(09-02-2017 10:13 PM)goliath74 Wrote:  And so ends quite a horrific opening week for C-USA...

(09-02-2017 10:13 PM)goliath74 Wrote:  And so ends quite a horrific opening week for C-USA...

Other than the MTSU game, nothing else was unexpected.

I know some of the FAU homers think that Kiffin was going automatic right the ship but it doesn't work like that. Navy is solid and FAU has long way to go. Most pick Navy to win comfortably

(09-04-2017 03:50 PM)Dawgxas Wrote:  

(09-02-2017 10:13 PM)goliath74 Wrote:  And so ends quite a horrific opening week for C-USA...

Other than the MTSU game, nothing else was unexpected.

I know some of the FAU homers think that Kiffin was going automatic right the ship but it doesn't work like that. Navy is solid and FAU has long way to go. Most pick Navy to win comfortably

I picked FAU due to having 20 returning starters from 2016.

(09-04-2017 03:51 PM)goliath74 Wrote:  

(09-04-2017 03:50 PM)Dawgxas Wrote:  

(09-02-2017 10:13 PM)goliath74 Wrote:  And so ends quite a horrific opening week for C-USA...

Other than the MTSU game, nothing else was unexpected.

I know some of the FAU homers think that Kiffin was going automatic right the ship but it doesn't work like that. Navy is solid and FAU has long way to go. Most pick Navy to win comfortably

I picked FAU due to having 20 returning starters from 2016.

Basically starting from scratch. I watched some FAU games last year there wasn't much FBS talent on that team.

Navy was top 25 and went to the AAC champ game

(09-04-2017 03:57 PM)Dawgxas Wrote:  

(09-04-2017 03:51 PM)goliath74 Wrote:  

(09-04-2017 03:50 PM)Dawgxas Wrote:  

(09-02-2017 10:13 PM)goliath74 Wrote:  And so ends quite a horrific opening week for C-USA...

Other than the MTSU game, nothing else was unexpected.

I know some of the FAU homers think that Kiffin was going automatic right the ship but it doesn't work like that. Navy is solid and FAU has long way to go. Most pick Navy to win comfortably

I picked FAU due to having 20 returning starters from 2016.

Basically starting from scratch. I watched some FAU games last year there wasn't much FBS talent on that team.

Navy was top 25 and went to the AAC champ game

Who knows. FAU went 3-9 but, true to the form, we had lost 4 of the games by less than a TD after having lead in the 4th quarter. We could have been a bowl team three years in a row. I don't care if we had any FBS talent (by your definition) if we were within 4 plays of being a 7-5 team instead of 3-9.

(09-04-2017 04:03 PM)goliath74 Wrote:  

(09-04-2017 03:57 PM)Dawgxas Wrote:  

(09-04-2017 03:51 PM)goliath74 Wrote:  

(09-04-2017 03:50 PM)Dawgxas Wrote:  

(09-02-2017 10:13 PM)goliath74 Wrote:  And so ends quite a horrific opening week for C-USA...

Other than the MTSU game, nothing else was unexpected.

I know some of the FAU homers think that Kiffin was going automatic right the ship but it doesn't work like that. Navy is solid and FAU has long way to go. Most pick Navy to win comfortably

I picked FAU due to having 20 returning starters from 2016.

Basically starting from scratch. I watched some FAU games last year there wasn't much FBS talent on that team.

Navy was top 25 and went to the AAC champ game

Who knows. FAU went 3-9 but, true to the form, we had lost 4 of the games by less than a TD after having lead in the 4th quarter. We could have been a bowl team three years in a row. I don't care if we had any FBS talent (by your definition) if we were within 4 plays of being a 7-5 team instead of 3-9.

"not much FBS talent" not any. I watched Kansas State and WKU games and those were ugly ugly. Just thinking that FAU could beat a top 25 team from last year, is a little far fetched IMO

(09-04-2017 04:12 PM)Dawgxas Wrote:  

(09-04-2017 04:03 PM)goliath74 Wrote:  

(09-04-2017 03:57 PM)Dawgxas Wrote:  

(09-04-2017 03:51 PM)goliath74 Wrote:  

(09-04-2017 03:50 PM)Dawgxas Wrote:  Other than the MTSU game, nothing else was unexpected.

