OK, it's the off season so let's stir the pot a little by predicting your record, game by game, for the 2010 season.
For North Texas
2-2 in OC games
5-3 in Conference games
7-5 season
@ Clemson - Loss
vs Rice -
Win
@ Army -
Win
@ FAU - Loss
vs ULL -
Win
vs Arkansas State -
Win
vs FIU -
Win
@ WKU -
Win
vs Troy - Loss
@ Muts - Loss
@ ULM -
Win
vs Kansas State - Loss
Fire when ready Gridley:odie:
For FAU
2-2 OOC
5-3 Confrence
7-5 Season
Little Sleazers bowl bound.
9-4 @ UAB
Win (We owe these guys)
9-11 @ Michigan State Loss (AQ school, so far we suck against them.)
09-25 vs UNT
Win (We own UNT for some reason
)
10-2 @ USF
Win (Just a gut feeling)
10-9 @ ULM
Win
10-23 @ ASU Loss Home team usually wins this one
10-30 vs FIU
Win (as usual
and at craphart for the first time)
11-6 @ WKU
Win (Still not ready but getting better)
11-13 vs UL
Win (Home filed advantage will help this one)
11-20 vs Texas Loss (See Michigan State answer)
11-27 @ MTSU Loss (MTSU will have momemtum and at home)
12-4 vs Troy Loss (Troy owns us, except for 07)
Id be happy with that result.
(05-21-2010 12:45 PM)OwlFamily Wrote: [ -> ]09-25 vs UNT Win (We own UNT for some reason )
Doesn't everybody??? hahaha. Hilltoppers excluded, of course.
(05-21-2010 01:12 PM)TroyFootball05 Wrote: [ -> ] (05-21-2010 12:45 PM)OwlFamily Wrote: [ -> ]09-25 vs UNT Win (We own UNT for some reason )
Doesn't everybody??? hahaha. Hilltoppers excluded, of course.
Yeah but FAU takes owning UNT to a new level. Weve NEVER lost to UNT even dating back to 2004 when they were THE team in the belt. I remember very clearing going to that game at lockhart and telling the folks around me that this was the best team in the confrence and that we would be fortuante to win. We did and havent looked back.
Dont know why that it but it is.
MT imo...
3-1 OOC
6-2 Confrence
9-3 Season
v. Minnesota
W (I like the game is at home and MN is coming in with a new QB and some players missing from their defense, will be damn close though, not entirely confident about the W)
v. Austin Peay -
W (They will need to "Go Peay" somewhere else)
@ Memphis
W (New coach, new QB, new system, I just don't see it coming together enough to beat us...this drops Memphis to 0-3)
@ Louisiana-Lafayette
W (May have to depend on Masson early to find their place with a new RB corp and filling the holes in the OL)
v. Troy L (I just can't give MT the nod until it actually happens...
)
@ Georgia Tech - L (If all goes right we could come into this game 5-0...we have 11 days between Troy and GT, but I think they may just have too much for us... MT would have to play a perfect game...)
v. Louisiana-Monroe
W
@ Arkansas State L (Tuesday night in Jonesboro... I see MT losing a Sun Belt game that wasn't expected... imo this is it)
v. North Texas
W
@ Western Kentucky
W (Lots of unsuccessful "third down thunder"
for the toppers)
v. Florida Atlantic
W Senior day, MT will close the home schedule out strong)
@ Florida International
W (won't be as easy)
Sat, Sep 04 Bowling Green State Troy (Win)
Sat, Sep 11 Oklahoma State Stillwater (Loss)
Sat, Sep 18 UAB Birmingham (Loss)
Sat, Sep 25 Arkansas State Troy (Win)
Tue, Oct 05 Middle Tennessee Murfreesboro (Loss)
Sat, Oct 16 Louisiana-Lafayette Troy (Win)
Sat, Oct 30 Louisiana-Monroe Monroe (Win)
Sat, Nov 06 North Texas Denton (Win)
Sat, Nov 13 Florida International Troy (Win)
Sat, Nov 20 South Carolina Columbia (Loss)
Sat, Nov 27 Western Kentucky Troy (Win)
Sat, Dec 04 Florida Atlantic Boca Raton (Win)
8-4 Season. Though it feels A LOT more like 7-5. Losing Levi and almost every playmaker on defense, only to have more defensive players either quit or get kicked off makes this a rebuilding year.
