UncleRay
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Re: Bottom-Feeders Bracket; Road to "FutileFour" team selection process
I was talking about a sock from Goodwill.
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Bottom-Feeders Bracket; Road to "FutileFour" team selection process
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Re: Bottom-Feeders Bracket; Road to "FutileFour" team selection process
Freddie's Arbitrary Ranking of Teams that Suck (FARTS) is back in operation. The committee found a drunken youper as a suitable substitute for the deceased spider monkey; altho she was lacking in dexterity.
If the season ended today, the tournament field would look like this:
1. Sacred Heart
2. Alabama-Huntsville
3. Army
4. American International
5. Alaska-Anchorage
6. Canisius
7. Bemidji State
8. Penn State
9. Bentley
10. Northeastern
11. Michigan State
12. Harvard
13. RIT
14. Maine
15. Clarkson
16. Princeton
Changes from last week- RIT and Princeton are IN, and Minn-Duluth and Michigan are OUT.
If the committee decides to eliminate the "Atlantic Hockey Rule" (no team in the top 50% of it's league standings can get in), Mercyhurst would make the field, and Princeton would drop out. An executive decision is due later this coming week.
Michigan Tech, Michigan and Minnesota-Duluth are JUST outside the bubble, but none are so far back that they cant play their way back in.
Freddie's Arbitrary Ranking of Teams that Suck (FARTS) is back in operation. The committee found a drunken youper as a suitable substitute for the deceased spider monkey; altho she was lacking in dexterity.
If the season ended today, the tournament field would look like this:
1. Sacred Heart
2. Alabama-Huntsville
3. Army
4. American International
5. Alaska-Anchorage
6. Canisius
7. Bemidji State
8. Penn State
9. Bentley
10. Northeastern
11. Michigan State
12. Harvard
13. RIT
14. Maine
15. Clarkson
16. Princeton
Changes from last week- RIT and Princeton are IN, and Minn-Duluth and Michigan are OUT.
If the committee decides to eliminate the "Atlantic Hockey Rule" (no team in the top 50% of it's league standings can get in), Mercyhurst would make the field, and Princeton would drop out. An executive decision is due later this coming week.
Michigan Tech, Michigan and Minnesota-Duluth are JUST outside the bubble, but none are so far back that they cant play their way back in.
UncleRay
M-A-I-N-E, GooOOO, Blue!
Re: Bottom-Feeders Bracket; Road to "FutileFour" team selection process
I was sitting too far from my monitor when I first read this post and thought it said "dentistry."
Re: Bottom-Feeders Bracket; Road to "FutileFour" team selection process
She has no teeth, hence no need for dentistry
She has no teeth, hence no need for dentistry
Re: Bottom-Feeders Bracket; Road to "FutileFour" team selection process
The BFB/F4 Executive Bored (pun intended) has just completed their semi-annual review of tournament qualifications, and makes the following changes, effective immediately.
The changes affect the so-called "Atlantic Hockey Rule" (no team can qualify for BFB if they finish above the mid-point in their conference, regardless of how weak their conference may be), and the "Bowling Green Rule" (no team can qualify for BFB if they advance to the semi-finals of their conference tournament, regardless of how bad their season was). These two exemptions have morphed in to a set of three guidelines:
1. No team that finished the regular season in the top THIRD of their conference standings can qualify for BFB under ANY circumstances.
2. No team that finished the regular season in the top HALF of their conference standings AND advances to the semi-finals in their conference tournament can qualify for BFB.
3. No team that advances to the championship game of their conference tournament can quality for BFB.
BFB's VP of Media Relations, Blitz Wolfer, was quoted in today's press release "The committee is satisfied that these criteria are concrete enough to provide the BFB with only the worst teams, while vague enough to confuse everyone involved."
The committee also re-affirmed FARTS (Freddie's Arbitrary Ranking of Teams that Suck) as the model for choosing at-large berths in BFB, and for seeding the regionals, and signed a 2 year contract with Jack-In-The-Box as the official sponsor of the BFB penalty box.
The BFB/F4 Executive Bored (pun intended) has just completed their semi-annual review of tournament qualifications, and makes the following changes, effective immediately.
The changes affect the so-called "Atlantic Hockey Rule" (no team can qualify for BFB if they finish above the mid-point in their conference, regardless of how weak their conference may be), and the "Bowling Green Rule" (no team can qualify for BFB if they advance to the semi-finals of their conference tournament, regardless of how bad their season was). These two exemptions have morphed in to a set of three guidelines:
1. No team that finished the regular season in the top THIRD of their conference standings can qualify for BFB under ANY circumstances.
2. No team that finished the regular season in the top HALF of their conference standings AND advances to the semi-finals in their conference tournament can qualify for BFB.
