New Mexico State game canceled? [Rescheduled for Feb 15 @ 7pm]

[1972Shocker]

Wonder why the commissioners from MVC and WAC are having to get involved?

I wondered the same thing. Maybe they have some kind of connections and/or clout with the airlines or the charter services. Otherwise, I am not sure what value they bring to the table.

[DwShock]

Wonder why the commissioners from MVC and WAC are having to get involved?

Assignment of officials maybe?

[SB Shock]

I wondered the same thing. Maybe they have some kind of connections and/or clout with the airlines or the charter services. Otherwise, I am not sure what value they bring to the table.

Only thing I can really think of would be for working the negotiations for canceling the game or making WSU pay/share the cost of the charter.

[1972Shocker]

Assignment of officials maybe?

Could be but the tweet did specifically refer to working on travel issues. The tweet seemed to indicate these were calls initiated by New Mexico State in an attempt to work out their travel issues. Whether or not the league officials could be of any assistance is another question.

[mjbaker84]

Crap we have 11 tickets for the game, now gonna have family miss it because they leave Tuesday. Any idea what time it's at on Tuesday ?

[SB Shock]

Crap we have 11 tickets for the game, now gonna have family miss it because they leave Tuesday. Any idea what time it's at on Tuesday ?

Nope.

Dear Shocker fans,
Tonight’s home game against New Mexico State has been postponed to tomorrow December 29^th at a time to be determined. We are looking to release the game time later today. Here is a direct link you can use to check for updates on the event: http://www.goshockers.com/news/2015/...228155958.aspx
If you have any further questions, feel free to give us a call at the ticket office at 316-978-3267.
Go Shockers!

[Onegreatracer]

Crap we have 11 tickets for the game, now gonna have family miss it because they leave Tuesday. Any idea what time it's at on Tuesday ?

TBA

[1972Shocker]

Only thing I can really think of would be for working the negotiations for canceling the game or making WSU pay/share the cost of the charter.

Maybe NMSU was looking for a financial contribution from the leagues to help them secure a charter? Not sure how likely anything like that would happen. But who knows maybe the leagues have some kind of insurance in place for situations like this although that would surprise me if they did. Mario Moccia should have pretty good knowledge of how the Valley works given his tenure as SIU AD.

Whether WSU wants to help NMSU out financially is probably totally dependent on how badly they want this game. From strictly a dollar and cents standpoint I assume WSU comes out ahead if the game doesn't occur. I guess WSU loses the game sponsor fees, the net concession revenues, and perhaps they take a hit from Cox 22 not getting the game to broadcast. Not sure what kind of money that is relative to the money they save from not owing the buy.

It may boil down to how badly does 3G wants this game. Not sure it will make all that much difference on the Shockers RPI or how the committee will look at the Shockers come March.

I could see WSU offering to pay for charter flight this year if NMSU agrees to come to Wichita for two more games during the next 4 years at the current rate reduced by half the cost of the charter flight for each of those two games. Then paying for the charter, in effect, just becomes and advanced payment against the cost of two more buy games with NMSU.

[SB Shock]

Maybe NMSU was looking for a financial contribution from the leagues to help them secure a charter? Not sure how likely anything like that would happen. But who knows maybe the leagues have some kind of insurance in place for situations like this although that would surprise me if they did. Mario Moccia should have pretty good knowledge of how the Valley works given his tenure as SIU AD.

Whether WSU wants to help NMSU out financially is probably totally dependent on how badly they want this game. From strictly a dollar and cents standpoint I assume WSU comes out ahead if the game doesn't occur. I guess WSU loses the game sponsor fees, the net concession revenues, and perhaps they take a hit from Cox 22 not getting the game to broadcast. Not sure what kind of money that is relative to the money they save from not owing the buy.

What are they going to do for the ticket holders?

Not sure it will make all that much difference on the Shockers RPI or how the committee will look at the Shockers come March.

If the game is dropped and WSU does not have the NMST win on their resume it drops their projected RPI by 4 spots through the regular season.

[ShockerFever]

Projected RPIs crack me the eff up. Projected RPIs in December are even more hilarious.

These "projected RPIs" are meaningless because the numbers constantly evolve. What you're projecting now is based on a snapshot of data at the current moment. It's useless. This doesn't even consider all the different outcomes, injuries, and anything else that gets thrown out there throughout the year. What was WSU's "projected RPI" on November 10th? Is that piece of information gonna be valuable on March 10th to the selection committee? lol nope.

So saying this game is worth 4 RPI points is beyond dumb, because it'll change. Now, you can state that the game would be one less Top 200 win on the resume. And we're in dire need of wins. But don't throw in projected RPI as something specific and meaningful to the discussion because it's beyond silly.

[ShockdaWorld]

Crap we have 11 tickets for the game, now gonna have family miss it because they leave Tuesday. Any idea what time it's at on Tuesday ?

Are these GA tickets?

[1972Shocker]

What are they going to do for the ticket holders?



If the game is dropped and WSU does not have the NMST win on their resume it drops their projected RPI by 4 spots.

A 4 spot drop in our RPI could be significant this year but who knows. The WAC is really weak and a couple of unexpected losses by NMSU in that league could easily change that equation.

Not sure what happens to the ticket holders. Season or otherwise. My guess is nothing. However, if it was me I would let each those tickets be exchange for two tickets to any other Shocker home game or match in any of the other Shocker sports.

[shockmonster]

I was told by ticket office that NMSU was stranded and waiting on flight to get them here. They want to play before girls game. They won't know the time until they arrive.

[im4wsu]

Projected RPIs crack me the eff up. Projected RPIs in December are even more hilarious.

These "projected RPIs" are meaningless because the numbers constantly evolve. What you're projecting now is based on a snapshot of data at the current moment. It's useless. This doesn't even consider all the different outcomes, injuries, and anything else that gets thrown out there throughout the year. What was WSU's "projected RPI" on November 10th? Is that piece of information gonna be valuable on March 10th to the selection committee? lol nope.

So saying this game is worth 4 RPI points is beyond dumb, because it'll change. Now, you can state that the game would be one less Top 200 win on the resume. And we're in dire need of wins. But don't throw in projected RPI as something specific and meaningful to the discussion because it's beyond silly.

The relationship of what the RPI is projected, today, to be at the end of the season with NMSU as a win on the resume and what it would be projected, today, to be at the end of the season without NMSU and a win on the resume doesn't, as you say, have much, if any, validity as to the acutal numerical RPI or ranking or whatever, but can serve as a measure of what relative impact cancelling this game might have on the RPI, ranking, or whatever. One can say that if the game is not played, our record will have one less game, hopefully one less win and that one less win may indeed have an effect on our ranking, seeding, whatever.

[1972Shocker]

I was told by ticket office that NMSU was stranded and waiting on flight to get them here. They want to play before girls game. They won't know the time until they arrive.

http://www.abqjournal.com/697704/sports/aggies-wichita-state-game-postponed.html

The Aggies, who were scheduled to travel via commercial flights very early Sunday morning, experienced a series of flight cancellations due to the weather that prevented them from either leaving the El Paso airport or being able to arrive at Wichita.

So I wonder if the Aggies have been stranded at the El Paso airport since early yesterday morning?