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  • #31
    I didn't want to flood your board by making another thread in the football forum, so I'll post the link to this week's football power rankings here:

    MVFC Football Week 8 Power Rankings
    https://www.missourivalleybeat.com/post/mvfc-football-week-8-power-rankings
    From the very start, this season has had a bit of a “spring training” feel to it. No one else on the planet is playing football right now and it sort of feels like forcing a square peg into a round hole playing this spring season. The last couple weeks have really reaffirmed this feeling for me as only three of ten scheduled MVFC games have been played. With ISU opting out and a (seemingly FCS football program specific) outbreak over the Dakotas, none of the league’s top three playoff contenders

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    • #32
      FCS Bracketology posted today. Check it out below.

      https://www.missourivalleybeat.com/p...layoff-picture

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      • #33
        Here are my playoff projections with one week to go if anyone is interested. Thanks.

        Breaking Down the FCS Football Playoff Picture (Again)
        https://www.missourivalleybeat.com/post/fcs-football-playoff-picture-2
        Last week’s results cleared up the playoff picture in some ways but muddied it in others. It is extremely hard to project what might happen since we don’t really know what the committee will value in this odd year. How much will they value fall results? How will they compare teams in different leagues when most teams didn’t play anyone outside their own conference? How will COVID will continue to impact the proceedings? We are in for a particularly fascinating selection Sunday. With just one w

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        • #34
          Interesting thoughts. Hard to imagine NDSU not making the playoffs, even though you go out of your way to say it is possible. If they don't make the playoffs after being ranked #2 going into the last weekend, then there is no meaning at all to the rankings.

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          • #35
            Hello All,

            My preview for this season is below. I spent quite a bit of time on this and have been working on it off and on for the last two weeks. I tried to give each team about a page of preview. Take a look if you're interested. GO VALLEY!

            2021-22 Missouri Valley Conference Basketball Preview
            https://www.missourivalleybeat.com/post/2021-22-missouri-valley-conference-basketball-preview
            My preview of all ten Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball teams in advance of the 2021-22 season.
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            • #36
              I put together a quick read ranking the ten MVC basketball openers by difficulty. We got a bit of a challenge on Tuesday, but one we should handle if we are as good as we hope. GO VALLEY!

              Quick Hitters: Ranking MVC Basketball Openers By Difficulty
              https://www.missourivalleybeat.com/post/quick-hitters-ranking-mvc-basketball-openers-by-difficulty
              I look at the opening games for every Valley men's basketball team and rank them by difficulty.
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              • #37
                I've been spending an inordinate amount of time on football lately, but I took a break to do a quick hitter basketball power ratings. Not the start to the season we wanted as a league.

                Quick Hitter: Black Friday MVC Basketball Power Ratings
                https://www.missourivalleybeat.com/post/quick-hitter-black-friday-mvc-basketball-power-ratings
                It has been ugly in the MVC so far this year. I'll take a quick and early look at how the teams have stacked up so far.

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                • #38
                  I updated my power rankings and took quick look at this week's openers in my latest article. I'll get back to producing more hoops content soon. The football season is winding down.

                  MVC Hoops Power Rankings & Conference Openers Preview
                  https://www.missourivalleybeat.com/post/mvc-hoops-power-rankings-conference-openers-preview
                  I power rank the MVC through November and take a look at tomorrow's Valley openers.

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                  • #39
                    My updated power rankings are below. I zeroed in on who I thought every team's best player is and how they are performing. I also took a quick look at how the expansion candidates are doing on the floor. I plan to take a closer look at the candidates next week. GO PANTHERS!

                    Every Team's Best Player (So Far) & Power Rankings
                    https://www.missourivalleybeat.com/post/every-team-s-best-player-so-far-power-rankings
                    My latest MVC basketball power rankings featuring a look at every team's best player so far. Also a brief look at expansion candidates.

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                    • #40
                      UIC/Omaha expansion?

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                      • #41
                        Originally posted by MVCBeat View Post
                        My updated power rankings are below. I zeroed in on who I thought every team's best player is and how they are performing. I also took a quick look at how the expansion candidates are doing on the floor. I plan to take a closer look at the candidates next week. GO PANTHERS!

                        https://www.missourivalleybeat.com/p...power-rankings
                        First of all, you assume a major injury sets back a team. You ignore injuries and illnesses of another team. The Roman Penn injury made you put Drake down lower. We were missing Born and Henry in our early losses. We didn't have Phyfe vs. Richmond. We don't know when he will return. So, we're last. I wouldn't even bother with conference power ratings until at least four games have been played.

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                        • #42
                          Originally posted by BrockLesnar View Post

                          First of all, you assume a major injury sets back a team. You ignore injuries and illnesses of another team. The Roman Penn injury made you put Drake down lower. We were missing Born and Henry in our early losses. We didn't have Phyfe vs. Richmond. We don't know when he will return. So, we're last. I wouldn't even bother with conference power ratings until at least four games have been played.
                          I mean we only had one win in six DI games at that time. We were 0-3 at home. You can talk about injuries all day, but there is no way around the fact that we haven't been very good.
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                          • #43
                            Hey All,

                            I put together a deep dive on the MVC expansion candidates. This article was a long time coming and its quite a long read, but I think there is good stuff here if you are interested in MVC expansion. Take a look if you'd like!

                            MVC Expansion Candidate Profiles
                            https://www.missourivalleybeat.com/post/mvc-expansion-candidate-profiles
                            An in depth look at the MVC expansion candidates: UIC, Kansas City, Murray State, Omaha and UT-Arlington.
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                            • #44
                              Good stuff!

                              Generally agree though I'm a bit more bullish on Arlington, I think they'll thrive once they get away from the football misfits.

                              I'd take Arlington and UIC right now and Murray if you can find a decent #14.

                              Valpo was such an abysmally bad add that you can't stand still at 10, it's going to take 3 adds (minimum) to cover up their awfulness.

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                              • #45
                                Really impressed by all the research and work you did to put this all together. Thanks for all the info and your insights as always!

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