26-128 rankings

30. Appalachian State
33. Troy
71. Georgia Southern
87. South Alabama
93. UL-Lafayette
99. Idaho
100. Georgia State
107. Arkansas State
110. New Mexico State
113. UL-Monroe
114. Texas State

The gap between 2 and 3 is pretty much spot on. Arkansas State will likely end up in the 70's or 80's after they go 7-1 in conference.

(10-25-2016 12:00 PM)ericsaid Wrote:  The gap between 2 and 3 is pretty much spot on. Arkansas State will likely end up in the 70's or 80's after they go 7-1 in conference.

We can beat Troy.

(10-25-2016 12:31 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  

(10-25-2016 12:00 PM)ericsaid Wrote:  The gap between 2 and 3 is pretty much spot on. Arkansas State will likely end up in the 70's or 80's after they go 7-1 in conference.

We can beat Troy.

You can also beat Central Arkansas, but you didn't. And the Liberty game was a figment of your imagination, so no need to bring it up.

(10-25-2016 12:31 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  We can beat Troy.

I am just glad we are home for both App and Ark St.

(10-25-2016 12:38 PM)APPrising Wrote:  

(10-25-2016 12:31 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  

(10-25-2016 12:00 PM)ericsaid Wrote:  The gap between 2 and 3 is pretty much spot on. Arkansas State will likely end up in the 70's or 80's after they go 7-1 in conference.

We can beat Troy.

You can also beat Central Arkansas, but you didn't. And the Liberty game was a figment of your imagination, so no need to bring it up.

Losing to Central Arkansas has nothing to do with whether or not we can beat Troy. I do remember a team who about cancelled it's football season after losing to Liberty then turning around and beating two of the top teams in the conference that year on the road.

It's happened several times in this league where a team has gotten off to an awful OOC start, taken an FCS loss and then turned things around in league play. Most every example I see included teams with young QB's that gradually started getting more experienced as they got into league play.

Also worth noting that UCA is 6-1 and is ranked in the top 15 of FCS. They are going to likely finish with 9 or 10 wins looking at the remaining schedule.

(10-25-2016 12:31 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  

(10-25-2016 12:00 PM)ericsaid Wrote:  The gap between 2 and 3 is pretty much spot on. Arkansas State will likely end up in the 70's or 80's after they go 7-1 in conference.

We can beat Troy.

I think ericsaid is trying to imply StAte will have their one loss to App State.

(10-25-2016 12:57 PM)CardinalBlackTrojan Wrote:  

(10-25-2016 12:31 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  

(10-25-2016 12:00 PM)ericsaid Wrote:  The gap between 2 and 3 is pretty much spot on. Arkansas State will likely end up in the 70's or 80's after they go 7-1 in conference.

We can beat Troy.

I think ericsaid is trying to imply StAte will have their one loss to App State.

I am 100% certain we will not lose to Arkansas State this season.

(10-25-2016 12:53 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  Also worth noting that UCA is 6-1 and is ranked in the top 15 of FCS. They are going to likely finish with 9 or 10 wins looking at the remaining schedule.

Troy beat #8 Charleston Southern last year 44-16 and lead 44-9 with two minutes left before they got a garbage time touchdown. There's not really a way you can explain it other than a really, really bad loss.

Anyone in the league can beat Troy. So far four have tried and Troy's won all four. You'll see a notable difference between a 6-1 FCS squad in UCA and a 6-1 FBS program at Troy.

I think it'll be a tough game for Troy, I fully admit that. But some are reading way to much into our rivalry matchup with USA and licking your chops with a lot of confidence. We gave them the ball inside the 33 and the 10 early in the first quarter and they scored both times. We outscored them 28-7 the rest of the way. People are seeing the box score from GSU and USA and assuming our defense isn't all that great when we gave them short fields off of turnovers and a failed punt. We still lead the conference in turnover margin and red zone defense, so don't expect us to keep turning the ball over.

(10-25-2016 12:59 PM)asucrutch23 Wrote:  

(10-25-2016 12:57 PM)CardinalBlackTrojan Wrote:  

(10-25-2016 12:31 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  

(10-25-2016 12:00 PM)ericsaid Wrote:  The gap between 2 and 3 is pretty much spot on. Arkansas State will likely end up in the 70's or 80's after they go 7-1 in conference.

We can beat Troy.

I think ericsaid is trying to imply StAte will have their one loss to App State.

I am 100% certain we will not lose to Arkansas State this season.

Just noticed you two don't play each other.

(10-25-2016 12:57 PM)CardinalBlackTrojan Wrote:  

(10-25-2016 12:31 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  

(10-25-2016 12:00 PM)ericsaid Wrote:  The gap between 2 and 3 is pretty much spot on. Arkansas State will likely end up in the 70's or 80's after they go 7-1 in conference.

