Video: Should Division II Overhaul the Playoff System? - with Mike Racy

[IUPNation]

come try your luck big toot. Oklahoma isn't the only place I've lived nor is it the only place I've played. your d2 football would barely be considered football in this region.

Central Oklahoma..last playoff appearace...2003.

Really?

[Brandon]

I could have sworn that was a road game.

So an MIAA team did come east.....and got hammered.

How about that!

IUP had a legitimate nationally competitive team in 1991. That's been demonstrated in this thread.

The MIAA wasn't any good back then. They also lost to:

Iowa Wesleyan 34-31
Emporia State 42-41
Southwest Baptist 37-25
Pittsburg State 55-20
Central Missouri 38-37

[IUPNation]

Technically still silo, just only 11 teams. If we get to 12 before 2024, I’m sure we will still be solo until the conference votes otherwise.

That's when you create divisions, do two (instead of three) crossovers with the second one being the last week where the two division leaders meet for the conference title game.

It's how we do it.

[IUPNation]

Northeast Missouri played at IUP in 1991.

I could have sworn that was a road game.

So an MIAA team did come east.....and got hammered.

How about that!

[GorillaTeacher]

Technically still silo, just only 11 teams. If we get to 12 before 2024, I’m sure we will still be solo until the conference votes otherwise.

[KleShreen]

But MIAA teams never come east..IUP has played in Missouri twice. I’d welcome seeing IUP do a home and home in the future with Pitt. Frank took on bigger teams back in the good old days. IUP played in Fargo..Portland State…took on GV often. It’s good to do that.

You don’t see how incredulous I find the MIAA boss lecturing about what should be fair in his eyes where he shoves the GLIAC in our region because it’s more convenient for his SILO league that has never traveled to the region he wants to **** over…

So..there.

The MIAA isn't SILO anymore.

[Brandon]

But MIAA teams never come east..IUP has played in Missouri twice.

Northeast Missouri played at IUP in 1991.

[jimbo slice]

Since when have D2 teams from Oklahoma been considered tough?

If your team is so great, they can come to PA and prove it.

come try your luck big toot. Oklahoma isn't the only place I've lived nor is it the only place I've played. your d2 football would barely be considered football in this region.

[IUPNation]

Outright lie #1 was you claiming I wanted iup to.come to Pitt and kiss some kind of ring. That's not something I've ever said, implied, or even hinted at.

Outright lie#2 you have now put out there twice. Pitt's last 2 noncon games were in TX. Bitd, they played noncons in Fargo ND, Illinois, Texas, Florence Alabama just off the top of my head. They did have a stretch where they played terrible noncon opponents. Myself and most other Pitt fans were very critical of them for it. After that it was the stupid silo, and Pitt has fought against that since it became an idea.

As far as playing iup in noncon. That's not going to.happen as long as the sr1 teams play a voluntary in region silo. I am hopeful overall, though as the current ad and coaches seem to want good opponents. I would love to see them do a home and home with some good teams, no matter where they are from.

As to IUP last year. That is a tough situation. You have to either find a home and home, or pay someone to come to your place. Local donors are always pushing for x number of home games. It makes it tough.

But MIAA teams never come east..IUP has played in Missouri twice. I’d welcome seeing IUP do a home and home in the future with Pitt. Frank took on bigger teams back in the good old days. IUP played in Fargo..Portland State…took on GV often. It’s good to do that.

You don’t see how incredulous I find the MIAA boss lecturing about what should be fair in his eyes where he shoves the GLIAC in our region because it’s more convenient for his SILO league that has never traveled to the region he wants to **** over…

So..there.

[cwfenn]

As far as playing iup in noncon. That's not going to.happen as long as the sr1 teams play a voluntary in region silo.

This may be the case for the PSAC, but I know that last year at least three NE10 teams played out of region (New Haven vs Bowie, AIC vs GVSU, and Franklin Pierce vs Carson-Newman). In 2023, AIC plays Ferris and Assumption plays GVSU, but the rest of the league hasn’t announced schedules yet.

[Predatory Primates]

They did want an 11th game last year but they wanted it as a one year deal and the game would be in Indiana as they had two straight road games to start the Pee Sack schedule. Teams decided to take easier games. You can’t force anyone to accept an offer. It’s wasn’t the best terms and I understand why they didn’t get a taker. So they rolled the dice with 10 games and we still got into the regional bracket. Where is your proof on anything? You don’t.

Now have a four year home and away deal with Ashland.

What am I lying about when it comes to your team never leaving the central part of the country? You took a shot with you nonsense and …and you found out.

Im having a meltdown? Nope just enjoying getting under the thin skin of Midwestern foosball fans who can’t take what they dish out.

Outright lie #1 was you claiming I wanted iup to.come to Pitt and kiss some kind of ring. That's not something I've ever said, implied, or even hinted at.

Outright lie#2 you have now put out there twice. Pitt's last 2 noncon games were in TX. Bitd, they played noncons in Fargo ND, Illinois, Texas, Florence Alabama just off the top of my head. They did have a stretch where they played terrible noncon opponents. Myself and most other Pitt fans were very critical of them for it. After that it was the stupid silo, and Pitt has fought against that since it became an idea.

As far as playing iup in noncon. That's not going to.happen as long as the sr1 teams play a voluntary in region silo. I am hopeful overall, though as the current ad and coaches seem to want good opponents. I would love to see them do a home and home with some good teams, no matter where they are from.

As to IUP last year. That is a tough situation. You have to either find a home and home, or pay someone to come to your place. Local donors are always pushing for x number of home games. It makes it tough.

[IUPNation]

My comment was more about iup choosing to play 10 games while turning down week 1 opponents. You refuse to address that, choosing instead to go with outright lies and a total subject change instead.

I have no idea how you think I should have responded to that? My guess would be that you expected to have some kind of meltdown like you are having?

Here you go. Rawr rawr boo hoo. Grrrrr.

Happy now?

They did want an 11th game last year but they wanted it as a one year deal and the game would be in Indiana as they had two straight road games to start the Pee Sack schedule. Teams decided to take easier games. You can’t force anyone to accept an offer. It’s wasn’t the best terms and I understand why they didn’t get a taker. So they rolled the dice with 10 games and we still got into the regional bracket. Where is your proof on anything? You don’t.

Now have a four year home and away deal with Ashland.

What am I lying about when it comes to your team never leaving the central part of the country? You took a shot with you nonsense and …and you found out.

Im having a meltdown? Nope just enjoying getting under the thin skin of Midwestern foosball fans who can’t take what they dish out.

[Predatory Primates]

So you talk **** about IUP “gaming the system” by not playing out of region and I go look at your schools non conference history and you’ve literally never left the middle of the country…and that’s your lame response?

That is just hysterical.

That’s like double extra points for me.

My comment was more about iup choosing to play 10 games while turning down week 1 opponents. You refuse to address that, choosing instead to go with outright lies and a total subject change instead.

I have no idea how you think I should have responded to that? My guess would be that you expected to have some kind of meltdown like you are having?

Here you go. Rawr rawr boo hoo. Grrrrr.

Happy now?

[IUPNation]

How many national championships you win?

The same amount the current players on your active roster has won.

[Predatory Primates]

Lame comeback.

Such a tired tactic.

Thanks