Klieman Finalist for STATS FCS Eddie Robison Award

[THEsocalledfan]

http://www.gobison.com/news/2016/11/15/football-klieman-finalist-for-stats-fcs-eddie-robinson-award.aspx?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Congrats, coach!

Am I the only one that though it was strange the NDSU release did not mention Bohl won this twice?

[G_Funky]

i'm more confused about the SoS comment...i was under the impression NDSU had the best SoS in the FCS by a long shot?


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[wagsabison]

i'm more confused about the SoS comment...i was under the impression NDSU had the best SoS in the FCS by a long shot?


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Somewhere I saw posted that Cal Poly's opponent win percentage was slightly better.

[DM05]

Congrats Coach, very deserving! Lost quite a lot of talent in last year's seniors and plenty of adversity this year.

As far as SOS: Massey and Hero Sports have us first, we are actually 2nd in the Sagarin SOS for FCS teams to Missouri St. All depends what goes into the formula.

[Christopher Moen]

i'm more confused about the SoS comment...i was under the impression NDSU had the best SoS in the FCS by a long shot?


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Got to remember NDSU hurts itself due to all the loses it gives its opponents compared to other teams.

[Christopher Moen]

2016 STATS FCS Eddie Robinson Award Finalists
Brian Bohannon, Kennesaw State
Rod Broadway, North Carolina A&T
Steve Campbell, Central Arkansas
Andy Coen, Lehigh
Broderick Fobbs, Grambling State.
Mike Houston, James Madison
K.C. Keeler, Sam Houston State
Chris Klieman, North Dakota State
Dale Lindsey, San Diego
Jerry Mack, North Carolina Central
Bubba Schwiegert, North Dakota
Jason Simpson, UT Martin
Bob Surace, Princeto
Brent Thompson, The Citadel
Chris Villarrial, Saint Francis


Not a fan of EWU, but I find it a bit strange to not have Beau Baldwin on this list.

[CAS4127]

Not a fan of EWU, but I find it a bit strange to not have Beau Baldwin on this list.

Can there only be one per conference. IDK--just asking.

[MNLonghorn10]

Congrats Coach, very deserving! Lost quite a lot of talent in last year's seniors and plenty of adversity this year.

As far as SOS: Massey and Hero Sports have us first, we are actually 2nd in the Sagarin SOS for FCS teams to Missouri St. All depends what goes into the formula.
Wouldn't missouri states be bolstered because they played a high ranked ndsu while ndsus would be damaged after playing crappy missouri state

[Christopher Moen]

Can there only be one per conference. IDK--just asking.

Good question, but if so, Baldwin in my opinion is a better candidate than Bubba just based on team performance and schedule. Not to take away from Bubba's accomplishments, but if UND and EWU switched schedules, EWU is undefeated and UND is not going to the playoffs.

[wagsabison]

Can there only be one per conference. IDK--just asking.

Looks like U of Central Arkansas and SHSU are on the list. I think they are both Southland.

[Strategery]

Wouldn't missouri states be bolstered because they played a high ranked ndsu while ndsus would be damaged after playing crappy missouri state

Well, sure, but we played Chuck South, EWU, and Iowa while they played SW College, Murray St, and K State...
Something doesn't make sense.

[BYZEN]

#BUTTBubbles deserves it.... because Bresciani... :facepalm2:

[Professor Chaos]

Somewhere I saw posted that Cal Poly's opponent win percentage was slightly better.


Congrats Coach, very deserving! Lost quite a lot of talent in last year's seniors and plenty of adversity this year.

As far as SOS: Massey and Hero Sports have us first, we are actually 2nd in the Sagarin SOS for FCS teams to Missouri St. All depends what goes into the formula.
Yeah, if you go by the computer rankings which look at more than just the W-L record of the teams you've played I'm pretty sure NDSU is tops in the FCS by a good margin. That official NCAA SOS doesn't really punish teams for beating crappy teams with good records. For instance, Cal Poly beat 9-1 University of San Diego who is rated just below 4-7 Indiana St by Sagarin.

[1993bison]

#BUTTBubbles deserves it.... because Bresciani... :facepalm2:
I can't wait for the State Board of Higher education to be tipped off. I'm sure Port will find some sort of evidence for a conspiracy theory.

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[MNLonghorn10]

Well, sure, but we played Chuck South, EWU, and Iowa while they played SW College, Murray St, and K State...
Something doesn't make sense.

AND NDSU. 2 top 50 teams while NDSU has only played 1 + Missouri St

[Strategery]

AND NDSU. 2 top 50 teams while NDSU has only played 1 + Missouri St

Yes. You said that already. I was pointing out that the rest of our schedules are relevant as well. Sure, we are better than Missouri State. Way better. But Iowa is better than K State and EWU and Chuck are way better than Murray St. and SW College (D2). It seems weird that NDSU being better than Missouri St. outweighs BY ITSELF our 3 OOC games being better than theirs. But then again I have no idea how Sagarin computes his SOS ratings. Is it just a straight average of all their opponents' Sagarin ratings or are some teams weighted more than others?