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We just published our American Conference Athletic Director update.
After the work we've done this summer covering ADs, launching the fan sentiment survey and tracking data this season, here's where we are so far.
beforesaturday.substack.com/…
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Thanks for having me on the show Chris.
Had a blast talking about Memphis, American Conference landscape, and some of the plans I have for @B4SaturdayCFB !
Everyone should tune in!
Memphis plays in the American Conference so I had to talk to someone who knows this conference a whole lot better than me…had to get up with @DarrienStarling! Check out the entire conversation here.
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How many athletic departments in the American can consistently generate seven-figure donations?
UNT’s latest gift highlights a growing question about the conference’s future.
The gap between programs with strong donor networks and those without could become one of the conference’s biggest competitive divides.
To be fair the football results have not supported more money equals more wins (yet), but there’ll be a compounding effect eventually that will be hard to ignore.
UNT averages just 21 more yards per game than Memphis, but scores nearly 7 more points.
One possible explanation? Red-zone TD rates:
UNT: 72.7%
Memphis: 53.1%
Both offenses move the ball. One is finding the end zone more consistently inside the 20.
South Florida leads the American in scoring defense, allowing just 15.1 points per game.
The Bulls have also thrown ZERO interceptions on 183 pass attempts.
Yet they’re 5-2 overall and only 1-2 in conference play.
What explains the disconnect?
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I've just published the updated @B4SaturdayCFB American Conference Power Rankings.
It was a crazy weekend in the conference with many surprises and some impressive performances. A few notes:
- UTSA assumes the top spot
- Should Army move above USF?
- Charlotte moves up
- FAU falls a few spots
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Tulane beating Memphis last night has really shook up the American Conference.
UTSA, UNT, & FAU are the remaining undefeated teams in conference play.
UTSA hosts Navy today.
FAU travels to West Point in a big game against Army.
Who’ll be atop the conference after today?
Upset Alert 🚨
Tulane are outplaying Memphis tonight and have taken a 23-10 lead.
Tulane has forced 4 first-half turnovers.
Both teams are a combined 2/14 on 3rd down.
Both offenses are struggling.
A loss for Memphis would turn this conference upside down.
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There’s nothing sweeter than a walk-off pick to win at homecoming.
UAB went and snatched the hearts out of ECU in the 4th qtr & OT. Their defense makes them tough to beat and they have clutch gene.
Terrible loss for ECU. They were in control for most of the game and missed many opportunities to put UAB away.
Blake Harrell’s got a QB problem that’s holding back their potential on offense. It’s squeezing the run game and not allowing their playmakers on the outside to get in a rhythm. They’ve thrown for more than 160 yards once this season against FBS competition.
Gut-wrenching loss for ECU. 3-3 for the Blake Harrell lead Pirates. The ECU offense only scored 3 points in the second half.
UAB caps off homecoming with Mortensen’s biggest win with a walk-off interception!
UAB moves to 4-3 and still undefeated at home.
Tale of the Tape
ECU | UAB
Record: 3-2 | 3-3
PPG: 24.8 | 22.2
Points Allowed: 22.6 | 25.8
Yards Allowed: 319.6 | 316.8
3rd Down: 27.0% | 42.7%
3rd Down Defense: 32.5% | 39.7%
This is a must-watch American Conference game tonight!
Which team comes away with a win?
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In today’s article, I decided to share my
Midseason’s notes on the American Conference AD’s. Here are some of the details:
- 1 AD has increased their Twitter activity by 30% YoY
- 1 AD has announced revenue generating deals but still has little fan support
- 1 AD has proved they are one of the best in the world by overcoming an insane challenge.
- & much more!
How do you feel about your AD so far this season?
We just published our American Conference Athletic Director update.
After the work we've done this summer covering ADs, launching the fan sentiment survey and tracking data this season, here's where we are so far.
beforesaturday.substack.com/…
The American’s top 4 third-down offenses are also its top 4 teams in average scoring margin: Army, FAU, Memphis and North Texas.
But UTSA is an interesting outlier.
The Roadrunners are 5-1 despite converting just 37% of third downs, ranking 10th in the conference
How sustainable is that?
The best RB in the American Conference?
These two have the best case:
Jaheim White (UNT) 96 carries, 687 yards, 7.2 yards per carry, 9TDs
Jaylin Carter (Memphis) 89 carries, 645 yards, 7.2 yards per carry, 8TDs
