Middle Tennessee vs FAU...MT 28-10
Louisiana vs Troy....Louisiana 35-28
Arkansas State vs Memphis...stAte 52-17
FIU vs Akron...FIU 27-13
North Texas vs Texas Southern...UNT 24-17
ULM vs Arkansas...R-Kansas 45-31
WKU vs Alabama...Bama 42-7

Middle vs FAU 17-14 Middle (my pillow fight of the week)
ULL vs Toy. 35-21 ULL ( I would like to see this game )
State vs Memphis 38-14 State
FIU vs Zips. 32-7 ( Redemption time for FIU or I lose all faith) FIU (Zips are horrible !!)
UNT vs tx southern. 28-21 UNT
ULM vs Arkansas. 35-6 Arkansas
South Alabama vs Nicholls State. 17-14 Nicholls State
WKU vs alabama 38-17 Alabama. ( bama wins fbs this year!)

Middle Tennessee State 21 Florida Atlantic 13
Louisiana 37 Troy 24
Arkansas State 46 Memphis 16
Florida International 31 Akron 10
North Texas 51 Texas Southern 9
Alabama 38 Western Kentucky 14
Arkansas 34 UL-Monroe 16
South Alabama 27 Nicholls State 10
Texas Tech 30 Texas State 13
Tennessee 65 Georgia State 7

UL-Troy most interesting

(09-03-2012 08:06 AM)TroyFootball05 Wrote:  

(09-03-2012 07:54 AM)TexasWarhawkBrother Wrote:  

(09-03-2012 07:50 AM)TroyFootball05 Wrote:  

(09-03-2012 05:32 AM)TexasWarhawkBrother Wrote:  Defense will be better than last years no doubt.

If you had a lot of players coming back, I might agree with you, but experience is usually the biggest determining factor when it comes to having a good defense. You guys don't bring back squat.

We only lost 4 guys off that 2011 Defense. We bring back alot of experience.

Not a whole lot of experience there. I just don't see how a defense that ranks 114th in experience can be better without a doubt.

% of Tackles Returning

4. FIU (88.17%)
30. FAU (74.94%)
44. WKU (71.43%)
85. Troy (58.22%)
88. Middle Tennessee (57.45%)
114. ULM (47.01%)
115. North Texas (46.41%)
119. Arkansas State (44.15%)
121. Louisiana (42.90%)

http://philsteele.com/Blogs/2012/May12/DBMay31.html

I supose Steele might have the numbers right for once but it sure didn't seem to help FIU to have so many back against Duke.

FAU
ULL
stAte
Akron
NT
Alabama
Arkansas
USA
Texas Tech
Thug U

Cajuns (feeling better about this game then I was a few weeks back)
Bama (Rainey would have put up some nice numbers against them...but he plays on Sundays now)
USA (I think South Al has a massive marketing opportunity with their initials)
North Texas (inside of an empty female genitalia shaped stadium)
FIU (Akron is pretty bad...bright side is...if they lose this game...Cristobal isn't going anywhere)
stAte (bring the hammer stAte...bring the hammer on these goons)
MTSU (is the mascot over there still a blue horse guy with streamers for a tail?)
Arkansas (I imagine the negotiations for this deal went something like the rape scene in Pulp Fiction...except nobody came to save ULM)

(09-02-2012 08:13 PM)KAjunRaider Wrote:  A fair warning.........

Don't base all of your predictions on the Week One performances.

There will be some upsets, there will be some blowouts, and some surprises.

This is the Sun Belt.

I would not be surprised if we beat FAU by thirty. Would not surprise me if they clobbered us by 40.

I think you are spot on, it's going to come down to the team that fixes their issues best. It could go either way blow outs or it could be a fight to the finish or a pillow fight, just wait and see.

Like FAUAEPi said, you guys make it like we had no offense to score only 7 pts on Wagner. But truth is we did, yeah "what if" we didn't fumble twice, those were mistakes, we still showed we could move the ball.

