(05-01-2015 11:55 AM)wh49er Wrote:  

(05-01-2015 11:48 AM)THUNDERGround Wrote:  Just beat the Blue Hose, please...

Crushed them year 1, shouldnt be an issue.

I've heard of blue balls, but a blue hose sounds extremely painful.

(05-01-2015 09:04 AM)THUNDERGround Wrote:  

(05-01-2015 08:09 AM)OwlFamily Wrote:  IMHO the ONLY team preview worth reading is Paul Myerberg at USA today. He at least has reasearched the teams and doesnt just slap on ranking based only on numbers. Cant wait for him to start.

I like Myerberg, but I prefer Phil Steele. He's pretty solid.

Steele kinda lost me when he was explaining how he gauges home field advantage by listening to crowd noise in the background on the television. While that doesn't seem too far out in left field, he also said at the same time that he's usually watching about 10 games at a time.

(05-01-2015 12:07 AM)Cyniclone Wrote:  Kansas and Virginia as two of the four worst teams in the country? Like last year, trying to gin up interest early by putting some unexpected teams down there. Either program would win the Sun Belt or at the VERY least contend.

This isn't basketball, Virginia is bad, real bad.

(05-01-2015 11:45 AM)wh49er Wrote:  

(05-01-2015 11:28 AM)panama Wrote:  

(04-30-2015 11:50 PM)SApuro Wrote:  

(04-30-2015 09:34 PM)wh49er Wrote:  Must take in account returning starters but I do think we can beat both UTSA and Georgia State.

Please stop acting like i went out on a limb and said we would win 6 games. If we are going win an FBS game it will be one of these.

April is the month for dreaming. Soon enough November will come around and reality will set in.

Look I like the 9ers. I'm planning to make the trip but UTSA won't be losing this one. Graduating 38 FCS caliber seniors isn't necessarily a bad thing.

This year UTSA will field their most talented roster in program history.

(05-01-2015 08:09 AM)OwlFamily Wrote:  IMHO the ONLY team preview worth reading is Paul Myerberg at USA today. He at least has reasearched the teams and doesnt just slap on ranking based only on numbers. Cant wait for him to start.

You might want to check out Bill Connelly's previews over at SBnation. They're incredibly in-depth, from SEC down to Sun Belt.

(05-01-2015 02:15 PM)RedParallax Wrote:  

(05-01-2015 08:09 AM)OwlFamily Wrote:  IMHO the ONLY team preview worth reading is Paul Myerberg at USA today. He at least has reasearched the teams and doesnt just slap on ranking based only on numbers. Cant wait for him to start.

You might want to check out Bill Connelly's previews over at SBnation. They're incredibly in-depth, from SEC down to Sun Belt.

Thanks for the link. Lots of solid info there.

(05-01-2015 12:31 PM)Dawgxas Wrote:  

(05-01-2015 12:07 AM)Cyniclone Wrote:  Kansas and Virginia as two of the four worst teams in the country? Like last year, trying to gin up interest early by putting some unexpected teams down there. Either program would win the Sun Belt or at the VERY least contend.

This isn't basketball, Virginia is bad, real bad.

But worse than third-year Charlotte bad? Worse than never-beaten-an FBS Georgia State bad? Worse than barely-not-winless SMU bad?

I'm sure Kansas and Virginia will be at the ass end of their respective conferences (though Virginia was said to be this bad last year and nearly made a bowl game). But I reiterate: Put either of those teams in the Sun Belt, and they win it or finish near the top. And they'd be right respectable in any of the G5s.

(05-01-2015 03:05 PM)Cyniclone Wrote:  

(05-01-2015 12:31 PM)Dawgxas Wrote:  

(05-01-2015 12:07 AM)Cyniclone Wrote:  Kansas and Virginia as two of the four worst teams in the country? Like last year, trying to gin up interest early by putting some unexpected teams down there. Either program would win the Sun Belt or at the VERY least contend.

This isn't basketball, Virginia is bad, real bad.

But worse than third-year Charlotte bad? Worse than never-beaten-an FBS Georgia State bad? Worse than barely-not-winless SMU bad?

I'm sure Kansas and Virginia will be at the ass end of their respective conferences (though Virginia was said to be this bad last year and nearly made a bowl game). But I reiterate: Put either of those teams in the Sun Belt, and they win it or finish near the top. And they'd be right respectable in any of the G5s.

No, not even close. They would have been middle of the pack or close to the bottom in the MWC and CUSA. There is big difference between lower tiered P5's (Kansas, Iowa State, Virginia, Wake Forest and the power programs (Oklahoma, Florida State)

I watched Tech score 34 unanswered points against Virginia in Charlottesville couple of years ago and ULM (sunbelt team) beat Wake Forest last year. There is not that much difference in athletic talent as you think with the lower tier P5's

(05-01-2015 05:20 PM)Dawgxas Wrote:  

(05-01-2015 03:05 PM)Cyniclone Wrote:  

(05-01-2015 12:31 PM)Dawgxas Wrote:  

(05-01-2015 12:07 AM)Cyniclone Wrote:  Kansas and Virginia as two of the four worst teams in the country? Like last year, trying to gin up interest early by putting some unexpected teams down there. Either program would win the Sun Belt or at the VERY least contend.

This isn't basketball, Virginia is bad, real bad.

