NestaKnight1
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RE: UCF 2013 and ECU 2014
(10-24-2014 03:08 PM)NothingButKnight Wrote: (10-24-2014 01:56 PM)b0ndsj0ns Wrote: Last years UCF team was a lot better than this years ECU team.
Impossible to say for sure if you end up running the table the rest of the way. Our "tough" opponents were definitely tougher though (final rankings listed):
#4 South Carolina (11-2), lose by 3 at home
#12 Baylor (11-2), won by 10 at neutral site
#15 Louisville (12-1), won by 3 on the road
Penn St (7-5), won by 3 on the road
ECU's four toughest opponents so far are 4-3 South Carolina, 4-4 VaTech, 3-4 UNC, and 3-4 USF.
At the time of the UCF victory over Baylor BU was ranked 5th, when UCF beat Louisville UL was ranked 6th.
(This post was last modified: 10-24-2014 05:38 PM by NestaKnight1.)
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knightmite
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RE: UCF 2013 and ECU 2014
(10-24-2014 12:14 AM)WalkThePlank Wrote: (10-23-2014 11:39 PM)PirateJP Wrote: One big difference though, UCF was guaranteed a BCS bowl due to the AAC being AQ last season. This year we're not guaranteed a thing.
That UCF team proved they can play with the Power 5.
And by the fact that most AAC teams played UCF tough then the rest of the ACC isn't that far behind the P5. If the AAC had the money and exposure the P5 have I'm sure they would compete with the P5 within 4-8 years. But of course that will not happen.
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Biz Prof
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RE: UCF 2013 and ECU 2014
ECU has a coach named Lincoln. Did UCF have a player, coach, or staffer named Kennedy? ;-)
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DowdyPirate
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RE: UCF 2013 and ECU 2014
(10-24-2014 06:02 PM)Biz Prof Wrote: ECU has a coach named Lincoln. Did UCF have a player, coach, or staffer named Kennedy? ;-)
Did both teams have 100 total players??
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ucfjay
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UCF 2013 and ECU 2014
(10-24-2014 06:02 PM)Biz Prof Wrote: ECU has a coach named Lincoln. Did UCF have a player, coach, or staffer named Kennedy? ;-)
I see what you did there and love it!
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Fo Shizzle
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RE: UCF 2013 and ECU 2014
IMHO...UCF is the best team in the AAC. I almost would give 2 to 1 odds they win the AAC championship.
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10-24-2014 11:34 PM |
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NothingButKnight
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RE: UCF 2013 and ECU 2014
(10-24-2014 05:38 PM)NestaKnight1 Wrote: (10-24-2014 03:08 PM)NothingButKnight Wrote: (10-24-2014 01:56 PM)b0ndsj0ns Wrote: Last years UCF team was a lot better than this years ECU team.
Impossible to say for sure if you end up running the table the rest of the way. Our "tough" opponents were definitely tougher though (final rankings listed):
#4 South Carolina (11-2), lose by 3 at home
#12 Baylor (11-2), won by 10 at neutral site
#15 Louisville (12-1), won by 3 on the road
Penn St (7-5), won by 3 on the road
ECU's four toughest opponents so far are 4-3 South Carolina, 4-4 VaTech, 3-4 UNC, and 3-4 USF.
At the time of the UCF victory over Baylor BU was ranked 5th, when UCF beat Louisville UL was ranked 6th.
No one cares about at the time of victory. Final rankings are the only ones that matter.
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KnightLight
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RE: UCF 2013 and ECU 2014
(10-25-2014 01:01 AM)NothingButKnight Wrote: (10-24-2014 05:38 PM)NestaKnight1 Wrote: (10-24-2014 03:08 PM)NothingButKnight Wrote: (10-24-2014 01:56 PM)b0ndsj0ns Wrote: Last years UCF team was a lot better than this years ECU team.
Impossible to say for sure if you end up running the table the rest of the way. Our "tough" opponents were definitely tougher though (final rankings listed):
#4 South Carolina (11-2), lose by 3 at home
#12 Baylor (11-2), won by 10 at neutral site
#15 Louisville (12-1), won by 3 on the road
Penn St (7-5), won by 3 on the road
ECU's four toughest opponents so far are 4-3 South Carolina, 4-4 VaTech, 3-4 UNC, and 3-4 USF.
At the time of the UCF victory over Baylor BU was ranked 5th, when UCF beat Louisville UL was ranked 6th.