GO OWLS!!

(09-04-2012 08:37 AM)cajunhawk Wrote:  Cajuns (feeling better about this game then I was a few weeks back)Bama (Rainey would have put up some nice numbers against them...but he plays on Sundays now)
USA (I think South Al has a massive marketing opportunity with their initials)
North Texas (inside of an empty female genitalia shaped stadium)
FIU (Akron is pretty bad...bright side is...if they lose this game...Cristobal isn't going anywhere)
stAte (bring the hammer stAte...bring the hammer on these goons)
MTSU (is the mascot over there still a blue horse guy with streamers for a tail?)
Arkansas (I imagine the negotiations for this deal went something like the rape scene in Pulp Fiction...except nobody came to save ULM)

Me too Hawk, didnt realize Troy defense gave up almost 500 yds to UAB. Still ought to be a good game.

Your prognostications look good, sir

Z

(09-04-2012 08:37 AM)cajunhawk Wrote:  Cajuns (feeling better about this game then I was a few weeks back)
Bama (Rainey would have put up some nice numbers against them...but he plays on Sundays now)
USA (I think South Al has a massive marketing opportunity with their initials)
North Texas (inside of an empty female genitalia shaped stadium)
FIU (Akron is pretty bad...bright side is...if they lose this game...Cristobal isn't going anywhere)
stAte (bring the hammer stAte...bring the hammer on these goons)
MTSU (is the mascot over there still a blue horse guy with streamers for a tail?)
Arkansas (I imagine the negotiations for this deal went something like the rape scene in Pulp Fiction...except nobody came to save ULM)

It's even worse now. The new thing that they got for this year seriously looks like a felt cut-out of a horse with no eyes...

Thanks NCOwl. I hate to be that "what if" guy, but after watching the second half of both the MTSU McNeese St game and the FAU Wagner game, I can see that both teams had a lot of potential, if only the could get a couple major things fixed. Should be a good one.
Hope all of our MTSU friends up there have a good time and accept our team and traveling fans with open arms

(09-04-2012 10:12 AM)mtsufan561 Wrote:  

(09-04-2012 08:37 AM)cajunhawk Wrote:  Cajuns (feeling better about this game then I was a few weeks back)
Bama (Rainey would have put up some nice numbers against them...but he plays on Sundays now)
USA (I think South Al has a massive marketing opportunity with their initials)
North Texas (inside of an empty female genitalia shaped stadium)
FIU (Akron is pretty bad...bright side is...if they lose this game...Cristobal isn't going anywhere)
stAte (bring the hammer stAte...bring the hammer on these goons)
MTSU (is the mascot over there still a blue horse guy with streamers for a tail?)
Arkansas (I imagine the negotiations for this deal went something like the rape scene in Pulp Fiction...except nobody came to save ULM)

It's even worse now. The new thing that they got for this year seriously looks like a felt cut-out of a horse with no eyes...

That sounds pretty scary.

(09-02-2012 12:27 PM)Tuffguy21 Wrote:  (Future CUSA)
UNT 37, Texas Southern 10 - No Contest

FIU 30, Akron 21 - FIU looked bad against Duke, Akron looked bad against UCF. The game being at home will help FIU.

(Current SBC)
MT 24, FAU 17 - I think that MT got the tougher matchup against a fairly good Mcneese team, and while I was disappointed in that loss, FAU scored 7 points against a team that has 35 scholarship players, that in my opinion is WORSE than losing to Mcneese who is probably a top 25 FCS team.

stAte 35, Memphis 14 - stAte bounces back against a team they just plain outclass.

ULM 17, Arkansas 37 - Still don't know what we're gonna get from ULM, Defense should be alright, offense might be alright, regardless Arkansas is a good team albeit in a wierd situation after the offseason turmoil. Will be close at half, not so close at the final whistle.

WKU 14, Alabama 42 - Bama is the best team in the country, WKU is alright, but just cant compete, hell no one can compete, only maybe 3-4 teams in the country could even make this a game.

