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I could see both sides of the argument of what seed you would want to be. The bottom line is that I think being in POD 1 is very important and those 4 games will decide the seeding.

waiting to post a Rice synopsis, but Rice #2 CUSA 3-pt%, 3s made/g; ODU #13 3-pt% D, #1 3s made against.

Curious how the regular season champ is determined. I know someone in pod 2 can't win it nor can someone in pod 1 drop below #5 regardless of pod performance. Once the pods start, are records effectively reset to 0-0 and the regular season champ is solely determined by performance in Pod 1? Or will the overall record for the entire conference season be a factor within the pods?

Hypothetically, let's say we were to go into Pod 1 as the #1 team finishing 2 games ahead of WKU. In pod play, WKU finishes 4-0 and ODU finishes 3-1. Who is the regular season championship?

(02-01-2019 11:33 AM)EverRespect Wrote:  Curious how the regular season champ is determined. I know someone in pod 2 can't win it nor can someone in pod 1 drop below #5 regardless of pod performance. Once the pods start, are records effectively reset to 0-0 and the regular season champ is solely determined by performance in Pod 1? Or will the overall record for the entire conference season be a factor within the pods?

Hypothetically, let's say we were to go into Pod 1 as the #1 team finishing 2 games ahead of WKU. In pod play, WKU finishes 4-0 and ODU finishes 3-1. Who is the regular season championship?

The pods only stop you from moving outside of that pod. Seeding for the conference tournament in each pod is still based on the entire conference record.
http://www.conferenceusa.com/news/2018/5...th=general

We would be in the driver seat had we beat UTSA. We would be the only 2 loss team at this stage. I am now thinking the POD1 teams will have 3 or 4 losses for sure. The key will be does a 5 loss team team make it in. I am thinking #5 and perhaps #4 will be from a tie breaker of 5 loss teams.

(02-01-2019 11:55 AM)Mr.BigBlue Wrote:  We would be in the driver seat had we beat UTSA. We would be the only 2 loss team at this stage. I am now thinking the POD1 teams will have 3 or 4 losses for sure. The key will be does a 5 loss team team make it in. I am thinking #5 and perhaps #4 will be from a tie breaker of 5 loss teams.

We're in first, with the easiest remaining schedule. We are in the driver's seat. We shouldn't get comfortable, but right now, there's not a team better positioned to be leading heading into pod play.

(02-01-2019 11:33 AM)EverRespect Wrote:  Curious how the regular season champ is determined. I know someone in pod 2 can't win it nor can someone in pod 1 drop below #5 regardless of pod performance. Once the pods start, are records effectively reset to 0-0 and the regular season champ is solely determined by performance in Pod 1? Or will the overall record for the entire conference season be a factor within the pods?

Hypothetically, let's say we were to go into Pod 1 as the #1 team finishing 2 games ahead of WKU. In pod play, WKU finishes 4-0 and ODU finishes 3-1. Who is the regular season championship?

The records don't reset. Effectively, the regular season champ has to be in pod 1. Whoever has the best conference record in pod 1 will be regular season champs (i.e., even if a pod 2 team has the best conference record due to the easiest schedule, they can finish no higher than 6th)

(02-01-2019 12:00 PM)ODUCoach Wrote:  

(02-01-2019 11:55 AM)Mr.BigBlue Wrote:  We would be in the driver seat had we beat UTSA. We would be the only 2 loss team at this stage. I am now thinking the POD1 teams will have 3 or 4 losses for sure. The key will be does a 5 loss team team make it in. I am thinking #5 and perhaps #4 will be from a tie breaker of 5 loss teams.

We're in first, with the easiest remaining schedule. We are in the driver's seat. We shouldn't get comfortable, but right now, there's not a team better positioned to be leading heading into pod play.

I agree but one loss could hurt us in our ability to finish #1. That is why I said the win at UTSA would have allowed us that one slip-up.

(02-01-2019 12:00 PM)ODUCoach Wrote:  

(02-01-2019 11:55 AM)Mr.BigBlue Wrote:  We would be in the driver seat had we beat UTSA. We would be the only 2 loss team at this stage. I am now thinking the POD1 teams will have 3 or 4 losses for sure. The key will be does a 5 loss team team make it in. I am thinking #5 and perhaps #4 will be from a tie breaker of 5 loss teams.

