ESPN's Sharon Katz projects the American Athletic Conference as the winningest conference this upcoming bowl season with 5 of 7 teams being favorites in their bowl game.

http://www.espn.com/blog/statsinfo/post/...owl-season

I forgot the bowl season starts tommorow. Houston plays San Diego St. and UCF plays Ark St.

A good showing will booster the AAC reputation. I hope Memphis does it's part by upsetting WKU.

Seriously, look who the hell we are playing and you make this a thread, we ought to win all seven.

(12-16-2016 09:48 AM)CincyBro Wrote:  Seriously, look who the hell we are playing and you make this a thread, we ought to win all seven.

No doubt.
It surprising that Navy isn't favored even with their injuries.

Temple getting Wake Forest is such a slap in the face. We really need Temple to get a win there, now. A loss would be devastating.

It's understanding given the key injuries for Navy, but seeing full-strength Memphis as an underdog to a CUSA team makes me

The table is really set for us to have a great bowl season.

Can't do anything about the opponents now... except smash all 7 and MAKE A STATEMENT.

(12-16-2016 10:10 AM)Weatherdemon Wrote:  

(12-16-2016 09:48 AM)CincyBro Wrote:  Seriously, look who the hell we are playing and you make this a thread, we ought to win all seven.

No doubt.
It surprising that Navy isn't favored even with their injuries.

I would say it's not that surprising.

Remember people here, including mwc and bronie visitors saying Navy looked bad in September games against UConn, Tulane, and AF? Despite how good October-November Navy looked, December Navy has had worse results than September Navy.
LaTech will throw some points on the board, too.

And even so, that FPI "favorite" for LaTech is 50.4% Meanwhile, Massey and Sagarin predictors favor Navy by 3-7 points.

Mixed bag, given the injuries? Can't be too shocked...

(12-16-2016 02:48 PM)Kronke Wrote:  It's understanding given the key injuries for Navy, but seeing full-strength Memphis as an underdog to a CUSA team makes me

The problem is that a lot of those talking heads haven't paid much attention to anyone outside of the p5 and the proof is WMU being over ranked after playing a terrible schedule. Memphis has only played maybe one other two games all year with all of our defensive starters intake. I wouldn't predict it but this may turn out to be a blowout for us, but certainly a win

(12-16-2016 02:48 PM)Kronke Wrote:  It's understanding given the key injuries for Navy, but seeing full-strength Memphis as an underdog to a CUSA team makes me

WKU, the CUSA champs, boasts the nation's second highest scoring offense (45.1 ppg) and two of their three losses were to SEC bowl teams (AL and Vandy). They hold a better Massey Composite score than Memphis (33 vs 41).

Despite the loss of WKU's coach to Purdue, Memphis underdog designation is a reasonable assessment IMO

(12-16-2016 03:41 PM)Tiger1983 Wrote:  

(12-16-2016 02:48 PM)Kronke Wrote:  It's understanding given the key injuries for Navy, but seeing full-strength Memphis as an underdog to a CUSA team makes me

WKU, the CUSA champs, boasts the nation's second highest scoring offense (45.1 ppg) and two of their three losses were to SEC bowl teams (AL and Vandy). They hold a better Massey Composite score than Memphis (33 vs 41).

Despite the loss of WKU's coach to Purdue, Memphis underdog designation is a reasonable assessment IMO

#5/6 AAC Team vs CUSA champ. Lotta respect for AAC. We lose and it should be that way. We win and the storyline becomes any of the top 6 AAC teams could win CUSA

(12-16-2016 08:32 AM)Weatherdemon Wrote:  ESPN's Sharon Katz projects the American Athletic Conference as the winningest conference this upcoming bowl season with 5 of 7 teams being favorites in their bowl game.

http://www.espn.com/blog/statsinfo/post/...owl-season

well, not to be a party pooper but that's because our bowl line up/opponents suck

its not the AAC's fault, it just is what it is.

I know all you can do is win the games on the schedule, but these are just putrid bowls we are in against crap teams.

So yeah, we SHOULD be like 6-1 at worst. But we won't get any kudos for it....and we shouldn't.

