SEC Still Sucks at Scheduling Out Of Conference

Everyone knows I hate SEC scheduling.  See here , well I just got some more ammo.

To everyone who says the SEC has finally stepped up their out of conference scheduling is still full of crap.

Georgia has left the south once in the past 3 decades to play Arizona State
Florida hasn't played an out of conference game outside the state of Florida since 1992

Now Alabama is too scared to do a home and home with Wisconsin

Alvarez, who handled scheduling when he coached the Badgers from 1990 to ’05, said Bielema countered with an offer to play a home-and-home series with the Crimson Tide — no specific years were discussed — but that Alabama coach Nick Saban declined.

Read more: http://host.madison.com/sports/college/football/article_fdf326b2-c302-11e1-9540-001a4bcf887a.html#ixzz1zmPIZV00

If it keeps working for them, why change it. Bet this won't even change when playoff is around.

I am so glad IU Athletic director Glass called out the SEC for being a bunch of weaklings in his letter to Kentucky when they broke off IU's

Euro Cup Title Game

It's down to Tim and Fodor


btw, screw Italy

Euro Cup Final 3

There are only four teams left, but only 3 competitors left in our little Euro Cup pool. With my string of bad luck continuing neither of my two teams advanced and offically ending this crappy event for me.

Fodor has two teams left (Portugal and Italy), but neither will be the favorite in their semifinal game on Wed/Thursday.

Of the 4 teams left, 3 of them were the first 3 taken (Germany, Spain and Portugal) while Italy was taken 6th behind my great picks of the dutch and France.

Steve

Euro 2012 Group Stage Final Standings

 

Shark who was stalking 1^st place during the 2^nd round of games had 3 victories worth 9 points in round three which propelled his team to the win. His choice of the Czech Republic over Ireland was the key to his victory, had he gone the other way, he would have lost.

Former leader Ryan got no points from teams not named Germany in round 3 which dropped him all the way to third despite having the highest scoring group stage team Germany. Germany had more points, 9, then his other 3 teams combined 7.

Fodor finished 2^nd getting wins from his #1 and #2 teams in round 3 from Portugal and Italy.

I finished dead last, 12 points behind the leader thanks to my #1 pick, the Netherlands getting 0 (the only other team to not get a tie or win was last pick Ireland).

Here are the final standings

Team	Rankings	Points Back	Tie Breaker
Shark	1		5
Fodor	2	-6	3
Ryan	3	-7	-5
Noffke	4	-12	-3

	Points	+/-
Noffke	11	-3
Netherlands	0	-3
France	4	0
Greece	4	0
Sweden	3	0
Shark	23	5
Spain	7	5
England	7	2
Denmark	3	-1
Czech Republic	6	-1
Fodor	17	3
Portugal	6	1
Italy	5	2
Croatia	4	1
Poland	2	-1
Ryan	16	-5
Germany	9	3
Russia	4	2
Ukraine	3	-2
Ireland	0	-8

Now we move on to the elimination round. Here are the teams each drafter has left. 

Noffke

France vs Spain

Greece vs Germany

Shark

Spain vs France

England vs Italy

Czech Republic vs Portugal

Fodor

Portugal vs Czech Republic

Italy vs England

Ryan

Germany vs Greece

Euro 2012 Standings 06/14/12

After an exciting rounds of games yesterday, the leaderboard in the ACSS pool is starting to get tighter.

Italy went to a tie with Croatia which put's Fodor's number 2 pick in a tough situation. Assuming Croatia and Spain tie, Italy has to win by 3 or more goals to move on into the elimination stage. Lucky for them, they are playing Ireland who just let in 4 goals against defensive minded Spain.

Going into the tournament, I was pretty sure Czech Republic was the worst team, I think it's pretty clear that it's Ireland.

Fodor and Tim are tied again and even the tied with the +/- of goals scored. Each of them have now moved within 2 points of Ryan, who's only team, Ireland, lost yesterday. Tim has a slight advantage since he still has one team, England, to play their 2nd game of the tournament. Ryan can expand his lead today with Ukraine going.

I am still in dead last with 0 teams playing yesterday. I still only have 2 ties on my resume and 0 victories. My #1 pick is a dead man walking, Greece isn't that good, and Sweden missed it's best chance by blowing a 1-0 to Ukraine. Basically I have to cheer for France to do well, and who wants that.

Team	Rankings	Points Back	Tie Breaker
Ryan	1		0
Fodor	2	-2	2
Shark	3	-2	2
Noffke	4	-11	-4

	Points	+/-
Noffke	2	-4
Netherlands	0	-2
France	1	0
Greece	1	-1
Sweden	0	-1
Shark	11	2
Spain	4	4
England	1	0
Denmark	3	0
Czech Republic	3	-2
Fodor	11	2
Portugal	3	0
Italy	2	0
Croatia	4	2
Poland	2	0
Ryan	13	0
Germany	6	2
Russia	4	3
Ukraine	3	1
Ireland	0	-6

Euro 2012 Standing

Through 6 days of competition there has been a lot of twist and turns. Some teams have shined and others and flopped (Cough Netherlands Cough Cough. Honestly who drafted them. The race is still up in the air and I will update the blog daily with standings and Updates.

Even though some teams are very close to clinching, Germany Russia, every team still has a chance to advance.


Ryan has a comfortable lead with 13 point based on the strength of the Germans, #1 pick, and Russia.

 Fodor and Tim were tied after all teams with round 1 and had the lead over Fodor yesterday, but didn't get any points while Fodor's #1 pick Portugal scored a victory for him.

I am in deadlast 11 points back. None of my teams have won yet only having 2 ties. As I look at my roster, I don't know how I can come back and win the group stage.

Team	Rankings	Points Back	Tie Breaker
Ryan	1		4
Fodor	2	-4	2
Shark	3	-5	-2
Noffke	4	-11	-4

Euro 2012 Draft

Alright, since no one reads this anymore, the draft will run through here.

Rules are the same as the World Cup 2010.

• Each drafter gets 4 teams
• Two rounds, Group Stage and Tournament Winner. Group Stage winner is drafted team with the most points.
• Long Draft. There is no time limit on when the pick will go through. All picks have to be done by first kick.

Alright, here's the 4 groups


Group A

1. Poland
2. Greece
3. Russia
4. Czech Republic

Group B

1. Netherlands
2. Denmark
3. Germany
4. Portugal

Group C

1. Spain
2. Italy
3. Ireland
4. Croatia

Group D

1. Ukraine
2. Sweden
3. France
4. England

Here's the draft order according to excel.

1. Ryan
2. Shark
3. Fodor
4. Noffke

Round 1

1.  Ryan: Germany
2.  Shark: Spain
3.  Fodor: Portugal
4.  Noffke: Netherlands

Round 2

1. Noffke: France
2. Fodor: Italy
3. Shark: England
4. Ryan: Russia

Round 3

1. Ryan: Ukraine
2. Shark: Denmark
3. Fodor: Croatia
4. Noffke: Greece

Round 4

1. Noffke: Sweden
2. Fodor: Poland
3. Shark: Czech Republic
4. Ryan: Ireland