(10-26-2020 07:14 PM)slhNavy91 Wrote:  

(10-26-2020 06:31 PM)invisiblehand Wrote:  

(10-26-2020 06:00 PM)TripleA Wrote:  

(10-26-2020 05:44 PM)invisiblehand Wrote:  Cincinnati will certainly be tested by season's end. They still have Memphis, UH, Tulsa, and UCF.

Games among the tops 6:

Cincy: Memphis, UH, Tulsa, UCF
UH: Tulsa, UCF, Cincy, SMU
Tulsa: SMU, UH, Cincy
SMU: UH, Tulsa
Memphis: Cincy, Houston
UCF: UH, Cincy

Technically, Navy is in the top 6 with a 3-1 conference record, while UCF is 2-2, so I would throw them in, as well. They can beat anybody, especially at home, where Tulsa and Memphis still have to play.

3-1 against 3 of the 4 bottom in the conference though... and they haven’t looked amazing doing it either. UCF is better than their record.

3 remaining against the top half of the conference and two are at home.
"Haven't looked amazing doing it," is pretty spot on. Possibly generous. Flashes of what could be, running two 9+ minute drives against Temple. Houston game was far more frustrating than BYU or even Air Force because it was right there but just off (and that's not to discredit Houston winning the trenches and executing when we didn’t).
I don't know if we can fix that "just off" or not. Positioned well, but a tough road if we cannot fix those numerous "just off" aspects.

to be fair houston run defense has been dominant all year.. houston kept tulane sub 100yd rushing, the first time that had happend in 56 games (70 total rushing yards)

then completely shut down byu running until the last drive (but the game was over then) (78 total rushing yards)-- they beat us passing

houston is statically the best run D in the league by a big gap, this despite playing only great run teams

byu's oline coach on byutv (they have their own sports shows)..they had a section of the show where they had him pick who he thought would win pregame between navy and houston.. he said he didnt seen how navy could win, he said byu was pushing around navy and houston was pushing us around

"just off" with houston could mean something completely different with the rest of the conference