(10-24-2022 08:57 AM)APPrising Wrote:  

(10-23-2022 02:16 PM)Soaring Eagle Wrote:  

(10-23-2022 01:22 PM)APPrising Wrote:  Troy
App
S Alabama
Georgia Southern
Louisiana
Marshall
JMU
ODU
Coastal
Texas State
ULM
Georgia State
Arkansas State

Nice conference can we join?

TBD. You guys have to show up to Boone when you’re scheduled before I can confirm.

Texas State- 36
App State- 24


USM- 20
Texas State- 14


I get why you mad

(10-22-2022 09:56 PM)TroyFootball05 Wrote:  Cajuns are coming on hot at the right time. They have an elite defense in the SBC and can put up points — something Troy has been getting worse at over the past four games. If the Troy game were played today, Louisiana would be favored at home by 1 or 2 points. This is really a 50-50 game for Troy, and maybe worse if Troy's offense continues to be the worst in the SBC.

I think 12 of the 14 SBC teams have elite D's. The team that can score consistently wins.

(10-24-2022 08:57 AM)APPrising Wrote:  

(10-23-2022 02:16 PM)Soaring Eagle Wrote:  

(10-23-2022 01:22 PM)APPrising Wrote:  Troy
App
S Alabama
Georgia Southern
Louisiana
Marshall
JMU
ODU
Coastal
Texas State
ULM
Georgia State
Arkansas State

Nice conference can we join?

TBD. You guys have to show up to Boone when you’re scheduled before I can confirm.

We'll just assume we would've been #2 in your takings then :)

(10-26-2022 07:18 AM)Luckyshot Wrote:  

(10-24-2022 08:57 AM)APPrising Wrote:  

(10-23-2022 02:16 PM)Soaring Eagle Wrote:  

(10-23-2022 01:22 PM)APPrising Wrote:  Troy
App
S Alabama
Georgia Southern
Louisiana
Marshall
JMU
ODU
Coastal
Texas State
ULM
Georgia State
Arkansas State

Nice conference can we join?

TBD. You guys have to show up to Boone when you’re scheduled before I can confirm.

We'll just assume we would've been #2 in your takings then :)

I mean, our opponents are basically always #2 aren't they?

1. Coastal Carolina (+1) - I guess? No clear #1.
2. Troy (+1) - Rivalry win
3. South Alabama (-2) - Rivalry loss
4. App State (+1) - Nice bounceback from probably a fluke loss
5. James Madison (-1) - Rough couple of weeks after a great start
6. Southern Miss (+1) - 4-1 in their last 5, quietly piling up some wins
7. Louisiana (+1) - B2B wins after that rough stretch earlier in the year
8. Marshall (+1) - Solid W over JMU
9. Georgia State (-3) - Shellacked pretty good by App
10. Georgia Southern (+1) - B2B good wins, loss to Panthers still stings
11. Old Dominion (-1) - Tough home loss, SBC is a grind
12. Texas State (-) - Offense can't move the ball
13. Arkansas State (-) - Lost 6 of last 7
14. ULM (-) - Riding 4-game losing streak

G5 success parity can be measured by the number of teams each conference has as a sub 90 FPI. We have 9 teams that meet that criteria with ODU (10) as a bubble #90 FPI.

If there was a top 25 poll for G5 (mid major like in MBB) all of our teams with a sub 90 FPI one could argue would makeup at least a third of those rankings.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/fpi/_/group/37

Top 25 FPI sponsored by ESPN
New AAC is still quite a bit ahead of us overall although I feel like we are the most middle heavy G5. Probably just 4-5 close OOC losses away from being close to the current AAC. Who are the 3 frontrunners for a NY6 Access Bowl?

SBC (7), Current AAC (7), Future AAC (6), Current CUSA (3), Future CUSA (2), MAC (2), Current Independent (2), Future Independent (0)

1.UCF 29
2.Cincinatti 32
3.Tulane 44
4.WKU 49
5.App 52
6.ECU 53
7.Houston 54
8.SMU 55
9.UAB 58
10.Boise 60
11.Memphis 61
12.AFA 63
13.BYU 65
14.Liberty 66
15.JMU 68
16.Troy 69
17.UTSA 70
18.Toledo 72
19.Marshall 73
20.USA 74
21.SJSU 76
22.Louisiana 77
23.Fresno 79
24.Ga Southern 82
25.Buffalo 84

Bottom 10
1. FIU (CUSA)
2. UMASS (Indep)
3. NMSU (Indep)
4. Akron (MAC)
5. Hawaii (MWC)
6. CLT (CUSA)
7. CSU (MWC)
8. UNM (MWC)
9. UCONN (Indep)
10. Temple (AAC)

(10-27-2022 10:53 AM)Johnnychimpo Wrote:  Top 25 FPI sponsored by ESPN
New AAC is still quite a bit ahead of us overall although I feel like we are the most middle heavy G5. Who are the 3 frontrunners for a NY6 Access Bowl?

UCF 29
Cincinatti 32
Tulane 44
WKU 49
App 52
ECU 53
Houston 54
SMU 55
UAB 58
Boise 60
Memphis 61
AFA 63
JMU 68
Troy 69
UTSA 70
Toledo 72
Marshall 73
USA 74
SJSU 76
Louisiana 77
Fresno 79
Ga Southern 82
Buffalo 84
CCU 85
Tulsa 87

I'd like to know how the heck UAB, SMU, WKU, and Boise State are all above Troy...

