I don't judge on wins and losses aka the UCF game

[DfromCT]

I believe CJ has to learn how to handle a big lead like this. I left early once he brought Powell in because you could tell it was only done to kill clock. Our first string offense needs the work. I could see killing the clock only when the game is under 5 mins to play. Overall I get it but it got sloppy playing our second and third team backups.

Bringing in the second and later third teams as early as he did, when our first team was averaging a whopping 18 PPG, was akin to cancelling spring practices early coming off a 3-8 season. Grow a pair, and get our team to perform like a finely tuned machine. We were sloppy as all get out, and I can see a game coming where the opposing D calls our plays out loud right before the snap. We're extremely predictable.

The good news is the ballyhoo about lack of receivers seems to be overblown. We had 10 different players catch passes.

[Robert1969]

I agree with everyone who is critical of the decision to yank the starters that early. Against Maine, that's fine because that is an FCS team. But against a conference opponent? NO! Not that early. Now, if it was 52-10 at that point, ok. But at 38-10? No way. Not until you are down to the five minute mark.

While I understand the argument that the "young guys" need the playing time, our starters are young guys. And they need the playing time. This pull out was way too premature. The arousal ended too soon. Game management is still a weak spot for CJ four years on.

[RobertM320]

And for anyone who is fooled by our 2-2 record, take note of these facts:

1) Georgia Tech is now 2-3, with3 straight losses, after losing to North Carolina today
2) Duke had to kick 3 FG's to beat Boston College 9-7,
3} Maine just lost to Richmond in their first conference game, 48-17.

So, take that 2-2 with a big grain of salt.

[jonathanjoseph]

And for anyone who is fooled by our 2-2 record, take note of these facts:

1) Georgia Tech is now 2-3, with3 straight losses, after losing to North Carolina today
2) Duke had to kick 3 FG's to beat Boston College 9-7,
3} Maine just lost to Richmond in their first conference game, 48-17.

So, take that 2-2 with a big grain of salt.

Our POST game RPI is 112. So next week will tell us a lot.

[tpstulane]

And for anyone who is fooled by our 2-2 record, take note of these facts:

1) Georgia Tech is now 2-3, with3 straight losses, after losing to North Carolina today
2) Duke had to kick 3 FG's to beat Boston College 9-7,
3} Maine just lost to Richmond in their first conference game, 48-17.

So, take that 2-2 with a big grain of salt.

Our POST game RPI is 112. So next week will tell us a lot.

There's no such thing as RPI for football.

[jonathanjoseph]

And for anyone who is fooled by our 2-2 record, take note of these facts:

1) Georgia Tech is now 2-3, with3 straight losses, after losing to North Carolina today
2) Duke had to kick 3 FG's to beat Boston College 9-7,
3} Maine just lost to Richmond in their first conference game, 48-17.

So, take that 2-2 with a big grain of salt.

Our POST game RPI is 112. So next week will tell us a lot.

There's no such thing as RPI for football.

http://realtimerpi.com/college_football/ncaaf_Men.html

[windywave]

Just wanted to confirm I am a devil worshiping Kim Jung Il follower .. . .

[tpstulane]

And for anyone who is fooled by our 2-2 record, take note of these facts:

1) Georgia Tech is now 2-3, with3 straight losses, after losing to North Carolina today
2) Duke had to kick 3 FG's to beat Boston College 9-7,
3} Maine just lost to Richmond in their first conference game, 48-17.

So, take that 2-2 with a big grain of salt.

Our POST game RPI is 112. So next week will tell us a lot.

There's no such thing as RPI for football.

http://realtimerpi.com/college_football/ncaaf_Men.html

It's called Power Rankings. It's like calling an Ump in baseball a Ref.
The Rating Percentage Index, commonly known as the RPI, is a quantity used to rank sports teams based upon a team's wins and losses and its strength of schedule. It is one of the sports rating systems by which NCAA basketball, baseball, softball, hockey, soccer, lacrosse, and volleyball teams are ranked.

[Jonathan]

You will know how good or bad Tulane is when visiting Temple next week. Temple blew out Charlotte. Our special teams stink particularly our punter that cost us 7 points today. Our offensive line needs a lot of work on opening up holes for our running backs and defending Tanner. In my opinion our defense is getting much better particularly the four on our front line and our defensive ends going for sacks. Our defensive backfield made a few nice interceptions. Let us defeat Temple next week and let the AAC members know that we are serious players in the league.

[puffy]

The encouraging thing was seeing the offense mix things up with their tempo. You can't change the plays, but it's nice to see them try a faster rhythm; it seemed to throw off UCF in the 2nd quarter.

