All I know is that I'm going to be hoping Kennesaw State is on the other side of the bracket.
(08-13-2018 12:25 PM)bjk3047 Wrote: [ -> ]All I know is that I'm going to be hoping Kennesaw State is on the other side of the bracket.
Yup, I agree...I have been impressed by their progression.
I think the one of most over-hyped/over-rated team out there is New Hampshire (pretty much year in/year out). They win a lot but seem to always benefit from an easier CAA schedule.
I feel the same about Weber State, they "skeered" me. I really don't care if we get a tough draw on our way to Frisco, makes it a bit sweeter. We'll win it all if we play our best it's just that simple. We didn't last year because we didn't play our best, we didn't drop that many passes all season.
lol how bad is kennesaw state gonne beat georgia state this year?
(08-13-2018 12:36 PM)ShadyP Wrote: [ -> ] (08-13-2018 12:25 PM)bjk3047 Wrote: [ -> ]All I know is that I'm going to be hoping Kennesaw State is on the other side of the bracket.
Yup, I agree...I have been impressed by their progression.
I think the one of most over-hyped/over-rated team out there is New Hampshire (pretty much year in/year out). They win a lot but seem to always benefit from an easier CAA schedule.
They run Paul Johnson's offense so they can be a pain to have to prepare for. Their regular season schedule is painfully weak. That's not all their fault because the Big South (IMO) is painfully weak, especially with Liberty no longer there.
Having said that, I sure will be rooting for them in their opener (which I believe they may be favored, which makes sense because Ga State is a joke) and they have a terrific shot at going undefeated and will be in the conversation for top 1-4 seeds meaning they'll at least be at home through the quarterfinals, if not semifinal.
There is ample recruiting in the Atlanta area alone for KSU to be very good for many years to come. Throw in some SEC/ACC transfers (that perhaps once chose Ga Southern) along with an easy conference and they should be knocking on the regular season record door of 11-0/12-0/11-1 types of years regularly.
(08-13-2018 01:12 PM)Centdukesfan Wrote: [ -> ]lol how bad is kennesaw state gonne beat georgia state this year?
I know someone connected to the Kennesaw program, and they seem legit in terms of support for the program. They are investing in football, and putting the right pieces in place. Still under the radar for some of the prognosticators like McFeely. Could see them in the quarters or semis, but a Frisco appearance this year would surprise me. They strike me as being similar to Jax St in terms of development/strength.
Having said that, they certainly seem more capable than SHSU, who McFeely lists as one of his four “elite” programs, along with EWU. The other two are obvious.
The Montana Griz really have fallen off the earth.
only one team can win the championship. easy.
(08-13-2018 01:59 PM)JMURocks Wrote: [ -> ] (08-13-2018 01:12 PM)Centdukesfan Wrote: [ -> ]lol how bad is kennesaw state gonne beat georgia state this year?
I know someone connected to the Kennesaw program, and they seem legit in terms of support for the program. They are investing in football, and putting the right pieces in place. Still under the radar for some of the prognosticators like McFeely. Could see them in the quarters or semis, but a Frisco appearance this year would surprise me. They strike me as being similar to Jax St in terms of development/strength.
Having said that, they certainly seem more capable than SHSU, who McFeely lists as one of his four “elite” programs, along with EWU. The other two are obvious.
Agree on all this. KSU now boasts a student enrollment over 35K. That's pretty amazing to me because it wasn't anywhere near that back when I was a college student in Atlanta back in the mid 80's. Like Ga State, I'm sure a lot of KSU folks are fans of UGA or other big programs that are abundant in a 3-hour drive radius of ATL. But, that's a lot of alumni graduating annually to help support the program.
Great to see.
(08-13-2018 02:07 PM)Purplehazed Wrote: [ -> ]The Montana Griz really have fallen off the earth.
Both Montana and Delaware are traditional powers who seem to have been sleepwalking the past 10 years. I think Delaware may rebuild more quickly than Montana, but don't expect either one to be a top contender this year.
Idaho is another one that will be interesting to watch. Some expect them to go from being a Sunbelt weakling to an FCS powerhouse. I'm skeptical on that, but if they do it speaks volumes about the gap between FCS and FBS.
(08-13-2018 02:26 PM)JMURocks Wrote: [ -> ] (08-13-2018 02:07 PM)Purplehazed Wrote: [ -> ]The Montana Griz really have fallen off the earth.
Both Montana and Delaware are traditional powers who seem to have been sleepwalking the past 10 years. I think Delaware may rebuild more quickly than Montana, but don't expect either one to be a top contender this year.
Idaho is another one that will be interesting to watch. Some expect them to go from being a Sunbelt weakling to an FCS powerhouse. I'm skeptical on that, but if they do it speaks volumes about the gap between FCS and FBS.
Montana recently rehired Bobby Hauck who was the coach from 2003-2009 when Montana finished 1st or tied for 1st every year and made 3 championship appearances (although winning none). Whether or not he can regain that success remains to be seen, but the hopes are high in Missoula.
well, only one team can tehcnically win the FCS championship
(08-13-2018 03:26 PM)Centdukesfan Wrote: [ -> ]well, only one team can tehcnically win the FCS championship
Well played.
Thank Buddha Central Florida is not D1AA.
(08-13-2018 02:48 PM)Water Boy Wrote: [ -> ]Montana recently rehired Bobby Hauck who was the coach from 2003-2009 when Montana finished 1st or tied for 1st every year and made 3 championship appearances (although winning none). Whether or not he can regain that success remains to be seen, but the hopes are high in Missoula.