We can beat Troy.

I think ericsaid is trying to imply StAte will have their one loss to App State.

Nice attempt to discredit the credit I was actually dishing out to you all. Considering the way State played OOC, 7-1 would be an accomplishment. Their only probable loss remaining is Troy. The others are possibilities but State, despite their coaching staff, will rumble to finish at 7-1.

(10-25-2016 12:31 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  

(10-25-2016 12:00 PM)ericsaid Wrote:  The gap between 2 and 3 is pretty much spot on. Arkansas State will likely end up in the 70's or 80's after they go 7-1 in conference.

We can beat Troy.

I'm sure you can. It doesn't mean that you will. If there was a season set up for Troy to get back to the top of the conference, this was it. I just don't know that State will. I think it will be much like the USA game for Troy in that State's offense isn't consistent but they have the defense to keep the game close.

(10-25-2016 02:09 PM)ericsaid Wrote:  

(10-25-2016 12:31 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  

(10-25-2016 12:00 PM)ericsaid Wrote:  The gap between 2 and 3 is pretty much spot on. Arkansas State will likely end up in the 70's or 80's after they go 7-1 in conference.

We can beat Troy.

I'm sure you can. It doesn't mean that you will. If there was a season set up for Troy to get back to the top of the conference, this was it. I just don't know that State will. I think it will be much like the USA game for Troy in that State's offense isn't consistent but they have the defense to keep the game close.

StAte can't beat Troy. If you can only manage 45 total rushing yards on Central Arkansas, then I'm thinking you'll manage -45 against Troy. Neal Brown will show Anderson how to properly run an offense.

(10-25-2016 01:22 PM)TroyFootball05 Wrote:  Anyone in the league can beat Troy.

No. We really can't.

Woohoo! Back in the top 100!

(10-25-2016 02:28 PM)CardinalBlackTrojan Wrote:  

(10-25-2016 02:09 PM)ericsaid Wrote:  

(10-25-2016 12:31 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  

(10-25-2016 12:00 PM)ericsaid Wrote:  The gap between 2 and 3 is pretty much spot on. Arkansas State will likely end up in the 70's or 80's after they go 7-1 in conference.

We can beat Troy.

I'm sure you can. It doesn't mean that you will. If there was a season set up for Troy to get back to the top of the conference, this was it. I just don't know that State will. I think it will be much like the USA game for Troy in that State's offense isn't consistent but they have the defense to keep the game close.

StAte can't beat Troy. If you can only manage 45 total rushing yards on Central Arkansas, then I'm thinking you'll manage -45 against Troy. Neal Brown will show Anderson how to properly run an offense.

We managed only 45 yards rushing on UCA, before we proceeded to physically ram the ball down Georgia Southern and South Alabama's throats over and over again.

Yeah, both teams suck, but the run game has changed significantly from the monstrosity that was UCA. The thing about that UCA game is for the first time ever, Blake Anderson felt pressure on his job. We've been an entirely different offense since league play started

And Troy's run defense is not very good...lets be clear here.

(10-25-2016 07:02 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  And Troy's run defense is not very good...lets be clear here.

http://www.cfbstats.com/2016/leader/818/...ort02.html


http://www.cfbstats.com/2016/leader/818/...ort01.html


http://www.cfbstats.com/2016/leader/818/...ort06.html

We only lead the conference in several major defensive rushing categories including yards per play (2.77), rushing touchdowns (4), and yards per game (91.25). Statistically, it's the best sunbelt rushing defense, yards per game, in the last five years, but "Troy's run defense is not very good".

No SBC team since before 2008 has held conference opponents to 2.77 yards per play on the ground.

In SBC play A-State leads the SBC in rushing. Immovable object meets irresistible force?

http://www.cfbstats.com/2016/leader/818/...ort01.html

(10-25-2016 07:07 PM)TroyFootball05 Wrote:  

(10-25-2016 07:02 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  And Troy's run defense is not very good...lets be clear here.

http://www.cfbstats.com/2016/leader/818/...ort02.html


http://www.cfbstats.com/2016/leader/818/...ort01.html


http://www.cfbstats.com/2016/leader/818/...ort06.html

We only lead the conference in several major defensive rushing categories including yards per play (2.77), rushing touchdowns (4), and yards per game (91.25). Statistically, it's the best sunbelt rushing defense, yards per game, in the last five years, but "Troy's run defense is not very good".

No SBC team since before 2008 has held conference opponents to 2.77 yards per play on the ground.

And outside of Clemson, which sparking run game did you play? South can't run, Georgia State didn't under manning and Idaho got down so big they had to pass. Southern Miss certainly isn't a run first team.