If actual on the field results mattered in this expansion ECU would have been the second team added. Obviously that is not the case, so no need to argue over records or championships.

Congrats to all the CUSA invitees: UCF, Houston, and SMU. It sucks that we weren't invited as well, but we'll just keep on chopping wood and perhaps one day we'll get an invite to the AQ club as well.

(11-02-2011 09:01 PM)200yrs2late Wrote:  

(11-02-2011 08:53 PM)the1sttransport Wrote:  

(11-02-2011 08:41 PM)200yrs2late Wrote:  Well there may be a few less "agitated" fans if a certain school that has most likely gotten an invite wasn't 4-47 against the BCS-AQ schools that is about to join.
Make no mistake, those fans are upset because they didn't get an invite, they are upset and "agitated" with the system that rewards a school for its market and not its football history. Yes I'm speaking about UCF. There is not a single thing that UCF can point to that it has accomplished on the field that says "we've earned a BCS-AQ spot".
Since the OP is a mod, I would think that it should go without saying that this belongs on the conference realignment board and not in the CUSA board.

What an ignorant comment. Not like it matters when you factor in all the other reasons for expansion, but how about finishing ranked in all major polls? First and only team of this "generation" to beat an SEC team in the liberty bowl?

Please...

Perhaps you missed this part..... 4-47. Every team wins a few. (Few being the key word there.) Market and market alone got UCF the call.

Let's look at the 4-47 thing.

Prior to 2007 we were
1-36
Pitiful. And for so much of our history we've been either in poverty or horrible situations without any leadership or goals. Whether it was clawing our way up from the minor leagues to indy, or when we found ourselves with "rivalry" games with marshall and "MAC-tion" (which about killed our program. I'm still amazed we got out of it, C-USA was a Godsend.)

From 2007 to current:
2007: 1-3
2008: 0-3
2009: 0-3
2010: 1-2
2011: 1-0

3-11

Bad, but still an improvement. Lets look at accolades over this 5 year period:

1st conference championship (and 2nd)
1st home game win over BCS opponent
1st bowl victory (with it being over a BCS opponent)
1st victory over ranked opponent (#15 Houston)
1st time becoming ranked, and finishing ranked (+ in all major polls)

What you're telling me is these on the field accolades + numerous on and off the field developments (stadium, bball arena, indoor practice facility, athletic dorms, etc) which have all exploded over this 5 year period, you still don't feel UCF hasn't accomplished anything?

God these pissing matches are going to get worse and worse by the day. You have a few UCF fans who want to start them, and some ECU fans who are like moths to the flame. I'd love to say this is going to get better, but it's not.

(11-02-2011 08:41 PM)200yrs2late Wrote:  Well there may be a few less "agitated" fans if a certain school that has most likely gotten an invite wasn't 4-47 against the BCS-AQ schools that is about to join.
Make no mistake, those fans are upset because they didn't get an invite, they are upset and "agitated" with the system that rewards a school for its market and not its football history. Yes I'm speaking about UCF. There is not a single thing that UCF can point to that it has accomplished on the field that says "we've earned a BCS-AQ spot".
Since the OP is a mod, I would think that it should go without saying that this belongs on the conference realignment board and not in the CUSA board.

UCF went out of their way to do more than USF to earn their BCS bid. Don't be haters cause UCF worked so hard. Where is your bb team? How is your new arena? Stop hatin'

(11-02-2011 09:35 PM)the1sttransport Wrote:  

(11-02-2011 09:01 PM)200yrs2late Wrote:  

(11-02-2011 08:53 PM)the1sttransport Wrote:  

(11-02-2011 08:41 PM)200yrs2late Wrote:  Well there may be a few less "agitated" fans if a certain school that has most likely gotten an invite wasn't 4-47 against the BCS-AQ schools that is about to join.
Make no mistake, those fans are upset because they didn't get an invite, they are upset and "agitated" with the system that rewards a school for its market and not its football history. Yes I'm speaking about UCF. There is not a single thing that UCF can point to that it has accomplished on the field that says "we've earned a BCS-AQ spot".
Since the OP is a mod, I would think that it should go without saying that this belongs on the conference realignment board and not in the CUSA board.

What an ignorant comment. Not like it matters when you factor in all the other reasons for expansion, but how about finishing ranked in all major polls? First and only team of this "generation" to beat an SEC team in the liberty bowl?

Please...

Perhaps you missed this part..... 4-47. Every team wins a few. (Few being the key word there.) Market and market alone got UCF the call.

Let's look at the 4-47 thing.

Prior to 2007 we were
1-36
Pitiful. And for so much of our history we've been either in poverty or horrible situations without any leadership or goals. Whether it was clawing our way up from the minor leagues to indy, or when we found ourselves with "rivalry" games with marshall and "MAC-tion" (which about killed our program. I'm still amazed we got out of it, C-USA was a Godsend.)

From 2007 to current:
2007: 1-3
2008: 0-3
2009: 0-3
2010: 1-2
2011: 1-0

3-11

Bad, but still an improvement. Lets look at accolades over this 5 year period:

1st conference championship (and 2nd)
1st home game win over BCS opponent
1st bowl victory (with it being over a BCS opponent)
1st victory over ranked opponent (#15 Houston)
1st time becoming ranked, and finishing ranked (+ in all major polls)

What you're telling me is these on the field accolades + numerous on and off the field developments (stadium, bball arena, indoor practice facility, athletic dorms, etc) which have all exploded over this 5 year period, you still don't feel UCF hasn't accomplished anything?

Well, while everyones has their's whipped out and pissing away, why not.

