AAC looks somewhat weak in football so far

[Big12Mustang]

UCF now has a QB. Kid would have started, UCF would have won by the beginning of the 4th

[East Coast Mustang]

AAC is a crap football conference. Anyone with a brain knows this. Despite what Aresco may want to portray, it is 100% every man for himself.

Hell, navy will probably win it every other year once they join.

I realize it's your shtick to be negative and blast everything SMU, but I'd still say the American is the best G5 conference- both in terms of quality of play and TV exposure....and after we didn't give a [deleted] about football for 20+ years until 2008 we're probably lucky to be where we are now.

I think Cincy is the best team in the conference this year...they may very well beat Ohio State. UCF will be solid, but UH won't live up to the hype. Not sure what Temple's got but damn they whipped Vandy in Nashville.

We'll see if Cincy is that good with a new QB and graduation losses on defense.

That new QB will likely be the guy who was the #1 QB in the nation out of high school

http://sports.yahoo.com/footballrecruit ... iel-102803

[StallionsModelT]

AAC is clearly the best G5 conference and it isn't even close. UCF, Cincinnati, ECU are better than anything out there in the G5. Houston looks like a chump which is too bad but maybe some of the also-rans (us included) can rise up and have a quality season.

[Big12Mustang]

No solid teams outside AAC. Boise is an afterthought. But then again, I am disappointed by P5 performance these first few games.. Big Ten sucks and so does the Big 12 so far

[Rebel10]

That new QB will likely be the guy who was the #1 QB in the nation out of high school

http://sports.yahoo.com/footballrecruit ... iel-102803

I know but we'll see if it is all hype or if he can play. We'll see if Toledo gives them a game or not.

[Big12Mustang]

It is the first week. What if SMU pulls an upset against BU? That changes the whole game for the AAC.

[PonySnob]

Rice not looking too bad against Notre Dame.....10-14 with 6 minutes left in first half.

[blackoutpony]

AAC is a crap football conference. Anyone with a brain knows this. Despite what Aresco may want to portray, it is 100% every man for himself.

Hell, navy will probably win it every other year once they join.

I realize it's your shtick to be negative and blast everything SMU, but I'd still say the American is the best G5 conference- both in terms of quality of play and TV exposure....and after we didn't give a [deleted] about football for 20+ years until 2008 we're probably lucky to be where we are now.

I think Cincy is the best team in the conference this year...they may very well beat Ohio State. UCF will be solid, but UH won't live up to the hype. Not sure what Temple's got but damn they whipped Vandy in Nashville.

ECM, I call it like I see it. I don't remember trashing SMU basketball anytime recently. There's a reason that the AAC isn't a power conference and there's a reason we're in it. Think with you brain, not your heart.

[East Coast Mustang]

AAC is a crap football conference. Anyone with a brain knows this. Despite what Aresco may want to portray, it is 100% every man for himself.

Hell, navy will probably win it every other year once they join.

I realize it's your shtick to be negative and blast everything SMU, but I'd still say the American is the best G5 conference- both in terms of quality of play and TV exposure....and after we didn't give a [deleted] about football for 20+ years until 2008 we're probably lucky to be where we are now.

I think Cincy is the best team in the conference this year...they may very well beat Ohio State. UCF will be solid, but UH won't live up to the hype. Not sure what Temple's got but damn they whipped Vandy in Nashville.

ECM, I call it like I see it. I don't remember trashing SMU basketball anytime recently. There's a reason that the AAC isn't a power conference and there's a reason we're in it. Think with you brain, not your heart.

I've never said it is or should be a power conference...but it's by far the best G5 conference and if we weren't bailed out by being in a huge media market and only recently investing in football we'd still be in CUSA.

Tell you what- I'll pay you $100 every year Navy wins the AAC and you pay me $100 every year they don't...based on your logic, we should come out even, right?

[Rebel10]

Being in one of the better bad conferences doesn't make it a good conference. We do get more TV exposure. How is CUSA, MWC, and the Sunbelt doing. I have not been keeping up with them.

[blackoutpony]

Seems like ECM woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning. As captain of the ponyfans rational squad, I'd never bet on that without seeing each team each year. That comment had more to do with teams problem stopping the option and them usually having a strong team. You know damn well what I mean.

[SMUstangs22]

Drunken post...

What could we have done to further our case if we were not playing Baylor, A&M, and TCU out of conference... so stupid. And no, I am not a fan of June. He got that right though (and only that).

[SMUstangs22]

Oh and I agree with ECM... I will take that bet all day x10.

[Rebel10]

SMU just doesn't need to lose to UNT. That would be a bad.

[sbsmith]

Drunken post...

What could we have done to further our case if we were not playing Baylor, A&M, and TCU out of conference... so stupid. And no, I am not a fan of June. He got that right though (and only that).

And you'd replace them with what? Keep in mind that schedules are made in advance.