The difference between us and Marshall

[Champ967]

Why? Because TWWS?

C'mon ... the G5 access spot? Really???

When someone says Tech is striving for the G5 access spot, you could just say --

Tech is trying to get to the ....

[Cory]

So you're saying there's a chance. Better than 1 in a million?

[StrongBad]

The difference between Marshall and Louisiana Tech this season is that Marshall has a cupcake schedule and Louisiana Tech does not. True story.

If Marshall wants to cry about what happened to their schedule and cry that other teams left the conference and are stuck playing schools like Louisiana Tech, then they need to look introspectively at the fact that they DID NOT GET PICKED BY THE OTHER CONFERENCE. Get over it.

[cscollis]

I hope Marshall can find the G spot, been looking for that spot for years.

[dawg80]

I hope Marshall can find the G spot, been looking for that spot for years.

Try looking in Bernice....

[sportdawg]

I hope Marshall can find the G spot, been looking for that spot for years.

to easy of a layup. Not going to respond.

[jharris]

I don't get the title of this thread, "the difference between us and Marshall." There's no point in comparing our past or present situations to Marshall's, because we've never been undefeated with a decent chance of remaining that way.

I think Marshall's best shot at making the playoff is to be the sole undefeated team, while several of the P5 champions two losses.

Also, I reject the SOS argument. Most P5 teams' non-conference schedules are packed with teams just like the ones Marshall is criticized for having on their schedule. Most of the P5 "tough" games are against their conference foes, but the scheduling of such games are within a conference framework and are therefore more advantageous. That is, members of the P5 conferences are guaranteed home-and-home scheduling for such opponents. (We're never going to seeing Auburn or Oklahoma at home.) And many of these P5 teams are actually pretty weak themselves--Wake Forest, Kansas, Iowa State, Indiana, Illinois, Vanderbilt, Colorado, Washington State. And many of these P5 teams manage 7 home games, while non-P5 teams can have as few as four (as we know). Put differently, any non-P5 team would love to be in a P5 conference but aren't allowed; that's because it's obvious that the advantages far outweigh the disadvantages.

Finally, why in the hell is the playoff committee voting now? The only vote that should matter is the vote after all the conference championships. It looks like this allows them to establish pro-P5 precedents over the season.

[Captain Rowdy]

I'd love for them to get in the access bowl, looks good for the conference, if we get to the Championship game vs. Marshall I hope we can keep it close, then beat the pants off of an AQ in a bowl. Could set us up to start getting the same chatter next year. We have two tough OOC opponents next year w/ K-State and Miss State, but they're not unbeatable.

It would give CUSA a lot of power at the TV bargaining table in 2016 if we have back to back years with different teams in the running for or going to the top tier bowls (what are the called now?)

Are you saying that you'd prefer us to lose the Championship game, so Marshall can get into a better bowl?

[champion110]

I don't get the title of this thread, "the difference between us and Marshall." There's no point in comparing our past or present situations to Marshall's, because we've never been undefeated with a decent chance of remaining that way.

I think Marshall's best shot at making the playoff is to be the sole undefeated team, while several of the G5 champions two losses.

Also, I reject the SOS argument. Most G5 teams' non-conference schedules are packed with teams just like the ones Marshall is criticized for having on their schedule. Most of the G5 "tough" games are against their conference foes, but the scheduling of such games are within a conference framework and are therefore more advantageous. That is, members of the G5 conferences are guaranteed home-and-home scheduling for such opponents. (We're never going to seeing Auburn or Oklahoma at home.) And many of these G5 teams are actually pretty weak themselves--Wake Forest, Kansas, Iowa State, Indiana, Illinois, Vanderbilt, Colorado, Washington State. And many of these G5 teams manage 7 home games, while non-G5 teams can have as few as four (as we know). Put differently, any non-G5 team would love to be in a G5 conference but aren't allowed; that's because it's obvious that the advantages far outweigh the disadvantages.

Finally, why in the hell is the playoff committee voting now? The only vote that should matter is the vote after all the conference championships. It looks like this allows them to establish pro-G5 precedents over the season.

I am assuming that you mean P5 on most of that.

[jharris]

I am assuming that you mean P5 on most of that.

Yeah, I saw someone was using "G5," so I though I was just using the acronym du jour.

[Dwayne From Minden]

I think A-5 will end up being the term when they are given full autonomy by the NCAA...

[HogDawg]

They had an Autonomous 5 school scheduled for this year, but they backed out and were left scrambling to fill the void...

Can't blame them if folks cancel on them and in football it takes 5 years or so to get someone else back on a schedule

If they win out - they deserve a chance

It doesn't matter if Marshall "deserves blame" for their pathetic schedule or not, Dwayne. It is what it is. And it is pathetic. America doesn't care one iota about the fact that Marshall might (or might not have) gotten screwed over by a P5 school pulling out and canceling a game. America owes Marshall nothing for that.

It's the same thing I always tell you guys about LA Tech's men's BB schedule. Fans don't care about the fact that "people don't want play us". You just gotta figure out a way to get it DONE. NO EXCUSES. And if the current AD can't get it done, the school is obligated to find another AD that can. Simply put, it's MANDATORY. He'll, anybody can bitch and make excuses. The trick is to find somebody that can get it done.

[Woof!]

The difference between Marshall and Louisiana Tech this season is that Marshall has a cupcake schedule and Louisiana Tech does not. True story.

This is the most relevant statement on this thread.

I think Marshall's best shot at making the playoff is to be the sole undefeated team, while several of the P5 champions two losses.

They won't come close to being in the playoffs even if they are undefeated at the end of the season and other teams have two losses.

[Dawg06]

This is the most relevant statement on this thread.

No, it's not. The biggest difference between Tech and Marshall is that Tech lost to a lowly FCS team. Marshall hasn't lost to anyone.

[Woof!]

No, it's not. The biggest difference between Tech and Marshall is that Tech lost to a lowly FCS team. Marshall hasn't lost to anyone.

How could they lose? They've played eight games and only one team they've played has a winning record. That's pretty low.