0-8 vs FBS schools ?. Sure there were some tough ones, but there were also some winnable ones. People get mad when the conference is talked about as being on par with the Sun Belt, but I don't know why, this conference is as bad as it's ever been. By my count we are 2-12 in the non conference FBS games. Sun Belt is 4-10, MAC is 5-9, MWC is 6-10, and the AAC is 7-5.

When I counted those records I had a 2 year old crawling on me so the accuracy could be off. But either way, we suck right now.

It's bad right now for sure. I'm seeing the Belt and the Mac showing improvement from top to bottom and us....well.... Not so much

Not only that.....all of them were blowouts except the UTSA game. Not that WKU didn't give a respectable performance, though the outcome was never in doubt.

After WKU, Marshall, Southern Miss, LT, and MTSU.......there is a huge dropoff.

Yeah, this wasn't a good weekend, for sure. We have a ways to go, although some of these games were tough ones to win, in any event.

We have a member of one of our fan sites keeping tally of the CUSA OOC results (http://www.rowdytalk.com/showthread.php/...A-2016-OOC)

CUSA is currently 2 - 12 vs FBS opponents so far this year.

I count 8 solid chances for wins next week. Prob get at least 4, but we need more.

Well, in the "how many wins this week" thread I said 5. Couldn't believe their were some saying as many as 8. Reality hasn't hit home for some yet.

Until you can get a 3 or 5 year rolling average going, this really does not show much. One season does not a conf make.

Certainly not a great week. But, this week was payday for many programs. The games I were most disappointed in were MTSU/Vandy and Army/Rice. Those were games that we could have easily won.

I think it gets better from this week on.

(09-11-2016 09:41 AM)galojah Wrote:  Certainly not a great week. But, this week was payday for many programs. The games I were most disappointed in were MTSU/Vandy and Army/Rice. Those were games that we could have easily won.

I think it gets better from this week on.

Same here. Except the getting better part.

Colley bias free website:
http://www.colleyrankings.com/foot2015/r...onf16.html

CUSA is 10-2 versus the Sunbelt since 2014. Both losses by ODU

Do you not remember last Dec when Tech doninated the undefeated Sunbelt Champ?

WKU - the bookies said Bama was 4 touchdowns better than you. They are. The game wasn't ever in question. That is a real defense, usually the nation's best. That's your measuring stick. They shut your offense down. I see them doing that to every team in the SEC too. You have 2 good games coming up to redeem yourselves. Please don't faceplant like...

MTU - you let Vanderbilt run it down your throat. Everyone else is going to try and run it down your throat now. How bad is the injury situation at WR? Are you due to get any back soon? 50% completion rate won't win many games.

UTEP - Aaron Jones is the real deal, but he is apparently the entire offense. 73 passing yards and 10 first downs is being thoroughly dominated. Somehow you're 3rd-best in the west.

FAU - totally expected. Driskel appears to be something to build around. Do so. Do so quickly and you can get to a bowl this year.

FIU - offense still a work in progress. Defense not really stopping anybody. Schedule softens to see how bad it really is.

Rice - expected worse. You couldn't crack 300 total yards versus Army. Not sure if the team has tanked yet or not. You might beat Prairie View and/or Charlotte.

ODU - you got stomped by a Sunbelt team, albeit a good one. Still no excuse. Recruit better athletes.

La Tech - surprised me with playing Higgins so much. J'Mar Smith is an intriguing prospect. Stats look sloppy. Not unexpected. Handled an outmanned team but are clearly #2 in the west. 700+ yards is eye-opening.

UNT - alright, progress. Keep building. You limited BC to 9 first downs. That's good salty defense. Build on that.

UTSA - you couldn't run the ball versus a mediocre CSU team that had given up 260 yards rushing to Colorado. Your defense and passing game appear to be a strength though. You just need a running game. You and UTEP might fight for that #3 in the west designation.

Marshall - thoroughly dominated an outmanned team as expected. Competition notches up each of the next 2 weeks to see what you've really got. Defense good so far.

Charlotte - nice FCS win. Keep building. You have a long way to go.

USM - thoroughly dominated an outmanned team as expected. Troy gave Clemson a scare and comes to the Rock next weekend. Kentucky looked horrible versus Florida. Hope Savannah State didn't lull us to sleep.

(09-11-2016 09:35 AM)goodknightfl Wrote:  Until you can get a 3 or 5 year rolling average going, this really does not show much. One season does not a conf make.

I agree CUSA is 7-5 against the AAC since the conference were set in 2014

(09-11-2016 11:24 AM)USM@FTL Wrote:  WKU - the bookies said Bama was 4 touchdowns better than you. They are. The game wasn't ever in question. That is a real defense, usually the nation's best. That's your measuring stick. They shut your offense down. I see them doing that to every team in the SEC too. You have 2 good games coming up to redeem yourselves. Please don't faceplant like...

MTU - you let Vanderbilt run it down your throat. Everyone else is going to try and run it down your throat now. How bad is the injury situation at WR? Are you due to get any back soon? 50% completion rate won't win many games.

UTEP - Aaron Jones is the real deal, but he is apparently the entire offense. 73 passing yards and 10 first downs is being thoroughly dominated. Somehow you're 3rd-best in the west.

FAU - totally expected. Driskel appears to be something to build around. Do so. Do so quickly and you can get to a bowl this year.

FIU - offense still a work in progress. Defense not really stopping anybody. Schedule softens to see how bad it really is.

