(11-11-2018 05:27 PM)Captain Bearcat Wrote:  

(11-11-2018 03:59 PM)SUisBigEast4ever Wrote:  I'm almost convinced that if they played 20 games and Buffalo was 19-1 they still would keep them out of the rankings.

This is becoming absurd watching these other G5 schools get ranked with 1 loss (hell Fresno State is ahead of UB with 2 losses) while Buffalo remains out. Buffalo has the best win of any of those teams too (at Temple).

Not trying to hate on Utah State, UAB and Fresno State but the pollsters are really pissing me off.

When your biggest win is over Rutgers, your margin of error is very low. So low that getting shellacked by Army 42-13 will keep you out of the polls.

That Temple win is looking better and better as the year goes on, but Temple was pretty godawful at the beginning of the season. But you're in trouble if you're hanging your hat on a win over at team that lost to an FCS team with a losing record.

I don't know what Buffalo's wins are, but it's a near certainty that Rutgers is no better than their 8th best win (assuming there's a FCS in there).

There's some anti-MAC bias going on. The love affair with Utah State being so high makes it especially baffling.

(11-13-2018 12:06 AM)NothingButKnight Wrote:  There's some anti-MAC bias going on. The love affair with Utah State being so high makes it especially baffling.

It really is. I mean there's no doubt that Utah State is a good team. They've looked impressive. They've avoided playing the top MWC schools though (Boise State, Fresno State, Nevada and San Diego State). At least they have Boise State coming up.

Their MWC wins were against:

4-6 Air Force
3-7 UNLV
4-6 Wyoming
3-7 New Mexico
6-5 Hawaii
1-9 San Jose State

None of those teams have any good non-conference wins. Meanwhile the MAC teams UB has faced at least has some good OOC wins / efforts, Eastern Michigan beat Purdue; Akron beat Northwestern and played Iowa State tough; Toledo beat Nevada; Miami (OH) was a 2-pt conversion try away from beating Army; and of course UB beat Temple

Non-conference wins:

3-7 New Mexico State
1-9 FCS Tennessee Tech
5-5 BYU

(11-13-2018 12:06 AM)NothingButKnight Wrote:  

(11-11-2018 05:27 PM)Captain Bearcat Wrote:  

(11-11-2018 03:59 PM)SUisBigEast4ever Wrote:  I'm almost convinced that if they played 20 games and Buffalo was 19-1 they still would keep them out of the rankings.

This is becoming absurd watching these other G5 schools get ranked with 1 loss (hell Fresno State is ahead of UB with 2 losses) while Buffalo remains out. Buffalo has the best win of any of those teams too (at Temple).

Not trying to hate on Utah State, UAB and Fresno State but the pollsters are really pissing me off.

When your biggest win is over Rutgers, your margin of error is very low. So low that getting shellacked by Army 42-13 will keep you out of the polls.

That Temple win is looking better and better as the year goes on, but Temple was pretty godawful at the beginning of the season. But you're in trouble if you're hanging your hat on a win over at team that lost to an FCS team with a losing record.

I don't know what Buffalo's wins are, but it's a near certainty that Rutgers is no better than their 8th best win (assuming there's a FCS in there).

There's some anti-MAC bias going on. The love affair with Utah State being so high makes it especially baffling.

Well, in the only rankings that count, the CFP, Utah State isn't ranked at all. Neither is Buffalo, and that's probably accurate.

(11-13-2018 12:26 PM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(11-13-2018 12:06 AM)NothingButKnight Wrote:  

(11-11-2018 05:27 PM)Captain Bearcat Wrote:  

(11-11-2018 03:59 PM)SUisBigEast4ever Wrote:  I'm almost convinced that if they played 20 games and Buffalo was 19-1 they still would keep them out of the rankings.

This is becoming absurd watching these other G5 schools get ranked with 1 loss (hell Fresno State is ahead of UB with 2 losses) while Buffalo remains out. Buffalo has the best win of any of those teams too (at Temple).

Not trying to hate on Utah State, UAB and Fresno State but the pollsters are really pissing me off.

When your biggest win is over Rutgers, your margin of error is very low. So low that getting shellacked by Army 42-13 will keep you out of the polls.

That Temple win is looking better and better as the year goes on, but Temple was pretty godawful at the beginning of the season. But you're in trouble if you're hanging your hat on a win over at team that lost to an FCS team with a losing record.

I don't know what Buffalo's wins are, but it's a near certainty that Rutgers is no better than their 8th best win (assuming there's a FCS in there).

There's some anti-MAC bias going on. The love affair with Utah State being so high makes it especially baffling.

Well, in the only rankings that count, the CFP, Utah State isn't ranked at all. Neither is Buffalo, and that's probably accurate.

that could easily change in about 7 hours.

(11-13-2018 12:31 PM)stever20 Wrote:  

(11-13-2018 12:26 PM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(11-13-2018 12:06 AM)NothingButKnight Wrote:  

(11-11-2018 05:27 PM)Captain Bearcat Wrote:  

(11-11-2018 03:59 PM)SUisBigEast4ever Wrote:  I'm almost convinced that if they played 20 games and Buffalo was 19-1 they still would keep them out of the rankings.

This is becoming absurd watching these other G5 schools get ranked with 1 loss (hell Fresno State is ahead of UB with 2 losses) while Buffalo remains out. Buffalo has the best win of any of those teams too (at Temple).

Not trying to hate on Utah State, UAB and Fresno State but the pollsters are really pissing me off.

When your biggest win is over Rutgers, your margin of error is very low. So low that getting shellacked by Army 42-13 will keep you out of the polls.

That Temple win is looking better and better as the year goes on, but Temple was pretty godawful at the beginning of the season. But you're in trouble if you're hanging your hat on a win over at team that lost to an FCS team with a losing record.

I don't know what Buffalo's wins are, but it's a near certainty that Rutgers is no better than their 8th best win (assuming there's a FCS in there).

There's some anti-MAC bias going on. The love affair with Utah State being so high makes it especially baffling.

Well, in the only rankings that count, the CFP, Utah State isn't ranked at all. Neither is Buffalo, and that's probably accurate.

that could easily change in about 7 hours.

We shall see.

(11-11-2018 05:27 PM)Captain Bearcat Wrote:  

(11-11-2018 03:59 PM)SUisBigEast4ever Wrote:  I'm almost convinced that if they played 20 games and Buffalo was 19-1 they still would keep them out of the rankings.

This is becoming absurd watching these other G5 schools get ranked with 1 loss (hell Fresno State is ahead of UB with 2 losses) while Buffalo remains out. Buffalo has the best win of any of those teams too (at Temple).

Not trying to hate on Utah State, UAB and Fresno State but the pollsters are really pissing me off.

When your biggest win is over Rutgers, your margin of error is very low. So low that getting shellacked by Army 42-13 will keep you out of the polls.

That Temple win is looking better and better as the year goes on, but Temple was pretty godawful at the beginning of the season. But you're in trouble if you're hanging your hat on a win over at team that lost to an FCS team with a losing record.

You mean the team that beat you?