Taking pride in a charity case spot like that speaks volumes. UC is nowhere close to a Top 12 team this season, so why the powers that be carved out a spot for an unworthy Group of Five mid-major team is beyond me.
Yawn.....I would venture to say there are many things that are BEYOND YOU. Gotta run, I am sitting at Martino's on Short Vine, and my food just arrived. You ought to pop out of mom's basement once in awhile and actually attend some these events. Might change your perspective.
You guys just damn near lost to USF at home, who came in 4-22 since 2020 and 1-4 this year. And it was a statistically even game, so not a smoke-and-mirrors score. Like I said, nowhere close to a Top 12 team. Case closed.
My problem is with UC’s crappy conference, not UC itself.
You play who's on your schedule. They play and routinely beat whoever is on the schedule in recent years. Last 3 losses to the SEC, two of those by a single score. But they'll be upgrading their conference next year, so you'll have less to whine about.
Florida almost lost to USF too and Florida beat Utah lol. New #11 UCLA beat south Alabama by 1 at home. #9 ole miss beat Tulsa by one score. Your belief that UC is “nowhere close” to these teams is based entirely on your personal bias.
For those Power 5 schools, these mid-majors are not taken seriously by the players. You know human nature as well as I do. They sleepwalk through the game and it stays closer than it should. Put some Miami uniforms on the USF players and you’d get the Power 5 players excited to play.
I didn’t realize your argument was that UC players are outside the laws of human nature. Interesting
USF is a conference opponent for UC and part of what they have to beat to win their conference title. Why would UC be taking lightly a team on its level?I didn’t realize your argument was that UC players are outside the laws of human nature. Interesting
Right nobody ever overlooks a 4 touchdown underdog. Couldnt possibly have been looking ahead to their next two games which will be their toughest conference opponents, both on the road. Nah, that would be human nature which you already established doesnt apply to UC's players.
Well, either UC just isn’t very good or the coaches did a poor job of preparing and motivating the players. Which is it?
Which one of those options was it for ND against Marshall? Teams have bad games and no one expected (at least, they shouldn't have) UC to be what they were the past 2 years.
You only need to look at his CFP Projections to see how little he really knows about football. He has a problem with UC because they beat his beloved Notre Dame Fighting Irish in South Bend en route to the Playoff. He has nothing to defend/explain that loss, so he tries to deflect and tell us how bad the American is. Meanwhile the Irish are going out and losing to Marshall and almost losing to a bad Cal team at home.
Well, that’s at least three times by my count that UC hasn’t performed up to expectations this season. Which is surprising considering you claimed before the season started that UC has a better roster than last year’s team. And they have the great Luke Fickell coaching the team. Something is amiss.
I’m already on the record on this forum saying the team played poorly vs Marshall, especially the O line, and the coaches were playing the wrong QB.
I don’t have a problem with UC for beating Notre Dame. I had a problem with UC being handed a playoff spot after playing one good team and 12 tomato cans. The American is horrible, even @JUSTGOPLAY said so in my POWER RANKINGS thread. I don’t have any problem with UC this year, other than @Ezzard Charles claiming they have a better roster than the one that just had a bunch of NFL draft picks. But I will defend myself when meanieheads try to cap down on Mr. Champion.
Those would be fine excuses to use against Ohio State, not against a team who’s 5 year average recruiting ranking is about 75 spots below ND.
Some really stupid sh$$. Especially liked SMUs last TD drive. 3 Cats push the receive 5 yards out of bounds while another rips the guys helmet off. Just ridiculous.
