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tommyt wrote:The FCS selection committee tried their best to deprive EWU of more than one home game. Ignoring the No. 1 ranking the committee didn't want the embarassment of small crowds. Brain storm, we will give them a no 5 seed and they will be one and done ,out by traveling to Montana State. This fantastic format is designed to give proper award to schools and players not to be sold to the highest bidder. Way to go Eagles for putting in their face!!!!!!!!!!!

Now you guys can pay them back by only sending 1000 fans to Frisco!

tommyt wrote:The FCS selection committee tried their best to deprive EWU of more than one home game. Ignoring the No. 1 ranking the committee didn't want the embarassment of small crowds. Brain storm, we will give them a no 5 seed and they will be one and done ,out by traveling to Montana State. This fantastic format is designed to give proper award to schools and players not to be sold to the highest bidder. Way to go Eagles for putting in their face!!!!!!!!!!!

Gee...if I remember correctly, a BSC AD was chairman of the committee...

And no offense to the regular EWU posters who have been here through thick and thin...but now we'll see all the bandwagon posters come out of the woodwork...


Yea, I'm looking at you.....

Gotta admit. I bitched about the #5 seed. Now, it seems like sort of a non-issue, really. We got the 5 seed and it kept us at home throughout the playoffs. 5 seed was better than no seed, to be sure. And anyway, to be National Champion you have to beat the best teams anyway. That's why I love this division and the playoff system. You can't beat it.

EWURanger wrote:Gotta admit. I bitched about the #5 seed. Now, it seems like sort of a non-issue, really. We got the 5 seed and it kept us at home throughout the playoffs. 5 seed was better than no seed, to be sure. And anyway, to be National Champion you have to beat the best teams anyway. That's why I love this division and the playoff system. You can't beat it.

EWURanger wrote:Gotta admit. I bitched about the #5 seed. Now, it seems like sort of a non-issue, really. We got the 5 seed and it kept us at home throughout the playoffs. 5 seed was better than no seed, to be sure. And anyway, to be National Champion you have to beat the best teams anyway. That's why I love this division and the playoff system. You can't beat it.

Agreed!

This thread just made me think back. I believe EWU and Delaware were the last two #1's in the TSN poll, no? I guess the pollsters got the top of the poll right at least. The team that knocked UD off its perch (Nova) and the team that knocked ASU off its perch (the real GSU) joined us in the semis.

tommyt wrote:The FCS selection committee tried their best to deprive EWU of more than one home game. Ignoring the No. 1 ranking the committee didn't want the embarassment of small crowds. Brain storm, we will give them a no 5 seed and they will be one and done ,out by traveling to Montana State. This fantastic format is designed to give proper award to schools and players not to be sold to the highest bidder. Way to go Eagles for putting in their face!!!!!!!!!!!

There was nothing wrong with the seeds as they were. There was marginal debate as to whether EWU could be a #4 seed but not really any higher than that.

One thing that always gives a chuckle is the use of TSN rankings as a defense of where a team ought to be. Those are not he ranking used by the selection committee. They don't use any of the public rankings, they have their own.

TSN is a good thing for fans to look at but it sure as hell ain't a be all end all test. Where were Villanova & GSU on the TSN? They made the final four so I'd shy away from that #1 ranking defense on this issue cuz it's pretty hollow.

I'm sure the NCAA is embarrassed that two of their seeds are in the championship game.

Two BSC teams got seeded also so I guess they may have given some respect?

Welcome to the board all the same.

tommyt wrote:The FCS selection committee tried their best to deprive EWU of more than one home game. Ignoring the No. 1 ranking the committee didn't want the embarassment of small crowds. Brain storm, we will give them a no 5 seed and they will be one and done ,out by traveling to Montana State. This fantastic format is designed to give proper award to schools and players not to be sold to the highest bidder. Way to go Eagles for putting in their face!!!!!!!!!!!

Please.....

They made up for it with an uninterrupted series of confusing and perplexing calls, contributing directly to the upset of EWU over The NDSU BISON, by the officials both on the field and in the booth. Without the calls its doubtful EWU would have scored because all of their points were a direct result of those confusing and uncomfortable calls.

JBB. I hope the Bison are working as hard to defend the pass this offseason as you are crying about officiating. They may just have a chance next season.

The BISON have a chance all right, but to say the NCAA is up to something with the seeds and keep a straight face certainly legitimizes any complaint a fan may have about the NCAA and the officiating. I dont buy any of this "poor me but we overcame", its the same as "poor me the officials were against us". Thats the point Im making.

EWURanger, I agree with you!

jrj1976urspider wrote:EWURanger, I agree with you!

@tommyt -- grow a pair and get over it.

@EWURanger --