3. No team that advances to the championship game of their conference tournament can quality for BFB.
BFB's VP of Media Relations, Blitz Wolfer, was quoted in today's press release "The committee is satisfied that these criteria are concrete enough to provide the BFB with only the worst teams, while vague enough to confuse everyone involved."
The committee also re-affirmed FARTS (Freddie's Arbitrary Ranking of Teams that Suck) as the model for choosing at-large berths in BFB, and for seeding the regionals, and signed a 2 year contract with Jack-In-The-Box as the official sponsor of the BFB penalty box.
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Re: Bottom-Feeders Bracket; Road to "FutileFour" team selection process
This was never actually a rule, just an urban legend. Nobody can get an automatic #1 seed; they must be earned by the entire body of work.
This was never actually a rule, just an urban legend. Nobody can get an automatic #1 seed; they must be earned by the entire body of work.
Well, I tried!Re: Bottom-Feeders Bracket; Road to "FutileFour" team selection process
That's Yooper!
That's Yooper!
Re: Bottom-Feeders Bracket; Road to "FutileFour" team selection process
The committee has seen it spelled both ways (yooper/youper) in various media, but will bow to your expertise.
Before we go back to edit the post, we were wondering if it should be capitalized?
The committee has seen it spelled both ways (yooper/youper) in various media, but will bow to your expertise.
Before we go back to edit the post, we were wondering if it should be capitalized?
gfmorris
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Re: Bottom-Feeders Bracket; Road to "FutileFour" team selection process
She's from Alabama? I mean, I know that we have a love for the space monkeys here — no really, I can take you to the grave of one of them here in town — but dang, man.
GFM
She's from Alabama? I mean, I know that we have a love for the space monkeys here — no really, I can take you to the grave of one of them here in town — but dang, man.
GFM
Re: Bottom-Feeders Bracket; Road to "FutileFour" team selection process
Not sure where you got the idea she was from Alabama...unless you assume all toothless folks are. She's a youper/yooper (depending on which spelling you consider correct. The classy way to spell it would be either yoopre or youpre.
Not sure where you got the idea she was from Alabama...unless you assume all toothless folks are. She's a youper/yooper (depending on which spelling you consider correct. The classy way to spell it would be either yoopre or youpre.
gfmorris
New member
Re: Bottom-Feeders Bracket; Road to "FutileFour" team selection process
Even I know that.
GFM <-- friends with a couple Tech alumni.
Even I know that.
GFM <-- friends with a couple Tech alumni.
Re: Bottom-Feeders Bracket; Road to "FutileFour" team selection process
Here's the BFB standings, according to FARTS:
1. Alabama-Huntsville
2. Sacred Heart
3. Army
4. Bentley
5. Alaska-Anchorage
6. American International
7. Northeastern
8. Bemidji State
9. Canisius
10. RIT
11. Michigan State
12. Penn State
13. Clarkson
14. Harvard
15. Mercyhurst
16. Maine
****Just off the bubble****
17. U Mass
18. Michigan Tech
19. Princeton
20. Minn-Duluth
Here's the BFB standings, according to FARTS:
1. Alabama-Huntsville
2. Sacred Heart
3. Army
4. Bentley
5. Alaska-Anchorage
6. American International
7. Northeastern
8. Bemidji State
9. Canisius
10. RIT
11. Michigan State
12. Penn State
13. Clarkson
14. Harvard
15. Mercyhurst
16. Maine
****Just off the bubble****
17. U Mass
18. Michigan Tech
19. Princeton
20. Minn-Duluth
Re: Bottom-Feeders Bracket; Road to "FutileFour" team selection process
Colgate? Finished between Clarkson and Harvard in the ECAC, or are they not yet being watched because the last time they finished this badly in the ECAC regular season they won 2 game 3s in overtime, on the road, to advance to the ECAC Frozen Four?
Colgate? Finished between Clarkson and Harvard in the ECAC, or are they not yet being watched because the last time they finished this badly in the ECAC regular season they won 2 game 3s in overtime, on the road, to advance to the ECAC Frozen Four?
Re: Bottom-Feeders Bracket; Road to "FutileFour" team selection process
Well, the top-10 of FARTS performed well this week. Penn St, Harvard, Clarkson also.
Michigan State had a bad week, as did Maine.
When do the weekly FARTS rankings come out? Not as fun to mess with the PWR, but interesting to watch from afar.
Well, the top-10 of FARTS performed well this week. Penn St, Harvard, Clarkson also.
Michigan State had a bad week, as did Maine.
When do the weekly FARTS rankings come out? Not as fun to mess with the PWR, but interesting to watch from afar.
Re: Bottom-Feeders Bracket; Road to "FutileFour" team selection process
I see that the 'east coast bias' is alive and well! Or is it west coast bias?
I see that the 'east coast bias' is alive and well! Or is it west coast bias?