(10-08-2019 02:20 PM)TexanMark Wrote:  

(10-08-2019 12:56 PM)CliftonAve Wrote:  

(10-08-2019 12:45 PM)Crazier Wrote:  

(10-08-2019 09:29 AM)stxrunner Wrote:  

(10-07-2019 09:38 PM)shere khan Wrote:  Weak teams backing into weak draws. People got sick of seeing better teams not get those bids. The problem has been solved. How many of those teams have been to access bowls and won them since becoming fodder for other leagues?

Same as it ever was

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/5358...s-bowl-bid

It's a little weird that you don't see the irony with this faulty logic.

It shows how weak the AAC is that a program like Memphis can start performing well in the conference after being terrible for it's entire existence.

You don't see the problem with that logic.

If Memphis would have start investing in football 30 years ago instead of 10 years ago, it would have been Memphis in the Big East instead of you guys. It must sucks formely having a seat at the big boys table to being surpassed by former CUSA schools.

Bigger barrier for Memphis entrance into the Big East was academic profile, not your football program. There was a lot of east coast elitism in that conference, particularly with catholic schools and Pitt.

If Cuse and Pitt didn't start the avalanche and FEDEX money came in...a league might have been formed to survive. Memphis and UCF could've been added at that point.

Would it have been strong enough to survive the ACC, B1G and Big12 desire for teams? Maybe not, but the TV/bowl contracts would've been a lot better in the meantime.

Basketball schools were being selfish as hell as well. Hindsight have added TCU, UCF, Memphis, Temple in one swoop and quick signed a deal with ESPN with a GOR.

UConn
Syracuse
Rutgers
Temple
Pitt
West Virginia

Cincinnati
Louisville
Memphis
TCU
UCF
USF

Spicy.....

(10-08-2019 03:17 PM)TexanMark Wrote:  

(10-08-2019 02:40 PM)shere khan Wrote:  None y'all ranked. We are ranked at the moment .

The rest is blah blah blah blah.

Thanks for playing

FIFY

You have a few landmines out there. So far you have beaten a bunch of bad teams and a mediocre Ole Miss at home. You get through the rest of the schedule unscathed you have a great chance to make a NY6 bowl game.

Hehe

(10-08-2019 04:15 PM)shere khan Wrote:  

(10-08-2019 03:17 PM)TexanMark Wrote:  

(10-08-2019 02:40 PM)shere khan Wrote:  None y'all ranked. We are ranked at the moment .

The rest is blah blah blah blah.

Thanks for playing

FIFY

You have a few landmines out there. So far you have beaten a bunch of bad teams and a mediocre Ole Miss at home. You get through the rest of the schedule unscathed you have a great chance to make a NY6 bowl game.

Hehe

So BL: I'll see you in Tampa for the MagicJackBeefOBradyBadBoyMowers Bowl.

First Beer on me

(10-07-2019 07:52 PM)SUisBigEast4ever Wrote:  

(10-07-2019 06:02 PM)shere khan Wrote:  We've got p6. The big east was a bunch of middlings and now are all weaklings without each other to make themselves look better.

If that's truly the case then how did the Big East keeping winning BCS bowl games? West Virginia won 3 BCS bowl games and Louisville won 2. They also had TCU coming to the league who also had a BCS bowl win.

And for having only 8 teams in the conference there were several years where they had three ranked teams in the poll at once.

Um...TCU played in 2 BCS Bowls as members of the MWC. Never played a down in the Big East.
Also the 9 team MWC always had 3 teams in top 25: Utah, TCU and BYU.
The MWC was better than the big East. CUSA 1.0 was better than the big East

(10-08-2019 08:10 AM)8BitPirate Wrote:  

(10-07-2019 10:55 PM)Crazier Wrote:  I must admit, it has to suck for Cinci, USF, and UCONN to have a sit at the big boys table only to have snatched away from them involuntarily.

It sucked to watch those three get unearned entry into a BCS league.

HELL YES!!!!!!

(10-08-2019 08:10 AM)8BitPirate Wrote:  

(10-07-2019 10:55 PM)Crazier Wrote:  I must admit, it has to suck for Cinci, USF, and UCONN to have a sit at the big boys table only to have snatched away from them involuntarily.

