(12-21-2016 12:20 AM)ODUMonarchs Wrote:  Isn't it nice how we all get along during bowl season. We're kind of like siblings.. we beat up on each other but don't let another conf try to beat you up! We will knock the crap out of them! Lol!

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Yeah. Don't mess with our family!!

(12-21-2016 08:23 AM)va-eagle Wrote:  

(12-21-2016 06:18 AM)deb025 Wrote:  

(12-20-2016 10:51 PM)usmbacker Wrote:  Did I see a P6 on the back of the Memphis helmets? WTF?

Yep. Their not even trolling they actually believe it. It's pretty pathetic and makes them look really dumb as they continue to have another terrible bowl season.

MWC used to make the same argument. Got them nowhere just like it'll get AAC nowhere.

Not only did MWC have a legit argument... the old BCS rules (once Congress made sure they were more 'fair') actually had a path to elite league status for the non-autobid conferences. Get enough ranked teams together in one conference and you're "in the club".

Of course the big boys ('P6')plucked enough of those teams off the top before MWC could qualify. Most of the current AAC took the Big East invite to get in the club rather than qualify through the proposed MWC/C-USA consolidation.

Short version, they all accepted P6 invites. But It's now a P5. Will the next round bring a P4 or back to a P6?

It got TCU and Utah somewhere.
And now that Utah's a P5, Congress is not nearly as offended by the P5/G5 divide.

Enough about all that though...
Nicely done WKU!!! Access Bowl (or, CFP!) 2018!!

Easy win against another weak AAC opponent...Congrats. Looks like the AAC Conference moved farther down the food chain below C-USA....

I wouldn't worry about what the AAC fans think about where they are in the pecking order. They are not now, nor will they ever be an equal partner with the 5 top conferences, call them what you will. It really doesn't matter what they say.

Whether or not they sit atop the rest of us, in any given year, is a debatable issue. They had a lot of press this season, but none of their teams came through in the clutch, during the regular season. That could well be because of the parity among these schools, at least in their upper echelon (and I do think that is the case.) They are killing themselves off, which is the sign of a very healthy conference, particularly when they can claim some P5 victories, and like it or not, they are ahead of us in that regard, by a goodly amount.

The truth is they do their job when it comes to regular season P5 victories. The AAC scheduled 20 P5 schools and walked away with a very respectable 8-12 with at least 3 signature wins over strong P5 teams: Oklahoma, Louisville, and Notre Dame. C-USA? We scheduled 21 P5 schools, matching the AAC's desire to play with the big boys. But our record was a paltry 2-19. We will not earn any respect doing that on a year to year basis.

BTW, the other peer conferences were also anemic when it comes to P5 regular season wins:

MAC: (Scheduled only 14 P5 games and finished with a 4 - 10 record, with the weird win at OK State the best P5 win. Western Michigan had 2 wins.
MWC: (Scheduled 18 P5 games - Hawai'i had 3 of them -- and finished 3-15 with Boise winning 2 of the 3
SunBelt: (Scheduled 15 P5 games, and finished 1-14. A win over MissSU was the only bright spot by South Alabama.

So, at this juncture, I will acknowledge that the AAC sits atop the rest of us, but they are eminently "catchable" if we do a better job in our OOC tilts. As for the AAC fans who claim they are a Power Conference. That's just ridiculous. Those big boys will never admit you to their fraternity, no matter how much you cry about it. AS for being atop our heap, you have a very strong, and persuasive argument: You've gained 1 of 3 Access Bowls since the playoffs began. And you are ahead of the pack in winning P5 games. Your bowl record, however, is good, but not stellar. No matter what the donkey calls itself, when he looks in a mirror, he's still a donkey. (But don't forget that in a donkey's eyes, you are still beautiful!)

Good Job WKU.

We're up next. Exciting...

Congratulations WKU!

Congratulations on a great season, WKU.

The victory formation call was sublime. (word of the day)

I want us to have a season like WKU had, except I want to beat WKU

(12-21-2016 11:19 AM)CameramanJ Wrote:  I want us to have a season like WKU had, except I want to beat WKU

Congrats WKU on the win. Not surprised you won. Line said so...and thank you for covering.

(12-21-2016 03:27 PM)isidnirb Wrote:  Congrats WKU on the win. Not surprised you won. Line said so...and thank you for covering.

Thank you