(01-11-2017 10:00 AM)WKUFan518 Wrote:  

(01-11-2017 09:53 AM)usm99 Wrote:  Granted it's just 1 publication's opinions but here you go:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nca.../96402502/

CUSA teams

A..... ODU
A-.... WKU
B+....La Tech, UTSA
B-.....MT
C+....UNT
C......Charlotte, USM
D+....UTEP
D......FAU, FIU, Marshall, Rice

On a side note there were 6 teams that got a F....Cincinnati, Fresno St, Michigan St, Notre Dame, Texas St, and UCLA

If ODU got an A then we should have an A+ after the beatdown we put on ODU...I would grade like this

A WKU
A- La. Tech
B+ ODU
B MTSU
B- UTSA
C+-UNT
C-Charlotte, USM
F-UTEP,FAU, FIU, Rice, Marshall

It's clearly relative to expectations. Marshall should be given an F with an * for withdraw by professor because they clearly didn't show up.

(01-11-2017 10:00 AM)WKUFan518 Wrote:  

(01-11-2017 09:53 AM)usm99 Wrote:  Granted it's just 1 publication's opinions but here you go:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nca.../96402502/

CUSA teams

A..... ODU
A-.... WKU
B+....La Tech, UTSA
B-.....MT
C+....UNT
C......Charlotte, USM
D+....UTEP
D......FAU, FIU, Marshall, Rice

On a side note there were 6 teams that got a F....Cincinnati, Fresno St, Michigan St, Notre Dame, Texas St, and UCLA

If ODU got an A then we should have an A+ after the beatdown we put on ODU...I would grade like this

A WKU
A- La. Tech
B+ ODU
B MTSU
B- UTSA
C+-UNT
C-Charlotte, USM
F-UTEP,FAU, FIU, Rice, Marshall

I would concede an A to ODU, they finished higher than expected and give the Toppers a B+ due to the disappointing loss to Vandy at home.

(01-11-2017 11:38 AM)usm99 Wrote:  

(01-11-2017 10:35 AM)T_Won1 Wrote:  Not an average season for USM ("C") with the talent on that team. I would go with a D. I know Mullens was banged up for some key games, but with the #15 defense in the nation, they should have managed the turnover ratio better to get more wins and contend for the championship, imo.

Here's our turnovers in 5 of our 6 losses:. The other loss was LSU and we had 1

Troy 3
UTSA 3
Charlotte 3
ODU 5
UNT 4

The only two games in which we had fewer turnovers than the opponent was UTEP and LA Tech.

vs Kentucky 3–3
vs Savannah St. 1–0
vs Troy 3–1
vs UTEP 2–3
vs Rice 3–0
vs UTSA 3–0
vs LSU 1–1
vs Marshall 1–0
vs Charlotte 3–0
vs ODU 5–0
vs North Texas 4–3
vs LA Tech 1–3
vs ULL 2–1

Notice the six-game streak in the middle of the season where we had 16 turnovers to our opponents 1.

(01-11-2017 05:15 PM)blueraidermike Wrote:  

(01-11-2017 10:17 AM)Collin_Ellis Wrote:  

(01-11-2017 10:00 AM)WKUFan518 Wrote:  

(01-11-2017 09:53 AM)usm99 Wrote:  Granted it's just 1 publication's opinions but here you go:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nca.../96402502/

CUSA teams

A..... ODU
A-.... WKU
B+....La Tech, UTSA
B-.....MT
C+....UNT
C......Charlotte, USM
D+....UTEP
D......FAU, FIU, Marshall, Rice

On a side note there were 6 teams that got a F....Cincinnati, Fresno St, Michigan St, Notre Dame, Texas St, and UCLA

If ODU got an A then we should have an A+ after the beatdown we put on ODU...I would grade like this

A WKU
A- La. Tech
B+ ODU
B MTSU
B- UTSA
C+-UNT
C-Charlotte, USM
F-UTEP,FAU, FIU, Rice, Marshall

You don't think preseason expectations have anything to do with the rating? I certainly wouldn't give Tech an A-. We pooped the bed vs USM and blew a game vs MTSU.

You didn't blow the game against MT, you just lost a close game on the road.

We blew a 3 score lead.. Yes we blew that game.

I think "C" is a good grade for Charlotte. We took a step forward and have become competitive in CUSA faster than I anticipated. The opportunity was there though to have that magical season that ended up in a bowl but we let several games slip away that we could and should have won.