It sucked to watch those three get unearned entry into a BCS league.

Cincy earned every ounce of it's spot. You don't know what you're talking about.

(10-08-2019 07:46 PM)Helicopter Wrote:  

(10-08-2019 08:10 AM)8BitPirate Wrote:  

(10-07-2019 10:55 PM)Crazier Wrote:  I must admit, it has to suck for Cinci, USF, and UCONN to have a sit at the big boys table only to have snatched away from them involuntarily.

It sucked to watch those three get unearned entry into a BCS league.

Cincy earned every ounce of it's spot. You don't know what you're talking about.

Horse **** young one. Cincy had done nothing up to that point to earn a spot in a BCS league. No Top 25 appearances since 1976 and you had never finished in the Top 25, ever. Not once. Bowl record up until 2003, 1-3 with all three losses coming in 2000, 2001, and 2002. Your football record in 2003, the year of the invite, 5-7.

You were invited because of University 6 needed a travel buddy and your basketball endeared you to the basketball schools of the BE.

(10-08-2019 07:53 PM)8BitPirate Wrote:  

(10-08-2019 07:46 PM)Helicopter Wrote:  

(10-08-2019 08:10 AM)8BitPirate Wrote:  

(10-07-2019 10:55 PM)Crazier Wrote:  I must admit, it has to suck for Cinci, USF, and UCONN to have a sit at the big boys table only to have snatched away from them involuntarily.

It sucked to watch those three get unearned entry into a BCS league.

Cincy earned every ounce of it's spot. You don't know what you're talking about.

Horse **** young one. Cincy had done nothing up to that point to earn a spot in a BCS league. No Top 25 appearances since 1976 and you had never finished in the Top 25, ever. Not once. Bowl record up until 2003, 1-3 with all three losses coming in 2000, 2001, and 2002. Your football record in 2003, the year of the invite, 5-7.

You were invited because of University 6 needed a travel buddy and your basketball endeared you to the Catholic schools of the BE.

Yes, all true. And the rest of the story has the BCS league serving as the ingredient that catapults Cincy past ECU in football forever. Fin

(10-08-2019 07:56 PM)rosewater Wrote:  

(10-08-2019 07:53 PM)8BitPirate Wrote:  

(10-08-2019 07:46 PM)Helicopter Wrote:  

(10-08-2019 08:10 AM)8BitPirate Wrote:  

(10-07-2019 10:55 PM)Crazier Wrote:  I must admit, it has to suck for Cinci, USF, and UCONN to have a sit at the big boys table only to have snatched away from them involuntarily.

It sucked to watch those three get unearned entry into a BCS league.

Cincy earned every ounce of it's spot. You don't know what you're talking about.

Horse **** young one. Cincy had done nothing up to that point to earn a spot in a BCS league. No Top 25 appearances since 1976 and you had never finished in the Top 25, ever. Not once. Bowl record up until 2003, 1-3 with all three losses coming in 2000, 2001, and 2002. Your football record in 2003, the year of the invite, 5-7.

You were invited because of University 6 needed a travel buddy and your basketball endeared you to the Catholic schools of the BE.

Yes, all true. And the rest of the story has the BCS league catapulting us past ECU in football forever. Fin

But here we are back in the same league once it became apparent you couldn't ride ULs coattails to the ACC. The three left behinds were left behind for a reason, they shouldn't have been elevated in the first place. That's the cold hard reality.

(10-08-2019 07:58 PM)8BitPirate Wrote:  

(10-08-2019 07:56 PM)rosewater Wrote:  

(10-08-2019 07:53 PM)8BitPirate Wrote:  

(10-08-2019 07:46 PM)Helicopter Wrote:  

(10-08-2019 08:10 AM)8BitPirate Wrote:  It sucked to watch those three get unearned entry into a BCS league.

Cincy earned every ounce of it's spot. You don't know what you're talking about.

