(10-29-2014 10:37 AM)WhyIsTheRumGone Wrote:  

(10-29-2014 10:35 AM)SVHerd Wrote:  

(10-29-2014 09:51 AM)TTT Wrote:  

(10-29-2014 08:04 AM)Tigeer Wrote:  Marshall not being in the poll is a joke.

ECU ranked as low as they are, also a joke.


The whole freaking thing is a scam. IMO college FB has been ruined and will start to lose some interested parties. Serves the greedy bastards right in the end.

It's easy to say "Marshall is 8-0, how are they not ranked in the College Football Playoff rankings!!!???OMG!!!!!!!???!!"

ECU should definitely be ranked higher but it's hard for ANYONE to try and argue Marshall's case when you look at their schedule. And for the record, ***DISCLAIMER***I'm not saying Marshall isn't a good football team, they are a good football team. But do they truly deserve to be ranked in ANY poll when you examine their schedule and who they've played???? Let's take a look.


Marshall wins vs:

-Miami-OH (2-7)...who's lost to an OVC team at HOME and a 3-5 Buffalo team.
-Rhode Island (0-8)....no need to say more.
-Ohio (4-5)....they barely scrapped by a 1-7 Kent State and 1-6 Idaho team.
-Akron (4-4)...decent win? Akron's wins are vs. Howard (1-7), Pitt (4-4) , -Eastern Michigan (2-6), and Miami-Oh (2-7)
-ODU (3-5)...their only wins are against Hampton (2-6), Eastern Michigan (2-6), and Rice 4-3) <---another head-scratcher...???
-MTSU (5-3)...first and ONLY "decent" win...every team they beat, they should've beat (0-8 Savannah St, 3-4 WKU, 3-5 ODU, 3-5 USM) w/ the exception of UAB who is 4-4, a decent win for MTSU?? who knows??...and every team they lost to they should've lost to: 6-2 Minnesota, 4-3 Memphis, and 8-0 Marshall
-FIU (3-5)...they lost to Bethune-Cookman at HOME and also lost to 2-6 UTSA. Their 3 wins are against Wagner, 4-4 UAB (that's another head-scratcher game), and 3-5 FAU
-FAU (3-5)...their only 3 wins are against 1-6 Tulsa, 2-6 UTSA, and 3-4 WKU.......they got blown out by Nebraska, Alabama, FIU (who is 3-5 mind you), and they lost to a 3-5 Wyoming team....but hey, had FAU scheduled Miami-OH, Rhode Island, and another cream-puff....their schedule would be 6-2 instead of 3-5 and we'd be saying "hey, that Marshall win over 6-2 FAU is a pretty respectable win.......NOT!"


So if my math serves me correct the combined record of the teams Marshall has beaten is: 24-42....that's not good at all.

I really like Marshall and having them in our conference is good considering all the teams who've left CUSA in the past. Also, I do realize you're supposed to always look out for your conference brethren, co-sign for them, accentuate the positive and all that good stuff but when you look at their schedule....it's hard to argue against ANY poll that doesn't put them in their top-25. Their best win is against a 5-3 MTSU team who LOST to a middle of the road AAC team in Memphis (who we all know isn't a very strong football program)...but I digress. Marshall is good...but not top-25 good because of their SCHEDULE. If Marshall finishes undefeated, then they should be ranked in the top-25 just for the sole reason for being and undefeated Division-1 FBS team and only that reason. Just my two cents.

Have you taken a close look at ECU's schedule. Yeah, they beat the Hokies and Heels. Two teams that we now know - aren't very good. Two P5 teams yes, but in association only.

Nothing is set in stone until December 7th. We are still in the hunt for the access bowl. A loss and we focus on a possible league title and the HOD Bowl.

God, your anger is delicious. LoL

A sub .500 VT or a .500 UNC team will ALWAYS be considered a better win than ANYONE on Marshall's schedule. In-conference included.

Guess what, bud? Perception matters.