How did we leaprfrog Tulsa?

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They're 7-0, and scored 77 points this past weekend.

I guess it's because we were on TV?
 
I think it has more to do with the competition they've played(see Hawaii last year)

8/30 @ UAB 1-0 (1-0) W 45-22
9/06 @ North Texas 2-0 (1-0) W 56-26
9/20 New Mexico 3-0 (1-0) W 56-14
9/27 Central Arkansas 4-0 (1-0) W 62-34
10/04 Rice 5-0 (2-0) W 63-28
10/11 @ Southern Methodist 6-0 (3-0) W 37-31
10/18 UTEP 7-0 (4-0) W 77-35
 
I think there's an unwillingness by voters to have more then one "good" non-BCS team hanging around in the polls, especially up in the higher echelons of the rankings. I think Hawaii really made a mess for the non-BCS schools this year.
 
TechinItEasy said:
I think it has more to do with the competition they've played(see Hawaii last year)

8/30 @ UAB 1-0 (1-0) W 45-22
9/06 @ North Texas 2-0 (1-0) W 56-26
9/20 New Mexico 3-0 (1-0) W 56-14
9/27 Central Arkansas 4-0 (1-0) W 62-34
10/04 Rice 5-0 (2-0) W 63-28
10/11 @ Southern Methodist 6-0 (3-0) W 37-31
10/18 UTEP 7-0 (4-0) W 77-35
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They score a ton but they seem to give up a fair number of points too. Of course maybe it is because their games are wide open but I would wonder a bit about their defense.
 
They should lose one of their next three games (UCF, Arkansas and Houston). Not exactly world beaters, but Arkansas is a little better than Central Arkansas.
 
They have a video game offense but their defensive scheme is aweful (see GT vs Tulsa bowl game, Jan 2004). They've got a new head coach but they run the same scheme they did then.

If they face a team with a legit offense they'd get whooped.
 
GTJohan85 said:
They have a video game offense but their defensive scheme is aweful (see GT vs Tulsa bowl game, Jan 2004). They've got a new head coach but they run the same scheme they did then.

If they face a team with a legit offense they'd get whooped.
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Oh look, there goes PJ Daniels again.

What was Reggie's stat line for the game, 5-13 for 19 or some such?
 
Their schedule to date is ranked 131 out of 120 D1A teams.
 
Yep, worst strength of schedule in div. 1-a doesn't lead to a high ranking. The only BCS conference team they play is Arkansas.
 
TechinItEasy said:
I think it has more to do with the competition they've played(see Hawaii last year)

8/30 @ UAB 1-0 (1-0) W 45-22
9/06 @ North Texas 2-0 (1-0) W 56-26
9/20 New Mexico 3-0 (1-0) W 56-14
9/27 Central Arkansas 4-0 (1-0) W 62-34
10/04 Rice 5-0 (2-0) W 63-28
10/11 @ Southern Methodist 6-0 (3-0) W 37-31
10/18 UTEP 7-0 (4-0) W 77-35
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Can't say we would do much worse against that schedule.
 
Quite simple. We were on ESPN. We played a game that just fired their coach mid-season prompting much talk about Dabo's first game. It's called exposure. We got a lot of prime exposure and it paid off in many votes.

This is why we need ESPN games and not Raycom. Now if we can every team to fire their coach game-week, that would help also.
 
WaCoJacket said:
Quite simple. We were on ESPN. We played a game that just fired their coach mid-season prompting much talk about Dabo's first game. It's called exposure. We got a lot of prime exposure and it paid off in many votes.

This is why we need ESPN games and not Raycom. Now if we can every team to fire their coach game-week, that would help also.
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No, seriously...it's because they play nobody the entire year.

Utah, TCU, and Pitt haven't seen much ESPN action either, but they are still above us.
 
Its because Tulsa would not beat all of the below like GT has.

at BC
at Clemson
Miss St
Duke

Tulsa would go 1-3 at best in those 4 games.
 
TechinItEasy said:
No, seriously...it's because they play nobody the entire year.

Utah, TCU, and Pitt haven't seen much ESPN action either, but they are still above us.
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Exactly. This "Tech gets more exposure" thing is a nice thought for Tulsa fans to feel better about their team with, but the bottom line is that they have played nobody, period. I don't buy the line of "It doesn't matter who you play, that many points is damn impressive," at least not as far as the national rankings go.

If Tulsa wants "respect" maybe they should try scheduling schools without "Poly-Agricultural and Finance" in their names.
 
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