(07-18-2015 05:15 PM)rosewater Wrote:  

(07-18-2015 04:36 PM)Attackcoog Wrote:  The Orlando Sentinel college count down is absolutely unfathomable this year. They have the AAC as the next to the worst G5 conference (barely edging out the Sunbelt). They have Navy as our highest ranked team. Cinci at #45 and Memphis at #48 are the next two highest. Almost half of the league is ranked over 100 (UConn, SMU, Tulane, USF, and Tulsa). Houston and Temple are ranked in the 80's. ECU is at #71. UCF is at #67 (ranked worse than MTSU, Ball State, Appy St, and Rice---among other G5's). The countdown is currently at #42 and Navy hasn't been ranked yet. The countdown seems to believe the AAC will be terrible. LaTech is the highest ranked G5 named so far at #42 (but there are several G5's who have yet to have their name called). Based on the number of unnamed G5 schools yet to be named in the G5 conferences, the countdown appears to be headed towards predicting the MAC or CUSA as the highest rated G5 conference. The AAC could maybe finish last if Georgia Southern finishes way higher than Navy in the countdown---but GS would probably have to finish in the top 5 to push us into last. The countdown writer should stay away from Vegas this year. We are going to make his countdown look ridiculous. .

I look for us to be slightly better as a conference than last year. Cincy, Houston, SMU, Tulsa, Tulane, and USF will be slightly better. Memphis, UCF, and ECU will be slightly to much worse.

I can't see those three being much worse

The mean 'team rank' of each of the 5 conferences so far >>> (Updated from OP's)

American Athletic 81.53
Mountain West 82.02
Conference USA 91.22
Mid-American 96.54
Sun Belt 100.85

(07-19-2015 03:51 PM)ultraviolet Wrote:  

(07-18-2015 08:12 PM)TIGERCITY Wrote:  Top 2 G5s >>
#25 Boise
#38 Marshall

Marshall has some talent no doubt, culled right out of the Star Wars bar scene. But Cato ain't coming back and the old saying, "An army of sheep led by a lion is to be feared more than an army of lions led by a sheep", comes to mind. They don't have a proven QB. Cato pulled their bacon out of the fire quite often and against less than the most stellar opposition. Don't see that superb level of play from the next guy.

*points at my previous post*

You and me brotha, we see things the same

(07-18-2015 04:01 PM)TripleA Wrote:  Massey composite rankings change as more individual rankings are added. Now it shows:

46. Cincinnati
50. Memphis
51. UCF
58. ECU
63. Navy
68. Houston
79. Temple
104. Tulane
106. USF
115, Tulsa
118. UConn
123. SMU

That looks about right.

(07-17-2015 04:53 PM)gulfcoastgal Wrote:  1st of the year (includes 4 rankings)

45 Cincinnati
49 UCF
54 Memphis
60 Navy
61 East Carolina
69 Houston
84 Temple
105 Tulane
109 South Florida
114 Tulsa
118 Connecticut
124 SMU

Five Bottom 25 teams. Ugh.

Gotta get out of those 100+.

(07-19-2015 09:07 PM)CougarRed Wrote:  

(07-17-2015 04:53 PM)gulfcoastgal Wrote:  1st of the year (includes 4 rankings)

45 Cincinnati
49 UCF
54 Memphis
60 Navy
61 East Carolina
69 Houston
84 Temple
105 Tulane
109 South Florida
114 Tulsa
118 Connecticut
124 SMU

Five Bottom 25 teams. Ugh.

Templw, Tulsa, and USF are all being lowballed. It should get better

lol....The Orlando Sentinel College Football Countdown is at #39 and has named Navy as the top AAC team. At #39, it is also the lowest ranked predicted champ from any G5 conference. Depending on where Georgia Southern finishes in the countdown, the AAC could be the lowest overall ranked FBS conference in the countdown (which obviously make us the lowest ranked G5 conference per the Sentinal preseason projection). We are already ranked behind every other G5 conference. This countdown is comedy gold. They should post this countdown in every AAC locker room.

(07-18-2015 05:15 PM)rosewater Wrote:  I look for us to be slightly better as a conference than last year. Cincy, Houston, SMU, Tulsa, Tulane, and USF will be slightly better. Memphis, UCF, and ECU will be slightly to much worse.

Our defense will be younger but that doesn't mean worse, just younger. We return a ton of firepower on offense and should actually be even better. Memphis will be as good or better than last season.

