Undefeated FBS teams

[bigdaddyg]

And now there are 9. LSU v Alabama will take one out. It’s not until 11/23 but OSU v PSU will take out another. Of course SMU v Memphis is soon. It would just be cool to continue being on a very elite list.

[AppSt94]

We are entering a tough three game stretch. Rival on a short week, a SEC foe and the 2nd best team in the Sun Belt, with two of them on the road.

[Appster99]

If we don't stay undefeated with our SOS, we don't deserve to remained ranked. Almost every P5 school would rather have us on their schedule than their conference foes. That being said, we are good enough to win out and prove our ranking is legit. I think the previous two weeks proved we deserve to be in the conversation, and even this week we didn't play up to our standard and still won convincingly.

[Yosef84]

What the P5 "prefer" is irrelevant. Their opinions, especially the opinions of their fans which is generally what drives that perception, is based on outdated information...or no information at all. That said, you're right that we have to win out. That's been true from the start.

[AppStFan1]

If we don't stay undefeated with our SOS, we don't deserve to remained ranked. Almost every P5 school would rather have us on their schedule than their conference foes. That being said, we are good enough to win out and prove our ranking is legit. I think the previous two weeks proved we deserve to be in the conversation, and even this week we didn't play up to our standard and still won convincingly.

Like you said, SOS is a big reason why we must stay undefeated. #1-0. We really need to keep winning convincingly or else we may fall some if RV teams pull big upsets and have just 2 losses in total by mid November. If we weren't already 21 I would be concerned that Kansas State would pass us. I'm pretty sure if we were 24-25 that we would get passed by them this week.

[ericsaid]

And now there are 9. LSU v Alabama will take one out. It’s not until 11/23 but OSU v PSU will take out another. Of course SMU v Memphis is soon. It would just be cool to continue being on a very elite list.

Minnesota and Penn State

[ericsaid]

If we don't stay undefeated with our SOS, we don't deserve to remained ranked. Almost every P5 school would rather have us on their schedule than their conference foes. That being said, we are good enough to win out and prove our ranking is legit. I think the previous two weeks proved we deserve to be in the conversation, and even this week we didn't play up to our standard and still won convincingly.

Almost every P5 school? Half of every P5 conference would view App as a peer on the field. App beat a school who is in the running for the ACC Coastal divthat, and took current number 3 to a 1 point game, and have a chance to beat a school who beat a Top 5 opponent. If App beats South Carolina, I'm not sure how you can justify that statement.

[Appster99]

If we don't stay undefeated with our SOS, we don't deserve to remained ranked. Almost every P5 school would rather have us on their schedule than their conference foes. That being said, we are good enough to win out and prove our ranking is legit. I think the previous two weeks proved we deserve to be in the conversation, and even this week we didn't play up to our standard and still won convincingly.

Almost every P5 school? Half of every P5 conference would view App as a peer on the field. App beat a school who is in the running for the ACC Coastal divthat, and took current number 3 to a 1 point game, and have a chance to beat a school who beat a Top 5 opponent. If App beats South Carolina, I'm not sure how you can justify that statement.

Before this year it had been 12 years since we beat a P5. I think it will take more than us beating P5s with .500 records for the rest of them to believe what you and I think to be true now - we are a legit Top 25 program. If we don't beat South Carolina they are right. I don't mind earning their respect but I don't think we have done that yet. But I look forward to proving it.

[AppStFan1]

If we don't stay undefeated with our SOS, we don't deserve to remained ranked. Almost every P5 school would rather have us on their schedule than their conference foes. That being said, we are good enough to win out and prove our ranking is legit. I think the previous two weeks proved we deserve to be in the conversation, and even this week we didn't play up to our standard and still won convincingly.

Almost every P5 school? Half of every P5 conference would view App as a peer on the field. App beat a school who is in the running for the ACC Coastal divthat, and took current number 3 to a 1 point game, and have a chance to beat a school who beat a Top 5 opponent. If App beats South Carolina, I'm not sure how you can justify that statement.

