Excerpts from College Football Zealots May 2013
Old Dominion University Football preview
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Written by Kevin on Wednesday, 01 May 2013 01:00.
MonarchFans.com: Inside Scoop with Joe Suhoski of MonarchFans.com:
Taking a peek at the early schedule, what would be a
successful outcome against the likes of early FBS opponents ECU and Maryland?
MonarchFans.com: From the standpoint of the team and players, the only successful outcome for the Monarchs would be wins against East Carolina and Maryland. coach Wilder's mantra at Old Dominion has been "AIM HIGH," and he will coach his players into expecting to compete in and win those games. Realistically, Coach Wilder has been able to recruit FBS players for only one season, and none of those recruits have yet to play a down at Old Dominion. It is hard to measure a qualitative factor like "the ability to compete" but it would be a success if the team is in position to win in the fourth quarter in both games.
This year, the Monarchs will play five FBS opponents in ECU, Maryland, Pittsburgh, Idaho and UNC. All five of those games will be on the road.
It's tough to tell exactly how the Monarchs will fare as their simply is no barometer. Having only recruited FBS-type players for one year this will be a big telling point on how quickly the Monarchs can come in and play with the FBS teams.
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My expectation for ODU is to win every non-FBS game they play and to beat Idaho for an early 8-4 prediction. That leaves the four games against ECU, Maryland, Pitt and UNC as the "swing" games. If they can win one of those games you have to look at this season as wildly successful [/align]and I would not be shocked if they went into ECU in game one and pulled off an "upset". If they don't win any of those games but are competitive then it will be a great starting point for ODU in the FBS.
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College Football Zealots May 2013