(12-17-2016 08:09 AM)Bearcats#1 Wrote:  

(12-16-2016 08:32 AM)Weatherdemon Wrote:  ESPN's Sharon Katz projects the American Athletic Conference as the winningest conference this upcoming bowl season with 5 of 7 teams being favorites in their bowl game.

http://www.espn.com/blog/statsinfo/post/...owl-season

well, not to be a party pooper but that's because our bowl line up/opponents suck

its not the AAC's fault, it just is what it is.

I know all you can do is win the games on the schedule, but these are just putrid bowls we are in against crap teams.

So yeah, we SHOULD be like 6-1 at worst. But we won't get any kudos for it....and we shouldn't.

Yeah the bowls aren't great but I don't know which ones would realistically be in play for the league to grab. Maybe a full tie to Armed Forces or Maybe the Independence.

Independence vs ACC
Military vs ACC
BHam vs SEC
Armed Forces vs MWC
Miami Beach vs Big 12 ( for them dropping out of Armed Forces)
St Pete vs ACC
Poinsettia vs MWC
Cure vs CUSA/MAC/Sunbelt

While still not exceptional I think it would be an upgrade.

Just show the world how invincible the P6 AAC is, just like you all did during last years bowl season! That will show everyone. Then the rest of the college football world will know, like all of you do, that all the losses the best AAC schools had this year were just flukes, or were because only AAC schools got injuries this year, and none of those losses should actually count.

(12-17-2016 02:03 PM)brovol Wrote:  Just show the world how invincible the P6 AAC is, just like you all did during last years bowl season! That will show everyone. Then the rest of the college football world will know, like all of you do, that all the losses the best AAC schools had this year were just flukes, or were because only AAC schools got injuries this year, and none of those losses should actually count.

Shouldn't you be trying to figure out how not to get your brains beat in by Wisconsin right now? If the AAC isn't that great why do you have to come here and try so hard to tell us that it isn't? Btw, your fly is down..

You are right about that. I do hope we don't get our brains beat in by Wisconsin. Lol.

I admit I have become fixated on checking your board. Others mentioned how you AAC folks take turns telling yourselves how great you are, and now I gawk because it is amusing, and then can't stop myself from posting a reply, even though I know it's probably poor form. But you are right, I should stop. I'll work on it.

(12-17-2016 03:57 PM)brovol Wrote:  You are right about that. I do hope we don't get our brains beat in by Wisconsin. Lol.

I admit I have become fixated on checking your board. Others mentioned how you AAC folks take turns telling yourselves how great you are, and now I gawk because it is amusing, and then can't stop myself from posting a reply, even though I know it's probably poor form. But you are right, I should stop. I'll work on it.

Since you are an Army fan too....I'll bite. This conference board is different than any other because it's such a homer board love fest. it's like the games where you hear the SEC SEC SEC chants and see conference t shirts. Instead of hating each other, the fans on here love each other....with ONE exception: ECU. ECU is hated on here. Other than that, the majority of fans on here love each other. Imagine if Michigan fans rooted for Ohio St for the good of the conference? If you can, that's this board with the exception of ECU who gets mocked after every loss and ignored after every win. The original CUSA had more long term rivalry games and had a tighter geographic footprint which was why I liked it better than this set up as far as the "college football traditional feel"...a few more years and maybe the house will settle a little.
Cheers!

(12-17-2016 06:08 PM)billybobby777 Wrote:  

(12-17-2016 03:57 PM)brovol Wrote:  You are right about that. I do hope we don't get our brains beat in by Wisconsin. Lol.

I admit I have become fixated on checking your board. Others mentioned how you AAC folks take turns telling yourselves how great you are, and now I gawk because it is amusing, and then can't stop myself from posting a reply, even though I know it's probably poor form. But you are right, I should stop. I'll work on it.

Since you are an Army fan too....I'll bite. This conference board is different than any other because it's such a homer board love fest. it's like the games where you hear the SEC SEC SEC chants and see conference t shirts. Instead of hating each other, the fans on here love each other....with ONE exception: ECU. ECU is hated on here. Other than that, the majority of fans on here love each other. Imagine if Michigan fans rooted for Ohio St for the good of the conference? If you can, that's this board with the exception of ECU who gets mocked after every loss and ignored after every win. The original CUSA had more long term rivalry games and had a tighter geographic footprint which was why I liked it better than this set up as far as the "college football traditional feel"...a few more years and maybe the house will settle a little.
Cheers!

Thanks for the candor. Have a great holiday.

I thought the AAC was supposed to be good?