I know some of the FAU homers think that Kiffin was going automatic right the ship but it doesn't work like that. Navy is solid and FAU has long way to go. Most pick Navy to win comfortably

I picked FAU due to having 20 returning starters from 2016.

Basically starting from scratch. I watched some FAU games last year there wasn't much FBS talent on that team.

Navy was top 25 and went to the AAC champ game

Who knows. FAU went 3-9 but, true to the form, we had lost 4 of the games by less than a TD after having lead in the 4th quarter. We could have been a bowl team three years in a row. I don't care if we had any FBS talent (by your definition) if we were within 4 plays of being a 7-5 team instead of 3-9.

"not much FBS talent" not any. I watched Kansas State and WKU games and those were ugly ugly. Just thinking that FAU could beat a top 25 team from last year, is a little far fetched IMO

A top 25 team from last year that had like 9 returning starters.

As an aside, it is rather unfortunate that you have picked those games to watch FAU.

(09-04-2017 04:15 PM)goliath74 Wrote:  

(09-04-2017 04:12 PM)Dawgxas Wrote:  

(09-04-2017 04:03 PM)goliath74 Wrote:  

(09-04-2017 03:57 PM)Dawgxas Wrote:  

(09-04-2017 03:51 PM)goliath74 Wrote:  I picked FAU due to having 20 returning starters from 2016.

Basically starting from scratch. I watched some FAU games last year there wasn't much FBS talent on that team.

Navy was top 25 and went to the AAC champ game

Who knows. FAU went 3-9 but, true to the form, we had lost 4 of the games by less than a TD after having lead in the 4th quarter. We could have been a bowl team three years in a row. I don't care if we had any FBS talent (by your definition) if we were within 4 plays of being a 7-5 team instead of 3-9.

"not much FBS talent" not any. I watched Kansas State and WKU games and those were ugly ugly. Just thinking that FAU could beat a top 25 team from last year, is a little far fetched IMO

A top 25 team from last year that had like 9 returning starters.

As an aside, it is rather unfortunate that you have picked those games to watch FAU.

Navy has consistly won 8 and 9 games. It really doesn't matter how many starters they lose, it is a plug and play triple option system.

Maybe but Tech would have beat K-State in Manhatten if wasn't for a terrible reviewed call in triple OT and Tech beat WKU last year. It wasn't like those two teams were world beaters yet they beat FAU that way. Point is that FAU should have been somewhat competitive (less than 3tds) especially if you think FAU had Bowl team potential

(09-04-2017 04:24 PM)Dawgxas Wrote:  

(09-04-2017 04:15 PM)goliath74 Wrote:  

(09-04-2017 04:12 PM)Dawgxas Wrote:  

(09-04-2017 04:03 PM)goliath74 Wrote:  

(09-04-2017 03:57 PM)Dawgxas Wrote:  Basically starting from scratch. I watched some FAU games last year there wasn't much FBS talent on that team.

Navy was top 25 and went to the AAC champ game

Who knows. FAU went 3-9 but, true to the form, we had lost 4 of the games by less than a TD after having lead in the 4th quarter. We could have been a bowl team three years in a row. I don't care if we had any FBS talent (by your definition) if we were within 4 plays of being a 7-5 team instead of 3-9.

"not much FBS talent" not any. I watched Kansas State and WKU games and those were ugly ugly. Just thinking that FAU could beat a top 25 team from last year, is a little far fetched IMO

A top 25 team from last year that had like 9 returning starters.

As an aside, it is rather unfortunate that you have picked those games to watch FAU.

Navy has consistly won 8 and 9 games. It really doesn't matter how many starters they lose, it is a plug and play triple option system.

