Politics is EVERYWHERE - Maybe even the D1 Coaches Rankings??

[dunkej01]

 

[dunkej01]

 

[nitlion6]

The question Willie ask was a redundant reiteration of Schwab's post. The point is valid. The coaches' ranking now is nothing more than an old time coaches' seeding meeting.

 

[minnhawkeye]

Willie and Schwab's hit it on the nose. Have said this for years.
Heck see it in high school seedings if a coach has a few enemies they will vote against him etc.
Really is sad cause politics does seem to play in almost everything today.

 

[lionlover]

Willie and Schwab's hit it on the nose. Have said this for years.
Heck see it in high school seedings if a coach has a few enemies they will vote against him etc.
Really is sad cause politics does seem to play in almost everything today.

I HATE politics...except when they favor my teams.

 

[RoarLions1]

So...here's how the Coaches Ranking is created...for those that don't know...

Each of the 8 qualifying conferences (EIWA, B1G, MAC, ACC, SoCon, B12, P12, EWL) assigns ONE coach at EACH weight class for a ranking. The B1G, for example, is;
125 - Roger Chandler (MSU)
133 - Matt Storniolo (NU)
141 - Cael Sanderson (PSU)
149 - Tony Ersland (PUR)
157 - Scott Goodale (RUT)
165 - Barry Davis (WIS)
174 - Jim Heffernan (ILL)
184 - Duane Goldman (IND)
197 - Tom Brands (IA)
285 - Kerry McCoy (MD)

With 14 B1G Teams, some coaches roll off each year, and new ones placed on. If a conference has fewer than 10 teams, some coaches get 2 weight classes (Matt Dernlan (BING), for example, has 184 and 197).

So, each conference gets 1/8th say in the ranking. That sounds fair to me...and besides, if it goes to a third party ranking entity, who's to say the coaches that want to "play politics" won't reach out to the 3rd party. Guess I've never noticed anything horribly wrong with the Coaches Ranking, such as a guy way out of place. Maybe one of Doug's guys is "on the bubble", and he's doing a little politicking himself with the tweet? Not a major story to me.

 

[Fink]

Roar, thanks for the information as always. Will the final Coaches Ranking and RPI come out today?

 

[RoarLions1]

Roar, thanks for the information as always. Will the final Coaches Ranking and RPI come out today?

No...Thursday, the 9th, I believe. Oh...and you're welcome, happy to help.