(05-12-2022 04:32 PM)Miami Pirate Wrote:  

(05-11-2022 08:00 PM)nomad2u2001 Wrote:  

(05-11-2022 01:04 PM)liquidpirate Wrote:  I don't understand why ECU just don't go to Vince and Linda McMahon and ask for money and go hey we will name a indoor practice facility after you all. Vince would go for having a building on campus with his name on it in a minute, he donated $500,000 for a fellowship grant go for more. Honor him at halftime the whole red carpet treatment and get this NIL money. Problem with ECU is they make more excuses on why they can't do something instead of thinking outside the box and getting it done.

Bro, that’s literally the most “in the box” thinking. Thing is: Vince ain’t all that interested in ECU. He’s only ever even booked 1 WWF/WWE event in Greenville.

Not true. Vince and Linda have donated much more than you may think.

Q: How do you and the other ECU fans you know see ECU's football prospects over the next year or two?

CUSAAC is gonna be lit!

(05-13-2022 08:42 AM)firmbizzle Wrote:  CUSAAC is gonna be lit!

CUSACK6 trying to win over the AAC8.

(05-12-2022 04:32 PM)Miami Pirate Wrote:  

(05-11-2022 08:00 PM)nomad2u2001 Wrote:  

(05-11-2022 01:04 PM)liquidpirate Wrote:  I don't understand why ECU just don't go to Vince and Linda McMahon and ask for money and go hey we will name a indoor practice facility after you all. Vince would go for having a building on campus with his name on it in a minute, he donated $500,000 for a fellowship grant go for more. Honor him at halftime the whole red carpet treatment and get this NIL money. Problem with ECU is they make more excuses on why they can't do something instead of thinking outside the box and getting it done.

Bro, that’s literally the most “in the box” thinking. Thing is: Vince ain’t all that interested in ECU. He’s only ever even booked 1 WWF/WWE event in Greenville.

Not true. Vince and Linda have donated much more than you may think.

Both Vince and Linda attended ECU. Linda has probably done the bulk of the management for the McMahon empire. They've spent a long time in Connecticut and have been very involved in Connecticut politics. Their kids went to school in New England. Linda was reportedly asked about taking a position on the ECU board of trustees, but responded she couldn't because she was busy as head of the Small Business Administration.

They have funded scholarships for ECU, but they've also spread millions of dollars in donations in the Northeast. To my knowledge they've never had a visible public profile around Greenville. Maybe that will change one day.

(05-11-2022 01:45 PM)Cubanbull1 Wrote:  

(05-11-2022 12:03 PM)Attackcoog Wrote:  

(05-10-2022 06:29 PM)SMUstang Wrote:  

(05-10-2022 05:47 PM)Milwaukee Wrote:  .

With the AAC slated to add 6 CUSA FB programs in 2023, what are you as an ECU, Memphis, Navy, SMU, Temple, Tulane, Tulsa, and/or USF football fan expecting over the next 5 seasons?

Trends (#wins/season) over the past 4 seasons:

.................2017......2018......2019......2020......2021....recent trend:

ECU..............3............3............4..........3...........7............up
Memphis......10............8..........12..........8...........6............flat
Navy.............7............3...........11.........3...........4............down
SMU..............7............5..........10..........7...........8............flat
Temple..........7............8............8..........1...........3............down
Tulane...........5............7............7..........6...........2............down
Tulsa.............2............3............4..........6...........7............up
USF..............10...........7............4..........1...........2............down

Q: What would you predict for the team(s) you're rooting for, and why?

What general trend would you predict for each team in the conference over the next five years?

ECU............up, down, or flat, or "unclear"?
Memphis.....up, down, or flat, or "unclear"?
Navy...........up, down, or flat, or "unclear"?
SMU............up, down, or flat, or "unclear"?
Temple........up, down, or flat, or "unclear"?
Tulane..........up, down, or flat, or "unclear"?
Tulsa............up, down, or flat, or "unclear"?
USF..............up, down, or flat, or "unclear"?

.

Here are my predictions:

ECU: Up - will average ~5-7 wins/year (multiple bowl games)
Memphis: Up - will become an elite FB program & will join Big 12.
Navy: Unclear, but would expect some improvement.
SMU: Up - will be one of the AAC's top 2-3 programs; may join Big 12.
Tulane: Unclear, but would expect some improvement.
Temple: Steady improvement - will play in 2-3 bowl games in next 5 years.
Tulsa: Continued improvement - will play in multiple bowl games.
USF: Unclear, but would expect some improvement.

