Playoff projections
we might be able to outbid davidson
What kind of dollars are we talking and will we know what they were?
I would love to play either Davidson first round and Sammy second round OR Davidson first round and William & Mary second round as two bracketologists predict. I want to avoid the cold weather places as long as possible. We lost our playoff game in 2006 when the selection show announcers said “Furman at Montana State (most of us were expecting a home game).
Bracketologist from 1:51 podcast above thinks Elon vs NC AT&T is also a first round slam dunk pairing. We could easily play Elon or Richmond or W&M.
Interesting that Samford (if they beat Mercer) could be seated 3 to 5 as is the case with North Dakota State also. Mercer is virtually done if they lose to Sammy. UTC should be IN if they win their last game but not a given.
Our 5 game road winning streak should help us. Also I think we are a much better team than we were when we played Sammy the first time.
Hard to believe Furman’s last HOME playoff game was in 2005 against Nicholls State in the first round. Who would have thought it? Pretty ridiculous but again this team can win on the road.
Bracketologist from 1:51 podcast above thinks Elon vs NC AT&T is also a first round slam dunk pairing. We could easily play Elon or Richmond or W&M.
Interesting that Samford (if they beat Mercer) could be seated 3 to 5 as is the case with North Dakota State also. Mercer is virtually done if they lose to Sammy. UTC should be IN if they win their last game but not a given.
Our 5 game road winning streak should help us. Also I think we are a much better team than we were when we played Sammy the first time.
Hard to believe Furman’s last HOME playoff game was in 2005 against Nicholls State in the first round. Who would have thought it? Pretty ridiculous but again this team can win on the road.
Beat the felons, revenge in bam, silence the dome, then beat the Mocs in Paladin Stadium in the semis as the So Cons show up.FUwolfpacker wrote: ↑Mon Nov 14, 2022 6:59 pmSTATS released their bracketology today as well. I agree that beating Wofford is all that matters right now. This stuff is out there though, so as long as the team isn’t reading, it’s worth looking at/talking about on a message board.
"Now remember, when things look bad and it looks like you're not gonna make it, then you gotta get mean. I mean plumb, mad-dog mean.
'Cause if you lose your head and you give up then you neither live nor win. That's just the way it is.”
Josey Wales
'Cause if you lose your head and you give up then you neither live nor win. That's just the way it is.”
Josey Wales
Prolly not, DC has almost twice as much money as FU. They can even afford a baseball team and FU can’t. Just a question if they want it or not.
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oooooohhhhh......I like the sound of that!cavedweller2 wrote: ↑Mon Nov 14, 2022 7:27 pmBeat the felons, revenge in bam, silence the dome, then beat the Mocs in Paladin Stadium in the semis as the So Cons show up.FUwolfpacker wrote: ↑Mon Nov 14, 2022 6:59 pmSTATS released their bracketology today as well. I agree that beating Wofford is all that matters right now. This stuff is out there though, so as long as the team isn’t reading, it’s worth looking at/talking about on a message board.
Of all the projections this would be my preferred one. It will be nice to watch the selection show n Sunday knowing our name will be called and knowng we could do some damage.FU Hoopla wrote: ↑Mon Nov 14, 2022 4:13 pmFUwolfpacker wrote: ↑Mon Nov 14, 2022 3:02 pmHero Sports released their most recent bracketology. I believe they are pretty good with their projections historically. I would take this set up I think. I think we definitely want Davidson to beat Dayton. Not sure how that would shift things around regional if Dayton got the autobid.
https://herosports.com/fcs-football-202 ... ns-8-bzbz/
Looks decent, still hoping for some upsets this weekend to bump us up
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Let's be realistic about a Davidson and Furman matchup and the Wildcats getting the bid.
First, the first 1 MIL gift the football program received was for Clay to use if he wants to help secure a home game bid. The highest attendance game for Davidson was the matchup against Stetson (4200). At worst, for a Thanksgiving weekend, Furman should draw 6K. My guess is if Furman wants a home game, the bid should equate to 6-8K attendance.
Second, a home game for Furman is far more important to the program than Davidson.
I think that 4200 is near capacity since they have torn down the visitor's side since I have been there. Its premature but if we have to go there, we might actually have to sit with themAstroDin wrote: ↑Tue Nov 15, 2022 6:51 amLet's be realistic about a Davidson and Furman matchup and the Wildcats getting the bid.
First, the first 1 MIL gift the football program received was for Clay to use if he wants to help secure a home game bid. The highest attendance game for Davidson was the matchup against Stetson (4200). At worst, for a Thanksgiving weekend, Furman should draw 6K. My guess is if Furman wants a home game, the bid should equate to 6-8K attendance.
Second, a home game for Furman is far more important to the program than Davidson.
As old SOCON rivals, they prolly feel the same way 
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If we play Davidson then I want to hang 80 on them. I was at the 77-14 game in Sirrine 50 years ago.
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"Now remember, when things look bad and it looks like you're not gonna make it, then you gotta get mean. I mean plumb, mad-dog mean.
'Cause if you lose your head and you give up then you neither live nor win. That's just the way it is.”
Josey Wales
'Cause if you lose your head and you give up then you neither live nor win. That's just the way it is.”
Josey Wales