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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Interesting Changes for this Years Play-Off

« on: October 02, 2011, 08:41:32 PM »

Automatic Qualification Criteria/Process

The Division I Football Championship Committee will annually make the determination
of which eligible conferences will receive automatic qualification. The following criteria
are used when determining which conferences shall receive annual automatic qualification
for the NCAA Division I Football Championship:
1. Non-conference records;
2. Strength of non-conference opponents;
3. Recent postseason history; and
4. Competition against Football Bowl Subdivision opponents.
The Division I Championships/Sports Management Cabinet policy stipulates that for the
Division I Football Championship at least 50 percent of the bracket shall be reserved for at-large
selections, and no more than 50 percent of the bracket shall be available for automatic
qualification of eligible conferences.

For those conferences that qualify for automatic qualification but do not receive it,
a guaranteed at-large position shall be awarded in any year in which its conference
champion team meets all of the following conditions:
a. Team wins a minimum of eight Division I games during the season;
b. Team wins a minimum of two non-conference games against Division I teams
representing a conference that has earned an automatic qualification in that year;
and
c. Team finishes the season ranked 20 or higher in an average of the last regular-season
media, coaches and/or computer polls (which will be determined by
the committee on an annual basis). For 2011, the media poll will be the Sports
Network Poll, the coaches poll will be the FCS Coaches poll and the computer
poll using the following computer rankings: The Massey Ratings, Wolfe Rankings, Ashburn Rankings,
Self Rankings and the Laz Index.


So for those of you complaining about playing two Non-Scholarship teams ...the above is why. Which is also why you will see the Pioneer with an automatic berth soon. When this happens, only the schedules will keep the conferences in contention for an automatic berth. Also, the media people are so east-coast biased, all of the votes are going to continue to go to the Colonial. Then when they break back into 2 again ...they will just dominate the participants. Another good reason to look at any IA conference that will have us.

so we should jump to 1-A while we are rebuilding and get our ass handed to us insted of working on contending for confrence and national championships again first?

if we were going to move to 1-A it should have been 1997 (after our last NC win and 3rd of the decade, and 3rd in the last 6 years) not durring a rebuilding mode

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Trib: YSU still work in progress

« on: October 02, 2011, 08:39:22 PM »

despite an incredibly young D (and offense when you look at it) i think YSU can contend and may win the confrence this year

they had a slow start and were down 21 points at one point, and almost came back to win the game. that my freinds, shows this team has alot of heart and wont give up like they seem to last year

they played a now 4-1 team, its not like it was a scrub team

come back and win next week, and take it 1 game at a time after that

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Celebration of 1991 National Title Team Set for Oct. 8

« on: October 02, 2011, 08:23:01 PM »

i have a feeling sometime in the next 2 years our local boys will have the same story to tell the Vindy in 21-22 years, how much bringing a championship to this city means to Youngstown

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Kurt Hess

« on: October 02, 2011, 08:05:35 PM »

why ryan

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Kurt Hess

« on: October 02, 2011, 04:17:18 PM »

first post here,  as a 20 year old YSU fan (although they are my 2nd team tied with Mt. Union but still behind the Buckeyes)

does Hess have the potential to be one of, or the Best QB in school history? how good was Isaac? Jaworski?

Hess seems like he has alot of potential (big, strong arm, pretty accurate, mobile for 6'4 230) and could have a NFL future if he gets enough pub

if not, who is the best QB from YSU ever and why? top 5 best all time?