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Post by Admin on Oct 10, 2007 15:12:33 GMT -5
Austin Peay picked to win. (199 points)
2. Eastern Kentucky (166)
3. Tennessee Tech (160)
4. Murray State (149)
5. Southeast Missouri (131)
6. Tennessee State (101)
7. Samford (85)
8. Eastern Illinois (75)
9. Jacksonville State (61)
10. Morehead State (50)
11. UT Martin (33)
ALL-OVC Team
APSU's Drake Reed Pre-season POY
APSU- Fernandez Lockett
TTU- Anthony Fisher
TTU- Amandi McKenzie
Murray- Bruce Carter
EKU- Mike Rose
EKU- Adam Leonard
SEMO- Brandon Foust
EIU- Romain Martin
SU- Travis Peterson
My Thoughts:
Same top four as last year.
Look at Samford's ranking.... one reason why they're leaving?
Maybe things aren't going the way they thought they would here in the OVC.
Your Thoughts?
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Post by eaglephil on Oct 11, 2007 11:10:03 GMT -5
The top 4 are pretty much interchangable. If Price is back to 100%, then TSU is going to be scary. I'm not suprised that Morehead was picked so low. They have so many new faces and most of the schools in the conference return almost everything from last year. I do think Morehead will finish middle of the pack though and make the OVC Tournament again.
Samford? Who cares.....never really wanted them in the OVC anyways.
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Post by drj0183 on Oct 11, 2007 12:40:46 GMT -5
I can't really say that the top 4 bing the same suprises me but that is why they play the games. The OVC is a guards league and I think that is why Samford isn't picked very high. The style they play will get them some wins. I also think Samford leaving the OVC isn't just about their success in mens basketball or lack there of. They are leaving the ovc because the socon is better in the key sports and these numbers prove it to a certain extent. I also think within 2 years that Jack State will be gone from the OVC which would put the ovc back to square 1 in terms of getting 12 teams for B-ball.
Did anyone attend media day and was the question raised about adding 2 teams and getting the league to 12 teams is BB?
The numbers I mentioned.......
Southern Conference
Chattanooga - Chattanooga, TN - 147 Miles
Western Carolina - Cullowhee, NC - 298 Miles
Appalachian State - Boone, NC - 415 Miles
Davidson - Davidson, NC - 407 Miles
UNC Greensboro - Greensboro, NC - 478 Miles
Elon - Elon, NC - 496 Miles
Furman - Greenville, SC - 292 Miles
Wofford - Spartanburg, SC - 319 Miles
Georgia Southern - Statesboro, Ga - 355 Miles
Citadel - Charleston, SC - 464 Miles
College of Charleston - Charleston, SC - 464 Miles
Average Distance - 376 Miles
Median Distance - 407 Miles
OVC
Austin Peay - Clarksville, TN - 240 Miles
Eastern Illinois - Charleston, IL - 475 Miles
SEMO - Cape Girardeau, MO - 405 Miles
JSU - Jacksonville, AL - 76 Miles
Morehead - Morehead, KY - 465 Miles
Murray - Murray, KY - 311 Miles
EKU - Richmond, KY - 400 Miles
TSU - Nashville, TN - 193 Miles
TTU - Cookeville, TN - 243 Miles
UTM - Martin, TN - 341 Miles
Average Distance - 315 Miles
Median Distance - 326 Miles
Southern Conference Football - Sagarin Ratings - Ranked 17th
53 - App State
121 - Wofford
134 - Furman
158 - Citadel
169 - GSU
172 - Elon
184 - Chattanooga
208 - Western Carolina
Average - 150
Median - 164
OVC Football - Sagarin Ratings - Ranked 22nd
145 - UTM
149 - EIU
160 - JSU
175 - EKU
186 - TSU
205 - TTU
217 - SEMO
221 - SU
226 - MSU
Average - 187
Median - 186
SoCon Men's Basketball - Sagarin Rating - Ranked 18th
College RPI Ranking - 16th
59 - Davidson
97 - ASU
116 - CofC
161 - NCG
194 - Furman
208 - Chattanooga
210 - GSU
212 - WCU
284 - Wofford
285 - Citadel
307 - Elon
Average - 194
Median - 208
OVC Men's Basketball - Sagarin Ratings - Ranked 27th
College RPI Ranking - 27th
177 - TTU
180 - AP
187 - SU
220 - EKU
228 - MSU
247 - Murray
256 - TSU
293 - SEMO
302 - UTM
308 - JSU
318 - EIU
Average - 247
Median - 247
SoCon Women's Basketball - College RPI Rankings - 14th
37 - Davidson
72 - Chattanooga
76 - WCU
95 - NCG
178 - Wofford
191 - Elon
210 - ASU
227 - GSU
228 - CofC
257 - Furman
Average - 157
Median - 185
OVC Women's Basketball - College RPI Rankings - 22nd
110 - Murray
147 - SEMO
188 - EKU
192 - MSU
212 - UTM
215 - AP
