What a time!

(01-14-2020 08:11 AM)Dylan Wrote:  Crazy, LSU beat #2, #4, #6, #7, and #8.

Also #3 now, and #9 not #8, but your point stands.

(01-14-2020 09:37 AM)gusrob Wrote:  

(01-14-2020 08:31 AM)MemTigers1998 Wrote:  

(01-14-2020 03:21 AM)Stammers Wrote:  Great season for us. Texas in with 5 losses by virtue of beating a garbage Utah team that somehow finishes ahead of us. Rotten to the core.

6 Big Ten
5 $EC
4 AAC
3 Big 12
2 PAC12
2 MWC
1 ACC

The same as the Big 12 and ACC combined, more than the PAC12 and ACC combined. INCREDIBLE.

No wonder Norvell left

Seriously though, all the AAC coaches, ADs and Aresco need to be running with this narrative at every press conference, media day, or any other time they have a microphone in their face.

They would, but they're all too busy writing their own story. These guys are more worried about their careers than creating a level playing field in NCAA. They aren't trying to put AAC schools and SEC schools on a level playing field. They're just trying to get an SEC job and enjoy the un-level playing field. #reality

Most likely true, sadly.

(01-14-2020 11:49 AM)uskjtc02 Wrote:  This year was the best in my opinion.

Certainly the best in my time watching college fb.

SMU was at #26 before their bowl game. The conference had 5 ranked teams within its grasp.

One of the best single seasons ever for LSU

But they did not kill everyone

Close games with

Texas
Florida
Alabama
Auburn

But none of the above were last second wins either

Great great season for them

Top ranked team outside of the P5.

(01-14-2020 06:25 AM)bluecrew Wrote:  Outstanding year for the Tigers and the conference. Utah seems a bit high, but to lose and one drop to 17 seems fair to us.

I agree. I wonder if this will help any come the first poll of next season.

only heartburn that I've is Iowa. Who did they really beat?

(01-14-2020 06:47 PM)Alanda Wrote:  

(01-14-2020 06:25 AM)bluecrew Wrote:  Outstanding year for the Tigers and the conference. Utah seems a bit high, but to lose and one drop to 17 seems fair to us.

I agree. I wonder if this will help any come the first poll of next season.

Well every pre-preseason poll has us in the Top 25, from USA Today that has us at 15 to Athlon that has us at 24.

(01-14-2020 10:13 AM)geosnooker2000 Wrote:  This is INCREDIBLE. Still not our best season ever. Our most accomplished ever? Yes. Best season? 1963.

1963 schedule 2019
Southern Miss 5-3-1 ole miss 4-8
ole miss 7-1-2 Southern 8-5
Tulsa 5-5 S Alabama 2-10
N Texas 3-6 Navy 11-2
W TX A&M 4-4-1 LA Monroe 5-7
Miss St 7-2-2 Temple 8-5
Louisville 3-7 Tulane 7-6
South Carolina 1-8-1 Tulsa 4-8
UT Chatt 4-6 SMU 10-3
Houston 2-8 Houston 4-8
USF 4-8
Cincy (x2) 11-3
Penn State 12-2

1963 - 3 teams with winning records, 2 teams at .500 and 5 teams below .500 with ole miss being the only ranked team. Overall record was 9 games BELOW .500
2019 - 8 teams with winning records, 6 with losing. 4 teams ranked in the final poll, 7 teams were receiving votes when we played them. Overall record 23 games ABOVE .500

I think the 2019 season was just better. Better results against better teams, not to mention all the external hype. While there were only 8 bowls in 1963, there are only 6 NY6 bowls (and 2 of those are Playoffs), so I think that is a fair comparison to say that it was more impressive to make the bowl in 2019.

(01-15-2020 03:14 PM)MvETigers Wrote:  

(01-14-2020 06:47 PM)Alanda Wrote:  

(01-14-2020 06:25 AM)bluecrew Wrote:  Outstanding year for the Tigers and the conference. Utah seems a bit high, but to lose and one drop to 17 seems fair to us.

I agree. I wonder if this will help any come the first poll of next season.

Well every pre-preseason poll has us in the Top 25, from USA Today that has us at 15 to Athlon that has us at 24.

Yeah but they don't really impact the AP poll. I hope/expect us to be in the top 25 at the start of next season, but are we starting around #19 or around #24?

(01-15-2020 03:57 PM)MvETigers Wrote:  

(01-14-2020 10:13 AM)geosnooker2000 Wrote:  This is INCREDIBLE. Still not our best season ever. Our most accomplished ever? Yes. Best season? 1963.

1963 schedule 2019
Southern Miss 5-3-1 ole miss 4-8
ole miss 7-1-2 Southern 8-5
Tulsa 5-5 S Alabama 2-10
N Texas 3-6 Navy 11-2
W TX A&M 4-4-1 LA Monroe 5-7
Miss St 7-2-2 Temple 8-5
Louisville 3-7 Tulane 7-6
South Carolina 1-8-1 Tulsa 4-8
UT Chatt 4-6 SMU 10-3
Houston 2-8 Houston 4-8
USF 4-8
Cincy (x2) 11-3
Penn State 12-2

1963 - 3 teams with winning records, 2 teams at .500 and 5 teams below .500 with ole miss being the only ranked team. Overall record was 9 games BELOW .500
2019 - 8 teams with winning records, 6 with losing. 4 teams ranked in the final poll, 7 teams were receiving votes when we played them. Overall record 23 games ABOVE .500

I think the 2019 season was just better. Better results against better teams, not to mention all the external hype. While there were only 8 bowls in 1963, there are only 6 NY6 bowls (and 2 of those are Playoffs), so I think that is a fair comparison to say that it was more impressive to make the bowl in 2019.

Well, there's all that, and then there's 2019 final ranking of 17, 1963 final ranking of 14. And we COULD have accepted the bowl invite we got that year, but we rejected it in anticipation of receiving a bowl invite to the Gator bowl (I think) that never came.