Worst Teams by Conference

cloverleaf · Jun 29, 2016

Most of us are always trying to figure out who the best team in each conference is, but
it might be just as wise to do the same for the worst team. Here's a list of the worst
team by conference. If you differ, please let us know.................

AAC: Central Florida
ACC: Wake Forest
MAC: Kent State
MWC: Wyoming
Sun Belt: Idaho
CUSA: Charlotte
SEC: Missouri
Big 10: Purdue
Big 12: Kansas
Pac 12: Oregon State

Welcome your comments..........................

rolltide · Jun 29, 2016

Kent St defense will be very good....at least 3 likely to be 1st team All-MAC, maybe 4 ... offense will certainly improve as they bring back 95% of their yards from last year which is easily the most in the MAC

might not make a run at the MAC title but will be much improved. can't say the same for Eastern Michigan who will be terrible again

cloverleaf · Jun 29, 2016

Agree that Kent State's defense was pretty good last year. The problem is they got Zero help
from the offense which was worst than awful and has the same slugs coming back. Last year the
offense averaged just 13 points per game and was ranked 127th out of 128 teams in total offense.

The Golden Flashes have won 9 games in three seasons and in my opinion will be lucky to win
three this season. Coach Paul Hayes needs to start working on his resume because he will be
history after this year (9-26).

Athlon has Kent State rated 118th out of 128 teams this year.

sendacash · Jun 29, 2016

The MAC was probably better than the Mountain West last year, that being said there's bad and then there's Eastern Michigan bad. And did Umass get kicked out of the MAC? Notice the Minutemen went Independent as they may stink up the joint as well.

rolltide · Jun 29, 2016

sendacash said:
The MAC was probably better than the Mountain West last year, that being said there's bad and then there's Eastern Michigan bad. And did Umass get kicked out of the MAC? Notice the Minutemen went Independent as they may stink up the joint as well.

MAC doesn't want anymore football-only programs so gave UMASS an ultimatum to join in all sports, or leave. they left

they fancy themselves getting an invite to AAC or ACC.... but i think they will follow Idaho in dropping to FCS football. Probably the only shot they have of FBS would be Sun Belt which sets up some ugly road trips

pathologist · Jun 29, 2016

I'd go Vandy in SEC and Colorado in the Pac

Conan · Jun 29, 2016

It looks to me like Gary Andersen is about ready to win some conference games in the Pac this year.
OSU has some pretty talented players and their OL seems pretty competent. A couple of hot shot
QB's too. Defensively they held their own most of the time last year.

I'd consider Cal. for being a bottom dweller this time around. They lost pretty much everything.

sendacash · Jun 29, 2016

It could be an interesting battle for the basement in the PAC this year, Conan. I might agree with you on Cal as they return the fewest starters in the PAC this season with only 9. However, the Golden Bears did score a bit out a coup when they signed senior QB Davis Webb who transferred from Texas Tech. Coming from a similar offense in Lubbock, Webb should be comfortable in Cal's Bear Raid offense and this was a bit of a blow to Colorado who thought they had convinced Webb to come to Boulder. Looking at my initial numbers, I have Oregon St. & Colorado back in the cellar again based on recent performances and recruiting rankings. The Buffs do return 18 starters this season, most in the PAC however they may have an issue at QB given that senior incumbent Sefo Liufau suffered a Lisfranc injury as the end of last year. That's a tricky injury to recover from and CU does not have a whole lot of experience behind Liufau, I think that's why they really wanted to sign Webb who would probably have been an upgrade. So far reports have been that Liufau has been participating in off season drills thus far, but we will probably want to stay tuned and see what happens once full contact practices have started.

http://www.buffzone.com/football-cu...liufaus-recovery-takes-added-urgency-cu-buffs

cloverleaf · Jun 30, 2016

pathologist said:
I'd go Vandy in SEC and Colorado in the Pac

Vandy and Missouri will battle it out for worst team in SEC. Vandy has a much softer schedule
and will surprise folks with their defense.

Colorado will be last in the Pac South division but Oregon State is at the bottom of the league
in my opinion. The Buffalos have their most experienced team in years with over 50 returning
letterman and 17 starters back. Oregon State has lost 21 of 23 conference games and have
Minnesota and Boise State as their non-conference games this year. They are still a year or
two away from being anywhere near competitive in the tough Pac 12.

