ESPN: If I were the Big Sky commish

[weberwildcat1]

ESPN: If I were the Big Sky commish
By Andy Katz
ESPN.com

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/notebook?page=notebook/shootaround/bigsky

According to Montana coach Wayne Tinkle, the Big Sky has a $10,000 fine for member teams if they play nonconference opponents with an RPI worse than 160. The Big Sky isn't going to get multiple teams in the NCAA tournament, so the harsh penalty might be excessive. I'm not sure how that will help the situation, as Big Sky teams have trouble scheduling quality nonconference games. Some of the better rivalries in the league -- notably the Montana-Montana State rivalry -- should be highlighted as much as possible. The game should also be held in each city only when the students are in school. This season, Montana will host Montana State when the students are away on winter break.

 

[talhadfoursteals]

Doug "THE JOKE" Fullerton is completely out of touch with what the teams needs. He's against Prop 48ers and BSC teams playing teams that are lower than 160, are we just going to quit playing SAC STATE then, or will each team owe the conference $20,000 at the end of each season? :? :roll:

Also, doesn't a teams rank change each week, so a team could be 159 on Nov 22, but on Dec 10 180, will a team be penalized for another teams lack of expectation? His policies make absolutely no sense. Don't get me started on the Prop 48 thingy.

 

[Webergrad02]

I dug this awesomeness out of the vault today. Did this $10,000 fine for playing sub 160 RPI schools ever go into effect?

Last year Weber was the only school with an RPI better than 160, and it was 148. Most teams were 200 +. What about a $10,000 fine for playing schools with enrollments lower than 1,000 students?

 

[oldrunner]

That was a strength of schedule rating below 160. In other words, in the bottom half of D1 schedules.

 

[PurpleBlood]

What increases a conferences RPI is a lot of wins in the preseason, regardless of opponent quality. The leagues RPI would be high if they scheduled nothing but sub 160 RPI teams at home and won most of them. It's my understanding that RPI is 25% your winning percentage, 50% percent your opponents winning percentage and 25% your opponents, opponents winning percentage. That's why the conferences with money schedule a bunch of cupcakes at home. When their winning percentages goes up, so does the entire conference when they start playing conference games. To me, RPI is just a metric created to inflate the big boys and shouldn't be taken too seriously.