Just as I will ALWAYS remind people that former RU AD Jim Miller is an alcoholic POS, I want to remind everyone that I won a staredown contest with Bobby Hauck in 2004 in Chattanooga. Watch out for that drum major podium, Bobby!
(08-13-2018 01:18 PM)Wear Purple Wrote: [ -> ] (08-13-2018 12:36 PM)ShadyP Wrote: [ -> ] (08-13-2018 12:25 PM)bjk3047 Wrote: [ -> ]All I know is that I'm going to be hoping Kennesaw State is on the other side of the bracket.
Yup, I agree...I have been impressed by their progression.
I think the one of most over-hyped/over-rated team out there is New Hampshire (pretty much year in/year out). They win a lot but seem to always benefit from an easier CAA schedule.
They run Paul Johnson's offense so they can be a pain to have to prepare for. Their regular season schedule is painfully weak. That's not all their fault because the Big South (IMO) is painfully weak, especially with Liberty no longer there.
Having said that, I sure will be rooting for them in their opener (which I believe they may be favored, which makes sense because Ga State is a joke) and they have a terrific shot at going undefeated and will be in the conversation for top 1-4 seeds meaning they'll at least be at home through the quarterfinals, if not semifinal.
There is ample recruiting in the Atlanta area alone for KSU to be very good for many years to come. Throw in some SEC/ACC transfers (that perhaps once chose Ga Southern) along with an easy conference and they should be knocking on the regular season record door of 11-0/12-0/11-1 types of years regularly.
Their conference is weak, but OOC schedule is good. Overall schedule not as weak as weak as SHSU and JSU (neither of whom play a I-A game). KSU has (going by last season & pre season picks) 3 quality opponents:
-Ga State (they did go 7-5 last season and win a toilet bowl).
-Samford (been in the playoffs last 2 seasons, everyone’s pre season pick to win the So-Con. Last year Samford beat KSU regular season, KSU won playoff re match in 1st round).
-JSU (KSU “upset” the #3 seed JSU last season in the round of 16).
I think the over/under on KSU is 10-1. With 20? of 22 starters back (were only starting 2 seniors last season) they’ll finish somewhere between 9-2 amd 11-0. 10-1 would probably get them a seed, 11-0 a probabaly a top 4 seed.
I would be worried if playing them on the road in the quarters or semis on a week or short week off, not as worried at home. While JMU hasn’t seen the triple option since VMI? in 2009?, and a really good one since Wofford in the 2008 round of 16, MH is obviously very familiar with it. Of course with a bye week or Frisco (3 weeks off) I would have little concern.
1, maybe 2. There’s a massive drop off in the rest of the field past the top 1 or 2.
(08-13-2018 02:26 PM)JMURocks Wrote: [ -> ] (08-13-2018 02:07 PM)Purplehazed Wrote: [ -> ]The Montana Griz really have fallen off the earth.
Both Montana and Delaware are traditional powers who seem to have been sleepwalking the past 10 years. I think Delaware may rebuild more quickly than Montana, but don't expect either one to be a top contender this year.
Idaho is another one that will be interesting to watch. Some expect them to go from being a Sunbelt weakling to an FCS powerhouse. I'm skeptical on that, but if they do it speaks volumes about the gap between FCS and FBS.
Agreed. Big Sky preseason picks by both Coaches’ and Media polls have it 1. EWU
2. Weber
3. NAU
And Montana, besides not playing a I-A game, misses all 3 of them. So they might make the playoffs. But even if they do, they won’t be a national title contender. But Hauck will definitely have them in the playoffs by 2019 & top of the Big Sky & NC contender by 2020..
Idaho has 2 I-A games. Big Sky (14 teams this season, 13 again next year when UND moves to MVFC) playoff teams will likely be EWU, Weber, and 2 of 5 among NAU, Idaho, Montana, Sac St & Mt St. EWU and Weber could be NC contenders.
(08-13-2018 08:12 PM)BDKJMU Wrote: [ -> ] (08-13-2018 02:26 PM)JMURocks Wrote: [ -> ] (08-13-2018 02:07 PM)Purplehazed Wrote: [ -> ]The Montana Griz really have fallen off the earth.
Both Montana and Delaware are traditional powers who seem to have been sleepwalking the past 10 years. I think Delaware may rebuild more quickly than Montana, but don't expect either one to be a top contender this year.
Idaho is another one that will be interesting to watch. Some expect them to go from being a Sunbelt weakling to an FCS powerhouse. I'm skeptical on that, but if they do it speaks volumes about the gap between FCS and FBS.
Agreed. Big Sky preseason picks by both Coaches’ and Media polls have it 1. EWU
2. Weber
3. NAU
And Montana, besides not playing a I-A game, misses all 3 of them. So they might make the playoffs. But even if they do, they won’t be a national title contender. But Hauck will definitely have them in the playoffs by 2019 & top of the Big Sky & NC contender by 2020..
Idaho has 2 I-A games. Big Sky (14 teams this season, 13 again next year when UND moves to MVFC) playoff teams will likely be EWU, Weber, and 2 of 5 among NAU, Idaho, Montana, Sac St & Mt St. EWU and Weber could be NC contenders.
Scheduling two FBS with one being Florida makes me wonder if either of those games were scheduled prior to stepping back to FCS.
(08-13-2018 02:26 PM)JMURocks Wrote: [ -> ]Idaho is another one that will be interesting to watch. Some expect them to go from being a Sunbelt weakling to an FCS powerhouse. I'm skeptical on that, but if they do it speaks volumes about the gap between FCS and FBS.
I'm also really curious to see how they perform. If they struggle, you can kiss those 'but we play FBS big boy football' arguments goodbye.