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RE: 1 relevant season ever
(08-23-2017 09:59 PM)_C2_ Wrote: Yes I did look. Losses are losses. There weren't enough good wins or one grand enough to counterbalance those losses. That season was typical ECU historically, i.e. a pest to major conference teams. Had they won even one of those big games, I'd give it up to you but they lost all of them. A 9-2 season with a win over one of those Florida teams would have sufficed. They didn't even go to a bowl, hard to come by or not.
You're wrong. A win against a top 20 team on the road and 3 losses by less than one score to top 7 teams is nationally relevant. No **** ecu didn't go to a bowl they were independent
ECU had a top 10 resume in 1983.
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RE: 1 relevant season ever
Who was the top 20 team?
I don't see anything about that season that was abundantly special. It was a good season but that's about it. They didn't even come close to making noise like the Jeff Blake year. Oh, you came close to winning, lots of teams put up a good fight against better teams. Houston actually blew out two top ten teams and beat a 10 win Tulsa team yet I still wouldn't classify last year as a great season.
But fine, if you want, 2 relevant seasons ever.
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DowdyPirate2
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RE: 1 relevant season ever
Missouri
I take it you weren't around in 1983. Everyone knew about ECU and that they should've beat national champions Miami and that they were 13 points from probably being in the national championship theirselves.
If you don't think Houston was 'nationally relevant' last season you're clueless. Regardless both the top 15 teams were in Houston. All 3 of ECUs losses were on the road against top 7 teams by less than one score. Houston lost to SMU by 22. You shouldn't classify it as a great season.
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Okay, it was a good season, not a great one. Even Houston's season in 2009 was better than that as Houston was ranked in the top 15 and beat multiple notable national teams. That's all ECU does, they're a pest to major programs.
I didn't say Houston wasn't nationally relevant last year, I said it wasn't a great season and it wasn't. It was a solid year but too many bad losses. For 1983 ECU, instead of the bad losses, they had no really good wins.
I'd rather go 10-1 against a cupcake schedule and one really good loss. That looks better. That ECU season was only slightly better than Houston's 1996 and '99 teams.
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DowdyPirate2
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(08-25-2017 08:39 AM)_C2_ Wrote: Okay, it was a good season, not a great one. Even Houston's season in 2009 was better than that as Houston was ranked in the top 15 and beat multiple notable national teams. That's all ECU does, they're a pest to major programs.
I didn't say Houston wasn't nationally relevant last year, I said it wasn't a great season and it wasn't. It was a solid year but too many bad losses. For 1983 ECU, instead of the bad losses, they had no really good wins.
I'd rather go 10-1 against a cupcake schedule and one really good loss. That looks better. That ECU season was only slightly better than Houston's 1996 and '99 teams.
Shut up you're wrong. Nationally relevant. Stop moving targets.
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How am I moving targets? I will say I, barely, wasn't around in 1983 but I don't have to be around to see that it was a good, though not great season. If any national power had it, they wouldn't hold it in very high esteem.
Since you were around I'll give it to you then: TWO relevant seasons ever. For a program that holds itself in such high esteem and as one of the better C-USA/AAC-era programs, that's a little light. And if you want me to be charitable, I'll give you 1999. As a matter of fact, I'd say 1999 is no worse than 1983 and probably better. 9-2 with a loss to a ranked team and a win over one. Bowl loss to another good team.
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DowdyPirate2
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The season was nationally relevant then you started comparing it to Houston seasons and even mentioned a season where Houston wasn't even the best team in its Cusa division and attempted to compare that to a team who was toe to toe with 3 top 7 teams on the road
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Yeah, that's great but they didn't WIN any of those games. Had they won even one I might give it up.
Like I said, 2 nationally relevant seasons ever with me being charitable, whooptee doo. And 1983 was not definitively better than 1999 imo. Heck, they spent the better part of that year ranked until the bowl game.
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(08-25-2017 10:47 PM)_C2_ Wrote: Yeah, that's great but they didn't WIN any of those games. Had they won even one I might give it up.
Like I said, 2 nationally relevant seasons ever with me being charitable, whooptee doo. And 1983 was not definitively better than 1999 imo. Heck, they spent the better part of that year ranked until the bowl game.
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RE: 1 relevant season ever
(08-25-2017 10:26 PM)DowdyPirate2 Wrote: When you get the chance watch this video and the parts that follow it
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qEtIyKXRleY
So you had me waste my time watching that to come to the same conclusion? That ECU challenged good teams but came up short?
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RE: 1 relevant season ever
(08-16-2017 08:36 PM)_C2_ Wrote: It's the smack board, where I started this thread, I don't have to be classy. It's WWE no holds bar in here.
To be fair, ECU has Houston on attendance and overall support but for the way you guys act, you'd think you were one of the best mid-majors over the years. You're just a thorn in the side of SEC and ACC teams yet act like you're one of the best AAC teams. About 6-7 AAC teams make more of a mark nationally.
"No holds BARRED, " at least know how to talk before trying to downplay another program.
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RE: 1 relevant season ever
(08-16-2017 08:36 PM)_C2_ Wrote: It's the smack board, where I started this thread, I don't have to be classy. It's WWE no holds bar in here.
To be fair, ECU has Houston on attendance and overall support but for the way you guys act, you'd think you were one of the best mid-majors over the years. You're just a thorn in the side of SEC and ACC teams yet act like you're one of the best AAC teams. About 6-7 AAC teams make more of a mark nationally.
...and a CUSA Title game over you too!
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(08-25-2017 11:01 PM)_C2_ Wrote: (08-25-2017 10:26 PM)DowdyPirate2 Wrote: When you get the chance watch this video and the parts that follow it
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qEtIyKXRleY
So you had me waste my time watching that to come to the same conclusion? That ECU challenged good teams but came up short?
Not my fault you're stupid
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What's your point? I even said 1999 was better than 1983, you're not gonna convince me 1983 was some great, particularly relevant season (by contrast they spent much of 1999 ranked).
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