Football schedule vote

[Brandon]

:) ;)

B, we know you, and others, want to be entertained with the new opponents ooc games brings. Why don't we compromise and just add "family-friendly" Super Bowl halftime shows to the current conference games...

Thank you for recognizing my tone!

[Taxman]

Totally agree. I never watch sports for fun. Only business.

:) ;)

B, we know you, and others, want to be entertained with the new opponents ooc games brings. Why don't we compromise and just add "family-friendly" Super Bowl halftime shows to the current conference games...

[Brandon]

All in the name of "fun"

Totally agree. I never watch sports for fun. Only business.

[Taxman]

I've seen the "true conference champion" argument come up on more than one occasion and I have news for you:

That's bull****.

Playing all 11 opponents doesn't give you a "clear" champion. Last year, NW beat UCM but, both finished 10-1 and were co-champions. Two years ago FHSU beat NW but, both finished 9-2 and were co-champions. In 2014, Pitt State and NW were both 10-1, co-champions...

I will talk more about this on the podcast when I record tonight. But I think the reason some of the top tier programs in this league don't want non-con is much more self-serving than any athletics department would ever admit on the record.

So 3 + 2003 is 4 out of how many years? May be others but it is definitely in the vast minority regardless of format.

So in week 11 the 2 best remaining records who have not played play each other and so on and so on? You know how you don't add more conference PO teams? Keep adding losses to your teams with the best records. You're going to be back where you started with the same number of PO teams. At best under any change your looking to add 1 PO team. Potentially some seeding differences. You're still left with an in-region conference that doesn't play any ooc games.

And that is exactly what the top tier teams should be doing. Looking out for themselves. Why in the world would any athletic program want to make any decision that weakens their positioning within the conference, region, or the division as a whole? This thread should probably be moved to the Off Topic board. POs (and competition within the conference championship) should be the focus. Post season bowl game opportunities are fickle and can come and go. I don't think any decision should be made pertaining to those despite the recent success conference teams have enjoyed. The conference already has a team declining bowl invites.

[Taxman]

Nearly every other conference at every other level of football has figured out non-conference and unbalanced schedules, but the MIAA can't?

Nearly every other sport offered by the MIAA has non-conference and unbalanced schedules, but football is just too big a challenge?

I really don't get it.

How many more PO games does the MIAA pick up if the MIAA adds noncons while the NSIC and GAC remain closed? What about in the past? All in the name of "fun". Really, all of the non PO teams should be voting yes because they have nothing to lose. They weren't making the POs to begin with.

[Taxman]

So glad to see us on the right side of this. No idea how UNK would've voted (I'm somewhat inclined to think they would've been a No), but disappointed to see Lincoln couldn't be there to vote. UCO is the biggest surprise No to me. They have proximity to some of the LSC schools and they always struggle out of the gate in the conference.

You're on the "right" side in this because your school is hunting wins they haven't been able to get within the conference.

[Taxman]

No: Central Missouri, Central Oklahoma, Northwest Missouri State, Washburn, Fort Hays State


Fans and alumni of these schools should wake up mad at themselves every day..

Why? Nothing has hurt those teams with the current scheduling.

[Predatory Primates]

https://anchor.fm/miaa-weekly/episod...to-MIAA-eaipp7

Podcast was great. Thanks for doing it.

[ctrabs74]

I've seen the "true conference champion" argument come up on more than one occasion and I have news for you:

That's bull****.

Playing all 11 opponents doesn't give you a "clear" champion. Last year, NW beat UCM but, both finished 10-1 and were co-champions. Two years ago FHSU beat NW but, both finished 9-2 and were co-champions. In 2014, Pitt State and NW were both 10-1, co-champions...

I don't necessarily look at it that way. I'm not a big fan of "co-champions" - as far as I'm concerned, NW has a better claim to being MIAA champions based on their head-to-head win over UCM.

[the Northeasterner]

The podcast. +1

[MIAAWeekly]

https://anchor.fm/miaa-weekly/episod...to-MIAA-eaipp7

[northwest missouri state]

We are all too heavy for his weight class.

my avatar is so pretty you be jealous.

[northwest missouri state]

I'm not here to vote or change your mind.

I do agree about fewer members. I even have some in mind.

the point is there is consensus to be had.

itt ppl are so desperate to fix the problem they're willing to take any solution as opposed to the best one regardless of ramifications.....which anything can be explained away w/ respect to this issue but everything shouldn't necessarily be.

i think there is another adv to this not passing beyond it being a bad solution to a bad problem & that is one of these schools actually missing the po's due to status quo might be what it takes to get what we really need. & idc if it's us, we deserve it as it's quite obv we're one of the ring leaders that got the league into this predicament to begin w/.

a buncha chicken littles have been doling out conf bids like they're coupons for cheap pizza for far too long around here. we agree we need fewer members. 2 fewer members is perfect. there's really only one school that is obv in terms of who should be out & then after that it's a matter of perspective. regardless of that we shouldn't be getting into it (although i called the obv one out earlier itt) & should just let natural attrition do what it does.

[northwest missouri state]

So you have no valid points to make and have decided you want to mud wrestle instead\?

Weird choice.

lol lkq my man.
i actually advocate you rereading what i replied to & then take yer own advice.

[Randy]

5 is not half of 12. I thought you were the spreadsheet/numbers guy?

I'm a numbers nerd not a wordsmith. I should have said almost half or half of those that voted.