Question for MU football fans
First of all: Here is this week's release from PL, chock full of info:
San Diego clinched sole possession of the 2006 Pioneer Football League championship with a 56-14 victory against Dayton, Saturday. USD junior quarterback Josh Johnson threw for 316 yards and four touchdowns. Meanwhile, the Torero defense limited visiting Dayton to 201 yards total offense. It is San Diego's second-straight PFL championship, they won the last PFL Championship game last season for their first-ever title.
San Diego will face Northeast Conference champion Monmouth in the Gridiron Classic, Dec. 2 at West Long Branch, N.J.
However, in the event the regular-season champion of either conference is selected to participate in the NCAA Division I Football Championship, the two leagues agreed the second-place team from that conference will participate in the Gridiron Classic. Drake claimed sole possession of second place with a 47-28 victory at Jacksonville.
By the way..San Diego beat Drake this year 37-0.
Now, would you rather:
1. MU be invited to the 1-AA playoffs and visit the likes of UMass, New Hampshire (both of which ripped Stony Brook) etc., in an opening game.
2. San Diego (10-0) visit MU in the GC.
3. Drake (9-2), No. 2 in the Pioneer League, visit MU in the GC.
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San Diego clinched sole possession of the 2006 Pioneer Football League championship with a 56-14 victory against Dayton, Saturday. USD junior quarterback Josh Johnson threw for 316 yards and four touchdowns. Meanwhile, the Torero defense limited visiting Dayton to 201 yards total offense. It is San Diego's second-straight PFL championship, they won the last PFL Championship game last season for their first-ever title.
San Diego will face Northeast Conference champion Monmouth in the Gridiron Classic, Dec. 2 at West Long Branch, N.J.
However, in the event the regular-season champion of either conference is selected to participate in the NCAA Division I Football Championship, the two leagues agreed the second-place team from that conference will participate in the Gridiron Classic. Drake claimed sole possession of second place with a 47-28 victory at Jacksonville.
By the way..San Diego beat Drake this year 37-0.
Now, would you rather:
1. MU be invited to the 1-AA playoffs and visit the likes of UMass, New Hampshire (both of which ripped Stony Brook) etc., in an opening game.
2. San Diego (10-0) visit MU in the GC.
3. Drake (9-2), No. 2 in the Pioneer League, visit MU in the GC.
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posted by Tony Graham at 9:56 AM
7 Comments:
that depends, what happens if we got a playoff game and win? does it stop there or do we move forward to something else?
If MU wins a 1-AA playoff game it goes on to the next round. The GC is one and done..win or lose.
This came in via e-mail"
Tony,
I think that if Monmouth is invited to the I-AA tournament San Diego University would be invited also and the "Classic" might be Drake at Albany or Stony Brook. While the Hawks would have a very tough time in the tournament, I think being invited would represent a major growth step for the football program.
Baring that invitation, I'd like to see a San Diego / Monmouth game to decide the I-AA Mid-Major (whatever that is) championship.
Fred Kreiss, Monmouth '67
1.) Playoffs!
2.) GIC vs SDU
3.) GIC vs. Drake
I'm sure a computer figures out who deserves what ranking, but I don't understand how SDU can have a better chance than Monmouth of getting into the playoffs. SDU played mostly cupcakes, whereas Monmouth beat Colgate, Albany, and CCSU (both of whom were ranked and beat quality AA powers)
Do you have a take on that Tony?
1AA Playoffs would be 1st Choice
As noted on my e-mail..Sagarin poll has SDU at 99 and MU at 169 with MU schedule (231) slightly better than SDU (235).
Having said that you are right about SDU's non D 1-AA schedule e.....they beat up on somethin called Azuzu Pacific (NAIA) and Dixie State (Div 2).
Here are SDU's results
San Diego (10-0,7-0)
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Sept 1 AZUSA PACIFIC.......... 27-0 W 4467
Sep 09 DIXIE STATE............ 41-7 W 3204
Sep 16 at Yale................ 43-17 W 12308
Sep 30 *at Davidson............ 50-21 W 3189
Oct 07 *BUTLER................. 56-3 W 4132
Oct 14 *VALPARAISO............. 68-7 W 4114
Oct 21 *at Drake............... 37-0 W 5263
Oct 28 *MOREHEAD STATE......... 44-21 W 2609
Nov 04 *at Jacksonville........ 38-21 W 3246
Nov 11 *DAYTON................. 56-14 W 7323
I don't have time today ,but I will calll the NEC on Wed and try to get their take ,and will be going over to MU and plan to talk with Callahan....
