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Re: NCAA Playoffs Week 2: YSU at Villanova Saturday 12/2 at 12pm
« Reply #15 on: November 27, 2023, 10:56:22 AM »
Our O line seems to have problems against a 3 man front

UNI exploited it and SDU blew them up with it.

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Re: NCAA Playoffs Week 2: YSU at Villanova Saturday 12/2 at 12pm
« Reply #16 on: November 27, 2023, 11:03:25 AM »
Not worthy of it's own thread but yesterday proved why auto-bids are a major joke.

Drake wins the Pioneer and loses to a third place team from another league 66-3.

Duquesne wins the NEC and gets bounced by a team that was the fifth or sixth team to get in from another league 40-7.

I am not bashing these teams or leagues, I'm sure that they look forward to the chance to play, but that just is not reality. Giving these leagues a spot is keeping another deserving team at home. Play-offs should be about the 24 best teams.

There was 10 auto bids. 6 of the 6 that played Saturday lost!!

Austin Peay - ASUN-WAC (UAC)
Gardner Web - Big South-OVC
Duquesne - NEC
Lafayette - Patriot
Drake - Pioneer
Nichols - Southland

4 other auto bids are seeded

16 teams left all from 4 conferences. MVFC, SoCon, Big Sky, and CAA.
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Re: NCAA Playoffs Week 2: YSU at Villanova Saturday 12/2 at 12pm
« Reply #17 on: November 27, 2023, 11:06:47 AM »
I was at the 1997 game. Many from the valley traveled to the game and stayed at a hotel owned by Ron Jaworski. At that point we had more fans than ever so a large group traveled. Their field at the time was at the level of a typical lower tier high school stadium. Not sure if they play at the same place or not. We were behind big and I think got a blocked punt and Harry Deligeonus (sp) wrecked havoc on their qb from the Dline position at the end of the game. He was unlockable.  Great win. The trip home that night was terrible with a snowstorm making driving a challenge, but we were all happy!  Hope we can repeat this Saturday.

Small group of us are going. If I can make it from Louisville KY, the drive from Y-town is half as far!!

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Re: NCAA Playoffs Week 2: YSU at Villanova Saturday 12/2 at 12pm
« Reply #18 on: November 27, 2023, 11:28:38 AM »
We have a contingent heading out to Villanova. Been going to the YSU web page but no info on anything about the trip, tickets, team hotel, tailgating, etc…. Anyone hear anything!?!?

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Re: NCAA Playoffs Week 2: YSU at Villanova Saturday 12/2 at 12pm
« Reply #19 on: November 27, 2023, 01:23:47 PM »
Not worthy of it's own thread but yesterday proved why auto-bids are a major joke.

Drake wins the Pioneer and loses to a third place team from another league 66-3.

Duquesne wins the NEC and gets bounced by a team that was the fifth or sixth team to get in from another league 40-7.

I am not bashing these teams or leagues, I'm sure that they look forward to the chance to play, but that just is not reality. Giving these leagues a spot is keeping another deserving team at home. Play-offs should be about the 24 best teams.

There was 10 auto bids. 6 of the 6 that played Saturday lost!!

Austin Peay - ASUN-WAC (UAC)
Gardner Web - Big South-OVC
Duquesne - NEC
Lafayette - Patriot
Drake - Pioneer
Nichols - Southland

4 other auto bids are seeded

16 teams left all from 4 conferences. MVFC, SoCon, Big Sky, and CAA.

Incarnate Word is Southland. They are very good. Lafayette played very well lost on the last  few seconds.

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Re: NCAA Playoffs Week 2: YSU at Villanova Saturday 12/2 at 12pm
« Reply #20 on: November 27, 2023, 02:55:52 PM »
Delaware leaving CAA. Heading to CUSA in FBS land. Maybe we try to get in there!!
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Re: NCAA Playoffs Week 2: YSU at Villanova Saturday 12/2 at 12pm
« Reply #21 on: November 27, 2023, 03:18:46 PM »
Team is staying at Marriott Philadelphia West - 111 Crawford Avenue, West Conshohocken, PA, USA 19428

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Re: NCAA Playoffs Week 2: YSU at Villanova Saturday 12/2 at 12pm
« Reply #22 on: November 27, 2023, 04:24:57 PM »
Delaware leaving CAA. Heading to CUSA in FBS land. Maybe we try to get in there!!


well when we become Villanova in basketball, CUSA will be happy to take us. :)

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Re: NCAA Playoffs Week 2: YSU at Villanova Saturday 12/2 at 12pm
« Reply #24 on: November 27, 2023, 05:16:52 PM »
Not worthy of it's own thread but yesterday proved why auto-bids are a major joke.

