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Tulsa in at #34!!

Tulane at #40, I mean seriously.

Fresh off a conference championship and back to back seasons where we were ranked top 25 and we get put at #118. Fake news.

Memphis at 26. Sounds about right to this Tiger fan.

Reminds me of the lecturer who addressed the crowd and said "Today I will illustrate the correlation between happiness and frequency of sexual intercourse."

He asked all the people who had sex daily to stand, and a small group stood up while smiling from ear to ear.

Next he said "All those who have sex once a week please stand." A somewhat larger group arose, but their smiles were not as happy.

He continued "Now those who have sex once a month". This drew quite a crowd, but they were an unhappy looking lot.

The speaker said "To totally prove my theory, is there anyone here who only has sex once per year?" He was amazed when a little guy in the rear of the auditorium jumped up, waving his arms and smiling from ear to ear.

The lecturer said "Sir, your demeanor disproves my whole theory. If you only have sex once per year, why are you so happy?"

The little guy shouted "Tonight's the night! Tonight's the night."

Us Memphis fans are in agreement "Tonight's the night. This is our time"

#100 Cincinnati

I can't disagree that O'Varsity Way has been weary over the past year. I do disagree with some reasoning though. The author mentions a weak 2017 recruiting class as a disappointing aspect. #3 in the conference and one of the top classes (#63 nationally) outside the SEC, ACC, B1G, Big 12, and PAC 12 isn't too bad. Additionally, this class was put together in 1 month. That's actually pretty exciting given the circumstances, and what can be expected moving forward.

Conference affiliation definitely depresses UC fans waaaaaay more than 1 poor recruiting class and season. I'm not personally knocking the AAC, I'm just relaying the sentiment felt around UC's fanbase. This past senior class was the first to have never played in the Big East. It's sad.

(08-22-2017 01:59 PM)TubaCat Wrote:  #100 Cincinnati

I can't disagree that O'Varsity Way has been weary over the past year. I do disagree with some reasoning though. The author mentions a weak 2017 recruiting class as a disappointing aspect. #3 in the conference and one of the top classes (#63 nationally) outside the SEC, ACC, B1G, Big 12, and PAC 12 isn't too bad. Additionally, this class was put together in 1 month. That's actually pretty exciting given the circumstances, and what can be expected moving forward.

Conference affiliation definitely depresses UC fans waaaaaay more than 1 poor recruiting class and season. I'm not personally knocking the AAC, I'm just relaying the sentiment felt around UC's fanbase. This past senior class was the first to have never played in the Big East. It's sad.

With all that being said, their metrics are judging us completely wrong. We've beaten our primary rival 11 straight seasons and they give us a 15 in Rivalry Dominance, our recruiting class for '17 was ranked 3rd in the conference after a 4-8 season and a coaching change and they gave us a friggin 6, and we're in the top 15 in wins over the last decade but we get a 29 in program power . If the happiness index had a realignment component then I would completely understand the rankings, but by these metrics it just shows they know, nor care, very little about any smaller school.

They all seem inflated. Except for UConn

A cheating index would be more enlightening! UNC and Louisville are #1 and #2 followed by most of the SEC teams. Sorry had to get that out !

Lead the conference in "Twitter Buzz". So.....

(08-22-2017 01:20 PM)invisiblehand Wrote:  Tulsa in at #34!!

P6 gazebo!

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College football happiness. Not general happiness

This is woefully inaccurate. Tulane athletic revenues have shot up recently. They rank Tulane and Tulsa lower because information is less available than it is with public schools.

Also, most Tulane fans are skeptical, not content.

(08-22-2017 02:07 PM)BearcatMan Wrote:  

(08-22-2017 01:59 PM)TubaCat Wrote:  #100 Cincinnati

I can't disagree that O'Varsity Way has been weary over the past year. I do disagree with some reasoning though. The author mentions a weak 2017 recruiting class as a disappointing aspect. #3 in the conference and one of the top classes (#63 nationally) outside the SEC, ACC, B1G, Big 12, and PAC 12 isn't too bad. Additionally, this class was put together in 1 month. That's actually pretty exciting given the circumstances, and what can be expected moving forward.

Conference affiliation definitely depresses UC fans waaaaaay more than 1 poor recruiting class and season. I'm not personally knocking the AAC, I'm just relaying the sentiment felt around UC's fanbase. This past senior class was the first to have never played in the Big East. It's sad.

