FB: Region 4 fan poll

[smedindy]

The committee laughs at the transitive property.

Let's get back to business. I have a problem with the committee including Franklin and, more so, Eureka on the poll. The reason you ask? Here goes:

Franklin lost to Albion 35-56
Albion lost to Hope 24-29
Hope lost to Millikin 21-25
Millikin lost to Wheaton 6-63

I know the transitive property is fail-proof, but it is something. It just seems to me the committee doesn't give much thought to SOS or even better, quality of schedule.

[GRIZ_BACKER]

Griz_Backer,

Appreciate the effort, but you have 3 at large teams from the North going to the playoffs. That will never happen, at least not in 2018...

This is as of today, projected conference winners and some will drop off board.  NCAC gets 1 only, CCIW 1 only.
Here is the short list at large. 

[FCGrizzliesGrad]

Griz_Backer,

Appreciate the effort, but you have 3 at large teams from the North going to the playoffs. That will never happen, at least not in 2018...

This is as of today, projected conference winners and some will drop off board.  NCAC gets 1 only, CCIW 1 only.
Here is the short list at large.

You've listed 6 at large teams being in but there's only 5 spots (unless you're counting Pool B as a 6th spot but you don't have a Pool B team as one of the 6)

[GRIZ_BACKER]

Griz_Backer,

Appreciate the effort, but you have 3 at large teams from the North going to the playoffs. That will never happen, at least not in 2018...

This is as of today, projected conference winners and some will drop off board.  NCAC gets 1 only, CCIW 1 only.
Here is the short list at large.

You've listed 6 at large teams being in but there's only 5 spots (unless you're counting Pool B as a 6th spot but you don't have a Pool B team as one of the 6)

You are correct.  I just went through the DB and listed what 6 i thought would get in and a short list of those on the cusp.  I have a complete DB file of all 64 or so odd teams that sill had a chance as of this week if any one wants it. (and excel file that is sortable and filterable).  I will send via private email

[HOPEful]

Which is fewer steps removed from Kevin Bacon: Franklin or Wheaton?

As far as I can figure, it's a tie.

Robert Wise attended Franklin and was in The Stupids with Tom Arnold, who was in We Married Margo with Kevin Bacon. (Wise > Arnold > Bacon)

Wes Craven attended Wheaton (does anyone else find that to be a very weird fit!?) and directed New Nightmare. W. Earl Brown was in New Nightmare and was also in Black Mass with Kevin Bacon. (Craven > Brown > Bacon)

[HScoach]

^ well done.

Though it makes me think you really need a life

[bleedpurple]

^ well done.

Though it makes me think you really need a life

To be fair, none of us have lives... that's why we're here! 

[HOPEful]

^ well done.

Though it makes me think you really need a life

However, Illinois Wesleyan has both beat as Kevin Dunn was in Picture Perfect with Kevin Bacon.

[wally_wabash]

Which is fewer steps removed from Kevin Bacon: Franklin or Wheaton?

As far as I can figure, it's a tie.

Robert Wise attended Franklin and was in The Stupids with Tom Arnold, who was in We Married Margo with Kevin Bacon. (Wise > Arnold > Bacon)

Wes Craven attended Wheaton (does anyone else find that to be a very weird fit!?) and directed New Nightmare. W. Earl Brown was in New Nightmare and was also in Black Mass with Kevin Bacon. (Craven > Brown > Bacon)

Nice.  Karma all day for this. 

[HOPEful]

Nice.  Karma all day for this.

Football season really brings up my karma. I'd wager a guess that 95% of my bad karma is from 3 calvin fan posters. If they ever get a football team, I anticipate my bad karma skyrocketing

[MUC57]

HOPEful

Gave ya a +k for the hell of it! I know how you feel. I wished various boards a Happy Father's Day a while back and got 2 -k's . Go figure. Hang in there!

[HOPEful]

HOPEful

Gave ya a +k for the hell of it! I know how you feel. I wished various boards a Happy Father's Day a while back and got 2 -k's . Go figure. Hang in there!

Oh, I embraced the dark side a while back. Now I poke the bear for the fun of it. It's been pretty easy lately with all of calvin's struggles, both on the basketball court and with enrollment/financially.

But thank you!

[Gregory Sager]

Which is fewer steps removed from Kevin Bacon: Franklin or Wheaton?

As far as I can figure, it's a tie.

Robert Wise attended Franklin and was in The Stupids with Tom Arnold, who was in We Married Margo with Kevin Bacon. (Wise > Arnold > Bacon)

Wes Craven attended Wheaton (does anyone else find that to be a very weird fit!?)

Well, he was definitely the most famous atheist alumnus of Wheaton, but I'm pretty sure that there's been others.

and directed New Nightmare. W. Earl Brown was in New Nightmare and was also in Black Mass with Kevin Bacon. (Craven > Brown > Bacon)

Nicely done!

^ well done.

Though it makes me think you really need a life

However, Illinois Wesleyan has both beat as Kevin Dunn was in Picture Perfect with Kevin Bacon.

Thanks, iwu70. 

[Gregory Sager]

HOPEful

Gave ya a +k for the hell of it! I know how you feel. I wished various boards a Happy Father's Day a while back and got 2 -k's . Go figure.

Ah, yes, the ol' "I resent the fact that you still have a pulse" karma smite. I think that I've been dinged for that reason a few times myself.

[HOPEful]

Back to football...

I think an interesting argument is "who should be ranked higher, Wheaton or Washington?"

It's a great example for differing opinions on what a poll should be... If you believe a poll is "best resume", I think that Wheaton's 52-30 win at NC outshines Washington beating Wheaton by 7 in St. Louis. However, there are plenty of people who see the head to head result and won't consider placing Wheaton ahead of Washington. If you're asking simply who you believe is "better", you first have to define "better"... Does better mean when they're playing their best ball, their worst, or the average/median?