Memphis and Central Florida are so far ahead of any team in C-USA it is not even funny.
A reminder that Sam C is insane in his commentary on the American.
A reminder that Sam C is insane in his commentary on the American.
NHR: Watching the AAC Championship Game
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It is a different level of football. Not even close.
How long have I been saying that?!?!
No worries, he’ll have some inane diatribe about the AMERICAN!!!
Anybody that watches that and can't see the difference is either blind or doesn't know football. You can watch 2 minutes of it and tell.
Agreed. Whoever gets either team in the Peach Bowl better be ready for a very tough game.
I don't think it's hyperbole to say that either Central Florida or Memphis could win the ACC Coastal
Depends on who is making the pitch..... this is why programs like MU need to hire the right consultant/s....... There is NO one on staff that could get this done, that is for sure.
That said, there are no opportunities currently
That would require being interested in making a move when said opportunity arose/arises.
Right now it looks like the administration is content being a small fish in an emptying pond.
I've often thought where Marshall would be if we got in CUSA the first time when we would have been football-only and other sports in the Horizon League.
I am not sure whether the current leadership at Marshall would even want to go even if they had the chance.
That would require work and trying to build a fan base. Gotta have more money than we do now.
Reading his stuff is hilarious...
Expansion wise, seems like Army would be the first target, then maybe 2-3 teams from the MWC which they tried to get 3 years ago. Then BYU is always a wildcard.
After the coaching issues are settled for the bowl game, the team has played 11 weeks straight and needs rest.
But see that is just your assumption and not based on any real knowledge or conversation with anyone associated with that conference....... most fans can only speculate and then only within the frame of reference that they have
Trust me on this one, and perhaps I'll one day write the real story of what happened with that entire debacle........ only a few people then associated with MU, the MAC, CUSA (Mike Slive) and the Horizon really know how badly MU handled that situation and what was walked away from..........I know, because most of it passed through me...... We would be in a dramatically different place................but we chose not to be, because we had too many people trying to control things instead of letting it come to them.......There were so many meetings and phone calls that have never been talked about.........and again, its why Universities like MU and exemplified by those above us competitively hire consultants to help them through the process....... unfortunately at this level too many administrators feel they always know what is best or at least want everyone to believe they do...... and this isn't limited to Marshall, btw
but that was then and this is now.....
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Well, none of that surprises me considering how the leaders in our state have worked since 1863.
Losing Frost is a bummer for UCF but they’re going to make a splash with his replacement. Word is Kevin Sumlin is their #1 target and things could move quickly.
Sumlin relies heavily on a good QB. Without that, he is a 5 loss coach.
As far ahead as the AAC seems to be, they are miles behind the P5. Still looked at as a stepping stone for the bigger conferences. For whatever high dollar amounts UCF could counter...a annual bottom dweller of the Big 10 could offer insane amounts more. They can also provide facilities and other perks.
...and if you fail...they can afford to forget you.
Its insane the amounts of money thrown around.
...and if you fail...they can afford to forget you.
Its insane the amounts of money thrown around.
Also, UCF may get absolutely crushed being coachless and playing a P5 school who felt left out of the CFP.
It may end up being Bama...may God be with them.
It may end up being Bama...may God be with them.
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Of course message board posters have no inside knowledge...duh....but they would be the most logical adds if available....Army/Navy, enough said there.....and they had signed contracts from Boise and SD State, so why wouldn't they try for them again?
I just think the next round of AAC expansion would not be around CUSA......UNLESS UCF/USF move on and FAU/FIU keep improving their programs.
What I read here is the difference between people who watched football for an afternoon, and people who have watched football for a lifetime. THIS YEAR the AAC had a couple of good teams (and a lot of just godawful ones), THIS YEAR the AAC gets the G5 sop of a big bowl (and will be sent to Atlanta against a nearby SEC team, because, being virtually fan-free, the bowl has to recoup it losses with sales to the other side). IN PREVIOUS YEARS, the MAC and the MWC have come out on top. In future years, CUSA and, yes, the SBC, will (as both would have had the system been as it is today in past times). TWO YEARS ago, UCF was 0-12 and drawing several fans per game.
It runs in cycles. Lacking both booster money and the ability to offer a shot at the national championship, coaches move on. The NCAA shows up.
Don't worry. In Florida, the two main schools will be back soon. The directionals, in both leagues, will fall to earth and even if not, be ignored by an indifferent populace. Nationally, the "little engine that could" story will move, again. One year it will return here.
Unless we bankrupt ourselves chasing where it was. That is a formula for failure.
It runs in cycles. Lacking both booster money and the ability to offer a shot at the national championship, coaches move on. The NCAA shows up.
Don't worry. In Florida, the two main schools will be back soon. The directionals, in both leagues, will fall to earth and even if not, be ignored by an indifferent populace. Nationally, the "little engine that could" story will move, again. One year it will return here.
Unless we bankrupt ourselves chasing where it was. That is a formula for failure.
Sam,
thanks for the intelligent contribution to this thread!!! Good to see and so much more like the old days! Ah, the Sam C we used to know and have missed!!!
Don't disagree with your logic, except the league isn't fanless and is getting better overall.....but you are right, the MWC once dominated the Mids and right now it is the AAC, but it is becoming increasingly difficult for the MAC, CUSA and SBC to compete for top spots.
CUSA desperately needs a team to step up and claim an Access spot!
I saw where Frost was going to coach UCF in their bowl game this year before heading to Nebraska. Now that doesn't mean he might not be a bit distracted as he'll be putting his Nebraska staff together and trying to salvage their 2018 recruiting class.