I bet right now the only SEC fanbases and coaches who truly believe they would lose to us for sure now is Vanderbilt and Ole Miss. It is probably half and half with South Carolina and Tennessee and the rest think they would beat us by 20 or more. If we beat South Carolina that would flip them and Kentucky but Missouri, Tennessee, and the rest would still expect to beat us by 2 scores or more.

We have to consistently beat P5s and be ranked yearly to truly get respect from more than half of the P5s.

[appsfan]

When I started this thread there were 35. Now there are 10. Unreal. Go Apps!

The hardest thing in football is keeping that 0 in the right side of your Win/Loss record.

Make that 9 teams now.

[bigdaddyg]

If we don't stay undefeated with our SOS, we don't deserve to remained ranked. Almost every P5 school would rather have us on their schedule than their conference foes. That being said, we are good enough to win out and prove our ranking is legit. I think the previous two weeks proved we deserve to be in the conversation, and even this week we didn't play up to our standard and still won convincingly.

Almost every P5 school? Half of every P5 conference would view App as a peer on the field. App beat a school who is in the running for the ACC Coastal divthat, and took current number 3 to a 1 point game, and have a chance to beat a school who beat a Top 5 opponent. If App beats South Carolina, I'm not sure how you can justify that statement.

I bet right now the only SEC fanbases and coaches who truly believe they would lose to us for sure now is Vanderbilt and Ole Miss. It is probably half and half with South Carolina and Tennessee and the rest think they would beat us by 20 or more. If we beat South Carolina that would flip them and Kentucky but Missouri, Tennessee, and the rest would still expect to beat us by 2 scores or more.

We have to consistently beat P5s and be ranked yearly to truly get respect from more than half of the P5s.

No offense but who gives a crap what those teams THINK about how they would play against us?

[WASU 93]

If we don't stay undefeated with our SOS, we don't deserve to remained ranked. Almost every P5 school would rather have us on their schedule than their conference foes. That being said, we are good enough to win out and prove our ranking is legit. I think the previous two weeks proved we deserve to be in the conversation, and even this week we didn't play up to our standard and still won convincingly.

Almost every P5 school? Half of every P5 conference would view App as a peer on the field. App beat a school who is in the running for the ACC Coastal divthat, and took current number 3 to a 1 point game, and have a chance to beat a school who beat a Top 5 opponent. If App beats South Carolina, I'm not sure how you can justify that statement.

I bet right now the only SEC fanbases and coaches who truly believe they would lose to us for sure now is Vanderbilt and Ole Miss. It is probably half and half with South Carolina and Tennessee and the rest think they would beat us by 20 or more. If we beat South Carolina that would flip them and Kentucky but Missouri, Tennessee, and the rest would still expect to beat us by 2 scores or more.

We have to consistently beat P5s and be ranked yearly to truly get respect from more than half of the P5s.

No offense but who gives a crap what those teams THINK about how they would play against us?

I don't think Tennessee fans would expect to beat us by two TD's. The know that they escaped when they played us and they lost to Georgia State.

Not that I want us to lose, but if we finish 12-1 there's no way we are not ranked at the end of they year, regardless of who beat us.

[AppStFan1]

If we don't stay undefeated with our SOS, we don't deserve to remained ranked. Almost every P5 school would rather have us on their schedule than their conference foes. That being said, we are good enough to win out and prove our ranking is legit. I think the previous two weeks proved we deserve to be in the conversation, and even this week we didn't play up to our standard and still won convincingly.

Almost every P5 school? Half of every P5 conference would view App as a peer on the field. App beat a school who is in the running for the ACC Coastal divthat, and took current number 3 to a 1 point game, and have a chance to beat a school who beat a Top 5 opponent. If App beats South Carolina, I'm not sure how you can justify that statement.