Drake wins the Pioneer and loses to a third place team from another league 66-3.

Duquesne wins the NEC and gets bounced by a team that was the fifth or sixth team to get in from another league 40-7.

I am not bashing these teams or leagues, I'm sure that they look forward to the chance to play, but that just is not reality. Giving these leagues a spot is keeping another deserving team at home. Play-offs should be about the 24 best teams.

There was 10 auto bids. 6 of the 6 that played Saturday lost!!

Austin Peay - ASUN-WAC (UAC)
Gardner Web - Big South-OVC
Duquesne - NEC
Lafayette - Patriot
Drake - Pioneer
Nichols - Southland

4 other auto bids are seeded

16 teams left all from 4 conferences. MVFC, SoCon, Big Sky, and CAA.

Incarnate Word is Southland. They are very good. Lafayette played very well lost on the last  few seconds.

And? UIW didn't make the playoffs and Lafayette lost to a crappy Delaware team. Just sayin.. Need to dump the 24 team auto and go back to the best 16 teams with a strict criteria for the playoff spot.

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Re: NCAA Playoffs Week 2: YSU at Villanova Saturday 12/2 at 12pm
« Reply #25 on: November 27, 2023, 05:41:36 PM »
Not worthy of it's own thread but yesterday proved why auto-bids are a major joke.

Drake wins the Pioneer and loses to a third place team from another league 66-3.

Duquesne wins the NEC and gets bounced by a team that was the fifth or sixth team to get in from another league 40-7.

I am not bashing these teams or leagues, I'm sure that they look forward to the chance to play, but that just is not reality. Giving these leagues a spot is keeping another deserving team at home. Play-offs should be about the 24 best teams.

There was 10 auto bids. 6 of the 6 that played Saturday lost!!

Austin Peay - ASUN-WAC (UAC)
Gardner Web - Big South-OVC
Duquesne - NEC
Lafayette - Patriot
Drake - Pioneer
Nichols - Southland

4 other auto bids are seeded

16 teams left all from 4 conferences. MVFC, SoCon, Big Sky, and CAA.

Incarnate Word is Southland. They are very good. Lafayette played very well lost on the last  few seconds.

And? UIW didn't make the playoffs and Lafayette lost to a crappy Delaware team. Just sayin.. Need to dump the 24 team auto and go back to the best 16 teams with a strict criteria for the playoff spot.

16 teams would be the best as long as they are truly and simply the best 16 teams.

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Re: NCAA Playoffs Week 2: YSU at Villanova Saturday 12/2 at 12pm
« Reply #26 on: November 28, 2023, 06:07:08 PM »
We have a contingent heading out to Villanova. Been going to the YSU web page but no info on anything about the trip, tickets, team hotel, tailgating, etc…. Anyone hear anything!?!?

Go Guins!
Ticket info has been released from Youngstown State:
https://ysusports.com/news/2023/11/28/football-second-round-playoff-tickets-available-through-ysu.aspx

Hopefully we can easily fill the initial allotment of tickets we have been awarded!

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Re: NCAA Playoffs Week 2: YSU at Villanova Saturday 12/2 at 12pm
« Reply #27 on: November 29, 2023, 01:15:21 PM »
Who is making the trip to Villanova!? Looking forward to being there Saturday!

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Re: NCAA Playoffs Week 2: YSU at Villanova Saturday 12/2 at 12pm
« Reply #28 on: November 29, 2023, 01:54:17 PM »
Who is making the trip to Villanova!? Looking forward to being there Saturday!

Have 9 going. Another group I know has about 7-8 going

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Re: NCAA Playoffs Week 2: YSU at Villanova Saturday 12/2 at 12pm
« Reply #29 on: November 29, 2023, 03:12:21 PM »
I see the game is on ESPN+, no local TV from what I see. It would be good to attract the average fan to YSU football by having it on local TV. Anyone know the reason no local TV? Also it seems ESPN is using their own announcers so naybe the cost to broadcast locally may be high or they won't sell it.