(08-03-2017 04:42 PM)ODUsmitty Wrote:  UTEP @ Oklahoma 2:30 PM CT (Fox) The Sooner this series ends the better.

UTEP plays at Norman again in 2022. Kugler will be in his 10th year and the Miners will be favored over the Sooners. Yep, that will happen.

(08-03-2017 04:42 PM)ODUsmitty Wrote:  Week 1 Schedule:

Lamar @ North Texas 6:00 PM CT I don't know who this Lamar guy is, but North Texas is going to kick his butt.

Well, if you're REALLY interested... About President Lamar

Trivia: Lamar University was once known as LIT (Lamar Institute of Technology)

Stanford
FIU
FAU
Charlotte
UNT
La Tech
ODU
UK
Alabama A&M
OU
EKU
Marshall
Vandy
UTSA

Don't care about most of these games, but UTSA (or pretty much any team for that matter) wont be able to block Oliver plus while they're worried about him, the rest of our defense will be running wild.

On the other side of the ball, Allen and our receivers shouldn't have much of a problem with UTSA' s secondary.

(08-05-2017 03:20 AM)Red Dragon Coog Wrote:  Don't care about most of these games, but UTSA (or pretty much any team for that matter) wont be able to block Oliver plus while they're worried about him, the rest of our defense will be running wild.

On the other side of the ball, Allen and our receivers shouldn't have much of a problem with UTSA' s secondary.

Looks like your IQ and repitation are pretty close...

Stanford vs Rice: Have no expectation that the Owls will win
FIU @ UCF: Panthers will likely show up, but Knight's too strong
Charlotte @ Eastern Michigan: EMU's outperformed last year
Lamar @ North Texas: should be easy. Lamar last in SWAC
Navy @ FAU: Would love to see the upset, but Kiffin goes 0-1
Alabama A&M @ UAB: Not going to be easy, but Blazers win!!!!
UTEP @ Oklahoma: Miners can't compete at this level, yet
Kentucky @ Southern Miss: Not a given by any means.
Albany @ Old Dominion: Bigger challenge than you imagine.
Miami (OH) @ Marshall: Scary opener against improved Miami.
Northwestern St @ La Tech: Should be an easy win
EKU @ WKU: Don't expect this to be close.
Vanderbilt @ MTSU Blue Raiders MUST win this one
Houston at UTSA: Possible upset, but think Cougs get it done

8-6 for CUSA, in my opinion. But I don't feel strongly about several of those predicted win. May be a tough opening week.

(08-04-2017 07:40 AM)MinerInWisconsin Wrote:  

(08-03-2017 04:42 PM)ODUsmitty Wrote:  UTEP @ Oklahoma 2:30 PM CT (Fox) The Sooner this series ends the better.

UTEP plays at Norman again in 2022. Kugler will be in his 10th year and the Miners will be favored over the Sooners. Yep, that will happen.

I expect one of those two statements to be true. Can you take a wild stab at which one?

(08-05-2017 01:56 AM)MarshallHerdFanz Wrote:  Stanford
FIU
FAU
Charlotte
UNT
La Tech
ODU
UK
Alabama A&M
OU
EKU
Marshall
Vandy
UTSA

Lol

(08-05-2017 07:12 AM)nastybunch Wrote:  

(08-05-2017 03:20 AM)Red Dragon Coog Wrote:  Don't care about most of these games, but UTSA (or pretty much any team for that matter) wont be able to block Oliver plus while they're worried about him, the rest of our defense will be running wild.

On the other side of the ball, Allen and our receivers shouldn't have much of a problem with UTSA' s secondary.

Looks like your IQ and repitation are pretty close...

UHs endowment vs USMs endowment says otherwise.

(08-05-2017 09:47 AM)Red Dragon Coog Wrote:  

(08-05-2017 07:12 AM)nastybunch Wrote:  

(08-05-2017 03:20 AM)Red Dragon Coog Wrote:  Don't care about most of these games, but UTSA (or pretty much any team for that matter) wont be able to block Oliver plus while they're worried about him, the rest of our defense will be running wild.

On the other side of the ball, Allen and our receivers shouldn't have much of a problem with UTSA' s secondary.

Looks like your IQ and repitation are pretty close...

UHs endowment vs USMs endowment says otherwise.

Not really sure what UH's endowment has to do with your IQ or reputation, but ok.

(08-05-2017 07:12 AM)nastybunch Wrote:  

(08-05-2017 03:20 AM)Red Dragon Coog Wrote:  Don't care about most of these games, but UTSA (or pretty much any team for that matter) wont be able to block Oliver plus while they're worried about him, the rest of our defense will be running wild.

