Yeah and thanks for digging up the number of posts Treeofbylightning had today about WKU that's solid contribution

(11-16-2015 09:13 PM)mturn017 Wrote:  Yeah and thanks for digging up the number of posts Treeofbylightning had today about WKU that's solid contribution

no doubt. tibl is a first vote hall of famer into the western stalker hall of fame. man is obsessed.

so i appreciate that work as well. you can never have too much info.

(11-16-2015 11:36 AM)pilot172000 Wrote:  

(11-16-2015 11:27 AM)MTPiKapp Wrote:  Western and Tech are the class of the league this year, I don't see much point in arguing that one, but the Marshall fans make me laugh talking about how it's them and USM in the future.

It think forecasting beyond 2016 is impossible.

I don't even like forecasting beyond the week ahead. Football is a strange game and you can never tell for sure what is going to happen. Then you factor in injuries and other things nobody sees coming and it's just too hard to say team A and team B will do this or that in any given year.

I will say that IF everyone stays healthy, and there aren't any departures that MTSU vs. Marshall in the East is going to have some very meaningful games with major impacts on the conference as a whole in the coming years as both seem to have lots of young talent.. However, that if is a huge IF.

(11-16-2015 12:34 PM)WKUYG Wrote:  

(11-16-2015 12:18 PM)shiftyeagle Wrote:  Ostracizing yourself really isn't a good policy, guy. A few Marshall fans learned this last year.

Me thinks that after your coach and QB leave that you way go back to cellar-dwelling.

I know some of you hate facts..

2015 CUSA 8 2 Jeff Brohm (8-2)
2014 CUSA 8 5 Jeff Brohm (8-5)
2013 Sun Belt 8 4 Bobby Petrino (8-4)
2012 Sun Belt 7 6 Willie Taggart (7-5)
2011 Sun Belt 7 5 Willie Taggart (7-5)


Western fans can't help it if S. Miss can't handle a coaching change. Western did just fine...along the way Western also replaced a 4 year starting qb with our current one.

So I like our chances just fine. But the question is...can S. Miss get lucky enough to get them a schedule like this year.

winning games against ..

A. Peay*
Texas St**
UNT
UTSA**
UNCC***
RICE
ODU***
UTEP

* not FBS
** FBS 5 years or less
*** Did not have a football program 5 years or less ago

UNT..might be the worse FBS in history
Rice..3 fbs wins came against a combined schools with 4 fbs wins between them
UTEP..3 fbs wins, combined schools with 6 fbs wins between 3 of those belong to Rice

I think the odds are S. Miss will fall back to that cellar-dwelling

All this tells me is that WKU is due for a let down.. Sorry, but even the best programs in the history of this game eventually have a let down after a coaching change or the change of successful longtime starter at the QB position. It may not be next year, but eventually it will happen.. We went from Kresser (NFL QB), to Pennington (NFL QB) to Leftwich (NFL QB) and then we were pretty spotty under center until Cato arrived.. We went from Chaump(.670 win %, and a D1AA NC appearance) to Donnan(.753 win % and a D1AA National title) to Pruett (.803 win %, a D1AA National Title, 5 MAC titles and 5 bowl wins) to Mark Snyder who went 22-37.

You may string some runs together, and that's great when you do. But, eventually every team has a coaching or QB change that sets them back a few years.

Of course a let down is possible it happen just about every where at some point. But we can say that about every school in the conference...

what those numbers show is just because of a qb and coach leaving...it doesn't mean Western can't keep winning. Going by past experience the odds look better for Western to not fall in the cellar than it does for some schools with a coaching change or QB change.

I wasn't the one that made a absolute statement.