WhoRUSF Posted September 5, 2016 Group: Member Topic Count: 9 Content Count: 1,117 Reputation: 382 Days Won: 4 Joined: 02/29/2016 Author Share Posted September 5, 2016 5 hours ago, NewEnglandBull said: Switch Tulsa with Temple That was probably the 3 teams I had the hardest time with judging between was Temple, Memphis, and Tulsa. I took these power rankings based on who I would bet on if they played at a neutral site next week. And I firmly believe that Phillip Walker will wake up, and Jahad Thomas will come back to make the Temple offense click again. I still think they are a 8-9+ win team. Also, Tulsa is beginning to impress me a lot, but Memphis may be awesome again too this year. A lot will be sorted out after week 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sellular1 Posted September 5, 2016 Group: Member Topic Count: 196 Content Count: 6,619 Reputation: 1,786 Days Won: 51 Joined: 07/04/2008 Share Posted September 5, 2016 1 hour ago, NewEnglandBull said: 1 Houston 2 USF 3 Navy 4 Tulsa 5 Memphis 6 ECU 7 Cincinnati 8 UCF 9 SMU 10 UConn 11 Temple 12 Tulane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoRUSF Posted September 5, 2016 Group: Member Topic Count: 9 Content Count: 1,117 Reputation: 382 Days Won: 4 Joined: 02/29/2016 Author Share Posted September 5, 2016 4 hours ago, USFStPete said: Who would you put below them then? A win over a mediocre FCS team doesn't justify them rising from the bottom spot quite yet after a winless season. QB play was still very questionable despite the score. Houston, Navy, and Tulsa had the most impressive wins week 1. As for da Bulls, I expect us to look even better this week after a pretty vanilla gameplan against Towson. Exactly, and I wanted to move UCF up, because that was a very impressive win, but Tulane looks to have one of the best defenses in the conference, and SMU showed that they can score on anybody just by having Courtland Sutton, and ECU had an all around great performance. I just don't see who they jump. NewEnglandBull says UConn, but UConn showed me that they are physically superior to Maine, and moved the ball with ease, and had a good defense. The rushing totals were 200 for UConn, and 40 for Maine. The score looked worse than it was due to mental lapses by the QB. I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoRUSF Posted September 5, 2016 Group: Member Topic Count: 9 Content Count: 1,117 Reputation: 382 Days Won: 4 Joined: 02/29/2016 Author Share Posted September 5, 2016 2 minutes ago, Sellular1 said: You're telling me that if they played at a neutral site next week, when Temple will get Jahad Thomas back, you would bet on UConn, UCF, and SMU over them?? You're insane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raetus Posted September 5, 2016 Group: Member Topic Count: 9 Content Count: 1,037 Reputation: 309 Days Won: 12 Joined: 01/31/2010 Share Posted September 5, 2016 2 minutes ago, NavyUSFGuy said: You're telling me that if they played at a neutral site next week, when Temple will get Jahad Thomas back, you would bet on UConn, UCF, and SMU over them?? You're insane If you're missing one running back and lose (by two touchdowns) to a team that won two games last year... well... then you're not looking great. They don't currently deserve to be ranked any higher than 11. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoRUSF Posted September 5, 2016 Group: Member Topic Count: 9 Content Count: 1,117 Reputation: 382 Days Won: 4 Joined: 02/29/2016 Author Share Posted September 5, 2016 7 minutes ago, Raetus said: If you're missing one running back and lose (by two touchdowns) to a team that won two games last year... well... then you're not looking great. They don't currently deserve to be ranked any higher than 11. Agreed on an embarrassing defeat, and you're right about that, depth is an issue for them. After waking up this morning, I probably would slide them back to 6. But I still don't think UCF, SMU, or UConn beats them on a neutral field if they play next week. If they did, I would gladly bet a large sum of money on it. (I wouldn't pull a TigerJay and disappear if I lost the bet either) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rizman Posted September 5, 2016 Group: Member Topic Count: 2,345 Content Count: 21,365 Reputation: 922 Days Won: 10 Joined: 01/02/2007 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Long season ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoRUSF Posted September 5, 2016 Group: Member Topic Count: 9 Content Count: 1,117 Reputation: 382 Days Won: 4 Joined: 02/29/2016 Author Share Posted September 5, 2016 And Navy may plummet. QB Tago Smith tore his ACL, likely out for the season. Very disappointing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raetus Posted September 5, 2016 Group: Member Topic Count: 9 Content Count: 1,037 Reputation: 309 Days Won: 12 Joined: 01/31/2010 Share Posted September 5, 2016 15 minutes ago, NavyUSFGuy said: But I still don't think UCF, SMU, or UConn beats them on a neutral field if they play next week. If they did, I would gladly bet a large sum of money on it. (I wouldn't pull a TigerJay and disappear if I lost the bet either) I'd agree with you that on that likelihood -- it's not a bet I'd take. I just can't rank them on potential that I was just sorely lacking in that game. Army is awful and Temple looked anemic. I'm sure they'll get their stuff together, but if Week 2 looks even a little bit lik Week 1 for them, they're in SERIOUS trouble. But UConn also looked exceptionally bad. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ionbull Posted September 5, 2016 Group: Member Topic Count: 8 Content Count: 2,610 Reputation: 635 Days Won: 3 Joined: 12/17/2015 Share Posted September 5, 2016 8 minutes ago, NavyUSFGuy said: And Navy may plummet. QB Tago Smith tore his ACL, likely out for the season. Very disappointing Yeah when he went down they had to pull their third string QB from the stands. That's killer, I hate to see a season-ending injury like that in game one. There running game has picked up where it left off though. I didn't watch the UCF game but that score is impressive! If their defense has improved significantly they will rise to the top of the conference real quick. Let's see what happens week 2 though, a lot can happen for another of teams on this list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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