Playoff Selection Show

[alabamagrizzly]

Jackson State isn't in the playoffs, because they will play in the SWAC championship game, the first weekend of the playoffs. FAMU becomes the first SWAC entrant in the playoffs since 1998.

Kennesaw State won their conferences auto-bid, so you can't leave them out of the playoffs. If Monmouth had beaten them yesterday, both teams would have made the playoffs, which would have likely eliminated Northern Iowa.

I didn't know that about Jackson.

I also didn't know Kennesaw "won" the "conference". Groan. Okay, lets see how their soon to be #4 ranking holds up next weekend against the auto bid Davidson, who aren't even getting votes in the poll.

For what it’s worth, the Ivy’s, who take up two top 25 slots, also don’t take part in the playoffs. Their con has always taken the stance that playoffs interfere with finals. Mercer and Rhode Island are the only other options in the top 25. Mercer did not win any games outside the disrespected Southern Con but barely lost to ETSU and RI did win against FBS(cough) UMass but two tuff losses to other CAA con “contenders” Maine and just this last Sat Elon, pretty much did them in. Elon May have had an argument with some of their conference wins but their loss to Wof, their tuffest OOC FCS matchup, probably dashed their hopes. UNI can thank their playoff invite on being members of what many FCS “experts” consider the tuffest con in the league.

 

[cmtgrizzly]

Sorry missed the selection show- 2 questions

So from what I am gathering we play winner of UNI/EWU.Then probably JMU on the road and then probably NDSU on the road to get to the championship?

What is the path for the Bobcats?

https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/football/fcs/2021?utm_campaign=inline-superpage

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[Buttegrizzle]

So I had to dig into the UNI thing. They have a good defense apparently. UNI got in as the last selection “on the basis of key wins over southern ILL (7-4), SoDakState (7-4) and Sac St (9-2)" so maybe not a horrible team.

 

[Cuervohola]

I didn't know that about Jackson.

I also didn't know Kennesaw "won" the "conference". Groan. Okay, lets see how their soon to be #4 ranking holds up next weekend against the auto bid Davidson, who aren't even getting votes in the poll.

For what it’s worth, the Ivy’s, who take up two top 25 slots, also don’t take part in the playoffs. Their con has always taken the stance that playoffs interfere with finals. Mercer and Rhode Island are the only other options in the top 25. Mercer did not win any games outside the disrespected Southern Con but barely lost to ETSU and RI did win against FBS(cough) UMass but two tuff losses to other CAA con “contenders” Maine and just this last Sat Elon, pretty much did them in. Elon May have had an argument with some of their conference wins but their loss to Wof, their tuffest OOC FCS matchup, probably dashed their hopes. UNI can thank their playoff invite on being members of what many FCS “experts” consider the tuffest con in the league.

Yeah, UNI doesn't really irritate me, they have been better in the past... Kennesaw drives me nuts for padding their schedule every year. They have somebody on the decision board or something. Yes, they have to prove it on the field unlike the 1-A, but here is Kennesaw's game padding by year...

2015... NAIA, D2, D2
2016... NAIA, D2, D2
2017... D2
2018... D2
2019... NAIA, NAIA
2020... D2
2021... NAIA

 

[Cuervohola]

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