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  • 2014 Bottom-Feeders Bracket, Futile Four BRACKETOLOGY

    Welcome to this year's installment of The Bottom Feeders Bracket, on the road to The Futile Four.

    We are pleased to announce several changes to the team selection process. While we will retain FARTS (Freddie's Arbitrary Rankings of Teams that Suck) as the primary selection criteria, this year YOU are the selection committee!

    It is our sincere hope that opening up the selection process will produce more dissatisfaction and angry discourse.

    According to FARTS, here are this year's leading candidates for the brackets:

    1. Army (AH Auto-bid)
    2. Alabama-Huntsville (WCHA Auto-bid)
    3. American International
    4. Sacred Heart
    5. Princeton (ECAC Auto-bid)
    6. RIT
    7. Holy Cross
    8. Penn State (B1G Auto-bid)
    9. Colorado College
    10. Niagara
    11. Merrimack (HEA Auto-bid)
    12. Canisius
    13. Robert Morris
    14. Massachusetts
    15. Bemidji State
    16. Boston University
    ***BUBBLE***
    17. Dartmouth
    18. Connecticut
    19. Bentley
    20. Harvard
    21. Northern Michigan
    22. Michigan State
    23. Brown
    24. Michigan Tech
    25. Air Force
    26. Lake Superior
    27. St Lawrence
    28. Mercyhurst
    29. Nebraska-Omaha
    30. Rensselaer
    31. Miami (NCHC Auto-bid)

    Applying the "Atlantic Hockey Rule" eliminates any team from consideration if they finish the season with a winning record, regardless of how weak their opposition was. This eliminates #13 Robert Morris, #18 UConn, #19 Bentley, #25 AirForce and #28 Mercyhurst from consideration.

    One big problem remains; With #12 Canisius and NCHC Auto-bid Miami playing for their respective conference championships today, either or both could earn spots in that other tournament.

    The committee is open to any suggestions to solve these issues.
    Du hockey comme dans le temps!

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    Re: 2014 Bottom-Feeders Bracket, Futile Four BRACKETOLOGY

    If UAH can get into the other tournament with a losing record and an autobid, a BHHC team can do the same. Although why wouldn't Colorado College get the autobid for the BHHC?

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    • #3
      Re: 2014 Bottom-Feeders Bracket, Futile Four BRACKETOLOGY

      Originally posted by FlagDUDE08 View Post
      Although why wouldn't Colorado College get the autobid for the BHHC?
      Traditionally the auto-bid went to the LAST place finisher in the regular season conference standings.

      That said, the committee is willing to be flexible, even arbitrary.
      Du hockey comme dans le temps!

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      • #4
        Re: 2014 Bottom-Feeders Bracket, Futile Four BRACKETOLOGY

        Any team that gets to the conference final should be automatically executed--ooops I mean excluded.
        How dare they betray a season of incompetence.
        GO DU !!!

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        • #5
          Re: 2014 Bottom-Feeders Bracket, Futile Four BRACKETOLOGY

          Originally posted by vizoroo View Post
          Any team that gets to the conference final should be automatically executed--ooops I mean excluded.
          How dare they betray a season of incompetence.
          Was going to say, isn't that like the Bentley rule or something? I know there's a Bentley rule for the other tournament...

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          • #6
            Re: 2014 Bottom-Feeders Bracket, Futile Four BRACKETOLOGY

            The brackets no doubt will fill out. I'm concerned the committee won't hold these games in the appropriately toxic environments. Unfortunately Worcester and Bridgeport are being used for that other event.
            Spaulding get your foot off the boat!

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            • #7
              Re: 2014 Bottom-Feeders Bracket, Futile Four BRACKETOLOGY

              BU has to make this. If only for the general trajectory of their season toward the end. It'll be interesting to see how many players are left by the time they lose their way through to the final.

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              • #8
                Re: 2014 Bottom-Feeders Bracket, Futile Four BRACKETOLOGY

                Well, Bobby Mo is out, as they now have a date with the Gophers in St Paul for that other tournament.
                Last edited by Snively65; 03-22-2014, 10:27 PM.

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                • #9
                  Re: 2014 Bottom-Feeders Bracket, Futile Four BRACKETOLOGY

                  This is the first time in what, years, that UAA won't be in this?
                  U-A-A!!!Go!Go!GreenandGold!
                  Applejack Tells You How UAA Is Doing...
                  I spell Failure with UAF

                  Originally posted by UAFIceAngel
                  But let's be real...There are 40 some other teams and only two alaskan teams...the day one of us wins something big will be the day I transfer to UAA
                  Originally posted by Doyle Woody
                  Best sign by a visting Seawolf fan Friday went to a young man who held up a piece of white poster board that read: "YOU CAN'T SPELL FAILURE WITHOUT UAF."

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                  • #10
                    Re: 2014 Bottom-Feeders Bracket, Futile Four BRACKETOLOGY

                    Can't wait to see how this all plays out. One of my favorite threads all year. Died laughing several years back as the locations for the "games" were revealed and someone actually thought they were really going to happen and how to get tickets.
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                    • #11
                      Re: 2014 Bottom-Feeders Bracket, Futile Four BRACKETOLOGY

                      Originally posted by riverchief1 View Post
                      Died laughing several years back as the locations for the "games" were revealed and someone actually thought they were really going to happen and how to get tickets.
                      There's one born every minute.
                      Du hockey comme dans le temps!

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                      • #12
                        Re: 2014 Bottom-Feeders Bracket, Futile Four BRACKETOLOGY

                        How will the games be covered this year? Are we relying on ham radio, carrier pigeon, Pony Express... what?
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                        • #13
                          Re: 2014 Bottom-Feeders Bracket, Futile Four BRACKETOLOGY

                          Twitter users in Turkey will be relaying the scores.

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by ShirtlessBob View Post
                            How will the games be covered this year? Are we relying on ham radio, carrier pigeon, Pony Express... what?
                            None of the above. Morse code... Dit dot dot dit dot...

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                            • #15
                              Re: 2014 Bottom-Feeders Bracket, Futile Four BRACKETOLOGY

                              Originally posted by ShirtlessBob View Post
                              How will the games be covered this year? Are we relying on ham radio, carrier pigeon, Pony Express... what?
                              The Ukrainen Navy has setup a media center at their naval base in Crimea...
                              RIT Tigers

                              Got one foot in the crease

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