We're in first, with the easiest remaining schedule. We are in the driver's seat. We shouldn't get comfortable, but right now, there's not a team better positioned to be leading heading into pod play.

We are only in first because we have played an extra game. We are effectively still in 3rd or 4th because Marshall and UTSA own tiebreakers with us (not sure about UAB).

(02-01-2019 03:03 PM)EverRespect Wrote:  

(02-01-2019 12:00 PM)ODUCoach Wrote:  

(02-01-2019 11:55 AM)Mr.BigBlue Wrote:  We would be in the driver seat had we beat UTSA. We would be the only 2 loss team at this stage. I am now thinking the POD1 teams will have 3 or 4 losses for sure. The key will be does a 5 loss team team make it in. I am thinking #5 and perhaps #4 will be from a tie breaker of 5 loss teams.

We're in first, with the easiest remaining schedule. We are in the driver's seat. We shouldn't get comfortable, but right now, there's not a team better positioned to be leading heading into pod play.

We are only in first because we have played an extra game. We are effectively still in 3rd or 4th because Marshall and UTSA own tiebreakers with us (not sure about UAB).

Thought you were done with this team for this season. Are you like other democrats that promised to leave the country if Trump was elected? They too do not have the courage of their convictions, or their mouths.

(02-01-2019 03:34 PM)ODU True Blue Wrote:  

(02-01-2019 03:03 PM)EverRespect Wrote:  

(02-01-2019 12:00 PM)ODUCoach Wrote:  

(02-01-2019 11:55 AM)Mr.BigBlue Wrote:  We would be in the driver seat had we beat UTSA. We would be the only 2 loss team at this stage. I am now thinking the POD1 teams will have 3 or 4 losses for sure. The key will be does a 5 loss team team make it in. I am thinking #5 and perhaps #4 will be from a tie breaker of 5 loss teams.

We're in first, with the easiest remaining schedule. We are in the driver's seat. We shouldn't get comfortable, but right now, there's not a team better positioned to be leading heading into pod play.

We are only in first because we have played an extra game. We are effectively still in 3rd or 4th because Marshall and UTSA own tiebreakers with us (not sure about UAB).

Thought you were done with this team for this season. Are you like other democrats that promised to leave the country if Trump was elected? They too do not have the courage of their convictions, or their mouths.

I said I'm done with this team 10 minutes after we blew an 18 point lead in 3 minutes. Get over it, internet troll. You contribute zero here in terms of information, insight, analysis, or discussion. Not sure why you are even still allowed to post here.

(02-01-2019 03:34 PM)ODU True Blue Wrote:  

(02-01-2019 03:03 PM)EverRespect Wrote:  

(02-01-2019 12:00 PM)ODUCoach Wrote:  

(02-01-2019 11:55 AM)Mr.BigBlue Wrote:  We would be in the driver seat had we beat UTSA. We would be the only 2 loss team at this stage. I am now thinking the POD1 teams will have 3 or 4 losses for sure. The key will be does a 5 loss team team make it in. I am thinking #5 and perhaps #4 will be from a tie breaker of 5 loss teams.

We're in first, with the easiest remaining schedule. We are in the driver's seat. We shouldn't get comfortable, but right now, there's not a team better positioned to be leading heading into pod play.

We are only in first because we have played an extra game. We are effectively still in 3rd or 4th because Marshall and UTSA own tiebreakers with us (not sure about UAB).

Thought you were done with this team for this season. Are you like other democrats that promised to leave the country if Trump was elected? They too do not have the courage of their convictions, or their mouths.

Can we please keep this kind of crap out of here?

(02-01-2019 03:03 PM)EverRespect Wrote:  We are only in first because we have played an extra game. We are effectively still in 3rd or 4th because Marshall and UTSA own tiebreakers with us (not sure about UAB).

Here are everyone's remaining games. I like our chances.

