FB: Region 3 fan poll

[HSCTiger74]

Nice 3 way tie for second!  Looking forward to the UMHB/HSU game

Yep.  That and Maryville-Millsaps are the key games of the final week in the region.

Huntingdon-LaGrange will pretty much decide the USA South.

Same for HSC-RMC in the ODAC.

[Ralph Turner]

Same for HSC-RMC in the ODAC.

It is nice to have the conference title on the line for that game.

[Ralph Turner]

Week #9

1)  HSU       35   (1,1,1,1,1)
2)  UMHB      28   (2,2,2,3,3)
3)  Trinity   27   (2,2,3,3,3)
4T) Berry     16   (4,4,4,5,7)
4T) H-SC      16   (4,5,5,5,5)
6)  TLU       10   (4,6,6,7,7)
7)  RMC        5   (6,6,7,x,x)

RV) Millsaps   3   (6,7,x,x,x)

Thanks to Cowboy2, D3Navy, Hawks88, MCScots2013, Ralph Turner

[Ralph Turner]

I will declare my #7 team on the Fan Poll early.

I make the case for McMurry (4-4 versus D3, 5-4 overall).

McMurry has beaten Southwestern (3-3,3-6), Huntingdon (7-2,6-0 and USAC Pool A), ETBU, HPU and Westgate Christian. They are at Schreiner on Saturday. The losses are to #17 Trinity 31-17, #7 HSU 48-17 (and led 10-7 at the half but "turnover-ed" the game away), #13 UMHB (14-26) and at Dubuque 5-4, 4-2 (where McM gave up 2 TDs in the last 6 minutes). Dubuque's losses are (RV) UW Stout, #5 UW Platteville, #12 Wartburg and  (RV)Coe.

In the Region, we can see the other teams in the Top 7 of the region being HSU, UMHB (ASC), Trinity and probably Berry in the SAA and H-SC and Randy Mac in the ODAC. Is TLU's resume stronger than McMurry's?

(Discussion encouraged)

[TLU05SA]

Maybe, m

I will declare my #7 team on the Fan Poll early.

I make the case for McMurry (4-4 versus D3, 5-4 overall).

McMurry has beaten Southwestern (3-3,3-6), Huntingdon (7-2,6-0 and USAC Pool A), ETBU, HPU and Westgate Christian. They are at Schreiner on Saturday. The losses are to #17 Trinity 31-17, #7 HSU 48-17 (and led 10-7 at the half but "turnover-ed" the game away), #13 UMHB (14-26) and at Dubuque 5-4, 4-2 (where McM gave up 2 TDs in the last 6 minutes). Dubuque's losses are (RV) UW Stout, #5 UW Platteville, #12 Wartburg and  (RV)Coe.

In the Region, we can see the other teams in the Top 7 of the region being HSU, UMHB (ASC), Trinity and probably Berry in the SAA and H-SC and Randy Mac in the ODAC. Is TLU's resume stronger than McMurry's?

(Discussion encouraged)

Maybe, maybe not. Who knows.

Had McMurry not been bought, we would know who is better based on a head-to-head matchup.

[MCScots2013]

The SAA really has thrown things for a spin the last couple of weeks.  Millsaps hasn't been on my radar other than #7 last week.  Not sure where I'll put them now.  They played a cupcake schedule for the first couple of weeks and I think stayed healthy enough and got lucky the QB play didn't suffer until Bizjack came back from injury.

HSC and Millsaps are getting love from me this week.  That's all I know for certain!

[Ralph Turner]

Maybe, maybe not. Who knows.

Had McMurry not been bought, we would know who is better based on a head-to-head matchup.

Chuckle, chuckle.

At least you are extremely likely to earn the Pool A bid from the SCAC. McMurry can follow you in the playoffs.
(I also think that your Commissioner is the best in D3.)

[Toby Taff]

Ralph, Jordan has done an amazing job at McMurry. I think they'd give anyone in the south a challenge, at least for a half. In the next few seasons McMurry might be a perennial #3, but a bad year by HSU or UMHB and they could be in the hunt for an ASC title. More importantly, if they can be consistent, they might become a favorite for schools to schedule OOC which could raise NPI rankings in the conference overall. I think McM as #7 is valid.

[Ralph Turner]

Week #10

1) HSU          35  (1,1,1,1,1)
2) UMHB         28  (2,2,2,3,3)
3) Trinity TX   26  (2,2,3,3,4)
4) H-SC         21  (3,4,4,4,4)
5) Millsaps     11  (5,5,6,6,7)
6) Randy Mac     8  (5,5,6,x,x)
7) TLU           7  (5,6,7,7,x)

RV) Berry        3  (6,7,x,x,x)
RV) McMurry      1  (7,x,x,x,x)

Thanks to Cowboy2, D3Navy, Hawks88, MCScots2013, Ralph Turner