On the other side of the ball, Allen and our receivers shouldn't have much of a problem with UTSA' s secondary.

Looks like your IQ and repitation are pretty close...

Lol!

Saturday Aug 26th:

Stanford vs Rice 9:00 PM CT (in Australia) (ESPN)


Thursday Aug 31st:

FIU @ UCF 5:00 PM CT (CBS Sports)


Friday Sept 1st:

Charlotte @ Eastern Michigan 5:30 PM CT (ESPN3)

Lamar @ North Texas 6:00 PM CT

Navy @ FAU 7:00 PM CT (ESPNU)


Saturday Sept 2nd:

Alabama A&M @ UAB 2:30 PM CT

UTEP @ Oklahoma 2:30 PM CT (Fox)

Kentucky @ Southern Miss 3:00 PM CT (CBS Sports)

Albany @ Old Dominion 5:00 PM CT

Miami (OH) @ Marshall 5:30 PM CT

Northwestern St @ La Tech 6:00 PM CT

Houston @ UTSA 6:00 PM CT

EKU @ WKU 6:00 PM CT

Vanderbilt @ MTSU 7:00 PM CT (CBS Sports)

Man you guys are early on this, give me a few weeks from your runner up last season and champion year prior....I need to see Vegas spreads and study a little bit more before I go all in on Week 1, we still have 20 more days until Rice squares off...

(08-06-2017 09:14 PM)WKUFan518 Wrote:  Man you guys are early on this, give me a few weeks from your runner up last season and champion year prior....I need to see Vegas spreads and study a little bit more before I go all in on Week 1, we still have 20 more days until Rice squares off...

WKUFan518 is the guy that picks all the higher seeds in his tournament bracket

(08-06-2017 10:39 PM)Dawgxas Wrote:  

(08-06-2017 09:14 PM)WKUFan518 Wrote:  Man you guys are early on this, give me a few weeks from your runner up last season and champion year prior....I need to see Vegas spreads and study a little bit more before I go all in on Week 1, we still have 20 more days until Rice squares off...

WKUFan518 is the guy that picks all the higher seeds in his tournament bracket

Stanford 42
Rice 7

Florida International 22
Central Florida 20

Eastern Michigan 52
Charlotte 20

North Texas 38
Lamar 14

Navy 49
Florida Atlantic 20

Alabama A&M 20
UAB 14

Oklahoma 50
UTEP 9

Kentucky 24
Southern Miss 18

Old Dominion 35
Albany 14

Marshall 31
Miami (OH) 28

Louisiana Tech 56
Northwestern State 14

UTSA 34
Houston 16

Western Kentucky 52
Eastern Kentucky 21

Middle Tennessee 30
Vanderbilt 21

(08-07-2017 08:01 AM)Stick4489 Wrote:  Stanford 42
Rice 7

Florida International 22
Central Florida 20

Eastern Michigan 52
Charlotte 20

North Texas 38
Lamar 14

Navy 49
Florida Atlantic 20

Alabama A&M 20
UAB 14

Oklahoma 50
UTEP 9

Kentucky 24
Southern Miss 18

Old Dominion 35
Albany 14

Marshall 31
Miami (OH) 28

Louisiana Tech 56
Northwestern State 14

UTSA 34
Houston 16

Western Kentucky 52
Eastern Kentucky 21

Middle Tennessee 30
Vanderbilt 21

A few observations and questions...

First if Lamar kicks a field goal against North Texas I will be shocked. We have a very nasty defense this season. In fact I think it may be better then our 2013 defense.

What makes you think FIU will beat UCF, on the road no less?

I doubt UTSA will beat Houston, certainly not by by 18 points.

Why do you have the WKU score that close? Is EKU a decent FCS team?

I think the UAB game could go either way. Just can't tell much about UAB until we see them on the field.

(08-07-2017 08:01 AM)Stick4489 Wrote:  UTSA 34
Houston 16

I want whatever it is that you're smoking.

(08-07-2017 09:02 AM)Side Show Joe Wrote:  What makes you think FIU will beat UCF, on the road no less?

Well, we did beat them a couple years ago, on the road. Plus they lost to a Arky State team without Ryan Aplin so yeah...

The series is currently 2-3 in UCF's favor.

(08-07-2017 01:30 PM)FIU4Ever Wrote:  

(08-07-2017 09:02 AM)Side Show Joe Wrote:  What makes you think FIU will beat UCF, on the road no less?

Well, we did beat them a couple years ago, on the road. Plus they lost to a Arky State team without Ryan Aplin so yeah...

The series is currently 2-3 in UCF's favor.

People are sleeping on Butch and that's fine with me. I know if our team in 2015 could beat them under Ron Turner, also at their home opener, we could do it under Butch this year.