(11-17-2015 01:52 PM)jmufbs Wrote:  

(11-17-2015 01:31 PM)Deez Nuts Wrote:  What's better - W&M to beat Richmond and keep a seed, or Richmond to beat W&M? Assuming a JMU win and a Richmond win, would any of these 3 stand to get a seed moreso than another?

We want UR to beat WM and give them 3 losses.

a 9-2 JMU > 8-3 WM and 8-3 UR particularly when JMU has an FBS win ( Nerds / ticks don't) and we have NO bad losses ( UR/ WM do- at least relative to our losses).

Head to Head will not matter as much to committee when you compare overall resume and W/L record

In this case there is a real chance we could get a seed ahead of WM and UR ...

I'm not so sure about this. All three teams would be 8-2 against I-AA. Both of those teams beat JMU. It would be hard to justify giving a Seed to JMU and not to at least one of the others. If we get a Seed, I think it would be the CAA's 2nd (and lower) Seed.

I'm rooting against the Ticks.

I will also say that I would not be shocked to see the Big Sky not get a Seed - especially if Portland State loses.

(11-17-2015 07:55 PM)NH/JMU Saxkow Wrote:  I'm rooting against the Ticks.

I'll be honest, I didn't read much of the rest of this post. But yup.

(11-17-2015 03:02 PM)Pitz Wrote:  

(11-17-2015 01:56 PM)PurpleStreamers Wrote:  You might be right about this after all when you think about overall resumes. Just no way I can root for Ticks.

Haha, agreed. Especially when you consider Richmond will be squarely on the playoff bubble if they lose.

That's the best part of the wm-ur game. It's win win from our vantage point, assuming we beat VU.
If ur wins, our shot at a seed improves. If wm wins, ur may not even make the playoffs.
Win-win.

Have the CAA and the SoCon ever had a no-seed year?

I think there is a chance for:
1) Jacksonville St (10-1)
2) McNeese St (10-0)
3) North Dakota St (9-2)
4) Portland St (9-2)
5) Charleston Southern (9 -2)
6) Illinois St (9-2)
7) Coastal Carolina (10 -1)
8) South Dakota St (9-2)

The MVFC and the Big South have gotten a lot of love this year. Where Chattanooga and the winner of the W/M UR game still possibly not getting seeds. I would hope they seed the 2 best MVFC and just 1 Big South, but even that scenario likely means no seed for JMU. On the bright side, we likely should be in a good spot to win a bid and host.

I've been going through past brackets to evaluate our odds of getting a seed. Our path to a seed is most similar to Towson in 2013.

How did Richmond miss the playoffs in 2012!?

When is the selection show??

(11-21-2015 03:38 PM)JMU13 Wrote:  When is the selection show??

11am tomorrow on ESPNU I believe

(11-21-2015 03:39 PM)jmuduke10 Wrote:  

(11-21-2015 03:38 PM)JMU13 Wrote:  When is the selection show??

11am tomorrow on ESPNU I believe

Correct

Awesome!

Here's a game that has possibly put a team on the bubble: NC Central beat NC A&T.

Yes, it is a MEAC team, but this game now throws the MEAC title into slight uncertainty. If Bethune-Cookman wins their game (on right now - against FAMU and Alex Wood), there will be a 3-way tie for their "bowl" game. According to the MEAC's press release from Wednesday, it will come down to which team is higher in Sagarin between NC A&T and B-C. If Bethune-Cookman loses their game, NC Central goes to their "bowl".

NC Central finishes at 7-3 in Division I (2 I-A losses). NC A&T finishes at 8-2 in D1 (win over Elon, one I-A loss). B-C would finish 8-2 in D1 if they can close out their win (one I-A loss).

I can't see NC Central getting an At Large. But could NC A&T or B-C get one of the last spots? I don't think they should, but we'll see....