Reliable Source Posted February 15, 2014 Group: Member Topic Count: 731 Content Count: 10,367 Reputation: 170 Days Won: 40 Joined: 09/15/2008 Share Posted February 15, 2014 (edited) I stopped reading at mid major. Was USF a "mid major" 5 years ago? What is USF doing differently that what they were doing 5 years ago. These blanket terms have got to go. In football, I thought mid major has always referred to the tier right below BCS, now P5 ....? It's an ESPN made up term so that they don't have to pay as much for the "product". So sick of this propaganda. It's Goebbelesque in it's nature. The whole P5 diatribe is the same type of effort. It apparently was coined by Jack Kvancz in 1977. Has to be true because Wikipedia says so .... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-major Yeah, and Al Gore invented the internet. The nature of propaganda is that it becomes the widely held idea, ie Wikipedia. Mid-major From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This article contains weasel words: vague phrasing that often accompanies biased or unverifiable information. Such statements should be clarified or removed. (November 2010) Edited February 15, 2014 by Bullwinkle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charsibb Posted February 15, 2014 Group: Member Topic Count: 653 Content Count: 31,049 Reputation: 2,487 Days Won: 172 Joined: 08/30/2011 Share Posted February 15, 2014 I stopped reading at mid major. Was USF a "mid major" 5 years ago? What is USF doing differently that what they were doing 5 years ago. These blanket terms have got to go. In football, I thought mid major has always referred to the tier right below BCS, now P5 ....? It's an ESPN made up term so that they don't have to pay as much for the "product". So sick of this propaganda. It's Goebbelesque in it's nature. The whole P5 diatribe is the same type of effort. It apparently was coined by Jack Kvancz in 1977. Has to be true because Wikipedia says so .... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-major Yeah, and Al Gore invented the internet. The nature of propaganda is that it becomes the widely held idea, ie Wikipedia. Mid-major From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This article contains weasel words: vague phrasing that often accompanies biased or unverifiable information. Such statements should be clarified or removed. (November 2010) Not to mention patently false information. Somebody got the football BCS and basketball tourney confused, LOL "the other 25 conferences not participating in the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) automatic tie-in" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Who'sYourData? Posted February 15, 2014 Group: Member Topic Count: 410 Content Count: 19,525 Reputation: 992 Days Won: 24 Joined: 09/01/2006 Share Posted February 15, 2014 USF is a mid-major at the moment. That is reality. No amount of crying and whining will change that. Try to pretend we are what we aren't, and it will never change. Be the best USF we can be, and that will ultimately change. #keepworking #stopwhining #dosomething Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reliable Source Posted February 15, 2014 Group: Member Topic Count: 731 Content Count: 10,367 Reputation: 170 Days Won: 40 Joined: 09/15/2008 Share Posted February 15, 2014 USF is a mid-major at the moment. That is reality. No amount of crying and whining will change that. Try to pretend we are what we aren't, and it will never change. Be the best USF we can be, and that will ultimately change. #keepworking #stopwhining #dosomething Yes Nancy. Talk about whining and crying, do you do anything else? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Who'sYourData? Posted February 15, 2014 Group: Member Topic Count: 410 Content Count: 19,525 Reputation: 992 Days Won: 24 Joined: 09/01/2006 Share Posted February 15, 2014 USF is a mid-major at the moment. That is reality. No amount of crying and whining will change that. Try to pretend we are what we aren't, and it will never change. Be the best USF we can be, and that will ultimately change. #keepworking #stopwhining #dosomething Yes Nancy. Talk about whining and crying, do you do anything else? I think the real question is, do YOU do anything else? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Who'sYourData? Posted February 15, 2014 Group: Member Topic Count: 410 Content Count: 19,525 Reputation: 992 Days Won: 24 Joined: 09/01/2006 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Wahhh! Mommy, ESPN was mean to me! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDYZR Posted February 16, 2014 Group: Member Topic Count: 486 Content Count: 12,475 Reputation: 2,855 Days Won: 25 Joined: 12/14/2005 Share Posted February 16, 2014 and there goes another thread... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charsibb Posted February 16, 2014 Group: Member Topic Count: 653 Content Count: 31,049 Reputation: 2,487 Days Won: 172 Joined: 08/30/2011 Share Posted February 16, 2014 (edited) Just another pissing contest... Edited February 16, 2014 by charsibb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JupiterBull Posted February 23, 2014 Group: Member Topic Count: 85 Content Count: 5,431 Reputation: 770 Days Won: 16 Joined: 02/08/2009 Share Posted February 23, 2014 USF is a mid-major at the moment. That is reality. No amount of crying and whining will change that. Try to pretend we are what we aren't, and it will never change. Be the best USF we can be, and that will ultimately change. #keepworking #stopwhining #dosomething Yes Nancy. Talk about whining and crying, do you do anything else? I think the real question is, do YOU do anything else? I've sparred with Shadow before, but he's right, here. Look, we're not a top tier program. We're in a 2nd level conference, and getting killed there. The hope is that this class, which is amazing for a 2-10 team in said conference, results in building this program to new highs, and winning. And butts in seats. And, maybe then...a chance to get plucked up in the next re-alignment. Truth is, we're competing with all the other schools trying to permeate the P5, and I think we have the tools to do it. It starts with winning...soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTrue Posted February 23, 2014 Group: Member Topic Count: 152 Content Count: 19,395 Reputation: 6,097 Days Won: 233 Joined: 01/13/2011 Share Posted February 23, 2014 USF is a mid-major at the moment. That is reality. No amount of crying and whining will change that. Try to pretend we are what we aren't, and it will never change. Be the best USF we can be, and that will ultimately change. #keepworking #stopwhining #dosomething Yes Nancy. Talk about whining and crying, do you do anything else? I think the real question is, do YOU do anything else? I've sparred with Shadow before, but he's right, here. Look, we're not a top tier program. We're in a 2nd level conference, and getting killed there. The hope is that this class, which is amazing for a 2-10 team in said conference, results in building this program to new highs, and winning. And butts in seats. And, maybe then...a chance to get plucked up in the next re-alignment. Truth is, we're competing with all the other schools trying to permeate the P5, and I think we have the tools to do it. It starts with winning...soon. Amen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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