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Post by longsuffering on Nov 1, 2022 13:09:23 GMT -5
Sunset at 4:15 in Worcester on 12/3 Temporary lights, change of venue or 11-11:30 start. Seem to be the choices Earlier start is less complicated and less expensive than temporary lights. Time for the annual roll out of the NCAA regs that disqualify Fitton from hosting a playoff game. I think I have it straight now: first round FCS playoff home games are determined by competitive bid ($$$) and all later games are determined by seeding. Correct?
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Post by nycrusader2010 on Nov 1, 2022 13:16:51 GMT -5
Sunset at 4:15 in Worcester on 12/3 Temporary lights, change of venue or 11-11:30 start. Seem to be the choices Would be temp lights.
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Post by longsuffering on Nov 1, 2022 13:19:49 GMT -5
Temporary lights, change of venue or 11-11:30 start. Seem to be the choices Would be temp lights. Because? That appeared to be the most likely choice last year but never happened. Maybe HC was tapped out after submitting a preemptive bid to get the home game.
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Post by rgs318 on Nov 1, 2022 13:23:35 GMT -5
long-suffering - "We got lucky on Saturday against Fordham. The sun looked like it was never going to set" ....and, at least for Holy Cross, it did not.
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Post by Sons of Vaval on Nov 1, 2022 13:26:02 GMT -5
Is there any path to the 4 seed ? Yes, but think a lot of things need to break our way. We want Sacramento St to beat Weber St, which would give Weber two losses (we leapfrog them). We want NDSU to drop a game (likely to either Southern Illinois or North Dakota) giving them three losses. They’re not getting a seed with three losses. We want Montana to beat Montana St in the final game of the regular season. A two loss Montana St team may slide behind us. We want Sanford to lose to either Mercer or Chattanooga. I think a one loss Samford team would earn a higher seed than us. We want William & Mary to lose to either Nova or Richmond. Like Samford, I think a one loss Tribe team would earn a higher seed than us. Still a lot of football left to be played. There are multiple paths to a four seed, will just need some help.
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Post by timholycross on Nov 1, 2022 13:32:02 GMT -5
Why doesn't the NCAA look at NFL telecasts and figure out why a long NFL game is a short NCAA game?
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Post by hchoops on Nov 1, 2022 13:33:32 GMT -5
We want Buffalo to keep winning
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Post by Sons of Vaval on Nov 1, 2022 13:40:32 GMT -5
We want Buffalo to keep winning In a big way. They have Ohio tonight. Being able to say we beat the winners of an FBS conference (albeit regular season) will go a long way.
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Post by gks on Nov 1, 2022 13:45:02 GMT -5
Sunset at 4:15 in Worcester on 12/3 There are those late November, December days where if it's overcast you're running car lights at 3:15-3:00p. Keep that clock winding.
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Post by HC92 on Nov 1, 2022 14:40:12 GMT -5
If we get seeded and they stick with the geographical pairings, looks like we’d host a CAA team, St Francis (PA) or Fordham.
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Post by Tom on Nov 1, 2022 14:46:30 GMT -5
New Hampshire is good, but I do not want to play Fordham again I would assume/hope that no game in the round of 16 would be a rematch. Should also be do-able for the quarterfinals
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Post by WCHC Sports on Nov 1, 2022 14:55:07 GMT -5
Why doesn't the NCAA look at NFL telecasts and figure out why a long NFL game is a short NCAA game? Most simply my guess it that the clock stops on first downs in college, and not in the NFL. Also, the play clock in college is longer than in the NFL. Other thoughts as to why? A player that is "down" in college doesn't need to be touched. May result in more plays per drive, longer drives, more time burned in action, yet again stopped after a first down, particularly if there is not the opportunity for more YAC or a run to the end zone. College OT rules also result in multiple round shoot-outs with lots more scoring, sides coming on and off the field, and earth time being spent.
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Post by timholycross on Nov 1, 2022 15:38:16 GMT -5
I'd like to see them start the action right away after a break, to me that's where the most time is wasted.
And, I guess if the average score is higher (not even counting OT games), there are more stoppages for kickoffs so even if commercial time is exhausted, that lengthens the game. Not much you can do about that except change a few rules that help the defense, not sure what those would be. But I think the average fan wants more scoring so they won't.
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Post by efg72 on Nov 1, 2022 15:56:55 GMT -5
If Sacramento State and Holy Cross go undefeated and the normal course of events plays out in conference games we are seeded 2 and 3 creating a great story game for the NCAA
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Post by Sons of Vaval on Nov 1, 2022 16:22:24 GMT -5
We want Buffalo to keep winning …And it wouldn’t hurt if Yale beat Princeton in two weekends and either they or Harvard wins the Ivy.