Old Dominion 7-3 (Rice, @UAB, @MTSU, Charlotte)
North Texas 6-3 (@Charlotte, Marshall, WKU, @FAU, @FIU)
UAB 6-3 (MTSU, ODU, Charlotte, @Marshall, @WKU)
Marshall 6-3 (UTSA, @North Texas, @Rice, UAB, MTSU)
UTSA 6-3 (@Marshall, FIU, FAU, @USM, @LT)
WKU 5-4 (UTEP, @Rice, @North Texas, MTSU, UAB)
La Tech 5-5 (@FIU, @USM, UTEP, UTSA)
USM 5-5 (@FAU, La Tech, UTSA, UTEP)

(02-01-2019 03:03 PM)EverRespect Wrote:  

(02-01-2019 12:00 PM)ODUCoach Wrote:  

(02-01-2019 11:55 AM)Mr.BigBlue Wrote:  We would be in the driver seat had we beat UTSA. We would be the only 2 loss team at this stage. I am now thinking the POD1 teams will have 3 or 4 losses for sure. The key will be does a 5 loss team team make it in. I am thinking #5 and perhaps #4 will be from a tie breaker of 5 loss teams.

We're in first, with the easiest remaining schedule. We are in the driver's seat. We shouldn't get comfortable, but right now, there's not a team better positioned to be leading heading into pod play.

We are only in first because we have played an extra game. We are effectively still in 3rd or 4th because Marshall and UTSA own tiebreakers with us (not sure about UAB).

UTSA and Marshall still need to play each other so they won't both finish in front of us if we win our games. All of this is too early to say anyway. Biggest mission at the moment is clinching pod 1, which will happen if we win out.

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(02-01-2019 04:15 PM)ODUCoach Wrote:  

(02-01-2019 03:03 PM)EverRespect Wrote:  We are only in first because we have played an extra game. We are effectively still in 3rd or 4th because Marshall and UTSA own tiebreakers with us (not sure about UAB).

Here are everyone's remaining games. I like our chances.

Old Dominion 7-3 (Rice, @UAB, @MTSU, Charlotte)
North Texas 6-3 (@Charlotte, Marshall, WKU, @FAU, @FIU)
UAB 6-3 (MTSU, ODU, Charlotte, @Marshall, @WKU)
Marshall 6-3 (UTSA, @North Texas, @Rice, UAB, MTSU)
UTSA 6-3 (@Marshall, FIU, FAU, @USM, @LT)
WKU 5-4 (UTEP, @Rice, @North Texas, MTSU, UAB)
La Tech 5-5 (@FIU, @USM, UTEP, UTSA)
USM 5-5 (@FAU, La Tech, UTSA, UTEP)

I like our chances too, but this particular road trip scares me.

(02-01-2019 04:10 PM)ODU_NYG Wrote:  

(02-01-2019 03:34 PM)ODU True Blue Wrote:  

(02-01-2019 03:03 PM)EverRespect Wrote:  

(02-01-2019 12:00 PM)ODUCoach Wrote:  

(02-01-2019 11:55 AM)Mr.BigBlue Wrote:  We would be in the driver seat had we beat UTSA. We would be the only 2 loss team at this stage. I am now thinking the POD1 teams will have 3 or 4 losses for sure. The key will be does a 5 loss team team make it in. I am thinking #5 and perhaps #4 will be from a tie breaker of 5 loss teams.

We're in first, with the easiest remaining schedule. We are in the driver's seat. We shouldn't get comfortable, but right now, there's not a team better positioned to be leading heading into pod play.

We are only in first because we have played an extra game. We are effectively still in 3rd or 4th because Marshall and UTSA own tiebreakers with us (not sure about UAB).

Thought you were done with this team for this season. Are you like other democrats that promised to leave the country if Trump was elected? They too do not have the courage of their convictions, or their mouths.

Can we please keep this kind of crap out of here?

Agreed! This is not a board about politics. Please take that garbage to the smack board.

(02-01-2019 11:38 AM)ODUDrunkard13 Wrote:  

(02-01-2019 11:33 AM)EverRespect Wrote:  Curious how the regular season champ is determined. I know someone in pod 2 can't win it nor can someone in pod 1 drop below #5 regardless of pod performance. Once the pods start, are records effectively reset to 0-0 and the regular season champ is solely determined by performance in Pod 1? Or will the overall record for the entire conference season be a factor within the pods?

Hypothetically, let's say we were to go into Pod 1 as the #1 team finishing 2 games ahead of WKU. In pod play, WKU finishes 4-0 and ODU finishes 3-1. Who is the regular season championship?

