Mvemjsunpx wrote:The schools obviously did, but I don't know about the teams.kalm wrote:
I didn't know the teams in the MEAC didn't have a choice to forego the auto bid.
Unfortunately my Eagles were not good enough for the big show but I see your point!!!! We will see this weekend!!!!!89Hen wrote:I am shocked. The NCAA blew this one. If you don't send your champion, you don't get a spot at the table. HUGE mistake.dal4018 wrote:My wish came true North Carolina A&T got in will meet up with Richmond this saturday 2:00 pm!!!!
NCCU is going to Atlanta.dal4018 wrote:Unfortunately my Eagles were not good enough for the big show but I see your point!!!! We will see this weekend!!!!!89Hen wrote: I am shocked. The NCAA blew this one. If you don't send your champion, you don't get a spot at the table. HUGE mistake.
They chose to have a bowl game vs the SWAC I agree they should have kept their AQ playoff status.kalm wrote:I didn't know the teams in the MEAC didn't have a choice to forego the auto bid.Mvemjsunpx wrote:
Go on… what?
Yes to play in bowl game vs SWAC Champion!!!!DSUrocks07 wrote:NCCU is going to Atlanta.dal4018 wrote: Unfortunately my Eagles were not good enough for the big show but I see your point!!!! We will see this weekend!!!!!
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Rumor has it that A&T threw this game intentionally so they could possibly garner an at-large selection, and give Cohen more of a national stage. He did run for 295 yards against Alcorn in last year's bowl game.TribeFanInNC wrote:NCA&T has Tarik Cohen, the number two rusher in FCS, and the committee matched them up against a team with QB issues and who just gave up 219 yards to one RB on Saturday. Maybe it is the plan to get the MEAC a playoff win in the hopes that other MEAC teams will push to abandon the Celebration bowl.89Hen wrote: I am shocked. The NCAA blew this one. If you don't send your champion, you don't get a spot at the table. HUGE mistake.
It's a reasonable theory, but Broadway's quotes in this article makes that seem unlikely.DSUrocks07 wrote:Rumor has it that A&T threw this game intentionally so they could possibly garner an at-large selection, and give Cohen more of a national stage. He did run for 295 yards against Alcorn in last year's bowl game.TribeFanInNC wrote: NCA&T has Tarik Cohen, the number two rusher in FCS, and the committee matched them up against a team with QB issues and who just gave up 219 yards to one RB on Saturday. Maybe it is the plan to get the MEAC a playoff win in the hopes that other MEAC teams will push to abandon the Celebration bowl.
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Well of course you never want to publicly say that, especially at the expense of your rival.Mvemjsunpx wrote:It's a reasonable theory, but Broadway's quotes in this article makes that seem unlikely.DSUrocks07 wrote: Rumor has it that A&T threw this game intentionally so they could possibly garner an at-large selection, and give Cohen more of a national stage. He did run for 295 yards against Alcorn in last year's bowl game.
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It's looking like it'll be a battle of backup (or lower) QBs in Richmond on Saturday…
I'll give you SHSU +6 on the road.bluehenbillk wrote:I can see Richmond going down with all of their injuries.
Lehigh can beat a paper tiger UNH.
Villanova can won on the road at SDSU.
Keeler will have his team frothing at the mouth & always plays up in the postseason - the semi with them in Fargo is the defacto NC IMO.
I know it' s not a rule... it SHOULD be a rule. Absolutely 100%. Fuck any team from a conference that has taken themselves out of it.Ursus A. Horribilis wrote:Mvemjsunpx wrote:
1. That isn't an actual rule.
2. The NCAA doesn't choose the field.
Nice work Mvem. Ripped the tits off of it.
If they are eligible & good enough, they get a shot.
I don't mind seeing how good the non-autobid conference teams do against the rest of the pack.89Hen wrote:I know it' s not a rule... it SHOULD be a rule. Absolutely 100%. **** any team from a conference that has taken themselves out of it.Ursus A. Horribilis wrote:
Nice work Mvem. Ripped the tits off of it.
If they are eligible & good enough, they get a shot.
18 straight first round losses by the MEAC's BEST team(s) wasn't enough for you?Gil Dobie wrote:I don't mind seeing how good the non-autobid conference teams do against the rest of the pack.89Hen wrote: I know it' s not a rule... it SHOULD be a rule. Absolutely 100%. **** any team from a conference that has taken themselves out of it.
That might be a playoff 1st- a team from the 11th ranked conference, who is 0-17 in the playoffs this century, not good enough to win said conference, with 0 wins against the top 75, getting an at large.How did A&T deserve to make it?
Their wins were against Massey Composite (out of 125 FCS teams):
76, 82, 93, 100, 103, 120, 123, D-II (2-8 record), and 113 out of 128 (FBS)
Their losses were to Massey Composite: 36 of 128 FBS and 42 of 125 FCS
Illinois States Massey composite wins were: (out of 125 FCS teams):
5, 24, 45, 63, 116 and 50 out of 128 FBS
Their losses were to:
1, 8, 31, 46, and 49
Can you really say that A&T with that resume deserves an at-large bid? If so, teams might as well schedule the weakest teams they can even in extremely weak conferences (MEAC rated 11th of 13 conferences ahead of only SWAC and Pioneer).
