(05-01-2017 09:12 AM)cmett003 Wrote:  Geez cincinatti has fallen off

They were due. I wonder what is up with Fresno State? They had a good thing going for a while.

(05-01-2017 10:01 AM)goldeneagle21 Wrote:  

(05-01-2017 09:12 AM)cmett003 Wrote:  Geez cincinatti has fallen off

They were due. I wonder what is up with Fresno State? They had a good thing going for a while.

Cincinnati has been bad for the past two seasons. They got rid of Tuberville and will most likely improve.

I think Tuberville said he was going to run for governor of Alabama.

(05-01-2017 11:30 AM)cotton1991 Wrote:  

(05-01-2017 10:01 AM)goldeneagle21 Wrote:  

(05-01-2017 09:12 AM)cmett003 Wrote:  Geez cincinatti has fallen off

They were due. I wonder what is up with Fresno State? They had a good thing going for a while.

Cincinnati has been bad for the past two seasons. They got rid of Tuberville and will most likely improve.

I think Tuberville said he was going to run for governor of Alabama.

I had forgotten that the UofA employee had been fired. Has Bear Bryant Jr told Tubby he's the next hire?

Coastal Carolina of the SBC up next.

And the Sun Belt extends its early (ahem) lead into the abyss. Coastal Carolina is in at 115, and here are the revised projected G5 average rankings.

C-USA 23.86
AAC 24.50
MWC 24.58
MAC 34.63
SBC 44.58

AS OF: 5/2/17

Includes Coastal Carolina at 115

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/co...-rankings/

115 Coastal Carolina
116. Akron
117. Utah State
118. Cincinnati
119. Kansas
120. Illinois
121. UCONN
122. Kent State
123. Fresno State
124. GA State
125. UMASS
126. Charlotte
127. New Mexico State
128. Buffalo
129. Texas State
130. UAB

AAC - 2 UCONN (121), Cincinnati (118)
C-USA - 2 UAB (130), Charlotte (126)
MAC - 3 Buffalo (128), Kent State (122), Akron (116)
MT West - 2 Fresno State (123), Utah State (117)
Sun Belt - 4 Texas State (129), NM State (127), GA State (124), Coastal Carolina (115)

Big 12 - 1 Kansas (119)
B1G - 1 Illinois (120)

Independent - 1 UMASS (125)

(05-01-2017 01:52 PM)Luckyshot Wrote:  

(05-01-2017 11:30 AM)cotton1991 Wrote:  I think Tuberville said he was going to run for governor of Alabama.

I had forgotten that the UofA employee had been fired. Has Bear Bryant Jr told Tubby he's the next hire?

Bryant would never support an Auburn-based candidate to be Governor of Alabama.

Tuberville announced just a few days ago that he's not going to join that campaign, after all. It's not impossible for a non-Bammer to get elected Gov. of that state, but it is very, very difficult. Not surprised that Tuberville decided to do other things.

UAB and Charlotte will not finish that low.

It's UTEP today at 114

(05-03-2017 07:25 AM)Magic95Fan Wrote:  It's UTEP today at 114

Yippee! We're number 1...14.

Here's the revised standings with UTEP in at 114. More later. Gotta go.

AAC 24.50
MWC 24.58
C-USA 31.54
MAC 34.63
SBC 44.58

AS OF: 5/3/17

Includes UTEP at 114

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/co...-rankings/

For some reason the writer has UTEP returning 4 starters and losing 7 on defense when it's exactly the opposite. Not that it will matter much.

And here's the rest of the story, after being out all day.

114. UTEP
115 Coastal Carolina
116. Akron
117. Utah State
118. Cincinnati
119. Kansas
120. Illinois
121. UCONN
122. Kent State
123. Fresno State
124. GA State
125. UMASS
126. Charlotte
127. New Mexico State
128. Buffalo
129. Texas State
130. UAB

AAC - 2 UCONN (121), Cincinnati (118)
C-USA - 3 UAB (130), Charlotte (126), UTEP (114)
MAC - 3 Buffalo (128), Kent State (122), Akron (116)
MT West - 2 Fresno State (123), Utah State (117)
Sun Belt - 4 Texas State (129), NM State (127), GA State (124), Coastal Carolina (115)

Big 12 - 1 Kansas (119)
B1G - 1 Illinois (120)

Independent - 1 UMASS (125)

(05-03-2017 07:55 AM)MinerInWisconsin Wrote:  For some reason the writer has UTEP returning 4 starters and losing 7 on defense when it's exactly the opposite. Not that it will matter much.

You guys must not be able to recruit many guys to play out there. What is it? UTEP has a beautiful stadium and the city supports the teams.

Every time I see 130 I giggle. If I could go to Vegas and bet that UAB would not finish 130 I would bet a couple paychecks.

(05-03-2017 05:01 PM)ATTALLABLAZE Wrote:  Every time I see 130 I giggle. If I could go to Vegas and bet that UAB would not finish 130 I would bet a couple paychecks.

I would bet against UAB being dead last as well. Clark is too good of a coach for that to happen. I beleive he's been getting some good players who are reared up and playing with a chip on thier shoulder. Any team that looks over them will likely pay for it. That said, I expect depth to be an issue and as the season goes on injuries will have a greater impact than established teams. I expect ups and downs this year for UAB. However it plays out, just playing again will be a win. Bowl eligible is going to be tough. I see 3-5 wins.

(05-03-2017 05:01 PM)ATTALLABLAZE Wrote:  Every time I see 130 I giggle. If I could go to Vegas and bet that UAB would not finish 130 I would bet a couple paychecks.

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I would bet that for sure. No way the Blazers finish dead last. They were a pretty good team when they were dismantled.

How many players from the 2014 squad are still at UAB? I understand some stuck around and a few left but came back.

And I'm sure Vegas cares about this stupid countdown. Uab is where it belongs since it is a brand new fb team

(05-03-2017 05:23 PM)mturn017 Wrote:  

(05-03-2017 05:01 PM)ATTALLABLAZE Wrote:  Every time I see 130 I giggle. If I could go to Vegas and bet that UAB would not finish 130 I would bet a couple paychecks.

I would bet against UAB being dead last as well. Clark is too good of a coach for that to happen. I beleive he's been getting some good players who are reared up and playing with a chip on thier shoulder. Any team that looks over them will likely pay for it. That said, I expect depth to be an issue and as the season goes on injuries will have a greater impact than established teams. I expect ups and downs this year for UAB. However it plays out, just playing again will be a win. Bowl eligible is going to be tough. I see 3-5 wins.

When you look at the players from that UAB team that went 6-6 and what they did at the school they landed at....

I think Clark underachieved

There were a lot of kids that transferred from UAB that played very important roles the next year for winning teams. Western had 2 and IU had 1 and a few other teams had UAB players as starters. So while I think he's a good coach....

he still has a lot to improve on

(05-03-2017 05:01 PM)ATTALLABLAZE Wrote:  Every time I see 130 I giggle. If I could go to Vegas and bet that UAB would not finish 130 I would bet a couple paychecks.

And if I weren't such a homer I'd bet that UAB has little trouble with my Owls this fall.

As it is... we're well past halfway thru the bottom 30 and no Rice Owls at all. And I'm happy to be ranked ahead of two teams that didn't play last year.