Explanation:

* Most, if not all should win 1 or 2 more games per year as of 2023, since they will be playing CUSA6 teams rather than UC, UCF, or UH.

* Memphis & SMU have the Big 12 in their sights and will make a big push for that.

* ECU and Tulsa seem to have gotten their football programs back on track.

* Temple has rebooted with a promising new coaching staff with P5 experience.

* Need to learn more about developments at Navy & USF.

.

I agree, but some of those CUSA6 teams will not be pushovers. We just barely got by La Tech last year. And UTSA beat Memphis.

We didnt add LaTech. Other than UAB, the AAC really didnt add anyone that should really give the legacy AAC teams much to immediately worry about. For the additions---its all about potential and what they do with this opportunity. When CUSA expanded after the Big East/AAC raids----the legacy left behind teams flourished---Marshall, UAB---heck---even Rice won a championship. S Miss fell off and then rebounded. The only legacy team that failed to have any success within the first 4 or 5 years was UTEP. And, now nearly a decade after the 2011 realignment even UTEP the last legacy team to enjoy post-realignment success is finally trending upward. The new line up should be a positive for the legacy team records overall---especially for those that have had reasonably consistent success in the original AAC and 2011 version of CUSA. So, Id expect Memphis, SMU, Temple, and ECU to all do fairly well. USF should at least do better than they have in the previous version of the AAC.

I disagree. I think UAB and UTSA will compete right away. North Texas and FAU have the recruiting areas and have had success in the past to ramp up quickly. Charlotte and Rice are the two that I see struggling the most from the get go.
From the remainders, I think all 8 have proven at some time or another the ability to compete for the top and I don’t see that changing. That’s what has made the AAC successful in past that it’s not just a one trick pony.
We will get a better idea who will compete for title in 2023, after we see what happens in 2022.

Not that my opinion matters, but the AAC took schools that mostly lacks fans with a couple of exceptions. UAB, as long as they maintain their level; UTSA, same thing. UAB prior to winning drew flies, when UTSA went through a down swing, drew flies. FAU even with Kiffin and winning games, still didn't draw anything. UNT, pretty much the same as UAB UTSA but didn't draw as well when winning. UNCC, well stadium only holds 15K lol Rice, didn't matter if they won or not, no one cares. If the AAC wanted good programs that were supported, they made 3 or 4 bad choices. None of these schools minus UAB and maybe UTSA will come in ready to take on most of the schools in the AAC on a weekly basis.

One other aspect to look at, CUSA added most of these schools when the AAC took ECU, UCF, Tulane, Tulsa etc. What happened to the TV contract once the one in place expired? Yes CUSA added UNCC, UNT, UTSA, FAU, the very same ones that the AAC thinks is good because of the metro/potential viewers strategy that failed soo miserably for CUSA and was actually part of the reason why 9 teams are leaving it.

There are going to be growing pains if they grow at all, for most of the schools you all went after. Especially in basketball.

Just my opinion of the experience from a long time Marshall fan, wish the AAC and the new incoming teams noting but the best. As a G5, we have to fight back hard against the P5.

The next 5 years:
ECU - one of top teams in AAC
Memphis - Will get that coveted Big 12 invite
Navy - will coimb back up and be middle of the road AAC team. As long as the money doesn't dry up, they stay in the AAC. Possible talk of independence in 5 years. People keep talking about Texas exposure, but they don't actually need to play football there for that to happen.
SMU - top team in the AAC. About a 0.01% chance of seeing a Big 12 invite
Temple - middle of the road AAC team. As long as the money doesn't dry up and Navy stays, I think Temple remains. At the end of 5 years, possible talk of independence.
Tulane - middle of the pack AAC squad, some bad years possible
Tulsa - good years mixed with some bad ones
USF - Stuck in the top half of the AAC with no obvious way to imrpove their standing to the P5.

