Texas Terror introduced the idea of divisional as well as WAC championship contenders, something I didn’t focus on earlier. Here are my bold predictions…

ACU wins the SW division in baseball and basketball….

ACU baseball did well last year during the regular season. The diamond Cats had enough pitching depth to take a short 3/4 game series, but not enough to survive tournament action. Sam and UTRGV are serious contenders as well but ACU returns a lot of talent and I hope a newcomer or two can provide pitching depth.

ACU had an excellent basketball team last year, with an emphasis on team, especially team defense. We’ve been overlooked this year because our HC moved on to greener pastures and bigger bucks. I think critics are wrong to overlook this year’s team. The cats lost two big men but recruited a 7 footer who appears more agile than the man he’s replacing and is a better perimeter shooter. 3 starters and a veteran bench help. SFA and Sam Houston have the talent to overtake ACU, but I’m going with the bold prediction that the SW division belongs to the Cats until proven otherwise. ACU plays both NMSU and GCU on the road…the outcome of these games will give us a good indication of how the Cats will fare come tournament time. Expect a tenacious, opportunistic defense to hold down scoring.

I’m not sure about women’s sports. Soccer. Will be competitive, volleyball and softball will surprise some teams and basketball will inch closer to SFA after a disappointing year in 2020. I’m not predicting any divisional winners here…but with a little luck…..