(10-30-2026 02:41 AM)DoubleDogDare Wrote:  

(10-29-2026 10:53 PM)CardinalBlackTrojan Wrote:  I just need to know, what happened to the crowd???

Student section was 90% full before kickoff but like the vast majority of schools out there, we have a problem keeping students for the full game.

Thursday night of Halloween weekend at a school with 60% girls.....pretty clear answer.

Just take down your endzone bleachers and give the students a muddy hill. Works every time lol.

Thanks Troy.

App and GS control their own destinies now. Tomorrow night's game is going to be big.

(10-30-2026 12:12 AM)WinstonTheWolf Wrote:  

(10-29-2026 10:37 PM)hannibalDawg Wrote:  

(10-29-2026 10:32 PM)Trojanbybirth Wrote:  So we lost to the worst team in the league last week. Became the worst team in the league. Then the very next week, we beat the best team in the league. Are we still the worst in the league?

I'll be interested in the SP+ theatrics. ULl only dropped a couple, and SoMiss only climbed a couple from their results. JMU only dropped 1 from its result.

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SP+ theatrics? It is an algorithm designed to predict results.

Since this overtime win by Troy was largely based a 5 to 1 turnover margin, I wouldn't expect either team's SP+ rating to move very much.

Someone should program the algorithm to take into account that teams that turn the ball over a lot lose a lot.

(10-30-2026 08:39 AM)Yosef Himself Wrote:  Thanks Troy.

App and GS control their own destinies now. Tomorrow night's game is going to be big.

App and GS will be a huge game.. anyone know the list of tie breakers for the conference championship game? I could see a scenario with multiple two loss teams.

(10-30-2026 08:52 AM)Luckyshot Wrote:  

(10-30-2026 12:12 AM)WinstonTheWolf Wrote:  

(10-29-2026 10:37 PM)hannibalDawg Wrote:  

(10-29-2026 10:32 PM)Trojanbybirth Wrote:  So we lost to the worst team in the league last week. Became the worst team in the league. Then the very next week, we beat the best team in the league. Are we still the worst in the league?

I'll be interested in the SP+ theatrics. ULl only dropped a couple, and SoMiss only climbed a couple from their results. JMU only dropped 1 from its result.

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SP+ theatrics? It is an algorithm designed to predict results.

Since this overtime win by Troy was largely based a 5 to 1 turnover margin, I wouldn't expect either team's SP+ rating to move very much.

Someone should program the algorithm to take into account that teams that turn the ball over a lot lose a lot.

Agreed, and putting up 300yds rushing against a much higher Sp+ team should result in a higher Sp+ change than last week. JMU has no place in the top 35 anymore

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(10-30-2026 09:04 AM)Herdforlife Wrote:  

(10-30-2026 08:39 AM)Yosef Himself Wrote:  Thanks Troy.

App and GS control their own destinies now. Tomorrow night's game is going to be big.

App and GS will be a huge game.. anyone know the list of tie breakers for the conference championship game? I could see a scenario with multiple two loss teams.

If three or more teams are tied atop a division at the end of the season, the following criteria are used, until one team remains and declared the representative of the Championship game.
1. The team with the highest winning percentage in games played among the tied teams shall be declared the division champion;
2. If still tied, the team with the highest overall divisional winning percentage shall be thedivision champion.
3. If still tied, each team's winning percentage vs the team occupying the next highest position in the final divisional standings, and then continuing down through the standings until one team prevails. When arriving at another group of tied teams while comparing records, use each team's record against the collective tied teams as a group,rather than the performance against individual tied teams. If still tied, combined highest winning percentage against all common non-divisional Conference opponents.
4. If still tied, if one team was ranked in the latest available CFP Selection Committee rankings and wins in the final weekend of the Conference regular season, it will be declared the division champion. If in that same scenario, the team that was the highest ranked team in the latest available CFP Selection Committee rankings loses in the final weekend of the Conference regular season, a composite average of selected computer rankings (Anderson & Hester, Massey, Colley and Wolfe) that include all games on the final weekend will be used to determine the division champion.
5. If there are multiple teams ranked in the latest available CFP Selection Committee rankings, if the highest-ranked team wins in the final weekend of the Conference regular season, they will be declared the division champion. If the highest ranked team loses, a composite average of selected computer rankings (Anderson & Hester, Massey, Colley and Wolfe) that include all games on the final weekend will be used to determine the division champion.
6. If none of the ranked teams win on the final weekend of the Conference regular season, a composite average of selected computer rankings (Anderson & Hester, Massey, Colley and Wolfe) that include all games on the final weekend of the Conference regular season, will be used to determine the division champion;
7. If no teams are ranked in the latest available CFP Selection Committee rankings going into the final weekend of the Conference regular season, a composite average of selected computer rankings (Anderson & Hester, Massey, Colley and Wolfe) that include all games on the final weekend of the Conference regular season, will be used to determine the division champion;
8. If still tied, the team with the highest overall (Conference and non-Conference) winning percentage against FBS teams shall be the division champion;
9. If still tied, the division champion will be determined by lot, conducted by the Commissioner. For all ties of three or more teams, the progression of the tiebreaker shall be followed until the champion amongst the tied is determined. If one team falls out of contention for the highest seed, the remaining teams will continue down the tiebreaker until the champion is determined.