223 - SU
265 - EIU
274 - TTU
298 - JSU
319 - TSU
Average - 222
Median - 215
SoCon Baseball RPI - 8th
24 - Elon
19 - CofC
99 - Furman
80 - GSU
70 - Citadel
98 - WCU
114 - UNCG
167 - ASU
208 - Davidson
200 - Wofford
Average - 108
Median - 99
OVC Baseball RPI - 23rd
126 - SU
137 - JSU
178 - EIU
216 - EKU
185 - AP
221 - SEMO
257 - TTU
250 - UTM
277 - Morehead
261 - Murray
Average - 211
Median - 219
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Post by eaglephil on Oct 11, 2007 18:04:04 GMT -5
I don't see why we would have to add two schools if JSU leaves. If they bolt for the Sun Belt, then we'd have 9 schools and a ballanced 16 game league schedule where everyone plays head to head twice. Now, if JSU doesn't leave, then East Tennessee and Western Illinois would be the two schools I would want most. I'd actually want Chattanooga over Western Illinois, but the Mocs already shot us down. WIU and ETSU would both be good fits for the OVC. People can talk all they want about Northern Kentucky, but until they start football there's no chance...plus, NKU is a better fit in the Horizon Conference or the Mid-Con.
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Post by semobeck on Oct 25, 2007 16:00:08 GMT -5
I'd like to pose another question within this post. If you're school were to leave the OVC in the future, which conference would you like to see your team strive for? Be realistic here. There's no way any OVC team will end up in the Big 10 or 12.
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Post by semosupporter on Oct 25, 2007 16:58:56 GMT -5
Missouri Valley. We would have to increase our athletic budget quite a bit to compete but they would be my first choice.
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Post by ttueagles on Oct 25, 2007 17:26:42 GMT -5
Geographically, TTU really cannot go anywhere. They would immediately fall to the bottom of the pack of the Southern - and really struggle there, other sports - they might be okay. The Big South would propose tough travel situations, too. Of course, I base this on continuing to play FCS football, TTU would go to D II as was rumored a few years ago, or non-scholarship FB before they ever dreamed of going FBS in football. I don't see them ever leaving (or winning) the OVC anytime soon...(BB tourney or FB)
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Post by racelandrazorback on Oct 25, 2007 18:34:40 GMT -5
TTU would be very competitive in the Southern Conf. I am not sure where you get your opinions from but I have talked with guys who have coached in both and they say it is very even. It just depends on what year it is. Do you think a Murray fan would ever say they could not compete in the Socon?
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Post by moreheadeagle on Oct 26, 2007 10:01:07 GMT -5
Morehead State will finish higher than 10th. We're too talented.
If MSU were to leave the OVC then it should be C-USA. It will never happen, but it would be nice to be in a conference with Marshall again. As it stands now, I think the Eagles need to be in the OVC in EVERY sport.
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Post by ttueagles on Oct 26, 2007 11:35:43 GMT -5
I don't think TTU could compete right now in the SoCon in Football. Men's and Women's B'ball: yes. I only base that on what I've seen (and played) on the FB field the past 15 years. They struggled with Chattanooga, which has been a cellar dwellar. From what I've seen, Furman, App. St., GA Southern, Wofford, Elon are a lot better than most OVC teams, sorry to say. I always ride on the pessimistic side, but I think TTU has a ways to go, before considering itself among the top 16 in FCS (I hope I'm wrong next year, this year was better than I expected on the field until our QB injury situation killed us).
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Post by eaglephil on Nov 1, 2007 14:01:17 GMT -5
No way Morehead ever leaves the OVC. There's no other conference that would work geographically. CUSA would be nice, but not realistic. If we were to leave the OVC, it would have to be either the Big South, Horizon, or Atlantic Sun....and none of those would be attractive options.
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