[jonathanjoseph]

And for anyone who is fooled by our 2-2 record, take note of these facts:

1) Georgia Tech is now 2-3, with3 straight losses, after losing to North Carolina today
2) Duke had to kick 3 FG's to beat Boston College 9-7,
3} Maine just lost to Richmond in their first conference game, 48-17.

So, take that 2-2 with a big grain of salt.

Our POST game RPI is 112. So next week will tell us a lot.

There's no such thing as RPI for football.

http://realtimerpi.com/college_football/ncaaf_Men.html

It's called Power Rankings. It's like calling an Ump in baseball a Ref.
The Rating Percentage Index, commonly known as the RPI, is a quantity used to rank sports teams based upon a team's wins and losses and its strength of schedule. It is one of the sports rating systems by which NCAA basketball, baseball, softball, hockey, soccer, lacrosse, and volleyball teams are ranked.

OK. Well it seemed like a credible data point to me. I don't think any other rankings are going to show us dramatically higher based on that victory.

[RobertM320]

And for anyone who is fooled by our 2-2 record, take note of these facts:

1) Georgia Tech is now 2-3, with3 straight losses, after losing to North Carolina today
2) Duke had to kick 3 FG's to beat Boston College 9-7,
3} Maine just lost to Richmond in their first conference game, 48-17.

So, take that 2-2 with a big grain of salt.

Our POST game RPI is 112. So next week will tell us a lot.

And yet, if you look at the entire list, we're ahead of SMU and Army, and barely below Connecticut. It wouldn't be a stretch to project winning all three. Then you're at 5 wins, one away from being bowl eligible. Even Tulsa is at #85. So in theory we could become bowl eligible by beating no team ranked higher than #85. Kinda makes you realize how low the bar is to be a bowl team.

[RobertM320]

I find this to be the best way to compare college football teams. Its a composite ranking of 25 different rankings. We're as high as #78 in one, but as low as #125 in the other. Overall we're #106. It only ranks the FBS teams. If you actually click on the different services, you can see how they come up with their #. Some are strictly wins-losses, others are power based. But it gives you a pretty good idea of how we compare with other teams. Interesting note: Its obvious the AAC is a tweener conference. Much better than the bottom 4, but noticibly weaker than the P5's. More credence to the P5+1 position.

http://masseyratings.com/cf/compare.htm

[tpstulane]

I find this to be the best way to compare college football teams. Its a composite ranking of 25 different rankings. We're as high as #78 in one, but as low as #125 in the other. Overall we're #106. It only ranks the FBS teams. If you actually click on the different services, you can see how they come up with their #. Some are strictly wins-losses, others are power based. But it gives you a pretty good idea of how we compare with other teams. Interesting note: Its obvious the AAC is a tweener conference. Much better than the bottom 4, but noticibly weaker than the P5's. More credence to the P5+1 position.

http://masseyratings.com/cf/compare.htm

Wow Jonathan should be happy. We're even ranked above ULL lol

[DrBox]

The RPI is not used in football because there just aren't enough games to make it valid. It doesn't have any meaning in basketball until January, at which time teams played an entire football season Worth of games. It's a circular calculation so it really needs a lot of games to make any sense.
Look Had we played yesterday like we played against Duke Georgia Tech we would've lost. We were missing tackles, taking bad angles, and generally unprepared. Johnson doesn't use fall camp efficiently just like he doesn't use spring practice efficiently. We beat Maine much worse than Boston College did and they play Duke much better than we did. We got better and we need to keep getting better.

[jonathanjoseph]

And for anyone who is fooled by our 2-2 record, take note of these facts:

1) Georgia Tech is now 2-3, with3 straight losses, after losing to North Carolina today
2) Duke had to kick 3 FG's to beat Boston College 9-7,
3} Maine just lost to Richmond in their first conference game, 48-17.

So, take that 2-2 with a big grain of salt.

Our POST game RPI is 112. So next week will tell us a lot.

And yet, if you look at the entire list, we're ahead of SMU and Army, and barely below Connecticut. It wouldn't be a stretch to project winning all three. Then you're at 5 wins, one away from being bowl eligible. Even Tulsa is at #85. So in theory we could become bowl eligible by beating no team ranked higher than #85. Kinda makes you realize how low the bar is to be a bowl team.

That is the Rick Dickson scheduling strategy right there, and yes how low the bar of bowl eligible has become.

[nawlinspete]

And for anyone who is fooled by our 2-2 record, take note of these facts:

1) Georgia Tech is now 2-3, with3 straight losses, after losing to North Carolina today
2) Duke had to kick 3 FG's to beat Boston College 9-7,
3} Maine just lost to Richmond in their first conference game, 48-17.