ECU

400 all-time wins, thanks Tulane

Wins over BCS programs,

Miami, WVU, VT, UNC, NCSU, Wake, Duke, Pitt, Cuse, UVa., TTU, Mizzu, Stanford, USC-e.

Bowl record:

8-9 (17 bowl games)

notable bowls

2007 Aloha Bowl win over Boise
1994 Liberty Bowl win over Stanford finished 25th in the nation
1991 Peach Bowl win over NCSU, ECU finished 11-1 and 9th in nation

First final poll ranking 1983, 8-3 20th in the nation and No Bowl game, that's right a TOP 20 team didn't go to a bowl game. We lost to the National Champ Maimi 12-7 and no bowl game.

The past five years, let's see:

5 straight Bowls
2 C-USA titles
never finished worse than 2nd in the east div.
4 win over ranked teams, 1 over a top 10 WVU
lead C-USA in attendance for 4 straight years
44th nationaly in attendance

(11-02-2011 08:33 PM)mistabinks Wrote:  Hey congrats but it's not like anyone rose above the rest. SEC and ACC went past 12. Everyone has holes to fill. That's pretty much the beginning and end of it.

If you bring the girl, I vote for UTEP. UCF has already promised to bring the painted up broad with the arched back and the come hither look. I can definitely be bought. Just please don't tell my wife.

(11-02-2011 10:23 PM)firmbizzle Wrote:  

(11-02-2011 08:41 PM)200yrs2late Wrote:  Well there may be a few less "agitated" fans if a certain school that has most likely gotten an invite wasn't 4-47 against the BCS-AQ schools that is about to join.
Make no mistake, those fans are upset because they didn't get an invite, they are upset and "agitated" with the system that rewards a school for its market and not its football history. Yes I'm speaking about UCF. There is not a single thing that UCF can point to that it has accomplished on the field that says "we've earned a BCS-AQ spot".
Since the OP is a mod, I would think that it should go without saying that this belongs on the conference realignment board and not in the CUSA board.

UCF went out of their way to do more than USF to earn their BCS bid. Don't be haters cause UCF worked so hard. Where is your bb team? How is your new arena? Stop hatin'

Ask Marcus Jordan............................he's been there.

3-0

(11-02-2011 10:23 PM)firmbizzle Wrote:  

(11-02-2011 08:41 PM)200yrs2late Wrote:  Well there may be a few less "agitated" fans if a certain school that has most likely gotten an invite wasn't 4-47 against the BCS-AQ schools that is about to join.
Make no mistake, those fans are upset because they didn't get an invite, they are upset and "agitated" with the system that rewards a school for its market and not its football history. Yes I'm speaking about UCF. There is not a single thing that UCF can point to that it has accomplished on the field that says "we've earned a BCS-AQ spot".
Since the OP is a mod, I would think that it should go without saying that this belongs on the conference realignment board and not in the CUSA board.

UCF went out of their way to do more than USF to earn their BCS bid. Don't be haters cause UCF worked so hard. Where is your bb team? How is your new arena? Stop hatin'

Dude, you are clueless. You have no idea the money we have spent on facilities over the last several years. Your right, we did not build a brand new basketball arena because we do not need one. Our basketball arena is nice facility and we are getting ready to start a 15 million dollar addition to our basketball facility so do not run your mouth about things you do not have a clue about. As far as asking about our BB team why don't you ask your team that lost to them 3 times last year...

(11-02-2011 10:23 PM)firmbizzle Wrote:  

(11-02-2011 08:41 PM)200yrs2late Wrote:  Well there may be a few less "agitated" fans if a certain school that has most likely gotten an invite wasn't 4-47 against the BCS-AQ schools that is about to join.
Make no mistake, those fans are upset because they didn't get an invite, they are upset and "agitated" with the system that rewards a school for its market and not its football history. Yes I'm speaking about UCF. There is not a single thing that UCF can point to that it has accomplished on the field that says "we've earned a BCS-AQ spot".
Since the OP is a mod, I would think that it should go without saying that this belongs on the conference realignment board and not in the CUSA board.

UCF went out of their way to do more than USF to earn their BCS bid. Don't be haters cause UCF worked so hard. Where is your bb team? How is your new arena? Stop hatin'

Read my first post. not hatin on UCF. Hatin on the process that has allowed your team to slip into an AQ conference.

(11-03-2011 08:29 AM)200yrs2late Wrote:  

(11-02-2011 10:23 PM)firmbizzle Wrote:  

(11-02-2011 08:41 PM)200yrs2late Wrote:  Well there may be a few less "agitated" fans if a certain school that has most likely gotten an invite wasn't 4-47 against the BCS-AQ schools that is about to join.
Make no mistake, those fans are upset because they didn't get an invite, they are upset and "agitated" with the system that rewards a school for its market and not its football history. Yes I'm speaking about UCF. There is not a single thing that UCF can point to that it has accomplished on the field that says "we've earned a BCS-AQ spot".
Since the OP is a mod, I would think that it should go without saying that this belongs on the conference realignment board and not in the CUSA board.

UCF went out of their way to do more than USF to earn their BCS bid. Don't be haters cause UCF worked so hard. Where is your bb team? How is your new arena? Stop hatin'

Read my first post. not hatin on UCF. Hatin on the process that has allowed your team to slip into an AQ conference.

That sounds like hatin' on UCF. Basically, the implication in your post is that UCF is not worthy of joining an AQ conference, but ECU is. Personally, I'd like to see ECU and USM come with us. UCF deserves to go as much as ECU and USM though based on recent performance (NCUSA 2005 on)

UCF has built the athletic village, on the field success, and rise in academic standing. We've done what it takes, and I wish the rest of the schools the best. Build up CUSA! Make it the best non-BCS conference.