No one cares about at the time of victory. Final rankings are the only ones that matter.
Totally incorrect...as almost every team lists their wins vs RANKED teams...and all use whatever rankings were at the time of game.
The only reason why Baylor and Louisville dropped in the polls because while heavily favored, they lost to UCF at home (UL's only loss of the season) and/or at a neutral site.
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10-25-2014 06:37 AM |
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NothingButKnight
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RE: UCF 2013 and ECU 2014
(10-25-2014 06:37 AM)KnightLight Wrote: (10-25-2014 01:01 AM)NothingButKnight Wrote: (10-24-2014 05:38 PM)NestaKnight1 Wrote: (10-24-2014 03:08 PM)NothingButKnight Wrote: (10-24-2014 01:56 PM)b0ndsj0ns Wrote: Last years UCF team was a lot better than this years ECU team.
Impossible to say for sure if you end up running the table the rest of the way. Our "tough" opponents were definitely tougher though (final rankings listed):
#4 South Carolina (11-2), lose by 3 at home
#12 Baylor (11-2), won by 10 at neutral site
#15 Louisville (12-1), won by 3 on the road
Penn St (7-5), won by 3 on the road
ECU's four toughest opponents so far are 4-3 South Carolina, 4-4 VaTech, 3-4 UNC, and 3-4 USF.
At the time of the UCF victory over Baylor BU was ranked 5th, when UCF beat Louisville UL was ranked 6th.
No one cares about at the time of victory. Final rankings are the only ones that matter.
Totally incorrect...as almost every team lists their wins vs RANKED teams...and all use whatever rankings were at the time of game.
The only reason why Baylor and Louisville dropped in the polls because while heavily favored, they lost to UCF at home (UL's only loss of the season) and/or at a neutral site.
That doesn't change the fact that it's a BS metric, especially in the early weeks when preseason rankings are more guesswork than merit-based.
Every now and then you have a top-ranked team really be a bad team. USC in 2012 started out #1 and ended 7-6. Does Stanford, who beat them in the third week, get to claim victory over a ranked team? I'd say that is a dubious claim at best.
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mtmedlin
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RE: UCF 2013 and ECU 2014
I tell ya what... at the end of the season "if" ECU wins out and wins the Access bowl then we can go look at SOS and make a decision of who is better... I wont join the debate because Ill just be sitting back counting the money the AAC is going to make :)
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KnightLight
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RE: UCF 2013 and ECU 2014
(10-25-2014 07:38 AM)NothingButKnight Wrote: (10-25-2014 06:37 AM)KnightLight Wrote: (10-25-2014 01:01 AM)NothingButKnight Wrote: (10-24-2014 05:38 PM)NestaKnight1 Wrote: (10-24-2014 03:08 PM)NothingButKnight Wrote: Impossible to say for sure if you end up running the table the rest of the way. Our "tough" opponents were definitely tougher though (final rankings listed):
#4 South Carolina (11-2), lose by 3 at home
#12 Baylor (11-2), won by 10 at neutral site
#15 Louisville (12-1), won by 3 on the road
Penn St (7-5), won by 3 on the road
ECU's four toughest opponents so far are 4-3 South Carolina, 4-4 VaTech, 3-4 UNC, and 3-4 USF.
At the time of the UCF victory over Baylor BU was ranked 5th, when UCF beat Louisville UL was ranked 6th.
No one cares about at the time of victory. Final rankings are the only ones that matter.
Totally incorrect...as almost every team lists their wins vs RANKED teams...and all use whatever rankings were at the time of game.
The only reason why Baylor and Louisville dropped in the polls because while heavily favored, they lost to UCF at home (UL's only loss of the season) and/or at a neutral site.
That doesn't change the fact that it's a BS metric, especially in the early weeks when preseason rankings are more guesswork than merit-based.
Every now and then you have a top-ranked team really be a bad team. USC in 2012 started out #1 and ended 7-6. Does Stanford, who beat them in the third week, get to claim victory over a ranked team? I'd say that is a dubious claim at best.
Ok, according to you...but not to the rest that follow college football.
I will give you that early in the season, ranking fluctuate but the reason why Baylor was ranked in the Top 5-6 at the end of the regular season...is because they were Big 12 Champs with a 11-1 record...and not some Top 5 ranking with a 0-0 or 1-0 record in late August/early Sept.
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