(10-20-2019 07:09 AM)bearcatmark Wrote:  Smu
Cincinnati
Memphis

ucf
Tulane
Temple
Navy

Tulsa
Usf
Houston

Ecu











Uconn

This is fine except that I'd move Navy up to Tulane's spot and drop Tulane and Temple down a spot. I also think ECU should be grouped with Tulsa, USF, and Houston.

(10-20-2019 08:49 AM)TIGERCITY Wrote:  

(10-20-2019 08:31 AM)Chappy Wrote:  

(10-20-2019 07:52 AM)TIGERCITY Wrote:  USF has actually beaten a moderately decent team in BYU. I think some here are ranking them a little low considering that.

Are they though? They beat Tennessee but so did Georgia State.

I'd certainly have USF ranked above ECU. ECU hasn't beat anybody with an RPI better than 140.

That’s a fair point. We’ll find out who is better this weekend. My guess is that the line will be -3.5 for USF.

I think that Tulsa is the best of the bottom.

ECU is improving every game and needs to find a way to put 4 good quarters together. USF seems to be stuck in neutral while Houston seems to be regressing. UConn is better than last season but still terrible.

1. SMU
2. Memphis
3. Cincinnati
4. Navy
5. UCF
6. Temple
7. Tulane
8. USF
9. Tulsa
10. East Carolina
11. Houston
12. UConn

1. SMU

2. Cincy

3. Memphis

4. Navy

5. UCF

6. Temple

7. Tulane

8. Houston

9. USF

10. ECU

11. Tulsa

12. UConn

1: Pony



10: Coog high
11: Tulsa
12: Uconn

1) SMU - Looked great!!
2) Cincy - Took care of business and great D!
3) Memphis - Impressive performance!
4) Navy - This team doesn’t get enough cred.
5) UCF - Solid really good team
6) Temple - Out played by a great team yesterday. Temple still Tuff.
7) Tulane - Manhandled. Memphis clearly better.
8) Tulsa - Been competitive in most games
9) Houston - Well... they won.
10) USF - Throttled by Navy
11) ECU - Showed up in the 2nd half. Made it look respectable.
12) UCONN - Tried to steal one.

(10-20-2019 10:13 AM)NoQuarterBrigade Wrote:  1) SMU - Looked great!!
2) Cincy - Took care of business and great D!
3) Memphis - Impressive performance!
4) Navy - This team doesn’t get enough cred.
5) UCF - Solid really good team
6) Temple - Out played by a great team yesterday. Temple still Tuff.
7) Tulane - Manhandled. Memphis clearly better.
8) Tulsa - Been competitive in most games
9) Houston - Well... they won.
10) USF - Throttled by Navy
11) ECU - Showed up in the 2nd half. Made it look respectable.
12) UCONN - Tried to steal one.

Navy is a really good team. Their run defense is really good too. They have played 3 of the worst teams in the AAC so far but those games weren't even close. Should be interesting to see how they do this week against Tulane and then against SMU on 11/22.

This is where it really begins to get tougher as we all play against each other. This list is based on performance this season to date and is not intended to be predictive.

1. SMU (7-0, 3-0) Spanked a top 25 team to remain undefeated
2. Cincinnati (6-1, 3-0) Maybe an ugly win but Tulsa plays well enough to keep games close
3. Memphis (6-1, 2-1) redemption moves the Tigers up after demolishing a top 25 team
4. Navy (5-1, 3-1) Time to recognize the excellent season the Midshipmen are having
5. Temple (5-2, 2-1) 2-1 against top 25 teams but a weak effort in Dallas
6. Tulane (5-2, 2-1) tough road loss against a resurgent Memphis
7. UCF (5-2, 2-1) Knights win but against who?
8. Houston (3-4, 1-2) Not impressive against the Huskies
9. Tulsa (2-5, 0-3) Close losses are still losses
10. ECU (3-4, 0-3) Not the Pirates year
11. USF (3-4, 1-2) the Bulls record is deceptively better than it should be
12. UConn (1-6, 0-4) bottom 5 in FBS

Temple, Tulane and UCF are interchangeable at 5,6 and 7. UCF at Temple this week may sort that out.

(10-20-2019 08:49 AM)TIGERCITY Wrote:  

(10-20-2019 08:31 AM)Chappy Wrote:  

(10-20-2019 07:52 AM)TIGERCITY Wrote:  USF has actually beaten a moderately decent team in BYU. I think some here are ranking them a little low considering that.

Are they though? They beat Tennessee but so did Georgia State.

I'd certainly have USF ranked above ECU. ECU hasn't beat anybody with an RPI better than 140.

That’s disingenuous though. ECU hasn’t hardly played anyone between 50-110. It’s either good teams or bad teams we still don’t really know exactly what ECU is. NC State is 64 in Massey composite but that was first week of the season and ECU is a better team right now.

