It's amazing how many experts there are on a selection process that we know very little about.

All I know is that Marshall just beat Ohio for the first time in 4 years and Akron is up next.

2 CUSA teams that will likely finish in the bottom half of the conference & destroyed 2 AAC teams that will finish in the bottom half of the conference (Actually I really don't know how UNT is going to turn out . They're hard to gauge). A team in the top half of CUSA destroyed a team in the top half of the AAC @ their new stadium.

If SMU, Tulsa, and Houston had beaten UNT, FAU, and UTSA then you guys would be touting your conference as better. Houston has a good chance of finishing in the top four of the AAC. UTSA is most likely in the top 4 of CUSA. If Memphis loses to MTSU at home it will pretty much end this discussion.

(09-15-2014 06:50 PM)PirateMarv Wrote:  but as you have seen Houston is not one of the top teams in the AAC.

And you don't know this yet. Again, speculation on your part.

(09-15-2014 07:07 PM)Shrack Wrote:  2 CUSA teams that will likely finish in the bottom half of the conference & destroyed 2 AAC teams that will finish in the bottom half of the conference (Actually I really don't know how UNT is going to turn out . They're hard to gauge). A team in the top half of CUSA destroyed a team in the top half of the AAC @ their new stadium.

If SMU, Tulsa, and Houston had beaten UNT, FAU, and UTSA then you guys would be touting your conference as better. Houston has a good chance of finishing in the top four of the AAC. UTSA is most likely in the top 4 of CUSA. If Memphis loses to MTSU at home it will pretty much end this discussion.

FAU is not a bottom tier team.

(09-15-2014 07:21 PM)DowdyPirate Wrote:  

(09-15-2014 07:07 PM)Shrack Wrote:  2 CUSA teams that will likely finish in the bottom half of the conference & destroyed 2 AAC teams that will finish in the bottom half of the conference (Actually I really don't know how UNT is going to turn out . They're hard to gauge). A team in the top half of CUSA destroyed a team in the top half of the AAC @ their new stadium.

If SMU, Tulsa, and Houston had beaten UNT, FAU, and UTSA then you guys would be touting your conference as better. Houston has a good chance of finishing in the top four of the AAC. UTSA is most likely in the top 4 of CUSA. If Memphis loses to MTSU at home it will pretty much end this discussion.

FAU is not a bottom tier team.

Who are the bottom tier teams of CUSA then? I'm going to guess anyone will have a hard time figuring that out except for FIU and USM right now. No one knows how anything will play out.

(09-15-2014 07:16 PM)BamaScorpio69 Wrote:  

(09-15-2014 06:50 PM)PirateMarv Wrote:  but as you have seen Houston is not one of the top teams in the AAC.

And you don't know this yet. Again, speculation on your part.

Exactly. They're only saying Houston is not in the top half of the AAC because they lost to UTSA. Houston could just as easily go undefeated in conference. They played @BYU close who has a good chance of going undefeated.

It's the exact same crappy reasoning they're saying Tulsa is terrible. Tulsa is bad and won't win a game now solely because they lost to FAU. Stats say they will still probably go 3-5 (and possibly 4-4) in conference which makes them a upper bottom/middling team in AAC play.

edit - ESPN predicts AAC conference play: Cinci 8-0, ECU 7-1, Memphis 7-1, Houston 6-2, UCF 6-2, Temple 3-5, Tulsa 3-5, USF 2-6, UCONN, 1-7,Tulane 1-7, SMU 0-8.

Memphis #3, Houston #4/5, Tulsa #6/7, SMU #11. As I said, if MTSU beats Memphis there will be no discussion to be had. Three of the AAC's current top 6 teams will have been beaten by CUSA teams.

(09-15-2014 07:23 PM)Shrack Wrote:  

(09-15-2014 07:21 PM)DowdyPirate Wrote:  

(09-15-2014 07:07 PM)Shrack Wrote:  2 CUSA teams that will likely finish in the bottom half of the conference & destroyed 2 AAC teams that will finish in the bottom half of the conference (Actually I really don't know how UNT is going to turn out . They're hard to gauge). A team in the top half of CUSA destroyed a team in the top half of the AAC @ their new stadium.

If SMU, Tulsa, and Houston had beaten UNT, FAU, and UTSA then you guys would be touting your conference as better. Houston has a good chance of finishing in the top four of the AAC. UTSA is most likely in the top 4 of CUSA. If Memphis loses to MTSU at home it will pretty much end this discussion.

FAU is not a bottom tier team.

Who are the bottom tier teams of CUSA then? I'm going to guess anyone will have a hard time figuring that out except for FIU and USM right now. No one knows how anything will play out.

exactly

(09-15-2014 07:36 PM)DowdyPirate Wrote:  

(09-15-2014 07:23 PM)Shrack Wrote:  

(09-15-2014 07:21 PM)DowdyPirate Wrote:  

(09-15-2014 07:07 PM)Shrack Wrote:  2 CUSA teams that will likely finish in the bottom half of the conference & destroyed 2 AAC teams that will finish in the bottom half of the conference (Actually I really don't know how UNT is going to turn out . They're hard to gauge). A team in the top half of CUSA destroyed a team in the top half of the AAC @ their new stadium.

