South Region playoffs

Toby Taff · October 18, 2005, 05:28:15 PM

Ralph,

Yeah, I know. All of my relatives, save my immediate family, live in central AL. I was born in Talladega. I don't know what I was reading when I responded earlier, I didn't see the suggestion of the charter in to Shreveport. I think I was just thinking that the ride to B'ham and a direct flight into Shreveport might be cheaper than a four hour trip to Marshall after the flight. I really don't know why I said anything about Dallas.

Ralph Turner · October 18, 2005, 06:41:28 PM

MHB8904, As random as this conversation is going...

I looked at the flight schedules out of Shreveport and a team appears to be spending as much time clearing airport security, waiting for bus transportation on arrival and killing time in the various lay-overs as they would spend boarding a bus on campus in Montgomery and striking out for Shreveport.

Also, they might save on lodging for the 2nd night because you cannot get out of Shreveport that late...no sonner than 6 hours after the game...shower, ?eat?, one hour ride to Shreveport airport and then arrival 1 1/2 hours before departure...

A second thought, if I could opt to take the bus and pocket that money I saved the NCAA for my football program, I might be tempted.

As for Talladega, they've (NASCAR's) got to do something about bump-drafting and restrictor plate racing.

There are too many accidents that take good drivers out of the competition.

My recommendation is to make the front ends of the cars aerodynamic, but too fragile to bump-draft.

Toby Taff · October 18, 2005, 06:45:49 PM

Quote from: Ralph Turner on October 18, 2005, 06:41:28 PM
As for Talladega, they've (NASCAR's) got to do something about bump-drafting and restrictor plate racing. There are too many accidents that take good drivers out of the competition.

My recommendation is to make the front ends of the cars aerodynamic, but too fragile to bump-draft.

I say dump the restrictor plates. I'd love to see 200+. Besides I'm a fan of Junior, I like the bump draft

And so we kind of stay on topic.... I think we should take up a collection and have a D3 football car in a Nextel race.

Ralph Turner · October 18, 2005, 07:06:44 PM

Junior's not in "The Chase"!

I have never thought of Junior as the right sponsor for D3. Now Mark Martin...

Toby Taff · October 18, 2005, 07:44:44 PM

I don't care who drives the car, i'd just like to see the car

desertcat1 · October 19, 2005, 11:01:00 AM

Quote from: Ralph Turner on October 18, 2005, 07:06:44 PM
Junior's not in "The Chase"! I have never thought of Junior as the right sponsor for D3. Now Mark Martin...

The D3 boys don't need any Viagra,

It should be Mickey Waltrip. (Napa Auto parts), And the bump will stay as long as the plates are in. Sorry boys..

We will all have to dig deep to fill that bill? Car Costs $$$?

Ralph Turner · October 19, 2005, 11:31:31 AM

I think that I would rather spend the money on server upgrades and Pat's expense budget for the web site!

Maybe individual teams, like

"We had a really good car today, my Rhodes Chevy Roadster. It was really tight like Professor Jones' physics grading curve, but we loosened it up like Rhodes co-eds at a Beale Street frat party"............ Studio cuts to the commercial and the trustees inquire into the selection of NASCAR as the appropriate venue for marketing dollars.

Toby Taff · October 19, 2005, 02:25:17 PM

I was thinking more like the Pepsi marketing deal with Gordon. He doesn't always drive the Pepsi car, but just a race or two each year. I think the D3 logo would look great on the hood, and could generate some traffic and therefore ad money to make the server upgrades.

Josh Bowerman · October 19, 2005, 02:39:29 PM

Looks like we're starting to get into some of the big games affecting playoff position this weekend--finally!

Mary Hardin-Baylor at Hardin-Simmons
UMHB must win out to land a playoff spot. Hardin-Simmons could potentially afford the loss, but would likely lose out on the #1 seed in the South bracket if they do. UMHB has struggled each of the last two weeks offensively, but the home team has a nasty history of losing this game each of the last several years.

Centre at Trinity
SCAC tilt is the first of two biggies for Centre, as next week they get DePauw. Which team will show up on both sides? Both teams have shown flashes of impressive play this season, and both have struggled against teams they were much better than on paper.