I bet right now the only SEC fanbases and coaches who truly believe they would lose to us for sure now is Vanderbilt and Ole Miss. It is probably half and half with South Carolina and Tennessee and the rest think they would beat us by 20 or more. If we beat South Carolina that would flip them and Kentucky but Missouri, Tennessee, and the rest would still expect to beat us by 2 scores or more.

We have to consistently beat P5s and be ranked yearly to truly get respect from more than half of the P5s.

No offense but who gives a crap what those teams THINK about how they would play against us?

I don't care what they think. I was just pointing out that is the mindset. I bet 90% of SC fans, players, etc think we are a joke that ends on November 9th. Our plan is to go in there and show them they recruited poorly and that we are for real. I hope they overlook us.

[mtoddsolomon]

If we don't stay undefeated with our SOS, we don't deserve to remained ranked. Almost every P5 school would rather have us on their schedule than their conference foes. That being said, we are good enough to win out and prove our ranking is legit. I think the previous two weeks proved we deserve to be in the conversation, and even this week we didn't play up to our standard and still won convincingly.

Almost every P5 school? Half of every P5 conference would view App as a peer on the field. App beat a school who is in the running for the ACC Coastal divthat, and took current number 3 to a 1 point game, and have a chance to beat a school who beat a Top 5 opponent. If App beats South Carolina, I'm not sure how you can justify that statement.

I bet right now the only SEC fanbases and coaches who truly believe they would lose to us for sure now is Vanderbilt and Ole Miss. It is probably half and half with South Carolina and Tennessee and the rest think they would beat us by 20 or more. If we beat South Carolina that would flip them and Kentucky but Missouri, Tennessee, and the rest would still expect to beat us by 2 scores or more.

We have to consistently beat P5s and be ranked yearly to truly get respect from more than half of the P5s.

No offense but who gives a crap what those teams THINK about how they would play against us?

I don't care what they think. I was just pointing out that is the mindset. I bet 90% of SC fans, players, etc think we are a joke that ends on November 9th. Our plan is to go in there and show them they recruited poorly and that we are for real. I hope they overlook us.

I disagree with that. If you look on the gamecock message boards they're nervous.

[bigdaddyg]

Almost every P5 school? Half of every P5 conference would view App as a peer on the field. App beat a school who is in the running for the ACC Coastal divthat, and took current number 3 to a 1 point game, and have a chance to beat a school who beat a Top 5 opponent. If App beats South Carolina, I'm not sure how you can justify that statement.

I bet right now the only SEC fanbases and coaches who truly believe they would lose to us for sure now is Vanderbilt and Ole Miss. It is probably half and half with South Carolina and Tennessee and the rest think they would beat us by 20 or more. If we beat South Carolina that would flip them and Kentucky but Missouri, Tennessee, and the rest would still expect to beat us by 2 scores or more.

We have to consistently beat P5s and be ranked yearly to truly get respect from more than half of the P5s.

No offense but who gives a crap what those teams THINK about how they would play against us?

I don't care what they think. I was just pointing out that is the mindset. I bet 90% of SC fans, players, etc think we are a joke that ends on November 9th. Our plan is to go in there and show them they recruited poorly and that we are for real. I hope they overlook us.

I disagree with that. If you look on the gamecock message boards they're nervous.

If fans of a 3-5 team (who just got dogged by Tennessee who lost go Ga State) thinks we are a joke....god help them.

[EastHallApp]

I bet right now the only SEC fanbases and coaches who truly believe they would lose to us for sure now is Vanderbilt and Ole Miss. It is probably half and half with South Carolina and Tennessee and the rest think they would beat us by 20 or more. If we beat South Carolina that would flip them and Kentucky but Missouri, Tennessee, and the rest would still expect to beat us by 2 scores or more.

We have to consistently beat P5s and be ranked yearly to truly get respect from more than half of the P5s.

