AusTxPony wrote:Yes, best scenario for AAC and SMU: Navy beats ND and Army. SMU beats Navy and Tulane. Cincinnati wins out and meets SMU in Championship game. SMU beats UC and goes to Cotton Bowl. A boy can dream can't he?
Cincy winning out is best for AAC, but probably not best for SMU. Best for SMU is hosting the championship game, and that could require a UC loss.
AusTxPony wrote:Yes, best scenario for AAC and SMU: Navy beats ND and Army. SMU beats Navy and Tulane. Cincinnati wins out and meets SMU in Championship game. SMU beats UC and goes to Cotton Bowl. A boy can dream can't he?
Charleston Pony wrote:Could talk about what a great job the frosh Charles Cannon did with kickoffs Saturday. Not the strongest leg, but he's just a frosh and got enough loft that most kicks were fair caught and he consistently kicked to his target. What a difference a week can make.
Absolutely. Never got one into the end zone, but had great height on each kick. I'd also like to point out the effort that KO team had in covering the kicks. It was obviously a point of emphasis for the coaches this week. Well done.
AusTxPony wrote:Trouble with a Cincy loss, unless Navy beats Notre Dame, SMU May not pass 1 loss Boise in CFP rankings.
I think the scenario above definitely allows us to move pass Boise. Boise has no quality wins and a bad loss. The CFP committee is keeping them there in case the best team in the AAC has 2 or more losses. I would still think a 2 loss team in this conference is better than BSU.
AusTxPony wrote:Trouble with a Cincy loss, unless Navy beats Notre Dame, SMU May not pass 1 loss Boise in CFP rankings.
If Navy loses at Notre Dame but at least gives the Irish a scare, a win in Annapolis just might push SMU past Boise in the rankings but unless Houston or Cincy can beat Memphis, none of this matters.
AusTxPony wrote:Trouble with a Cincy loss, unless Navy beats Notre Dame, SMU May not pass 1 loss Boise in CFP rankings.
If Navy loses at Notre Dame but at least gives the Irish a scare, a win in Annapolis just might push SMU past Boise in the rankings but unless Houston or Cincy can beat Memphis, none of this matters.
Agreed relating to cotton bowl but might help us qualify for a better bowl outside of AAC tie ins because we are a 11-1 and lost to the Cotton Bowl team on the road. Hey I'm praying Memphis trips, Navy beats the Irish (I think they can) and SMU wins out. That would be glorious.
Charleston Pony wrote:I remember when bye would have been favored over SMU
As much fun as this year has been, could start talking about how this team is going to replace the 24 seniors on next year's roster, with so many of those seniors being key contributors (and at least a dozen of those guys were Chad's recruits so I still have to give him a little credit).
Maybe one or two of these guys get redshirts? But key seniors include:
Proche Xavier Ke’Mon CJ Sanders Ryan Becker Galliard Patrick Nelson McBryde Armani Johnson Demerick Gary Rodney Clemens Delonte Scott Pono Davis Richard Moore (medical) Sackville (medical?) Kevin Robledo
McBryde is eligible for a 6th year. Armani Johnson is a redshirt Soph Richard Moore is eligible for medical redshirt. Sackville is eligible for medical redshirt
Biggest losses are: Proche X Jones Freeman Pat Nelson Demerick Gary Rodney Clemens Delontae Scott Pono Davis
Sonny and Co are prepared for this though. There is young talent coming up, and if there are any holes that need addressing, we can all be certain they will address them through the transfer portal or jucos.
Is anyone surprised? They don’t want us there and, in their opinion, we don’t belong there. We just have to win the rest of our games and show them. Frankly, I am shocked that they didn’t move ut up to at least #2.
