TheAccountant Posted September 13, 2018 Group: Member Topic Count: 48 Content Count: 684 Reputation: 345 Days Won: 2 Joined: 11/21/2017 Share Posted September 13, 2018 I still agree with where they have us right now. Hopefully we and Houston both remain undefeated going into our showdown in Texas. Article Link Quote The American Athletic Conference is coming off a banner weekend with three wins against Power Five opponents. In addition to USF's come-from-behind triumph against Georgia Tech (ACC), Houston trounced Arizona (Pac-12) and Heisman Trophy hopeful Khalil Tate, and East Carolina got a much-needed win against in-state rival North Carolina (ACC). In AAC play, Navy seized early control in the West division with a 22-21 win over Memphis. Below are the weekly power rankings, as determined by beat writers for every AAC team. 1. UCFPrevious ranking: 1Points: 143Record: 2-0 (1-0 in AAC)Last week: defeated South Carolina State, 38-0This week: ByeTrajectory: Surging. UCF endured a shaky outing by QB McKenzie Milton as Adrian Killins scored two touchdowns and the defense forced three turnovers en route to extending the nation's longest win streak to 15. Milton threw three interceptions for the first time since tossing three against Memphis in the AAC title game on Dec. 2.Did you know? UCF's game at North Carolina Saturday was canceled due to the potential impact of Hurricane Florence on the East Coast.— Matt Murschel, Orlando Sentinel 2. HoustonPrevious ranking: 3Points: 130Record: 2-0 (0-0 in AAC)Last week: defeated Arizona, 45-18This week: at Texas TechTrajectory: Surging. Houston's offense continued to roll, posting 45 points for the second consecutive game, but it was the defense that was on display in a blowout of Arizona. The Cougars, behind All-America DT Ed Oliver, held the Wildcats and Khalil Tate to 184 total yards in the first half and kept them scoreless until late in the third quarter.Did you know? QB D'Eriq King leads the nation in points responsible per game (31).— Joseph Duarte, Houston Chronicle 3. USFPrevious ranking: 4Points: 124Record: 2-0 (0-0 in AAC)Last week: defeated Georgia Tech, 49-38This week: vs. Illinois (in Chicago)Trajectory: Surging. The Bulls, who received three votes in the most recent AP poll, are seeking their seventh win in their last eight games against Power Five opposition. Buoyed by more diverse play-calling (i.e. jet sweeps, toss sweeps, screen passes), USF is averaging 470.5 yards per game.Did you know? USF, which ranked second nationally with 20 interceptions last season, already has four this year.— Joey Knight, Tampa Bay Times 4. NavyPrevious ranking: 6Points: 103Record: 1-1 (1-0 in AAC)Last week: defeated Memphis, 22-21This week: vs. LehighTrajectory: Surging. Navy announced itself as a legitimate contender in the AAC by upsetting the defending West Division champs. S Sean Williams forced two fumbles to lead a hard-hitting defense that limited the Tigers to 378 total yards.Did you know? Navy trailed Memphis 21-9 entering the fourth quarter. It was the first time the Midshipmen came back from a double-digit deficit in the fourth quarter since 2008, when it was down 17-7 to Temple before rallying to win.— Bill Wagner, Baltimore Sun Media Group 5. CincinnatiPrevious ranking: 5Points: 95Record: 2-0 (0-0 in AAC)Last week: defeated Miami (Ohio), 21-0This week: vs. Alabama A&MTrajectory: Surging. After being one of the AAC's worst defensive teams a year ago, the Bearcats rank seventh nationally in scoring defense (8.5 ppg) and are allowing only 252 yards per game. Redshirt freshman QB Desmond Ridder made his first career start against Miami (Ohio) and appears to have seized the job from senior Hayden Moore, although coach Luke Fickell has yet to make a formal announcement.Did you know? The Bearcats are the last team in the AAC to play a true home game this season.— Joseph Duarte, Houston Chronicle 6. MemphisPrevious ranking: 2Points: 93Record: 1-1 (0-1 in AAC)Last week: lost at Navy, 22-21This week: vs. Georgia StateTrajectory: Skidding. Darrell Henderson rushed for a career-best 212 rushing yards and three TDs on 13 carries, but four turnovers doomed Memphis' offense in a rain-soaked loss.Did you know? Henderson leads all Division I players, averaging 13.09 yards per carry.— Evan Barnes, The Commercial Appeal 7. TulsaPrevious ranking: 8Points: 64Record: 1-1 (0-0 in AAC)Last week: lost at Texas, 28-21This week: vs. Arkansas StateTrajectory: Steady. A dreadful start against the Longhorns put Tulsa in a 21-0 hole, but the Hurricane came alive in the second half, scoring on its 10th possession and relying on a stellar defensive effort to make the closing minutes interesting. If not for three missed field goals, the outcome might have been different.Did you know? Tulsa's streak of 16 consecutive games with a 100-yard rusher was snapped at Texas.— Kelly Hines, Tulsa World 8. TulanePrevious ranking: 7Points: 63Record: 1-1 (0-0 in AAC)Last week: defeated Nicholls State, 42-17This week: at UABTrajectory: Surging. Tulane dominated Nicholls a week after the Colonels won at Kansas. Texas Tech transfer RB Corey Dauphine scored from 38 and 69 yards on his first two touches. The Green Wave is favored by four at UAB in a tricky game the week before a trip to Ohio State.Did you know? Wideouts Terren Encalade and Darnell Mooney have combined for 905 receiving yards in the last four games, dating to the end of 2017.— Guerry Smith, The New Orleans Advocate 9. East CarolinaPrevious ranking: 12Points: 50Record: 1-1 (0-0 in AAC)Last week: defeated North Carolina, 41-19This week: ByeTrajectory: Steady. Beating North Carolina was huge for the Pirates (who committed no turnovers) and Coach Scottie Montgomery. It was especially big for team confidence, which will be something to watch during the coming weeks with challenging road games.Did you know? ECU has announced it won't travel to this week's game at virginia Tech due to the potential impact of Hurricane Florence on the East Coast.