(10-24-2014 05:22 AM)NestaKnight1 Wrote:  

(10-23-2014 11:39 PM)PirateJP Wrote:  One big difference though, UCF was guaranteed a BCS bowl due to the AAC being AQ last season. This year we're not guaranteed a thing.

Another difference is that UCF beat a ranked team on the road @#6 Louisville, that was the game that launched UCF into the national spotlight last year. Unfortunately for ECU it doesn't look like anyone they play in conference will be ranked (maybe UCF if they win out until the ECU game, but nowhere near #6).

Although they've fallen since, ECU did beat a ranked Va Tech team. Although Louisville's only loss all year was to UCF. But the similarities are funny. Even the QBs wear #5.

ok, lets say we have a 10-15 ranked ECU playing a 20-25 ranked UCF in the season finale. who does everyone root for?

unfortunately i think UCF will be regarded as the devil if they knock ECU of and send marshall to the access bowl for a beatdown.

(10-24-2014 09:09 AM)otown Wrote:  ok, lets say we have a 10-15 ranked ECU playing a 20-25 ranked UCF in the season finale. who does everyone root for?

unfortunately i think UCF will be regarded as the devil if they knock ECU of and send marshall to the access bowl for a beatdown.

All non-ucf fans in the aac will root for ecu considering the access spot $ and perception. I want ucf 16-0 in aac play and another championship. If Marshall does lose a game to the sisters of the poor, ucf would become the new favorite for the access slot.

(10-23-2014 11:33 PM)PirateMarv Wrote:  The seasons of these two teams are looking more and more alike each week. I watched UCF barely beat bad Memphis and Temple teams last year. This year I am watching ECU barely beat bad USF and UConn teams.

If ECU wins out the season will look like bookends; all the way down to both teams being picked to finish 4th in the preseason polls after coming in from CUSA.

How do you know USF is actually "bad". Let's see what the final season record is before declaring a team bad. USF is 3-4, but could be 5-1 if they had held on to leads against Maryland, Wisconsin, and ECU. I have a strong feeling USF will be competitive down the stretch. Are they good, probably not yet, but are they "bad"....hmmm.

(10-24-2014 08:38 AM)Bear Wrote:  

(10-23-2014 11:33 PM)PirateMarv Wrote:  The seasons of these two teams are looking more and more alike each week. I watched UCF barely beat bad Memphis and Temple teams last year. This year I am watching ECU barely beat bad USF and UConn teams.

If ECU wins out the season will look like bookends; all the way down to both teams being picked to finish 4th in the preseason polls after coming in from CUSA.

UCF also barely beat USF last year

UCF had 6 close conf games (out of 8) last year where some came down to the wire and/or final play. (UCF has had 3 games like that already this year...2 non-conf games vs Penn State and BYU, plus the conf game vs Houston).

Only 2 conf games last year that UCF dominated were the home games vs Rutgers and UCONN.

All you can hope for is just WIN...by any means necessary against anyone.

(10-23-2014 11:33 PM)PirateMarv Wrote:  The seasons of these two teams are looking more and more alike each week. I watched UCF barely beat bad Memphis and Temple teams last year. This year I am watching ECU barely beat bad USF and UConn teams.

If ECU wins out the season will look like bookends; all the way down to both teams being picked to finish 4th in the preseason polls after coming in from CUSA.

ECU beat 1-6 UCONN by 10
ECU beat 3-4 USF by 11
ECU beat 0-6 SMU by 21


UCF beat 2-10 Temple by 3
UCF beat 2-10 USF by 3
UCF beat 5-7 SMU 4
UCF beat 3-9 Memphis by 7


Winning by 3+ times as much is not the same, and we don't even know that USF is a bad team and we've won every game by at least 2 scores / double digits.

I think ECU is experiencing the same thing UCF did last year, in that it's a lot of pressure that these kids are under. They clearly know what is at stake. Even though ECU and UCF has/had experienced and talented players the pressure is tough to play with plus as you probably already know you're going to get whomever you play's best shot.

First of all, ECU fans you can't think the AAC is sitting back rooting for you if they have yet to play you or are a game out or two. The AAC teams you have yet to play, aren't going to let you just ease on thru to the access bowl. They want to beat you. We learned this last year that even though we were leading the way, nobody was going lay down for us. In fact, it gave them more incentive to go out and play us hard.

I wouldn't just think ECU is gonna run the table until the UCF game, just yet.

UCF gave Louisville their only loss last year when they had teddy bridgewater. UCF also gave Baylor only their second loss. UCF beat better teams but the seasons are still similar.


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(10-24-2014 10:36 AM)StillJonesing Wrote:  

(10-23-2014 11:33 PM)PirateMarv Wrote:  The seasons of these two teams are looking more and more alike each week. I watched UCF barely beat bad Memphis and Temple teams last year. This year I am watching ECU barely beat bad USF and UConn teams.

If ECU wins out the season will look like bookends; all the way down to both teams being picked to finish 4th in the preseason polls after coming in from CUSA.

ECU beat 1-6 UCONN by 10
ECU beat 3-4 USF by 11
ECU beat 0-6 SMU by 21


UCF beat 2-10 Temple by 3
UCF beat 2-10 USF by 3
UCF beat 5-7 SMU 4
UCF beat 3-9 Memphis by 7


Winning by 3+ times as much is not the same, and we don't even know that USF is a bad team and we've won every game by at least 2 scores / double digits.

