AAC has 8 out of 12
MAC has 7 out of 13
MW has 7 out of 12
CUSA has 5 out of 13

What a joke? Which conference do you think will split the least amount of money between its members. I would guess the only one where less than half became eligible. So glad we have so many mouths to feed and so few quality teams. Should have stayed at 9 or 10 and waited for someone to prove they were worthy of an invite. Uab also caused some of this because there is no doubt that they would have been 6-6 at minimum in this weak ass conference.

Also the sun belt has 3 bowl teams, but could get to 5 next week. They would have 5 out of 11. They invite the best FCS programs to join and we invite those with football programs within their first 5 years and schools that are annual bottom feeders because of those great markets.

Playing body bag games cost a few teams a chance at a bowl game and did noting for the conference itself , the only benifit playing those games is to the schools itself collecting a big check for the butt whooping. I can understand one game but not two or three unless they are winnable games

(11-29-2015 06:18 AM)MU42 Wrote:  Should have stayed at 9 or 10.

If you stayed at 9 or 10 then your bowl eligible numbers would be 3 out of those nine or 10. Two of your last three invites won 17 games this year.

(11-29-2015 10:48 AM)ThreeifbyLightning Wrote:  If you stayed at 9 or 10 then your bowl eligible numbers would be 3 out of those nine or 10. Two of your last three invites won 17 games this year.

Do really expect Herd fans to like MT or WKU right now

(11-29-2015 10:38 AM)wkuhilltopperfan Wrote:  Playing body bag games cost a few teams a chance at a bowl game and did noting for the conference itself , the only benifit playing those games is to the schools itself collecting a big check for the butt whooping. I can understand one game but not two or three unless they are winnable games

I know I know. It gets better for UTSA starting next season with playing an FCS school to start out .Then in 2017 we will begin out series with TX State. Body bag games will be diminished to two. At the same time though, UTSA needs those big payouts to make some money .

(11-29-2015 10:51 AM)wkuhilltopperfan Wrote:  

(11-29-2015 10:48 AM)ThreeifbyLightning Wrote:  If you stayed at 9 or 10 then your bowl eligible numbers would be 3 out of those nine or 10. Two of your last three invites won 17 games this year.

Do really expect Herd fans to like MT or WKU right now

Good point.

(11-29-2015 10:38 AM)wkuhilltopperfan Wrote:  Playing body bag games cost a few teams a chance at a bowl game and did noting for the conference itself , the only benifit playing those games is to the schools itself collecting a big check for the butt whooping. I can understand one game but not two or three unless they are winnable games

I completely understand the need for a body bag game from a budget standpoint, but also agree that they need to be limited to one a season.

(11-29-2015 06:18 AM)MU42 Wrote:  AAC has 8 out of 12
MAC has 7 out of 13
MW has 7 out of 12
CUSA has 5 out of 13

What a joke? Which conference do you think will split the least amount of money between its members. I would guess the only one where less than half became eligible. So glad we have so many mouths to feed and so few quality teams. Should have stayed at 9 or 10 and waited for someone to prove they were worthy of an invite. Uab also caused some of this because there is no doubt that they would have been 6-6 at minimum in this weak ass conference.

Also the sun belt has 3 bowl teams, but could get to 5 next week. They would have 5 out of 11. They invite the best FCS programs to join and we invite those with football programs within their first 5 years and schools that are annual bottom feeders because of those great markets.

It's disappointing to say the least, but let's not get carried away making broad assumptions based upon one season. Remember, we got a bonus check for our performance and bested the AAC just a year ago.

Modern college sports in the G5 is a crapshoot. A small handful programs are generally consistent over the years, but the majority can rise or fall at the drop of a hat. You can't bet all your chips on W/L records or you might get left holding your pecker over the long haul.

(11-29-2015 06:18 AM)MU42 Wrote:  AAC has 8 out of 12
MAC has 7 out of 13
MW has 7 out of 12
CUSA has 5 out of 13

What a joke? Which conference do you think will split the least amount of money between its members. I would guess the only one where less than half became eligible. So glad we have so many mouths to feed and so few quality teams. Should have stayed at 9 or 10 and waited for someone to prove they were worthy of an invite. Uab also caused some of this because there is no doubt that they would have been 6-6 at minimum in this weak ass conference.

Also the sun belt has 3 bowl teams, but could get to 5 next week. They would have 5 out of 11. They invite the best FCS programs to join and we invite those with football programs within their first 5 years and schools that are annual bottom feeders because of those great markets.

I got negative reps for saying we should've stayed at 8 with more football oriented schools. 7 conference games / 5 occ.
Preach on.

