Region 4 Playoffs

[IronOre]

The local preview of the CWU game:

https://www.yakimaherald.com/sports/...57dda2bf6.html

[IronOre]

The playoff preview is now up:

https://www.d2football.com/lsc-week-1-playoff-preview/

I think you have the time wrong for the CWU - WCU game. It's 12:00 mountain time or 1pm Central.

[Buffalo/Islander Alum]

I haven’t watched it yet, so I’m writing this blind…

I bring up the experience thing for PB in my column, but PB has won a bunch of different ways this season and Hrncir is a veteran QB. PB’s not a bunch of kids getting together for the first time-this is a team of mainly upper-class and transfer players.

CWU - which team belonged in their place? Pueblo? Duluth? As best as I know, Angelo was the number 8 team, so if anyone was going to get in that wasn’t CWU, it would be them. Better hope Volk doesn’t get another pick six or two.

(Update - I watched the preview, and there was some discussion about CWU's loss to Montana Tech, as I thought there would be. That being said, that NAIA team is actually an NAIA playoff team for what it's worth.)

I get the homerism there on the NSIC side.

I think the thought process is that Duluth deserved a spot since they finished 9-2 and were able to beat Minnesota State on the road last game of the season.

Also due to the unbalanced silo scheduling Duluth didnt play Augustana or MSU-Moorhead which finished at the top end of the NSIC standings.

Pueblo or Angelo didnt have any good wins.

Central Washington beat the defending LSC champion Angelo State.

Speaking honestly every team's ceiling this year in the region is advancing as far as they can before getting blown out by Mines.

[Buffalo/Islander Alum]

I'm in the middle of the video they posted last night. They start right off with throwing shade to CWU. Honestly, I think UTPB takes Bemidji to the woodshed. I also think that CWU is the odds-on underdog against Western Colorado, but I'm hoping for a win.

Yeah I get it since there is a little bit of homerism there.

My honest opinions.

Central Washington upsets Western Colorado, UTPB blows out Bemidji.

UTPB then blows out Central Washington again and Mines blows out the Augustana/Minnesota State winner.

Mines blows out UPTB in the regional final.

[Goods]

Better hope Volk doesn’t get another pick six or two.

Better make it 3.

[cwfenn]

Back to the playoff discussion.

Listening to the NSIC broadcasts they think Central Washington doesn't belong in the playoffs and that Bemidji is coming to Texas with experience to beat UTPB.

Ironically enough 2 out of 3 of the NSIC playoff teams have losses to non playoff teams and recently have been getting their doors blown off the second round of the playoffs.

Good luck to the LSC going 2-0 this weekend and make it a Mines vs. Central Washington/UTPB regional final.

I haven’t watched it yet, so I’m writing this blind…

I bring up the experience thing for PB in my column, but PB has won a bunch of different ways this season and Hrncir is a veteran QB. PB’s not a bunch of kids getting together for the first time-this is a team of mainly upper-class and transfer players.

CWU - which team belonged in their place? Pueblo? Duluth? As best as I know, Angelo was the number 8 team, so if anyone was going to get in that wasn’t CWU, it would be them. Better hope Volk doesn’t get another pick six or two.

(Update - I watched the preview, and there was some discussion about CWU's loss to Montana Tech, as I thought there would be. That being said, that NAIA team is actually an NAIA playoff team for what it's worth.)

[Goods]

Great preview!

[cwfenn]

The playoff preview is now up:

https://www.d2football.com/lsc-week-1-playoff-preview/

[ASUPops]

I'm in the middle of the video they posted last night. They start right off with throwing shade to CWU. Honestly, I think UTPB takes Bemidji to the woodshed. I also think that CWU is the odds-on underdog against Western Colorado, but I'm hoping for a win.

I agree.

[ASUPops]

All in good fun.

Of course it's all in good fun. We know you...but many of the newbies (those new to board in past 2 years) may not.

Same with me. All the big dawgs (those that have been on the board a long time) know me and my BS. Heck I was first "ASUPop" in 2008 or 2009. Got pissed and asked Brandon to delete my user. Then decided that was dumb. Hence why I am now ASUPops with a 2014 join date. 😂😂😂.

I am just glad I stopped juicing and no longer have roid rage. SHEEESH, that was a nightmare.

[Goods]

Back to the playoff discussion.

Listening to the NSIC broadcasts they think Central Washington doesn't belong in the playoffs and that Bemidji is coming to Texas with experience to beat UTPB.

Ironically enough 2 out of 3 of the NSIC playoff teams have losses to non playoff teams and recently have been getting their doors blown off the second round of the playoffs.

Good luck to the LSC going 2-0 this weekend and make it a Mines vs. Central Washington/UTPB regional final.

I'm in the middle of the video they posted last night. They start right off with throwing shade to CWU. Honestly, I think UTPB takes Bemidji to the woodshed. I also think that CWU is the odds-on underdog against Western Colorado, but I'm hoping for a win.

[Buffalo/Islander Alum]

Back to the playoff discussion.

Listening to the NSIC broadcasts they think Central Washington doesn't belong in the playoffs and that Bemidji is coming to Texas with experience to beat UTPB.

Ironically enough 2 out of 3 of the NSIC playoff teams have losses to non playoff teams and recently have been getting their doors blown off the second round of the playoffs.

Good luck to the LSC going 2-0 this weekend and make it a Mines vs. Central Washington/UTPB regional final.

[Goods]

Isolation is definitely up for debate. We deal with that isolation up here at CWU, where 90 miles of Interstate 90 and Snoqualmie Pass separates us from Seattle (thank God). Everyone is intimidated by Snoqualmie in the winter. It's not that high in elevation (3100 ft), but when it snows......it snows. However, DOT does an excellent job keeping that road open. It's rare when it's shut down for more than a few hours or overnight. But it's difficult to find teams who want to make that trip in December or January for bball season. Football teams might fly into Yakima which is 40 minutes away (airport to CWU), but that's not always the easiest flight to find, without going into SEA, Spokane first.

Looooooooong winded way of saying, isolation might not be hours away from anything, but the complication of the trip itself.

[Gorilla John 92]

What would be the most isolated? Alaska-Fairbanks would be a strong consideration.

It all depends on how you define "isolated". Isolated or "remote" to get to is what one typically thinks IMO. Many teams in the RMAC can fit that bill. Let's go to Durango, Alamosa, Las Vegas, NM, Chadron, NE and thus Alaska would defiantly fit in. Kearney fits that bill as well along with Fayette, IA (Upper Iowa).

As for proximity to the community and local venues, Southern Indiana comes into play. Campus is really isolated from the greater Evansville area and unless you're going to campus, there is no reason to go down the road that leads to campus. Northern Arizona is another one as campus is really spread out and not walking is out of the question.

[Buffalo/Islander Alum]

So you can "toot" your own horn?...

All in good fun.