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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
(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
(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.
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.
Worst MU season in 30+ years. I'd give them an "F"....as in F'n suck D.
I am guessing how they performed against the expectations is the basis for the criteria. I wouldn't rank ODU ahead of WKU if its just performance that is being evaluated. After all they are the CUSA Champs.
Yeah, not how we stacked up against each other but a grade on our teams and how we stacked up vs expectation I'm sure was a criteria. We were expected 6th and far exceeded that. If you were expected to have a 6-6 season and ended up with a 6-6 season that's a C, imo. Average.
(01-11-2017 09:53 AM)usm99 Wrote: [ -> ]D+....UTEP

D is for Diploma.
(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
(01-11-2017 10:17 AM)Collin_Ellis Wrote: [ -> ]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.


With the preseason expectations of a rebuilding season, a B+ or A- is fair. Knowing how the season ended, I would give LaTech a C+.
Media expected FAU to go 4-8. We went 3-9. The "D" is fully deserved. From the personal standpoint, since I expected us to go 6-6, we deserve an "F".

As an afterthought, the Administration deserves a "C" for sticking this long with an inept head coach but hiring Kiffin.
(01-11-2017 11:46 AM)Cool Hand Clyde Wrote: [ -> ]
(01-11-2017 10:17 AM)Collin_Ellis Wrote: [ -> ]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.


With the preseason expectations of a rebuilding season, a B+ or A- is fair. Knowing how the season ended, I would give LaTech a C+.

I agree, the way the season ended I would give a C for Tech. Win against USM a B, win against USM and WKU an A
(01-11-2017 01:01 PM)Dawgxas Wrote: [ -> ]
(01-11-2017 11:46 AM)Cool Hand Clyde Wrote: [ -> ]
(01-11-2017 10:17 AM)Collin_Ellis Wrote: [ -> ]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.


With the preseason expectations of a rebuilding season, a B+ or A- is fair. Knowing how the season ended, I would give LaTech a C+.

I agree, the way the season ended I would give a C for Tech. Win against USM a B, win against USM and WKU an A

Don't sell us too short. I'm ok with a B+. We had some losses we shouldn't have, but we still won our division, beat a team no one else in our conference has since 2014, and beat a ranked AAC division champ.
(01-11-2017 01:24 PM)techdawg28 Wrote: [ -> ]
(01-11-2017 01:01 PM)Dawgxas Wrote: [ -> ]
(01-11-2017 11:46 AM)Cool Hand Clyde Wrote: [ -> ]
(01-11-2017 10:17 AM)Collin_Ellis Wrote: [ -> ]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.


With the preseason expectations of a rebuilding season, a B+ or A- is fair. Knowing how the season ended, I would give LaTech a C+.

I agree, the way the season ended I would give a C for Tech. Win against USM a B, win against USM and WKU an A

Don't sell us too short. I'm ok with a B+. We had some losses we shouldn't have, but we still won our division, beat a team no one else in our conference has since 2014, and beat a ranked AAC division champ.

I would rate it a C+/B-. If we would have beat USM and MTSU solid B. IF we do that and Beat WKU in CCG then A-. Beat Ark on top of that A. Undefeated A+
MT a "C"

Average
We were so bad, we don't even deserve an F. More like we should have been kicked out of school.
(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.
(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.

It was 27-7 in the second half and both sides of the ball decided to stop playing.

That's called blowing a game.

Also Skip decided to call the same pass play 3 times in the red zone. If he had run it with Craft I think we score and win.
Army was B- at minus, not A.
Schizo season. The new staff had a lot to do with it. Started well and ended well. Schizo in-between. Many reasons for optimism. Ito Smith will be back. Spring game might be interesting.
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