My take and appreciate yours.................

cloverleaf · Jun 30, 2016

Conan said:
It looks to me like Gary Andersen is about ready to win some conference games in the Pac this year.
OSU has some pretty talented players and their OL seems pretty competent. A couple of hot shot
QB's too. Defensively they held their own most of the time last year.

I'd consider Cal. for being a bottom dweller this time around. They lost pretty much everything.

Actually Conan, if Cal can get some decent play out of Texas Tech transfer Davis Webb at quarterback and
the defense continues to improve as it has the past three years...I'm thinking the Bears could be a pretty
decent team. The problem with the offense is they lost all their receivers. Four offensive linemen and both
running backs do return so finding some receivers is a top priority to go with the new quarterback.

Hawaii, San Diego State and Oregon State are all winnable. Now finding another couple of wins is where
the rubber meets the road. I believe they have a shot at 5 or 6 games subject to continued improvement
on defense and good QB play.

sendacash · Jul 1, 2016

Something else to note about the bottom of the Pac-12 is looking at the change in two year recruiting rankings in the link below, only TCU has had bigger gains from power 5 schools than both Colorado & Oregon State. Perhaps the implications down the road are that if these bottom feeders in the PAC can pull themselves upwards, an already competitive conference becomes that much more contested. Also note TCU's rise in recruiting, coupled with that of Baylor and Texas A&M can most likely help explain Oklahoma's recent recruiting drop as all 4 fight for a piece of the Texas high school recruiting pie. Perhaps Baylor's recent fall from grace will be a bit of a reprieve for the Sooners?

http://www.sbnation.com/college-foo...ge-football-recruiting-improvement-tcu-baylor

EssoClub · Jul 1, 2016

I don't have Big10 or SEC answers yet but....

AAC - Tulane
ACC - Syracuse/Wake tie
Big 12 - Kansas
CUSA - North Texas
MAC - EMU but Ball St and Buffalo are right there
MWC - Fresno St
PAC 12 - Oregon St
SBC - Monroe

sendacash · Jul 4, 2016

Happy 4th of July folks! After doing some more work on my early numbers I finally have enough data to put together a preliminary list of bottom feeders. So without further adieu:

AAC: Tulane
ACC: Virginia
MAC: Eastern Michigan
MWC: Hawaii
Sun Belt: Texas St
CUSA: Charlotte
SEC: Kentucky
Big 10: Rutgers
Big 12: Kansas
Pac 12: Oregon State

DeadLast · Jul 4, 2016

cloverleaf said:
Most of us are always trying to figure out who the best team in each conference is, but
it might be just as wise to do the same for the worst team. Here's a list of the worst
team by conference. If you differ, please let us know.................

AAC: Central Florida
ACC: Wake Forest
MAC: Kent State
MWC: Wyoming
Sun Belt: Idaho
CUSA: Charlotte
SEC: Missouri
Big 10: Purdue
Big 12: Kansas
Pac 12: Oregon State

Welcome your comments..........................

Clover, have to disagree with a few of these.

In the AAC, Central Florida should be an improved team this year. Their problem last year wasn't talent. Or I should say, just talent. They quit on their coach and completely laid down. With a new coach and a ton of returning talent I expect much improvement. The same can't be said about Tulane. With a complete void of talent and returning experience, the implementation of a new system under a new coach won't end well. I expect them to struggle on both sides of the ball.

I also expect Navy to take a major step back and finish near the bottom of the AAC.

In the ACC, I expect improvement from Wake. They will still be offensively challenged but return 18 starters - 9 on the O side. I will be shocked if they don't beat Ga Tech at home in their opener. Virginia (like others have said) shouldn't show much improvement. They just don't have the talent to compete.

Ga Tech is another that could challenge Virginia for bottom supremacy. They were horrible the last half of last year and could continue to struggle.

In the MAC, Kent State's D is solid and they return 10 on the O side. They should win a couple of conference games. The same can't be said about E Michigan.

E Michigan will get a challenge from Ball St, Buffalo and possibly even Akron but I expect them to end up on top - or should I say, on bottom.

You may be right about Mo in the SEC, but don't be surprised if the loser of the Vandy/USCe game ends up on bottom. All 3 of these teams are devoid of talent.

I don't disagree with your other selections but I do expect improvement from Oregon St.

groundhog11 · Jul 4, 2016

Big12....kansas
big 10....rutgers
sec...vandy
pac12...colo
acc...wake
aac...tulane
Cusa...charlotte

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