AAC success: ignore the big upsets, check the conference depth!

[UCFProf]

I was astonished how NONE of the 12 football members of the AAC have losing records after most schools have finished their OOC games. These games are sole way to compare strength of conferences (although perceptions and mythology still factor in). In fact, most all AAC schools have winning home-field records (except UCF and one other)!

By comparison, nine (9) schools in Power 5 conferences have losing records (usually 1-3) at this point, and only the SEC lacks a school with worse than 2-2. This, despite how the P-5 contains the big stadium and athletic budgets to place most OOC games with home-field advantage. They lack depth!

As a result of their amazing comebacks, Sagarin rewarded the AAC with its biggest week-to-week jump I can recall. The AAC West is now only 3 pts behind the SEC East and trails Big 10 West by only 4 pts. It's now possible to claim our conference to be on the outskirts of parity with the P-5!

 

[Central Floridave]

American Conf has proven to be pretty good. Just wish they weren't treated like 2nd hand citizens in the sport's media world. The power 5, group of 5 stuff is so incredibly biased. Somehow they made it even more exclusionary than the BCS system of picking teams for post play. So, cool to see AAC doing well.

 

[CFKnight]

Doesn't bode well for us heading into conference play.

It's going to be a struggle to get to bowl eligibility

 

[UCFProf]

American Conf has proven to be pretty good. Just wish they weren't treated like 2nd hand citizens in the sport's media world. The power 5, group of 5 stuff is so incredibly biased. Somehow they made it even more exclusionary than the BCS system of picking teams for post play. So, cool to see AAC doing well.

You mean the system is rigged tighter than a drum? Which top ACC coach and recruiter will they steal this year? Which 5 star recruit do they lock up guaranteed bowls and cable ratings that maximize their NFL draft visibility? One year, I showed how the Big 10 has an ordinary 50-50 record when they play MAC schools away, but they win 6 out of 7 times at home; however, MAC programs are so broke that they grab up the bribe to lose before 100,000. The Michigan, Ohio St., Penn St. schedules routinely have 8 home games.

 

[mattropolis]

American Conf has proven to be pretty good. Just wish they weren't treated like 2nd hand citizens in the sport's media world. The power 5, group of 5 stuff is so incredibly biased. Somehow they made it even more exclusionary than the BCS system of picking teams for post play. So, cool to see AAC doing well.

My new favorite face palm is when they post stats, and they show stats and then have a separate stat just for P5 schools....really?

 

[UCFProf]

My new favorite face palm is when they post stats, and they show stats and then have a separate stat just for P5 schools....really?

Because there are so many Vandy and Mississippi State fans nationally.