Wow, 6 pages in a UCF-USM "game thread" and almost zero posts about the actual game itself.

UCF's 6 losses:

Three respectable losses

MTSU, 21-4 (13-1), RPI 28 - #1 in SunBelt
#2 Florida, 18-3 (8-1), RPI 4 - #1 in SEC
#8 Miami, 19-3 (10-0), RPI 2 - #1 in ACC

Three terrible losses

South Florida, 10-13 (1-10), RPI 96 - 15th out of 15 in Big East
ECU in OT, 13-9 (4-5), RPI 114 - 6th out of 12 in CUSA
Marshall, 10-14 (3-6), RPI 201 - 10th out of 12 in CUSA

(02-07-2013 04:00 PM)Tampa Bay Tiger Wrote:  Totally agree. I wish everyone would stop talking about the RPI because it can be manipulated so easily. Once they get rid of it maybe we'd stop seeing NAIA and D3 teams on the schedules. Ahem...

RPI serves a purpose...it actually makes teams "perform" well on the road....and at least SCHEDULE non-conf ROAD games (or more neutral site games).

Even college baseball this year is finally implementing a new RPI...forcing those "Southern Teams" to finally leave their campus more than once or twice a month during the non-conf schedule.

Remember when Syracuse Hoops would never leave town and/or the state during non-conf play?

Well, NCAA finally made Syracuse stay "home" for one post-season...all because of a terrible non-conf RPI (i.e. lack of non-conf road games) yet today, Syracuse now regularly schedules some good non-conf home-home series.

If not for RPI, top programs would basically NEVER play non-conf road or even neutral site games.

(02-06-2013 03:18 PM)PirateMarv Wrote:  

(02-06-2013 02:56 PM)EagleRockCafe Wrote:  

(02-06-2013 02:15 PM)PirateMarv Wrote:  

(02-06-2013 01:45 PM)SoMs Eagle Wrote:  

(02-06-2013 01:28 PM)PirateMarv Wrote:  Southern Miss could win this game, but I am going with Central Florida because the game is in Orlando and because this will only be the 2nd game that USM has played against a team in the upper half of CUSA. In the other game (against Tulsa) USM won 62-59 in Tulsa. Then again that is why they play the games.

Don't know who will win and don't know if you are a hater or 'hoper'. As in I 'hope' USM loses. You're posts about USM basketbll are all the same. We know your thoughts already. Seriously, if we win tonight you gonna stop it?

So in your world view; someone has to be a "hater" or a "hoper" to point out the obvious about USM's opponents in conference play so far? Maybe you should take off your black and gold glasses. They are in 3rd place in the conference and they are playing at home. Stop being a homer and look at the obvious.

Be patient, your awesome Pirate team will get their two shots at our poor little team that hasn't played anybody yet. I just hope we can give ECU a competitive game.

I hope so too. I just hope little ole ECU can behold the majesty that is the USM basketball and not flinch in the face of Golden Eagle greatness. Just have mercy; please don't slay us in the same manner that Denver and Tulsa were slain. Maybe ECU should just borrow the uniforms from New Mexico State. That might do it.

We slayed you Marv. Ten in a row. How does that mouth feel now Marv boy?? ECU=Choke job. I love it.