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They got former Pitt QB Chad Voytik too. Quite a lot of former P5 players on the roster.
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They got former Pitt QB Chad Voytik too. Quite a lot of former P5 players on the roster.
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They really loaded up on the transfers, I don't think Voytik will beat out Hansen for the starting job, but having two former highly touted QBs to battle for the starting is pretty nice.
It's going to be tough for anyone in the Sun Belt to beat them.
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Georgia State Panthers
Preview: Life as a new member of FBS shortly after creating their football program was rough for Georgia State, they only one a single game as a member of FBS entering last year. Georgia State wasn't looking much better last year when they started out the season 1-4, their win was on the road over New Mexico State, but they had lost their opener to newcomer Charlotte, a team who was in the boat Georgia State was two years ago, and gave up 41 points in a loss to FCS Liberty. Then a funny thing happened, Georgia State played better, it started slowly, they notched a win over Ball State, before losing by 2 touchdowns to Arkansas State and barely losing to Louisiana-Lafayette. Finally they really hit their stride winning 3 in a row and then going on the road to face in-state rival Georgia Southern, a game no one though Georgia State had a shot at winning, well they not only won that game, they pummeled them 34-7 in one of the more stunning results of the year. The bowl game was a dud but simply making it there was a great accomplishment for Georgia State. Now can they build on this? Well it starts on the offense, underrated QB Nick Arbuckle is now gone and he was a big part of this surge. The candidates to replace him are his former backup Emiere Scaife who hasn't completed a pass on the 8 career attempts he has, Aaron Winchester a redshirt freshman who had a good spring, and perhaps the most promising candidate Utah transfer Conner Manning, who got immediate eligibility but has 2 years left, he's the favorite. If Georgia State can't find a QB they better find a running game as they had one of the worst rushing attacks last year, they used 4 different backs, the good news is they were all freshmen and sophomores, but unfortunately an offensive line that didn't block well for the run loses two starters. The receiving core was one of the best features of last year's team, undersized freshman Penny Hart was an immediate star for the team. Hart wasn't highly recruited due to his size but he clearly is a good playmaker, he even caught 9 passes for 128 yards against Oregon. Robert Davis, and tight end Keith Rucker are good receiving options as well. Georgia State's defense is a bend but don't break defense, and late last year it worked out really well. 6 of the front 7 are back this year as well as just about every 2nd stringer, Georgia State lost some experience in a secondary that can be exposed when the pass rush doesn't get there. The schedule is rough early, after an opener against Ball State, Georgia State has to face Air Force, Wisconsin and Appalachian State on the road, they also have to face Georgia Southern and Arkansas State later in the year. Things are looking a lot better for Georgia State, but they need to survive that 3 game stretch healthy and with a starting QB in order to make it back to a bowl.
Predictions:
Sept. 2 Ball State: Ball State is in for a rough rebuild year, Georgia State wins a sloppy one. W
Sept. 10 @ Air Force: Georgia State defended the option really well last year against Georgia Southern, so they do prove to be a decent challenge, but still lose as their own offense faulters. L
Sept. 17 @ Wisconsin: Too big of a talent difference here for Georgia State to have a shot. L
Oct. 1 @ Appalachian State: The bye week helps but Georgia State still won't have enough talent to beat Appalachian State. L
Oct. 8 Texas State: It's a rebuilding year for Texas State, Georgia State wins this one easily. W
Oct. 15 @ Troy: Troy will be better this year and their offense finds ways to break Georgia State's defense, and Georgia State doesn't get enough going on offense to keep up in a loss. L
Oct. 22 Tennessee-Martin: Tennessee-Martin is a decent FCS team but they won't be too big of a challenge for Georgia State here. W
Oct. 29 @ South Alabama: Georgia State ends up scrapping their way by a rebuilding South Alabama team. W
Nov. 3 Arkansas State: Georgia State won't be able to contain Arkansas State's offense too well in this one, and their offense won't be able to keep up in a shootout. L
Nov. 12 UL-Monroe: Georgia State wins this one pretty easily. W
Nov. 19 Georgia Southern: Georgia State looks to make it two in a row against Georgia Southern, but Georgia Southern comes into this game furious and takes down Georgia State. L