UCF also beat #6 UL by 3
UConn by 55
Rutgers by 25

UCF 2013 vs ECU 2014 would be a great matchup to watch

(10-24-2014 10:43 AM)jaredf29 Wrote:  I think ECU is experiencing the same thing UCF did last year, in that it's a lot of pressure that these kids are under. They clearly know what is at stake. Even though ECU and UCF has/had experienced and talented players the pressure is tough to play with plus as you probably already know you're going to get whomever you play's best shot.

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(10-24-2014 11:11 AM)Goldenbuc Wrote:  First of all, ECU fans you can't think the AAC is sitting back rooting for you if they have yet to play you or are a game out or two. The AAC teams you have yet to play, aren't going to let you just ease on thru to the access bowl. They want to beat you. We learned this last year that even though we were leading the way, nobody was going lay down for us. In fact, it gave them more incentive to go out and play us hard.

I wouldn't just think ECU is gonna run the table until the UCF game, just yet.

Who in the world thinks what you just suggested we are thinking???

(10-24-2014 11:17 AM)Goldenbuc Wrote:  

(10-24-2014 10:36 AM)StillJonesing Wrote:  

(10-23-2014 11:33 PM)PirateMarv Wrote:  The seasons of these two teams are looking more and more alike each week. I watched UCF barely beat bad Memphis and Temple teams last year. This year I am watching ECU barely beat bad USF and UConn teams.

If ECU wins out the season will look like bookends; all the way down to both teams being picked to finish 4th in the preseason polls after coming in from CUSA.

ECU beat 1-6 UCONN by 10
ECU beat 3-4 USF by 11
ECU beat 0-6 SMU by 21


UCF beat 2-10 Temple by 3
UCF beat 2-10 USF by 3
UCF beat 5-7 SMU 4
UCF beat 3-9 Memphis by 7


Winning by 3+ times as much is not the same, and we don't even know that USF is a bad team and we've won every game by at least 2 scores / double digits.

UCF also beat #6 UL by 3
UConn by 55
Rutgers by 25

Yeah, ECU beat a ranked VT by 8. Beat a P5 UNC by 29 and scored 70 on that team. Same team that almost beat Notre Dame.

I don't think UCF was any more dominant. They both were/are having rough patches. Less so for ECU this year but it really doesn't matter.

(10-24-2014 01:37 PM)apex_pirate Wrote:  

(10-24-2014 11:17 AM)Goldenbuc Wrote:  

(10-24-2014 10:36 AM)StillJonesing Wrote:  

(10-23-2014 11:33 PM)PirateMarv Wrote:  The seasons of these two teams are looking more and more alike each week. I watched UCF barely beat bad Memphis and Temple teams last year. This year I am watching ECU barely beat bad USF and UConn teams.

If ECU wins out the season will look like bookends; all the way down to both teams being picked to finish 4th in the preseason polls after coming in from CUSA.

ECU beat 1-6 UCONN by 10
ECU beat 3-4 USF by 11
ECU beat 0-6 SMU by 21


UCF beat 2-10 Temple by 3
UCF beat 2-10 USF by 3
UCF beat 5-7 SMU 4
UCF beat 3-9 Memphis by 7


Winning by 3+ times as much is not the same, and we don't even know that USF is a bad team and we've won every game by at least 2 scores / double digits.

UCF also beat #6 UL by 3
UConn by 55
Rutgers by 25

Yeah, ECU beat a ranked VT by 8. Beat a P5 UNC by 29 and scored 70 on that team. Same team that almost beat Notre Dame.

I don't think UCF was any more dominant. They both were/are having rough patches. Less so for ECU this year but it really doesn't matter.

Ucf was a weird team in 2013, but we played 3 top 15 final ranking teams. Beat 2 out of 3 of them and lost the only one (South Carolina) 3.

ECU needs to get some MOJO back to impress the committee. Marshall is 95% likely going undefeated. There is literally nothing in front of them.

Last years UCF team was a lot better than this years ECU team.

This years ECU team plays like they don't want to be good.

(10-24-2014 02:15 PM)NBPirate Wrote:  This years ECU team plays like they don't want to be good.

Well for good or bad we aren't going to get away with playing bad and winning. Temple will win if we play like we've played the last 3 games. So we are either going to get our act together and play well, or we are just going to lose and we can all move on from this access bowl garbage.

(10-24-2014 01:56 PM)b0ndsj0ns Wrote:  Last years UCF team was a lot better than this years ECU team.

Impossible to say for sure if you end up running the table the rest of the way. Our "tough" opponents were definitely tougher though (final rankings listed):

#4 South Carolina (11-2), lose by 3 at home
#12 Baylor (11-2), won by 10 at neutral site
#15 Louisville (12-1), won by 3 on the road
Penn St (7-5), won by 3 on the road

ECU's four toughest opponents so far are 4-3 South Carolina, 4-4 VaTech, 3-4 UNC, and 3-4 USF.

(10-24-2014 08:38 AM)Bear Wrote:  

(10-23-2014 11:33 PM)PirateMarv Wrote:  The seasons of these two teams are looking more and more alike each week. I watched UCF barely beat bad Memphis and Temple teams last year. This year I am watching ECU barely beat bad USF and UConn teams.

If ECU wins out the season will look like bookends; all the way down to both teams being picked to finish 4th in the preseason polls after coming in from CUSA.

UCF also beat USF last year

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