FB: American Southwest Conference

[Warren Thompson]

Josh:

I'm out there (or here). Why are you still in Texas?

[Josh Bowerman]

Because I couldn't change my flight for the third time in two days to get out yesterday--without spending $1,500 worth of Bucknell's money.

Was attempting to do my day job this week, but the hurricaine put a damper on that!   

[Josh Bowerman]

BTW, I wanna be cool like you and Ralph and be a HOFer.  How do you swing that?

[Warren Thompson]

Josh:

How to become a HoFer? As is customary in Texas, get a cemetery to vote for you ....

[Josh Bowerman]

I guess I've been gone too long, because I don't get it.   

[Warren Thompson]

In his 1948 Senate race, LBJ's win was aided by the votes "cast" by a number of folks who just happened to reside in a certain south Texas graveyard.

[Josh Bowerman]

Aaahhhh,

"I see," said the man with no eyes.   8)


Seems like I remember reading about that.  Politics aside, he was one hell of an interesting dude!

[baddog]

Or, to be fair, you can get the U.S. Supreme Court to appoint you like the latest president from Texas.
Or, if your brother is governor of another state, get his secretary of state to nullify enough of the votes cast for your
opponent. 

[cgmatch]

LC has closed school for tomorrow, but is scheduled to resume Moday if everything is ok.  As for the football team, there was no practice today and many of them have headed out of town to be with family. 

[crualum04]

If HSu beats UMHB and TLU beats HSU then there would be a three way tie, then wouldn't there be a draw from a hat to see who gets the automatic.
Why would this happen?

This is an important question that would prolly have to be resolved by the league office.  Imagine the following scenario:

- HSU beats UMHB
- TLU beats HSU

TLU, UMHB, HSU otherwise win out.  You end up with this:

T1.  TLU 8-1
T1.  HSU 8-1
3.  UMHB 7-1

which would send TLU to the playoffs as the Pool A winner, leaving HSU and UMHB to fight for a pool C.   Might get two given the ONU situation, but not a good situation at all.

Why would UMHB be 3rd here and not in a three way tie.

[Ron Boerger]

Why would UMHB be 3rd here and not in a three way tie.

UMHB would be 1/2 game behind the other two teams, having played one less game.  That is why the ASC office needs to make a ruling in advance.  From a "legal" or "statistical" POV, 6-1 < 7-1, unless the ASC office comes out and says that this year, should this happen, the league will treat this as a three way tie.  

Please don't use yellow when quoting.  It is very hard to read.

[Norman]

How can a 0-2 team have national recognition??

Top 25: you have got to be kidding me

[Matt Barnhart (kid)]

I bet (and hope) none of the D3football.com voters will reply to you.  So here is a brief explaination;

TLU lost by a combined 15 points to the #2 (MHB) and #13 (Trinity) teams in the country.  Both games were on the road too.

Basically, there are games that can be considered "impressive losses."

TLU began the season ranked "#30" ... I'm pretty sure starting 0-2 by losing to the #2 and #13 teams by a combined 15 points warrants respect and a drop of only four spots (to "#34").

[Norman]

How can a 0-2 team have national recognition??

Top 25: you have got to be kidding me

"Newbie who is so clueless he doesn't know what conference TLU is in" thread. 

Maybe you are all confused.  Not only did I play in the ASC, I also coached in the ASC.  It's not that I am unsure about how the process works, I just disagree with the ranking. 

I've seen many things happen in D3 football.  So TLU got beat by a couple of great teams.  What happens if little McM knocks off TLU this weekend.  Does McM jump from wherever in the heck they are to #21 on someones poll?  They would then be 3-0, leaving TLU 0-3.  I guess what I am getting at is my disagreement with ranking a team so high just based on the strength of their opponents.  I like facts better than predictions.  Fact is, TLU is 0-2. 

[Stephen1452]

On the Issue of HSU beating UMHB and TLU beating HSU doesn't it revert back to the point difference? Like if TLU beats HSU by 10 and UMHB only beat TLU by 7, then they get the Pool A bid. This happened 2 years ago.