Would be nice to have our bad teams in the top 100 at least. I think the depth of the league will be better than previous seasons but I don't know if the top teams will be as strong. USM has big potential, but a new coach. Marshall is good but you still need to avoid the sophomore slump at QB. WKU is talented but replacing their best QB ever I would assume? Tech is replacing some of the most productive players in program's history but has a greater depth of talent and still question marks at QB. Some other teams are poised to break into that group. Hopefully The Teams that struggled last season will improve.

Who's in at 117? It's Wyoming.


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(05-01-2016 07:13 AM)ODU AGGIE Wrote:  Who's in at 117? It's Wyoming.

Now the Mountain West has two teams in the bottom twenty, and one of them is not Idaho. Who'd have thought?

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Why would two teams from the MWC include Idaho? The Vandals are not, nor have they ever been, in the MWC.

(05-01-2016 08:09 AM)MinerInWisconsin Wrote:  

(05-01-2016 07:13 AM)ODU AGGIE Wrote:  Who's in at 117? It's Wyoming.

Now the Mountain West has two teams in the bottom twenty, and one of them is not Idaho. Who'd have thought?

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Why would two teams from the MWC include Idaho? The Vandals are not, nor have they ever been, in the MWC.

Corrected. My bad. Only explanation I can come up with is -- it was an early Sunday morning senior citizen moment. Not sure who I should apologize to -- the MWC or the Sun Belt -- maybe both -- consider it done.

Upon further reflection, perhaps it is the Big Sky I shoud be apologizing to.

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Quick reference

113 UNLV Mountain West 3-9
114 Iowa State Big 12 3-9
115 Charlotte C-USA 2-10
116 Oregon State Pac-12 2-10
117 Wyoming Mountain West 2-10
118 New Mexico State Sun Belt 3-9
119 Purdue Big Ten 2-10
120 Kansas BIG 12 0-12
121 Hawaii Mountain West 3-10
122 SMU AAC 2-10
123 Louisiana-Monroe Sun Belt 2-11
124 Miami (Ohio) MAC 3-9
125 Army Independent 2-10
126 Tulane AAC 3-9
127 North Texas Conference USA 1-11
128 UMass Independent 3-9

Conference Selections (G5)
MAC 1 of 12 (Akron, BGU, Buffalo, Kent St, Miami (OH), Ohio, Ball St, C Mich, E Mich, NIU, Toledo, West Mich)
CUSA 2 of 13 (*UAB, Charlotte, FAU, FIU, LA Tech, Marshall, MTSU, North Texas, ODU, Rice, Southern Miss, UTEP, UTSA, WKU)
IND 2 of 4 (ND, UMass, BYU, Army)
AAC 2 of 12 (Cincinnati, UConn, ECU, Houston, Memphis, Navy, USF, SMU, Temple, Tulane, Tulsa, UCF)
Sun Belt 2 of 11 (App, Geo Southern, Geo State, USA, Troy. Ark St, ULL, ULM, Texas St. @Idaho. @NM)
MWC 3 of 12 (Air Force, Boise St, Color St, New Mex, Utah St, Wyoming. Fresno St, Hawaii, Nevada, UNLV, San Diego St, San Jose St)


* CUSA Returning member in 2017
@ - Last year in SBC

P5 Conference Selections
Big Ten 1 of 14 ( Ill, Ind, Iowa, Maryland, Mich, Mich St, Minn, Nebraska, Northwest, Penn St, Ohio St, Purdue, Rutgers, Wisconsin)
PAC 12 1 OF 12 (Arizona, Arizona St, Calif, Colorado, Oregon, Oregon ST, Stanford, UCLA, USC, Utah, Wash, Wash St
Big 12 2 of 10 ( Baylor, Iowa St, Kansas, Kansas St, Oklahoma, Oklahoma St, Texas, TCU, Texas Tech, West Virginia)
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And now the PAC-12 has a team in the bottom twenty. Oregon State in in at 116.

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C-USA takes another bottom twenty spot as Charlotte joins the parade at 115. Personally, I think they will do a little better than that.

"Charlotte will be eligible to compete for an FBS postseason bid for the first time in school history, but it won't be an easy milestone to achieve."

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All of the G-5 conferences except the MAC now have two teams in the countdown -- but, hey, Eastern Michigan can't be far behind.

My hope for this season is the top cusa teams are very good again and the bottom improve. We as a conference will be judged by our 4 or 5 top teams by the nation.

(05-03-2016 06:46 AM)ODU AGGIE Wrote:  C-USA takes another bottom twenty spot as Charlotte joins the parade at 115. Personally, I think they will do a little better than that.

"Charlotte will be eligible to compete for an FBS postseason bid for the first time in school history, but it won't be an easy milestone to achieve."

http://interactive.orlandosentinel.com/c...index.html

All of the G-5 conferences except the MAC now have two teams in the countdown -- but, hey, Eastern Michigan can't be far behind.

We will.

