Pacific wild-card matchups are screwed!

[goguard88]

Why the heck is it Katy/Beaumont and Tri-Cities/Wyoming?! Katy is the #3 seed, so they should be playing #6 Wyoming. Tri-Cities is #4, so they should play #5 Beaumont. Man, the NIFL never ceases to drive me insane.

[chef hardy]

sounds like the nifl league got this all messed up. fellow guard fan here as well, love all the posts,see you at the crown on the 16th


go guard!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[OriginalOutlaw]

The way this works out is that Wyoming (#5) is a higher seed than Beaumont (#6). They have the same record, but split their games. But, Wyoming beat the crap out of Beaumont in Wyoming and barely lost in Beaumont. This places Katy (#3) vs Beaumont (#6), but instead of playing in Katy, they are playing in Beaumont due to some really screwed up priorities in the Katy Center for the Developmentally Disabled. Totally a Katy SNAFU, their team may earn an early exit as a result...

[goguard88]

Beaumont has the better conference record, though! They're 8-4, and Wyoming is 8-6. I don't get it!

[sportznut]

it is a money thing guys..... Tho i dont think it is right that Katy lost its home game, and that Wyoming is seeded higher then the Drillers, That is what is going to happen. Katy's issue was unavoidable...I have talked to both sides of the issue. Beaumont it looks will try and make the best of the situation by having a Free Playoff game ...

The Wyoming/ Tri Cities situation. I have no clue on whats going on there behind the scenes...

Yes, this is a screwed up deal. Time for the better teams to just sack up and show they are the better team.

[PIONEERSFAN101]

Guys you all have it wrong. See the thing is, the playoffs are what the NIFL wants them to be. Why even bother with tiebreakers, seedings, etc? The only thing you can count on is that 12 teams will make the playoffs and ultimately one will win. :)

[preeths]

Piosfan, that's the best explanation we've seen so far, unfortunately.

[goguard88]

I guess they did that to make the matchups more regional. But then, if that's the case, why does Osceola have to make the long trip to Cincinnati? Sigh. Bring on the PIFL in 2007! That'll be a nice, refreshing change. We'll actually have structure for once.

[GoOutlaws]

Since I am a little slow are you guys saying that Tri-Cities has to go to Wyoming. That is big as the Cavs are a different team in Casper. Plus the NIFL shouldn't allow that to happen but what am I talking about they always do the right thing.

[goguard88]

No, Tri-Cities will host, like they should. That's about the only thing that's right with the Pacific Conference wild-card matchups.

[PIONEERSFAN101]

Actually the seedings are correct. Wyoming beat Rapid City last night 59-45 to vault into the 5 spot over Beaumont. Katy should be hosting Beaumont, but they arent.

In last week's playoff picture on the NIFL site it said if wyoming won theyd be the #5 seed and that has happened. I was a little mistaken myself as I forgot about last night's game.

[outlaw1]

I've got the scoop on Osceola. No big whoop. Because the facility is used heavily for rodeos (hence the name SILVER SPURS RODEO ARENA), Osceola will be unable to use it this weekend. There will be a horse show running the entire week. Plus there will be tons and tons of dirt, clay, and horse *%$^ to bring in and out. I believe they looked into using Lakeland's facility and perhaps the TD Waterhouse as they are both within 30 minutes of Osceola, but looks like the offer to play in Cinci was a little more inviting. Plus, they whooped them there once before. But with the looming possibitly of this trip to Cinci (16 + Hrs), a trip to Fayettville (9+ hrs), and maybe one to St. Louis (good god), things could get a little hairy. Who needs a bunns of steel........just play in the NIFL and ride the bus. In only 14 weeks or your money back, guarenteed..........Who am I kidding, money back and NIFL in the same sentence......that one made me laugh!

[sportznut]

;) :D :p hahhahahahahaha

[goguard88]

Actually the seedings are correct. Wyoming beat Rapid City last night 59-45 to vault into the 5 spot over Beaumont. Katy should be hosting Beaumont, but they arent.

In last week's playoff picture on the NIFL site it said if wyoming won theyd be the #5 seed and that has happened. I was a little mistaken myself as I forgot about last night's game.
Yeah, they did say that... but that can't be right, considering Beaumont has the better conference record. See what I'm saying?

[GTDREW]

Here's the way I look at it from Eastern NC,

12 hours min. to Lakeland or Osceola, glad I am not going there,
12 hours to Montgomery, been there and done that, same as above,
10 hours or so to Cincy, you must be kidding,
16 hours min. to St Louis or $400 airline ticket, might have to do it,
3 days to Billings or $800 ticket, no sure about that one, long way for an NIFL Championship.

Getting a first round bye and another home game PRICELESS !!!

[xd40shooter]

800 dollars? Anyone buying those tickets should bend over while buying them

[Sykotyk]

Raleigh (NC) to Billings (MT) on less than a week's notice is a shade above $1000 at this point. So yes, that'd be possible if you intend to follow your team to the championship game.

You'd have a better shot at getting in with the team and seeing if you can pay towards the charter flight and get a seat than book yourself.

Sykotyk

[Cavswithinfo]

You have to look at the WILD CARD TIE_BREAKER. Wyoming wins on the raning of points for and points against, not the Division tie-Breaker (two teams within a divsion with the same overall record).

With their win over Rapid City, both Wyoming and BEaumont end with 8-6 records and Wyoming wins the WILD CARD TIE BREAKER. The Pacific Conference is playing by the bracket.

I have heard though, that Beaumont is claiming the pacific south title????

[sportznut]

That is the claim... I just posted what i was told.. even if i dont think it is truely the right way

[goguard88]

Well, either way, I've updated my bracket and playoff picture with the way the NIFL actually has it. That's how it'll go, I guess.

[preeths]

Beaumont appears to have backed away from that claim, according to an article in today's Beaumont paper.

[ronaldoswalt]

they should back off and read the league site for once the nifl got this right

[fwp]

they should back off and read the league site for once the nifl got this right

Yeah, like that's the first place you'd want to go for factual information from the NIFL!

That is a nice change!

[preeths]

I'm not sure that the Drillers are the ones who came up with the story, or at least did so by themselves. They made the mistake of running with it, though, and no one backed them up.