Quote from: josemourinho on September 08, 2025, 02:43:08 PM

Quote from: SimpleCoach on September 07, 2025, 09:20:12 AM

Quote from: josemourinho on September 06, 2025, 09:41:03 PMWhat gets lost in the discourse is the fact that most, if not all, of the behavior that Amherst gets criticized for is harmless.

Harmless?  Sure.  But its also perceived as disrespectful, unsportsmanlike, and contemptuous.

SC.

Here's the thing: only incels like you would perceive it this way. My teammates and I have the respect of just about every team in the league because people who live in the real world know that, between the white lines, it is just a game.

We could debate whether success breeds arrogance or the other way around, but something is working well in Western Mass. There is a certain amount of ego one gains from being on a team that has been to 4 out of the last 5 national championship games. My hope is that the prosperity continues for the Mammoths and the players feel confident enough to wear it on their chests while it lasts. When the day comes that other teams reach similar heights (like Tufts/Messiah before us), I would love nothing more than for them to be in our faces about it. I would hope our players don't whine and have their parents complain about it on an anonymous online forum, but rather respond by winning on the field and enjoying the short-lived spoils of their victory unapologetically.

You'd hope a school like Amherst taught a little more respect than this

Quote from: SKUD on November 03, 2024, 05:10:29 PMLots of moving parts.

IMO; Bowdoin needs at least another result.  Wesleyan with a loss might drop?

Who knows with the new system.

What does anyone else think?

I think OT or PK wins/losses are both counted as draws

Quote from: jknezek on October 31, 2024, 01:10:21 PM

Quote from: Another Mom on October 31, 2024, 01:00:37 PMSo, the fact that W&L beat Va Wesleyan, Oglethorp and Chris Newport, all of whom have much higher NPI rankings, should help W&L? Or are they irrelevant?

I looked at the 10/30 NPI and it lists W&L as 0-2-1 in vAbove. I'm not sure when that is calculated. At the time of the game or at the time of the NPI release? It doesn't make sense for either as far as I can tell. For the 10/30 release, only Lynchburg and Covenant are opponents listed above, and W&L should be 1-1 against them. At the time of the game, I'm not sure how to proof it all, but W&L should still have the win over Lynchburg as that game was 10/19 and the 10/20 ratings show Lynchburg at 43, W&L at 62, so I'm a bit confused.

Regardless, vAbove ties into QWB (quality win bonus).

I'm a little confused as to what vAbove & vBelow shows. Could anyone give a brief explanation?