(08-30-2014 11:43 AM)Cyniclone Wrote:  Puts a little pressure on Old Dominion fans when the Monarchs visit Vandy. Even if Vandy improves, people will still remember what Temple did to them, and if ODU loses, it'll reflect poorly on the conference in a way that it wouldn't had Vandy won.

Of course, Temple could run the table and grab the access bowl slot to the shock of everyone. A far cry from when they lost 900-0 to Hofstra ... in their street clothes.

No offense to ODU, but it's going to be hard for you to reflect poorly on the conference this year. You are still so new to FBS, that losing to an SEC team(I don't give a **** who they lost to) will not reflect poorly on C-USA.

Now if Marshall lost to them, that would be a different story.

(08-30-2014 02:07 PM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  

(08-30-2014 02:01 PM)ENCPir87769 Wrote:  

(08-30-2014 11:45 AM)Cyniclone Wrote:  

(08-30-2014 11:42 AM)RUNVSFD MINER Wrote:  

(08-30-2014 11:40 AM)UofMemphis Wrote:  Honestly, only UTSA over Houston and Temple destroying Vandy was surprising to me.

Tulsa losing to Tulane surprised me.

Imagine how surprised Tulsa was!

(they won)

Now THAT was funny!

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TU beat TU.

In other news, TU lost to TU.

And Archbishop Desmond Tutu performed the coin toss.

(08-30-2014 02:14 PM)blazers9911 Wrote:  

(08-30-2014 11:43 AM)Cyniclone Wrote:  Puts a little pressure on Old Dominion fans when the Monarchs visit Vandy. Even if Vandy improves, people will still remember what Temple did to them, and if ODU loses, it'll reflect poorly on the conference in a way that it wouldn't had Vandy won.

Of course, Temple could run the table and grab the access bowl slot to the shock of everyone. A far cry from when they lost 900-0 to Hofstra ... in their street clothes.

No offense to ODU, but it's going to be hard for you to reflect poorly on the conference this year. You are still so new to FBS, that losing to an SEC team(I don't give a **** who they lost to) will not reflect poorly on C-USA.

Now if Marshall lost to them, that would be a different story.

I think it's more that now there's more expectation that ODU can keep it close/win if Temple, picked to be near the butt end of the AAC, mauled Vandy, and Georgia Southern, like ODU a second-year FBS transitional, beats N.C. State.

(08-30-2014 02:07 PM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  

(08-30-2014 02:01 PM)ENCPir87769 Wrote:  

(08-30-2014 11:45 AM)Cyniclone Wrote:  

(08-30-2014 11:42 AM)RUNVSFD MINER Wrote:  

(08-30-2014 11:40 AM)UofMemphis Wrote:  Honestly, only UTSA over Houston and Temple destroying Vandy was surprising to me.

Tulsa losing to Tulane surprised me.

Imagine how surprised Tulsa was!

(they won)

Now THAT was funny!

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TU beat TU.

In other news, TU lost to TU.

Easy to get confused.

Dang it. I typed it wrong (that's twice today).

And here I thought TU won....

I am concerned about losing to UNM. I am concerned about UTEP not doing well in CUSA west. I am worried about a lot of things. I am not worried about any trouble for the AAC. They are where they want to be. CUSA 3.1 and especially CUSA-West is not a bad thing for UTEP. May the AAC mount their favorite horsey and ride off into oblivion for all I care.

(08-30-2014 02:33 PM)Cyniclone Wrote:  

(08-30-2014 02:14 PM)blazers9911 Wrote:  

(08-30-2014 11:43 AM)Cyniclone Wrote:  Puts a little pressure on Old Dominion fans when the Monarchs visit Vandy. Even if Vandy improves, people will still remember what Temple did to them, and if ODU loses, it'll reflect poorly on the conference in a way that it wouldn't had Vandy won.

Of course, Temple could run the table and grab the access bowl slot to the shock of everyone. A far cry from when they lost 900-0 to Hofstra ... in their street clothes.

No offense to ODU, but it's going to be hard for you to reflect poorly on the conference this year. You are still so new to FBS, that losing to an SEC team(I don't give a **** who they lost to) will not reflect poorly on C-USA.

Now if Marshall lost to them, that would be a different story.

I think it's more that now there's more expectation that ODU can keep it close/win if Temple, picked to be near the butt end of the AAC, mauled Vandy, and Georgia Southern, like ODU a second-year FBS transitional, beats N.C. State.

GA Southern has a history of beating FBS teams, and they're known because of the dynasty they had in the 80's. It's just different. You know what I'm saying?

(08-30-2014 11:06 AM)baruna falls Wrote:  Having a national platform on ESPN will help the AAC even with some of the good teams losing. ECU and Cincy have not played, and both schools have also been mentioned as Access Bowl contenders. Even if this turns out to be a down year, the national exposure will continue to be afforded to the AAC by ESPN. National exposure means the AAC can lose some battles but still be in great shape for the long haul. I really impressed so far by what ESPN has given the AAC in terms of time slots and coverage.

This was , at least from my perspective, the biggest issue I had with Conference USA when we were in it. The lack of any national news from ESPN.

Did you forget that CUSA's TV deal was with ESPN for years and all that national exposure didn't get us squat.

(08-30-2014 02:44 PM)comiceagle Wrote:  

(08-30-2014 11:06 AM)baruna falls Wrote:  Having a national platform on ESPN will help the AAC even with some of the good teams losing. ECU and Cincy have not played, and both schools have also been mentioned as Access Bowl contenders. Even if this turns out to be a down year, the national exposure will continue to be afforded to the AAC by ESPN. National exposure means the AAC can lose some battles but still be in great shape for the long haul. I really impressed so far by what ESPN has given the AAC in terms of time slots and coverage.