USA 24, Nicholls 21 - I hope USA will bounce back here, I think this is important for USA to get some positive momentum.

(The Future)
Texas State 24, Texas Tech 32 - Man, Texas state really showed some positive momentum yesterday, I hope thats a preview of things to come. I don't think they have the team to beat Texas Tech, but I didn't think they had the team to beat Houston either. Still, even with a loss, I think they will keep it close an interesting all the way through and scare the crap out of the visitors.

Tennessee 60, Georgia State 17 - Mostly garbage time scores for GSU, I think they will get going, but No team surprised me more in week 1 than Tennessee, they were amazing and GSU just isn't even close.

And now, its time for....


UL 31, Troy 28 - This game is gonna be good, Troy is playing at home in front of a great crowd, and they haven't lost a home opener in something like 2 decades, and the Cajuns haven't won a road opener in something like 2 decades, but these arent normal times. UL looked great in all aspects of the game, but played a team in their 2nd year of football, it was nice to see the defense show up. Troy had a good showing in a rivalry game to start the season and they needed that after last season. Offense was great, defense did give up a few points though. I think the Cajuns pull this out late in the 4th, but honestly, this game can go either way, I don't think either team wins by more than a TD.

I agree either way.....do not necessarily agree with your choice who wins but it should be a good game. and a good start to the conference for whom either wins.

(09-04-2012 10:46 AM)cajunhawk Wrote:  

(09-04-2012 10:12 AM)mtsufan561 Wrote:  

(09-04-2012 08:37 AM)cajunhawk Wrote:  Cajuns (feeling better about this game then I was a few weeks back)
Bama (Rainey would have put up some nice numbers against them...but he plays on Sundays now)
USA (I think South Al has a massive marketing opportunity with their initials)
North Texas (inside of an empty female genitalia shaped stadium)
FIU (Akron is pretty bad...bright side is...if they lose this game...Cristobal isn't going anywhere)
stAte (bring the hammer stAte...bring the hammer on these goons)
MTSU (is the mascot over there still a blue horse guy with streamers for a tail?)
Arkansas (I imagine the negotiations for this deal went something like the rape scene in Pulp Fiction...except nobody came to save ULM)

It's even worse now. The new thing that they got for this year seriously looks like a felt cut-out of a horse with no eyes...

That sounds pretty scary.

Don't worry it is... Ugh I hate it. The old Lightning looked soooooo much better, it's not even funny.

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lol that thing is so awful. well we got new cheerleading uniforms so i guess that makes up for it?? but for real, why get rid of that old one for a new one that is so yucky...

The new one looks like he took too much estrogen and is in full on Care Bare transformation.

(09-04-2012 11:03 AM)mtsufan561 Wrote:  

(09-04-2012 10:46 AM)cajunhawk Wrote:  

(09-04-2012 10:12 AM)mtsufan561 Wrote:  

(09-04-2012 08:37 AM)cajunhawk Wrote:  Cajuns (feeling better about this game then I was a few weeks back)
Bama (Rainey would have put up some nice numbers against them...but he plays on Sundays now)
USA (I think South Al has a massive marketing opportunity with their initials)
North Texas (inside of an empty female genitalia shaped stadium)
FIU (Akron is pretty bad...bright side is...if they lose this game...Cristobal isn't going anywhere)
stAte (bring the hammer stAte...bring the hammer on these goons)
MTSU (is the mascot over there still a blue horse guy with streamers for a tail?)
Arkansas (I imagine the negotiations for this deal went something like the rape scene in Pulp Fiction...except nobody came to save ULM)

It's even worse now. The new thing that they got for this year seriously looks like a felt cut-out of a horse with no eyes...

That sounds pretty scary.

Don't worry it is... Ugh I hate it. The old Lightning looked soooooo much better, it's not even funny.

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lol that thing is so awful. well we got new cheerleading uniforms so i guess that makes up for it?? but for real, why get rid of that old one for a new one that is so yucky...