Dec. 3 @ Idaho: Needing this win to make a bowl, Georgia State takes advantage of the fact that Idaho's offense doesn't produce many big plays, Idaho drives down the field a lot but it doesn't result in many touchdowns, while Georgia State has one of their better offensive days of the year to make a bowl. W
Predicted Record: 6-6(4-4)
Preview: Life as a new member of FBS shortly after creating their football program was rough for Georgia State, they only one a single game as a member of FBS entering last year. Georgia State wasn't looking much better last year when they started out the season 1-4, their win was on the road over New Mexico State, but they had lost their opener to newcomer Charlotte, a team who was in the boat Georgia State was two years ago, and gave up 41 points in a loss to FCS Liberty. Then a funny thing happened, Georgia State played better, it started slowly, they notched a win over Ball State, before losing by 2 touchdowns to Arkansas State and barely losing to Louisiana-Lafayette. Finally they really hit their stride winning 3 in a row and then going on the road to face in-state rival Georgia Southern, a game no one though Georgia State had a shot at winning, well they not only won that game, they pummeled them 34-7 in one of the more stunning results of the year. The bowl game was a dud but simply making it there was a great accomplishment for Georgia State. Now can they build on this? Well it starts on the offense, underrated QB Nick Arbuckle is now gone and he was a big part of this surge. The candidates to replace him are his former backup Emiere Scaife who hasn't completed a pass on the 8 career attempts he has, Aaron Winchester a redshirt freshman who had a good spring, and perhaps the most promising candidate Utah transfer Conner Manning, who got immediate eligibility but has 2 years left, he's the favorite. If Georgia State can't find a QB they better find a running game as they had one of the worst rushing attacks last year, they used 4 different backs, the good news is they were all freshmen and sophomores, but unfortunately an offensive line that didn't block well for the run loses two starters. The receiving core was one of the best features of last year's team, undersized freshman Penny Hart was an immediate star for the team. Hart wasn't highly recruited due to his size but he clearly is a good playmaker, he even caught 9 passes for 128 yards against Oregon. Robert Davis, and tight end Keith Rucker are good receiving options as well. Georgia State's defense is a bend but don't break defense, and late last year it worked out really well. 6 of the front 7 are back this year as well as just about every 2nd stringer, Georgia State lost some experience in a secondary that can be exposed when the pass rush doesn't get there. The schedule is rough early, after an opener against Ball State, Georgia State has to face Air Force, Wisconsin and Appalachian State on the road, they also have to face Georgia Southern and Arkansas State later in the year. Things are looking a lot better for Georgia State, but they need to survive that 3 game stretch healthy and with a starting QB in order to make it back to a bowl.
Predictions:
Sept. 2 Ball State: Ball State is in for a rough rebuild year, Georgia State wins a sloppy one. W
Sept. 10 @ Air Force: Georgia State defended the option really well last year against Georgia Southern, so they do prove to be a decent challenge, but still lose as their own offense faulters. L
Sept. 17 @ Wisconsin: Too big of a talent difference here for Georgia State to have a shot. L
Oct. 1 @ Appalachian State: The bye week helps but Georgia State still won't have enough talent to beat Appalachian State. L
Oct. 8 Texas State: It's a rebuilding year for Texas State, Georgia State wins this one easily. W
Oct. 15 @ Troy: Troy will be better this year and their offense finds ways to break Georgia State's defense, and Georgia State doesn't get enough going on offense to keep up in a loss. L
Oct. 22 Tennessee-Martin: Tennessee-Martin is a decent FCS team but they won't be too big of a challenge for Georgia State here. W
Oct. 29 @ South Alabama: Georgia State ends up scrapping their way by a rebuilding South Alabama team. W
Nov. 3 Arkansas State: Georgia State won't be able to contain Arkansas State's offense too well in this one, and their offense won't be able to keep up in a shootout. L
Nov. 12 UL-Monroe: Georgia State wins this one pretty easily. W
Nov. 19 Georgia Southern: Georgia State looks to make it two in a row against Georgia Southern, but Georgia Southern comes into this game furious and takes down Georgia State. L
Dec. 3 @ Idaho: Needing this win to make a bowl, Georgia State takes advantage of the fact that Idaho's offense doesn't produce many big plays, Idaho drives down the field a lot but it doesn't result in many touchdowns, while Georgia State has one of their better offensive days of the year to make a bowl. W
Predicted Record: 6-6(4-4)
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Little busier than expected, let's get this going again.