No offense but who gives a crap what those teams THINK about how they would play against us?

I don't care what they think. I was just pointing out that is the mindset. I bet 90% of SC fans, players, etc think we are a joke that ends on November 9th. Our plan is to go in there and show them they recruited poorly and that we are for real. I hope they overlook us.

I disagree with that. If you look on the gamecock message boards they're nervous.

If fans of a 3-5 team (who just got dogged by Tennessee who lost go Ga State) thinks we are a joke....god help them.

Yeah, nobody's message board is going to look very pretty after that loss. Regardless of what they think of App, I'm sure they're down enough on their own team that they don't have a ton of positive things to say about any matchup. We really need them to take care of Vandy this week.

[AppStFan1]

Almost every P5 school? Half of every P5 conference would view App as a peer on the field. App beat a school who is in the running for the ACC Coastal divthat, and took current number 3 to a 1 point game, and have a chance to beat a school who beat a Top 5 opponent. If App beats South Carolina, I'm not sure how you can justify that statement.

I bet right now the only SEC fanbases and coaches who truly believe they would lose to us for sure now is Vanderbilt and Ole Miss. It is probably half and half with South Carolina and Tennessee and the rest think they would beat us by 20 or more. If we beat South Carolina that would flip them and Kentucky but Missouri, Tennessee, and the rest would still expect to beat us by 2 scores or more.

We have to consistently beat P5s and be ranked yearly to truly get respect from more than half of the P5s.

No offense but who gives a crap what those teams THINK about how they would play against us?

I don't care what they think. I was just pointing out that is the mindset. I bet 90% of SC fans, players, etc think we are a joke that ends on November 9th. Our plan is to go in there and show them they recruited poorly and that we are for real. I hope they overlook us.

I disagree with that. If you look on the gamecock message boards they're nervous.

They are just mad because of the big loss to Tennessee. If they had beat Tennessee they would not be talking in fear of us at all.

Several of them still saying if they lose to a program like us they should be embarrassed and there is no way they should not beat us. They are using their rankings by 247 as a reason they should not even play us close. The problem is if 247 recruiting rankings are way off, which they are, then you can't use them.

And the ones who do have some fear don't fear us because of talent. They fear their coaches are so bad that they will get outcoached. They all think they have more talent than we do. Read the threads on Muschamp. They want him gone big time with only a couple smart fans saying that can't happen. The smart ones know that Tanner has to go but they are stuck with both for at least two more years. The buyout is way too much. They are going to have to ride it out for next year, at the very least.

[AppStFan1]

No offense but who gives a crap what those teams THINK about how they would play against us?

I don't care what they think. I was just pointing out that is the mindset. I bet 90% of SC fans, players, etc think we are a joke that ends on November 9th. Our plan is to go in there and show them they recruited poorly and that we are for real. I hope they overlook us.

I disagree with that. If you look on the gamecock message boards they're nervous.

If fans of a 3-5 team (who just got dogged by Tennessee who lost go Ga State) thinks we are a joke....god help them.

Yeah, nobody's message board is going to look very pretty after that loss. Regardless of what they think of App, I'm sure they're down enough on their own team that they don't have a ton of positive things to say about any matchup. We really need them to take care of Vandy this week.

Exactly. I hope they beat Vandy by 20-27 this week so they temper their talk. I want them to overlook us big time and not be so upset going into our game.

I'm not saying we will win but they are in for a rude awakening if they think we don't have speed. We have several players who could easily play in the SEC and regardless of the outcome I think they will be impressed with our team speed for sure.

[mtoddsolomon]

I first noticed them even mentioning us after the Florida game. Half of them even saying they won't beat us. The other half still sees us as an FCS school. Either way, I hope we beat Southern by 30 and go into the South Carolina game ready.

[appfanz]

I live in the middle of Gamecock country and I can tell you their fans are all scared of our game. They have been since the first of the year.