(05-13-2022 02:07 PM)Off_The_Hook Wrote:  The next 5 years:
ECU - one of top teams in AAC
Memphis - Will get that coveted Big 12 invite
Navy - will coimb back up and be middle of the road AAC team. As long as the money doesn't dry up, they stay in the AAC. Possible talk of independence in 5 years. People keep talking about Texas exposure, but they don't actually need to play football there for that to happen.
SMU - top team in the AAC. About a 0.01% chance of seeing a Big 12 invite
Temple - middle of the road AAC team. As long as the money doesn't dry up and Navy stays, I think Temple remains. At the end of 5 years, possible talk of independence.
Tulane - middle of the pack AAC squad, some bad years possible
Tulsa - good years mixed with some bad ones
USF - Stuck in the top half of the AAC with no obvious way to imrpove their standing to the P5.

Interesting. Wonder how others would react to these predictions.

My take:

ECU - one of top teams in AAC

Maybe one of the FB programs in the upper half of the conference.

Memphis - Will get that coveted Big 12 invite

Seems likely if the Big 12 expands in 5 years; otherwise, Memphis could be one of the top 2-3 football programs in the AAC.

Navy - will coimb back up and be middle of the road AAC team. As long as the money doesn't dry up, they stay in the AAC. Possible talk of independence in 5 years. People keep talking about Texas exposure, but they don't actually need to play football there for that to happen.

The Naval academy may not be willing to have anything less than an upper-tier AAC football program. Navy benefits too much from conference membership to consider independence.

SMU - top team in the AAC. About a 0.01% chance of seeing a Big 12 invite

May maintain an upper-tier FB program in an effort to get a Big 12 invitation (their chances may be close to 60/40).

Temple - middle of the road AAC team. As long as the money doesn't dry up and Navy stays, I think Temple remains. At the end of 5 years, possible talk of independence.

With a new, impressive, P5-experienced coaching staff, Temple could win 8 games per year within 2-3 years, will not seriously consider independence.

Tulane - middle of the pack AAC squad, some bad years possible.

Ditto.

Tulsa - good years mixed with some bad ones

Tulsa could have bowl eligible teams most of the next 5 seasons.

USF - Stuck in the top half of the AAC with no obvious way to improve their standing to the P5.

USF football may improve, but may have a 50/50 shot of a Big 12 invitation, regardless.

(05-13-2022 04:45 PM)Milwaukee Wrote:  

(05-13-2022 02:07 PM)Off_The_Hook Wrote:  The next 5 years:
ECU - one of top teams in AAC
Memphis - Will get that coveted Big 12 invite
Navy - will coimb back up and be middle of the road AAC team. As long as the money doesn't dry up, they stay in the AAC. Possible talk of independence in 5 years. People keep talking about Texas exposure, but they don't actually need to play football there for that to happen.
SMU - top team in the AAC. About a 0.01% chance of seeing a Big 12 invite
Temple - middle of the road AAC team. As long as the money doesn't dry up and Navy stays, I think Temple remains. At the end of 5 years, possible talk of independence.
Tulane - middle of the pack AAC squad, some bad years possible
Tulsa - good years mixed with some bad ones
USF - Stuck in the top half of the AAC with no obvious way to imrpove their standing to the P5.

Interesting. Wonder how others would react to these predictions.

My take:

ECU - one of top teams in AAC

Maybe one of the FB programs in the upper half of the conference.

Memphis - Will get that coveted Big 12 invite

Seems likely if the Big 12 expands in 5 years; otherwise, Memphis could be one of the top 2-3 football programs in the AAC.

Navy - will coimb back up and be middle of the road AAC team. As long as the money doesn't dry up, they stay in the AAC. Possible talk of independence in 5 years. People keep talking about Texas exposure, but they don't actually need to play football there for that to happen.

The Naval academy may not be willing to have anything less than an upper-tier AAC football program. Navy benefits too much from conference membership to consider independence.

SMU - top team in the AAC. About a 0.01% chance of seeing a Big 12 invite

May maintain an upper-tier FB program in an effort to get a Big 12 invitation (their chances may be close to 60/40).

Temple - middle of the road AAC team. As long as the money doesn't dry up and Navy stays, I think Temple remains. At the end of 5 years, possible talk of independence.

With a new, impressive, P5-experienced coaching staff, Temple could win 8 games per year within 2-3 years, will not seriously consider independence.

Tulane - middle of the pack AAC squad, some bad years possible.

Ditto.

Tulsa - good years mixed with some bad ones

Tulsa could have bowl eligible teams most of the next 5 seasons.

USF - Stuck in the top half of the AAC with no obvious way to improve their standing to the P5.

