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Now the schedule has been firmed up, it looks like we will have a very challenging schedule. Back to back P5 games will be tough.

Team wise....looks like QB and linebackers will be the toughest spots to fill with quality experience and depth? We should be pretty good at RB, WR, OL, DL, DBs, and special teams.

(01-26-2017 06:24 AM)Mr.BigBlue Wrote:  Now the schedule has been firmed up, it looks like we will have a very challenging schedule. Back to back P5 games will be tough.

Team wise....looks like QB and linebackers will be the toughest spots to fill with quality experience and depth? We should be pretty good at RB, WR, OL, DL, DBs, and special teams.

Yep. Saw the article from Harry and it confirms Worthy won't be back for spring and uncertain after that. At QB we haven't seen much from Larussa and nothing from Arnold, may be they are good but we won't know until at least the spring game. Linebackers have suddenly become a need and we might see a couple of freshmen play LB this season.

(01-26-2017 06:24 AM)Mr.BigBlue Wrote:  Now the schedule has been firmed up, it looks like we will have a very challenging schedule. Back to back P5 games will be tough.

Team wise....looks like QB and linebackers will be the toughest spots to fill with quality experience and depth? We should be pretty good at RB, WR, OL, DL, DBs, and special teams.

Looking for the schedule. Can't find it. Link?

I would certainly peg QB and LB as the two spots with the most question marks, though both groups have talented players, just very young. I feel pretty comfortable with the guys we have elsewhere.

(01-26-2017 09:21 AM)ODUBB35 Wrote:  

(01-26-2017 06:24 AM)Mr.BigBlue Wrote:  Now the schedule has been firmed up, it looks like we will have a very challenging schedule. Back to back P5 games will be tough.

Team wise....looks like QB and linebackers will be the toughest spots to fill with quality experience and depth? We should be pretty good at RB, WR, OL, DL, DBs, and special teams.

Looking for the schedule. Can't find it. Link?

Dates and times haven't been released yet.

Supposed to be released today, I believe.

Gotcha. The actual opponents were leaked a while back.

(01-26-2017 09:21 AM)ODUBB35 Wrote:  

(01-26-2017 06:24 AM)Mr.BigBlue Wrote:  Now the schedule has been firmed up, it looks like we will have a very challenging schedule. Back to back P5 games will be tough.

Team wise....looks like QB and linebackers will be the toughest spots to fill with quality experience and depth? We should be pretty good at RB, WR, OL, DL, DBs, and special teams.

Looking for the schedule. Can't find it. Link?

Should be posted today at some point. I saw on the main board that our cross div games will be Rice and N. Texas.

(01-26-2017 09:49 AM)ODU_NYG Wrote:  

(01-26-2017 09:21 AM)ODUBB35 Wrote:  

(01-26-2017 06:24 AM)Mr.BigBlue Wrote:  Now the schedule has been firmed up, it looks like we will have a very challenging schedule. Back to back P5 games will be tough.

Team wise....looks like QB and linebackers will be the toughest spots to fill with quality experience and depth? We should be pretty good at RB, WR, OL, DL, DBs, and special teams.

Looking for the schedule. Can't find it. Link?

Should be posted today at some point. I saw on the main board that our cross div games will be Rice and N. Texas.

home games
WKU
FAU
UNCC
RICE

Away games
FIU
Middle
NTU
marshall

Only 1 Texas road game, that's a nice upgrade.

Schedule is up!



We FINALLY have a true Home/Road game schedule. AND we get 2 home games in October! I think that's a first for us in C-USA.

Early season bye after NC and VT

(01-26-2017 12:04 PM)Blue_Trombone Wrote:  Schedule is up!



We FINALLY have a true Home/Road game schedule. AND we get 2 home games in October! I think that's a first for us in C-USA.

UA- Win
Umass- Win
UNC- Loss
VT- Loss
FAU- Win
MARSHALL- Toss-up
WKU- Loss
UNT- Win
UNCC- Toss-up (leaning towards a Loss)
FIU-Win
RICE- Toss-up
MIDDLE- Loss

On paper I got us with 5 for wins, 4 losses, and 3 toss-ups. Too many unknowns about that Marshall and Rice to say what our chances are and with UNCC it's more about who we end up having at QB.

I would be really disappointed if we lost at home to Charlotte. Why do you believe they will be good?

At last our bye is at a perfect time.

And no game at home over Thanksgiving

I can see a record of 8-3, but I can also see 6-5. It is going to be a fun year. I say let's just keep winning and going to Bowl Games.

(01-26-2017 12:28 PM)Justanodufan Wrote:  

(01-26-2017 12:04 PM)Blue_Trombone Wrote:  Schedule is up!



We FINALLY have a true Home/Road game schedule. AND we get 2 home games in October! I think that's a first for us in C-USA.

UA- Win
Umass- Win
UNC- Loss
VT- Loss
FAU- Win
MARSHALL- Toss-up
WKU- Loss
UNT- Win
UNCC- Toss-up (leaning towards a Loss)
FIU-Win
RICE- Toss-up
MIDDLE- Loss

On paper I got us with 5 for wins, 4 losses, and 3 toss-ups. Too many unknowns about that Marshall and Rice to say what our chances are and with UNCC it's more about who we end up having at QB.

I don't know what happened with Marshall this year but I don't expect it to happen again. I'd change that one to a loss and change Charlotte to a win. Everything else I agree with.

I have no idea what to make of Rice either.

(01-26-2017 01:00 PM)odu09 Wrote:  

(01-26-2017 12:28 PM)Justanodufan Wrote:  

(01-26-2017 12:04 PM)Blue_Trombone Wrote:  Schedule is up!



We FINALLY have a true Home/Road game schedule. AND we get 2 home games in October! I think that's a first for us in C-USA.

UA- Win
Umass- Win
UNC- Loss
VT- Loss
FAU- Win
MARSHALL- Toss-up
WKU- Loss
UNT- Win
UNCC- Toss-up (leaning towards a Loss)
FIU-Win
RICE- Toss-up
MIDDLE- Loss

On paper I got us with 5 for wins, 4 losses, and 3 toss-ups. Too many unknowns about that Marshall and Rice to say what our chances are and with UNCC it's more about who we end up having at QB.

I don't know what happened with Marshall this year but I don't expect it to happen again. I'd change that one to a loss and change Charlotte to a win. Everything else I agree with.

I have no idea what to make of Rice either.

Pudding.

Hot dang that looks horrible