But worse than third-year Charlotte bad? Worse than never-beaten-an FBS Georgia State bad? Worse than barely-not-winless SMU bad?

I'm sure Kansas and Virginia will be at the ass end of their respective conferences (though Virginia was said to be this bad last year and nearly made a bowl game). But I reiterate: Put either of those teams in the Sun Belt, and they win it or finish near the top. And they'd be right respectable in any of the G5s.

No, not even close. They would have been middle of the pack or close to the bottom in the MWC and CUSA. There is big difference between lower tiered P5's (Kansas, Iowa State, Virginia, Wake Forest and the power programs (Oklahoma, Florida State)

I watched Tech score 34 unanswered points against Virginia in Charlottesville couple of years ago and ULM (sunbelt team) beat Wake Forest last year. There is not that much difference in athletic talent as you think with the lower tier P5's

I'm sorry, I definitely get where you're coming from in terms of how bad they are expected to be, but I have a hard time believing that, over the course of an entire season, even lowly Kansas and Virginia wouldn't be in the thick of the Sun Belt race and in at least the middle of the pack in the MWC, AAC and CUSA.

And while Louisiana-Monroe beat Wake Forest, Wake also beat Virginia Tech in the Worst Game Ever, so single games don't often tell the tale. How would Wake have done if they had, I dunno, Louisiana-Lafayette's schedule? Over the course of a season, they'd distinguish themselves in time (or just give up after a couple of early losses).

Ultimately, I can't buy that Kansas and Virginia, no matter how bad they're expected to be by P5 standards, are the worst team in CUSA or the MAC, and only better (and barely at that) than Idaho in the Sun Belt.

(05-01-2015 12:07 AM)Cyniclone Wrote:  Kansas and Virginia as two of the four worst teams in the country? Like last year, trying to gin up interest early by putting some unexpected teams down there. Either program would win the Sun Belt or at the VERY least contend.

Not sure about Va, but Kansas ain't winning sh**

(05-01-2015 12:31 PM)Dawgxas Wrote:  

(05-01-2015 12:07 AM)Cyniclone Wrote:  Kansas and Virginia as two of the four worst teams in the country? Like last year, trying to gin up interest early by putting some unexpected teams down there. Either program would win the Sun Belt or at the VERY least contend.

This isn't basketball, Virginia is bad, real bad.

Wake has lost two years in a row to mid-pack ULM.

Still can't get over losing can you? Give it up.

(04-30-2015 08:07 PM)Cscollis Wrote:  

(04-30-2015 07:44 PM)chidave Wrote:  http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/co...-post.html

It's that time of the year again. I know UTSA is supposed to be down but I'm shocked that they're the first CUSA team to appear.

Not me. UTSA is rebuilding. In a couple of years, they will be a contender.

ODU and FIU will be the next 2.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/co...-post.html

Actually he has FAU next at #118.

(05-01-2015 09:08 AM)Niner National Wrote:  

(04-30-2015 11:50 PM)SApuro Wrote:  

(04-30-2015 09:34 PM)wh49er Wrote:  Must take in account returning starters but I do think we can beat both UTSA and Georgia State.

I'm not confident enough to put us in front of anyone, but you guys were terrible last year and lost a ton of players too, so it isn't crazy to think that we might be better than you.

Sorry fellow Niners, I'm with USTA on this one. We still have a ton of guys on the roster who we recruited thinking we were going to FCS.
We are going the right way, but it will be after the 2016 season before the results start being obvious on the scoreboard.

(05-02-2015 09:04 AM)oduengineer Wrote:  Still can't get over losing can you? Give it up.

(04-30-2015 08:07 PM)Cscollis Wrote:  

(04-30-2015 07:44 PM)chidave Wrote:  http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/co...-post.html

It's that time of the year again. I know UTSA is supposed to be down but I'm shocked that they're the first CUSA team to appear.

Not me. UTSA is rebuilding. In a couple of years, they will be a contender.

ODU and FIU will be the next 2.

Not so fast my ODU friend. Now at 117 and our Monarchs are not there yet. Keep the faith! (FAU at 118)

117 SMU
116 Syracuse

Apparently Charlotte was NOT left off this list but has yet to be ranked.................interesting.

http://ninernation.net/index.php?topic=3...#msg645973

(05-04-2015 11:07 AM)49RFootballNow Wrote:  Apparently Charlotte was NOT left off this list but has yet to be ranked.................interesting.
http://ninernation.net/index.php?topic=3...#msg645973

I think they forgot and are now saving face....bet you're next.

(05-04-2015 11:10 AM)FIUFan Wrote:  

(05-04-2015 11:07 AM)49RFootballNow Wrote:  Apparently Charlotte was NOT left off this list but has yet to be ranked.................interesting.
http://ninernation.net/index.php?topic=3...#msg645973

I think they forgot and are now saving face....bet you're next.

They skipped us today, have Syracuse in at at 116. I'd expect to be in the over 110 range.

(05-04-2015 11:10 AM)FIUFan Wrote:  

(05-04-2015 11:07 AM)49RFootballNow Wrote:  Apparently Charlotte was NOT left off this list but has yet to be ranked.................interesting.
http://ninernation.net/index.php?topic=3...#msg645973

I think they forgot and are now saving face....bet you're next.

This.

It happens. Like the year USA got left out of NCAA College Football.