Horse **** young one. Cincy had done nothing up to that point to earn a spot in a BCS league. No Top 25 appearances since 1976 and you had never finished in the Top 25, ever. Not once. Bowl record up until 2003, 1-3 with all three losses coming in 2000, 2001, and 2002. Your football record in 2003, the year of the invite, 5-7.

You were invited because of University 6 needed a travel buddy and your basketball endeared you to the Catholic schools of the BE.

Yes, all true. And the rest of the story has the BCS league catapulting us past ECU in football forever. Fin

But here we are back in the same league once it became apparent you couldn't ride ULs coattails to the ACC. The three left behinds were left behind for a reason, they shouldn't have been elevated in the first place. That's the cold hard reality.

Shouldn’t have, couldn’t have, wouldn’t have but were elevated. Sometimes being in a market helps...regardless top 10 (top 15 by any ranking) basketball in history definitely helped. Sorry baseball didn’t matter.

And our apologies for taking advantage of the league and elevating our football program to at minimum a mediocre level in the process.

(10-08-2019 07:58 PM)8BitPirate Wrote:  

(10-08-2019 07:56 PM)rosewater Wrote:  

(10-08-2019 07:53 PM)8BitPirate Wrote:  

(10-08-2019 07:46 PM)Helicopter Wrote:  

(10-08-2019 08:10 AM)8BitPirate Wrote:  It sucked to watch those three get unearned entry into a BCS league.

Cincy earned every ounce of it's spot. You don't know what you're talking about.

Horse **** young one. Cincy had done nothing up to that point to earn a spot in a BCS league. No Top 25 appearances since 1976 and you had never finished in the Top 25, ever. Not once. Bowl record up until 2003, 1-3 with all three losses coming in 2000, 2001, and 2002. Your football record in 2003, the year of the invite, 5-7.

You were invited because of University 6 needed a travel buddy and your basketball endeared you to the Catholic schools of the BE.

Yes, all true. And the rest of the story has the BCS league catapulting us past ECU in football forever. Fin

But here we are back in the same league once it became apparent you couldn't ride ULs coattails to the ACC. The three left behinds were left behind for a reason, they shouldn't have been elevated in the first place. That's the cold hard reality.

I don't know, an Orange and Sugar Bowl. Liberty, Belk bowls were not bad either. We may be comparable to Memphis, Houston Temple and UCF but we are light years ahead of you.

So...
Much...
Butt-hurt.

(10-08-2019 08:27 PM)rosewater Wrote:  

(10-08-2019 07:58 PM)8BitPirate Wrote:  

(10-08-2019 07:56 PM)rosewater Wrote:  

(10-08-2019 07:53 PM)8BitPirate Wrote:  

(10-08-2019 07:46 PM)Helicopter Wrote:  Cincy earned every ounce of it's spot. You don't know what you're talking about.

Horse **** young one. Cincy had done nothing up to that point to earn a spot in a BCS league. No Top 25 appearances since 1976 and you had never finished in the Top 25, ever. Not once. Bowl record up until 2003, 1-3 with all three losses coming in 2000, 2001, and 2002. Your football record in 2003, the year of the invite, 5-7.

You were invited because of University 6 needed a travel buddy and your basketball endeared you to the Catholic schools of the BE.

Yes, all true. And the rest of the story has the BCS league catapulting us past ECU in football forever. Fin

But here we are back in the same league once it became apparent you couldn't ride ULs coattails to the ACC. The three left behinds were left behind for a reason, they shouldn't have been elevated in the first place. That's the cold hard reality.

I don't know, an Orange and Sugar Bowl. Liberty, Belk bowls were not bad either. We may be comparable to Memphis, Houston Temple and UCF but we are light years ahead of you.

But you are here in the same conference. Simmer on that.

And light years when we beat you 48-20 with a Mo team a mere two years ago?

Ok buttercup

Ecu fans are something special

(10-08-2019 08:55 PM)8BitPirate Wrote:  

(10-08-2019 08:27 PM)rosewater Wrote:  

(10-08-2019 07:58 PM)8BitPirate Wrote:  

(10-08-2019 07:56 PM)rosewater Wrote:  

(10-08-2019 07:53 PM)8BitPirate Wrote:  Horse **** young one. Cincy had done nothing up to that point to earn a spot in a BCS league. No Top 25 appearances since 1976 and you had never finished in the Top 25, ever. Not once. Bowl record up until 2003, 1-3 with all three losses coming in 2000, 2001, and 2002. Your football record in 2003, the year of the invite, 5-7.

