The Orlando Sentinel 2016 countdown starts Wednesday. Here are some questions to get us started.

1. Who will be the first team on the board at 128? (My projection: Eastern Michigan)

2. Who will be the first C-USA team on board at what position? (My projection: UNT at 126)

3. Who will be the top ranked C-USA team at what position? (My projection: USM at 39)

4. What will be the average team ranking for C-USA? (My projection: 76)

5. What will be the final ranking of C-USA among the G-5 conferences. (My projection: 3rd, following the AAC and the MW.

Hey, it's time to have a little fun while we wait for September to get here!

Here we go...

(04-17-2016 12:46 PM)ODU AGGIE Wrote:  The Orlando Sentinel 2016 countdown starts Wednesday. Here are some questions to get us started.

1. Who will be the first team on the board at 128? (My projection: Eastern Michigan)

2. Who will be the first C-USA team on board at what position? (My projection: UNT at 126)

3. Who will be the top ranked C-USA team at what position? (My projection: USM at 39)

4. What will be the average team ranking for C-USA? (My projection: 76)

5. What will be the final ranking of C-USA among the G-5 conferences. (My projection: 3rd, following the AAC and the MW.

Hey, it's time to have a little fun while we wait for September to get here!

Sounds about right

It's just not the same since Paul Myerberg doesn't do it anymore. That guy did a hell of a job with his countdown.

(04-17-2016 08:27 PM)RonBurgundy Wrote:  It's just not the same since Paul Myerberg doesn't do it anymore. That guy did a hell of a job with his countdown.

I think that was the USAToday countdown. Yeah, Myerberg was always a great read on his countdowns...

Wherever it is I'm sure Western will be too damn high!

Not sure of the results, but this paper did a good job last season on ranking WKU...Not sure how they did rest of conference but I know they had us ranked pretty high which turned out to be correct...

(04-17-2016 08:58 PM)SpaceRaider Wrote:  

(04-17-2016 08:27 PM)RonBurgundy Wrote:  It's just not the same since Paul Myerberg doesn't do it anymore. That guy did a hell of a job with his countdown.

I think that was the USAToday countdown. Yeah, Myerberg was always a great read on his countdowns...

I thought he was doing it at the Orlando Sentinel and then jumped ship to USA Today. Either way, he was the king of countdowns. His countdown always had plenty of good info to get you interested in the team no matter if it was Eastern Michigan or Oregon.

last years picks

32 Western Kentucky C-USA 8-5
40 Marshall C-USA 13-1
43 Louisiana Tech C-USA 9-5
46 UTEP C-USA 7-5
53 Middle Tennessee C-USA 6-6
56 Rice C-USA 8-5
76 Old Dominion C-USA 6-6
92 FIU C-USA 4-8
109 North Texas C-USA 4-8
111 Charlotte C-USA 5-6
114 Southern Miss C-USA 3-9
118 FAU C-USA 3-9
123 UTSA C-USA 4-8

(04-18-2016 11:43 AM)WKUYG Wrote:  last years picks

32 Western Kentucky C-USA 8-5
40 Marshall C-USA 13-1
43 Louisiana Tech C-USA 9-5
46 UTEP C-USA 7-5
53 Middle Tennessee C-USA 6-6
56 Rice C-USA 8-5
76 Old Dominion C-USA 6-6
92 FIU C-USA 4-8
109 North Texas C-USA 4-8
111 Charlotte C-USA 5-6
114 Southern Miss C-USA 3-9
118 FAU C-USA 3-9
123 UTSA C-USA 4-8

Really missed out on Southern Miss didn't he?

(04-18-2016 07:46 PM)ODU AGGIE Wrote:  

(04-18-2016 11:43 AM)WKUYG Wrote:  last years picks

32 Western Kentucky C-USA 8-5
40 Marshall C-USA 13-1
43 Louisiana Tech C-USA 9-5
46 UTEP C-USA 7-5
53 Middle Tennessee C-USA 6-6
56 Rice C-USA 8-5
76 Old Dominion C-USA 6-6
92 FIU C-USA 4-8
109 North Texas C-USA 4-8
111 Charlotte C-USA 5-6
114 Southern Miss C-USA 3-9
118 FAU C-USA 3-9
123 UTSA C-USA 4-8

Really missed out on Southern Miss didn't he?