The better comparison would have been Albany. They should have been the last in.BDKJMU wrote:tribe-pride over on the JMU board responding to someone who said NC A&T deserved to make itThat might be a playoff 1st- a team from the 11th ranked conference, who is 0-17 in the playoffs this century, not good enough to win said conference, with 0 wins against the top 75, getting an at large.How did A&T deserve to make it?
Their wins were against Massey Composite (out of 125 FCS teams):
76, 82, 93, 100, 103, 120, 123, D-II (2-8 record), and 113 out of 128 (FBS)
Their losses were to Massey Composite: 36 of 128 FBS and 42 of 125 FCS
Illinois States Massey composite wins were: (out of 125 FCS teams):
5, 24, 45, 63, 116 and 50 out of 128 FBS
Their losses were to:
1, 8, 31, 46, and 49
Can you really say that A&T with that resume deserves an at-large bid? If so, teams might as well schedule the weakest teams they can even in extremely weak conferences (MEAC rated 11th of 13 conferences ahead of only SWAC and Pioneer).
I'm thinking it'll be Chattanooga at Sam Houston State in the second round. If so it'll be interesting. Sam Houston State is the quintessential one dimensional team. They have a really explosive passing game and nothing else. No running game. No defense.bluehenbillk wrote: Keeler will have his team frothing at the mouth & always plays up in the postseason - the semi with them in Fargo is the defacto NC IMO.
This is a NFL audition for Cohen!!!!TribeFanInNC wrote:NCA&T has Tarik Cohen, the number two rusher in FCS, and the committee matched them up against a team with QB issues and who just gave up 219 yards to one RB on Saturday. Maybe it is the plan to get the MEAC a playoff win in the hopes that other MEAC teams will push to abandon the Celebration bowl.89Hen wrote: I am shocked. The NCAA blew this one. If you don't send your champion, you don't get a spot at the table. HUGE mistake.
bluehenbillk wrote:I can see Richmond going down with all of their injuries.
Lehigh can beat a paper tiger UNH.
Villanova can won on the road at SDSU.
Keeler will have his team frothing at the mouth & always plays up in the postseason - the semi with them in Fargo is the defacto NC IMO.
kalm wrote:The better comparison would have been Albany. They should have been the last in.BDKJMU wrote:tribe-pride over on the JMU board responding to someone who said NC A&T deserved to make it
That might be a playoff 1st- a team from the 11th ranked conference, who is 0-17 in the playoffs this century, not good enough to win said conference, with 0 wins against the top 75, getting an at large.
Even with 16 teams, the SLC is still ranked below the Patriot, Ivy, and OVC in Sagarin. EWU won the NC from the 5 spot in 2010.Bluehen95 wrote:bluehenbillk wrote:I can see Richmond going down with all of their injuries.
Lehigh can beat a paper tiger UNH.
Villanova can won on the road at SDSU.
Keeler will have his team frothing at the mouth & always plays up in the postseason - the semi with them in Fargo is the defacto NC IMO.
Bill Right on about Keeler. There is no good reason the selection committee can give as to why they are meeting in the semis instead of the finals. THis is why the expanded playoffs are a joke. they had the 1-AA playoffs in the sweet spot at 16 teams seeded from top to bottom.
kalm wrote:Even with 16 teams, the SLC is still ranked below the Patriot, Ivy, and OVC in Sagarin. EWU won the NC from the 5 spot in 2010.Bluehen95 wrote:
Bill Right on about Keeler. There is no good reason the selection committee can give as to why they are meeting in the semis instead of the finals. THis is why the expanded playoffs are a joke. they had the 1-AA playoffs in the sweet spot at 16 teams seeded from top to bottom.
SHSU's strength of schedule was HORRENDOUS. The Southland sucked this year, and SHSU played a couple of cupcakes OOC, including a Div II. See the above post. Even weaker than StFU out of the NEC. Only stronger than the affirmative action MEAC pick NC A&T & the non scholly Pioneer champ San Diego. You could 11-0 & be the best team in the nation but if you play a pathetic schedule you're not going to going to be seeded above 10-1 teams playing way stronger schedules..SHSU was lucky they weren't even dropped behind the Citadel to the #6 seed. Citadel had a much stronger SOS and was 3-0 vs playoff teams..Bluehen95 wrote:kalm wrote:
Even with 16 teams, the SLC is still ranked below the Patriot, Ivy, and OVC in Sagarin. EWU won the NC from the 5 spot in 2010.
Oh, I still think SHSU will win, but the game of the tournament will be in December instead of January......THe conference was not great but they destroyed their entire schedule by a large margin. THey should be higher.
