(11-23-2024 09:54 PM)Oscar P Wrote:  ACU beat Tarleton and deserves to be ranked higher. The real crime here is SFA pulling their chicken s move to the Southland and screwing up the scheduling. ACU’s last game should have been an in conference game. Probably against Tarleton.
ACU should not have had to decide to play guys, or save them for the playoffs against a non conference team.
I think ACU messed up big time by not winning tonight though. Kinda the last thing people will see before selection Sunday.
ACU still hosts. Tarleton should, but we’ll see.

The point is, conference champs and playoff worthy teams take care of business, regardless of whether or not a game is OOC or has much a playoff implication. Your point on the it being the last thing people see is exactly on point. The people will see a team that couldn't take care of business, and struggled against lesser opponents all season. They see a team with a decent winning record, the conference title, but inconsistency and struggles. It doesn't speak to a strong resume at the end of the day.

My seats on on the top row of the upper deck. Dr. Hurley usually seats behind me in the first row of outdoor suites area. I overheard a few things he said.

He mentioned we will be installing new turf during the offseason. The current turf is 10 years old and the warranty expires now. The new turf will have a larger logo with the great state of Texas stretching from 40 to 40. The field will also be shifted closer to the home bleachers.

He also mentioned there are a couple of studs RBs coming in the next recruiting class.

(11-23-2024 10:15 PM)Outsider Wrote:  

(11-23-2024 09:54 PM)Oscar P Wrote:  ACU beat Tarleton and deserves to be ranked higher. The real crime here is SFA pulling their chicken s move to the Southland and screwing up the scheduling. ACU’s last game should have been an in conference game. Probably against Tarleton.
ACU should not have had to decide to play guys, or save them for the playoffs against a non conference team.
I think ACU messed up big time by not winning tonight though. Kinda the last thing people will see before selection Sunday.
ACU still hosts. Tarleton should, but we’ll see.

The point is, conference champs and playoff worthy teams take care of business, regardless of whether or not a game is OOC or has much a playoff implication. Your point on the it being the last thing people see is exactly on point. The people will see a team that couldn't take care of business, and struggled against lesser opponents all season. They see a team with a decent winning record, the conference title, but inconsistency and struggles. It doesn't speak to a strong resume at the end of the day.

If we had played all starters and Maverick got hurt, you’d be on here cussing the coaches and calling them idiots. Give it up man, your negativity can be felt all the way to Dallas right now.

(11-24-2024 09:52 AM)WestTexas409 Wrote:  

(11-23-2024 10:15 PM)Outsider Wrote:  

(11-23-2024 09:54 PM)Oscar P Wrote:  ACU beat Tarleton and deserves to be ranked higher. The real crime here is SFA pulling their chicken s move to the Southland and screwing up the scheduling. ACU’s last game should have been an in conference game. Probably against Tarleton.
ACU should not have had to decide to play guys, or save them for the playoffs against a non conference team.
I think ACU messed up big time by not winning tonight though. Kinda the last thing people will see before selection Sunday.
ACU still hosts. Tarleton should, but we’ll see.

The point is, conference champs and playoff worthy teams take care of business, regardless of whether or not a game is OOC or has much a playoff implication. Your point on the it being the last thing people see is exactly on point. The people will see a team that couldn't take care of business, and struggled against lesser opponents all season. They see a team with a decent winning record, the conference title, but inconsistency and struggles. It doesn't speak to a strong resume at the end of the day.

If we had played all starters and Maverick got hurt, you’d be on here cussing the coaches and calling them idiots. Give it up man, your negativity can be felt all the way to Dallas right now.

We were getting curb stomped with Maverick in the game and most of our starters were in the game. Stop making excuses and deal with reality. The team wasn't ready for the game and got their butts handed to them. Carson actually did a great job. I have said all season that Carson is a great QB after watching him in practices. Deal with it.

As predicted, Tarleton did indeed slip back ahead of ACU after the curb stomping yesterday in at least the AGS. Not sure about the Stats and Coaches yet as they will not be published until after Selection Sunday.

AGS Poll Results 2024 Week 13 (SELECTION SUNDAY)
11/24/2024



Rank Team: Total Points First Place Votes
1 Montana State Bobcats 999 39
2 South Dakota State Jackrabbits 940 1
3 North Dakota State Bison 911
4 South Dakota Coyotes 897
5 UC Davis Aggies 839
6T Idaho Vandals 759
6T Incarnate Word Cardinals 759
8 Mercer Bears 741
9 Richmond Spiders 703
10 Rhode Island Rams 628
11 Villanova Wildcats 531
12 Illinois State Redbirds 519
13 Tarleton Texans 500
14 Montana Grizzlies 485
15 Abilene Christian Wildcats 378
16 New Hampshire Wildcats 327
17 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks 319
18 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 313
19 Eastern Kentucky Colonels 250
20 Tennessee State Tigers 240
21 Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks 199
22 Missouri State Bears 167
23 South Carolina State Bulldogs 80
24 Southern Utah Thunderbirds 74
25 Harvard Crimson 71
ORV:
26T Chattanooga Mocs 68
26T Jackson State Tigers 68
28 Stony Brook Seawolves 54
29 Southeastern Louisiana Lions 39
30 Western Carolina Catamounts 38
31 North Carolina Central Eagles 30
32 Lehigh Mountain Hawks 29
33 Duquesne Dukes 19
34T East Tennessee State Buccaneers 8
34T Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks 8
36 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles 4
37T Central Connecticut Blue Devils 2
37T Dartmouth Big Green 2
37T Towson Tigers 2
Most Significant Win: South Dakota Coyotes
Most Significant Loss: North Dakota State Bison

ACU losing to SFA in poor fashion, and Tarleton beating UCA handily on the day before selection? Uh yeah, that had everything to do with the seeding. It’s not being negative. It’s reality.
A couple seeding spots swapped. Maybe not a big deal in the end, but it’s a bad look. We both probably exit in Rd. 2
Those of y’all saying ACU was prepared, and took SFA seriously are delusional. If that was the case, y’all then have to believe that SFA is a better team, and ACU does not belong in the playoffs. Coaches and players should be held accountable. Again, it really doesn’t matter too much in the end, but it was a bad loss. Very bad.
UAC should have been 5-0 against the bus league.