I like GOOOOLD (and green)

Their offense actually doesn't look THAT bad. Their QB is going to be good.

No, definitely not. I see success and youth this season, its a foundation for more success the next 3 years.

I appreciate the information, thanks for the transparency! It is a clever use of space, I just wish I could pick the post(er)s that it covers. JUST KIDDING BB12!

He chose a dying profession, he's within his right to do whatever he can to increase traffic through clicks. Just be glad you went to school to be a lawyer, engineer, or whatever.

I understand the need for ads, would never had said anything if it was just normal ads. The recent addition of ads that cover content is just bad though. Perhaps I don't go to that many sites, but this is the only place that I've seen those. Complaining about someone who says they love the site but hate the ads but understand their purpose is what's ridiculous. Get over yourself. Why are you so miserable in your comments all the time?

This board is great, I hate all the ads though. Nature of the beast I guess...

I predict that viewership in the Tampa area will decline rapidly after the first quarter of the UCONN game.

Of course, but its highly unlikely anyone will be undefeated, not the least of which FAU.

Did it to you?

I get what you're saying, especially the last sentence. I wasn't focusing on preseason rankings as they rarely tell the story, last year being the perfect example. When it comes to bowl season, it is more likely that teams like Houston, Memphis, Temple (and the Fl schools) will be getting more AP/Coaches votes than Fresno and SDSU. OK State might be good, or they might be OK State. If Boise runs the table they should be in the conversation for sure, but the parity in their league just isn't there. Fresno, SDSU, etc get their fair share of press due to the comparative markets they serve, but don't contribute to any real depth in the conference year to year imo. I like Troy, but that is like saying Tulane should be a nod on your SOS because they could be the 'sneaky' team in FBS this season. It's meaningless until later, like you said. You're being facetious but a win over UCF this year, especially if they're undefeated at the time, would be bigger than anything Boise can claim.

In the extremely unlikely situation that there are two undefeated teams we can parse that. But, aside from maybe some west coast writers/etc the American winner will likely get the nod due to the conference having a much higher rate of success on the field. Despite what you think the American rates much higher than the other conferences, it's not really close.

If there's an undefeated team this year in the AAC they will go to the Fiesta Bowl at a minimum.

I didn't really think to include BE because of its quick dissolution and existence before 'P5' Their stadium has been around since the 30's.

Is there a (somewhat) recent example of a team graduating to P5 status that didn't already have a stadium? I don't think there is any realistic way that an invite comes this day and age without a preexisting stadium. I know its just my opinion, but its on the side of precedent. Besides, there are foundational measures that come with a stadium that you don't want to delay if you're interested in long term growth of a program.

Ucf. Have you been paying attention at all?

I can't speak to the quality of his work, but his job is to get clicks. They get clicks right now, it's a no-brainer.

Houston and the other guys will likely be ranked. Hell, if Temple puts things together right they could be ranked.

What was the general feeling about the first AP poll last season?

The Varsity food is terrible and the 'experience' will leave you saying meh. That is why no one ever returns a second time unless they have a friend/family member who insists on going with them. There are several better options that are walkable to Bobby Dodd Stadium.

I never came close to calling you dumb, nor even insinuated it. No need to bring attention to that. You're basically saying a spread option is both one decision AND win win? If it's that simple and foolproof one must wonder why it isn't everywhere. I mean, its so straight forward why would a coaching change even register? The coach isn't telling the kid what to do in the one decision option, and its all aces anyway.....well, you said it, not me. I think you realized the err of your statement and filled in the blank for yourself on that one.

What are those? Do you have specifics? I don't really know what you even mean. You think its wrong to believe that its unlikely that UCF will lose by a large margin this year?

Don't put that pressure on yourself, what you seek is highly unlikely this year.

The back and forth isn't good for marketing, but really they should be able to be synonymous. I don't think CS is the right guy to lead the charge unless he's planning on sticking around for the long haul.

Not him silly.

Actually, he did, and you deflected. He's holding his own, need reinforcements.