Playing for money
Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2015 11:28 amSo it's pretty clear to me at this point the Ponies will not be making the NCAA playoffs this season. Disappointing, but I've accepted it and am adjusting my expectations.
(yes, I jest)
Seriously though, now my main goal this season is for the AAC to break into the P-5 party and get a big bowl payday so it can rain a little for poor SMU. With that in mind, I'm looking at the AP and coaches polls and am a little confused by what I see.
As I understand it, the highest ranked G-5 team gets a seat at the big boy table in the post-season (with the accompanying money for the conference). The AAC appears to have 3 contenders at this point. . .UH, Memphis, and Temple. Best I can tell (and I've only watched each of them a little bit), all 3 teams are pretty strong and they are all undefeated. Yet, the AP poll only has UH, the coaches poll only has Memphis, and Temple is nowhere to be found.
On top of that, I see Boise State ahead of both UH and Memphis in the respective polls, despite already losing to a 2-loss BYU team.
So I guess my question boils down to . . .WTF is going on here? Is Boise getting too much respect? Is the AAC not getting enough respect? Or is Boise legitimately better than any of the 3 undefeated teams in our conference?
(yes, I jest)
Seriously though, now my main goal this season is for the AAC to break into the P-5 party and get a big bowl payday so it can rain a little for poor SMU. With that in mind, I'm looking at the AP and coaches polls and am a little confused by what I see.
As I understand it, the highest ranked G-5 team gets a seat at the big boy table in the post-season (with the accompanying money for the conference). The AAC appears to have 3 contenders at this point. . .UH, Memphis, and Temple. Best I can tell (and I've only watched each of them a little bit), all 3 teams are pretty strong and they are all undefeated. Yet, the AP poll only has UH, the coaches poll only has Memphis, and Temple is nowhere to be found.
On top of that, I see Boise State ahead of both UH and Memphis in the respective polls, despite already losing to a 2-loss BYU team.
So I guess my question boils down to . . .WTF is going on here? Is Boise getting too much respect? Is the AAC not getting enough respect? Or is Boise legitimately better than any of the 3 undefeated teams in our conference?