I heard that Tulsa is even getting lights installed in the gazebo, so this is awesome for the AAC...

(04-25-2017 05:54 PM)Hurricane Drummer Wrote:  I think the best thing about all this is it feels like everyone in the conference is trending up and making moves to realize their full potential. Some are closer than others to doing that at the moment, but if we can all start clicking on all cylinders at the same time we'll be a force of a conference. P6 or not.

I think this years conference preseason rankings will be telling. Orlando Sentinel is usually a good pulse on pecking order (albeit they're really bad with actual predictions)

Really, only UConn is guaranteed to be bad next year. Everyone else would be mid range or better in any other (G4) conference I feel.

(04-25-2017 08:59 PM)Kruciff Wrote:  

(04-25-2017 05:54 PM)Hurricane Drummer Wrote:  I think the best thing about all this is it feels like everyone in the conference is trending up and making moves to realize their full potential. Some are closer than others to doing that at the moment, but if we can all start clicking on all cylinders at the same time we'll be a force of a conference. P6 or not.

I think this years conference preseason rankings will be telling. Orlando Sentinel is usually a good pulse on pecking order (albeit they're really bad with actual predictions)

Really, only UConn is guaranteed to be bad next year. Everyone else would be mid range or better in any other (G4) conference I feel.

i disagree but whatever lol

we will be better then you think

(04-25-2017 08:59 PM)Kruciff Wrote:  

(04-25-2017 05:54 PM)Hurricane Drummer Wrote:  I think the best thing about all this is it feels like everyone in the conference is trending up and making moves to realize their full potential. Some are closer than others to doing that at the moment, but if we can all start clicking on all cylinders at the same time we'll be a force of a conference. P6 or not.

I think this years conference preseason rankings will be telling. Orlando Sentinel is usually a good pulse on pecking order (albeit they're really bad with actual predictions)

Really, only UConn is guaranteed to be bad next year. Everyone else would be mid range or better in any other (G4) conference I feel.

You never posted ours.

(04-25-2017 11:35 PM)Knightbengal Wrote:  

(04-25-2017 08:59 PM)Kruciff Wrote:  

(04-25-2017 05:54 PM)Hurricane Drummer Wrote:  I think the best thing about all this is it feels like everyone in the conference is trending up and making moves to realize their full potential. Some are closer than others to doing that at the moment, but if we can all start clicking on all cylinders at the same time we'll be a force of a conference. P6 or not.

I think this years conference preseason rankings will be telling. Orlando Sentinel is usually a good pulse on pecking order (albeit they're really bad with actual predictions)

Really, only UConn is guaranteed to be bad next year. Everyone else would be mid range or better in any other (G4) conference I feel.

You never posted ours.

Our what? The preview is right there

(04-26-2017 09:56 AM)Kruciff Wrote:  

(04-25-2017 11:35 PM)Knightbengal Wrote:  

(04-25-2017 08:59 PM)Kruciff Wrote:  

(04-25-2017 05:54 PM)Hurricane Drummer Wrote:  I think the best thing about all this is it feels like everyone in the conference is trending up and making moves to realize their full potential. Some are closer than others to doing that at the moment, but if we can all start clicking on all cylinders at the same time we'll be a force of a conference. P6 or not.

I think this years conference preseason rankings will be telling. Orlando Sentinel is usually a good pulse on pecking order (albeit they're really bad with actual predictions)

Really, only UConn is guaranteed to be bad next year. Everyone else would be mid range or better in any other (G4) conference I feel.

You never posted ours.

Our what? The preview is right there

UCF fans. SMH. They couldn't even see Shaquem Griffin's left hand much less a link.

Question:

Is Connelly picking USF to finish 6th in the AAC or are these previews in no particular order?

If there isnt mention of the gazebo, its not a serious write up.

I wonder of the Univ of Tulsa Wiki page allows for edits? lol

hmmmm

(04-26-2017 11:51 AM)Hurricane Drummer Wrote:  Question:

Is Connelly picking USF to finish 6th in the AAC or are these previews in no particular order?

I used to think it was in order of finish in the conference last year, but USF finished 3rd didn't they?

(04-26-2017 12:52 PM)Kruciff Wrote:  

(04-26-2017 11:51 AM)Hurricane Drummer Wrote:  Question:

Is Connelly picking USF to finish 6th in the AAC or are these previews in no particular order?

I used to think it was in order of finish in the conference last year, but USF finished 3rd didn't they?

It looks like it. Interesting.

