Austin Peay Deserves a bid

[Winston]

Austin Peay is 8-4, 6-1 in conference and is much more deserving of a bid than each of the 7-4 and 6-5 teams under consideration. JMHO.

[JSUSoutherner]

Uh oh. Here comes the flamers.

[PantherRob82]

Austin Peay is 8-4, 6-1 in conference and is much more deserving of a bid than each of the 7-4 and 6-5 teams under consideration. JMHO.
Ok, I let the committee know.

[katss07]

A 6-5 team won’t get in. I can think of a few 7-4 teams who would LOVE a shot at Austin Peay. I’m sure some Blue Hen fans would like to see the Govs in round one.

[Winston]

How is Austin Peay known as flamers?

[CHIP72]

Who did you beat, who did you lose to, and how do you do away from home. Those are the questions that need to be asked of every DI-AA at-large playoff candidate.

[GoBlueHens83]

Austin Peay had a great year, no doubt.

But they don't have a single quality win.

[SUPharmacist]

Scheduling 3 FBS games was their downfall. They needed to pull a big upset or win their auto bid. Having done neither I think they miss out.

[JSUSoutherner]

How is Austin Peay known as flamers?

Flamers are the people that come into a thread and are upset by your opinion and have to inform you how wrong you may or may not be.

Welcome to the internet.

[katss07]

How is Austin Peay known as flamers?

I hope you’re kidding.

[Winston]

The Govs would match up well against the Blue Hens. When the game is on the line, the Hens folded. When they needed to the Govs rose to the occasion.

[WileECoyote06]

I don't know if Austin Peay is deserving. . . but I do think they'll snag an at-large. If not, they'll be among the first four out.

[Winston]

They are squarely on the bubble.

[WestCoastAggie]

I don't know if Austin Peay is deserving. . . but I do think they'll snag an at-large. If not, they'll be among the first four out.

Monmouth, or even Youngstown State deserves it over Austin Peay.

***Runs for the hills***

[GoBlueHens83]

The Govs would match up well against the Blue Hens. When the game is on the line, the Hens folded. When they needed to the Govs rose to the occasion.

I'm sure AP would have beaten Stony Brook and Richmond too?

By the way, I don't think Delaware should make the field.

[katss07]

The Govs would match up well against the Blue Hens. When the game is on the line, the Hens folded. When they needed to the Govs rose to the occasion.

The game won’t be on the line if they play the Hens. It will be over at halftime.

[Winston]

The turnaround story is too hard to ignore. The committee likes stories such as this one.

[Winston]

The parity in the field this year necessitates a strong look at AP.

[Winston]

No Bowls has them in.

http://nobowls.com

[katss07]

Does the committee? Thats what matters at this point.

[Cocky]

Scheduling 3 FBS games was their downfall. They needed to pull a big upset or win their auto bid. Having done neither I think they miss out.

The third one was scheduled during the season. NCAA allowed them to play a twelve game because of the hurricane. In a normal year AP would have been 8-3 with the UCF game not on the schedule. AP probably exceed even their own expectations so I can excuse the scheduling of another money game.

[JaxSinfonian]

No Bowls has them in.

http://nobowls.com

Oh. Well, then it’s settled.

[Winston]

3 FBS games hurt, but it enhanced the Govs SOS.

[Winston]

12 teams ranked above the Govs lost.

[katss07]

12 teams ranked above the Govs lost.
And? That just makes the bubble stronger.

[GoBlueHens83]

12 teams ranked above the Govs lost.

The majority of those teams have wins much better than APSU have.

[JSUSoutherner]

And? That just makes the bubble stronger.
"Losing makes you stronger"

-Sam Houston State 2017

[Thumper 76]

The turnaround story is too hard to ignore. The committee likes stories such as this one.

The committee is supposed to vote on Wins and Losses. Not feel good stories.


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[Reign of Terrier]

"Losing makes you stronger"

-Sam Houston State 2017

You misspelled MVFC conference affiliates

[Cocky]

The majority of those teams have wins much better than APSU have.
Its not about wins its about SOS.

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The committee is supposed to vote on Wins and Losses. Not feel good stories.


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No vote for SOS not wins and losses.

[Redbird 4th & short]

Let's get real .. they have beaten no one good, and they have barely beaten every team they've played, except losing to JSU by 20 at home ad blowing out Morehead St. So ignoring the 3 FBS losses, here is synopsis of their 7 best wins

Best win starts with 7 pt win at home over 6-5 Tn Martin .. ranked #49 by Massey
Worst win Ends with 7 pt win on road over 1-10 TN Tech .. ranked #93 by Massey

Total of 7 wins for teams ranked between #49 and #93 .. AP won by average of 9.5 pts per game.

