I hope no one believes that Tbringer speaks for any of us actual Rutgers fans. There are plenty of reasons why Rutgers is in the Big 10 and ECU is in the AAC, but few of them are football related. Most of us realize that our history is far from spectacular and I don't know anyone personally that has any problem with East Carolina. I don't know why Tbringer is trying so hard to create some of Rutgers/ECU conflict here. Probably somehow related to his insecurities about WVU in the Big 12.

(04-09-2014 02:09 AM)BigHouston Wrote:  To suggest or question the strength of ECU and it's football history, clearly shows what little football knowledge they have.

Exactly. Any football fan worth his salt knows that ECU has put up only 6 winning seasons since the turn of the century despite playing in a weak Conference for the past decade.

Everyone is familiar with ECU's historic 1-11 2003 season and its 3-20 run in back-to-back 2003-04 seasons.

How can anyone "suggest . . . the strength of ECU and its football history"?

(04-09-2014 05:48 AM)Melky Cabrera Wrote:  

(04-09-2014 02:09 AM)BigHouston Wrote:  To question the strength of ECU football and it's history, clearly shows what little football knowledge they have.

Exactly. Any football fan worth his salt knows that ECU has put up only 6 winning seasons since the turn of the century despite playing in a weak Conference for the past decade.

Everyone is familiar with ECU's historic 1-11 2003 season and its 3-20 run in back-to-back 2003-04 seasons.

How can anyone "suggest . . . the strength of ECU and its football history"?

(04-08-2014 10:08 AM)stever20 Wrote:  I think one thing that really is huge for the AAC this year was that Louisville didn't just dominate the league. Yes they won basketball, but with what UConn did, that was overshadowed. UCF won the football, not Louisville. You can't under-estimate this fact at all.

Another fact that should not be overlooked is how all of the former C-USA schools are going to get STRONGER in the AAC, due to stepping up to a much better conference (especially in terms of exposure) and serious commitments (facilities, coaching salaries, etc.). I have believed in this conference from the beginning - the unbelievable first-year success certainly strengthens my faith.

(04-09-2014 12:32 PM)Gray Avenger Wrote:  

(04-08-2014 10:08 AM)stever20 Wrote:  I think one thing that really is huge for the AAC this year was that Louisville didn't just dominate the league. Yes they won basketball, but with what UConn did, that was overshadowed. UCF won the football, not Louisville. You can't under-estimate this fact at all.

Another fact that should not be overlooked is how all of the former C-USA schools are going to get STRONGER

How is an opinion of the future = "fact"?

I think there's great potential but I don't think you know what facts are, certainly not when guaranteeing that Memphis would "deliver the Liberty Bowl" to the AAC.

(04-09-2014 05:48 AM)Melky Cabrera Wrote:  Exactly. Any football fan worth his salt knows that ECU has put up only 6 winning seasons since the turn of the century despite playing in a weak Conference for the past decade.

Everyone is familiar with ECU's historic 1-11 2003 season and its 3-20 run in back-to-back 2003-04 seasons.

How can anyone "suggest . . . the strength of ECU and its football history"?

What program hasn't had it's low points? We've also only missed a bowl game once since 2006. We're not a powerhouse and I don't think any ECU fans claim we are but "any football fan worth his salt" knows we've had a pretty respectable program over the years.

(04-09-2014 01:06 PM)blunderbuss Wrote:  

(04-09-2014 12:32 PM)Gray Avenger Wrote:  

(04-08-2014 10:08 AM)stever20 Wrote:  I think one thing that really is huge for the AAC this year was that Louisville didn't just dominate the league. Yes they won basketball, but with what UConn did, that was overshadowed. UCF won the football, not Louisville. You can't under-estimate this fact at all.

Another fact that should not be overlooked is how all of the former C-USA schools are going to get STRONGER

How is an opinion of the future = "fact"?

