(01-05-2021 02:00 PM)Titans3775 Wrote:  

(01-04-2021 02:36 PM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(01-04-2021 02:18 PM)Eichorst Wrote:  Troll thread.

The AAC consistently produces a champion on the same level of other P5 champions.

The past three years, the top G5 team has lost to the 4th place SEC team, the 3rd place B1G team and the 4th place SEC team, respectively in NY6 bowls. That's not really showing you are on the same level as a P5 champion.

The push for 5/1/2 is IMO primarily an AAC push, as the AAC stands to benefit far more than any other conference. It would mean that probably 4 years in 5, the AAC places a team in the playoffs. Other G5 will go many years without getting in (no SBC or CUSA team has made the NY6 in seven years) so would be IMO fools to agree to this. Among the P5, the PAC would also benefit, as they struggle to get their champ in the current CFP. But that's about it.

That isn't an entirely fair argument. UCF had a bad backup QB and Memphis' coaching staff decided Florida was nicer than the Cotton Bowl. UCF with Milton or Memphis with a coaching staff probably leads to wins based on how the games actually played out. Cincy was really the only full-ish strength AAC team to play recently and they choked away a win.

Cincinnati was missing 5 players - the starting center, the starting RB, the starting strong safety (All-American James Wiggins), a starting corner (All-American Ahmad Gardner), and a backup DL who plays a lot of snaps each game rotating with the #1. When LT James Hudson was ejected from the half at the half for a targeting call they were down six players in the second half.

So no, they were not at full strength.