So how did I get to a 8-4 season? We'll start with Game 1: BGSU
At the start of last season, BGSU was 8-0 in Game 1's under new coaches - they're now 9-0 in that respect. Troy is 19-0 in Home Openers under Blakeney. He's never lost one since he's been here. The revenge factor will also play a key role. Now, it could be argued that Troy should lose this game based on what the Trojans lose and how their depth chart has been taken down a notch, as game 1 isn't a good time to have inexperience lingering at starting positions. However, Bowling Green loses a lot as well, to include their Record Breaking QB and NCAA Record Breaking WR. Circle this one as a WIN.
Game 2: I'm just not confident Troy will walk into Stillwater and pull off the upset. Circle this as a LOSS.
Game 3: This one could go either way, because it's in Birmingham right after we come back from Stillwater. They lose Joe Webb and from what I hear the rest of the QB's aren't very good. I'm thinking a loss, Troy won last time and might not take them seriously with the Sunbelt opener a week later.
Game 4: After a loss at UAB, Troy will want to take it out on the Red Wolves. The Red Wolves have a decent QB in Butterfield, but replacing Corey Leonard and Reggie Arnold will be no easy feat. They come to Troy on the road. I think Troy takes this one. Troy sits at 2-2.
Game 5: This is the most important game Troy plays, but it's not in Troy's favor. Middle Tennessee has what should be the best team they've ever had. Troy gets a week and half to prepare, but so does Middle Tennessee. ESPN will be there and the house will be packed, expect the Blue Raiders to be pumped for the biggest game of the last ten years. There's a lot of build up payback waiting to happen. I think this is the year Middle Tennessee finally turns the corner.
Game 6: Louisiana. Troy gets another week and a half to prepare and will either get discouraged and come out flat, or they'll be pissed and want to beat the piss out of Louisiana. I've seen both. The extra time off will allow them to put the loss behind them, at least in my mind. Very winnable game. Then a BYE week for the Trojans. Strange schedule set up...
I'll do games 6-12 later.
2010
Sat, Sep 04 Bowling Green State (W)
Sat, Sep 11 at Oklahoma State (L)
Sat, Sep 18 at UAB (W)
Sat, Sep 25 Arkansas State (W)
Tue, Oct 05 at Middle Tennessee (L)
Sat, Oct 16 Louisiana-Lafayette (W)
Sat, Oct 30 at Louisiana-Monroe (W)
Sat, Nov 06 at North Texas (W)
Sat, Nov 13 Florida International (W)
Sat, Nov 20 at South Carolina (L)
Sat, Nov 27 Western Kentucky (W)
Sat, Dec 04 at Florida Atlantic (W)
Record: 9-3
OOC- 1-3
Conf- 7-1
8-4
UL@UGA -L
stAte@UL -W
MT@UL -W (close but the home team in this series seems to almost always win)
UL@UNT -W
OKST@ UL -L
UL@ Troy -L
WKU@UL -W
UL@ Ohio - W
UL @ Ole Miss -L
UL@ FAU -W
FIU@ UL -W
UL@ ULM -W
(05-21-2010 01:56 PM)T2003 Wrote: [ -> ]2010
Sat, Sep 04 Bowling Green State (W)
Sat, Sep 11 at Oklahoma State (L)
Sat, Sep 18 at UAB (W)
Sat, Sep 25 Arkansas State (W)
Tue, Oct 05 at Middle Tennessee (L)
Sat, Oct 16 Louisiana-Lafayette (W)
Sat, Oct 30 at Louisiana-Monroe (W)
Sat, Nov 06 at North Texas (W)
Sat, Nov 13 Florida International (W)
Sat, Nov 20 at South Carolina (L)
Sat, Nov 27 Western Kentucky (W)
Sat, Dec 04 at Florida Atlantic (W)
Record: 9-3
I basically feel the same way, but I also feel like there will be a game somewhere in there that we lose that we shouldn't. Hoping for 10-2, looking realisticallyfor 8-4. Keep the koolaid away from me this year please.
