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Post by FUBeAR on Oct 2, 2015 0:56:02 GMT -5
A strong goal, but not guaranteed of playoffs. Just a few examples come to mind: 2006 Wofford went 5-2 and did not make the post season. I think many FCS fans consider 2004 particularly egregious when Wofford went 8-3 and ranked in the top 20 and didn't make the field. Also happened just a few years ago to UTC in 2013, who went 8-4 and actually shared in the conference title but was left home in the post season in favor of Samford and Furman. This goes without saying, but the best bet is to handle your business and take it out of the selection committee's hands. Perhaps I should have been more descriptive to include all D1 competition. Those Wofford teams you mention all had D2 or NAIA opponents those years (except 2006). Wofford was the third SoCon team in 2004 and that was before the playoffs were expanded. That 2006 team Wofford lost 2 OOC games, as I mentioned if you win 2 OOC games and lose no more than 2 SoCon games that is a near virtual lock. Chattanooga was an interesting case. They played 12 games, splitting their OOC with a 2 and 2 mark. Losing late at Samford was the deal breaker for an at large. 22 droppin' some FCS Playoffs & SoCon knowledge on The Fan with 2 Names! I LOVE IT!  |
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Post by jackal on Oct 2, 2015 7:22:48 GMT -5
A strong goal, but not guaranteed of playoffs. Just a few examples come to mind: 2006 Wofford went 5-2 and did not make the post season. I think many FCS fans consider 2004 particularly egregious when Wofford went 8-3 and ranked in the top 20 and didn't make the field. Also happened just a few years ago to UTC in 2013, who went 8-4 and actually shared in the conference title but was left home in the post season in favor of Samford and Furman. This goes without saying, but the best bet is to handle your business and take it out of the selection committee's hands. Perhaps I should have been more descriptive to include all D1 competition. Those Wofford teams you mention all had D2 or NAIA opponents those years (except 2006). Wofford was the third SoCon team in 2004 and that was before the playoffs were expanded. That 2006 team Wofford lost 2 OOC games, as I mentioned if you win 2 OOC games and lose no more than 2 SoCon games that is a near virtual lock. Chattanooga was an interesting case. They played 12 games, splitting their OOC with a 2 and 2 mark. Losing late at Samford was the deal breaker for an at large. Wofford, for reasons probably only understandable to them, has often been abysmal with their scheduling. It is not uncommon for them to schedule 11 games instead of 12 or to schedule 1 or more lower division teams. It has hurt them several years when playoff selection time came around. Hard to say what would get in now. I think the only SoCon team that could realistically get into the post season as a third SoCon team with a 7-4 record would be Furman. Two conference losses plus two OOC losses to top teams. They also head into the clubhouse with an FBS win in their pocket. Even then, I'd much prefer to be sitting at #2 instead of #3. The 2013 season was a bizarre one. Furman, Samford, and UTC all had identical SoCon records. Each had beaten the other (UTC over Furman, Furman over Samford, Samford over UTC). Oddly enough, when you went down the tie breaker the deciding factor was record against next best SoCon teams in the standings. Both Furman and Samford had beaten Georgia Southern (the #4 team), which then put UTC in the third slot. All because UTC's kicker clanked a makeable field goal off the uprights. |
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