Other than USF, is anyone expected to be really good in the AAC next year?

Memphis and Tulsa think they have a chance to play at a high level, correct?

(02-10-2017 04:37 PM)fanhood Wrote:  Other than USF, is anyone expected to be really good in the AAC next year?

Memphis and Tulsa think they have a chance to play at a high level, correct?

I think Tulane and SMU take the next step. May not compete but won't be a guaranteed win.

ECU may move up at the same rate. If Cinci has talent that translates to a new regime and the coaching staff buys in to a short learning curve they could compete. UCF should be ahead of both.

Memphis and USF both could have magical seasons. They both have weak OOC though. Small favor to Memphis of UCLA manages to be good

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Think we'll have a year without a head coaching change? Just looking over our schedule and...

USF - New Coach
Temple - New Coach
UCF - Year 2
Houston - New Coach
UConn - New Coach
Tulane - Year 2
Cincy - New Coach
Memphis - Year 2

Not on schedule..or us
ECU - Year 2
SMU - Year 3
Tulsa - Year 3
Navy - Year 11! (aaaaaand he's gone)


So.....the writing is pretty much on the wall. Niumatalolo is gone if Navy finishes 8-5 or better.

(02-10-2017 04:37 PM)fanhood Wrote:  Other than USF, is anyone expected to be really good in the AAC next year?

Memphis and Tulsa think they have a chance to play at a high level, correct?

memphis returns everyone and were pretty good and last year most of their players and coach were first year guys..just off progression they should atleast be very good

tulsa has faith level in their team, but on paper shouldnt be that good (replacing a lot, top qb, rb and wr) tulsa fans think they'll be fine

houston lost a lot but has an extremely high ceiling..the replacement are highly touted..like the #1 qb recruit of 2013 and like 9/10 other 4/5 star guy (most loaded roster in the g5 recruiting star wise) ..but has a low ceiling aswell..the bowl game left a bad taste in coach applewhites capabilities as coach despite mostly using ga's as a coach

temple & navy..i expect both to be bowl eligible but not be that great on the elite level

teams that could be horrible but wouldn't be shocked if they were top 25/access bowl teams
cincy, ucf and smu...
all added serious talent and were extremely young last year..
--uc added 3 5star transfers including qb and their coach is doing exactly what urban/herman did (andd herman had houston elite year 1, meyer had osu elite year 1)
--smu returns its elite 4star who was injured all last year (if granted a medical redshirt) and their elite wr passed on the draft and a ist round grade to return

-- ucf went from 0 wins to 6 in 1 year using a true freshmen qb and new coach and underclass skill players, and just brought in the best g5 recruiting class, if they get that RB eligible. they could be scary next year

We suxes. Everyone overlook us

(02-10-2017 08:17 AM)uccheese Wrote:  I just hope people don't get too discouraged if we go get rocked @Navy to start 0-1 again in AAC. There are a lot of winnable conference games on the back half of the schedule.

Navy didn't look the same when Will Worth went down. They may have struck gold when they went from Reynolds to Worth but after that they just spiraled down and looked like they didn't belong. This might be a down year for Navy.

(02-10-2017 12:34 PM)CoastalJuan Wrote:  We'll see, but I'm thinking that (similar to Western Mich) you'd have to be undefeated with a poo schedule to make it. Pure speculation, but I think a 2-loss Boise would have beaten out West Mich had they lost a game last year. Giving them the nod over USF because USF's only G5 win was against Syracuse, and Boise knocked off two Pac12 teams. A 1-loss USF, however, might have beaten them out.

True Western Mich came in like a wrecking ball last year and shocked everyone.

(02-10-2017 04:37 PM)fanhood Wrote:  Other than USF, is anyone expected to be really good in the AAC next year?

Memphis and Tulsa think they have a chance to play at a high level, correct?

The AAC has more parity... but someone will step up.

The MWC has more parody... but someone will step up.

(02-10-2017 04:51 PM)CoastalJuan Wrote:  Think we'll have a year without a head coaching change? Just looking over our schedule and...

USF - New Coach
Temple - New Coach
UCF - Year 2
Houston - New Coach
UConn - New Coach
Tulane - Year 2
Cincy - New Coach
Memphis - Year 2

Not on schedule..or us
ECU - Year 2
SMU - Year 3
Tulsa - Year 3
Navy - Year 11! (aaaaaand he's gone)


So.....the writing is pretty much on the wall. Niumatalolo is gone if Navy finishes 8-5 or better.

Pirates fan's dream scenario...Niumatalolo's Navy teams 278 - ECU 153
Not very likely to happen

(02-10-2017 07:06 PM)Agust Wrote:  

(02-10-2017 08:17 AM)uccheese Wrote:  I just hope people don't get too discouraged if we go get rocked @Navy to start 0-1 again in AAC. There are a lot of winnable conference games on the back half of the schedule.

Navy didn't look the same when Will Worth went down. They may have struck gold when they went from Reynolds to Worth but after that they just spiraled down and looked like they didn't belong. This might be a down year for Navy.

