(09-26-2018 06:02 AM)Atlanta Trojan Wrote:  

(09-25-2018 03:12 PM)USAJag2011 Wrote:  

(09-25-2018 03:05 PM)Atlanta Trojan Wrote:  It’s going to come down to ULM and stAte

There you have it folks. Nostradamus has spoken.

If it’s not it won’t be USA either

Maybe not, maybe so.

(09-26-2018 06:06 PM)USAJag2011 Wrote:  

(09-26-2018 06:02 AM)Atlanta Trojan Wrote:  

(09-25-2018 03:12 PM)USAJag2011 Wrote:  

(09-25-2018 03:05 PM)Atlanta Trojan Wrote:  It’s going to come down to ULM and stAte

There you have it folks. Nostradamus has spoken.

If it’s not it won’t be USA either

Maybe not, maybe so.

I’m just busting your chops

I do think ULM will have the edge, but it is hard to say. They have the better win. But it’s early

I think it's obvious that South Alabama has always been #2.

Well it ain’t the Cajuns, lol. Our best players are freshman and sophomores. We have very little upper class talent and it’s showing. Hard to win when the cupboard was left pretty bare after the sanctions. This schedule does us no favors either. I’m really hoping we have enough players healthy after facing Bama this weekend to fill the roster for the rest of the year.

The only thing clear in the West is that on the day South played TxSt, South won. The west has a long way to go before it is settled out.

South is clearly the #1..... wow

South is an awful team this year. That much is obvious. The only question is, IS how bad is South? Its obvious we need a new DC. I don't even know his name like he clearly doesn't know defense.

South is the only team in the West with a conference win, granted it was against noted dumpster fire Texas State. But hey, they may as well be #1. The West is just here to offer up a sacrificial lamb in the championship game.

The west is in a weird position this year. AState may still be the best team despite all that's gone wrong this year. Could legitimately have a 3 loss division champ on this side.

I have a feeling this thread is going to end up on cold takes exposed.

(09-29-2018 11:34 PM)APPdiesel Wrote:  I have a feeling this thread is going to end up on cold takes exposed.

It’s not ULM. Lol

Breaking this conference into divisions with historically so little depth of top line G5 teams was a stupid move.

(10-01-2018 10:30 AM)Fanther Wrote:  Breaking this conference into divisions with historically so little depth of top line G5 teams was a stupid move.

Exactly. Every other conference is proven to us over the last 10 years that divisions don't make sense because the two best teams in most every conference over that period have all been on one side of one of the divisions. The ACC the Big Ten the SEC... The divisions really aren't the way to go and needs to be some form of a round robin that can sure the two best teams in the conference are playing each other on Championship day. this year it certainly would appear to be that the best teams in the conference are AppState, Troy and likely Georgia Southern.

(10-01-2018 11:17 AM)HighlandsApp Wrote:  

(10-01-2018 10:30 AM)Fanther Wrote:  Breaking this conference into divisions with historically so little depth of top line G5 teams was a stupid move.

Exactly. Every other conference is proven to us over the last 10 years that divisions don't make sense because the two best teams in most every conference over that period have all been on one side of one of the divisions. The ACC the Big Ten the SEC... The divisions really aren't the way to go and needs to be some form of a round robin that can sure the two best teams in the conference are playing each other on Championship day. this year it certainly would appear to be that the best teams in the conference are AppState, Troy and likely Georgia Southern.

I'm a fan of having a Championship Game so I'm good with divisions however I think the NCAA should have required 12 teams to split into divisions. It just seems weird with only 10 teams.

I wish they had written the rule to say Conferences with 12 or more teams must split into divisions in order to hold a Championship Game. Conferences with less than 12 teams can hold a championship game with out splitting into divisions.

(10-03-2018 12:12 PM)Georgia_Power_Company Wrote:  

(10-01-2018 11:17 AM)HighlandsApp Wrote:  

(10-01-2018 10:30 AM)Fanther Wrote:  Breaking this conference into divisions with historically so little depth of top line G5 teams was a stupid move.

Exactly. Every other conference is proven to us over the last 10 years that divisions don't make sense because the two best teams in most every conference over that period have all been on one side of one of the divisions. The ACC the Big Ten the SEC... The divisions really aren't the way to go and needs to be some form of a round robin that can sure the two best teams in the conference are playing each other on Championship day. this year it certainly would appear to be that the best teams in the conference are AppState, Troy and likely Georgia Southern.

I'm a fan of having a Championship Game so I'm good with divisions however I think the NCAA should have required 12 teams to split into divisions. It just seems weird with only 10 teams.

I wish they had written the rule to say Conferences with 12 or more teams must split into divisions in order to hold a Championship Game. Conferences with less than 12 teams can hold a championship game with out splitting into divisions.

To add to your point, currently 10 team conferences can have a championship game with a round-robin, so we would need 9 conference games to do that.

(10-03-2018 12:54 PM)debragga Wrote:  To add to your point, currently 10 team conferences can have a championship game with a round-robin, so we would need 9 conference games to do that.

Exactly, right now OOC performance is more important to the Sunbelt than beating eachother up. So far this year we've all performed very well in out of conference play.

Splitting into divisions and not giving up that 4th OOC game is about raising the perception level of the whole league.

Would be interesting if the title game gets a USA / Troy rematch.

Texas State surprises a weak west and goes to 1st conf. Champ. Game

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(09-25-2018 11:41 AM)debragga Wrote:  

(09-25-2018 11:39 AM)APPdiesel Wrote:  I think it goes without saying Arkansas State is the best in the west but where does that leave 2-5? If not the Jags, who?

I'd say there's no clear #2, but it's between ULM, USA, and maybe ULL

it will not be USA or Louisiana.

(10-03-2018 04:20 PM)TroyFootball05 Wrote:  Would be interesting if the title game gets a USA / Troy rematch.

Would be huge crowd

Would look very nice for our conference. I’m sure it will happen one day soon.