(10-20-2019 08:25 AM)Carolina_Low_Country Wrote:  Based off on the field results not eye test. People not giving ECU a lot of respect but we have played three conference games against 3 top conference teams in Temple, UCF, and Navy with USF coming up we should start getting on a track especially with UConn and Tulsa at the end of the year.

1) SMU
2) Cincinnati
3) Memphis
4) Navy
T5) Temple, Tulane, UCF
T8) ECU, Houston, South Florida
11) Tulsa
12) UConn

This looks right.

USF and Tulsa will be dog fights. The team has enough fight and heart now to take 1 of those but I’m not counting on it. No chance against Cincy and SMU. They’re going to destroy us. I’d love to see 5 wins but I’m thinking 4 is most plausible. Having us tied for 8th seems right.

SMU 7-0
Memphis 6-1
Navy 5-1
Cincy 6-1

UCF 5-2
Tulane 5-2
Temple 5-2

Houston
Tulsa
ECU
USF
Uconn

Memphis conference opponents: 15-5
Navy conference opponents: 11-10
Cincy conference opponents: 10-11
Memphis loss: 2 pts
Navy loss: 12 pts
Cincy loss: 42 pts

Cincy fans putting them ahead of Memphis are delusional. "If we didn't play a team that was 42 points better than us, we'd be undefeated."

SMU
Memphis
Cincinnati
UCF

Tulane
Navy
Temple
Tulsa

USF
Houston
ECU











UConn

A five tier conference:
SMU
Memphis
Any combination of Tulane, Temple, Cincy, UCF, Navy
Any combination of Tulsa, Houston, ECU, USF
UGonn

1. SMU
2. Cincinnati
3. Memphis
4. Navy
5. UCF
6. Temple
7. Tulane
8. USF
9. Tulsa
10. Houston
11. ECU

I think the top 3 are obvious, although SMU has to have the edge due to being undefeated.

SMU
Cincy, Memphis (tied, alphabetical)

UCF
Navy

Temple
Tulane

The last five are a mess.

Houston
USF
ECU
Tulsa

The Big East

(10-20-2019 07:09 AM)bearcatmark Wrote:  Smu
Cincinnati
Memphis

ucf
Tulane
Temple
Navy

Tulsa
Usf
Houston

Ecu











Uconn

Seems about right.

(10-20-2019 10:44 AM)DowdyPirate Wrote:  

(10-20-2019 08:49 AM)TIGERCITY Wrote:  

(10-20-2019 08:31 AM)Chappy Wrote:  

(10-20-2019 07:52 AM)TIGERCITY Wrote:  USF has actually beaten a moderately decent team in BYU. I think some here are ranking them a little low considering that.

Are they though? They beat Tennessee but so did Georgia State.

I'd certainly have USF ranked above ECU. ECU hasn't beat anybody with an RPI better than 140.

That’s disingenuous though. ECU hasn’t hardly played anyone between 50-110. It’s either good teams or bad teams we still don’t really know exactly what ECU is. NC State is 64 in Massey composite but that was first week of the season and ECU is a better team right now.

I think we turned a corner in the 2nd half last night and we'll find out more next week. No moral victories but that's the type of gritty performance that can be a catalyst for confidence moving forward. You can argue UCF let the foot off the gas but they were competing. ECU was down 35-3 with a minute to go before the half and closed it to 35-22 halfway through the 3rd. That's not garbage time. After that it was a fight.

ECU had 2 turnovers that ended deep 2nd half drives and that was ultimately the difference in the game. Hats off to UCF as they did what they had to do but this isn't the same old ECU team. ECU is slowly becoming a gritty, tough minded, physical football team which is the personality of coach Houston. I guarantee UCF is a little beat up today. ECU may not have a good resume to this point but are starting to pass the eye test more and more each week. Unlike previous regimes, ECU is getting better as the season progresses. I think ECU has a better than 50% chance of victory over USF on Saturday.

(10-20-2019 10:06 AM)panicstricken Wrote:  1: Pony



10: Coog high
11: Tulsa <--------- The LUCKIEST Tiny program to be in this league.
12: Uconn

Lucky program has two years to get their 5h!+ in order or else.

(10-20-2019 12:31 PM)BigHouston Wrote:  

(10-20-2019 10:06 AM)panicstricken Wrote:  1: Pony



10: Coog high
11: Tulsa <--------- The LUCKIEST Tiny program to be in this league.
12: Uconn

Lucky program has two years to get their 5h!+ in order or else.

Question: how many seasons has Tulsa quit on after a rough start? Compared to say, Houston?

(10-20-2019 11:24 AM)mustangxc Wrote:  1. SMU
2. Cincinnati
3. Memphis
4. Navy
5. UCF
6. Temple
7. Tulane
8. USF
9. Tulsa
10. Houston
11. ECU

I actually don't mind if Houston was placed last... next season however is a whole new ball game.