Rising junior QB Zach Abey 2016 (2 starts (0-2 record), CCG injury relief, and mopup appearances vs ECU & SMU):
70 rushes, 384 yds, 5.5 ypc (long of 55) 6 TDs
20/35 passing, 352yds, 57%, 10.06 ypa, 1TD, 4 int

Will Worth after 3 starts (UConn, Tulane, AirForce 2-1, plus injury relief vs Fordham):
70 rushes, 173 yds, 2.5 ypc (long 31) 5 TDs
31/53, 527 yds, 58.5%, 9.94ypa, 1TD, 2 int

After some rough spots against Temple and in first half of Army game (first start in front of 7.9 million TV viewers, the President-Elect, and all the hoopla)...
Zach Abey's last three halves of football:
37 rushes, 184 yds, 4.97 ypc (long 41) 4 TDs
12/19, 237 yds, 63.2%, 12.4 ypa, 1 TD, 0 INT

It's not JUST the QB's numbers, it's how the offense as a whole runs...on a per game basis, the Abey-led Navy offense once he hit that stride looks like it will be good for 400 ypg, 41 points per game, typical very few turnovers, 2-3 punts per game ... pretty much the last 14 years in a nutshell.

Thanks for your concern, but Navy will be just fine in 2017 - I predict 9-3(6-2) and in the Division, Conference, and just maybe NY6 conversations through Thanksgiving.

Didn't the water boy get mop up time in the Navy-SMU game?

(02-11-2017 09:18 AM)Pony94 Wrote:  Didn't the water boy get mop up time in the Navy-SMU game?

Dressed 75, played 74. Punter Barta the only guy who didn't get in.

(02-11-2017 09:01 AM)slhNavy91 Wrote:  It's not JUST the QB's numbers, it's how the offense as a whole runs...on a per game basis, the Abey-led Navy offense once he hit that stride looks like it will be good for 400 ypg, 41 points per game, typical very few turnovers, 2-3 punts per game ... pretty much the last 14 years in a nutshell.

Thanks for your concern, but Navy will be just fine in 2017 - I predict 9-3(6-2) and in the Division, Conference, and just maybe NY6 conversations through Thanksgiving.

I think they’ll bounce back just not in the same groove as Reynolds or Worth. That was insane.

UC has a new coach/staff so an all new system is going to be in place.

Add to that three tough road games in a row after our FCS opener: @Michigan, @Miami(OH), and @Navy and we could be looking at 1-3.

I say Miami(OH) is tough because: a) they are really improved and b) they haven't beaten us in over a decade and at some point the law of averages has to kick in

I'm ok with 1-3 if we at least show a pulse, play them all tough, and show heart as CLF gets a pass this year for obvious reasons. I'd be thrilled with 2-2.

(02-09-2017 05:24 PM)isidnirb Wrote:  We screwed. Our damn "cupcake" game is against the defending FCS Champions. A team loaded with Div 1 talent who transfers in to play immediately. Gonna be ugly.

Just looking over ECU's roster, who is the starting QB there this year?
Yes JMU is the FCS champ and we are looking forward to the trip to Greenville. You AAC peeps might remember we also knocked off SMU in
'15, and played a stout UNC team pretty damned hard the first half. Its going to be a great game from the looks of it. It's going to be a lot of purple and gold in the stands JMU travels pretty well and it is not a long drive to ECU.

(02-16-2017 10:24 AM)JMUsince89 Wrote:  

(02-09-2017 05:24 PM)isidnirb Wrote:  We screwed. Our damn "cupcake" game is against the defending FCS Champions. A team loaded with Div 1 talent who transfers in to play immediately. Gonna be ugly.

Just looking over ECU's roster, who is the starting QB there this year?
Yes JMU is the FCS champ and we are looking forward to the trip to Greenville. You AAC peeps might remember we also knocked off SMU in
'15, and played a stout UNC team pretty damned hard the first half. Its going to be a great game from the looks of it. It's going to be a lot of purple and gold in the stands JMU travels pretty well and it is not a long drive to ECU.

Minshew or Herring most likely. Possibly Ifedi

(02-16-2017 10:24 AM)JMUsince89 Wrote:  

(02-09-2017 05:24 PM)isidnirb Wrote:  We screwed. Our damn "cupcake" game is against the defending FCS Champions. A team loaded with Div 1 talent who transfers in to play immediately. Gonna be ugly.

Just looking over ECU's roster, who is the starting QB there this year?
Yes JMU is the FCS champ and we are looking forward to the trip to Greenville. You AAC peeps might remember we also knocked off SMU in
'15, and played a stout UNC team pretty damned hard the first half. Its going to be a great game from the looks of it. It's going to be a lot of purple and gold in the stands JMU travels pretty well and it is not a long drive to ECU.

Hey! JMU in the house!

(02-16-2017 04:54 PM)CoastalJuan Wrote:  

(02-16-2017 10:24 AM)JMUsince89 Wrote:  

(02-09-2017 05:24 PM)isidnirb Wrote:  We screwed. Our damn "cupcake" game is against the defending FCS Champions. A team loaded with Div 1 talent who transfers in to play immediately. Gonna be ugly.

Just looking over ECU's roster, who is the starting QB there this year?
Yes JMU is the FCS champ and we are looking forward to the trip to Greenville. You AAC peeps might remember we also knocked off SMU in
'15, and played a stout UNC team pretty damned hard the first half. Its going to be a great game from the looks of it. It's going to be a lot of purple and gold in the stands JMU travels pretty well and it is not a long drive to ECU.

Hey! JMU in the house!

Going to be a Purple N Gold party. It's a shame your stadium renovations won't be done, but I'm looking forward to a great tailgate and game

14-0

Cakewalk to the playoffs.

Im going to @ SMU and @ USF

@ USF should be pretty fun. I havent been to Tampa since Fall Toor 1995.

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