Agree it is great story ... but name 1 quality win ? You need to blow out 4 of those 7 weak wins to even be in the playoff discussion. Their only blow out is Morehead St .. the worst team on heir schedule ranked #119 in FCS by Massey.

[ursus arctos horribilis]

Flamers are the people that come into a thread and are upset by your opinion and have to inform you how wrong you may or may not be.

Welcome to the internet.

I see the opinions as legit opinions and just because they don't agree with any original post does not mean it's flaming. For instance was would an original be seen as the standard when it is simply another opinion anyway.

[katss07]

"Losing makes you stronger"

-Sam Houston State 2017

Sheesh, I guess when your conference consists of one good team and a decent team, you have to make comments like this. Way to defend the OVC by attacking SHSU (?) for no apparent reason.

If an 7-3 MVFC team loses, that hurts APSU. One less lock, more teams on the bubble. USD loss hurts Austin Peay because USD is now a bubble team and has a better SoS.

[JSUSoutherner]

I see the opinions as legit opinions and just because they don't agree with any original post does not mean it's flaming. For instance was would an original be seen as the standard when it is simply another opinion anyway.
I do as well. However, there are some on this board who I'm sure don't share that sentiment.

[SUPharmacist]

The third one was scheduled during the season. NCAA allowed them to play a twelve game because of the hurricane. In a normal year AP would have been 8-3 with the UCF game not on the schedule. AP probably exceed even their own expectations so I can excuse the scheduling of another money game.
Fair enough. Every year I look at the bubble and wonder about strong opinions. I get that the arguments are nice and if it was my team I would be quite interested, but no team on the bubble really "deserves" a bid. This team just reminds me of that Lehigh team a few years back that lost the one game that mattered, and it cost them.

[PantherRob82]

UNI welcomes the Governors to the Dome on Saturday. We think you should be in. :)

[POD Knows]

Austin Peay is 8-4, 6-1 in conference and is much more deserving of a bid than each of the 7-4 and 6-5 teams under consideration. JMHO.Nope

[ElCid]

Its not about wins its about SOS.

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No vote for SOS not wins and losses.

I don't think that came out right. Otherwise you could vote for an 0-11 team with the #1 SOS?

[JSUSoutherner]

I don't think that came out right. Otherwise you could vote for an 0-11 team with the #1 SOS?
Of course. You wouldn't vote a team that lost NDSU 11 times in one season?

Their strength of schedule would be off the charts.

[93henfan]

So, in a tight consideration like this, how much does it weigh on the Committee that a school like Delaware averages 17,000 or so at home while Austin Peay draws maybe 8,000?

Asking for a friend.

[ElCid]

Of course. You wouldn't vote a team that lost NDSU 11 times in one season?

Their strength of schedule would be off the charts.

Huh? You have totally lost me. Both Massey and Sagarin, and a bunch of other computers have a team listed as having the #1 SOS. What does it have to do with NDSU? I think you are confusing concepts.

[JSUSoutherner]

Huh? You have totally lost me. Both Massey and Sagarin, and a bunch of other computers have a team listed as having the #1 SOS. What does it have to do with NDSU? I think you are confusing concepts.
That post was 100% saracasm.

Aimed at the MVFC folks that beat each other off over their SOS.

[ElCid]

That post was 100% saracasm.

Aimed at the MVFC folks that beat each other off over their SOS.

I knew I should stayed in bed.

[Winston]

The Govs got hosed. It that being "Woffed"?

[BisonTru]

The Govs got hosed. It that being "Woffed"?

Might have to change it to Peayed.


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[Schism55]

The Govs got hosed. It that being "Woffed"?
No, it's called beat at least one decent team and you are in. AP did not, as such they did not deserve a bid. Simple.

[youwouldno]

I don't think APSU's resume holds up under scrutiny. It's not reasonable to play 3 FBS games, finish 2nd in a weak conference, and then say the losses don't count. Their best win is probably Eastern Illinois, which SRS has at #62 in FCS. So it's not just that they lack quality wins - they arguably don't even have any decent wins, while other bubble teams at least had several of those.

[katss07]

The Govs got hosed. It that being "Woffed"?

No, EWU got hosed. Austin Peay was a great story and a fairly strong team with a weak resume. They wouldn’t hold up in round one.

[dgtw]

I guess now we know why the OVC runner-up didn’t make it.


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[TennBison]

JSU just cemented the reason AP didn't get in. Reply to the name of this thread.
NO THEY DON"T

[Bison Fan in NW MN]

The Govs got hosed. It that being "Woffed"?


NO they didn't.