Week 9 SR4 Bracketology

[debergfan]

The only rule is UTPB has to go to Harding. No exceptions. I think Harding could rush for 800 yards.

[Predatory Primates]

I agree. Regardless, if HU gets the 1 seed they’re going to face Pitt or NW in round one and SAU will face the one HU does not, if SAU wins out. Of course I’m assuming Pitt can be still in with 3 losses. Am I crazy?

Pitt's SOS will fall back a little the next couple of weeks, but get a boost in the last week, so I guess it's possible. I'm really hoping Pitt can tcb and not have to find out. Then again, I'm still waiting for Pitt t play a complete game at some point. Lol.

[Predatory Primates]

I really hope NW goes to Harding. The Pitt D and D staff seems like every time they face an option team is the first time.

[Goods]

Interesting that Central Washington, W. Oregon and ASU have a season ending mini tournament in the LSC and Chadron, Pueblo, and W. Colorado have the same in the RMAC. Potential there to really wreck some good seasons.

I was noticing this as well. Gotta love relevant football in November!

[Goods]

My gut tells me this is how it’s going down:

Chadron loses to both CSU-P and WC. SAU wins out. CWU defeats WOU.

Therefore in SR4 Round 1:

Pitt @ HU
CSUP @ WC
SAU @ NWMSU
UTPB @ CWU

If this was the case, would they try to swap CSUP and UTPB within the region or with a SR3 opponent to minimize first round competition against a league opponent?

This is all "what if" and doesn't matter, but I'm just asking for the sake of argument since this is much more important than my TPS reports at work today.

[Predatory Primates]

Interesting that Central Washington, W. Oregon and ASU have a season ending mini tournament in the LSC and Chadron, Pueblo, and W. Colorado have the same in the RMAC. Potential there to really wreck some good seasons.

Yeah. It makes me think I'll keep the flo subscription for a little while longer.

[OldBison]

If this was the case, would they try to swap CSUP and UTPB within the region or with a SR3 opponent to minimize first round competition against a league opponent?

This is all "what if" and doesn't matter, but I'm just asking for the sake of argument since this is much more important than my TPS reports at work today.

It’s possible. Like Whitt said on the D2.com Show last night, the Committee has not used out-of-region match ups to avoid flights unless it could avoid flights in future matchups. More often they’ve used conference rematches to eliminate flights.

[Buffalo/Islander Alum]

It’s possible. Like Whitt said on the D2.com Show last night, the Committee has not used out-of-region match ups to avoid flights unless it could avoid flights in future matchups. More often they’ve used conference rematches to eliminate flights.

Goods as well...

I think this is going to be difficult to do if both Central Washington and Western Colorado are seeded and hosting playoff games.

One option is to send Central Washington/Western Colorado (if they lose a game and are unseeded) to be sacrificed to Ferris State and then send a possible unseeded team back like Indianapolis (to Harding), Upper Iowa, Minnesota State, Augustana, etc. to SR4 thats within bus distance back and could possibly be in bus distance to another upper MIAA/RMAC school for second round.

[Buffalo/Islander Alum]

I agree. Regardless, if HU gets the 1 seed they’re going to face Pitt or NW in round one and SAU will face the one HU does not, if SAU wins out. Of course I’m assuming Pitt can be still in with 3 losses. Am I crazy?

I think Pitt State is the only team that can and possibly will make it with 3 losses.

It would definitely help if Chadron and Western Oregon loses 2 games (possible), Angelo State and Southern Arkansas (optional) to lose another game.

It would be interesting if they take a 3 loss Pitt State or a 2 loss UTPB since the numbers seem to favor Pitt State there at the end.

[Buffalo/Islander Alum]

The more I think about it and analyze it, I can see this being the playoff matchups if no more upsets happen keeping with the 600 miles bus ride and no conference rematch line. East vs. West for the Regional Title.

Pitt State/Northwest Missouri @ 1) Harding
Southern Arkansas @ 4) Northwest Missouri/Pitt State
UTPB @ 3) Colorado-State Pueblo
Western Colorado @ 2) Central Washington

[Taxman]

All I want to see is NW play and eliminate the posers with the HS offense. Again.

[Predatory Primates]

All I want to see is NW play and eliminate the posers with the HS offense. Again.

It's funny. The option was king. Then it was just run by coaches considered to be stuck in the past...... Present day, it has been the basis for the O of the last 4 or 5 NC teams, and it looks like the people making fun of it may be the ones stuck in the past.

[codeblack]

It's funny. The option was king. Then it was just run by coaches considered to be stuck in the past...... Present day, it has been the basis for the O of the last 4 or 5 NC teams, and it looks like the people making fun of it may be the ones stuck in the past.

Taxman exposes himself as a non ball knower.

[GorillaTeacher]

Taxman exposes himself as a non ball knower.

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I don’t think option concepts ever went away. Coaches I think were less open about it, or creative.

[Taxman]

Taxman exposes himself as a non ball knower.

Dude gtfoh with that and know your role - https://hardingsports.com/sports/foo...university/135 - Even your own U knows their place.