That thing has no soul...

(09-03-2012 07:54 AM)TexasWarhawkBrother Wrote:  

(09-03-2012 07:50 AM)TroyFootball05 Wrote:  

(09-03-2012 05:32 AM)TexasWarhawkBrother Wrote:  Defense will be better than last years no doubt.

If you had a lot of players coming back, I might agree with you, but experience is usually the biggest determining factor when it comes to having a good defense. You guys don't bring back squat.

We only lost 4 guys off that 2011 Defense. We bring back alot of experience.

So you are bringing back al lof the guys that have lost to us for the past four years? Yea, they have a lot of experience losing in the Sun Belt.

Of course, those guys that walk around with the "End is Near" signs will eventually be right one day so may be these annual early fall predicitons of glory from the Hoax will come to pass.

(09-04-2012 11:03 AM)mtsufan561 Wrote:  

(09-04-2012 10:46 AM)cajunhawk Wrote:  

(09-04-2012 10:12 AM)mtsufan561 Wrote:  

(09-04-2012 08:37 AM)cajunhawk Wrote:  Cajuns (feeling better about this game then I was a few weeks back)
Bama (Rainey would have put up some nice numbers against them...but he plays on Sundays now)
USA (I think South Al has a massive marketing opportunity with their initials)
North Texas (inside of an empty female genitalia shaped stadium)
FIU (Akron is pretty bad...bright side is...if they lose this game...Cristobal isn't going anywhere)
stAte (bring the hammer stAte...bring the hammer on these goons)
MTSU (is the mascot over there still a blue horse guy with streamers for a tail?)
Arkansas (I imagine the negotiations for this deal went something like the rape scene in Pulp Fiction...except nobody came to save ULM)

It's even worse now. The new thing that they got for this year seriously looks like a felt cut-out of a horse with no eyes...

That sounds pretty scary.

Don't worry it is... Ugh I hate it. The old Lightning looked soooooo much better, it's not even funny.

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lol that thing is so awful. well we got new cheerleading uniforms so i guess that makes up for it?? but for real, why get rid of that old one for a new one that is so yucky...

Give him red flaming eyes, get rid of the bleach blonde hair due, eliminate the unicorn/rino nose horn any you might have something there.
It took me a while to get used to a red pepper walking the sidelines but now it grows on us.:domokun:

(09-02-2012 04:37 PM)zeebart21 Wrote:  

(09-02-2012 01:25 PM)TroyFootball05 Wrote:  Middle Tennessee 31 vs FAU 14.
UL vs Troy - Not making a prediction.
Arkansas State 52 vs Memphis 21
FIU 17 vs Akron 15
North Texas 31 vs Texas Southern 17
ULM 3 vs Arkansas 42
WKU 3 vs Alabama 52.

My friend, I agree...our game is too close to call. I will say this..No way a putrid Memphis team scores 21 on stAte... State could very well dump 60 on them, though...

Maybe CUSA's FIU can keep up with Akron, but it depends on whether the thugs can all get on the same page or not...

No prediction on FAU and MT...both have solid fans that dont really talk too much sh*t ... may the best team when

Hopefully ULM can score 3 against Arkansas.. ULM is extremely solid at QB, weak everywhere else.

UPSET special!!! Bama coming off an emotional week in which they ***** slapped an always overrated Michigan team has a huge let down and WKY smokes them 21-20..

In closing, let me say...

NT will drop 70 on a hapless SWAC team named Texas Southern.....

i like boiled shrimp.

Z

The "thugs" win it by at least 20. FIU 35 Akron 14

If FIU cannot beat AKron then they are in a lot of trouble. Many MAC fans think Akron will lose to UMass...

(09-04-2012 05:59 PM)Sultan of Euphonistan Wrote:  If FIU cannot beat AKron then they are in a lot of trouble. Many MAC fans think Akron will lose to UMass...

If FIU doesnt beat them by atleast 3 scores FIU is in a lot of trouble in the SBC.