I-AA Top 25 Losses 11/11/06

crazycat · Post by **crazycat** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 8:20 pm

13-7 PSU with 10 minutes to go.

GOKATS · Post by **GOKATS** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 8:28 pm

C'mon Hornets!!

5:00+ to go

JimmyEatWorld · Post by **JimmyEatWorld** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 8:38 pm

WyomingGrizFan wrote:
They would only have six if they beat Savannah St. So, most likely out.
Even if MSU loses next week the possibilty of a play-off berth is not out of the question although @ 7 - 4; even if PSU wins over Sacramento St., since that 14-0 game I would think MSU might get the favor over PSU by the Selection Committee. At least I would think so. IMHO.

You would think we would get the nod, but hey, we're going to be 8-3 so it won't matter.

crazycat · Post by **crazycat** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 8:40 pm

13-7 with just :57 to play. I have no idea who has the ball.

Edit: It's a final. 13-7 PSU wins.

WyomingGrizFan · Post by **WyomingGrizFan** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 10:10 pm

You would think we would get the nod, but hey, we're going to be 8-3 so it won't matter.

I should have known somebody somewhere would just try to ruin my day.

SenorWeezer · Post by **SenorWeezer** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 10:30 pm

Why is it that a team like NDSU is in "Transition" when moving up to 1AA and not able to qualify for the playoffs? I would think that any team taking a step up and able to put together a year solid enough to be considered for the playoffs should be in...seems like a dumb rule.

GOKATS · Post by **GOKATS** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 10:44 pm

SenorWeezer wrote:Why is it that a team like NDSU is in "Transition" when moving up to 1AA and not able to qualify for the playoffs? I would think that any team taking a step up and able to put together a year solid enough to be considered for the playoffs should be in...seems like a dumb rule.

Every team moving up to I-AA goes thru it. NCAA rule (not to say that that makes it right).

MSUcantouchus · Post by **MSUcantouchus** » Sun Nov 12, 2006 12:48 pm

That rule keeps DII teams from making a quick decision to move up cause they know they have to go through that no playoff phase. Good rule.

JahGriz · Post by **JahGriz** » Sun Nov 12, 2006 7:54 pm

Plus, there are different rules regarding eligibility in DII than DI. The NCAA wants to make sure the teams moving up are compliant and that they have had to live by those rules for x number of years.

Go Scats Go · Post by **Go Scats Go** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 11:11 am

WyomingGrizFan wrote:
They would only have six if they beat Savannah St. So, most likely out.
Even if MSU loses next week the possibilty of a play-off berth is not out of the question...

NO WAY

longhorn_22 · Post by **longhorn_22** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 11:12 am

Go Scats Go wrote:
WyomingGrizFan wrote:
They would only have six if they beat Savannah St. So, most likely out.
Even if MSU loses next week the possibilty of a play-off berth is not out of the question...
NO WAY

Yes way.

Grizlaw · Post by **Grizlaw** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 11:32 am

WyomingGrizFan wrote:Even if MSU loses next week the possibilty of a play-off berth is not out of the question although @ 7 - 4; even if PSU wins over Sacramento St., since that 14-0 game I would think MSU might get the favor over PSU by the Selection Committee. At least I would think so. IMHO.

I was thinking the same thing, but I could see the discussion going the other way, too. The head-to-head win cuts in favor of MSU, but PSU has the advantage of having had a much tougher schedule than MSU had (three I-A games). It just depends on which things the committee wants to assign the most weight to this year...

083190 · Post by **083190** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 11:36 am

This is what happens when you put your fate in other peoples hands. If you win, you're in!

crazycat · Post by **crazycat** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 11:56 am

Grizlaw wrote:
WyomingGrizFan wrote:Even if MSU loses next week the possibilty of a play-off berth is not out of the question although @ 7 - 4; even if PSU wins over Sacramento St., since that 14-0 game I would think MSU might get the favor over PSU by the Selection Committee. At least I would think so. IMHO.
I was thinking the same thing, but I could see the discussion going the other way, too. The head-to-head win cuts in favor of MSU, but PSU has the advantage of having had a much tougher schedule than MSU had (three I-A games). It just depends on which things the committee wants to assign the most weight to this year...

It makes for quite the discussion: Who you beat vs. who beat you. MSU has beaten better teams, but lost to worse teams. The opposite is true for PSU with the exception of New Mexico, which will probably finish 6-6 in the WAC. They lost to better teams and beat worse teams.

In the end you have to go back to head-to-head. MSU won decidedly and PSU didn't even come close to scoring. If it weren't for that I might go with PSU.