Per the SBC Wesbsite.

(10-30-2026 09:13 AM)chiefsfan Wrote:  

(10-30-2026 09:04 AM)Herdforlife Wrote:  

(10-30-2026 08:39 AM)Yosef Himself Wrote:  Thanks Troy.

App and GS control their own destinies now. Tomorrow night's game is going to be big.

App and GS will be a huge game.. anyone know the list of tie breakers for the conference championship game? I could see a scenario with multiple two loss teams.

If three or more teams are tied atop a division at the end of the season, the following criteria are used, until one team remains and declared the representative of the Championship game.
1. The team with the highest winning percentage in games played among the tied teams shall be declared the division champion;
2. If still tied, the team with the highest overall divisional winning percentage shall be thedivision champion.
3. If still tied, each team's winning percentage vs the team occupying the next highest position in the final divisional standings, and then continuing down through the standings until one team prevails. When arriving at another group of tied teams while comparing records, use each team's record against the collective tied teams as a group,rather than the performance against individual tied teams. If still tied, combined highest winning percentage against all common non-divisional Conference opponents.
4. If still tied, if one team was ranked in the latest available CFP Selection Committee rankings and wins in the final weekend of the Conference regular season, it will be declared the division champion. If in that same scenario, the team that was the highest ranked team in the latest available CFP Selection Committee rankings loses in the final weekend of the Conference regular season, a composite average of selected computer rankings (Anderson & Hester, Massey, Colley and Wolfe) that include all games on the final weekend will be used to determine the division champion.
5. If there are multiple teams ranked in the latest available CFP Selection Committee rankings, if the highest-ranked team wins in the final weekend of the Conference regular season, they will be declared the division champion. If the highest ranked team loses, a composite average of selected computer rankings (Anderson & Hester, Massey, Colley and Wolfe) that include all games on the final weekend will be used to determine the division champion.
6. If none of the ranked teams win on the final weekend of the Conference regular season, a composite average of selected computer rankings (Anderson & Hester, Massey, Colley and Wolfe) that include all games on the final weekend of the Conference regular season, will be used to determine the division champion;
7. If no teams are ranked in the latest available CFP Selection Committee rankings going into the final weekend of the Conference regular season, a composite average of selected computer rankings (Anderson & Hester, Massey, Colley and Wolfe) that include all games on the final weekend of the Conference regular season, will be used to determine the division champion;
8. If still tied, the team with the highest overall (Conference and non-Conference) winning percentage against FBS teams shall be the division champion;
9. If still tied, the division champion will be determined by lot, conducted by the Commissioner. For all ties of three or more teams, the progression of the tiebreaker shall be followed until the champion amongst the tied is determined. If one team falls out of contention for the highest seed, the remaining teams will continue down the tiebreaker until the champion is determined.

Per the SBC Wesbsite.

Thanks will be interesting to see how these next few weeks shake out.

Every JMU loss in FB carries a $200/student athletic fee increase.

The SBC curse lives on

I think we could probably make a 13 team circle of suck at this point with only LT excluded. Probably need a couple more cross divisional games to make a full circle, more of a figure 8 or EC Escher drawing currently. I think by year end we might have it though.

(10-30-2026 09:13 AM)chiefsfan Wrote:  

(10-30-2026 09:04 AM)Herdforlife Wrote:  

(10-30-2026 08:39 AM)Yosef Himself Wrote:  Thanks Troy.