USF football may improve, but may have a 50/50 shot of a Big 12 invitation, regardless.

I hope Milwaukee is right on this

(05-13-2022 04:45 PM)Milwaukee Wrote:  

(05-13-2022 02:07 PM)Off_The_Hook Wrote:  The next 5 years:
ECU - one of top teams in AAC
Memphis - Will get that coveted Big 12 invite
Navy - will coimb back up and be middle of the road AAC team. As long as the money doesn't dry up, they stay in the AAC. Possible talk of independence in 5 years. People keep talking about Texas exposure, but they don't actually need to play football there for that to happen.
SMU - top team in the AAC. About a 0.01% chance of seeing a Big 12 invite
Temple - middle of the road AAC team. As long as the money doesn't dry up and Navy stays, I think Temple remains. At the end of 5 years, possible talk of independence.
Tulane - middle of the pack AAC squad, some bad years possible
Tulsa - good years mixed with some bad ones
USF - Stuck in the top half of the AAC with no obvious way to imrpove their standing to the P5.

Interesting. Wonder how others would react to these predictions.

My take:

ECU - one of top teams in AAC

Maybe one of the FB programs in the upper half of the conference.

Memphis - Will get that coveted Big 12 invite

Seems likely if the Big 12 expands in 5 years; otherwise, Memphis could be one of the top 2-3 football programs in the AAC.

Navy - will coimb back up and be middle of the road AAC team. As long as the money doesn't dry up, they stay in the AAC. Possible talk of independence in 5 years. People keep talking about Texas exposure, but they don't actually need to play football there for that to happen.

The Naval academy may not be willing to have anything less than an upper-tier AAC football program. Navy benefits too much from conference membership to consider independence.

SMU - top team in the AAC. About a 0.01% chance of seeing a Big 12 invite

May maintain an upper-tier FB program in an effort to get a Big 12 invitation (their chances may be close to 60/40).

Temple - middle of the road AAC team. As long as the money doesn't dry up and Navy stays, I think Temple remains. At the end of 5 years, possible talk of independence.

With a new, impressive, P5-experienced coaching staff, Temple could win 8 games per year within 2-3 years, will not seriously consider independence.

Tulane - middle of the pack AAC squad, some bad years possible.

Ditto.

Tulsa - good years mixed with some bad ones

Tulsa could have bowl eligible teams most of the next 5 seasons.

USF - Stuck in the top half of the AAC with no obvious way to improve their standing to the P5.

USF football may improve, but may have a 50/50 shot of a Big 12 invitation, regardless.

This guy must get paid by number of words in posts

(05-11-2022 12:13 PM)b2b Wrote:  

(05-11-2022 11:17 AM)CLTPirate Wrote:  

(05-11-2022 10:07 AM)CoastalJuan Wrote:  

(05-11-2022 08:33 AM)b2b Wrote:  

(05-10-2022 10:03 PM)Pony94 Wrote:  Problem is you are spending zero on NiL.

You are right though, if he can win at that massive disadvantage he deserves it.

Unfortunately ECU can't afford to. We simply don't have the type of alumni base needed to do it at the level for it to make an impact. I don't like it but that's just our reality. I'd also add that 90% of the G5 is in the same boat as us. If they weren't they'd already have much larger athletic budgets.

Are we not spending on NIL deals? I thought we had multiple players with contracts.

Yes we have players with NIL deals outside of Holton, the reason Mason Garcia is still here is because someone paid up and he’s a backup player.

ECU is one of 5 schools in the AAC to have an NIL collective

So what product are they pushing? I've seen zilch and Holton is asking for money so he can attend the Manning QB Camp.

(05-13-2022 09:27 PM)Cubanbull1 Wrote:  

(05-13-2022 04:45 PM)Milwaukee Wrote:  

(05-13-2022 02:07 PM)Off_The_Hook Wrote:  The next 5 years:
ECU - one of top teams in AAC
Memphis - Will get that coveted Big 12 invite
Navy - will coimb back up and be middle of the road AAC team. As long as the money doesn't dry up, they stay in the AAC. Possible talk of independence in 5 years. People keep talking about Texas exposure, but they don't actually need to play football there for that to happen.
SMU - top team in the AAC. About a 0.01% chance of seeing a Big 12 invite
Temple - middle of the road AAC team. As long as the money doesn't dry up and Navy stays, I think Temple remains. At the end of 5 years, possible talk of independence.
Tulane - middle of the pack AAC squad, some bad years possible
Tulsa - good years mixed with some bad ones
USF - Stuck in the top half of the AAC with no obvious way to imrpove their standing to the P5.

