The 1-AA Plyoff Brackets

[Aggie One]

FIRST ROUND
Game 1: (1) Appalachian State vs Coastal Carolina
Game 2: Montana State vs Furman

Game 3: (4) Youngstown State vs James Madison
Game 4: Eastern Illinois vs Illinois State

Game 5: (3) Massachusetts vs Lafayette
Game 6: Hampton vs New Hampshire

Game 7: (2) Montana vs McNeese State
Game 8: Southern Illinois vs Tennessee-Martin

SECOND ROUND
Game 9: Appalachian State/Coastal Carolina winner vs Montana State/Furman
winner

Game 10: Youngstown State/James Madison winner vs Eastern Illinois/Illinois
State winner

Game 11: Massachusetts/Lafayette winner vs Hampton/New Hampshire winner

Game 12: Montana/McNeese State winner vs Southern Illinois/Tennessee-Martin
winner

SEMIFINALS
Game 13: Game 9 winner vs Game 10 winner
Game 14: Game 11 winner vs Game 12 winner

Championship: Game 13 winner vs Game 14 winner

[aggielove]

Does anyone think Hampton has a chance against New Hampshire? I don't know much about UNH other than that WR that broke Jerry Rice's records.

[BigtimeAggie]

No chance. I hope Hampton proves me wrong. Our conference will not get any respect until we start to consistenly winning in the playoffs

[Bigboy]

Go Hampton!!!!!

[DOOMS]

new hampshire beat Northwestern. Bad.

[Aggie E]

I might check out HU on Saturday. If HU expects to win this game they need to jump on UNH early. Most of these schools aren't used to dealing with the type of team speed that HU has. It's time for Joe Taylor to let Chris Beatty run his offense.

If HU happens to win this one they can expect a beatdown against UMass the following week

[DOOMS]

You must not understand me. UNH beat Northwestern. Not Northwestern State. Northwestern University of the big 10. And it wasn't close. Hampton's team speed will not even cause UNH to bat an eyelash. UNH's team speed and execution will bewilder Hampton.

[pastpirate]

Hampton lost in a nail bitter 41-38 to New Hampshire in a game absent of defense.The MEAC is getting closer to sending a team that can represent

[DOOMS]

No we're not.

I'm happy Hampton came close but they've been coming close for years. The MEAC hasn't had a team that won a playoff game in seven years. One cheated and the other one beat a team with a third-string qb playing.

Hampton had a fifth-year senior at qb and a senior dominated offense. They also had a veteran defense with NFL prospects that dominated the meac. The meac conference is full of underfunded teams with poorly run athletic departments. It's harsh but it's true. The proof is in the pudding.

[aggieboy336]

pastpirate said:

Hampton lost in a nail bitter 41-38 to New Hampshire in a game absent of defense.The MEAC is getting closer to sending a team that can represent

correction: Hampton lost a nail biter in a game absent of defense in the first half. In the second half became apparent to me HU had the more talented team. The coaching staff goofed down the stretch at both halves. The second half gaffes were more crucial though.

I'm not as optimistic as you are though. The stars were aligned for Hampton to have a magnificent run. But they are losing their most important pieces to their recent dominance in the MEAC. I expect Hampton's star to burnout and for them to fall back to the rest of the MEAC pack.

At this point, I've settled on the belief that we are what we are. There wouldn't be any Texases, Ohio States, or USC's without any Baylor's, Northwesterns or Stanfords.

Would there?

[Maxell]

aggieboy336 said:

[At this point, I've settled on the belief that we are what we are.

IF that's true, then we need to stop trying to pretend we're something else. IF it's not true, then Hampton and NCCU should have won today. Today is in some ways more embarassing than if they had been blown out.