With all that being said, their metrics are judging us completely wrong. We've beaten our primary rival 11 straight seasons and they give us a 15 in Rivalry Dominance, our recruiting class for '17 was ranked 3rd in the conference after a 4-8 season and a coaching change and they gave us a friggin 6, and we're in the top 15 in wins over the last decade but we get a 29 in program power . If the happiness index had a realignment component then I would completely understand the rankings, but by these metrics it just shows they know, nor care, very little about any smaller school.

Actually we haven't played our rival since 2013.

I would add that as a whole our fan base is much more unhappy than a lot of schools ranked lower/higher than us. Obviously the Big East fallout tops the list by far, but I would throw in the fact that when it comes to sports this city is severely depressed (the ineptitude of the Bengals and Reds cause misery for their fans and most UC fans are fans of those sports teams).

(08-23-2017 12:26 PM)CliftonAve Wrote:  

(08-22-2017 02:07 PM)BearcatMan Wrote:  

(08-22-2017 01:59 PM)TubaCat Wrote:  #100 Cincinnati

I can't disagree that O'Varsity Way has been weary over the past year. I do disagree with some reasoning though. The author mentions a weak 2017 recruiting class as a disappointing aspect. #3 in the conference and one of the top classes (#63 nationally) outside the SEC, ACC, B1G, Big 12, and PAC 12 isn't too bad. Additionally, this class was put together in 1 month. That's actually pretty exciting given the circumstances, and what can be expected moving forward.

Conference affiliation definitely depresses UC fans waaaaaay more than 1 poor recruiting class and season. I'm not personally knocking the AAC, I'm just relaying the sentiment felt around UC's fanbase. This past senior class was the first to have never played in the Big East. It's sad.

With all that being said, their metrics are judging us completely wrong. We've beaten our primary rival 11 straight seasons and they give us a 15 in Rivalry Dominance, our recruiting class for '17 was ranked 3rd in the conference after a 4-8 season and a coaching change and they gave us a friggin 6, and we're in the top 15 in wins over the last decade but we get a 29 in program power . If the happiness index had a realignment component then I would completely understand the rankings, but by these metrics it just shows they know, nor care, very little about any smaller school.

Actually we haven't played our rival since 2013.

I would add that as a whole our fan base is much more unhappy than a lot of schools ranked lower/higher than us. Obviously the Big East fallout tops the list by far, but I would throw in the fact that when it comes to sports this city is severely depressed (the ineptitude of the Bengals and Reds cause misery for their fans and most UC fans are fans of those sports teams).

We've played Miami 121 times and Louisville 53 times. Much as I would care to admit otherwise, I think Miami is our primary rival and Louisville is a close second and I feel like the fact that we justify constant home and homes with a MAC team over even scheduling Louisville shows that.

Yeah ECU got a 9 for rivalry dominance if anything from their criteria should be good for ecu it should be that

(08-22-2017 02:07 PM)BearcatMan Wrote:  but by these metrics it just shows they know, nor care, very little about any smaller school.

And there is the answer to the question.

(08-23-2017 01:09 PM)BearcatMan Wrote:  

(08-23-2017 12:26 PM)CliftonAve Wrote:  

(08-22-2017 02:07 PM)BearcatMan Wrote:  

(08-22-2017 01:59 PM)TubaCat Wrote:  #100 Cincinnati

I can't disagree that O'Varsity Way has been weary over the past year. I do disagree with some reasoning though. The author mentions a weak 2017 recruiting class as a disappointing aspect. #3 in the conference and one of the top classes (#63 nationally) outside the SEC, ACC, B1G, Big 12, and PAC 12 isn't too bad. Additionally, this class was put together in 1 month. That's actually pretty exciting given the circumstances, and what can be expected moving forward.

Conference affiliation definitely depresses UC fans waaaaaay more than 1 poor recruiting class and season. I'm not personally knocking the AAC, I'm just relaying the sentiment felt around UC's fanbase. This past senior class was the first to have never played in the Big East. It's sad.