Interesting. Wonder how others would react to these predictions.

My take:

ECU - one of top teams in AAC

Maybe one of the FB programs in the upper half of the conference.

Memphis - Will get that coveted Big 12 invite

Seems likely if the Big 12 expands in 5 years; otherwise, Memphis could be one of the top 2-3 football programs in the AAC.

Navy - will coimb back up and be middle of the road AAC team. As long as the money doesn't dry up, they stay in the AAC. Possible talk of independence in 5 years. People keep talking about Texas exposure, but they don't actually need to play football there for that to happen.

The Naval academy may not be willing to have anything less than an upper-tier AAC football program. Navy benefits too much from conference membership to consider independence.

SMU - top team in the AAC. About a 0.01% chance of seeing a Big 12 invite

May maintain an upper-tier FB program in an effort to get a Big 12 invitation (their chances may be close to 60/40).

Temple - middle of the road AAC team. As long as the money doesn't dry up and Navy stays, I think Temple remains. At the end of 5 years, possible talk of independence.

With a new, impressive, P5-experienced coaching staff, Temple could win 8 games per year within 2-3 years, will not seriously consider independence.

Tulane - middle of the pack AAC squad, some bad years possible.

Ditto.

Tulsa - good years mixed with some bad ones

Tulsa could have bowl eligible teams most of the next 5 seasons.

USF - Stuck in the top half of the AAC with no obvious way to improve their standing to the P5.

USF football may improve, but may have a 50/50 shot of a Big 12 invitation, regardless.

This guy must get paid by number of words in posts

There are 310 words in that post, of which 151 were reprinted. It seems unlikely that you consider 159 new words to be much of a reading comprehension challenge.

So - do you agree or disagree with the predictions made by the previous poster?

"ECU - one of top teams in AAC
Memphis - Will get that coveted Big 12 invite
Navy - will coimb back up and be middle of the road AAC team. As long as the money doesn't dry up, they stay in the AAC. Possible talk of independence in 5 years. People keep talking about Texas exposure, but they don't actually need to play football there for that to happen.
SMU - top team in the AAC. About a 0.01% chance of seeing a Big 12 invite
Temple - middle of the road AAC team. As long as the money doesn't dry up and Navy stays, I think Temple remains. At the end of 5 years, possible talk of independence.
Tulane - middle of the pack AAC squad, some bad years possible
Tulsa - good years mixed with some bad ones
USF - Stuck in the top half of the AAC with no obvious way to imrpove their standing to the P5."

"Enquiring minds want to know."

(05-14-2022 05:35 PM)Milwaukee Wrote:  

(05-13-2022 09:27 PM)Cubanbull1 Wrote:  

(05-13-2022 04:45 PM)Milwaukee Wrote:  

(05-13-2022 02:07 PM)Off_The_Hook Wrote:  The next 5 years:
ECU - one of top teams in AAC
Memphis - Will get that coveted Big 12 invite
Navy - will coimb back up and be middle of the road AAC team. As long as the money doesn't dry up, they stay in the AAC. Possible talk of independence in 5 years. People keep talking about Texas exposure, but they don't actually need to play football there for that to happen.
SMU - top team in the AAC. About a 0.01% chance of seeing a Big 12 invite
Temple - middle of the road AAC team. As long as the money doesn't dry up and Navy stays, I think Temple remains. At the end of 5 years, possible talk of independence.
Tulane - middle of the pack AAC squad, some bad years possible
Tulsa - good years mixed with some bad ones
USF - Stuck in the top half of the AAC with no obvious way to imrpove their standing to the P5.

Interesting. Wonder how others would react to these predictions.

My take:

ECU - one of top teams in AAC

Maybe one of the FB programs in the upper half of the conference.

Memphis - Will get that coveted Big 12 invite

Seems likely if the Big 12 expands in 5 years; otherwise, Memphis could be one of the top 2-3 football programs in the AAC.

Navy - will coimb back up and be middle of the road AAC team. As long as the money doesn't dry up, they stay in the AAC. Possible talk of independence in 5 years. People keep talking about Texas exposure, but they don't actually need to play football there for that to happen.

