Jim Johnson

Or keep markets: FSU leaves, ACC needs to reinforce Florida.

I hate the slime green and "so flo" and I dislike the gold pants ... but I cheer for the players wearing them just as much. Also ... USF called them 'a classic' (for what it's worth)

Thanks. I hate 'em.

Five of USF's remaining eight opponents are on that list. If they are really that bad, then USF should be able to beat all five... and that list does not, surprisingly, include Temple (who is 2-2 this season).

This also doesn't really say why Navy is somehow favored to win.

For those going... I thought the USF tailgate started at 1:00 ... but it's inside the stadium itself, so looks like we may not get in until 1:30. I can't wait for the March-On. First time seeing it in person.

Sure... but how many people here REALLY thought the "best case scenario" for THIS season was an NY6 bowl? A lot of us were saying we would be happy with ANY bowl... and some even said that five wins would still be fine. Obviously the performance of the team has raised a lot of expectations among A LOT of people around the country, not just among this fan base. Winning the AAC and being the #1 G5 team is a long shot... but the fact that after 1/3rd of the season it's not zero.

Awesome... since I'm not traveling from Tampa I never saw that info.

I will be there. Heading up Thursday evening and staying in DC... Spending Friday walking around the Mall/Smithsonian area and heading to Annapolis in the morning to explore the town. Heading to the alumni tailgate before the game. My first USF game since Louisville last year, and my first time a the US Naval Academy. What is the Friday night gathering? I did not see one for this trip.

Watching a replay of the UAB game against UGA... their offense uses tempo and they have an decent QB (had 80% completion percentage before the UGA game). The UAB defense, however, has some issues that USF can exploit. So this week v Navy will be a slow paced triple option offense... then UAB will be a lot like the WKU offense, fast paced and pass heavy. I might be more worried about UAB than Navy, to be honest.

I don't think 5-7 is anywhere close to a given after the 25/26 season. It could just as easily be 4-8... or more likely 0-12 because the next contract does not require a unanimous vote. The B1G and SEC could simply say they won't participate and hold the entire system hostage... or form their own "CFP" without anyone else.

Unless they vote to sacrifice the short term in favor of the long term... which is in their best interest anyway.

At this point, one way or another, there are three possibilities,” Aresco said. “You keep the 6+6 for two years. I don’t think 6+6 survives because one way or another there is going to be some kind of Mountain West; those two teams have to play somewhere. So, that means you basically have a P4 going forward. So, your options are keep 6+6, go to 5+7 or make, like Greg (Sankey) has talked about, it all at-larges. I don’t think there’s going to be any support in the room, except maybe by the SEC and the Big Ten, for all at-larges because it’s too risky. No one likes that kind of risk. “You want this Playoff to be a national Playoff. You want the 65 schools in our group to be involved. You want the other 65 to be involved. … No one is talking about expanding the Playoff, so if you’re talking 12 teams, I don’t think anyone in our group could accept a (model) with three or four automatics because that means we’re out again. And we were out for 10 years.” Is this a surprise? Not really. A 5+7 format has always been the most likely to garner unanimous support if the 6+6 was going to change following the demise of the Pac-12. Sure, the Group of 5 could have held out for 6+6 on the belief it would have at least two guaranteed spots, but this is about more than the next two years. The entire CFP for 2026 and beyond is still technically TBD, and it’s no secret the SEC would prefer 12 at-large berths, which could keep the G5 out in most years. At the moment, it doesn’t need to be a unanimous vote for changes for 2026 and beyond, either. No need to upset the Power 4 conferences now and push them to move to 12 at-larges. And if 5+7 succeeds, the more likely it is to continue with at least one guaranteed spot for the G5 conferences. Aresco expresses support for 5+7 CFP format THEATHLETIC.COM A 5+7 model would feature a 12-team playoff made up of the five highest-ranked conference champions and the seven best at-large teams.

Not necessarily.

ESPNU ratings suck... so we definitely want to be on the deuce.

No. ESPN2 will be at 3:30 ESPNU will be at 4:00 Which network depends on the outcomes of USF/Navy and Texas State/Louisiana. USF wins probably means ESPN2. USF loses and Texas State loses still might mean ESPN2.

We win one game, and other people start having delusions of grandeur!

Sorry for the clickbait title... just having fun. Scroll down and see that we made the list. New Year’s Six watch: The AAC’s 6-year streak is in jeopardy WWW.UNDERDOGDYNASTY.COM We look at 15 different New Year’s Six candidates alive for the bid shared by the AAC, CUSA, MAC, Mountain West, and Sun Belt.

For what it's worth Golesh chose to go for it on 4th down 5 times instead of punting or kicking a FG. The Golesh offense is predicated on the run and short passes opening up down the field. To be sure, the 2-pt conversion was a trickeration... but I think the plays have been fairly consistently called... (execution is a different matter).

Here is where they have been each week... it has definitely fluctuated. Week 0: Navy 60.3% - USF 39.7% Week 1: Navy 57.6% - USF 42.4% Week 2: Navy 59.1% - USF 40.9% Week 3: Navy 62.5% - USF 37.5% Week 4: Navy 54.9% - USF 45.1%

Best stretch of football in USF history, based on wins and losses.

Title IX. Spending $340 million on football only would be a possible issue, but saying this is for a men's sport and a women's sport helps bring that back into balance.