(01-01-2021 05:45 AM)leofrog Wrote:  

(01-01-2021 12:48 AM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(12-31-2020 04:03 PM)leofrog Wrote:  

(12-31-2020 03:49 PM)quo vadis Wrote:  This was a surprise, a terrible 3-7 Mississippi State team beats the AAC runner-up and #22 ranked Tulsa.

Oh well. Too bad about the bench-clearing brawl. That was ridiculous.

IIRC, they said there was a skirmish before the game too, right?

The brawl sucked.

But, why was it a surprise? The spread was even (+/- 1) at kickoff. The AAC is 1-4 in bowl games against equal or lesser teams. The AAC is proving they are not all that.

But again, the brawl sucked and took away from a good game.

I guess because Tulsa was ranked #24 and was the AAC runner-up while Mississippi State was 3-7, finished 12th in the SEC and could never have qualified for a bowl in any other year?

In a year where there was little OOC play, there’s really no way to know how good Tulsa was or how bad Miss St was. Being 1-4 in bowl games, the AAC is showing they were overrated. Again, on paper (betting odds), this was an even game from the start. So, not really a surprise.

Agree about the AAC being overrated. But that happens when you go from a good year to a bad year. LSU was ranked in the Top 10 to start this season, and were nowhere near that good, because they were coming off a great 2019.

Heck, with about two minutes left in the game, one announcer said the AAC had had its best season ever, which was just ludicrous.

AAC willing to do something. SEC being a little slow. This is yesterday's ESPN story updated.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/st...orces-bowl

"...Both Tulsa and its conference, the AAC, said it would review what happened and hand out discipline if warranted.

"We take this incident very seriously and will respond appropriately after the review is complete," Tulsa said in a statement.

"We will work with the University of Tulsa to conduct a thorough review of the altercation pursuant to our Conference Code of Sportsmanship process and expect that the university will respond accordingly," commissioner Mike Aresco said...."