(06-11-2019 08:23 PM)eaglewraith Wrote:  

(06-11-2019 05:26 PM)Saint3333 Wrote:  Football fans in GA - kings of May, October is coming.

Some mighty strong bait you're throwing out here.

This whole thread is bait.

Any objective analysis is going to shout App State. Anything else is a flier, and sometimes they hit. Heavy favorite, but not a lock with new regime.

(06-22-2019 12:56 PM)FTE_rawr Wrote:  

(06-21-2019 06:42 PM)troutbummike Wrote:  Begs the question: What is the greatest G5 rivalry?

*barring service academies

The War On I4 easily. But give App/GS a couple more years and a bit more national coverage.

The Holy War (BYU/Utah) would be the one I'd really point to in the past but Utah is P5 now.

I'm struggling to really think of any at the moment.

App all the way.

(06-22-2019 12:56 PM)FTE_rawr Wrote:  

(06-21-2019 06:42 PM)troutbummike Wrote:  Begs the question: What is the greatest G5 rivalry?

*barring service academies

The War On I4 easily. But give App/GS a couple more years and a bit more national coverage.

If GS keeps rolling and App transitions well into the new staff, this year's game might set a new level for atmosphere as both would be in great shape to win the SBC at a later date than when the game was played last year.

I would get behind this being the annual Thanksgiving weekend rivalry game (I'm from PA and less averse to a late November game in Boone than most GS fans).

But I've got another idea that's quirky enough to get some added national buzz without being too crazy. GS and App should play on Halloween every year. Make up some PR spiel about how losing this rivalry game is the scariest thing that could happen to either team. Maybe play it on Saturday if Halloween is on Sunday or Monday to keep away from NFL.

But that would be something that even non SBC/G5 fans would catch on to and appreciate. It's literally circling the date on the calendar for your biggest game each season.

Coastal wins it as Chaddington figures things out this time. The first rendition of his Coastal team wasn't so great. Part Deaux, despite losing many transfers, will be better.

(06-23-2019 04:06 PM)CC Eagle Wrote:  

(06-22-2019 12:56 PM)FTE_rawr Wrote:  

(06-21-2019 06:42 PM)troutbummike Wrote:  Begs the question: What is the greatest G5 rivalry?

*barring service academies

The War On I4 easily. But give App/GS a couple more years and a bit more national coverage.

If GS keeps rolling and App transitions well into the new staff, this year's game might set a new level for atmosphere as both would be in great shape to win the SBC at a later date than when the game was played last year.

I would get behind this being the annual Thanksgiving weekend rivalry game (I'm from PA and less averse to a late November game in Boone than most GS fans).

But I've got another idea that's quirky enough to get some added national buzz without being too crazy. GS and App should play on Halloween every year. Make up some PR spiel about how losing this rivalry game is the scariest thing that could happen to either team. Maybe play it on Saturday if Halloween is on Sunday or Monday to keep away from NFL.

But that would be something that even non SBC/G5 fans would catch on to and appreciate. It's literally circling the date on the calendar for your biggest game each season.

The game could likely draw ratings enough to justify a Saturday slot on ESPNU.

(06-12-2019 08:00 PM)TroyFootball05 Wrote:  

(06-12-2019 01:25 PM)asucrutch23 Wrote:  Of the 50 votes so far, we have 35 homer votes and 15 non-homer votes.

Non-homer voting:

App State 8
Troy 5
Georgia Southern 2

Homer voting:

App State 22
Georgia Southern 10
Troy 3

Georgia Southern 83.3% of votes are homer votes
App State 73.3% of votes are homer votes
Troy 37.5% of votes are homer votes

So what's my point? I'm not sure, but I felt like analyzing the data

0% of GSU and CC votes were homer votes. That's a big deal.

I voted for CC, because it fits my narative. I claimed when they joined that they were a sleeping giant of the SunBelt. They are just a really deep sleeper.

(06-24-2019 10:34 AM)ericsaid Wrote:  

(06-23-2019 04:06 PM)CC Eagle Wrote:  

(06-22-2019 12:56 PM)FTE_rawr Wrote:  

(06-21-2019 06:42 PM)troutbummike Wrote:  Begs the question: What is the greatest G5 rivalry?

*barring service academies

The War On I4 easily. But give App/GS a couple more years and a bit more national coverage.

If GS keeps rolling and App transitions well into the new staff, this year's game might set a new level for atmosphere as both would be in great shape to win the SBC at a later date than when the game was played last year.

I would get behind this being the annual Thanksgiving weekend rivalry game (I'm from PA and less averse to a late November game in Boone than most GS fans).

But I've got another idea that's quirky enough to get some added national buzz without being too crazy. GS and App should play on Halloween every year. Make up some PR spiel about how losing this rivalry game is the scariest thing that could happen to either team. Maybe play it on Saturday if Halloween is on Sunday or Monday to keep away from NFL.

But that would be something that even non SBC/G5 fans would catch on to and appreciate. It's literally circling the date on the calendar for your biggest game each season.

The game could likely draw ratings enough to justify a Saturday slot on ESPNU.

But it won't because ESPN wants that ratings boost on Thursday to boost their midweek profile. They'll stick an SEC matchup in a Saturday slot.

(06-12-2019 01:41 PM)asucrutch23 Wrote:  

(06-12-2019 01:35 PM)Georgia_Power_Company Wrote:  

(06-12-2019 01:25 PM)asucrutch23 Wrote:  Of the 50 votes so far, we have 35 homer votes and 15 non-homer votes.

Non-homer voting:

App State 8
Troy 5
Georgia Southern 2

Homer voting:

App State 22
Georgia Southern 10
Troy 3

Georgia Southern 83.3% of votes are homer votes
App State 73.3% of votes are homer votes
Troy 37.5% of votes are homer votes

So what's my point? I'm not sure, but I felt like analyzing the data

So I think you are inferring the fans of the three top teams all of whom won 10 or more games last season shouldn't believe in there own team. Also what the hell Troy have a little faith in yourselves!

I wasn't necessarily implying that, just having a little fun with the data. Also worth noting:

No App fans voted for GS or Troy

No Troy fans voted for App or GS

But 3 GS fans voted for Troy

I voted App State when this poll first came out.

(06-24-2019 12:42 PM)CardinalBlackTrojan Wrote:  

(06-12-2019 01:41 PM)asucrutch23 Wrote:  

(06-12-2019 01:35 PM)Georgia_Power_Company Wrote:  

(06-12-2019 01:25 PM)asucrutch23 Wrote:  Of the 50 votes so far, we have 35 homer votes and 15 non-homer votes.

Non-homer voting:

App State 8
Troy 5
Georgia Southern 2

Homer voting:

App State 22
Georgia Southern 10
Troy 3

Georgia Southern 83.3% of votes are homer votes
App State 73.3% of votes are homer votes
Troy 37.5% of votes are homer votes

So what's my point? I'm not sure, but I felt like analyzing the data

So I think you are inferring the fans of the three top teams all of whom won 10 or more games last season shouldn't believe in there own team. Also what the hell Troy have a little faith in yourselves!

I wasn't necessarily implying that, just having a little fun with the data. Also worth noting:

No App fans voted for GS or Troy

No Troy fans voted for App or GS

But 3 GS fans voted for Troy

I voted App State when this poll first came out.

To me, right now, there are just way too many questions about App and Troy with new staffs. A Satterfield coached App or Brown coached Troy would definitely have the advantage, but right now there's just no real information to go on.

Yes, they should both be good.

But our fans know just how quickly things can go south with a bad coaching hire.