Top 10 current FCS programs?

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by ursus arctos horribilis

No Festus, I am not.

---

Of course you're not. No self respecting old man would ever miss a rerun of Gunsmoke.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by 89Hen

I think some of you "newer" guys (you're all new to me) need to go back and read the premise of these rankings. This is not all-time and it's not just playoff records. Everyone can make up their own rules for how you grade a program and how far back you want to go. Delaware would be a no-brainer if you go back further, but they are not on my list because they have been down for several years.

And yes, my quick list was alpha (obviously) and Weber was not only the last team in order, but the last team to make the list. I was struggling to put find a 10th that was worthy.

---

Well we all have a face that we hide away forever

Billy Joel

Welcome back stranger

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by caribbeanhen

Well we all have a face that we hide away forever

Billy Joel

Welcome back stranger

---

His best album.

If looking for a 10th team to replace Weber St, I nominate Marty Scarano. (Not UNH - just Marty Scarano)

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by ursus arctos horribilis

Look at the ol' 89Hen showing his beak around the place. Good to see you my man!

He is one of the bricks that this place was built on so you SOB's better show some respect!

---

Thanks! I'm just trying to pad my post count to keep you from passing me. xsmiley_wix

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by JSUSoutherner

His best album.

---

We agree on something. xdontknowx

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by HensRock

If looking for a 10th team to replace Weber St, I nominate Marty Scarano. (Not UNH - just Marty Scarano)

---

I wouldn't put UNH in the top 10 at the moment, what ever method you use to determine the "current" top teams needs to weigh the most recent years heavier and we have an overall losing record 2018 - Spring 2021. However old Hen89 is, or isn't, I don't believe his system weighs recent years heavier - otherwise NDSU would be #1 and JMU #2.

The 5 year period 2013 - 2017 (when Marty was on the committee) we had a 8-5 playoff record and made the Semi-final twice the quarters once. From 2004-2016 we had about a .500 win percentage in the payoffs and were selected every year. We also ran off 5 consecutive FBS wins in a 6 year period. I recall 2016 as the year there was the most bitching and moaning about UNH making the field. That year there were at least 5 teams in the playoffs with either 7 or 6 Div 1 wins. UNH was the only one to win its 1st round playoff game. The one year a team actually had a legitimate gripe abut UNH making it when they didn't was Towson in 2012, However, Towson didn't meet the hard minimum number of Div 1 wins of 7 that existed at the time.

Are some of you Blue Hens guys ever going to forget 2006 and 2007? And I've been Delaware's biggest advocate here all season. This will be the first time in 2021 I pick against a Hens win and even though I expect SDSU to win, I'd still like to see our CAA mates get the win and go the the Championship.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by KPSUL

I wouldn't put UNH in the top 10 at the moment, what ever method you use to determine the "current" top teams needs to weigh the most recent years heavier and we have an overall losing record 2018 - Spring 2021. However old Hen89 is, or isn't, I don't believe his system weighs recent years heavier - otherwise NDSU would be #1 and JMU #2.

The 5 year period 2013 - 2017 (when Marty was on the committee) we had a 8-5 playoff record and made the Semi-final twice the quarters once. From 2004-2016 we had about a .500 win percentage in the payoffs and were selected every year. We also ran off 5 consecutive FBS wins in a 6 year period. I recall 2016 as the year there was the most bitching and moaning about UNH making the field. That year there were at least 5 teams in the playoffs with either 7 or 6 Div 1 wins. UNH was the only one to win its 1st round playoff game. The one year a team actually had a legitimate gripe abut UNH making it when they didn't was Towson in 2012, However, Towson didn't meet the hard minimum number of Div 1 wins of 7 that existed at the time.

Are some of you Blue Hens guys ever going to forget 2006 and 2007? And I've been Delaware's biggest advocate here all season. This will be the first time in 2021 I pick against a Hens win and even though I expect SDSU to win, I'd still like to see our CAA mates get the win and go the the Championship.

---

The Scarano pick was tongue firmly in cheek, of course. Appreciate the support KPSUL.
I believe it was actually 2017 that was the season of our discontent.
Both UDel and UNH were 7-4. Honestly, I didn't think either team deserved to make the field, but I certainly thought Delaware deserved it more than UNH.
We both kinda crapped the bed by losing our last game and I see that UD went 3-2 against or 5 common opponents while UNH was 2-3, but I recall there was some other comparison that was more of a smoking gun argument for UD, but can't remember it. One of our losses was to FBS VA Tech also that year, and UNH had a bad loss to Holy Cross.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Daytripper

We agree on something. xdontknowx

---

This can not be allowed.

Why can't you just like Streetlife Serenade or something so I can tell you how wrong you are?

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by 89Hen

Thanks! I'm just trying to pad my post count to keep you from passing me. xsmiley_wix

---

That makes sense but I have to make this post to see how close I am.