(11-15-2017 01:03 PM)Deez Nuts Wrote:  NDSU and SDSU are the main teams that concern me.

Mostly agree which is why I’d like them to be the 4 and 5 seeds. Play each other, then come to BFS. Stony Brook and SUU may be sleepers we could see at Frisco. Would be surprised if they have the same depth/talent though.

(11-15-2017 01:24 PM)JMURocks Wrote:  

(11-15-2017 01:03 PM)Deez Nuts Wrote:  NDSU and SDSU are the main teams that concern me.

Mostly agree which is why I’d like them to be the 4 and 5 seeds. Play each other, then come to BFS. Stony Brook and SUU may be sleepers we could see at Frisco. Would be surprised if they have the same depth/talent though.

Seeded teams from conferences will not be placed on the same side of the bracket unless there's three seeds from one conference. So it is a lock SDSU/NDSU and UCA/SHSU will not be on the same side of the bracket. This is new for this year after MVFC complained about the regional matchups.

(11-15-2017 01:38 PM)South Main Wrote:  

(11-15-2017 01:24 PM)JMURocks Wrote:  

(11-15-2017 01:03 PM)Deez Nuts Wrote:  NDSU and SDSU are the main teams that concern me.

Mostly agree which is why I’d like them to be the 4 and 5 seeds. Play each other, then come to BFS. Stony Brook and SUU may be sleepers we could see at Frisco. Would be surprised if they have the same depth/talent though.

Seeded teams from conferences will not be placed on the same side of the bracket unless there's three seeds from one conference. So it is a lock SDSU/NDSU and UCA/SHSU will not be on the same side of the bracket. This is new for this year after MVFC complained about the regional matchups.

Is this in writing anywhere. I keep hearing it, but have not seen it in the rules.

After reviewing teams I think Wofford is the 8 and SUU is the 7 just from a travel perspective as Wofford would be a bus trip. This is all contingent on the games all being won by favorites.

(11-15-2017 01:43 PM)jmu98 Wrote:  

(11-15-2017 01:38 PM)South Main Wrote:  

(11-15-2017 01:24 PM)JMURocks Wrote:  

(11-15-2017 01:03 PM)Deez Nuts Wrote:  NDSU and SDSU are the main teams that concern me.

Mostly agree which is why I’d like them to be the 4 and 5 seeds. Play each other, then come to BFS. Stony Brook and SUU may be sleepers we could see at Frisco. Would be surprised if they have the same depth/talent though.

Seeded teams from conferences will not be placed on the same side of the bracket unless there's three seeds from one conference. So it is a lock SDSU/NDSU and UCA/SHSU will not be on the same side of the bracket. This is new for this year after MVFC complained about the regional matchups.

Is this in writing anywhere. I keep hearing it, but have not seen it in the rules.

After reviewing teams I think Wofford is the 8 and SUU is the 7 just from a travel perspective as Wofford would be a bus trip. This is all contingent on the games all being won by favorites.

This was all discussed just a couple posts back on this same thread:
http://csnbbs.com/thread-833477-post-147...id14783475

(11-15-2017 01:47 PM)JMURocks Wrote:  

(11-15-2017 01:43 PM)jmu98 Wrote:  

(11-15-2017 01:38 PM)South Main Wrote:  

(11-15-2017 01:24 PM)JMURocks Wrote:  

(11-15-2017 01:03 PM)Deez Nuts Wrote:  NDSU and SDSU are the main teams that concern me.

Mostly agree which is why I’d like them to be the 4 and 5 seeds. Play each other, then come to BFS. Stony Brook and SUU may be sleepers we could see at Frisco. Would be surprised if they have the same depth/talent though.

Seeded teams from conferences will not be placed on the same side of the bracket unless there's three seeds from one conference. So it is a lock SDSU/NDSU and UCA/SHSU will not be on the same side of the bracket. This is new for this year after MVFC complained about the regional matchups.

Is this in writing anywhere. I keep hearing it, but have not seen it in the rules.

After reviewing teams I think Wofford is the 8 and SUU is the 7 just from a travel perspective as Wofford would be a bus trip. This is all contingent on the games all being won by favorites.

This was all discussed just a couple posts back on this same thread:
http://csnbbs.com/thread-833477-post-147...id14783475

Yes I understand. Only proof of this seems to an article by Craig Haley. I'm not saying it isn't true, but have yet to see it anywhere but the link mentioned earlier.

(11-15-2017 01:52 PM)jmu98 Wrote:  

(11-15-2017 01:47 PM)JMURocks Wrote:  

(11-15-2017 01:43 PM)jmu98 Wrote:  

(11-15-2017 01:38 PM)South Main Wrote:  

(11-15-2017 01:24 PM)JMURocks Wrote:  Mostly agree which is why I’d like them to be the 4 and 5 seeds. Play each other, then come to BFS. Stony Brook and SUU may be sleepers we could see at Frisco. Would be surprised if they have the same depth/talent though.

Seeded teams from conferences will not be placed on the same side of the bracket unless there's three seeds from one conference. So it is a lock SDSU/NDSU and UCA/SHSU will not be on the same side of the bracket. This is new for this year after MVFC complained about the regional matchups.