The Naval academy may not be willing to have anything less than an upper-tier AAC football program. Navy benefits too much from conference membership to consider independence.

SMU - top team in the AAC. About a 0.01% chance of seeing a Big 12 invite

May maintain an upper-tier FB program in an effort to get a Big 12 invitation (their chances may be close to 60/40).

Temple - middle of the road AAC team. As long as the money doesn't dry up and Navy stays, I think Temple remains. At the end of 5 years, possible talk of independence.

With a new, impressive, P5-experienced coaching staff, Temple could win 8 games per year within 2-3 years, will not seriously consider independence.

Tulane - middle of the pack AAC squad, some bad years possible.

Ditto.

Tulsa - good years mixed with some bad ones

Tulsa could have bowl eligible teams most of the next 5 seasons.

USF - Stuck in the top half of the AAC with no obvious way to improve their standing to the P5.

USF football may improve, but may have a 50/50 shot of a Big 12 invitation, regardless.

This guy must get paid by number of words in posts

There are 310 words in that post, of which 151 were reprinted. It seems unlikely that you consider 159 new words to be much of a reading comprehension challenge.

So - do you agree or disagree with the predictions made by the previous poster?

"ECU - one of top teams in AAC
Memphis - Will get that coveted Big 12 invite
Navy - will coimb back up and be middle of the road AAC team. As long as the money doesn't dry up, they stay in the AAC. Possible talk of independence in 5 years. People keep talking about Texas exposure, but they don't actually need to play football there for that to happen.
SMU - top team in the AAC. About a 0.01% chance of seeing a Big 12 invite
Temple - middle of the road AAC team. As long as the money doesn't dry up and Navy stays, I think Temple remains. At the end of 5 years, possible talk of independence.
Tulane - middle of the pack AAC squad, some bad years possible
Tulsa - good years mixed with some bad ones
USF - Stuck in the top half of the AAC with no obvious way to imrpove their standing to the P5."

"Enquiring minds want to know."

Where in my post did I say anything about reading comprehension? As for the predictions, well since no one knows the future, they are meaningless

(05-14-2022 05:35 PM)Milwaukee Wrote:  

(05-13-2022 09:27 PM)Cubanbull1 Wrote:  

(05-13-2022 04:45 PM)Milwaukee Wrote:  

(05-13-2022 02:07 PM)Off_The_Hook Wrote:  The next 5 years:
ECU - one of top teams in AAC
Memphis - Will get that coveted Big 12 invite
Navy - will coimb back up and be middle of the road AAC team. As long as the money doesn't dry up, they stay in the AAC. Possible talk of independence in 5 years. People keep talking about Texas exposure, but they don't actually need to play football there for that to happen.
SMU - top team in the AAC. About a 0.01% chance of seeing a Big 12 invite
Temple - middle of the road AAC team. As long as the money doesn't dry up and Navy stays, I think Temple remains. At the end of 5 years, possible talk of independence.
Tulane - middle of the pack AAC squad, some bad years possible
Tulsa - good years mixed with some bad ones
USF - Stuck in the top half of the AAC with no obvious way to imrpove their standing to the P5.

Interesting. Wonder how others would react to these predictions.

My take:

ECU - one of top teams in AAC

Maybe one of the FB programs in the upper half of the conference.

Memphis - Will get that coveted Big 12 invite

Seems likely if the Big 12 expands in 5 years; otherwise, Memphis could be one of the top 2-3 football programs in the AAC.

Navy - will coimb back up and be middle of the road AAC team. As long as the money doesn't dry up, they stay in the AAC. Possible talk of independence in 5 years. People keep talking about Texas exposure, but they don't actually need to play football there for that to happen.

The Naval academy may not be willing to have anything less than an upper-tier AAC football program. Navy benefits too much from conference membership to consider independence.

SMU - top team in the AAC. About a 0.01% chance of seeing a Big 12 invite

May maintain an upper-tier FB program in an effort to get a Big 12 invitation (their chances may be close to 60/40).

Temple - middle of the road AAC team. As long as the money doesn't dry up and Navy stays, I think Temple remains. At the end of 5 years, possible talk of independence.

With a new, impressive, P5-experienced coaching staff, Temple could win 8 games per year within 2-3 years, will not seriously consider independence.

Tulane - middle of the pack AAC squad, some bad years possible.

Ditto.