Maybe but Tech would have beat K-State in Manhatten if wasn't for a terrible reviewed call in triple OT and Tech beat WKU last year. It wasn't like those two teams were world beaters yet they beat FAU that way. Point is that FAU should have been somewhat competitive (less than 3tds) especially if you think FAU had Bowl team potential

FAU was the youngest team in the nation last year. Lack of experience showed. ON the other hand, I would have liked to see fewer errors Friday, but that did not happen, and, among the culprits, were some of the older players.

(07-26-2017 09:22 AM)owlcountry40 Wrote:  We will beat Navy mark my words.

Good call.

Hurricane IRMA may potentially introduce scheduling changes / postponements into the Week 2 schedule.

Pathetic.

Week 2:
Friday, September 8:
Alcorn St @ FIU W 10-17
Saturday, September 9:
FAU @ Wisconsin L 14-31
Charlotte @ Kansas St L 7-55
UAB @ Ball St L 31-51
ODU @ UMass W 17-7
MTSU @ Syracuse W 30-23
Marshall @ NC State L 20-37
UNT @ SMU L 32-54
Southern @ USM W 0-45
Mississippi St @ LT L 57-21
UTSA @ Baylor W 17-10
WKU @ Illinois L 7-20

All Times Eastern Standard, C-USA teams - in bold
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C-USA vs. OOC 11-14
C-USA vs. OOC (at home) 7-4
C-USA vs. OOC (on the road, incl. neutral ground) 4-10

C-USA vs. FCS 7-0
C-USA vs. FBS 4-14

C-USA vs. P5 2-9
C-USA vs. G5 2-5

C-USA vs. PAC-12 0-1
C-USA vs. SEC 0-3
C-USA vs. B10 0-2
C-USA vs. ACC 1-1
C-USA vs. B12 1-2

C-USA vs. SB 0-0
C-USA vs. MWC 0-0
C-USA vs. MAC 1-2
C-USA vs. AAC 0-3
C-USA vs. Independents 1-0

The Week 2 in OOC competition was better than Week 1 but, still, I am disappointed in some of the results.

Thus far...very sad results. We HAVE to start dong better than this!

But congrats to MTSU, ODU and UTSA! Bright stars in a pretty blank sky

The take-away:

Quote:C-USA vs. FCS 7-0
C-USA vs. FBS 4-14

C-USA vs. P5 2-9
C-USA vs. G5 2-5

Thus far, C-USA has been outscored by FBS competition 668-307 (37.1 ppg - 17.1 ppg).

Against our G5 "peers," that deficit is not much better (37.9 - 22.0).

C-USA had avoided losing to FCS teams last season. Right now, it seems, Charlotte is getting beat up by NC A&T of the FCS. Major uncool.

Week 3:
Friday, September 15:
Ariozona @ UTEP L 63-16
Saturday, September 16:
Coastal Carolina @ UAB W 23-30
UNT @ Iowa L 14-31
UNC @ ODU L 53-23
MTSU @ Minnesota L 3-34
NC A&T (FCS) @ Charlotte L 35-31
Bethune-Cookman (FCS) @ FAU W 0-45
Kent State @ Marshall W 0-21
USM @ ULM W 28-17
Southern (FCS) @ UTSA W 17-51
Rice @ Houston L 3-38
CANCELLED:
FIU @ Indiana

All Times Eastern Standard, C-USA teams - in bold
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C-USA vs. OOC 16-20
C-USA vs. OOC (at home) 11-7
C-USA vs. OOC (on the road, incl. neutral ground) 5-13

C-USA vs. FCS 9-1
C-USA vs. FBS 7-19

C-USA vs. P5 2-13
C-USA vs. G5 5-6

C-USA vs. PAC-12 0-2
C-USA vs. SEC 0-3
C-USA vs. B10 0-4
C-USA vs. ACC 1-2
C-USA vs. B12 1-2

C-USA vs. SBC 2-0
C-USA vs. MWC 0-0
C-USA vs. MAC 2-2
C-USA vs. AAC 0-4
C-USA vs. Independents 1-0

Week 3 was a better week for the C-USA. But then Charlotte went and laid an egg...