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It will just eliminate a couple of teams from getting an at large when even now those chances are slim & none.

(12-16-2017 09:23 AM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  

(12-15-2017 12:01 PM)UABslant Wrote:  Here is Mark Adams' plan for C-USA scheduling: http://www.dailypress.com/sports/dp-spt-...story.html

He's done the math, it makes sense. We'll see if we go with it.

Another bad idea that will not accomplish what they want. You want your best teams in the top 4 seeds in the tournament. By the end of the regular season, there are usually not many games separating teams. If the top teams are hastily matched up against each other in February, someone has to lose. Most likely, everyone picks up a couple of losses and drops in the standings. Then some team, ranked 6th or 7th, and not categorized as a "top team" vaults into a top 4 seed by playing weaker opponents in February.

This is my only fault with the plan. They would need to make part of the plan that the top 7 teams are guaranteed seeds 1-7 at the time they split the league in half in February. So then the best that a team from the bottom 7 can do is the 8 seed.

(12-16-2017 12:25 PM)hooverblazer Wrote:  

(12-16-2017 09:23 AM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  

(12-15-2017 12:01 PM)UABslant Wrote:  Here is Mark Adams' plan for C-USA scheduling: http://www.dailypress.com/sports/dp-spt-...story.html

He's done the math, it makes sense. We'll see if we go with it.

Another bad idea that will not accomplish what they want. You want your best teams in the top 4 seeds in the tournament. By the end of the regular season, there are usually not many games separating teams. If the top teams are hastily matched up against each other in February, someone has to lose. Most likely, everyone picks up a couple of losses and drops in the standings. Then some team, ranked 6th or 7th, and not categorized as a "top team" vaults into a top 4 seed by playing weaker opponents in February.

This is my only fault with the plan. They would need to make part of the plan that the top 7 teams are guaranteed seeds 1-7 at the time they split the league in half in February. So then the best that a team from the bottom 7 can do is the 8 seed.

Yes, the goal is to get a 2nd team in and to do that, some teams will suffer. But if it accomplishes the goal of a 2nd team, then all teams will share in the extra money.

But, you cant have teams with terribly easy schedules like we have this year because even if we shine the rest of the year, we cant overcome what all the patsies have done to us.

Our weak schedule would have kept us out even if we could have won 2 against Richmond and another team.

The proposed plan at least gives probably teams 2-5 a chance at separation and a 2nd bid. If they properly scheduled in the pre-conference and won.