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OT: ESPN "sells" upcoming AAC Prime Time Football Game to the NFL Network

This will be the first AAC Conf Game that will be carried by the NFL Network:

Nov 5th 7 pm: Houston at SMU

What is this thing in the stadium? 📷

There's an interesting subreddit called "What is this thing?" It's usually weird antiques, tools or random junk drawer stuff, but it's super interesting.

Anyway, last Monday when were discussing stadium structural issues and TMo's decision to shelve the end zone project to focus on the main tower, I posted these photos in that thread:

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There was a worker who appeared to be "inspecting" that particular beam.

Nearby, and perhaps related or not, there was another worker sawing some aluminum.

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Tonight, we went back to the stadium for coordinator interviews. I happened to notice this device was now installed on that same beam. It was definitely not there last Monday, it appears the worker I saw later installed this. It has a lever handle on both sides along with venting. There is a metal tubing that protrudes and extends along the entire beam (electrical?).

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Some interesting AAC Stats (Cincinnati & UCF rankings)

Now that every team has played at least 3 conf games...here are a few stats that stood out:

Sacks by:
1) Cincinnati 17
11) UCF 2


Sacks against
5) UCF 6
6) CIncinnati 7

Interceptions
5) Cincinnati 3
10 ) UCF 1

Offense:
#1 UCF 549 yds
#9 Cincinnati 385 yds

Defense:
#1 Cincinnati 302 yds
#6 UCF 409 yds

Rushing:
#2 Cincinnati 199 yds
#3 UCF 198 yds

Passing:
#1 UCF 351 yds
#10 Cincinnati 186 yds

Biggest difference that stood out was Sacks by.


Other conf stats here:
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***UCF PFF Offense Player Grades - 34-13 loss at ECU ⚔🏈

Rivals has continued its partnership with Pro Football Focus (PFF) which grants me access to their comprehensive analytics and statistical tools.

After each game, two separate analysts grade every player on each play of the game and the two totals are averaged out. Obviously no subjective ranking system is perfect, but I am finding that my real world impressions of a player in a certain game usually reflects the PFF grade.

PFF Grading Scale

90 and above - Elite
80 to 89 - Great
70 to 79 - Good
60 to 69 - Average to Above Average
50 - 59 - Below Average
49 and below - Poor

Team Offensive Grade (by game)

South Carolina State - 80.2
Louisville - 64.5
FAU - 72.7
Georgia Tech - 54.3
SMU - 80.4
Temple - 87.3
ECU - 67.3

Overall Offensive Player Grades (Snaps Played)

QB John Rhys Plumlee (70) - 75.0
C Matt Lee (70) - 71.2
RB R.J. Harvey (35) - 70.9
RB Johnny Richardson (4) - 69.5
WR Javon Baker (14) - 69.3
RG Lokahi Pauole (70) - 67.5
RT Ryan Swoboda (70) - 67.5
LT Tylan Grable (70) - 65.2
WR Kobe Hudson (62) - 63.6
WR Cullen Smith (2) - 62.4
RB Isaiah Bowser (32) - 62.4
LG Samuel Jackson (70) - 62.4
RB Trillion Coles (2) - 60.0
TE Alec Holler (57) - 60.0
WR Ryan O'Keefe (67) - 55.5
TE Kemore Gamble (12) - 54.2
TE Zach Marsh-Wojan (12) - 52.2
WR Stephen Martin (16) - 51.6
WR Jaylon Griffin (35) - 46.0

These grades... aren't bad? Surprised John Rhys Plumlee graded on top with his four turnovers.

Offensive Line Grades

Pass Blocking:


LG Samuel Jackson - 89.4
C Matt Lee - 86.3
RG Lokahi Pauole - 85.2
LT Tylan Grable - 73.5
RT Ryan Swoboda - 66.8

Run Blocking:

RT Ryan Swoboda - 65.5
C Matt Lee - 64.3
RG Lokahi Pauole - 62.9
LT Tylan Grable - 59.8
LG Samuel Jackson - 59.5

Not bad?

Quarterback Grades

John Rhys Plumlee - 70.8 passing grade

Passing Pressure Grades for John Rhys Plumlee:

Kept Clean - 68.1
Under Pressure - 71.2
Not Blitzed - 77.7
When Blitzed - 41.6

A closer look at passing depth for John Rhys Plumlee:

Deep (20+): 1 of 6 for 37 yards, 1 INT - 91.9
Medium (10-19): 6 of 8 for 104 yards, 1 INT - 68.9
Short (0-9): 11 of 14 for 82 yards, 1 INT - 49.9
Behind LOS: 7 of 8 for 73 yards - 66.9

Expected the turnovers to negatively impact score... still graded relatively well.

Rushing Grades

R.J. Harvey - 66.4
Isaiah Bowser - 62.6
John Rhys Plumlee - 58.8
Johnny Richardson - 57.4

Wide Receiver Grades

R.J. Harvey - 83.7
Johnny Richardson - 77.7
Javon Baker - 68.1
Kobe Hudson - 63.3
Isaiah Bowser - 61.0
Alec Holler - 57.7
Stephen Martin - 56.1
Ryan O'Keefe - 55.4
Jaylon Griffin - 46.7

Three drops: ROK had two and Jaylon Griffin had the other.

Oklahoma has no desire to continue the "Bedlam Series" with Oklahoma State when the Sooners depart for the SEC

A bit of a shame, but maybe this creates an opportunity for us in the "new" Big 12 ?

Maybe it would be best if we had a NEW "Bedlam Series" that was rotated every year between two rivals in the B12 ? For example, one year it could between Baylor and Houston, and if the B12 takes on the "PAC12 Four" that has been mentioned, you could have BYU/Utah one year and then Arizona/Arizona State another year.

See what I am getting at ? It could be a rivalry game rotated between locations and teams.

Might work. Might not work, too.

AAC Championship Game Rematch: UCF vs ECU?

Props to ArmoredUpKnight for posting this scenario on the AAC Board:

UCF vs ECU rematch in AAC Championship Scenario:
UCF wins out the remainder (Includes wins against Cincy and @Tulane)
ECU wins out the remainder (Includes win @Cincy)
Tulane also loses against SMU and @Cincy

UCF (7-1) would host ECU (6-2)
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