Two wins the next two weeks obviously gets Centre in the dance--barring a final week letdown vs. suddenly strong looking, dark horse Rose Hulman. Pool C consideration might not be unrealistic for DePauw and Trinity, should they each lose to Centre and depending on how things break in the rest of the region. RHIT has to win out and hope for a Trinity loss.

Wesley at Brockport State
Brockport only gets four home games this year, and this is the last one for them. 2-4 record possibly diminishe the competitiveness of this squad, as the only serious trip to the woodshed came at the hands of Empire 8 front-runner Ithaca. Extremely long road trip for Wesley...can the Wolverines escape Brockport with a win, much less a more convincing one than the 5 point victory Salisbury scored in week 2?

Week 7 will be a lot of fun, and will begin to seperate some of these contenders from one another.

Josh Bowerman · October 19, 2005, 04:38:18 PM

Can we just go back to the days before stars and karma? Too many #@%$&*@!s out there for it to work the right way.

njlincolnlion · October 19, 2005, 04:48:45 PM

Here's to hoping Brockport shocks the world

and beats Wesley.

Toby Taff · October 19, 2005, 04:51:35 PM

Josh,

Someone is really hating on you. What's up with that?

mandfense · October 19, 2005, 05:50:14 PM

Quote from: Josh Bowerman on October 19, 2005, 02:39:29 PM
Looks like we're starting to get into some of the big games affecting playoff position this weekend--finally!

Mary Hardin-Baylor at Hardin-Simmons
UMHB must win out to land a playoff spot. Hardin-Simmons could potentially afford the loss, but would likely lose out on the #1 seed in the South bracket if they do. UMHB has struggled each of the last two weeks offensively, but the home team has a nasty history of losing this game each of the last several years.

Centre at Trinity
SCAC tilt is the first of two biggies for Centre, as next week they get DePauw. Which team will show up on both sides? Both teams have shown flashes of impressive play this season, and both have struggled against teams they were much better than on paper.

Two wins the next two weeks obviously gets Centre in the dance--barring a final week letdown vs. suddenly strong looking, dark horse Rose Hulman. Pool C consideration might not be unrealistic for DePauw and Trinity, should they each lose to Centre and depending on how things break in the rest of the region. RHIT has to win out and hope for a Trinity loss.

Wesley at Brockport State
Brockport only gets four home games this year, and this is the last one for them. 2-4 record possibly diminishe the competitiveness of this squad, as the only serious trip to the woodshed came at the hands of Empire 8 front-runner Ithaca. Extremely long road trip for Wesley...can the Wolverines escape Brockport with a win, much less a more convincing one than the 5 point victory Salisbury scored in week 2?

Week 7 will be a lot of fun, and will begin to seperate some of these contenders from one another.

Might want to add Johns Hopkins at Muhlenberg to this list. Winner is in the driver's seat for the conference. JHU clinches at least a share of the CC with a win, but Muhlenberg has had Hopkins' number the past few years.

Pool C candidates should be rooting for the Blue Jays this weekend, because a JHU loss drops them into Pool C contention with 1 loss, while Muhlenberg has no shot at a Pool C.

Llamaguy · October 19, 2005, 06:28:55 PM

And the 5th game of the week must be: CNU at Methodist

A loss for Methodist eliminates them from the playoffs.
A CNU win sets up a USAC title game with Ferrum in November.
Now should Methodist win & Ferrum loses to CNU then gentlemen we have a 3-way tie in the USAC and a 9-1 Ferrum team waiting on a Pool C invitation should it not win the tiebreaker.

Should be a fun month ahead seeing how all this sorts itself out, it usually does, on the field!

Josh Bowerman · October 20, 2005, 09:35:45 AM

CNU/Methodist might be an interesting game, lamaguy, as both teams have similar results against common opponents. You're right--it's certainly an elimination game in the USAC.

However, if JHU loses to a 3-3 Muhlenberg team this year, then the Centinnial Conference should be stripped of its automatic bid and receive no consideration for Pool C at all!

LOL