FB: Region 4 fan poll

JCUStreaks70 · September 24, 2018, 04:44:06 PM

Quote from: Dr. Acula on September 24, 2018, 04:42:26 PM
Haha I didn't even do that on purpose! I seriously must have blacked that out of my memory permanently. I edited it to include that as that's kind of an important one to note on their resume.

Well as long as it was only an oversight! Ha

Mr. Ypsi · September 24, 2018, 05:42:20 PM

My only change in the top 8 was that I DID move JCU over Witt. I had them virtually tied anyway, and what JCU did against The Machine (albeit a loss) was more impressive than anything Witt could do against anyone on their schedule not named Wabash.

I rarely move anyone up with a loss, but do sometimes first take close notice after a 'good loss' - i.e, Carthage after almost beating UWO, and WashU after putting a scare into NCC. The (main) exceptions would be narrow losses to UMU, UMHB, and (formerly) UWW. (In the national poll, Ithaca has been helped more by their narrow loss to Brockport than by any of their wins.)

Mr. Ypsi · September 24, 2018, 11:21:41 PM

Quote from: Mr. Ypsi on September 18, 2018, 11:29:55 PM
BTW, not ready to pull the trigger on Millikin just yet. IF they give Wheaton a good game this weekend, then yes - but I suspect they will get monkey-stomped. Winning at Hope was somewhat impressive, but I'm reserving judgment on whether or not beating North Park means anything.

Glad I didn't vote for Millikin - 6-63 is darn close to a TRIPLE monkey stomp!

With Carthage losing by 20 to WashU, they fell out of 10th. ONU is now 4-0, but I was seriously unimpressed by their win (13-7) over an Otterberg team (now 0-4) who had been eviscerated by both BW and JCU. I moved them down from 9th to 10th, which meant I needed a 9th. BW and WashU were the obvious choices, but I like to include MIAA and HCAC teams whenever practicable. Since Trine is #7, I rejected 3-0 Albion in favor of taking a flyer on Mount St. Joe. I suspect they won't last long on my ballot, but there they are for now!

wally_wabash · September 25, 2018, 09:12:34 AM

Otterberg is 1-3 btw.

Dr. Acula · September 25, 2018, 09:53:01 AM

Quote from: Mr. Ypsi on September 24, 2018, 11:21:41 PM
Quote from: Mr. Ypsi on September 18, 2018, 11:29:55 PM
BTW, not ready to pull the trigger on Millikin just yet. IF they give Wheaton a good game this weekend, then yes - but I suspect they will get monkey-stomped. Winning at Hope was somewhat impressive, but I'm reserving judgment on whether or not beating North Park means anything.

Glad I didn't vote for Millikin - 6-63 is darn close to a TRIPLE monkey stomp!

With Carthage losing by 20 to WashU, they fell out of 10th. ONU is now 4-0, but I was seriously unimpressed by their win (13-7) over an Otterberg team (now 0-4) who had been eviscerated by both BW and JCU. I moved them down from 9th to 10th, which meant I needed a 9th. BW and WashU were the obvious choices, but I like to include MIAA and HCAC teams whenever practicable. Since Trine is #7, I rejected 3-0 Albion in favor of taking a flyer on Mount St. Joe. I suspect they won't last long on my ballot, but there they are for now!

I gave MSJ a spot at 10 this week as well. It was either them or Wash U for me. I'm positive that's a first on my ballot for the Lions. Sorry, Saintsfan.

Gregory Sager · September 25, 2018, 12:46:55 PM

Quote from: wally_wabash on September 25, 2018, 09:12:34 AM
Otterberg is 1-3 btw.

Rats! And I thought that Otterberg was a can't-miss in the D3 survivor pool. Who'd have thought that anyone would beat Otterberg this season?

smedindy · September 25, 2018, 01:09:28 PM

Things to do in Otterberg (when you're either alive or dead...)

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g1053702-Activities-Otterberg_Rhineland_Palatinate.html

Gregory Sager · September 25, 2018, 01:21:52 PM

Not to be confused with nearby Otterbach, of course:

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g1053700-Activities-Otterbach_Rhineland_Palatinate.html

JCUStreaks70 · September 25, 2018, 01:38:29 PM

Quote from: Gregory Sager on September 25, 2018, 01:21:52 PM
Not to be confused with nearby Otterbach, of course:

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g1053700-Activities-Otterbach_Rhineland_Palatinate.html

Let us not forgot about Otterburn either.....

http://www.ville.otterburnpark.qc.ca/

wally_wabash · September 25, 2018, 02:39:22 PM

You know it's going to be a good NRFP week when voters are talking ballots before the release of the results. It looks like everybody's ballot is in, so we'll have a new poll up this evening.

FCGrizzliesGrad · September 25, 2018, 04:28:34 PM

I don't have much to say this week as my ballot is exactly the same as last week. Easy to identify as it will be the one with Albion at 7.
John Carroll did move up a spot on my Top 25 ballot to #12 and are the highest ranked team with a loss.

wally_wabash · September 25, 2018, 05:28:16 PM

The much anticipated 2018 Week 4 NRFP:

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The NRFP is voted on by: Captain_Joe08, CollegeGolf18, Dr. Acula, FCGrizzliesGrad, HOPEful, Li'l Giant, Mr Ypsi, NCF, smedindy, thunderdog, USee, and wally wabash.

9/25: Edited table for one balloting correction.

USee · September 25, 2018, 06:01:48 PM

I am column 6 and I made a mistake when I submitted my ballot this week. I actually had ONU as #7 and indavertantly left them off my ballot so actually my 7-10 are my 8-11 teams. Apologies for the mess up.

I saw no reason to change the top 7 on my ballot, keeping JCU where they were despite the loss where they showed no real ability to score. I moved Albion up to 10 with my IWU/Wheaton pairing pretty much tethered together until this weekend.

I am surprised someone left ONU off and voted for Hope at 10 when Hope lost at home to Millikin. That and JCU at 2 seems like irrational exuberance. Other than that it all looks about what I suspected.

Mr. Ypsi · September 25, 2018, 07:17:27 PM

I'm column #9 this week.

I noticed my 'Otterberg' brainfart soon after I posted, but everyone was having so much fun with it, I didn't have the heart to make the correction! And it's probably less bizarre than if I had posted 'Heidelbein'!

(The risk of brainfarts is why I usually just go with Ott and Heidi!)

wally_wabash · September 25, 2018, 07:42:46 PM

Updated the table to account for USee's notes.

I'm column 4 and the ballot with JCU at #2. Exuberance? Maybe. This early in the season major results will cause bigger moves. Last week I had JCU at #3, so this wasn't a giant leap for them on my ballot, but my reasoning for putting them at #2 right now is that I think they just did a thing against Mount Union that nobody else in the region can do- they stalled out that incredible offense and they held the ball late in the 4th quarter with a chance to win. I really just don't see any other team being able to pull that off. Now, over time I may come to learn that Mount Union isn't as good as I think they are OR this result with JCU was a one-off for the Streaks OR both. Adjustments will be made accordingly, but if Mount Union and JCU both bulldoze their way through the rest of the schedule, I'm probably not going to be convinced that they aren't the best two in the region. Somebody else is going to have to do something really, really special.

As for the rest of my ballot, I'm not terribly comfortable with my ONU placement. That 13-7 business against Otterbein isn't quite a full red flag, but not just a yellow flag either. More of a burnt orange situation there. Off the back end of my ballot I'm watching (in no particular order) Eureka, Denison, Baldwin-Wallace, and WashU.