If SMU, Tulsa, and Houston had beaten UNT, FAU, and UTSA then you guys would be touting your conference as better. Houston has a good chance of finishing in the top four of the AAC. UTSA is most likely in the top 4 of CUSA. If Memphis loses to MTSU at home it will pretty much end this discussion.

FAU is not a bottom tier team.

Who are the bottom tier teams of CUSA then? I'm going to guess anyone will have a hard time figuring that out except for FIU and USM right now. No one knows how anything will play out.

exactly

Well, at least we understand each other . It actually makes CUSA really exciting to watch this year because no one really knows who is good and who is bad. In a lot of previous years there were always 5-6 pretty bad teams (UAB being one of them).

I think that given ECU's win against Va Tech, they have to be #1 right now.

I would have

#1 ECU
#2 Marshall
#3 Cincy
#4 Northern Illinois
#5 Boise


Also, not sure how in the world AAC fans can still claim to be the superior conference.

(09-15-2014 06:28 PM)olliebaba Wrote:  One thing I know is that at the time Easy U. was invited to the Ack their posters kept repeating that until it's official they would still post on this site. They're still here which makes them all Liars. So add Liars to Delusionals, as well.

You're painting with a pretty broad brush there. I don't think every ECU fan said that so we're not all liars.

(09-15-2014 07:36 PM)DowdyPirate Wrote:   exactly

I wonder how many posts you have on this board compared to the AAC Board?

All I know is that CUSA is the best "top to bottom" conference in the G5. If we can run the table and win the CUSA championship, I would almost bet my right nut that we will get the access bowl bid. Phil Steele agrees and right now has us playing in the Orange Bowl.

Not worried; ECU will lose this weekend and one conference game.

I think ECU will beat UNC this week, but I don't think they will win the AAC. It will be funny to see them at 10-2 with 2 wins over top 25 teams and ineligible for consideration for the access spot.

(09-15-2014 08:22 PM)banker Wrote:  I think ECU will beat UNC this week, but I don't think they will win the AAC. It will be funny to see them at 10-2 with 2 wins over top 25 teams and ineligible for consideration for the access spot.

They SHOULD beat them, and that is why they won't. It would make it two years in a row after a huge win over VT . . . 100% trap game.

Marshall is obviously Conference USA's best bet for the Access Bowl bid, though UTEP has also looked good from the West. Had they not sustained a second loss this weekend, UTSA would have also had a solid argument. But the drain of teams like UCF, Houston, and ECU to the AAC the past few years has cost C-USA in terms of depth in the G5 race. And could strength of schedule doom the Herd, even if they do run the table? Read all of my thoughts on the G5 pecking order here...

(09-15-2014 08:29 PM)Bigalke Wrote:  Marshall is obviously Conference USA's best bet for the Access Bowl bid, though UTEP has also looked good from the West. Had they not sustained a second loss this weekend, UTSA would have also had a solid argument. But the drain of teams like UCF, Houston, and ECU to the AAC the past few years has cost C-USA in terms of depth in the G5 race. And could strength of schedule doom the Herd, even if they do run the table? Read all of my thoughts on the G5 pecking order here...

You need to work on your proof reading. It's the East Carolina Pirates (see under the picture) and we're in the American, not the MAC.

(09-15-2014 08:29 PM)Bigalke Wrote:  Marshall is obviously Conference USA's best bet for the Access Bowl bid, though UTEP has also looked good from the West. Had they not sustained a second loss this weekend, UTSA would have also had a solid argument. But the drain of teams like UCF, Houston, and ECU to the AAC the past few years has cost C-USA in terms of depth in the G5 race. And could strength of schedule doom the Herd, even if they do run the table? Read all of my thoughts on the G5 pecking order here...

How about not......

(09-15-2014 08:43 PM)blunderbuss Wrote:  

(09-15-2014 08:29 PM)Bigalke Wrote:  Marshall is obviously Conference USA's best bet for the Access Bowl bid, though UTEP has also looked good from the West. Had they not sustained a second loss this weekend, UTSA would have also had a solid argument. But the drain of teams like UCF, Houston, and ECU to the AAC the past few years has cost C-USA in terms of depth in the G5 race. And could strength of schedule doom the Herd, even if they do run the table? Read all of my thoughts on the G5 pecking order here...

You need to work on your proof reading. It's the East Carolina Pirates (see under the picture) and we're in the American, not the MAC.

And grammar, punctuation, etc.........

(09-15-2014 08:29 PM)Bigalke Wrote:  Marshall is obviously Conference USA's best bet for the Access Bowl bid, though UTEP has also looked good from the West. Had they not sustained a second loss this weekend, UTSA would have also had a solid argument. But the drain of teams like UCF, Houston, and ECU to the AAC the past few years has cost C-USA in terms of depth in the G5 race. And could strength of schedule doom the Herd, even if they do run the table? Read all of my thoughts on the G5 pecking order here...

Actually the strength of schedule in CUSA has been improved as seen by the obvious wins by CUSA brethren. Still undefeated against fellow G5 schools as well.