2017 Playoff Thread

[SuperHornet]

OK. Now that my angst at the stupidity of the Committee is out of the way, let's get our predictions on the PUBLISHED playoffs going.

First Round, 25 NOV

Lehigh (5-6) at Stony Brook (9-2), 1400 EDT
Western Illinois (8-3) at Weber State (9-2), 1600 EDT
Monmouth (9-2) at UNI (7-4), 1700 EDT
Central Connecticut State (8-3) at New Hampshire (7-4), 1400 EDT
Samford (8-3) at Kennesaw State (10-1), 1400 EDT
South Dakota (7-4) at Nicholls State (8-3), 1600 EDT
Furman (7-4) at Elon (8-3), 1300 EDT
San Diego (9-2) at Northern Arizona (7-4), 2000 EDT

[Gil Dobie]

First Round, 25 NOV

Lehigh (5-6) at Stony Brook (9-2), 1400 EDT
Western Illinois (8-3) at Weber State (9-2), 1600 EDT
Monmouth (9-2) at UNI (7-4), 1700 EDT
Central Connecticut State (8-3) at New Hampshire (7-4), 1400 EDT
Samford (8-3) at Kennesaw State (10-1), 1400 EDT
South Dakota (7-4) at Nicholls State (8-3), 1600 EDT
Furman (7-4) at Elon (8-3), 1300 EDT
San Diego (9-2) at Northern Arizona (7-4), 2000 EDT

[dal4018]

First Round, 25 NOV

Lehigh (5-6) at Stony Brook (9-2), 1400 EDT
Western Illinois (8-3) at Weber State (9-2), 1600 EDT
Monmouth (9-2) at UNI (7-4), 1700 EDT
Central Connecticut State (8-3) at New Hampshire (7-4), 1400 EDT
Samford (8-3) at Kennesaw State (10-1), 1400 EDT
South Dakota (7-4) at Nicholls State (8-3), 1600 EDT
Furman (7-4) at Elon (8-3), 1300 EDT
San Diego (9-2) at Northern Arizona (7-4), 2000 EDT

Miles Austin vs Kurt Warner!!!!

[SuperHornet]

I'm taking Stony Brook, BBQ, UNI, UNH, Samford, Nicholls State, Furman, and NAU.

[dal4018]

Sacramento St enters the playoffs with two WRs with the highest YPC say hello to Andre Lindsey 30.24 and Jaelin Ratliff 26.52!!!!

[kalm]

Sacramento St enters the playoffs with two WRs with the highest YPC say hello to Andre Lindsey 30.24 and Jaelin Ratliff 26.52!!!!

Huh?

[Gil Dobie]

Sacramento St enters the playoffs with two WRs with the highest YPC say hello to Andre Lindsey 30.24 and Jaelin Ratliff 26.52!!!!

Huh?

Hey, he's on a roll.

[kalm]

Huh?

Hey, he's on a roll.

Truth be told, Sac State should have been in ahead of several teams
Including UNH and Furman.

[dal4018]

Sacramento St enters the playoffs with two WRs with the highest YPC say hello to Andre Lindsey 30.24 and Jaelin Ratliff 26.52!!!!

Huh?

This piece of info was mentioned by CRAIG HALEY on his Twitter account for FCS.I wonder who will face Sac St in the first round this weekend.

[dal4018]

Hey, he's on a roll.

Truth be told, Sac State should have been in ahead of several teams
Including UNH and Furman.

I wonder what type of offense they use is it RUN-ORIENTED or PASS HAPPY???

[Mvemjsunpx]

Truth be told, Sac State should have been in ahead of several teams
Including UNH and Furman.

I wonder what type of offense they use is it RUN-ORIENTED or PASS HAPPY???

It's run-oriented, but it also doesn't matter because Sac didn't make the playoffs.

[kalm]

Truth be told, Sac State should have been in ahead of several teams
Including UNH and Furman.

I wonder what type of offense they use is it RUN-ORIENTED or PASS HAPPY???

The kind that won't gain a single yard this weekend.

(This is why I sometimes suspect you of simply being an amazing troll).

[BDKJMU]

Huh?

Hey, he's on a roll.

Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?

[BDKJMU]

I wonder what type of offense they use is it RUN-ORIENTED or PASS HAPPY???

The kind that won't gain a single yard this weekend.

(This is why I sometimes suspect you of simply being an amazing troll).

Wait, you didn't hear about the I-AA NIT?

Seeded strictly by SRS of highest 8 teams that didn't make the 24 team field (excluding 2 Celebration Bowl Participants & Yale).

#8 Sac State (7-4) @ #1 McNeese (9-2)
#5 UR (6-5) @ #4 YSU (6-5)

#7 Montana (7-4) @ #2 UD (7-4)
#6 ILSU (6-5) @ #3 EWU (7-4)

Austin Peay is still Woofed..

