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Thread on Sixpack that Lemonis and all SEC HC's received a memo from the Selection Committee not to cancel reamining games with mid-week foes with a high RPI to maintain your RPI in the face of a drop win or lose. Better pray for rain against UNA. BTW, how could they punish you if you do cancel?
They could, and would, hold it against you when it's time to select hosts.Quote:
Originally Posted by Goldendawg
Show me the memos these m17ers sent ANYONE the last three years. IF it's true WE were sent one, that is targeting of the worst kind. Pure bull$hit.
That's just bluff, they ain't doing shit if we cancel.
Every head coach in the country got the memo.Quote:
Originally Posted by EdwardDrayton
Great, so just quit scheduling them altogether.
Selmon just needs to hire an RPI wizard/schedule maker for men's basketball and baseball. OR just tell them to avoid the SWAC and anybody with a sub 250 RPI from the previous year.
Yep. They said the selection committee would take any such cancellations into consideration.Quote:
Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve
That's OK then. We can ignore it just like everyone else will.Quote:
Originally Posted by Skydawg1
I work in Excel all day and have built my own RPI model for fun. I would gladly consult with the Athletic Department on optimizing scheduling across all sports, and I wouldn't gouge them typical consulting fees.Quote:
Originally Posted by RockyDog
What if the whole team gets the stomach bug????Quote:
Originally Posted by Goldendawg
Selmon doesn't have a hair on his ass if we don't experience a sprinkler malfunction and/or a transformer explosion next week.
Yep, now they can punish you if you don't play it and keep a higher RPI or they can punish you if you do play it and your RPI drops even if you win big.Quote:
Originally Posted by viverlibre
I guess we'll just have to play which is dumb that we are being forced to. Biggest thing is we can't lose the game. Aside from that it's really difficult to know what a team's RPi is going to be. Actually it's impossible to know. We've gotten burned by playing PAC 12 teams in the past like Arizona.
We might actually be better off scheduling a D2 school because then if we lost to Delta State it wouldn't affect our RPI.
And it's not like if we cancelled the game we wouldn't pay North Alabama for breach of contract. So they're not getting completely shafted. Plus they wouldn't have to travel.
Slip them the money and tell them their bus needs to "break down" a mile from their campus.
Maybe we can have Everett drive them to Nettleton on accident.Quote:
Originally Posted by starkvegasdawg
It's about time we put him to good use.