(05-21-2010 04:06 PM)troyjohn06 Wrote: [ -> ] (05-21-2010 01:56 PM)T2003 Wrote: [ -> ]2010
Sat, Sep 04 Bowling Green State (W)
Sat, Sep 11 at Oklahoma State (L)
Sat, Sep 18 at UAB (W)
Sat, Sep 25 Arkansas State (W)
Tue, Oct 05 at Middle Tennessee (L)
Sat, Oct 16 Louisiana-Lafayette (W)
Sat, Oct 30 at Louisiana-Monroe (W)
Sat, Nov 06 at North Texas (W)
Sat, Nov 13 Florida International (W)
Sat, Nov 20 at South Carolina (L)
Sat, Nov 27 Western Kentucky (W)
Sat, Dec 04 at Florida Atlantic (W)
Record: 9-3
I basically feel the same way, but I also feel like there will be a game somewhere in there that we lose that we shouldn't. Hoping for 10-2, looking realisticallyfor 8-4. Keep the koolaid away from me this year please.
Hey, kool-aid is OK at this time of year. Everyone is undefeated for the season.:odie:
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Sat, Sep 04 Bowling Green State (W)
Sat, Sep 11 at Oklahoma State (W)
Sat, Sep 18 at UAB (W)
Sat, Sep 25 Arkansas State (W)
Tue, Oct 05 at Middle Tennessee (W)
Sat, Oct 16 Louisiana-Lafayette (W)
Sat, Oct 30 at Louisiana-Monroe (W)
Sat, Nov 06 at North Texas (W)
Sat, Nov 13 Florida International (W)
Sat, Nov 20 at South Carolina (W)
Sat, Nov 27 Western Kentucky (W)
Sat, Dec 04 at Florida Atlantic (W)
(05-21-2010 07:23 PM)Burn the Horse Wrote: [ -> ]Sat, Sep 04 Bowling Green State (W)
Sat, Sep 11 at Oklahoma State (W)
Sat, Sep 18 at UAB (W)
Sat, Sep 25 Arkansas State (W)
Tue, Oct 05 at Middle Tennessee (W)
Sat, Oct 16 Louisiana-Lafayette (W)
Sat, Oct 30 at Louisiana-Monroe (W)
Sat, Nov 06 at North Texas (W)
Sat, Nov 13 Florida International (W)
Sat, Nov 20 at South Carolina (W)
Sat, Nov 27 Western Kentucky (W)
Sat, Dec 04 at Florida Atlantic (W)
Finally, a post that makes sense!
(05-21-2010 08:12 PM)Buzzkill Wrote: [ -> ] (05-21-2010 07:23 PM)Burn the Horse Wrote: [ -> ]Sat, Sep 04 Bowling Green State (W)
Sat, Sep 11 at Oklahoma State (W)
Sat, Sep 18 at UAB (W)
Sat, Sep 25 Arkansas State (W)
Tue, Oct 05 at Middle Tennessee (W)
Sat, Oct 16 Louisiana-Lafayette (W)
Sat, Oct 30 at Louisiana-Monroe (W)
Sat, Nov 06 at North Texas (W)
Sat, Nov 13 Florida International (W)
Sat, Nov 20 at South Carolina (W)
Sat, Nov 27 Western Kentucky (W)
Sat, Dec 04 at Florida Atlantic (W)
Finally, a post that makes sense!
Hell, if I expected them to lose I wouldn't make the trips to the away games.
Yeah that makes sense NCowl.
when viewing history, one would HAVE to pick FAU in that game...
(05-22-2010 09:54 AM)Burn the Horse Wrote: [ -> ]Yeah that makes sense NCowl.
when viewing history, one would HAVE to pick FAU in that game...
oh yeah, and a troy team going undefeated makes a lot of sense?
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