— Ronnie Woodward, Greenville (N.C.) Daily Reflector 10. SMUPrevious ranking: 10Points: 35Record: 0-2 (0-0 in AAC)Last week: lost to TCU, 42-12This week: at No. 19 MichiganTrajectory: Struggling. The first half of SMU's rivalry game against TCU looked promising — the Mustangs jumped out to an early 9-0 lead and looked like they had put their 23-point loss to North Texas behind them. But TCU scored 42 of the game's final 45 points to cruise to victory.Did you know? SMU will take its first trip to Ann Arbor in 50-plus years on Saturday— Scott Bell, Dallas Morning News 11. TemplePrevious ranking: 9Points: 28Record: 0-2 (0-0 in AAC)Last week: lost to Buffalo, 36-29This week: at MarylandTrajectory: Skidding. Temple has continued to get inconsistent play at quarterback. Frank Nutile, who looked so strong going 4-2 when he inherited the job last year, has thrown four interceptions in the first two games. The defense is allowing an average of 416 total yards per game. Against Buffalo, the Owls had no sacks against Tyree Jackson, who attempted 45 passes.Did you know? Temple, which lost its opener to Villanova, has now lost back-to-back non-conference games to start a season for the first time since 2009 when the Owls started the season with losses to Villanova and Penn State.— Marc Narducci, Philadelphia Inquirer/Daily News 12. ConnecticutPrevious ranking: 11Points: 12Record: 0-2 (0-1 in AAC)Last week: lost to Boise State, 62-7This week: vs. Rhode IslandTrajectory: Skidding. What's worse than losing by 39 in your opening game? How about losing by 55 in the follow-up. UConn's starting defense against Boise State featured seven freshmen and four sophomores, and the results were ugly, as the Broncos put up a program record 818 total yards of offense.Did you know? UConn is 15-1 against I-AA opponents since joining Division I, but has not secured a double-digit win in one of those games since 2012.— Alex Putterman, Hartford Courant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capital H Posted September 13, 2018 Group: Member Topic Count: 106 Content Count: 1,318 Reputation: 265 Days Won: 2 Joined: 08/15/2008 Share Posted September 13, 2018 (edited) Milton threw three interceptions for the first time since tossing three against Memphis in the AAC title game on Dec. 2. Why is this worded that way? He has thrown 3 picks in 50% of his last 4 games... thats not good. Turnover machine. Edited September 13, 2018 by Capital H 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
79 Bull Posted September 13, 2018 Group: TBP Subscriber III Topic Count: 686 Content Count: 7,648 Reputation: 1,201 Days Won: 6 Joined: 07/10/2003 Share Posted September 13, 2018 2 hours ago, Capital H said: Milton threw three interceptions for the first time since tossing three against Memphis in the AAC title game on Dec. 2. Why is this worded that way? He has thrown 3 picks in 50% of his last 4 games... thats not good. Turnover machine. Sounds like we need a pink backpack ready to go for the UCF game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAccountant Posted September 13, 2018 Group: Member Topic Count: 48 Content Count: 684 Reputation: 345 Days Won: 2 Joined: 11/21/2017 Author Share Posted September 13, 2018 19 minutes ago, 79 Bull said: Sounds like we need a pink backpack ready to go for the UCF game. Pshhh, just let the intercepting player ride the motorized bull the engineering department built up and down the sidelines 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puc86 Posted September 13, 2018 Group: Member Topic Count: 147 Content Count: 19,266 Reputation: 6,147 Days Won: 255 Joined: 10/13/2002 Share Posted September 13, 2018 6 minutes ago, TheAccountant said: Pshhh, just let the intercepting player ride the motorized bull the engineering department built up and down the sidelines That would actually be awesome, people would laugh but in a good way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatorbull325 Posted September 13, 2018 Group: Member Topic Count: 119 Content Count: 6,554 Reputation: 2,727 Days Won: 28 Joined: 09/02/2014 Share Posted September 13, 2018 Cinci should be ranked #4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDYZR Posted September 13, 2018 Group: Member Topic Count: 486 Content Count: 12,466 Reputation: 2,846 Days Won: 25 Joined: 12/14/2005 Share Posted September 13, 2018 And UConn should be "steady" not "skidding." I mean, where would they skid to? Oh yea, 1aa... GO BULLS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeG Posted September 13, 2018 Group: Moderator Topic Count: 1,984 Content Count: 19,737 Reputation: 3,659 Days Won: 164 Joined: 07/17/2003 Share Posted September 13, 2018 2 hours ago, BDYZR said: And UConn should be "steady" not "skidding." I mean, where would they skid to? Oh yea, 1aa... GO BULLS! yeah-- 818 yards to Boise-- yeesh I sort of hope they get things figured out a little bit because if they leave the AAC our basketball conference takes a serious blow-- more so than the help we might get from adding a better football program to replace them. Who would that even be? Please god no one ever say FAU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEnglandBull Posted September 13, 2018 Group: Member Topic Count: 1,518 Content Count: 42,125 Reputation: 8,834 Days Won: 344 Joined: 11/29/2009 Share Posted September 13, 2018 Uconn coach said Boise was better than ucf... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chapelbull Posted September 13, 2018 Group: Member Topic Count: 3 Content Count: 7,683 Reputation: 1,491 Days Won: 17 Joined: 08/27/2017 Share Posted September 13, 2018 11 minutes ago, MikeG said: Please god no one ever say FAU. well they are a nationally ranked program (or were) ....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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