Rice - expected worse. You couldn't crack 300 total yards versus Army. Not sure if the team has tanked yet or not. You might beat Prairie View and/or Charlotte.

ODU - you got stomped by a Sunbelt team, albeit a good one. Still no excuse. Recruit better athletes.

La Tech - surprised me with playing Higgins so much. J'Mar Smith is an intriguing prospect. Stats look sloppy. Not unexpected. Handled an outmanned team but are clearly #2 in the west. 700+ yards is eye-opening.

UNT - alright, progress. Keep building. You limited BC to 9 first downs. That's good salty defense. Build on that.

UTSA - you couldn't run the ball versus a mediocre CSU team that had given up 260 yards rushing to Colorado. Your defense and passing game appear to be a strength though. You just need a running game. You and UTEP might fight for that #3 in the west designation.

Marshall - thoroughly dominated an outmanned team as expected. Competition notches up each of the next 2 weeks to see what you've really got. Defense good so far.

Charlotte - nice FCS win. Keep building. You have a long way to go.

USM - thoroughly dominated an outmanned team as expected. Troy gave Clemson a scare and comes to the Rock next weekend. Kentucky looked horrible versus Florida. Hope Savannah State didn't lull us to sleep.

Yeah I dont know. Might be to early for "clearly"

Just curious what was your write up after the Kentucky game?

against UK, I thought we played a horrible first half, but showed poise in calming ourselves down and clawing back and past them in the second half. They only had 50 or so yards in the second half. We'd beat them worse if we played them again. I'd be shocked if they can recover this season.

(09-11-2016 11:24 AM)USM@FTL Wrote:  WKU - the bookies said Bama was 4 touchdowns better than you. They are. The game wasn't ever in question. That is a real defense, usually the nation's best. That's your measuring stick. They shut your offense down. I see them doing that to every team in the SEC too. You have 2 good games coming up to redeem yourselves. Please don't faceplant like...

MTU - you let Vanderbilt run it down your throat. Everyone else is going to try and run it down your throat now. How bad is the injury situation at WR? Are you due to get any back soon? 50% completion rate won't win many games.

UTEP - Aaron Jones is the real deal, but he is apparently the entire offense. 73 passing yards and 10 first downs is being thoroughly dominated. Somehow you're 3rd-best in the west.

FAU - totally expected. Driskel appears to be something to build around. Do so. Do so quickly and you can get to a bowl this year.

FIU - offense still a work in progress. Defense not really stopping anybody. Schedule softens to see how bad it really is.

Rice - expected worse. You couldn't crack 300 total yards versus Army. Not sure if the team has tanked yet or not. You might beat Prairie View and/or Charlotte.

ODU - you got stomped by a Sunbelt team, albeit a good one. Still no excuse. Recruit better athletes.

La Tech - surprised me with playing Higgins so much. J'Mar Smith is an intriguing prospect. Stats look sloppy. Not unexpected. Handled an outmanned team but are clearly #2 in the west. 700+ yards is eye-opening.

UNT - alright, progress. Keep building. You limited BC to 9 first downs. That's good salty defense. Build on that.

UTSA - you couldn't run the ball versus a mediocre CSU team that had given up 260 yards rushing to Colorado. Your defense and passing game appear to be a strength though. You just need a running game. You and UTEP might fight for that #3 in the west designation.

Marshall - thoroughly dominated an outmanned team as expected. Competition notches up each of the next 2 weeks to see what you've really got. Defense good so far.

Charlotte - nice FCS win. Keep building. You have a long way to go.

USM - thoroughly dominated an outmanned team as expected. Troy gave Clemson a scare and comes to the Rock next weekend. Kentucky looked horrible versus Florida. Hope Savannah State didn't lull us to sleep.

The defense was good, but BC also dropped some easy balls. What really made the difference in this game was the play of our true freshman QB, Mason Fine. He brings a different level of energy to the offense, and it just clicks when he is in there. If Littrell didn't pull him out at the start of the third quarter, we probably would have hung 60 on them.

North Texas will be a problem for teams in conference play if we can stay healthy and Fine continues to progress. We are not as bad as some on this board believe.

If you go back one year ago from today on this board the same thing was being said. This conference is "what we thought it was"....bad.

(09-11-2016 08:19 AM)Cnelson203 Wrote:  Yeah, this wasn't a good weekend, for sure. We have a ways to go, although some of these games were tough ones to win, in any event.

I only clicked to read for shites and gigs....

"....a ways to go...."

????

where we going???

at this point in the game and at the end of the day, 'jockeying for position' doesn't mean a dayum thingy...

cooooosa is merely couscous....in reality, it always has been.....it's why so many have come and gone...I'm actually thankful we got invited to the Metro....that was a miracle and game changer for Southern Miss/HBG in so many ways....

there is only one thing that matters now....that's winning every single dayum game in da eyes of 'muh media'

(09-11-2016 08:40 AM)Rowdys Castle Wrote:  We have a member of one of our fan sites keeping tally of the CUSA OOC results (http://www.rowdytalk.com/showthread.php/...A-2016-OOC)

CUSA is currently 2 - 12 vs FBS opponents so far this year.

No worries - there will be some FBS wins soon - conference play starts .

It was a tough week. Alabama, Vanderbilt, Miami, App St., Maryland, Col.St & Texas. The Rice loss is the only one I thought had a 50/50 chance to be a win. Was hoping for FIU and MTSU but both were long shots. Wins will come. I just want all of us to be at least .500 at the start of conference play.