Includes 13 rankings

41. Memphis
48. Cincinnati
51. UCF
58. ECU
64. Houston
65. Navy
77. Temple
101. Tulane
110. USF
114. Tulsa
120. UConn
125. SMU

SEC 28.35
PAC 39.13
Big 12 44.80
ACC 46.12
Big 10 49.53
FBS Indep 64.79
MWC 80.28
AAC 80.82
CUSA 87.45
MAC 96.18
SBC 98.88

ETA: Link http://www.masseyratings.com/cf/compare.htm

(07-17-2015 04:53 PM)gulfcoastgal Wrote:  Includes 13 rankings

41. Memphis
48. Cincinnati
51. UCF
58. ECU
64. Houston
65. Navy
77. Temple
101. Tulane
110. USF
114. Tulsa
120. UConn
125. SMU

SEC 28.35
PAC 39.13
Big 12 44.80
ACC 46.12
Big 10 49.53
FBS Indep 64.79
MWC 80.28
AAC 80.82
CUSA 87.45
MAC 96.18
SBC 98.88

ETA: Link http://www.masseyratings.com/cf/compare.htm

#21 Boise
#30 Marshall

Lol the cusa board is saying that they think the massey composite is bogus and they expect the Orlando Sentinel completely arbitrary rankings to be more accurate

(07-27-2015 08:51 AM)DowdyPirate Wrote:  Lol the cusa board is saying that they think the massey composite is bogus and they expect the Orlando Sentinel completely arbitrary rankings to be more accurate

Link? I must be missing something because I don't even see the Massey Composite being discussed on our board.

(07-27-2015 09:09 AM)Volkmar Wrote:  

(07-27-2015 08:51 AM)DowdyPirate Wrote:  Lol the cusa board is saying that they think the massey composite is bogus and they expect the Orlando Sentinel completely arbitrary rankings to be more accurate

Link? I must be missing something because I don't even see the Massey Composite being discussed on our board.

Because they quickly got passed over for not being completely ass backwards.
http://www.csnbbs.com/thread-742963.html

(07-27-2015 09:20 AM)DowdyPirate Wrote:  

(07-27-2015 09:09 AM)Volkmar Wrote:  

(07-27-2015 08:51 AM)DowdyPirate Wrote:  Lol the cusa board is saying that they think the massey composite is bogus and they expect the Orlando Sentinel completely arbitrary rankings to be more accurate

Link? I must be missing something because I don't even see the Massey Composite being discussed on our board.

Because they quickly got passed over for not being completely ass backwards.
http://www.csnbbs.com/thread-742963.html

Thanks, yeah that thread didn't see much of a shelf life. Two or three put more faith in the Orlando Rankings. So be it; to each their own. I've never put much faith in any of them as far as UTSA is concerned because all of 'em have been way off in their assessment of us every year.

(07-27-2015 09:09 AM)Volkmar Wrote:  

(07-27-2015 08:51 AM)DowdyPirate Wrote:  Lol the cusa board is saying that they think the massey composite is bogus and they expect the Orlando Sentinel completely arbitrary rankings to be more accurate

Link? I must be missing something because I don't even see the Massey Composite being discussed on our board.

So, you cared enough to be over here defending CUSA, but you didn't care enough to look on Page 2 of your own board?

Which also means it was on Page 1 not long ago, lol.

(07-27-2015 09:30 AM)Volkmar Wrote:  

(07-27-2015 09:20 AM)DowdyPirate Wrote:  

(07-27-2015 09:09 AM)Volkmar Wrote:  

(07-27-2015 08:51 AM)DowdyPirate Wrote:  Lol the cusa board is saying that they think the massey composite is bogus and they expect the Orlando Sentinel completely arbitrary rankings to be more accurate

Link? I must be missing something because I don't even see the Massey Composite being discussed on our board.

Because they quickly got passed over for not being completely ass backwards.
http://www.csnbbs.com/thread-742963.html

Thanks, yeah that thread didn't see much of a shelf life. Two or three put more faith in the Orlando Rankings. So be it; to each their own. I've never put much faith in any of them as far as UTSA is concerned because all of 'em have been way off in their assessment of us every year.

The fact that this has like 20 posts, and the OS thread has 14 pages is all that needs to be said

(07-27-2015 09:33 AM)TripleA Wrote:  

(07-27-2015 09:09 AM)Volkmar Wrote:  

(07-27-2015 08:51 AM)DowdyPirate Wrote:  Lol the cusa board is saying that they think the massey composite is bogus and they expect the Orlando Sentinel completely arbitrary rankings to be more accurate

Link? I must be missing something because I don't even see the Massey Composite being discussed on our board.

So, you cared enough to be over here defending CUSA, but you didn't care enough to look on Page 2 of your own board?

Which also means it was on Page 1 not long ago, lol.

Who's defending? I was just curious where it was. Multi-tasking right now and didn't think to look at page 2. I honestly don't even remember seeing it when it was on page 1. Sometimes you just miss stuff. No crime in asking, right?

Seems like it's Boise State vs. the AAC field for the "Access Bowl" bid.

Somebody's been posting the Orlando Sentinel rankings on our board too - my theory is that schools are being randomly picked out of a bag. That's the only explanation.