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Penguin Nation:
I would add that I sense that the lack of results that the Wolf has produced, and overall frustration with the program, has led to a negativity regarding the program.....and a "screw 'em they deserve nothing" attitude. >:(
I get it. As a life long fan I too am frustrated. But........lower ranked teams....who've also played bad games....should not be leapfrogging higher ranked teams in the post-season selection process.
HappyPenguin:
--- Quote from: Penguin Nation on October 02, 2014, 07:13:52 AM ---I would add that I sense that the lack of results that the Wolf has produced, and overall frustration with the program, has led to a negativity regarding the program.....and a "screw 'em they deserve nothing" attitude. >:(
I get it. As a life long fan I too am frustrated. But........lower ranked teams....who've also played bad games....should not be leapfrogging higher ranked teams in the post-season selection process.
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This sums up my feelings exactly. Well put
penguinpower:
--- Quote from: Penguin Nation on October 02, 2014, 07:05:31 AM ---So YSU was not good enough to make the 2013 post-season.....but teams with lower SRS (as well as lower ranking in other polls) were good enough?
From what I've read, the SRS does not penalize teams for late season losses. It shouldn't, because if it did it would be a(nother) de facto penalty for membership in a strong conference. If the selection committee truly penalizes teams for end of the season skids, than maybe NDSU should have a bye week the last week. Maybe the MVFC should allow OOC opponents to finish the season.
Again...YSU's last 3 games were against teams ranked #1 (also national champions ), #14, and UNI who was ranked two weeks before we played them. That same 2013 UNI team defeated Iowa State, crushed McNeese (who was ranked 9th), and finished the season with three straight wins. All 5 UNI losses were in the #1 FCS conference....and three of the games went to OT...two of them double OT...and they lost to the national champs by one point.
McNeese took a much worse beating from UNI and made the playoffs (YSU lost by 2....McNeese lost by 35 points).
How would at-large teams like TN State or Jacksonville State have fared versus those three teams? I'm pretty sure it would have been an 0-3 curb-stomping for all three games.
Here's an AGS thread about the SRS:
http://www.anygivensaturday.com/showthread.php?148321-SRS-released
I agree with the posters...the SRS produces results that wildly vary from nearly all other polls...including Massey which is a composite of polls. The SRS is claimed to factor in SOS....but if it does it must be given little weight.
BTW....it is not a conspiracy if it is a proven fact. A lower SRS team (Samford) made the 2013 post-season over a higher ranked team (YSU).
I agree with Wick. The final week (or even two weeks), every team should know the scenarios that exclude them or qualify them. There should be zero mystery after all of the scores are in on the final Saturday of regular season. The selection show should simply reveal the pairings, seeds, and venues.
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Excellent Post!
ysubigred:
>:( I'm beating a dead horse here, but it won't get fixed till they stop giving auto bids and at-large bias bids. The best 16-24 teams period should play in the playoffs selected by polls-computer-strength of schedule-W/L record and conference strength. The human eye test and committee votes are way to bias. All conference champs can be seeds or just rewarded by their respective conference for a job well done ;) So be it if 10 of the best 24 teams come from one conference... That will force all the other dead beat conferences who want to settle it on the field to step it up.
Rant over,,,, YBR out!
Penguin Nation:
Why did the NCAA take down the 2013 FCS SRS?
http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/football/fcs/fcs-srs-poll
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