FB: Empire 8

[JQV]

I'll put the specifics together overnight, but using the regional polls, standings and playoff slots as a guide, there appears to be currently, at most, 62 teams vying for the 32 playoff slots -- with 6 teams vying for 4 Pool B slots and 56 teams vying for 28 Pool A/C slots.  

However, in Pool A/C, because of conferences already double-covered in the polls or conferences that will not get more than the auto-bid based on win/loss records, less than 39 scenarios exist for those 28 slots.  I say "less than" because, for instance, the E8 is quadruple-represented in the East Poll.  However, no more than three of those teams would likely be selected.  Thus, that should eliminate a "scenario."  

Other scenarios may be able to be eliminated based on head-to-head games, but that hasn't been factored in yet, except in cases of teams not in the polls but with legitimate chances still to win their conferences.  A scenario is based only on  conference overall outlooks and not "which of the 3 XYZ conference teams will be chosen for the likely 2 slots XYZ will get"...for instance, not whether Ithaca would be chosen over SJF, etc., but rather whether the E8 would receive 2, 3 or 4 slots in its entirety.

Finally, based inside these numbers, there are four conferences in which a team with a legitimate chance to win the conference is not represented in the polls AND would cause the potential for a possible Pool A team that would lose and still deserve a Pool C slot.  If these underdog teams end up losing their conferences, this would eliminate additional scenarios.  

Long story short is that the playoffs are taking pretty good shape even with three weeks to go.  While there are individual questions and concerns in many conferences, the questions appear to be less division-wide-issue based than normal since there are three weeks for things to play out.  Like I said, specifics will come later.

Frank-

Snag a blank index card. On the front side write the following:
"Turn over and read"

On the back, write the following:
"Turn over and read"


... We'll call you when the playoffs are upon us.

Haha +k. Leave Frank alone.  He is still working on his long promised analysis.

[JQV]

Delaney's got a good preview story up:

http://theithacajournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061027/SPORTS/610270354/1006

Raymond's quote is telling.  Tags/Upstate/Superman/anyone else that was there, is it true that Fisher wasn't tackling well?

[realistic]

punchin in fellas.....trying to find a way to watch the game tomorrow.  Is it going to be on the net again (I know this has been discussed but the is the first time I am going to try) if so, can someone re-post the link?

thanks.

[theicdubbz]

should be on the net.  MIYH i think knows the address

[JQV]

punchin in fellas.....trying to find a way to watch the game tomorrow.  Is it going to be on the net again (I know this has been discussed but the is the first time I am going to try) if so, can someone re-post the link?

thanks.

They post the link on Bombers.Ithaca.edu

[theicdubbz]

Jose, +K to you sir. and with the power of dubbz its worth aaa two!

Cstate +K too... i dont dare post on the NJAC board... those montclair boys are ignorant evil some beaches

[JQV]

Jose, +K to you sir. and with the power of dubbz its worth aaa two!

I needed it, the NJAC boys were ripping my karma.  Some clown from Montclair was calling the players at Cortland dirty.  I am not one to defend Cortland but Max and I had to keep the morons from Montclair in line. 

EDIT : Upstate fought the good fight too.

[realistic]

just caught the tailend of that one....WOW is all I can say.

Remember how fired up they got in '01 when we discussed the 4-to-1 (at least) Ithaca to MSU fan ratio?  I think they might be a little sensative as a group.

[theicdubbz]

gave max some K too but they must really not like  him cus 10 minutes later it was lowered.

[JQV]

just caught the tailend of that one....WOW is all I can say.

Remember how fired up they got in '01 when we discussed the 4-to-1 (at least) Ithaca to MSU fan ratio?  I think they might be a little sensative as a group.

Without knowing much about Montclair football history, I gotta think that 2001 team was among the best in school history and certainly the best in recent memory.  I mean, they had that 28 year old ex-baseball player QB that went to camp with the Giants.  When the pairings came out, I thought they were going to pound us.  When BY got taken out, I really thought they were going to pound us.  That has to be why they hate us.

[realistic]

just caught the tailend of that one....WOW is all I can say.

Remember how fired up they got in '01 when we discussed the 4-to-1 (at least) Ithaca to MSU fan ratio?  I think they might be a little sensative as a group.

Without knowing much about Montclair football history, I gotta think that 2001 team was among the best in school history and certainly the best in recent memory.  I mean, they had that 28 year old ex-baseball player QB that went to camp with the Giants.  When the pairings came out, I thought they were going to pound us.  When BY got taken out, I really thought they were going to pound us.  That has to be why they hate us.

I gotta agree with you on that one.  Aside from Cortaca games, that has to be one of the best IC games I have seen.  I would say the Springfield shootout, but being the palyoffs and the fact that everyone expected us to lose...it was awesome. 

[JQV]

Back to Springfield.

Reading Delaney's story today I passed over an interesting fact.  Sharpe is only 5'9"!!!!!!!!!!!

The SC site lists him at 5'9" 204 lbs.  In my experience, that means he is probably 5'7" 204. 

How tall is SC's line?  Short option QBs can be pretty good at hiding behind big OL.  Can anyone that has seen them comment on this?

[maxpower]

Could someone please report Delaney to the AP, he failed to capitalize LIVE in his article!

[Tags]

Delaney's got a good preview story up:

http://theithacajournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061027/SPORTS/610270354/1006

Raymond's quote is telling.  Tags/Upstate/Superman/anyone else that was there, is it true that Fisher wasn't tackling well?

Jose-

It's true... Fisher didn't tackle very well. But sharpe is really difficult to bring down, you'll need to hit him & wait for help.

As far as the line, they're a decent size - Sharpe is a lot smaller than I thought he'd be and he does blend in behind the line ... that's a lot of why it's hard to see what's going on until he's already 5 yards up the field.

[JQV]

Delaney's got a good preview story up:

http://theithacajournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061027/SPORTS/610270354/1006

Raymond's quote is telling.  Tags/Upstate/Superman/anyone else that was there, is it true that Fisher wasn't tackling well?

Jose-

It's true... Fisher didn't tackle very well. But sharpe is really difficult to bring down, you'll need to hit him & wait for help.

As far as the line, they're a decent size - Sharpe is a lot smaller than I thought he'd be and he does blend in behind the line ... that's a lot of why it's hard to see what's going on until he's already 5 yards up the field.

+k for my anticipating my second questions which would have been, were Fisher's tackling problems related to Sharpe being good?