So, take that 2-2 with a big grain of salt.

An incompetent coaching staff glorifies an incompetent AD. Fire both of them NOW....

Only At Tulane

[Robert1969]

I find this to be the best way to compare college football teams. Its a composite ranking of 25 different rankings. We're as high as #78 in one, but as low as #125 in the other. Overall we're #106. It only ranks the FBS teams. If you actually click on the different services, you can see how they come up with their #. Some are strictly wins-losses, others are power based. But it gives you a pretty good idea of how we compare with other teams. Interesting note: Its obvious the AAC is a tweener conference. Much better than the bottom 4, but noticibly weaker than the P5's. More credence to the P5+1 position.

http://masseyratings.com/cf/compare.htm

The American has four teams in the Top 35

25. Navy
27. Houston
32. Memphis
33. Temple


The AAC is ranked 7th among conferences, but as FBS Independents is not actually a conference, it is really sixth. The AAC is nearly 20 points behind the ACC, but is also 16 points ahead of the nearest G5 competitor.

AAC's P5 record to date: 4-12.

Future P5 games:

Navy at Notre Dame 10/10
Ole Miss at Memphis 10/17
Temple at Notre Dame 10/31
Vandy at Houston 10/31

I think each of those games are winnable for the AAC teams.

It is possible that the AAC winds up with four ten-win teams, and still possible, but unlikley that it winds up with two 11 win teams, by time the post season is over. And it is possible that three teams wind up in the AP Top 25 by the end of the post season and, maybe even a fourth. The teams are: Memphis, Navy, Houston, Temple, and Cincy. And East Carolina could go on a tear, supplanting at least one of these teams from the ten win mark. If these things happen, the AAC could have the G5's New Years Day bowl slot locked up for the foreseeable future.

Such a finish for the AAC could make it virtually impossible for Boise State or BYU to resist any future overtures from the AAC. In fact, such a finish could set things up nicely in the future for annual talk of an AAC team being a playoff buster. And what all that means is relevancy. It could permanently make the rest of the G5 irrelevant while making the American highly visible and highly relevant. If there isn't a realignment where AAC teams get poached, this kind of relevancy could earn the AAC a lucrative TV contract and an advancement in status.

[jonathanjoseph]

I find this to be the best way to compare college football teams. Its a composite ranking of 25 different rankings. We're as high as #78 in one, but as low as #125 in the other. Overall we're #106. It only ranks the FBS teams. If you actually click on the different services, you can see how they come up with their #. Some are strictly wins-losses, others are power based. But it gives you a pretty good idea of how we compare with other teams. Interesting note: Its obvious the AAC is a tweener conference. Much better than the bottom 4, but noticibly weaker than the P5's. More credence to the P5+1 position.

http://masseyratings.com/cf/compare.htm

That's right. In this one, Duke is 29 and GT is 53. So while Duke appears to be decent, GT appears average at best. We are going to have to play Navy (25), Houston (27), Memphis (32) and Temple (33) over the next four weeks, so we better hope the 1st two weeks were the aberration.

[Show Me]

An incompetent coaching staff glorifies an incompetent AD. Fire both of them NOW....

Only At Tulane

Give it a rest Jonathan please.

[jonathanjoseph]

And what all that means is relevancy. It could permanently make the rest of the G5 irrelevant while making the American highly visible and highly relevant. If there isn't a realignment where AAC teams get poached, this kind of relevancy could earn the AAC a lucrative TV contract and an advancement in status.

That's exactly right. In the current environment, there are plenty of bidders to find a market rate for good D1A college football. This has been Aresco's strategy the whole time. Make sure to build good athletic programs and the rest takes care of itself.

[nawlinspete]

Not. The powers that be will not further subdivide the pie. There will be no Power 6. We must earn our way into the Power 5.

Every day that Dickson/Johnson are allowed to hang around is another impediment to our upgrading our status.

Mike Alford must be hired NOW and he must get his coaching ducks lined up so that Tulane can be proactive on November 29th, 2015.

[tpstulane]

Only 20 unbeaten teams remain and the AAC leads the nation with the Big Ten and XII with 12 of the 20.

[jonathanjoseph]

Not. The powers that be will not further subdivide the pie. There will be no Power 6. We must earn our way into the Power 5.

That's not relevant here. If we have the same media $, who cares about "P5/P6". We'll have the opportunity and access to win national championships.

[nawlinspete]

Only 20 unbeaten teams remain and the AAC leads the nation with the Big Ten and XII with 12 of the 20.

Per FBSchedules.com