App and GS control their own destinies now. Tomorrow night's game is going to be big.

App and GS will be a huge game.. anyone know the list of tie breakers for the conference championship game? I could see a scenario with multiple two loss teams.

If three or more teams are tied atop a division at the end of the season, the following criteria are used, until one team remains and declared the representative of the Championship game.
1. The team with the highest winning percentage in games played among the tied teams shall be declared the division champion;
2. If still tied, the team with the highest overall divisional winning percentage shall be thedivision champion.
3. If still tied, each team's winning percentage vs the team occupying the next highest position in the final divisional standings, and then continuing down through the standings until one team prevails. When arriving at another group of tied teams while comparing records, use each team's record against the collective tied teams as a group,rather than the performance against individual tied teams. If still tied, combined highest winning percentage against all common non-divisional Conference opponents.
4. If still tied, if one team was ranked in the latest available CFP Selection Committee rankings and wins in the final weekend of the Conference regular season, it will be declared the division champion. If in that same scenario, the team that was the highest ranked team in the latest available CFP Selection Committee rankings loses in the final weekend of the Conference regular season, a composite average of selected computer rankings (Anderson & Hester, Massey, Colley and Wolfe) that include all games on the final weekend will be used to determine the division champion.
5. If there are multiple teams ranked in the latest available CFP Selection Committee rankings, if the highest-ranked team wins in the final weekend of the Conference regular season, they will be declared the division champion. If the highest ranked team loses, a composite average of selected computer rankings (Anderson & Hester, Massey, Colley and Wolfe) that include all games on the final weekend will be used to determine the division champion.
6. If none of the ranked teams win on the final weekend of the Conference regular season, a composite average of selected computer rankings (Anderson & Hester, Massey, Colley and Wolfe) that include all games on the final weekend of the Conference regular season, will be used to determine the division champion;
7. If no teams are ranked in the latest available CFP Selection Committee rankings going into the final weekend of the Conference regular season, a composite average of selected computer rankings (Anderson & Hester, Massey, Colley and Wolfe) that include all games on the final weekend of the Conference regular season, will be used to determine the division champion;
8. If still tied, the team with the highest overall (Conference and non-Conference) winning percentage against FBS teams shall be the division champion;
9. If still tied, the division champion will be determined by lot, conducted by the Commissioner. For all ties of three or more teams, the progression of the tiebreaker shall be followed until the champion amongst the tied is determined. If one team falls out of contention for the highest seed, the remaining teams will continue down the tiebreaker until the champion is determined.

Per the SBC Wesbsite.

If you didn’t consult with Kara Richey, can we really trust this info?

(10-29-2026 09:04 PM)APPrising Wrote:  I’m glad that App saved the Sun Belt the embarrassment of sending JMU to the playoffs.

Troy did that. JMU still had a chance with one loss. They have no chance with two.

(10-29-2026 10:50 PM)T-Dog Wrote:  In one week, JMU went from like a 70% chance of going undefeated and a good shot of making the CFB Playoff to having a direct transitive property loss to ULM.

Well, we are the only Sun Belt school who's never lost to JMU.

LaTech doesn't count since they've never played the Dukes and it looks like it'll be a very long time before they ever will...maybe in a bowl game someday?

(10-29-2026 10:50 PM)T-Dog Wrote:  In one week, JMU went from like a 70% chance of going undefeated and a good shot of making the CFB Playoff to having a direct transitive property loss to ULM.

Good chance they don't even make the SBC Championship Game.

Fun Belt!

Can’t get over the attendance. The jokes about the AAC really write themselves.

I like that on the highlight video of the game winning FG you see those stupid streamers. But there weren't enough people there to throw more than like 3.

Troy sending out the field goal unit on 2nd Down during OT to force JMU to use their only timeout was lowkey brilliant.

And then Troy switched it and sent their offense back out after the timeout while JMU had the field goal defense out there.

If Gerad Parker came up with that idea... then I'll give him credit for that one.

Seems to me JMU has been distracted recently. They are moving to a new conference and apparently their coach, Napier, is heading to Maryland.

Maryland? Seems to be a graveyard for coaches. BTW, just in case you didn't know, Tech tied Maryland 34-34 in the 1990 Independence Bowl. Back when games could still end tied.

And Troy...well, just when you might have thought they were dead in the water (after last week) they pull off a nice road win. Someone posted the Belt can be crazy...