Sports Network's I-AA College Football Poll
Team (First-place votes) Record Points Previous Rank
1. Appalachian State Mountaineers (84) 10-1 2,434 1
2. Montana Grizzlies (2) 9-1 2,316 2
3. Massachusetts Minutemen (4) 9-1 2,237 3
4. North Dakota State Bison (8) 9-1 2,177 5
5. Youngstown State Penguins 9-2 2,070 6
6. Illinois State Redbirds 8-2 1,955 7
7. James Madison Dukes 8-2 1,665 4
8. Furman Paladins 8-3 1,625 10
9. Hampton Pirates 10-1 1,575 11
10. New Hampshire Wildcats 7-3 1,484 13
11. Southern Illinois Salukis 7-3 1,437 14
12. Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks 8-2 1,182 8
13. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 8-2 1,077 16
14. San Diego Toreros 10-0 1,053 15
15. Montana State Bobcats 7-3 981 18
16. Cal Poly Mustangs 6-4 936 9
17. Eastern Illinois Panthers 7-4 756 20
18. Princeton Tigers 8-1 730 21
19. South Dakota State Jackrabbits 7-3 727 22
20. Northern Iowa Panthers 6-4 668 12
21. Portland State Vikings 7-4 622 23
22. Maine Black Bears 6-4 385 19
23. Delaware State Hornets 8-2 357 NR
24. Towson Tigers 7-3 261 NR
25. Alabama A&M Bulldogs 8-2 245 NR
Others receiving votes: Harvard 227, McNeese State 158, Wofford 115, Monmouth 59, Charleston Southern 56, Central Arkansas 54, Sam Houston State 48, Yale 40, Lehigh 26, UC Davis 22, Arkansas Pine-Bluff 20, Villanova 16, Tennessee State 10, South Carolina State 7, Northern Arizona 6, Holy Cross 5.
SO..MU is technically No. 29
The Sports Network I-AA Top-10 Mid-Major Poll
Team (First-place votes) Record Points Previous Rank
1. San Diego Toreros (24) 10-0 240 1
2. Monmouth Hawks 10-1 215 2
3. Drake Bulldogs 9-2 190 3
4. Central Conn State Blue Devils 8-3 158 5
5. Albany Great Danes 7-4 132 4
6. Duquesne Dukes 7-3 128 6
7. Robert Morris Colonials 7-4 101 7
8. Davidson Wildcats 6-4 67 9
9. Stony Brook Seawolves 5-6 61 8
10. Jacksonville Dolphins 4-6 23 10
Others receiving votes (in order of points): None.
As of November 13, 2006, at 01:16 PM ET
First choice is 1-AA Playoffs. That would be historic. As for which team is selected to that playoff, remember that's an independent committee selecting and not the same committee currently selecting the sports network poll. Monmouth stands a better shot that SDU at getting an invite. By all accounts Monmouth stands a better chance of getting selected based on that committee’s rules for selection. Here’s some info on how those selections are made.
Sixteen playoff teams will be announced on Nov. 19 (1 pm EST), of which eight will be automatic qualifiers (the champions of the Atlantic 10, Big Sky, Gateway, MEAC, Ohio Valley, Patriot, Southern and Southland conferences) and eight will be chosen as at-large entries by the Division I-AA Football Committee, with assistance from four regional advisory committees. The I-AA committee will also seed the top four teams. The committee will be asked to judge at-large teams on the following points - which come straight out of the NCAA manual:
1. The committee shall select the best teams available on a national at-large basis to complete the bracket;
2. There is no limit to the number of teams the committee may select from one conference;
3. The won-lost record of a team will be scrutinized to determine a team’s strength of schedule;
however, less than seven Division I wins will place a team in jeopardy of not being selected;
4. The committee may give more consideration to those teams that have played all Division I opponents;
And 5. If the team of a committee member is under consideration, the member may not vote for the team being considered and will not be in the room when a vote is taken.
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