I am still unconvinced that Richmond will beat CC given the chance. They have been up and down this year and have not faired that well against ranked teams.Quote:
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I am still unconvinced that Richmond will beat CC given the chance. They have been up and down this year and have not faired that well against ranked teams.Quote:
Originally Posted by FFBison
I guess my point was more about the inability of CC to make a playoff run that it is about Richmond's chance to do so. I think CC is under a lot of pressure to prove their season and a team that can come in and play solid defense is going to give them trouble. Really looking forward to watching some of the games this weekend while we heal up.Quote:
Originally Posted by BisonNeil
I don't think this is Coastal's year, but I definitely respect them. Didn't even have a football team until 2003, then surprised everyone by beating Montana in the playoffs last year. In the cold. Great coach, they could be trouble in the future. I would love to see them again in the dome and maybe start an occasional long distance rivalry.
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Originally Posted by BisonNeil
How has CC fared against ranked teams?
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Originally Posted by Mayville Bison
Team....................... Round 2. Quarters. Semis. Final
#1 New Hampshire ----- 76.3% 35.9% 12.4% 2.2%
Fordham ------------------- 23.7% 6.2% 0.9% 0.1%
#8 Chattanooga -------- 66.8% 39.8% 14.1% 3.5%
Indiana State ------------ 33.2% 18.1% 5.3% 1.3%
#5 Illinois State ------- 60.5% 45.4% 33.9% 13.6%
Northern Iowa ---------- 39.5% 30.9% 22.6% 9.9%
#4 Eastern Washington- 79.4% 22.0% 10.4% 1.9%
Montana ------------------- 20.6% 1.7% 0.4% 0.0%
#3 Jacksonville State -- 85.5% 67.4% 18.0% 9.0%
Sam Houston State ------- 14.5% 6.6% 0.7% 0.2%
#6 Villanova ------------- 65.3% 17.6% 2.3% 0.7%
Liberty --------------------- 34.7% 8.4% 0.9% 0.2%
#7 Coastal Carolina ----- 84.2% 10.9% 4.1% 1.5%
Richmond ----------------- 15.8% 0.7% 0.1% 0.0%
#2 North Dakota State 87.4% 80.6% 69.8% 53.7%
South Dakota State ------- 12.6% 7.8% 4.1% 2.0%
I think Richmond is undervalued and could definitely spring the upset over the beach chickens.
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thebootfitter hasn't been by, so here's the update:
Sagarin's Round 2 Predictions
Sagarin FCS Top-25Code:
Rank Team Sagarin Predict Result Diff
35 North Dakota State 77.72
85 Iowa State 64.57 +10.71 +20.00 +9.29
188 Weber State 39.82 +35.46 +17.00 -18.46
232 Incarnate Word 23.08 +57.08 +58.00 +0.92
128 Montana 54.65 +25.51 +12.00 -13.51
123 Western Illinois 56.12 +19.16 +7.00 -12.16
109 Southern Illinois 58.36 +21.80 +28.00 +6.20
91 Indiana State 63.38 +16.78 +17.00 +0.22
172 South Dakota 44.50 +30.78 +40.00 +9.22
70 South Dakota State 67.27 +12.89 +20.00 +7.11
55 Northern Iowa 72.01 +3.27 -20.00 -23.27
122 Missouri State 56.15 +19.13 +35.00 +15.87
108 Youngstown State 58.40 +21.76 +24.00 +2.24
60 Illinois State 70.55
70 South Dakota State 67.27 +12.89
133 Richmond 53.32 +26.84
96 Coastal Carolina 61.84 +18.32
Total Diff: -16.33
Home Field 2.44
Sagarin Conference RankingCode:
Rank SagRank RATING Team SOS SOSRank Conference
1 35 77.72 North Dakota State 56.09 129 Missouri Valley
2 55 72.01 Northern Iowa 58.35 113 Missouri Valley
3 60 70.55 Illinois State 53.63 139 Missouri Valley
4 70 67.27 South Dakota State 59.99 106 Missouri Valley
5 71 67.26 Jacksonville State 46.69 169 Ohio Valley
6 87 64.18 Chattanooga 47.45 163 Southern
7 91 63.38 Indiana State 60.71 101 Missouri Valley
8 96 61.84 Coastal Carolina 41.66 194 Big South
9 98 60.68 Eastern Washington 47.03 167 Big Sky
10 100 60.49 New Hampshire 41.71 192 Colonial
11 104 58.97 Villanova 42.69 189 Colonial
12 105 58.77 SE Louisiana 42.48 190 Southland
13 106 58.70 Liberty 51.22 143 Big South
14 108 58.40 Youngstown State 55.87 130 Missouri Valley
15 109 58.36 Southern Illinois 60.26 103 Missouri Valley
16 112 58.02 Sam Houston State 46.76 168 Southland
17 113 57.89 Harvard 32.70 227 Ivy League
18 118 56.75 Samford 52.71 140 Southern
19 119 56.23 Idaho State 49.58 153 Big Sky
20 122 56.15 Missouri State 61.20 95 Missouri Valley
21 123 56.12 Western Illinois 62.84 84 Missouri Valley
22 124 55.88 Fordham 36.19 219 Patriot
23 128 54.65 Montana 45.52 173 Big Sky
24 133 53.32 Richmond 43.88 183 Colonial
25 134 53.13 Eastern Illinois 50.24 149 Ohio Valley
Code:
ConfCat Conference CentralMean ConfMax NDSU Rank
P5 SEC 86.93 99.04 12
P5 BIG 12 79.27 95.65 6
P5 PAC-12 78.80 93.88 8
P5 ACC 74.45 86.04 5
P5 BIG TEN 74.37 90.66 6
NA I-A INDEPENDENTS 67.49 77.24 1
G5 MWC 63.73 78.10 2
FCS MISSOURI VALLEY 62.33 77.72 1
G5 CONFERENCE USA 60.16 78.43 2
G5 AMERICAN ATHLETIC 60.13 75.16 1
G5 SUN BELT 55.49 68.74 1
G5 MAC 55.01 66.24 1
FCS BIG SOUTH 48.87 61.84 1
FCS SOUTHERN 46.20 64.18 1
FCS BIG SKY 44.31 60.68 1
FCS OHIO VALLEY 43.81 67.26 1
FCS COLONIAL 43.67 60.49 1
FCS SOUTHLAND 43.55 58.77 1
FCS PATRIOT 38.96 55.88 1
FCS I-AA INDEPENDENTS 38.72 38.72 1
FCS NORTHEAST 37.83 47.68 1
FCS IVY LEAGUE 33.73 57.89 1
FCS MID-EASTERN 31.08 44.36 1
FCS SWAC 25.83 45.28 1
FCS PIONEER 17.76 36.88 1
LOL @ Big Fluffy /obligatory
Sure am glad to see the top 4 teams in the country playing each other in the second round of the playoffs.