"We have played the best of the best and we've played them tough. We haven't won them all, but we've played them tough," Aresco said "I firmly convinced that a one-or-two loss team in this conference can get to a New Year's Day bowl game. I would like to see us get a number of bowl teams as well, but you would like at the end is see some of our teams in the mix for that spot. No question about it."
(10-10-2014 10:58 AM)PirateMarv Wrote: "We have played the best of the best and we've played them tough. We haven't won them all, but we've played them tough," Aresco said "I firmly convinced that a one-or-two loss team in this conference can get to a New Year's Day bowl game. I would like to see us get a number of bowl teams as well, but you would like at the end is see some of our teams in the mix for that spot. No question about it."
Salesman job right there. Outside of ECU, Temple beating a bad Vandy team and Memphis playing tough in losses, this has been a bad year for the AAC. The QB position is just too young across the conference, look for a huge improvement next year.
(10-10-2014 10:58 AM)PirateMarv Wrote: "We have played the best of the best and we've played them tough. We haven't won them all, but we've played them tough," Aresco said "I firmly convinced that a one-or-two loss team in this conference can get to a New Year's Day bowl game. I would like to see us get a number of bowl teams as well, but you would like at the end is see some of our teams in the mix for that spot. No question about it."
Salesman job right there. Outside of ECU, Temple beating a bad Vandy team and Memphis playing tough in losses, this has been a bad year for the AAC. The QB position is just too young across the conference, look for a huge improvement next year.
UCF is still a very good football team. They are one last second field goal against PSU from being 4-1 and right in the thick of the access bowl picture. Even with that loss if they were able to win out and Marshall loses a game they'd probably get it.
(10-10-2014 10:58 AM)PirateMarv Wrote: "We have played the best of the best and we've played them tough. We haven't won them all, but we've played them tough," Aresco said "I firmly convinced that a one-or-two loss team in this conference can get to a New Year's Day bowl game. I would like to see us get a number of bowl teams as well, but you would like at the end is see some of our teams in the mix for that spot. No question about it."
Salesman job right there. Outside of ECU, Temple beating a bad Vandy team and Memphis playing tough in losses, this has been a bad year for the AAC. The QB position is just too young across the conference, look for a huge improvement next year.
UCF is still a very good football team. They are one last second field goal against PSU from being 4-1 and right in the thick of the access bowl picture. Even with that loss if they were able to win out and Marshall loses a game they'd probably get it.
Ya UCF has been about what we expected, solid but not great. Not like Penn State or Mizzou are a powerhouses and BYU with a backup QB is middle of the pack at best in the AAC.
(10-10-2014 10:58 AM)PirateMarv Wrote: "We have played the best of the best and we've played them tough. We haven't won them all, but we've played them tough," Aresco said "I firmly convinced that a one-or-two loss team in this conference can get to a New Year's Day bowl game. I would like to see us get a number of bowl teams as well, but you would like at the end is see some of our teams in the mix for that spot. No question about it."
Salesman job right there. Outside of ECU, Temple beating a bad Vandy team and Memphis playing tough in losses, this has been a bad year for the AAC. The QB position is just too young across the conference, look for a huge improvement next year.
UCF is still a very good football team. They are one last second field goal against PSU from being 4-1 and right in the thick of the access bowl picture. Even with that loss if they were able to win out and Marshall loses a game they'd probably get it.
Ya UCF has been about what we expected, solid but not great. Not like Penn State or Mizzou are a powerhouses and BYU with a backup QB is middle of the pack at best in the AAC.
All things considered (losing key pieces Bortles and Storm Johnson), UCF is looking good. Their win last night is the mark of a good PROGRAM. That's still a solid BYU team, with a roster full of very mature players (because of the Mormon mission). Their QB, Stewart, is going to be a good one.
Sure, we would have been treated if we could have seen BYU with Hill versus UCF with Bortles, but it didn't work out that way. As UCF goes into conference, the sky is the limit. It's all about Holman's progression (he didn't even start UCF's first game).
(10-10-2014 11:12 AM)wavefan12 Wrote: Not like Penn State or Mizzou are a powerhouses
Nahh.. They only bring in a fair share of blue chip stud athletes, and strong recent record in the B1G and SEC conferences..
I doubt Marshall would be undefeated with them on their schedule.
If Missouri beats a Gurley-less Georgia this weekend they'll probably repeat as SEC-East champs. Aside from their WTF loss to Indiana they've looked solid.
Penn State's wins haven't been pretty but they're 4-1 and the Big Ten looks really bad so they could win 8-9 games.
(10-10-2014 10:58 AM)PirateMarv Wrote: "We have played the best of the best and we've played them tough. We haven't won them all, but we've played them tough," Aresco said "I firmly convinced that a one-or-two loss team in this conference can get to a New Year's Day bowl game. I would like to see us get a number of bowl teams as well, but you would like at the end is see some of our teams in the mix for that spot. No question about it."
Salesman job right there. Outside of ECU, Temple beating a bad Vandy team and Memphis playing tough in losses, this has been a bad year for the AAC... .
UCF beating a BYU teams that was receiving votes in the polls is also helpful.
No way an AAC two loss team will get in with over a 1 loss MWC or undefeated Marshall especially with having an extra game. I think not having CCG will hurt if ECU does not win out. I understand it is Aresco's job is to promote the conference, but he really needs to balance between promoting and appearing to be whining about not being P5. If the Big East had been able to keep it's Orange Bowl slot, it would not be in this situation. I believe turning down the original ESPN contract offer will haunt the AAC for years. Until FOX, CBS or NBC offer huge money for the conference to leave, ESPN has no incentive to re-negotiate. Aersco should be trying to get one of those networks to offer the AAC a deal, if he could get a guarantee offer of 3:30 or primetime slot on NBC when Notre Dame is not available, that would be the ticket for the AAC.
