FB: Empire 8

tecmobowler · October 24, 2006, 02:12:06 PM

Frank
It's irrelevant how many one-loss teams there are if there are Midwestern two-loss teams or two-loss teams viewed as having quality losses. You've watched this play out for a number of years...You know how the committee works. It's not a simple "more losses" issue.

I dunno if that's true. If so, two-loss teams in the OAC would often get in before one-loss teams. Outside of theh NEFC teams and other extreme bottom feeder conferences, I haven't seen that too much.

theicdubbz · October 24, 2006, 02:20:58 PM

Quote from: tecmobowler on October 24, 2006, 01:51:06 PM
Throwing words like paucity around isn't going to impress anyone.. it's only going to confuse poor ICdubbz.

AT LEAST SOMEONE CARES!

'gro · October 24, 2006, 02:26:03 PM

If 3 E8 teams finish 9-1 they could all get in the NCAA's.

Last year RPI lost to Union in the last week (Union got the A, Hobart a C). 7-2 Cortland and 8-2 Wilkes got the C bids. Had RPI beat Union and gone 8-1 they probably would have bumped Cort or Wilkes out.

TecmoYellowHat · October 24, 2006, 02:27:45 PM

I have been a real lurker on the boards this season, but knew I would have something to say about a 3 team tiebreaker after this weekend's Springfield win.

Things usually play themselves out before they really need to go through a lot of tiebreaker steps. Ithaca fans (including myself), should first worry about beating Springfield AND Cortland. Then after winning both these games, I doubt there will much of a tiebreaker to go through. Remember last year when Fisher lost to Alfred? This sort of stuff happens every year, so just sit back and let the season play out. I would be surprised if it came down to quality of wins.

Also, someone mentioned home field advantage. Is that really an issue anywhere except at butterfield with the FDC 3rd down noise?

fisheralum91 · October 24, 2006, 02:46:34 PM

sorry boys- meetings all day- missed much but glad to see that we are back to football.

oh wait-- i forgot my smoking jacket!

theicdubbz · October 24, 2006, 02:46:52 PM

question for those close to the players... have any of them said anything about playing at Butterfield with the FDC and any impact?

WLCALUM83 · October 24, 2006, 03:24:35 PM

How close will the Springfield/Ithaca game be?

gobombers15 · October 24, 2006, 03:56:49 PM

IC guys, take a deep breath and calm down. What is one of the first things that a committee looks at when selecting a team? How well they're playing at the time the bracket is selected (save for when IC beat Cortland by 3 TD's in the Jug and didn't get in to the playoffs in 2004). I will GUARANTEE you that if Ithaca wins these next three games, they're in the playoffs.

Never been so sure of anything in my life.

TecmoYellowHat · October 24, 2006, 04:09:55 PM

Quote from: gobombers15 on October 24, 2006, 03:56:49 PM
IC guys, take a deep breath and calm down. What is one of the first things that a committee looks at when selecting a team? How well they're playing at the time the bracket is selected (save for when IC beat Cortland by 3 TD's in the Jug and didn't get in to the playoffs in 2004). I will GUARANTEE you that if Ithaca wins these next three games, they're in the playoffs.

Never been so sure of anything in my life.

couldn't agree more. just winning out the rest of this season should be good enough. If Ithaca is Springfield's only loss and Cortland's only loss, that will be a Pool C bid for Ithaca.

realistic · October 24, 2006, 04:15:32 PM

well thats good....nice and simple. All IC has to do is beat an undefeated Springfield squad, go on the road to an improved Alfred team, and go on the road to a currently undefeated Cortland team for Cortaca. Sounds like a cake walk to me.

I think the reason people are discussing it so much is that is a HUGE task.... I for one am quite nervous.

flash83 · October 24, 2006, 04:19:31 PM

wow! i'm glad nobody has a day job! you guys are trying to catch the LL in post!

flash83 · October 24, 2006, 04:23:06 PM

did you see the springfield / ithaca matchup in the east region post? they have a survey going on.

'gro · October 24, 2006, 04:28:38 PM

Quote from: flash83 on October 24, 2006, 04:19:31 PM
wow! i'm glad nobody has a day job! you guys are trying to catch the LL in post!

they are on hiatus over there... big games start next week.

So basically, the playoffs start this week for IC. agree?

realistic · October 24, 2006, 04:32:32 PM

absolutely 'gro.

JQV · October 24, 2006, 04:35:13 PM

I think there are two happy outcomes left for IC this season:

1) Win out, get in.

2) Drop one to SC, C-State loses to Rowan, and then win the Jug and screw Cortland out of the playoffs when they have their best team in 10 years.

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