Is this in writing anywhere. I keep hearing it, but have not seen it in the rules.

After reviewing teams I think Wofford is the 8 and SUU is the 7 just from a travel perspective as Wofford would be a bus trip. This is all contingent on the games all being won by favorites.

This was all discussed just a couple posts back on this same thread:
http://csnbbs.com/thread-833477-post-147...id14783475

Yes I understand. Only proof of this seems to an article by Craig Haley. I'm not saying it isn't true, but have yet to see it anywhere but the link mentioned earlier.

I agree with Rocks. That quote kept popping up about opposite sides of the bracket - saw it on ESPN, Yahoo Sports, etc. - but it always originated with the Haley article which didn't cite a source. The NCAA site doesn't include this language. Maybe someone made an informal comment to Haley and he ran with it. The NCAA should put it writing though if it's a real thing.

here's what I don't understand about the new rule: aren't seeds supposed to simply be the top 8 teams, period? how can you fairly seed teams if you're guaranteeing conferences not to have two seeds on the same side of the bracket? you have to go out of your way to manipulate the bracket to make sure a conference doesn't have a team on its side of the bracket. how is that fair?

(11-15-2017 02:10 PM)Jay M. Youix Wrote:  here's what I don't understand about the new rule: aren't seeds supposed to simply be the top 8 teams, period? how can you fairly seed teams if you're guaranteeing conferences not to have two seeds on the same side of the bracket? you have to go out of your way to manipulate the bracket to make sure a conference doesn't have a team on its side of the bracket. how is that fair?

Yeah, sounds bogus to me. Until Haley or someone else cites a source, I'm gonna assume it's not a rule.

I ain't concerned about NOBODY

(11-15-2017 10:21 AM)jmu98 Wrote:  

(11-15-2017 10:14 AM)South Main Wrote:  NDSU should be the #2 seed and they will send SDSU to our side of the bracket probably as the #5. Prob get Sammy on our side too if they put UCA as the #3.

UCA will be the 4 most likely IMO, with Jax St. taking the 3 behind NDSU.

SDSU will be 5, SHSU 6, Wofford 7, and SUU the 8.

This is all assuming those teams and JMU win this weekend.
I would absolutely love that bracket for us.

Wofford isn't beating USC..The question is since its vs a good P5 team, does losing by 1-2 scores vs getting blown out make a difference in the committee's eyes? I would think it does..

(11-15-2017 01:24 PM)JMURocks Wrote:  

(11-15-2017 01:03 PM)Deez Nuts Wrote:  NDSU and SDSU are the main teams that concern me.

Mostly agree which is why I’d like them to be the 4 and 5 seeds. Play each other, then come to BFS. Stony Brook and SUU may be sleepers we could see at Frisco. Would be surprised if they have the same depth/talent though.

I wouldn't be surprised to see SBU make the quarters or maybe even semis. Frisco would be a big surprise to me..Maybe if they hadn't lost Timon Parris a few weeks ago vs RU. That really hurts them. He was probably on everyone's pre season All America lists. The Fox/Stats article that said he was done for the season had him as a projected 5th round pick..

Well the first bubble is burst. Nicholls was just upset by southeastern Louisiana. They likely weren’t in the field anyways but this makes it official.
Great news for other bubble teams, including some caa ones.

(11-16-2017 10:07 PM)Potomac Wrote:  Well the first bubble is burst. Nicholls was just upset by southeastern Louisiana. They likely weren’t in the field anyways but this makes it official.
Great news for other bubble teams, including some caa ones.

That wasn't an upset. Game was @ SELA, who was favored by 3.5..

(11-15-2017 02:03 PM)POTUS#4 Wrote:  

(11-15-2017 01:52 PM)jmu98 Wrote:  

(11-15-2017 01:47 PM)JMURocks Wrote:  

(11-15-2017 01:43 PM)jmu98 Wrote:  

(11-15-2017 01:38 PM)South Main Wrote:  Seeded teams from conferences will not be placed on the same side of the bracket unless there's three seeds from one conference. So it is a lock SDSU/NDSU and UCA/SHSU will not be on the same side of the bracket. This is new for this year after MVFC complained about the regional matchups.

Is this in writing anywhere. I keep hearing it, but have not seen it in the rules.

After reviewing teams I think Wofford is the 8 and SUU is the 7 just from a travel perspective as Wofford would be a bus trip. This is all contingent on the games all being won by favorites.

This was all discussed just a couple posts back on this same thread:
http://csnbbs.com/thread-833477-post-147...id14783475

Yes I understand. Only proof of this seems to an article by Craig Haley. I'm not saying it isn't true, but have yet to see it anywhere but the link mentioned earlier.

I agree with Rocks. That quote kept popping up about opposite sides of the bracket - saw it on ESPN, Yahoo Sports, etc. - but it always originated with the Haley article which didn't cite a source. The NCAA site doesn't include this language. Maybe someone made an informal comment to Haley and he ran with it. The NCAA should put it writing though if it's a real thing.

CONFIRMED as not a real rule, this was bogus info from Craig Haley.

Committee chair talks about why they wouldn’t flip team seeding, also comments on SRS being the only SOS measure used, and view of FBS games.
http://www.fcs.football/cfb/story.asp?i=...73396251=1