Would've started better flippin' USM and Rice.

(04-18-2016 07:18 AM)WKUFan518 Wrote:  Not sure of the results, but this paper did a good job last season on ranking WKU...Not sure how they did rest of conference but I know they had us ranked pretty high which turned out to be correct...

I wasn't referring to the newspaper. I was referring to all the haters whining and b!tching about Western coming in so high. Maybe you don't remember it but I do.

Then they told us all year how we weren't legit because of our Dee. They just kept being wrong. And wrong again. And wrong again. And wrong 12 times.

(04-18-2016 10:48 PM)dahbeed Wrote:  

(04-18-2016 07:18 AM)WKUFan518 Wrote:  Not sure of the results, but this paper did a good job last season on ranking WKU...Not sure how they did rest of conference but I know they had us ranked pretty high which turned out to be correct...

I wasn't referring to the newspaper. I was referring to all the haters whining and b!tching about Western coming in so high. Maybe you don't remember it but I do.

Then they told us all year how we weren't legit because of our Dee. They just kept being wrong. And wrong again. And wrong again. And wrong 12 times.

It starts on page 52 http://csnbbs.com/thread-736247-page-52.html

some of my finest work...

I took fans from 3 schools (Tech, MUTS, Marshall) to the woodshed and laid some lumber on their behinds.

59-10

There's gonna be some good teams in this conference this year, for sure.

(04-17-2016 12:46 PM)ODU AGGIE Wrote:  The Orlando Sentinel 2016 countdown starts Wednesday. Here are some questions to get us started.

1. Who will be the first team on the board at 128? (My projection: Eastern Michigan)

2. Who will be the first C-USA team on board at what position? (My projection: UNT at 126)

3. Who will be the top ranked C-USA team at what position? (My projection: USM at 39)

4. What will be the average team ranking for C-USA? (My projection: 76)

5. What will be the final ranking of C-USA among the G-5 conferences. (My projection: 3rd, following the AAC and the MW.

Hey, it's time to have a little fun while we wait for September to get here!

I think you nailed it pretty well. The only thing that gives me pause is the fact that USM has a new coach, and that often clouds things a bit. But, overall I think you have a reasonable forecast. The middle of our, or any conference, is always messy, but I do see USM, WKU, MTSU, MU and probably LT as the top of the conference, with the bottom being NT, UTSA, Charlotte.

An interesting side line will be which one of ODU, FAU, FIU, UTEP, or Rice will break out from the predicted middle of the pack and make a move towards the top. If I were guessing, I'd put the middle this way:

UTEP (changed this after reviewing schedules. More favorable schedule.)
ODU
Rice
FAU
FIU

(04-18-2016 10:48 PM)dahbeed Wrote:  

(04-18-2016 07:18 AM)WKUFan518 Wrote:  Not sure of the results, but this paper did a good job last season on ranking WKU...Not sure how they did rest of conference but I know they had us ranked pretty high which turned out to be correct...

I wasn't referring to the newspaper. I was referring to all the haters whining and b!tching about Western coming in so high. Maybe you don't remember it but I do.

Then they told us all year how we weren't legit because of our Dee. They just kept being wrong. And wrong again. And wrong again. And wrong 12 times.

Yep was a fun off season......This season a lot of crickets so far, maybe some learned some lessons from a year ago...

(04-19-2016 07:57 AM)WKUFan518 Wrote:  

(04-18-2016 10:48 PM)dahbeed Wrote:  

(04-18-2016 07:18 AM)WKUFan518 Wrote:  Not sure of the results, but this paper did a good job last season on ranking WKU...Not sure how they did rest of conference but I know they had us ranked pretty high which turned out to be correct...

I wasn't referring to the newspaper. I was referring to all the haters whining and b!tching about Western coming in so high. Maybe you don't remember it but I do.