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Post by nycrusader2010 on Nov 1, 2022 16:35:52 GMT -5
New Hampshire is good, but I do not want to play Fordham again I would assume/hope that no game in the round of 16 would be a rematch. Should also be do-able for the quarterfinals Before expansion the NCAA avoided pairing two teams from same conference in Round of 16 (back then the first round). Since expansion, they now will allow same-conference matchups in the Round of 16. However, I do think they try to avoid it within reason. If Fordham gets in, I see them being paired with either St. Francis, UNH or URI in Round of 24 and potentially feeding into Richmond or William & Mary for the Round of 16. I see one of those 2 finishing strong to snag a seed. Otherwise, yep, we could see the Rams back in Worcester if they're able to win a game.
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Post by nycrusader2010 on Nov 1, 2022 16:41:00 GMT -5
We want Buffalo to keep winning …And it wouldn’t hurt if Yale beat Princeton in two weekends and either they or Harvard wins the Ivy. And if Merrimack beats St. Francis. MU is playing for conference title while SFU has auto already locked up since Merrimack is still post-season ineligible due to transition from D2. Not bad to have on our resume a CONVINCING road win over a DI conference champ if Merrimack can finish.
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Post by HC92 on Nov 1, 2022 16:48:44 GMT -5
…And it wouldn’t hurt if Yale beat Princeton in two weekends and either they or Harvard wins the Ivy. And if Merrimack beats St. Francis. MU is playing for conference title while SFU has auto already locked up since Merrimack is still post-season ineligible due to transition from D2. Not bad to have on our resume a CONVINCING road win over a DI conference champ if Merrimack can finish. I’ll take the last-second Hail Mary win against the MAC champ.
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Post by Sons of Vaval on Nov 1, 2022 16:53:16 GMT -5
And if Merrimack beats St. Francis. MU is playing for conference title while SFU has auto already locked up since Merrimack is still post-season ineligible due to transition from D2. Not bad to have on our resume a CONVINCING road win over a DI conference champ if Merrimack can finish. I’ll take the last-second Hail Mary win against the MAC champ. Unfortunately (or potentially fortunately) at the time of the FCS playoff selection, the MAC will still have one week of the regular season left. That said, if they continue to win, they’ll be MAC East champs and the only undefeated team in the MAC. We will also own the best FBS win by an FCS team this season. That has to count for a lot.
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Post by bfoley82 on Nov 1, 2022 18:51:14 GMT -5
We want Buffalo to keep winning …And it wouldn’t hurt if Yale beat Princeton in two weekends and either they or Harvard wins the Ivy. Princeton is going undefeated. That Harvard second half was amazing.
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Post by longsuffering on Nov 1, 2022 19:05:06 GMT -5
I would assume/hope that no game in the round of 16 would be a rematch. Should also be do-able for the quarterfinals Before expansion the NCAA avoided pairing two teams from same conference in Round of 16 (back then the first round). Since expansion, they now will allow same-conference matchups in the Round of 16. However, I do think they try to avoid it within reason. If Fordham gets in, I see them being paired with either St. Francis, UNH or URI in Round of 24 and potentially feeding into Richmond or William & Mary for the Round of 16. I see one of those 2 finishing strong to snag a seed. Otherwise, yep, we could see the Rams back in Worcester if they're able to win a game. That would straighten out the Worcester-New York home and away game balance after HC's "home game" at Yankee Stadium. Which school used a home game for the Ireland game? If it was Fordham then the home and away dates were already in balance.
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Post by cruskater31 on Nov 1, 2022 20:18:09 GMT -5
Sac State vs Weber and UNH vs Richmond are two top games which stand out for me. Too bad the CAA games are on Flo. This is the toughest road test for UNH coming off the home win against Elon. UNH has URI the following week who is smarting from their Richmond loss. If Richmond beats UNH, it throws the CAA into tie-breaker potential chaos!
Don't look past NDSU at So. Illinois in 2 weeks. That could move the Bison out of the top 8 with 3 losses (2 fcs, 1 fbs). Montana vs Montana State on the last weekend will be great. I'm hoping Sac State beats Weber and the SIU and Montana upsets happen. I am not sure if there are any 2 loss teams in that scenario which could jump us. Maybe a 1 loss UIW team. That would put us 3 or 4 which would be awesome for the quarters. Have to get through the 2nd round first. Could be looking at a New England CAA like UNH, URI (need some help I think along with a win vs UNH) SFU, Fordham (praying not) or one of the mid-Atlantic CAA like W&M (potentially I can see them with the 8 seed, maybe), Richmond if they win out, or Delaware. Have to run the table first.
If all that played out I can see: 1. Sac State 2. SDSU 3. UIW 4. Holy Cross 5. Weber St 6. NDSU 7. Montana St 8. NDSU
IF Weber wins: 1. SDSU 2. Weber St 3. Sac State 4. UIW 5. Holy Cross 6. NDSU 7. Montana St 8. NDSU
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Post by cmo on Nov 1, 2022 20:39:13 GMT -5
Buffalo getting back into it vs Ohio. #Maction
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Post by sader1970 on Nov 1, 2022 20:57:23 GMT -5
Yes, they got a pick 6 to get within 7 but then Ohio drove 75 yards to go back up by 14.
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Post by ndgradbuthcfan on Nov 1, 2022 21:03:13 GMT -5
If Ohio wins, that's good for Fordham, and even somewhat for us.
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