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Post by southernpigskin on Oct 7, 2014 9:46:23 GMT -5
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Post by bear38 on Oct 7, 2014 11:08:21 GMT -5
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Post by mumd on Oct 7, 2014 12:37:38 GMT -5
I bet this would really piss off the Paladin fans. |
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Post by bear38 on Oct 7, 2014 13:19:55 GMT -5
/[/quote]I bet this would really piss off the Paladin fans.[/quote]
And the Citadel fans and the Western Carolina fans!
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Post by jackal on Oct 7, 2014 16:02:42 GMT -5
I bet this would really piss off the Paladin fans. I'm familiar enough with the Telegraph to well know that the author is not exactly unbiased. I take pretty much everything I read in that paper with a grain of salt. Lucky for us, the Telegraph's power poll doesn't decide who wins a conference championship.  |
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Post by FUBeAR on Oct 7, 2014 16:53:16 GMT -5
I bet this would really piss off the Paladin fans. I'm familiar enough with the Telegraph to well know that the author is not exactly unbiased. I take pretty much everything I read in that paper with a grain of salt. Lucky for us, the Telegraph's power poll doesn't decide who wins a conference championship. True - he's a Clemson man. My other Alma Mater. Unlike you, Jackal, I had to downgrade to pick up my graduate degree.  |
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Post by jackal on Oct 7, 2014 20:25:58 GMT -5
I'm familiar enough with the Telegraph to well know that the author is not exactly unbiased. I take pretty much everything I read in that paper with a grain of salt. Lucky for us, the Telegraph's power poll doesn't decide who wins a conference championship. True - he's a Clemson man. My other Alma Mater. Unlike you, Jackal, I had to downgrade to pick up my graduate degree. Ha! Indeed. |
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Post by bear38 on Oct 7, 2014 21:21:45 GMT -5
Aren't all the power polls biased?
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Post by jackal on Oct 8, 2014 8:56:04 GMT -5
Aren't all the power polls biased? Yes. "Power polls" just allow you to rank teams based on your own objective reality. Especially true when you have no FCS football bona fides. At this stage, most polls are quite useless. It is really a race to see who gets to lose to North Dakota State next. |
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Post by BearDownMU on Oct 8, 2014 8:58:45 GMT -5
Which is so strange to me. I've been to Fargo. I don't know why anyone would want to go there to live. Especially top flight football talent.
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Post by jackal on Oct 8, 2014 10:05:41 GMT -5
Which is so strange to me. I've been to Fargo. I don't know why anyone would want to go there to live. Especially top flight football talent. If you are a winning football program, you will find players. Many of these FCS schools are the flagship universities of their states, and in some instances, are the only D1 program for hundreds of miles in any direction. I think a lot of it has to do with the FBS programs in the area. Most FBS programs in the north recruit the second tier players out of Florida, California, Texas, etc. (look at Boise State's roster and count how many players are from Idaho). Those second tier players from states less known for their football (Minnesota, North/South Dakota, Montana) then often end up playing at closer FCS schools. The competition isn't that great for the players. Besides, NDSU is better than several Big 10 schools. You can go to Minnesota and lose every game for the rest of your career, or play for NDSU at the FCS level, and never lose. Seems like an easy choice all things considered. |
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Post by BearDownMU on Oct 8, 2014 10:35:47 GMT -5
Which is so strange to me. I've been to Fargo. I don't know why anyone would want to go there to live. Especially top flight football talent. If you are a winning football program, you will find players. Many of these FCS schools are the flagship universities of their states, and in some instances, are the only D1 program for hundreds of miles in any direction. I think a lot of it has to do with the FBS programs in the area. Most FBS programs in the north recruit the second tier players out of Florida, California, Texas, etc. (look at Boise State's roster and count how many players are from Idaho). Those second tier players from states less known for their football (Minnesota, North/South Dakota, Montana) then often end up playing at closer FCS schools. The competition isn't that great for the players. Besides, NDSU is better than several Big 10 schools. You can go to Minnesota and lose every game for the rest of your career, or play for NDSU at the FCS level, and never lose. Seems like an easy choice all things considered. Good points. I took a look at their roster and there are a boatload of players from Minnesota. I was just thinking more along the lines of 1) how cold it is, and 2) that there are so many more players in the warm states. But, to your point, there are a lot more schools with FB in the warm states fighting over players. |
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Post by jackal on Oct 8, 2014 15:07:21 GMT -5
If you are a winning football program, you will find players. Many of these FCS schools are the flagship universities of their states, and in some instances, are the only D1 program for hundreds of miles in any direction. I think a lot of it has to do with the FBS programs in the area. Most FBS programs in the north recruit the second tier players out of Florida, California, Texas, etc. (look at Boise State's roster and count how many players are from Idaho). Those second tier players from states less known for their football (Minnesota, North/South Dakota, Montana) then often end up playing at closer FCS schools. The competition isn't that great for the players. Besides, NDSU is better than several Big 10 schools. You can go to Minnesota and lose every game for the rest of your career, or play for NDSU at the FCS level, and never lose. Seems like an easy choice all things considered. Good points. I took a look at their roster and there are a boatload of players from Minnesota. I was just thinking more along the lines of 1) how cold it is, and 2) that there are so many more players in the warm states. But, to your point, there are a lot more schools with FB in the warm states fighting over players. That has always been one of the arguments why the SEC and Pac 12 run modern college football. It's just much easier to recruit players to play in warm weather climates. |
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Post by bear38 on Oct 8, 2014 15:29:59 GMT -5
Many of these FCS schools are the flagship universities of their states, and in some instances, are the only D1 program for hundreds of miles in any direction. Just like Mercer! No wait…... |
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