(11-29-2015 06:18 AM)MU42 Wrote:  Also the sun belt has 3 bowl teams, but could get to 5 next week. They would have 5 out of 11. They invite the best FCS programs to join and we invite those with football programs within their first 5 years and schools that are annual bottom feeders because of those great markets.

The two Sun Belt teams are more than 20-point underdogs, so it will likely be three bowl teams out of 11 and not filling its four bids.

The NCAA now has to set the 5-7 team APR sweepstakes procedure since there cannot be more than 78 6-win teams and possibly as few as 75.

The top 5 possible 5-7 APR teams in the latest listing:
Nebraska 985
Kansas State 976 (could win to become 6-6)
Missouri 976
Minnesota 975
San Jose State 975

Rice and Illinois are the next two teams on the list tied at 973.

Lets be honest here...

Marshall better be glad this conference has a few schools not very good this year. If not you probably are one of those "problem" schools sitting at home without a bowl.

Correct me if I'm wrong but Marshall beat ONE team this year with a winning record, S. Miss. Marshall better be glad that game was played 7 weeks ago and not in the last 4. I mean we saw what happens to Marshall when they go up against schools that has a pulse on offense...

Marshall gets a butt kicking and goes 0-2 in those games. So you should be down on your knees thinking the football gods for the conference being so weak this year.

(11-29-2015 06:18 AM)MU42 Wrote:  AAC has 8 out of 12
MAC has 7 out of 13
MW has 7 out of 12
CUSA has 5 out of 13

What a joke? Which conference do you think will split the least amount of money between its members. I would guess the only one where less than half became eligible. So glad we have so many mouths to feed and so few quality teams. Should have stayed at 9 or 10 and waited for someone to prove they were worthy of an invite. Uab also caused some of this because there is no doubt that they would have been 6-6 at minimum in this weak ass conference.

Also the sun belt has 3 bowl teams, but could get to 5 next week. They would have 5 out of 11. They invite the best FCS programs to join and we invite those with football programs within their first 5 years and schools that are annual bottom feeders because of those great markets.

Won't happen. Sun Belt got caught in a very strange year where we have three programs that will likely win 9 or 10 games, and 8 below average programs that can't break .500

The Bottom 8 have played a team from the top 3 within 1 score 1 time all season. (Troy took App to 3 OT's) To get 5 eligible would require two of those 8 to win games against the top 3, one of which on the road.

(11-29-2015 01:28 PM)WKUYG Wrote:  Lets be honest here...

Marshall better be glad this conference has a few schools not very good this year. If not you probably are one of those "problem" schools sitting at home without a bowl.

Correct me if I'm wrong but Marshall beat ONE team this year with a winning record, S. Miss. Marshall better be glad that game was played 7 weeks ago and not in the last 4. I mean we saw what happens to Marshall when they go up against schools that has a pulse on offense...

Marshall gets a butt kicking and goes 0-2 in those games. So you should be down on your knees thinking the football gods for the conference being so weak this year.

Congrats on your one and only FCS season ever where you have accomplished something meaningful. Try not to choke it away next week.

(11-29-2015 10:38 AM)wkuhilltopperfan Wrote:  Playing body bag games cost a few teams a chance at a bowl game and did noting for the conference itself , the only benifit playing those games is to the schools itself collecting a big check for the butt whooping. I can understand one game but not two or three unless they are winnable games

Sometimes it's just the way of the schedule (games do have to be pushed back every so often... *cough*LSU*cough*). So I can understand 2 in a season, if you have to... but unless you REALLY expect to win one of the two or do some massive sweeps during conference play.

Of course, I get yelled at by USM fans when I say I don't see a problem with putting a Jackson State or Alcorn State on the schedule (again, play a FBS game with someone from in-state or a neighboring state and I'm okay with that, or close to it).

(11-29-2015 02:55 PM)banker Wrote:  

(11-29-2015 01:28 PM)WKUYG Wrote:  Lets be honest here...

Marshall better be glad this conference has a few schools not very good this year. If not you probably are one of those "problem" schools sitting at home without a bowl.

Correct me if I'm wrong but Marshall beat ONE team this year with a winning record, S. Miss. Marshall better be glad that game was played 7 weeks ago and not in the last 4. I mean we saw what happens to Marshall when they go up against schools that has a pulse on offense...

Marshall gets a butt kicking and goes 0-2 in those games. So you should be down on your knees thinking the football gods for the conference being so weak this year.

Congrats on your one and only FCS season ever where you have accomplished something meaningful. Try not to choke it away next week.

You mean like you did last year?