(10-27-2022 11:00 AM)CardinalBlackTrojan Wrote:  

(10-27-2022 10:53 AM)Johnnychimpo Wrote:  Top 25 FPI sponsored by ESPN
New AAC is still quite a bit ahead of us overall although I feel like we are the most middle heavy G5. Who are the 3 frontrunners for a NY6 Access Bowl?

UCF 29
Cincinatti 32
Tulane 44
WKU 49
App 52
ECU 53
Houston 54
SMU 55
UAB 58
Boise 60
Memphis 61
AFA 63
JMU 68
Troy 69
UTSA 70
Toledo 72
Marshall 73
USA 74
SJSU 76
Louisiana 77
Fresno 79
Ga Southern 82
Buffalo 84
CCU 85
Tulsa 87

I'd like to know how the heck UAB, SMU, WKU, and Boise State are all above Troy...

Because the dart the ESPN writer threw hit their line first.

SP+
51. Troy
58. SMU
66. UAB
68. WKU
71. Boise St.

Pretending last night didn't happen, since I am late updating mine.

1) Troy - Beat my previous #1 in a defensive battle.. (LW3)
2) Coastal Carolina - Bye Week. Moving up due to others losing (LW4)
3) South Alabama - ULM gave them a game, but they keep winning. Only loss to a Top Ten team. (LW1)
4) JMU - Upset again. Injuries' are mounting and the team is fading some. Still glad my team doesn't play them this season.. (LW2)

5) App - Destroyed GA State. (LW6)
6) GA Southern - Won at hot ODU. (LW9)
7) Southern Miss - Another close win. (LW7)
8) Louisiana - Moved up to group 2 after handling stAte. Might should be above USM, but can't move them into the lower half when they keep winning. (LW10)
9) Marshall - Beat up my #1 on the road! Back or just a blip? (LW14)

10) ODU - Lost at home to GA Southern. Very inconsistent team. (LW5)
11) GA State - Destroyed at App. Looks like GA Southern win was rivalry thing. (LW8)
12) Texas State - Lost at home to Southern Miss in a fun one! (LW11)

13) ULM - Lost to a bad Army team. Not heading the way I thought. (LW12)
14) Ark State - Lost again. (LW13)

Whoever finishes with the least number of turnovers makes the CCG.

(10-28-2022 12:24 PM)Luckyshot Wrote:  Pretending last night didn't happen, since I am late updating mine.

1) Troy - Beat my previous #1 in a defensive battle.. (LW3)
2) Coastal Carolina - Bye Week. Moving up due to others losing (LW4)
3) South Alabama - ULM gave them a game, but they keep winning. Only loss to a Top Ten team. (LW1)
4) JMU - Upset again. Injuries' are mounting and the team is fading some. Still glad my team doesn't play them this season.. (LW2)

5) App - Destroyed GA State. (LW6)
6) GA Southern - Won at hot ODU. (LW9)
7) Southern Miss - Another close win. (LW7)
8) Louisiana - Moved up to group 2 after handling stAte. Might should be above USM, but can't move them into the lower half when they keep winning. (LW10)
9) Marshall - Beat up my #1 on the road! Back or just a blip? (LW14)

10) ODU - Lost at home to GA Southern. Very inconsistent team. (LW5)
11) GA State - Destroyed at App. Looks like GA Southern win was rivalry thing. (LW8)
12) Texas State - Lost at home to Southern Miss in a fun one! (LW11)

13) ULM - Lost to a bad Army team. Not heading the way I thought. (LW12)
14) Ark State - Lost again. (LW13)

I am just happy to be in the top 7 instead of the bottom 7. We should be in the top 4 next year.

(10-28-2022 01:25 PM)SouthernMiss3613 Wrote:  

(10-28-2022 12:24 PM)Luckyshot Wrote:  Pretending last night didn't happen, since I am late updating mine.

1) Troy - Beat my previous #1 in a defensive battle.. (LW3)
2) Coastal Carolina - Bye Week. Moving up due to others losing (LW4)
3) South Alabama - ULM gave them a game, but they keep winning. Only loss to a Top Ten team. (LW1)
4) JMU - Upset again. Injuries' are mounting and the team is fading some. Still glad my team doesn't play them this season.. (LW2)

5) App - Destroyed GA State. (LW6)
6) GA Southern - Won at hot ODU. (LW9)
7) Southern Miss - Another close win. (LW7)
8) Louisiana - Moved up to group 2 after handling stAte. Might should be above USM, but can't move them into the lower half when they keep winning. (LW10)
9) Marshall - Beat up my #1 on the road! Back or just a blip? (LW14)

10) ODU - Lost at home to GA Southern. Very inconsistent team. (LW5)
11) GA State - Destroyed at App. Looks like GA Southern win was rivalry thing. (LW8)
12) Texas State - Lost at home to Southern Miss in a fun one! (LW11)

13) ULM - Lost to a bad Army team. Not heading the way I thought. (LW12)
14) Ark State - Lost again. (LW13)

I am just happy to be in the top 7 instead of the bottom 7. We should be in the top 4 next year.

I've had us stuck there since Week 4 when I started participating in this. We keep winning and have one of the best OOC wins in the Belt, but I can't move us up any higher so far. Maybe next week?