I-A vs I-AA

[BisBison]

Does anyone have the year to date record of I-AA teams vs I-A teams so far? I know of at least a couple victorys UCD vs furd the latest. There also have been some real close calls Mont St vs OK St, but what is the record so far?

[FlyBoy8]

2-38.



but there have been several close calls.

[AZGrizFan]

2-38.



but there have been several close calls.

How's that saying go again? Close only counts in horseshoes, hand grenades, and, what was that other thing? :confused: Oh yeah, I-AA losses to I-A teams. Funny. Us Griz fans brag about holding Oregon to 6 field goals, but the bottom line is, we still got beat by over 30. A moral victory for the defense, I guess. :( Can't wait to see how long we go before a I-AA team actually scores against us, though! :)

[FlyBoy8]

2-39.

[FlyBoy8]

Best remaining chance for an upset has to be UMass @ Army, but I don't think that will happen.

[FlyBoy8]

Best remaining chance for an upset

:D

[eagleskins]

Best remaining chance for an upset has to be UMass @ Army, but I don't think that will happen.

If Umass can't beat Army, than they absolutely suck.

[AZGrizFan]

http://i-aa.org/article.asp?articleid=46828
2004 I-AA v. I-A, 55 Games, I-AA record: 6-49
2003 I-AA v. I-A, 64 Games, I-AA record: 10-54
2002 I-AA v. I-A, 59 Games, I-AA record: 7-52
2001 I-AA v. I-A, 52 Games + 6 Ppd., I-AA record: 7-45
2000 I-AA v. I-A, 45 Games, I-AA record: 14-31

44-231 16% I-AA wins

That's depressing. :mad: All of our bluster about how close we are to I-A in terms of talent, and we're about to experience our worst year of this century. Bahhh! :( :( At the risk of repeating myself, I'd rather see UM's OOC schedule include UD, UMass, Hofstra, SHSU, NDSU, SDSU, CalPoly, etc., than any more Pac-10 or WAC teams. More exciting, and I can actually relate to their fans...

[IaaScribe]

I think FIU will beat FAMU and lose to WKU.

[ChickenMan]

If Umass can't beat Army, than they absolutely suck.


UMass couldn't beat Colgate... does that count... :D

[FlyBoy8]

That's depressing. All of our bluster about how close we are to I-A in terms of talent, and we're about to experience our worst year of this century.

It's because of a couple reasons:


1. Nobody played Idaho, Buffalo, Ball St., Temple, etc. That's been our bread and butter.
2. Some teams with recent sucess vs. I-A didn't play any this year (Delaware, UNH, Villanova)
3. Some good teams played over their heads (Montana, soon to be WKU)
4. The OVC no longer carries its weight vs. I-A (0-8). They used to be able to take out some weaker I-As.

[colonel84]

Although it pains me to say this - WKU should thump FIU

[Saint3333]

The record will only to continue to get worse with the new ruling where one 1AA game counts as a bowl eligible win. We should see more bowl-type teams (which in the past would not schedule these games) play 1AA teams. Teams like ASU, JMU, and Furman are signing contests with teams like Florida and VT which haven't played many if any 1AA games.

[Hansel]

It's because of a couple reasons:


1. Nobody played Idaho, Buffalo, Ball St., Temple, etc. That's been our bread and butter.
2. Some teams with recent sucess vs. I-A didn't play any this year (Delaware, UNH, Villanova)
3. Some good teams played over their heads (Montana, soon to be WKU)
4. The OVC no longer carries its weight vs. I-A (0-8). They used to be able to take out some weaker I-As.
Didn't Nova lose to Rutgers???

[OrneryAggie]

10/8 Portland St at Boise St.

[GannonFan]

10/8 Portland St at Boise St.

That one could get ugly - no one really wins at Boise.

[FlyBoy8]

The record will only to continue to get worse with the new ruling where one 1AA game counts as a bowl eligible win. We should see more bowl-type teams (which in the past would not schedule these games) play 1AA teams.

The upside is that eventually one of the big boys is going to fall hard. I predict a top 25 I-A team (according to the polls) will lose to a I-AA team in the next 5-10 years. It will probably be early in the season against a team that shouldn't have been in the top 25 in the first place.





















2008
Delaware @ Maryland

:D

[Cocky]

4. The OVC no longer carries its weight vs. I-A (0-8). They used to be able to take out some weaker I-As.

What conference is carrying their weight? GWFC and The Southland are the only ones with wins.

[FlyBoy8]

Yes, but only the Big Sky and OVC have more than five I-A losses. They're both 0-8.


So, the Big Sky and OVC aren't carrying their weight. In the past, they've usually won a game or two.

[Cocky]

Yes, but only the Big Sky and OVC have more than five I-A losses. They're both 0-8.


So, the Big Sky and OVC aren't carrying their weight. In the past, they've usually won a game or two.


The OVC hasn't beaten anybody OOC. Our overall record vs. I-AA is terrible muchless vs. I-A.

[charliej]

Didn't Nova lose to Rutgers???

Nova got SPANKED by Rutgers. 38-6 :eek:

Word out of Nova is that the game scheduled against Auburn next year is being replaced by UCF.Auburn wanted to buy out of the game & will pay the balance on $500,000 not picked up by UCF.

2007-Maryland
2008-WVU

UCF-Nova link (scroll to bottom of page) http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/sfl-ucfnotes18sep18,0,4438101.story

[IaaScribe]

Yeah, but Indiana State also got wasted by an NAIA team by more than four TDs, so they don't count. ;)

[skinny_uncle]

But you must agree that Indiana State is a lock for last place in the Gateway this year.
:eyebrow:

[Killtoppers90]

Well I know WKU played their butts off today. The #1 ranking is gone (which is fine with me) but I know this game meant a lot to the guys and their mental toughness. Auburn has some BIG boys playing for them and many all-SEC or all-American candidates. And we held our own for the most part. We kept them a hair under 400 total yards Offensively. Which, this is a good a-1 squad. So we lost but scored some major swagger going into conference play next week.

[Reed Rothchild]

Well I know WKU played their butts off today. The #1 ranking is gone (which is fine with me) but I know this game meant a lot to the guys and their mental toughness. Auburn has some BIG boys playing for them and many all-SEC or all-American candidates. And we held our own for the most part. We kept them a hair under 400 total yards Offensively. Which, this is a good a-1 squad. So we lost but scored some major swagger going into conference play next week.


WKU scares me now more than they ever have. Seriously, we might be in for another classic in Bowling Green. Can't wait for conference play to start!

[Killtoppers90]

I am hoping that WKU's performance yesterday can carry over into a huge boost of confidence in conference play. Let's get it on Gateway!