Tulsa - good years mixed with some bad ones

Tulsa could have bowl eligible teams most of the next 5 seasons.

USF - Stuck in the top half of the AAC with no obvious way to improve their standing to the P5.

USF football may improve, but may have a 50/50 shot of a Big 12 invitation, regardless.

This guy must get paid by number of words in posts

There are 310 words in that post, of which 151 were reprinted. It seems unlikely that you consider 159 new words to be much of a reading comprehension challenge.

So - do you agree or disagree with the predictions made by the previous poster?

"ECU - one of top teams in AAC
Memphis - Will get that coveted Big 12 invite
Navy - will coimb back up and be middle of the road AAC team. As long as the money doesn't dry up, they stay in the AAC. Possible talk of independence in 5 years. People keep talking about Texas exposure, but they don't actually need to play football there for that to happen.
SMU - top team in the AAC. About a 0.01% chance of seeing a Big 12 invite
Temple - middle of the road AAC team. As long as the money doesn't dry up and Navy stays, I think Temple remains. At the end of 5 years, possible talk of independence.
Tulane - middle of the pack AAC squad, some bad years possible
Tulsa - good years mixed with some bad ones
USF - Stuck in the top half of the AAC with no obvious way to imrpove their standing to the P5."

"Enquiring minds want to know."

Why do you post here so often? You’ve admitted you didn’t graduate from an AAC school and are not a fan of our conference.

The conference realignment board needs another Davidst and you are perfect for that role.

(05-14-2022 10:21 PM)Pony94 Wrote:  

(05-14-2022 05:35 PM)Milwaukee Wrote:  

(05-13-2022 09:27 PM)Cubanbull1 Wrote:  

(05-13-2022 04:45 PM)Milwaukee Wrote:  

(05-13-2022 02:07 PM)Off_The_Hook Wrote:  The next 5 years:
ECU - one of top teams in AAC
Memphis - Will get that coveted Big 12 invite
Navy - will coimb back up and be middle of the road AAC team. As long as the money doesn't dry up, they stay in the AAC. Possible talk of independence in 5 years. People keep talking about Texas exposure, but they don't actually need to play football there for that to happen.
SMU - top team in the AAC. About a 0.01% chance of seeing a Big 12 invite
Temple - middle of the road AAC team. As long as the money doesn't dry up and Navy stays, I think Temple remains. At the end of 5 years, possible talk of independence.
Tulane - middle of the pack AAC squad, some bad years possible
Tulsa - good years mixed with some bad ones
USF - Stuck in the top half of the AAC with no obvious way to imrpove their standing to the P5.

Interesting. Wonder how others would react to these predictions.

My take:

ECU - one of top teams in AAC

Maybe one of the FB programs in the upper half of the conference.

Memphis - Will get that coveted Big 12 invite

Seems likely if the Big 12 expands in 5 years; otherwise, Memphis could be one of the top 2-3 football programs in the AAC.

Navy - will coimb back up and be middle of the road AAC team. As long as the money doesn't dry up, they stay in the AAC. Possible talk of independence in 5 years. People keep talking about Texas exposure, but they don't actually need to play football there for that to happen.

The Naval academy may not be willing to have anything less than an upper-tier AAC football program. Navy benefits too much from conference membership to consider independence.

SMU - top team in the AAC. About a 0.01% chance of seeing a Big 12 invite

May maintain an upper-tier FB program in an effort to get a Big 12 invitation (their chances may be close to 60/40).

Temple - middle of the road AAC team. As long as the money doesn't dry up and Navy stays, I think Temple remains. At the end of 5 years, possible talk of independence.

With a new, impressive, P5-experienced coaching staff, Temple could win 8 games per year within 2-3 years, will not seriously consider independence.

Tulane - middle of the pack AAC squad, some bad years possible.

Ditto.

Tulsa - good years mixed with some bad ones

Tulsa could have bowl eligible teams most of the next 5 seasons.

USF - Stuck in the top half of the AAC with no obvious way to improve their standing to the P5.

USF football may improve, but may have a 50/50 shot of a Big 12 invitation, regardless.

This guy must get paid by number of words in posts

There are 310 words in that post, of which 151 were reprinted. It seems unlikely that you consider 159 new words to be much of a reading comprehension challenge.

So - do you agree or disagree with the predictions made by the previous poster?

