(05-24-2017 01:11 PM)toddjnsn Wrote:  WMU being #112 schedule difficulty, playing @USC + @MSU + Bowl-winning G5 Idaho of last year = A tough Non-Conf Schedule. WMU has NIU+Toledo on the road this year, too.

Saying their Schedule is #112 -- basically is a huge slap to the MAC. Not saying it should be #65 (smack dab in the middle) -- but adding *47* places DOWN FROM the middle? Wow.

Yea, #112 doesn't make any sense.

(05-24-2017 01:11 PM)toddjnsn Wrote:  WMU being #112 schedule difficulty, playing @USC + @MSU + Bowl-winning G5 Idaho of last year = A tough Non-Conf Schedule. WMU has NIU+Toledo on the road this year, too.

Saying their Schedule is #112 -- basically is a huge slap to the MAC. Not saying it should be #65 (smack dab in the middle) -- but adding *47* places DOWN FROM the middle? Wow.

Again, it's not a subjective ranking. It's a ranking of this year's schedules by simply totaling the opponents ' W-L records from last year. There is no opinion involved. Raw numbers, nothing else.

(05-24-2017 03:05 PM)axeme Wrote:  

(05-24-2017 01:11 PM)toddjnsn Wrote:  WMU being #112 schedule difficulty, playing @USC + @MSU + Bowl-winning G5 Idaho of last year = A tough Non-Conf Schedule. WMU has NIU+Toledo on the road this year, too.

Saying their Schedule is #112 -- basically is a huge slap to the MAC. Not saying it should be #65 (smack dab in the middle) -- but adding *47* places DOWN FROM the middle? Wow.

Again, it's not a subjective ranking. It's a ranking of this year's schedules by simply totaling the opponents ' W-L records from last year. There is no opinion involved. Raw numbers, nothing else.

Ah, so another totally meaningless list.

(05-24-2017 04:02 PM)NIU007 Wrote:  

(05-24-2017 03:05 PM)axeme Wrote:  

(05-24-2017 01:11 PM)toddjnsn Wrote:  WMU being #112 schedule difficulty, playing @USC + @MSU + Bowl-winning G5 Idaho of last year = A tough Non-Conf Schedule. WMU has NIU+Toledo on the road this year, too.

Saying their Schedule is #112 -- basically is a huge slap to the MAC. Not saying it should be #65 (smack dab in the middle) -- but adding *47* places DOWN FROM the middle? Wow.

Again, it's not a subjective ranking. It's a ranking of this year's schedules by simply totaling the opponents ' W-L records from last year. There is no opinion involved. Raw numbers, nothing else.

Ah, so another totally meaningless list.

But imagine how dull the off season would be without meaningless lists...

(05-25-2017 09:26 AM)BobcatEngineer Wrote:  

(05-24-2017 04:02 PM)NIU007 Wrote:  

(05-24-2017 03:05 PM)axeme Wrote:  

(05-24-2017 01:11 PM)toddjnsn Wrote:  WMU being #112 schedule difficulty, playing @USC + @MSU + Bowl-winning G5 Idaho of last year = A tough Non-Conf Schedule. WMU has NIU+Toledo on the road this year, too.

Saying their Schedule is #112 -- basically is a huge slap to the MAC. Not saying it should be #65 (smack dab in the middle) -- but adding *47* places DOWN FROM the middle? Wow.

Again, it's not a subjective ranking. It's a ranking of this year's schedules by simply totaling the opponents ' W-L records from last year. There is no opinion involved. Raw numbers, nothing else.

Ah, so another totally meaningless list.

But imagine how dull the off season would be without meaningless lists...

(05-25-2017 11:57 AM)bobcat_backer Wrote:  

(05-25-2017 09:26 AM)BobcatEngineer Wrote:  

(05-24-2017 04:02 PM)NIU007 Wrote:  

(05-24-2017 03:05 PM)axeme Wrote:  

(05-24-2017 01:11 PM)toddjnsn Wrote:  WMU being #112 schedule difficulty, playing @USC + @MSU + Bowl-winning G5 Idaho of last year = A tough Non-Conf Schedule. WMU has NIU+Toledo on the road this year, too.

Saying their Schedule is #112 -- basically is a huge slap to the MAC. Not saying it should be #65 (smack dab in the middle) -- but adding *47* places DOWN FROM the middle? Wow.

Again, it's not a subjective ranking. It's a ranking of this year's schedules by simply totaling the opponents ' W-L records from last year. There is no opinion involved. Raw numbers, nothing else.

Ah, so another totally meaningless list.

But imagine how dull the off season would be without meaningless lists...

We could talk about attendance.

(05-25-2017 06:18 PM)NIU007 Wrote:  

(05-25-2017 11:57 AM)bobcat_backer Wrote:  

(05-25-2017 09:26 AM)BobcatEngineer Wrote:  

(05-24-2017 04:02 PM)NIU007 Wrote:  

(05-24-2017 03:05 PM)axeme Wrote:  Again, it's not a subjective ranking. It's a ranking of this year's schedules by simply totaling the opponents ' W-L records from last year. There is no opinion involved. Raw numbers, nothing else.

Ah, so another totally meaningless list.

But imagine how dull the off season would be without meaningless lists...

We could talk about attendance.

good one!

Quote:Again, it's not a subjective ranking. It's a ranking of this year's schedules by simply totaling the opponents ' W-L records from last year. There is no opinion involved. Raw numbers, nothing else.

Okay, But ... it's subjective to believe just using W-L from last year, regardless of SoS, injuries, graduated key players, etc -- to be a valid SoS ranking this year.

It would be better to have a #1-130 pre-season ranking ... Then have an objective SoS ranking based on the cumulative ranking # you play, +/- 3 of road vs home (or something like that).

The NIU MACtion schedule is the toughest opponent for fans. Two or three 6 PM weeknight games (1 game is at 6 or 7 TBD) make it nearly impossible for Chicago area fans to get there without taking off of work. An 8:30 pm Friday night game (9:30 ET). Not to mention the Toledo away game starts at 5 pm.

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