With all that being said, their metrics are judging us completely wrong. We've beaten our primary rival 11 straight seasons and they give us a 15 in Rivalry Dominance, our recruiting class for '17 was ranked 3rd in the conference after a 4-8 season and a coaching change and they gave us a friggin 6, and we're in the top 15 in wins over the last decade but we get a 29 in program power . If the happiness index had a realignment component then I would completely understand the rankings, but by these metrics it just shows they know, nor care, very little about any smaller school.

Actually we haven't played our rival since 2013.

I would add that as a whole our fan base is much more unhappy than a lot of schools ranked lower/higher than us. Obviously the Big East fallout tops the list by far, but I would throw in the fact that when it comes to sports this city is severely depressed (the ineptitude of the Bengals and Reds cause misery for their fans and most UC fans are fans of those sports teams).

We've played Miami 121 times and Louisville 53 times. Much as I would care to admit otherwise, I think Miami is our primary rival and Louisville is a close second and I feel like the fact that we justify constant home and homes with a MAC team over even scheduling Louisville shows that.

I understand what you are saying--- but I am willing to bet if you polled random UC fan above the age of 25, more will say Louisville than Miami. I have attended a number of events hosted by the athletic department over the past few years, and almost every time the discussion of scheduling Louisville and dropping Miami comes up.*


* FWIW, Louisville is the one not scheduling us in FB and in basketball it is a mutual agreement between Mick and Rick P. Once Pitino moves on it will be put back on the schedule.

(08-22-2017 01:23 PM)TforTempleU Wrote:  Fresh off a conference championship and back to back seasons where we were ranked top 25 and we get put at #118. Fake news.

We shouldn't be lower than 4th.

(08-23-2017 01:24 PM)CliftonAve Wrote:  

(08-23-2017 01:09 PM)BearcatMan Wrote:  

(08-23-2017 12:26 PM)CliftonAve Wrote:  

(08-22-2017 02:07 PM)BearcatMan Wrote:  

(08-22-2017 01:59 PM)TubaCat Wrote:  #100 Cincinnati

I can't disagree that O'Varsity Way has been weary over the past year. I do disagree with some reasoning though. The author mentions a weak 2017 recruiting class as a disappointing aspect. #3 in the conference and one of the top classes (#63 nationally) outside the SEC, ACC, B1G, Big 12, and PAC 12 isn't too bad. Additionally, this class was put together in 1 month. That's actually pretty exciting given the circumstances, and what can be expected moving forward.

Conference affiliation definitely depresses UC fans waaaaaay more than 1 poor recruiting class and season. I'm not personally knocking the AAC, I'm just relaying the sentiment felt around UC's fanbase. This past senior class was the first to have never played in the Big East. It's sad.

With all that being said, their metrics are judging us completely wrong. We've beaten our primary rival 11 straight seasons and they give us a 15 in Rivalry Dominance, our recruiting class for '17 was ranked 3rd in the conference after a 4-8 season and a coaching change and they gave us a friggin 6, and we're in the top 15 in wins over the last decade but we get a 29 in program power . If the happiness index had a realignment component then I would completely understand the rankings, but by these metrics it just shows they know, nor care, very little about any smaller school.

Actually we haven't played our rival since 2013.

I would add that as a whole our fan base is much more unhappy than a lot of schools ranked lower/higher than us. Obviously the Big East fallout tops the list by far, but I would throw in the fact that when it comes to sports this city is severely depressed (the ineptitude of the Bengals and Reds cause misery for their fans and most UC fans are fans of those sports teams).

We've played Miami 121 times and Louisville 53 times. Much as I would care to admit otherwise, I think Miami is our primary rival and Louisville is a close second and I feel like the fact that we justify constant home and homes with a MAC team over even scheduling Louisville shows that.

I understand what you are saying--- but I am willing to bet if you polled random UC fan above the age of 25, more will say Louisville than Miami. I have attended a number of events hosted by the athletic department over the past few years, and almost every time the discussion of scheduling Louisville and dropping Miami comes up.*


* FWIW, Louisville is the one not scheduling us in FB and in basketball it is a mutual agreement between Mick and Rick P. Once Pitino moves on it will be put back on the schedule.

Oh I completely agree (and am also in the age range you mentioned). The games were always more intense because both sides seemed to care and they felt like they mattered. I feel like we're both in the age range 30-45 who see the UC-UL rivalry as the top, but anyone over that age or younger/still in college probably sees Miami as the top. I think people would dump Miami for anyone else though, so not sure how relevant of a metric that is