[BDKJMU]

Used the current 1-8 seeds. 9-11 on how I think the committee would have done it with SBU, Weber & WIU. 13-24 went by SRS..

#1 JMU (11-0) hosting winner of #17 Elon (8-3) @ #16 USD (7-4)
#8 SUU (9-2) hosting winner of #24 Lehigh (5-6) @ #9 SBU (9-2)

#4 UCA (10-1) hosting winner of #20 Nichols St (8-3) @ #13 Kennesaw St (10-1)
#5 SDSU (9-2) hosting winner of #21 UNH (7-4) @ #12 Samford (8-3)

#2 NDSU (10-1) hosting winner of #18 NAU (7-4) @ #15 UNI (7-4)
#7 Wofford (9-2) hosting winner of #23 San Diego (9-2) @ 10 Weber St (9-2)

#3 JSU (10-1) hosting winner of #19 Monmouth (9-2) @ #14 Furman (7-4)
#6 SHSU (10-1) hosting winner of #22 CCSU (8-3) @ #11 WIU (8-3)

[BDKJMU]

If the entire committee chosen field was seeded in order of SRS ranking:

#1 JMU (11-0) hosting winner of #17 Elon (8-3) @ #16 USD (7-4)
#8 WIU (8-3) hosting winner of #24 Lehigh (5-6) @ #9 SHSU (9-2)

#4 SUU (9-2) hosting winner of #20 Nichols St (8-3) @ #13 Furman (7-4)
#5 UCA (10-1) hosting winner of #21 UNH (7-4) @ #12 Kennesaw St (10-1)

#2 NDSU (10-1) hosting winner of #18 NAU (7-4) @ #15 Wofford (9-2)
#7 Weber St (9-2) hosting winner of #23 San Diego (9-2) @ 10 SBU (9-2)

#3 SDSU (9-2) hosting winner of #19 Monmouth (9-2) @ #14 UNI (7-4)
#6 JSU (10-1) hosting winner of #22 CCSU (8-3) @ #11 Samford (8-3)

[kalm]

If the entire committee chosen field was seeded in order of SRS ranking:

#1 JMU (11-0) hosting winner of #17 Elon (8-3) @ #16 USD (7-4)
#8 WIU (8-3) hosting winner of #24 Lehigh (5-6) @ #9 SHSU (9-2)

#4 SUU (9-2) hosting winner of #20 Nichols St (8-3) @ #13 Furman (7-4)
#5 UCA (10-1) hosting winner of #21 UNH (7-4) @ #12 Kennesaw St (10-1)

#2 NDSU (10-1) hosting winner of #18 NAU (7-4) @ #15 Wofford (9-2)
#7 Weber St (9-2) hosting winner of #23 San Diego (9-2) @ 10 SBU (9-2)

#3 SDSU (9-2) hosting winner of #19 Monmouth (9-2) @ #14 UNI (7-4)
#6 JSU (10-1) hosting winner of #22 CCSU (8-3) @ #11 Samford (8-3)

That's a way better seeding based on SoS and quality wins.

[BDKJMU]

Talking about the I-A playoffs on the JMU board and debating whether should expand to 8 or 16. A couple of people said I-AA should still be at 16. My reply:

Yep, 16 would work if there wasn't the rule that have to have at least as many at large as AQ. Here would have been the 16 team field:

MVFC:
NDSU (10-1/7-1) AQ
SDSU (9-2/6-2) At large
WIU (8-3/5-3) At Large

CAA:
JMU (11-0) AQ
SBU (9-2/7-1) At large
Elon (8-3/6-2) At Large

Big Sky:
SUU (9-2/7-1) AQ
Weber St (9-2/7-1) At Large

Southland:
UCA (10-1/9-0) AQ
SHSU (10-1/8-1) At Large

So Con:
Wofford (9-2/7-1) AQ

OVC:
JSU (10-1/8-0) AQ

Big South:
Kennesaw St (10-1/5-0) AQ

NEC:
CCSU (8-3/6-0) AQ

Patriot:
Lehigh (5-6/5-1) AQ

Pioneer:
San Diego (9-2/8-0) AQ

1st out: Samford (8-3/6-2) (7-3 vs Div I) (or switch Samford with Elon)

Likely bracket with the old field of 16, top 4 seeded, no 1st round rematches, most geographically compact:

Lehigh (5-6) @ #1 JMU (11-0) (271 miles)
CCSU (8-3) @ SBU (9-2) (71 miles)

WIU (8-3) @ #4 UCA (10-1)
SHSU (10-1) @ SUU (9-2)

San Diego (9-2) @ #2 NDSU (10-1)
Weber St (9-2) @ SDSU (9-2)

Kennesaw St (10-1) @ #3 JSU (10-1) (88 miles)
Elon (8-3) @ Wofford (9-2) (180 miles)