I said this in another thread but I really don't have any faith in UCF winning out anyway. I think ECU, Memphis, and maybe even Temple are better teams this year.
I don't even want the access bowl this year because it would likely be a repeat of Missouri. UCF can't match up with a top 15 team this year.
(10-10-2014 12:01 PM)msm96wolf Wrote: No way an AAC two loss team will get in with over a 1 loss MWC or undefeated Marshall especially with having an extra game. I think not having CCG will hurt if ECU does not win out. I understand it is Aresco's job is to promote the conference, but he really needs to balance between promoting and appearing to be whining about not being P5. If the Big East had been able to keep it's Orange Bowl slot, it would not be in this situation. I believe turning down the original ESPN contract offer will haunt the AAC for years. Until FOX, CBS or NBC offer huge money for the conference to leave, ESPN has no incentive to re-negotiate. Aersco should be trying to get one of those networks to offer the AAC a deal, if he could get a guarantee offer of 3:30 or primetime slot on NBC when Notre Dame is not available, that would be the ticket for the AAC.
It's not just a two-loss AAC team. UCF is the current Fiesta Bowl Champion. If their only losses are to two of the Equity 5's more recognizable brands (losing to the Nitany Lions on the last play of the game), then you'd be foolish to believe that a team from a weaker conference can play a bunch of jabroni's; and expect the committee will ignore teams that actually step up to play the more recognizable programs. Especially a team like UCF that has been stringing 10 win seasons together consistently, and beating Champions from those conferences. The history and the aggressive scheduling is going to factor into those considerations.
(This post was last modified: 10-10-2014 12:34 PM by BigEastHomer.)
(10-10-2014 12:01 PM)msm96wolf Wrote: No way an AAC two loss team will get in with over a 1 loss MWC or undefeated Marshall especially with having an extra game. I think not having CCG will hurt if ECU does not win out. I understand it is Aresco's job is to promote the conference, but he really needs to balance between promoting and appearing to be whining about not being P5. If the Big East had been able to keep it's Orange Bowl slot, it would not be in this situation. I believe turning down the original ESPN contract offer will haunt the AAC for years. Until FOX, CBS or NBC offer huge money for the conference to leave, ESPN has no incentive to re-negotiate. Aersco should be trying to get one of those networks to offer the AAC a deal, if he could get a guarantee offer of 3:30 or primetime slot on NBC when Notre Dame is not available, that would be the ticket for the AAC.
(10-10-2014 12:03 PM)Insane_Baboon Wrote: I don't even want the access bowl this year because it would likely be a repeat of Missouri. UCF can't match up with a top 15 team this year.
For better or for worse, teams at the beginning of the season are changed by the end of the year, either through maturation or through attrition.
There's no telling what UCF will look like at the end of the year. Holman's development is the X factor.
Re: RE: Aresco says AAC deserves spot in host bowl
(10-10-2014 12:22 PM)BigEastHomer Wrote:
(10-10-2014 12:03 PM)Insane_Baboon Wrote: I don't even want the access bowl this year because it would likely be a repeat of Missouri. UCF can't match up with a top 15 team this year.
For better or for worse, teams at the beginning of the season are changed by the end of the year, either through maturation or through attrition.
There's no telling what UCF will look like at the end of the year. Holman's development is the X factor.
Its not even Holman holding us back. Our offensive line is atrocious. Any team with a pass rush can reach the QB within two seconds every play and the O Line also can't consistently open holes for the running game.
(10-10-2014 11:12 AM)wavefan12 Wrote: Ya UCF has been about what we expected, solid but not great. Not like Penn State or Mizzou are a powerhouses and BYU with a backup QB is middle of the pack at best in the AAC.
Let's see, the group of teams you mentioned have won 3 National Championships and finished their season undefeated 6 times.
One could certainly argue that with the premier recruiting classes they get and solid history behind them that they could arguably be called powerhouses.
If you solely looking at just this year, they may or may not be called powerhouses but have a combined record of 12 and 4 including wins over then 13th ranked South Carolina and former national power Texas.
5 American games are setting up in November/December to be huge games for national rankings and AAC command and control. It will be our own American Conference playoff. I think the 5 horsemen will be ECU, Cincy, Memphis, UCF, and Temple.
ECU at Temple 11/1/14
Memphis at Temple 11/7/14
ECU at Cincy 11/13/14
Cincy at Temple 11/29/14
UCF at ECU 12/4/14
(10-10-2014 01:05 PM)VirginiaPirate Wrote: 5 American games are setting up in November/December to be huge games for national rankings and AAC command and control. It will be our own American Conference playoff. I think the 5 horsemen will be ECU, Cincy, Memphis, UCF, and Temple.
ECU at Temple 11/1/14
Memphis at Temple 11/7/14
ECU at Cincy 11/13/14
Cincy at Temple 11/29/14
UCF at ECU 12/4/14
I would add on 10/25(I know not November yet) but Temple @ UCF. Temple's toughest road game in conference, and UCF's biggest(only?) hurdle to getting to 7-0 before playing ECU.
(10-10-2014 02:28 PM)VirginiaPirate Wrote: Roger that Stever! That will be a big game. I like the way those games setup from late October to early December.
Also like how there's 1 huge game every single week(except for Nov 22)
Even next 2 weeks- you have the team that is most likely the fly in the oinment- Houston- playing Memphis and Temple(after last week playing UCF).
