ronjon1990 Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 3 hours ago, naptownskinsfan said: Are there rumors of more teams leaving? It's not something I've heard recently. Marshall would be a good addition. I haven't heard of anything yet, but I imagine the usual suspects are being looked at (UCF, USF, Cincy, Houston, maybe Memphis) by conferences looking to bolster divisions (looking right at you BIG12). I'm not a big enough fan of other sports to know how much of a tie some teams have to conferences in basketball or whatever, but I've often wondered if the Big10 would ever look into dropping Rutgers for a Cincinnati type team. If I'm the AAC and needed replacement teams though, I think I'm looking at Marshall, FAU, UAB, App St. Marshall seems like a natural fit. App St. has looked good to really good for a while. I think they have at least a little name recognition nationally still. FAU would seem to be a natural replacement for a loss in the Florida market. Plus, if they keep Kiffin around, he's enough of a name draw to make it a splash move (for better or worse). UAB (or possibly Southern Miss) are large enough schools and could replace the SEC territory footprint left by Memphis if they were to leave. UAB would be my first choice given Bill Clarke and how quickly they became relevant after folding a few years ago. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pf9 Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 As for the future of UConn... Randy Edsall will probably be fired at the end of the season. At the same time I believe Notre Dame will realize that they will never win a national title under Brian Kelly and thus can him. This would give UConn the opportunity to hire Kelly as Edsall's replacement, based mainly on his success with Cincinnati. If this all happens, and football experiences a renaissance under Kelly and men's basketball also experiences one in the Big East, I believe then the ACC will come calling (Cincinnati would also be added to provide the conference the ability to have North and South divisions). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naptownskinsfan Posted November 16, 2019 Author Share Posted November 16, 2019 Big weekend for Navy with their rivalry game against Notre Dame. Memphis and Cincinnati are hoping they win while on the road. Tulane @ Temple 12:00 PM ESPNU #23 Navy @ #16 Notre Dame 2:30 PM NBC #18 Memphis @ Houston 3:30 PM ESPN2 #17 Cincinnati @ South Florida 7:00 PM CBSSN Bye Week: UCF, Connecticut, East Carolina, SMU, Tulsa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronjon1990 Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 12 hours ago, naptownskinsfan said: Big weekend for Navy with their rivalry game against Notre Dame. Memphis and Cincinnati are hoping they win while on the road. Tulane @ Temple 12:00 PM ESPNU #23 Navy @ #16 Notre Dame 2:30 PM NBC #18 Memphis @ Houston 3:30 PM ESPN2 #17 Cincinnati @ South Florida 7:00 PM CBSSN Bye Week: UCF, Connecticut, East Carolina, SMU, Tulsa Temple-Tulane should be fun. Temple 28-24 Navy with a statement game opportunity that could lead to calls for Kelly to be replaced. Notre Dame 20-17 Memphis looking to stay hot heading towards what should be a pretty good bowl if the selectors know what's good for them. Memphis 36-10 while Brady White builds on his spectacular season and starts garnering some draft hype. Cincinnati looking to keep their momentum up as well in hopes of a New Year's bowl appearance. Cincinnati 30-13 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pf9 Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 (edited) If all my realignment dreams come true in the next cycle, this is what the American could look like by the turn of the 2030s: East: Charlotte East Carolina FIU Florida Atlantic Marshall UAB West: Navy (football only)/Wichita State (other sports) Rice Southern Miss Tulane Tulsa UTEP The Thanksgiving week schedule could look like this: Charlotte-ECU FAU-FIU Marshall-UAB Rice-UTEP USM-Tulane Navy-Tulsa Four are regional rivalries, the other two more or less leftover teams meeting. FAU-FIU could move to Hard Rock Stadium yearly at the request of the American, which makes the game more attractive for ABC to air on Black Friday (or even the actual Thanksgiving holiday if more CFB games are scheduled for that day). Edited November 17, 2019 by pf9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texansfan713 Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 what is your realignment dream @pf9? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naptownskinsfan Posted November 24, 2019 Author Share Posted November 24, 2019 Wow, big win for Navy today. Almost a full sell out in Annapolis to see Navy go ahead late and hold onto the victory. Malcolm Perry is such a fun player to watch run the triple option- 360 yards of offense and three touchdowns. And our defense responded well against a good offense after the Notre Dame fiasco. Now we have to rely on a shaky Cincinnati team to beat Memphis in the Liberty Bowl for us to get into the conference championship, plus beat Houston on the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pf9 Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 After realignment I'd like to see trophies instituted for the Charlotte-ECU and Rice-UTEP games. Charlotte-ECU could play for a trophy called the Treasure Chest Trophy. It would be a replication of a treasure chest and be filled with real gold coins. Gold is something that would be of interest to both 49ers and Pirates. Rice and UTEP could play for an enlarged Texas Ranger badge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naptownskinsfan Posted December 5, 2019 Author Share Posted December 5, 2019 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEARMalcolm Perry, QB, Navy AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEARQuincy Roche, DE, Temple AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE CO-SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYERS OF THE YEARDane Roy, P, HoustonAntonio Gibson, WR/KR, Memphis AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE ROOKIE OF THE YEARKenneth Gainwell, RB, Memphis AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE COACH OF THE YEARKen Niumatalolo, Navy The All-AAC teams were also unveiled, with just two players being unanimous selections — Memphis redshirt freshman running back Kenneth Gainwell, SMU senior wide receiver James Proche. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naptownskinsfan Posted December 5, 2019 Author Share Posted December 5, 2019 One heck of a turnaround for Navy this year after one of Ken's worst years on the job. Malcolm Perry bought into playing QB this time around, and was a beast on offense, and is going to pass Napoleon McCallum's single-season rushing mark next weekend. I love the story around Jamale Carothers, who scored five TDs against Houston (13 total) despite starting the season on the JV squad. I gave the defense a lot of crap at the beginning, but except for the Notre Dame game, Brian Newberry has done a great job with the defense this year off of the recommendation of many, including Bill Belichick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PARROTHEAD Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 Navy uniforms for Army-Navy game. Whats the 12-27 on top the helmet for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catcheryea Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 (edited) 15 hours ago, PARROTHEAD said: Navy uniforms for Army-Navy game. Whats the 12-27 on top the helmet for? https://www.gonavysports.com/beatarmy Edited December 6, 2019 by catcheryea 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naptownskinsfan Posted December 6, 2019 Author Share Posted December 6, 2019 8 hours ago, catcheryea said: https://www.gonavysports.com/beatarmy I was about to say that. Good find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PARROTHEAD Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Army responds to Navy with what is now my fav helmet of all time. (And this time I know what the number on the helmet means. The "9" is on there because its how many TDs theyre going to win by.) GEAUXARMY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naptownskinsfan Posted December 8, 2019 Author Share Posted December 8, 2019 So Memphis is the 2019 AAC champion, and Mike Norvell is promptly departing for Florida State to be their next head coach. You've got to think Memphis is in the driver's seat for the NY6 spot. I think Boise State is their only competition right now, but I don't see the resume compared to Memphis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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