This was , at least from my perspective, the biggest issue I had with Conference USA when we were in it. The lack of any national news from ESPN.

Did you forget that CUSA's TV deal was with ESPN for years and all that national exposure didn't get us squat.

Of course he has forgotten. Hes a prick.

Why are all the current CUSA members spilling over from their website on this board to knock the AAC on this thread? As we all know factually the AAC is made up primarily of the best former CUSA programs plus Temple and U Conn and the current CUSA members are primarily former Sunbelt teams. These comments are not smack talk or trolling but facts.[/align]

The AAC isn't much ahead of the rest of the G5. Really only Cincinnati and Connecticut can make that claim, the rest are about on par with the remainder of G5 overall as athletic departments (UCF is the next closest)...

(08-30-2014 02:39 PM)DowdyPirate Wrote:  

(08-30-2014 02:33 PM)Cyniclone Wrote:  

(08-30-2014 02:14 PM)blazers9911 Wrote:  

(08-30-2014 11:43 AM)Cyniclone Wrote:  Puts a little pressure on Old Dominion fans when the Monarchs visit Vandy. Even if Vandy improves, people will still remember what Temple did to them, and if ODU loses, it'll reflect poorly on the conference in a way that it wouldn't had Vandy won.

Of course, Temple could run the table and grab the access bowl slot to the shock of everyone. A far cry from when they lost 900-0 to Hofstra ... in their street clothes.

No offense to ODU, but it's going to be hard for you to reflect poorly on the conference this year. You are still so new to FBS, that losing to an SEC team(I don't give a **** who they lost to) will not reflect poorly on C-USA.

Now if Marshall lost to them, that would be a different story.

I think it's more that now there's more expectation that ODU can keep it close/win if Temple, picked to be near the butt end of the AAC, mauled Vandy, and Georgia Southern, like ODU a second-year FBS transitional, beats N.C. State.

GA Southern has a history of beating FBS teams, and they're known because of the dynasty they had in the 80's. It's just different. You know what I'm saying?

Now I like Georgia Southern and all, but one win does not a history make.

NDSU has a history of beating FBS teams (5 straight). The Citadel has a history of beating FBS teams (From 1988 - 1992 they won 6 IA games mainly over Army & Navy but including wins over South Carolina and Arkansas). Furman has a history of beating FBS teams. Georgia Southern is 1-21 in games vs FBS as a FCS team.

Savacool.FACT. 5 current C-USA members played football in the SBC.5 of 14=35.7%.Just over one third.Primary?

(09-03-2014 05:08 PM)TOPSTRAIGHT Wrote:  Savacool.FACT. 5 current C-USA members played football in the SBC.5 of 14=35.7%.Just over one third.Primary?

Reality has never been one of Savafool's strong points

(09-03-2014 04:00 PM)Cali_Cat Wrote:  The AAC isn't much ahead of the rest of the G5. Really only Cincinnati and Connecticut can make that claim, the rest are about on par with the remainder of G5 overall as athletic departments (UCF is the next closest)...

I don't know about that. The strongest C-USA/MAC/Sun Belt athletic programs are Ohio, UTEP, and WKU (not just football, entire athletic dept). It's a pretty big drop off after that. As much as I think highly of those programs, it's pretty clear that UCF, USF, Memphis, and ECU are ahead of them (as is SDSU). And those 3 aren't really ahead of the rest of the AAC or MWC (other than SJSU, Tulsa, and Tulane).

Basically, every MAC/C-USA/Sun Belt school other than Ohio, UTEP, or WKU would be a perennial bottom feeder in the AAC, and probably in the MWC too.

(09-03-2014 05:08 PM)TOPSTRAIGHT Wrote:  Savacool.FACT. 5 current C-USA members played football in the SBC.5 of 14=35.7%.Just over one third.Primary?

And 4 others were members at one point in time, 3 before they had football programs. So 9 of 14 are former Sun Belt members. AAC 9 of 12 are former CUSA members. MWC all 12 are former WAC members and 9 were in the WAC 16.

(09-03-2014 05:28 PM)Captain Bearcat Wrote:  

(09-03-2014 04:00 PM)Cali_Cat Wrote:  The AAC isn't much ahead of the rest of the G5. Really only Cincinnati and Connecticut can make that claim, the rest are about on par with the remainder of G5 overall as athletic departments (UCF is the next closest)...

I don't know about that. The strongest C-USA/MAC/Sun Belt athletic programs are Ohio, UTEP, and WKU (not just football, entire athletic dept). It's a pretty big drop off after that. As much as I think highly of those programs, it's pretty clear that UCF, USF, Memphis, and ECU are ahead of them (as is SDSU). And those 3 aren't really ahead of the rest of the AAC or MWC (other than SJSU, Tulsa, and Tulane).

Basically, every MAC/C-USA/Sun Belt school other than Ohio, UTEP, or WKU would be a perennial bottom feeder in the AAC, and probably in the MWC too.

WKU and UTEP are bot CUSA. Sun belts best are UL and Arkansas state

What's with all of the insecurity from the CUSA fans? Seriously guys, you're better than that. It's only week one so let's all calm down.

I agree

(08-30-2014 11:05 AM)The Knight Time Wrote:  Hilarious considering the "best CUSA" team doesn't even play a team remotely as good as Penn State all season.

Penn State? that school that is on probation, penn state?

FACT. Five current C-USA members played** FOOTBALL** in the SBC.Just over one third-hardly primary.


Now if you want to bring up the past conference history of every team regardless of sport. Well...

Louisville,Marshall-OVC Tulane-SEC Virginia Tech-Metro etc.,etc.