Then they told us all year how we weren't legit because of our Dee. They just kept being wrong. And wrong again. And wrong again. And wrong 12 times.

Yep was a fun off season......This season a lot of crickets so far, maybe some learned some lessons from a year ago...

We did. We learned not to run our mouths after a special season when you lose your starting QB. Something you may also find out here in a few months.

(04-19-2016 10:00 AM)MUther Wrote:  

(04-19-2016 07:57 AM)WKUFan518 Wrote:  

(04-18-2016 10:48 PM)dahbeed Wrote:  

(04-18-2016 07:18 AM)WKUFan518 Wrote:  Not sure of the results, but this paper did a good job last season on ranking WKU...Not sure how they did rest of conference but I know they had us ranked pretty high which turned out to be correct...

I wasn't referring to the newspaper. I was referring to all the haters whining and b!tching about Western coming in so high. Maybe you don't remember it but I do.

Then they told us all year how we weren't legit because of our Dee. They just kept being wrong. And wrong again. And wrong again. And wrong 12 times.

Yep was a fun off season......This season a lot of crickets so far, maybe some learned some lessons from a year ago...

We did. We learned not to run our mouths after a special season when you lose your starting QB. Something you may also find out here in a few months.

GOod lesson...I have not been saying we are going undefeated..

(04-19-2016 02:05 AM)WKUYG Wrote:  

(04-18-2016 10:48 PM)dahbeed Wrote:  

(04-18-2016 07:18 AM)WKUFan518 Wrote:  Not sure of the results, but this paper did a good job last season on ranking WKU...Not sure how they did rest of conference but I know they had us ranked pretty high which turned out to be correct...

I wasn't referring to the newspaper. I was referring to all the haters whining and b!tching about Western coming in so high. Maybe you don't remember it but I do.

Then they told us all year how we weren't legit because of our Dee. They just kept being wrong. And wrong again. And wrong again. And wrong 12 times.

It starts on page 52 http://csnbbs.com/thread-736247-page-52.html

some of my finest work...

I took fans from 3 schools (Tech, MUTS, Marshall) to the woodshed and laid some lumber on their behinds.

59-10

Yeah you really nailed it with Driskel. 4,000 yards and 27 TD's later you were a little off on that one. And by most accounts will be drafted ahead of Doughty



"s for the rest of it...doesn't every player wants to play in the NFL? Want to and doing that is totally different things. Can you point me to anything that has him listed as a potential NFL QB?"

" There NOTHING he's shown to point to this kid has NFL potential."


"Not to mention a qb that throws a int 1 in ever 21 atts. Oh and a qb that couldn't keep his job on one of the worse offensive team in college football. Oh and a qb that was replaced by a Fr. that might have been just a bad as the guy he was replacing."

Is it not a fact the replacement threw a int every 21 passes? Is it not a fact the qb lost his starting position to a Fr? Is it not a fact Fla had one of the worse offenses in college football?

(04-19-2016 02:05 AM)WKUYG Wrote:  

(04-18-2016 10:48 PM)dahbeed Wrote:  

(04-18-2016 07:18 AM)WKUFan518 Wrote:  Not sure of the results, but this paper did a good job last season on ranking WKU...Not sure how they did rest of conference but I know they had us ranked pretty high which turned out to be correct...

I wasn't referring to the newspaper. I was referring to all the haters whining and b!tching about Western coming in so high. Maybe you don't remember it but I do.

Then they told us all year how we weren't legit because of our Dee. They just kept being wrong. And wrong again. And wrong again. And wrong 12 times.

It starts on page 52 http://csnbbs.com/thread-736247-page-52.html

some of my finest work...

I took fans from 3 schools (Tech, MUTS, Marshall) to the woodshed and laid some lumber on their behinds.

59-10

Nailed it WrongYG "So I will repeat what I asked show me where someone in the NFL wants him?"


My Response: If he has a good year, he will get drafted ahead of Doughty. At 6-4 230 with 4.5 speed and great arm strength, you best believe those NFL scouts will want him.