Conspicuously absent is UCF. Is that a homer move, or does anybody know something I don't. All of those teams have at least one W last season...

Wow! Matt Murschel showing little love for the P-5. The Big 12 makes its second entry into the bottom 20 with Iowa State in at 114.

"Iowa State has not won more than seven games in a season since 2000, but new coach Matt Campbell brings optimism to the program."

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UNLV is in at 113, and now the Mountain West has three teams in the bottom twenty. Where in the world is Eastern Michigan?

"Tony Sanchez has sparked optimism at UNLV, but significant issues on both sides of the ball could make it hard to contend for a bowl bid."

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(05-03-2016 09:09 AM)BKTopper Wrote:  Conspicuously absent is UCF. Is that a homer move, or does anybody know something I don't. All of those teams have at least one W last season...

The OS has never really shown any preference for UCF. Look for Florida to get all the bias with an undeserved top 25 spot.

(05-05-2016 07:11 AM)ODU AGGIE Wrote:  Where in the world is Eastern Michigan?

Ypsilanti.

(05-05-2016 08:32 AM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  

(05-05-2016 07:11 AM)ODU AGGIE Wrote:  Where in the world is Eastern Michigan?

Ypsilanti.

+2

They're gonna have a breakout year. Western Michigan has "Row the Boat"... Eastern's motto is "Paddle the Kayak"!

(05-05-2016 08:36 AM)THUNDERGround Wrote:  

(05-05-2016 08:32 AM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  

(05-05-2016 07:11 AM)ODU AGGIE Wrote:  Where in the world is Eastern Michigan?

Ypsilanti.

+2

They're gonna have a breakout year. Western Michigan has "Row the Boat"... Eastern's motto is "Paddle the Kayak"!

More like "cling to the capsized luggage that fell off the boat"

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(05-05-2016 12:09 PM)Stay Cool Wrote:  

(05-05-2016 08:36 AM)THUNDERGround Wrote:  

(05-05-2016 08:32 AM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  

(05-05-2016 07:11 AM)ODU AGGIE Wrote:  Where in the world is Eastern Michigan?

Ypsilanti.

+2

They're gonna have a breakout year. Western Michigan has "Row the Boat"... Eastern's motto is "Paddle the Kayak"!

More like "cling to the capsized luggage that fell off the boat"

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+2 Even better...

UPDATED 5/7/2016
Quick reference

111 Texas State Sun Belt 3-9
112 FIU C-USA 5-7
113 UNLV Mountain West 3-9
114 Iowa State Big 12 3-9
115 Charlotte C-USA 2-10
116 Oregon State Pac-12 2-10
117 Wyoming Mountain West 2-10
118 New Mexico State Sun Belt 3-9
119 Purdue Big Ten 2-10
120 Kansas BIG 12 0-12
121 Hawaii Mountain West 3-10
122 SMU AAC 2-10
123 Louisiana-Monroe Sun Belt 2-11
124 Miami (Ohio) MAC 3-9
125 Army Independent 2-10
126 Tulane AAC 3-9
127 North Texas Conference USA 1-11
128 UMass Independent 3-9

Conference Selections (G5)
MAC 1 of 12 (Akron, BGU, Buffalo, Kent St, Miami (OH), Ohio, Ball St, C Mich, E Mich, NIU, Toledo, West Mich)
IND 2 of 4 (ND, UMass, BYU, Army)
AAC 2 of 12 (Cincinnati, UConn, ECU, Houston, Memphis, Navy, USF, SMU, Temple, Tulane, Tulsa, UCF)
CUSA 3 of 13 (*UAB, Charlotte, FAU, FIU, LA Tech, Marshall, MTSU, North Texas, ODU, Rice, Southern Miss, UTEP, UTSA, WKU)
MWC 3 of 12 (Air Force, Boise St, Color St, New Mex, Utah St, Wyoming. Fresno St, Hawaii, Nevada, UNLV, San Diego St, San Jose St)
Sun Belt 3 of 11 (App, Geo Southern, Geo State, USA, Troy. Ark St, ULL, ULM, Texas St. @Idaho. @NM)

* CUSA Returning member in 2017
@ - Last year in SBC

P5 Conference Selections
Big Ten 1 of 14 ( Ill, Ind, Iowa, Maryland, Mich, Mich St, Minn, Nebraska, Northwest, Penn St, Ohio St, Purdue, Rutgers, Wisconsin)
PAC 12 1 OF 12 (Arizona, Arizona St, Calif, Colorado, Oregon, Oregon ST, Stanford, UCLA, USC, Utah, Wash, Wash St
Big 12 2 of 10 ( Baylor, Iowa St, Kansas, Kansas St, Oklahoma, Oklahoma St, Texas, TCU, Texas Tech, West Virginia)
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Still no EMU. I think they had EMU too high last year though too. They do have 3 or 4 games against some of the worst teams so they have a chance for a few wins this year.

(05-05-2016 12:09 PM)Stay Cool Wrote:  More like "cling to the capsized luggage that fell off the boat"