, 2006, 05:59:11 PM

Well MacLeod, Ploetzner was supposed to be ready to go yesterday but I guess they felt an extra week couldn't hurt. He was on the sidelines in shorts and his jersey. As far as the QB goes, he is up and walking and they have him on the sidelines, but the chances of him playing again are slim to none.

The QB situation doesn't bother me much after Facemeyer's performance yesterday. It's Ploetzner, a Senior and team Captain, that we need on the field. He helps stuff the run, and he does it so well that it allows their other backers and DB's to sit an extra second sometimes.

ADL70 · October 22, 2006, 06:04:25 PM

CMU's stats do credit itto Bodnar. It's a crime if this can't be corrected. It's such a glaring error. This doesn't even take instant replay!!!

If you can't trust statistics, what can...oh, nevermind.

No love for the Tartans from Hansen. Still #35, didn't even pass Coe.

Up to #30 @ D3