Or just win the conference tournament.
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2019-20 Schedules
- Thread starter pete99race
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Or just win the conference tournament.
I never understood the taking care of things yourself mentality, especially when you can just leave your fate in someone else’s hands...
Fishman'81
Black Bear since D-2
Re: 2019-20 Schedules
The tournament final is but one game of 26 or so (3.8% of the body of work involved) yet that one game can negate the entire conference regular season.
How that situation makes sense to anyone is a continuing source of confusion to me, and I'm trying to be polite here.
The tournament final is but one game of 26 or so (3.8% of the body of work involved) yet that one game can negate the entire conference regular season.
How that situation makes sense to anyone is a continuing source of confusion to me, and I'm trying to be polite here.
Fishman'81
Black Bear since D-2
Re: 2019-20 Schedules
So let's just play that right away in October, and cut to the chase..? We could wrap the whole season up before Thanksgiving that way, and avoid the many meaningless games through the winter.
So let's just play that right away in October, and cut to the chase..? We could wrap the whole season up before Thanksgiving that way, and avoid the many meaningless games through the winter.
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Transplanted Tiger Fan
"Let's Roll" - Todd Beamer, 9/11/01
Puck Buster
Puck Buster
Ultimately, it all comes-down to... <I><b>just win, Baby!!</b></I>
Cheers!!!
~TTF
Puck Buster
Just bustin’ balls here (of course), but the NCAA Quarterfinal, Semifinal, and Championship games are an even <I>smaller</I> percentage of the overall body of work, yet any of those can also negate/end your season.The tournament final is but one game of 26 or so (3.8% of the body of work involved) yet that one game can negate the entire conference regular season.
How that situation makes sense to anyone is a continuing source of confusion to me, and I'm trying to be polite here.
Ultimately, it all comes-down to... <I><b>just win, Baby!!</b></I>
Cheers!!!
~TTF
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Fishman'81
Black Bear since D-2
Re: Puck Buster
Re: Puck Buster
That's true, too, of course.
But at least selecting the field for that final shot at the hardware might employ a better use of the available data. There are always teams that sneak-in, without the credentials to warrant that.
Anyway, cheers right back at you, sincerely. You made a good point.
Mine, was that a team gets a National bid if it has a body of work that stands-up to scrutiny, and not just on the basis of a mere weekend of our fickle game.
Re: Puck Buster
That's true, too, of course.
But at least selecting the field for that final shot at the hardware might employ a better use of the available data. There are always teams that sneak-in, without the credentials to warrant that.
Anyway, cheers right back at you, sincerely. You made a good point.
Mine, was that a team gets a National bid if it has a body of work that stands-up to scrutiny, and not just on the basis of a mere weekend of our fickle game.
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Birdwatcher
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every college sport is that way for most conferences.The tournament final is but one game of 26 or so (3.8% of the body of work involved) yet that one game can negate the entire conference regular season.
How that situation makes sense to anyone is a continuing source of confusion to me, and I'm trying to be polite here.
PSUChamps2001
Member of the REAL Zoo Crew
Re: 2019-20 Schedules
Head meet wall....
Wall meet head.....
Any questions?
Head meet wall....
Wall meet head.....
Any questions?
Fishman'81
Black Bear since D-2
Re: 2019-20 Schedules
But, does the mere fact that it's commonplace render it either fair or logical..?
But, does the mere fact that it's commonplace render it either fair or logical..?
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Fishman'81
Black Bear since D-2
Re: 2019-20 Schedules
Prof, as a professional statistician, I can't believe for a nano-second that you find this system equitable. Don't you agree that these tournaments (potentially) expunge months' worth of data for the sake of a brief sideshow?
Prof, as a professional statistician, I can't believe for a nano-second that you find this system equitable. Don't you agree that these tournaments (potentially) expunge months' worth of data for the sake of a brief sideshow?
Fishman'81
Black Bear since D-2
Re: 2019-20 Schedules
Yeah!
Tell me why you think it makes sense. I'm all ears.
(And, BTW, how have you been? We haven't argued in years.
)
Yeah!
Tell me why you think it makes sense. I'm all ears.
(And, BTW, how have you been? We haven't argued in years.
)KnightsOfTheRound
Hockey Knight in Boston
Re: 2019-20 Schedules
It's 100% equitable because everybody just needs to win their conference to make the tournament (assuming your conference has an autobid)
It's 100% equitable because everybody just needs to win their conference to make the tournament (assuming your conference has an autobid)
Fishman'81
Black Bear since D-2
Re: 2019-20 Schedules
Well, yeah, Utica had to win the conference twice to advance, while M'ville could just get hot for 10 days, and negate the previous and much-larger body of work. That sort of thing flies in the face of any semblance of logic.
And, Champs, don't pound your head against the wall. I realize that I harp on certain points, but only because it's so frustrating to witness the ongoing parade of stupid traditions.
D-3 actually employs a PWR, finally. Who saw that coming? Somebody must have complained about the smoke-filled room BS...
And it's possible that the silly conference tournaments AQ calculus will someday succumb to the same sort of common-sense, too.
Well, yeah, Utica had to win the conference twice to advance, while M'ville could just get hot for 10 days, and negate the previous and much-larger body of work. That sort of thing flies in the face of any semblance of logic.
And, Champs, don't pound your head against the wall. I realize that I harp on certain points, but only because it's so frustrating to witness the ongoing parade of stupid traditions.
D-3 actually employs a PWR, finally. Who saw that coming? Somebody must have complained about the smoke-filled room BS...
And it's possible that the silly conference tournaments AQ calculus will someday succumb to the same sort of common-sense, too.
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Morrisville?
Birdwatcher
Registered User
Skidmore?
Fishman'81
Black Bear since D-2
Re: 2019-20 Schedules
I don't see the dead horse here. People got tired of the old selection process, and some progress has been made in that regard. And the eliminating the tournament AQ's is the next logical path forward.
I don't see the dead horse here. People got tired of the old selection process, and some progress has been made in that regard. And the eliminating the tournament AQ's is the next logical path forward.