South Region playoffs

Snakehandler · November 02, 2006, 03:17:09 PM

They may end up with two losses, Bob. And thus sitting home. If they make the playoffs, I can see them going to the East, as a 5 or 6 seed.

Bob.Gregg · November 02, 2006, 03:22:09 PM

Quote from: Snakehandler on November 02, 2006, 03:17:09 PM
They may end up with two losses, Bob. And thus sitting home. If they make the playoffs, I can see them going to the East, as a 5 or 6 seed.

TWO? Wow, that won't sit well with some around the boards....

Snakehandler · November 02, 2006, 03:22:46 PM

Quote from: Josh Bowerman on November 02, 2006, 03:08:43 PM
I think that's a plausible bracket, snakehandler--but would love to hear the rationale behind it, nonetheless.

What would you like to know? I'm shippinging the Melons to the East with 1 loss. They won't beat Theil and I'm not convinced they'll get by Bethany. Two losses and they're done.

PA_wesleyfan · November 02, 2006, 06:09:50 PM

Quote from: Snakehandler on November 02, 2006, 02:56:17 PM
I'll give it a shot:

Dickinson @
Wesley
USAC Winner @
W&J

Trinity @
Hardin Simmons
ODAC Winner @
UMHB

Dickerson is actually closer to Wesley than Averett(Wesley already beat them earlier this year) and may be even closer than CNU I'll have to check milage Dickerson. I think they may ship the USAS champ to Texas

Ron Boerger · November 04, 2006, 05:08:12 PM

Averett's out of the playoff hunt, now 0-3 against decent teams after losing 41-31 to CNU today. Well, OK they are out if CNU beats Ferrum next week.

BDTartan · November 04, 2006, 10:32:44 PM

Well snakehandler, are you convinced now? A 44-6 drubbing of Bethany oughta change your mind about the Tartans. I'm not saying anything about the Thiel game as I remember last year's game when the teams fortunes were flip-flopped with Thiel sitting at 9-0 and CMU at 5-4 and Thiel won a GREAT game 50-48 in 3 OT's. You are also the first person to have them going to the East. I have seen them in the North, but not the East. I agree with Josh, if CMU and W&J win out, why not keep em right in the South and let em play each other right off the bat. A former PAC team(CMU) playing a current PAC team sounds like a great match-up to me. It would just be a coin toss as to where its played.

Pat Coleman · November 04, 2006, 10:34:27 PM

Bethany was also drubbed by Thiel and Westminster (Pa.). That doesn't really show anything in and of itself.

BDTartan · November 04, 2006, 10:40:21 PM

Pat, is it just me or do you seem to follow me around and critique my posts?? All I was doing was pointing this out to snakehandler who said he wasn't convinced CMU would get by Bethany. I was just telling him that they did more than get by. I am well aware of what Thiel did to Bethany. But its also funny that Thiel needed OT to beat Thomas Moore and Bethany came back and beat Thomas Moore so that doesn't really show anything in and of itself.

Pat Coleman · November 04, 2006, 10:42:54 PM

BD:

I've made 14,000 posts. I probably post after a lot of people to get numbers like that, don't you think?

pg04 · November 04, 2006, 10:44:47 PM

Quote from: BDTartan on November 04, 2006, 10:40:21 PM
Pat, is it just me or do you seem to follow me around and critique my posts?? All I was doing was pointing this out to snakehandler who said he wasn't convinced CMU would get by Bethany. I was just telling him that they did more than get by. I am well aware of what Thiel did to Bethany. But its also funny that Thiel needed OT to beat Thomas Moore and Bethany came back and beat Thomas Moore so that doesn't really show anything in and of itself.

Or maybe is it that he just disagrees with what you say? This is a discussion, after all.

BDTartan · November 04, 2006, 10:51:20 PM

First of all portgrad, what is there to disagree with?

I never said it was an accomplishment to drub Bethany. Second of all, it had everything to do with what snakehandler said. Once again, I was just pointing it out to snakehandle because he wasn't "convinced they'll get by Bethany".

Lastly, Pat has jumped all over me as of late and I didn't think that my post deserved his retort. Pat, I don't care what you say, or what you think of me, I've told you this before but give me a break man. I don't think there was any reason to say what you said. And you can post 14,000 more times and it won't change a thing will it?

Josh Bowerman · November 04, 2006, 10:54:07 PM

Given the South has nine potential playoff teams this year, what happens in next week's games between Ithaca/Cortland St., Bethel/St. John's and Trinity/Millsaps will not only determine two conference championships and a Pool C bid possibility, but go a long way toward determining who's at home and who's on the road for the first round.

A Cortland St. loss, for example, probably gets Dickinson shipped to the East region, as the Dragons would also lose out on a Pool C berth. This scenario probably keeps the Texas sub-bracket intact, barring a Millsaps upset of Trinity.

If Cortland St. wins, however, either HSU or UMHB could get shipped to the West region--especially if St. John's beats Bethel to win the AQ spot from the MIAC (Bethel is basically out of Pool C consideration, barring a major miracle). If Millsaps beats Trinity, however, HSU and UMHB could either play each other or each host a first round game (one hosting a fly-in and the other hosting Millsaps). It's hard for me to imagine Trinity winning next weekend and not hosting a first round playoff game, though.

It will be fun to see what happens.

pg04 · November 04, 2006, 10:54:35 PM

Quote from: BDTartan on November 04, 2006, 10:51:20 PM
First of all portgrad, what is there to disagree with? I never said it was an accomplishment to drub Bethany. Second of all, it had everything to do with what snakehandler said. Once again, I was just pointing it out to snakehandle because he wasn't "convinced they'll get by Bethany".

Lastly, Pat has jumped all over me as of late and I didn't think that my post deserved his retort. Pat, I don't care what you say, or what you think of me, I've told you this before but give me a break man. I don't think there was any reason to say what you said. And you can post 14,000 more times and it won't change a thing will it?

You stated that the drubbing of bethany should change the mind of Snakehandler, maybe Pat didn't think such a win was worthy of changing the opinion. That's all....I'm not sure why I said anything because this is the second time I've gotten in the middle of you two somehow... lol

BDTartan · November 04, 2006, 11:00:34 PM

Jeez ow Pete, portgrad, if snakehandler wasn't convinced they would get by Bethany and then CMU beats them 44-6, why would that not change his mind?? As I said, the Thiel game is a whole 'nother story, but I think I would change my mind about a team if I wasn't "convinced" they would get by somebody and they turn around and beat that somebody by 38 points.

Josh Bowerman · November 04, 2006, 11:05:23 PM

I am curious as to Carnegie Mellon's playoff chances, should they lose to Thiel on Saturday next. I'm guessing--and thinking out loud here--because there are four Pool B spots and Linfield lost today, CMU will likely get the last Pool B spot (Behind Wesley, Whitworth and W&J) regardless of the outcome of the game.

Could this actually be sound reasoning?