FB: Conference of New England

[Pat Coleman]

Each NEFC team plays the six teams in its own division plus two crossover games against the other division. Those aren't counted in the regular season standings but are used as a tiebreaker.

[SullyMustGo]

That's not really a fair way to doit. Some teams play the weaker teams in their crossover. I highly doubt that they do it that way. Go to www.newenglandfootballconference.com, there they have some names and numbers. If you want to know I'm sure they'll be glad to take your call and answer that question.

[Pat Coleman]

SNG,

I already have contacted people within the NEFC and that was their answer. I do not make up information and post it.

[SullyMustGo]

In that case, that is the worst tie breaker I have ever heard. That's rediculous and the most unfair way to resolve the issue. Pat I know you'd hate to doit, but you have to agree with me on this.

[Pat Coleman]

In the event of a three-way tie where all three split head to head and beat everyone else in the division, what would you have them do?

Since the NEFC is in a relatively unique position of having extra games against conference members to consider in tiebreaking scenarios, it's a natural to use them.

I can't imagine you would think a coin flip is better than determining a champion with something -- anything -- that happens on the field. Give me a break.

[Jonny Utah]

yea it would only be slightly unfair if the crossover opponents were noncommon opponents between the three tied teams....and that would be very rare.

[footballfan2005]

As to the "crossover,"  I agree it's a bad way to decide things.  But each team control's their own future, if you have to depend on others it's never a good thing.

GAMETIME!!!

Curry 21 vs. Salve 17   

>>>>>Sloppy conditions might even the playing field

WSC 56 vs. Framingham 17
>>>>>WSC mixes it up being run heavy in the ran.. they've got 2 tailbacks that can do some damage.  I feel Framingham w. have their chances do to the ran... there will be some turnovers.

ME Maritime 28 vs. BSC 14
>>>>> Can some one say ball control... I think Maine will pound the ball and control the speed of the game.

FSC 21 vs. EC 38
>>>>> This is where EC early schedule will play off... FSC will be nothing like playing RPI.  They should win in a close game. 

UMD 21 vs. Nichols 3
>>>>> UMD gets on the board.

Westfield vs MA Maritime & WNEC vs MIT   = BLOWOUT and who CARES!!!!

If you don't know the answer to the previous 2 matchups then get off the board

 

[footballfan2005]

Yup,

Being hungover doesn't help

ran... rain... DAMN KEYBOARDS

TIME TO TAILGATE

[SullyMustGo]

Pat, The way you wrote it in your first post it sounded like the first tiebreaker was the crossover games. So I was right when I said the first criteria was head to head. It's ok Pat you can give me credit when deserved. I don't think a coin flip is fair as ado i think the crossover is either. It should go to points against common opponents.

[Pat Coleman]

I believe the NEFC uses the crossover games as a tiebreaker.

As A tiebreaker, not THE tiebreaker.

I can't be held responsible if you can't read.

[SullyMustGo]

The question asked by whoever it was, was what is the tiebreaker for a 3 way tie. You answered by saying a tie breaker was crossover games. You didn't answer the question then. I was just saying you were confusing. The first tiebreaker is head to head then crossover games. Why wouldn't you have just said that?

[Pat Coleman]

Because I actually READ your post and you already established head-to-head as a tiebreaker.

[AptosDad]

Just a point of curiosity, but is -26 the lowest a poster's karma can go?
2nd question: Are the MIT players that severely outmatched athletically, or is there something lacking in the coaching?  I noticed from their roster of 44, it breaks down to 1 grad student, 9 seniors, 5 juniors, 12 sophs and 17 frosh.  That suggests that many of the players give up the game after their first year or two of experience.  Is there any hope for these guys as a football team?  Accepting that some percentage of young players will quit following a year or two of disappointment makes me wonder if the program wouldn't benefit from someone like SMG, only Smith instead of Sully. 

[Jonny Utah]

sullymustgo, when people ask questions about 3 way tiebreakers, you assume that person knows that head to head is the first possible tiebreaker as it is in basically 100% of the cases, so you usually dont mention it in the explination.

[Jonny Utah]

aptosdad, no as you can probably see on this board some have kharma lower than -26.

and mit does lose a lot of players as their carrers go on, but I would say their weaknesses are in the oline and dline.  Ive seen a few mit games over the years and would say their qbs and recievers have been pretty atlhetic and they are well coached.