The pods only stop you from moving outside of that pod. Seeding for the conference tournament in each pod is still based on the entire conference record.
http://www.conferenceusa.com/news/2018/5...th=general

The way I read your link, the pods also affect your tournament seeding.

"Once all 18 games have been completed, the top 12 teams based on final league standings will be seeded in the conference tournament. Teams will be guaranteed seeding within their respective group. For example, if a program lands in the second group (6-10), it will seed no higher than six and no lower than 10 in the tournament field."

(02-01-2019 04:10 PM)ODU_NYG Wrote:  

(02-01-2019 03:34 PM)ODU True Blue Wrote:  

(02-01-2019 03:03 PM)EverRespect Wrote:  

(02-01-2019 12:00 PM)ODUCoach Wrote:  

(02-01-2019 11:55 AM)Mr.BigBlue Wrote:  We would be in the driver seat had we beat UTSA. We would be the only 2 loss team at this stage. I am now thinking the POD1 teams will have 3 or 4 losses for sure. The key will be does a 5 loss team team make it in. I am thinking #5 and perhaps #4 will be from a tie breaker of 5 loss teams.

We're in first, with the easiest remaining schedule. We are in the driver's seat. We shouldn't get comfortable, but right now, there's not a team better positioned to be leading heading into pod play.

We are only in first bec politicsause we have played an extra game. We are effectively still in 3rd or 4th because Marshall and UTSA own tiebreakers with us (not sure about UAB).

Thought you were done with this team for this season. Are you like other democrats that promised to leave the country if Trump was elected? They too do not have the courage of their convictions, or their mouths.

Can we please keep this kind of crap out of here?

Yeah, politics isn't necessary

(02-01-2019 05:58 PM)Nukesquad Wrote:  

(02-01-2019 11:38 AM)ODUDrunkard13 Wrote:  

(02-01-2019 11:33 AM)EverRespect Wrote:  Curious how the regular season champ is determined. I know someone in pod 2 can't win it nor can someone in pod 1 drop below #5 regardless of pod performance. Once the pods start, are records effectively reset to 0-0 and the regular season champ is solely determined by performance in Pod 1? Or will the overall record for the entire conference season be a factor within the pods?

Hypothetically, let's say we were to go into Pod 1 as the #1 team finishing 2 games ahead of WKU. In pod play, WKU finishes 4-0 and ODU finishes 3-1. Who is the regular season championship?

The pods only stop you from moving outside of that pod. Seeding for the conference tournament in each pod is still based on the entire conference record.
http://www.conferenceusa.com/news/2018/5...th=general

The way I read your link, the pods also affect your tournament seeding.

"Once all 18 games have been completed, the top 12 teams based on final league standings will be seeded in the conference tournament. Teams will be guaranteed seeding within their respective group. For example, if a program lands in the second group (6-10), it will seed no higher than six and no lower than 10 in the tournament field."

Yes, the pods will protect a top 5 team from dropping out of the top 5 or a restrict a lower seeded from moving past their pod for the tournament.

The total conference record (at the end of the regular season/pod play) is what will determine the order of where the teams are slotted in each pod for the tournament.

(02-01-2019 04:15 PM)ODUCoach Wrote:  

(02-01-2019 03:03 PM)EverRespect Wrote:  We are only in first because we have played an extra game. We are effectively still in 3rd or 4th because Marshall and UTSA own tiebreakers with us (not sure about UAB).

Here are everyone's remaining games. I like our chances.

Old Dominion 7-3 (Rice, @UAB, @MTSU, Charlotte)
North Texas 6-3 (@Charlotte, Marshall, WKU, @FAU, @FIU)
UAB 6-3 (MTSU, ODU, Charlotte, @Marshall, @WKU)
Marshall 6-3 (UTSA, @North Texas, @Rice, UAB, MTSU)
UTSA 6-3 (@Marshall, FIU, FAU, @USM, @LT)
WKU 5-4 (UTEP, @Rice, @North Texas, MTSU, UAB)
La Tech 5-5 (@FIU, @USM, UTEP, UTSA)
USM 5-5 (@FAU, La Tech, UTSA, UTEP)

Agreed - we are firmly in control. Just need to hold serve one game at a time. UAB should be our toughest challenge and, hopefully, we can finally beat empty sue. I just can’t look past that game, since we have never beaten them.