"ECU - one of top teams in AAC
Memphis - Will get that coveted Big 12 invite
Navy - will coimb back up and be middle of the road AAC team. As long as the money doesn't dry up, they stay in the AAC. Possible talk of independence in 5 years. People keep talking about Texas exposure, but they don't actually need to play football there for that to happen.
SMU - top team in the AAC. About a 0.01% chance of seeing a Big 12 invite
Temple - middle of the road AAC team. As long as the money doesn't dry up and Navy stays, I think Temple remains. At the end of 5 years, possible talk of independence.
Tulane - middle of the pack AAC squad, some bad years possible
Tulsa - good years mixed with some bad ones
USF - Stuck in the top half of the AAC with no obvious way to imrpove their standing to the P5."

"Enquiring minds want to know."

Why do you post here so often? You’ve admitted you didn’t graduate from an AAC school and are not a fan of our conference.

The conference realignment board needs another Davidst and you are perfect for that role.

AAC board mods should be as free to move threads TO the Realignment Board as the silly board mods are to move threads here...

(05-14-2022 10:21 PM)Pony94 Wrote:  

(05-14-2022 05:35 PM)Milwaukee Wrote:  

(05-13-2022 09:27 PM)Cubanbull1 Wrote:  

(05-13-2022 04:45 PM)Milwaukee Wrote:  Interesting. Wonder how others would react to these predictions.

My take:

ECU - one of top teams in AAC

Maybe one of the FB programs in the upper half of the conference.

Memphis - Will get that coveted Big 12 invite

Seems likely if the Big 12 expands in 5 years; otherwise, Memphis could be one of the top 2-3 football programs in the AAC.

Navy - will coimb back up and be middle of the road AAC team. As long as the money doesn't dry up, they stay in the AAC. Possible talk of independence in 5 years. People keep talking about Texas exposure, but they don't actually need to play football there for that to happen.

The Naval academy may not be willing to have anything less than an upper-tier AAC football program. Navy benefits too much from conference membership to consider independence.

SMU - top team in the AAC. About a 0.01% chance of seeing a Big 12 invite

May maintain an upper-tier FB program in an effort to get a Big 12 invitation (their chances may be close to 60/40).

Temple - middle of the road AAC team. As long as the money doesn't dry up and Navy stays, I think Temple remains. At the end of 5 years, possible talk of independence.

With a new, impressive, P5-experienced coaching staff, Temple could win 8 games per year within 2-3 years, will not seriously consider independence.

Tulane - middle of the pack AAC squad, some bad years possible.

Ditto.

Tulsa - good years mixed with some bad ones

Tulsa could have bowl eligible teams most of the next 5 seasons.

USF - Stuck in the top half of the AAC with no obvious way to improve their standing to the P5.

USF football may improve, but may have a 50/50 shot of a Big 12 invitation, regardless.

This guy must get paid by number of words in posts

There are 310 words in that post, of which 151 were reprinted. It seems unlikely that you consider 159 new words to be much of a reading comprehension challenge.

So - do you agree or disagree with the predictions made by the previous poster?

"ECU - one of top teams in AAC
Memphis - Will get that coveted Big 12 invite
Navy - will coimb back up and be middle of the road AAC team. As long as the money doesn't dry up, they stay in the AAC. Possible talk of independence in 5 years. People keep talking about Texas exposure, but they don't actually need to play football there for that to happen.
SMU - top team in the AAC. About a 0.01% chance of seeing a Big 12 invite
Temple - middle of the road AAC team. As long as the money doesn't dry up and Navy stays, I think Temple remains. At the end of 5 years, possible talk of independence.
Tulane - middle of the pack AAC squad, some bad years possible
Tulsa - good years mixed with some bad ones
USF - Stuck in the top half of the AAC with no obvious way to imrpove their standing to the P5."

"Enquiring minds want to know."

You’ve admitted you didn’t graduate from an AAC school and are not a fan of our conference.

Neither of those statements are correct. All I've said is that I root for many different schools, not just one. Regarding the conference, I'm definitely an AAC fan. I love the AAC, and that's why I post here. I just make a strong effort to be fair-minded and objective.

I've been posting on this board more often lately because some of the conference realignment threads got moved over to this board.

Overall, I have felt that this board has really slowed down over the past year, partly because AttackCoog doesn't seem to have been posting here as often as he used to, and I try to keep things moving by writing interesting, comical, and provocative things - but to be helpful, and never to troll.