I think there's great potential but I don't think you know what facts are, certainly not when guaranteeing that Memphis would "deliver the Liberty Bowl" to the AAC.

I think the big thing for the CUSA teams coming in is the exposure. Having a lot of ESPN exposure is huge. That is going to help those schools out a ton. While it may not be a fact that it's going to make those programs stronger, it's definitely a likelyhood I'd say.

Why....wasn't this thread just titled 'ECU bashing time'?

(04-09-2014 05:48 AM)Melky Cabrera Wrote:  

(04-09-2014 02:09 AM)BigHouston Wrote:  To suggest or question the strength of ECU and it's football history, clearly shows what little football knowledge they have.

Exactly. Any football fan worth his salt knows that ECU has put up only 6 winning seasons since the turn of the century despite playing in a weak Conference for the past decade.

Everyone is familiar with ECU's historic 1-11 2003 season and its 3-20 run in back-to-back 2003-04 seasons.

How can anyone "suggest . . . the strength of ECU and its football history"?

Pretty cool story dude. A publicity website from your own school's fans brags about your 44-40 regular season record since 2007. Ours is 51-33. In that same time we've taken down a #8, #17, #18, #22, and #25. Which is crazy because being in C-usa we didn't get the chance to play a good amount of T25 year in and year out.


Aren't statistics fun when you get to use them to your advantage?

We've also had 4 coaches in the time period you're referring to....

(04-07-2014 10:29 PM)RUScarlets Wrote:  One man show in that conference with no football power . Pay days gonna be a ways away for UConn.

UH kicked your silly butts in your own stadium had your fans looking dumbfounded like we are getting beat by these guys LOL, and your up here talking smack about football...what a moron.

(04-09-2014 12:06 AM)PirateMarv Wrote:  

(04-08-2014 11:25 PM)Tbringer Wrote:  

(04-08-2014 02:20 PM)RobUCF Wrote:  

(04-08-2014 01:43 PM)BoiseStateOfMind Wrote:  Tougher schedules mean absolutely jackshit when you can't win any of the tough games. It just means you have an excuse to point to when you suck.

ECU > Rutgers. It's not even really a debate except in Jersey, apparently.

Exactly, I never understand the tendency of some fans to brag about the tough opponents that their team played when all they did was lose to those opponents. The strength of your competition only means something if you are beating those teams. Rutgers record vs. some of the teams he listed:

Miami: 0-11
BC: 6-19
Syracuse: 12-27
West Virginia: 4-33
Virginia Tech: 3-12

Overall 25-102, for a sub .250 winning percentage.

And what was ECUs record against those same teams? And some of the others played? Rutgers hasnt been great. Neither has ECU. ECU played a mid major schedule for years. RU played a BCS schedule.

The BIG added RU. The AAC took awhile, but finally added ECU after they were depleted. That lets you know which program is regarded as the superior program.

I keep telling that Rutgers and ECU have pretty much played a common group of opponents over the years. And it is hilarious to claim that Rutgers has been playing some sort of strong BCS schedule during all of this time, when the BCS was just created about a decade ago. On top of that ECU used to play independent football for years where they did a lot of traveling. So I still think that you are drunk.

Miami 2-9
BC DNP
Syracuse 3-7
WVU 3-18
VT 5-13

Army 8-0
Boise State 1-0
UCF 9-3
Cincy 12-5
Hous 7-5
Louisv 4-6
Missou 1-1
NC St 12-16
Pitt 2-2
S.Car 5-12
TCU 2-1
T.Tech 1-0
Virg 2-1
Wake 2-6


So I looked up Rutgers
Army 21-18
Cincy 9-9
UCF 1-1
Fresno 0-2
Hous 0-1
Louis 7-6
Pitt 8-22
Wake F 0-2
Virg 2-3
WVU 4-33 (Rutgers football should be shut down just for that record alone).

http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/...onents.php

As an Army fan, I am utterly embarrassed that my team has a losing record to Rutgers.