You were invited because of University 6 needed a travel buddy and your basketball endeared you to the Catholic schools of the BE.

Yes, all true. And the rest of the story has the BCS league catapulting us past ECU in football forever. Fin

But here we are back in the same league once it became apparent you couldn't ride ULs coattails to the ACC. The three left behinds were left behind for a reason, they shouldn't have been elevated in the first place. That's the cold hard reality.

I don't know, an Orange and Sugar Bowl. Liberty, Belk bowls were not bad either. We may be comparable to Memphis, Houston Temple and UCF but we are light years ahead of you.

But you are here in the same conference. Simmer on that.

And light years when we beat you 48-20 with a Mo team a mere two years ago?

Ok buttercup

you serve your purpose in football and hoops. you are the aac equivalent of wake, vanderbilt, and kansas in football. just thank your lucky stars we allowed for your late inclusion.

(10-08-2019 08:55 PM)8BitPirate Wrote:  

(10-08-2019 08:27 PM)rosewater Wrote:  

(10-08-2019 07:58 PM)8BitPirate Wrote:  

(10-08-2019 07:56 PM)rosewater Wrote:  

(10-08-2019 07:53 PM)8BitPirate Wrote:  Horse **** young one. Cincy had done nothing up to that point to earn a spot in a BCS league. No Top 25 appearances since 1976 and you had never finished in the Top 25, ever. Not once. Bowl record up until 2003, 1-3 with all three losses coming in 2000, 2001, and 2002. Your football record in 2003, the year of the invite, 5-7.

You were invited because of University 6 needed a travel buddy and your basketball endeared you to the Catholic schools of the BE.

Yes, all true. And the rest of the story has the BCS league catapulting us past ECU in football forever. Fin

But here we are back in the same league once it became apparent you couldn't ride ULs coattails to the ACC. The three left behinds were left behind for a reason, they shouldn't have been elevated in the first place. That's the cold hard reality.

I don't know, an Orange and Sugar Bowl. Liberty, Belk bowls were not bad either. We may be comparable to Memphis, Houston Temple and UCF but we are light years ahead of you.

But you are here in the same conference. Simmer on that.

And light years when we beat you 48-20 with a Mo team a mere two years ago?

Ok buttercup

Oh, bless your heart.

Ecu owes Cincinnati a lot of gratitude. Then UC President Gregg Williams was one of the front men in putting together the AAC. If not for implosion of this conference you guys would still be playing in CUSA with schools like UTSA, North Texas and Middle TN State.

(10-08-2019 07:35 PM)billybobby777 Wrote:  

(10-08-2019 08:10 AM)8BitPirate Wrote:  

(10-07-2019 10:55 PM)Crazier Wrote:  I must admit, it has to suck for Cinci, USF, and UCONN to have a sit at the big boys table only to have snatched away from them involuntarily.

It sucked to watch those three get unearned entry into a BCS league.

HELL YES!!!!!!

You're right. I'm sure there wasn't a day gone by at the Big East offices that they didn't say WE'RE SO STUPID !!! WHY DIDN'T WE TAKE ECU ???

(10-09-2019 08:00 AM)Def Berkkat Wrote:  

(10-08-2019 07:35 PM)billybobby777 Wrote:  

(10-08-2019 08:10 AM)8BitPirate Wrote:  

(10-07-2019 10:55 PM)Crazier Wrote:  I must admit, it has to suck for Cinci, USF, and UCONN to have a sit at the big boys table only to have snatched away from them involuntarily.

It sucked to watch those three get unearned entry into a BCS league.

HELL YES!!!!!!

You're right. I'm sure there wasn't a day gone by at the Big East offices that they didn't say WE'RE SO STUPID !!! WHY DIDN'T WE TAKE ECU ???

Unbelievable. Let's take a look at shere khan watching this thread...



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