Re: Fox Sports ranks the FCS Football Conferences
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DFW HOYA
8. Patriot League (6 teams).
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Time will tell where the league finishes this year. Now that everyone (whelp there's GTown) is up to speed with scholarships the PL has the potential to pass the Big South, Southland and OVC in time. In fact, I'd be disappointed if they don't get by at least 2 of them. The SoCon is a tweener and the Big Sky, CAA and MVC are simply better than everyone else over the long haul.
Re: Fox Sports ranks the FCS Football Conferences
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Go Lehigh TU owl
Time will tell where the league finishes this year. Now that everyone (whelp there's GTown) is up to speed with scholarships the PL has the potential to pass the Big South, Southland and OVC in time. In fact, I'd be disappointed if they don't get by at least 2 of them. The SoCon is a tweener and the Big Sky, CAA and MVC are simply better than everyone else over the long haul.
The SoCon wipes the floor with the Big Sky 8 days a week.
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JSUSoutherner
The SoCon wipes the floor with the Big Sky 8 days a week.
There is no doubt about that. The SoCon should be the #2 league. All others say so. The patsy should be like 12th. JUST a smidge above the Pioneer.
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citdog
There is no doubt about that. The SoCon should be the #2 league. All others say so. The patsy should be like 12th. JUST a smidge above the Pioneer.
I wouldn't say that. But I also wouldn't say the CAA is head and shoulders above them either. I think it's a toss up and depends on what you rank the strength of a conference by. I think the SoCon has more depth but we haven't seen anyone in the SoCon win a quarterfinals game since Georgia Southern. In that span, 4 CAA teams have punched tickets to the Semis and beyond.
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JSUSoutherner
I wouldn't say that. But I also wouldn't say the CAA is head and shoulders above them either. I think it's a toss up and depends on what you rank the strength of a conference by. I think the SoCon has more depth but we haven't seen anyone in the SoCon win a quarterfinals game since Georgia Southern. In that span, 4 CAA teams have punched tickets to the Semis and beyond.
It's pretty easy to do when you get to play who they have played (sans JMU winning in Fargo). The South Carolina version of the bracket must not be allowed to happen again. If it is a national playoff system why must one have to navigate teams from your own State who you played in the regular year?
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citdog
It's pretty easy to do when you get to play who they have played (sans JMU winning in Fargo). The South Carolina version of the bracket must not be allowed to happen again. If it is a national playoff system why must one have to navigate teams from your own State who you played in the regular year?
You already know the answer to this.
Re: Fox Sports ranks the FCS Football Conferences
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citdog
It's pretty easy to do when you get to play who they have played (sans JMU winning in Fargo).
In the past 4 seasons, CAA teams have beaten playoff opponents from every conference except the consensus last place Pioneer.
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KPSUL
In the past 4 seasons, CAA teams have beaten playoff opponents from every conference except the consensus last place Pioneer.
You spelled patriot league wrong.
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About as good as you're going to get at this point in the season.
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RichH2
Perhaps a bit higher but as a league we have yet to improve our OOC schedules and performances. Lehigh and Fordham will score bunches but will either D improve enough for us to be taken seriously post season.
True. I would have had us one slot higher.