(04-26-2017 01:18 PM)Hurricane Drummer Wrote:  

(04-26-2017 12:52 PM)Kruciff Wrote:  

(04-26-2017 11:51 AM)Hurricane Drummer Wrote:  Question:

Is Connelly picking USF to finish 6th in the AAC or are these previews in no particular order?

I used to think it was in order of finish in the conference last year, but USF finished 3rd didn't they?

It looks like it. Interesting.

Projected 2017 record and S&P+ ranking: 9-3 (56th)

He's projecting USF to finish 9-3 which doesn't seem indicative of a team finishing 6th in the AAC unless he's saying USF will have 3 conferences losses and the next 5 teams have 3 or fewer conference losses.

(04-26-2017 01:29 PM)BmoreBull35 Wrote:  

(04-26-2017 01:18 PM)Hurricane Drummer Wrote:  

(04-26-2017 12:52 PM)Kruciff Wrote:  

(04-26-2017 11:51 AM)Hurricane Drummer Wrote:  Question:

Is Connelly picking USF to finish 6th in the AAC or are these previews in no particular order?

I used to think it was in order of finish in the conference last year, but USF finished 3rd didn't they?

It looks like it. Interesting.

Projected 2017 record and S&P+ ranking: 9-3 (56th)

He's projecting USF to finish 9-3 which doesn't seem indicative of a team finishing 6th in the AAC unless he's saying USF will have 3 conferences losses and the next 5 teams have 3 or fewer conference losses.

Considering USF's hardest OOC contest might be SJSU next season, i'd bet that's exactly the case.

I thought we decided last year it was reverse order pf 2016 final S&P+ rankings (Connelly's advanced stats)

Bump for Tulsa. Connelly is high on them apparently.

(04-27-2017 10:25 AM)Kruciff Wrote:  Bump for Tulsa. Connelly is high on them apparently.

I think Connelly's article puts into words how I, and presumably most Tulsa fans, feel about this coming season. If we can reload our passing game and continue to improve on defense we will be deadly. But nobody knows if we can do that. If we don't, .500 seems about right.

Bonus: My driver's ed teacher took the first photo used in the article. Props Coach Johnson!

IMO it would be very hard not to predict USF as the AAC favorite (apparently) with all those starters returning from an 11 win team. And TU will have to play them in Tampa. But don't get me wrong, TU will again be a very good FB team.

(04-27-2017 12:53 PM)rabidTU2 Wrote:  IMO it would be very hard not to predict USF as the AAC favorite (apparently) with all those starters returning from an 11 win team. And TU will have to play them in Tampa. But don't get me wrong, TU will again be a very good FB team.

I agree. USF will be hard to beat as long as the coaching change goes smoothly.

UConn v Tulane for the title ya'll heard it here first

(04-26-2017 09:56 AM)Kruciff Wrote:  

(04-25-2017 11:35 PM)Knightbengal Wrote:  

(04-25-2017 08:59 PM)Kruciff Wrote:  

(04-25-2017 05:54 PM)Hurricane Drummer Wrote:  I think the best thing about all this is it feels like everyone in the conference is trending up and making moves to realize their full potential. Some are closer than others to doing that at the moment, but if we can all start clicking on all cylinders at the same time we'll be a force of a conference. P6 or not.

I think this years conference preseason rankings will be telling. Orlando Sentinel is usually a good pulse on pecking order (albeit they're really bad with actual predictions)

Really, only UConn is guaranteed to be bad next year. Everyone else would be mid range or better in any other (G4) conference I feel.

You never posted ours.

Our what? The preview is right there

I followed the link and didn't see ours.

(04-27-2017 01:16 PM)Knightbengal Wrote:  

(04-26-2017 09:56 AM)Kruciff Wrote:  

(04-25-2017 11:35 PM)Knightbengal Wrote:  

(04-25-2017 08:59 PM)Kruciff Wrote:  

(04-25-2017 05:54 PM)Hurricane Drummer Wrote:  I think the best thing about all this is it feels like everyone in the conference is trending up and making moves to realize their full potential. Some are closer than others to doing that at the moment, but if we can all start clicking on all cylinders at the same time we'll be a force of a conference. P6 or not.

I think this years conference preseason rankings will be telling. Orlando Sentinel is usually a good pulse on pecking order (albeit they're really bad with actual predictions)

Really, only UConn is guaranteed to be bad next year. Everyone else would be mid range or better in any other (G4) conference I feel.

You never posted ours.

Our what? The preview is right there

I followed the link and didn't see ours.

Man, that thing has been harder to find than a UCF win in 2015. It showed up when I clicked it. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