Idaho Vandals
Preview: Last season was a bit of a frustrating one for Idaho fans, as they blew a lot of big leads and had a horrible defense. They went 4-8 but perhaps could have made a bowl game if not for blown leads against New Mexico State and South Alabama. Despite that Idaho actually still was decent in close games, in fact only one win was by more than a touchdown and that was a 27-13 win against an awful UL-Monroe team. Idaho at least towards the end of the year put up a respectful performance against Auburn where they actually hung in the game and put up 34 points against a SEC defense, that doesn't mean what it used to but Idaho will take it. Idaho's strength was that it had a strong efficient offense, Matt Linehan was a solid QB last season as a sophomore, only issue with him is he has a knack for throwing picks and taking too many sacks but as I said he was only a sophomore. The running game helped the offense out as well, but it loses a solid steady runner in Elijhaa Penny who ran for over 1000 yards last year, Aaron Duckworth is expected to take over as the starter but he averaged only 3.5 yards/carry last season. Dezmon Epps was the most talented player on the offense but he barely played last year as he got arrested on almost a weekly basis, he's no longer on the team. Callen Hightower stepped up last year especially late, tight ends Deon Watson and Trent Cowan are solid targets as well. The biggest flaw for Idaho's offense is it doesn't have anyone capable of producing big plays, if they can find someone it would work wonders for their offense. Idaho had a solid offensive line last year and with 4 starters back it should be a strength again. The defense for Idaho is a whole different story, it was a complete mess lacked talent everywhere and was hit by injuries. Idaho in theory should have more depth in the front 7 this year but it does lose 3 of it's better players, opponents ran at will against this front last year playing a big part as to why they couldn't stop anyone. The secondary last year had a brutal job thanks to how bad Idaho was against the run, they bring just about everyone back so they just have to hope that the front 7 can even stop the run occasionally for it to matter. The schedule features an opener against Montana State from FCS, road games against both Washington schools and a road opportunity against UNLV. If Idaho can gets a few breaks their way they could reach a bowl this year.
Predictions:
Sept. 1 Montana State: Montana State used to be one of the better FCS programs but they've fallen off recently and have a new head coach, Idaho should win this opener. W
Sept. 10 @ Washington: Idaho has worries about stopping running backs much worse than Myles Gaskin, they don't have the talent to keep up here. L
Sept. 17 @ Washington State: A team with less talent with a similar pass every single play philosophy would be an excellent opportunity for Idaho, unfortunately Washington State has too much talent for Idaho to have a chance. L
Sept. 24 @ UNLV: This is a road win opportunity for Idaho, but Tony Sanchez has done a better job at UNLV than I expected, this is a close shootout and UNLV edges out Idaho for the win. L
Oct. 1 Troy: Troy has a lot of hope entering this season, and this one turns out to be another back and forth game but Troy barely edges out Idaho. L
Oct. 8 @ UL-Monroe: UL-Monroe is a mess entering this year, it will take them a bit to be competitive. Idaho will be able to take advantage here and get one of their easier wins. W
Oct. 15 New Mexico State: Idaho struggles to stop the combination of Tyler Matthews and Larry Rose III in this one, they keep up in the shootout for most of it but some late errors cause Idaho to lose. L
Oct. 22 @ Appalachian State: Appalachian State has too much talent for Idaho to stand a chance here. L
Nov. 5 @ Louisiana-Lafayette: I think the Ragin Cajuns will rebound, Idaho loses this one. L
Nov. 12 @ Texas State: Texas State will be hitting the reset button this year, Idaho wins this one rather easily. W
Nov. 26 South Alabama: Idaho beats South Alabama in this one as South Alabama has a lot to replace. W
Dec 3: Georgia State: Idaho hangs tough in this one but Georgia State fighting for a bowl bid stops Idaho in the redzone and beats them. L
Predicted Record: 4-8(3-5)
Idaho Vandals
Preview: Last season was a bit of a frustrating one for Idaho fans, as they blew a lot of big leads and had a horrible defense. They went 4-8 but perhaps could have made a bowl game if not for blown leads against New Mexico State and South Alabama. Despite that Idaho actually still was decent in close games, in fact only one win was by more than a touchdown and that was a 27-13 win against an awful UL-Monroe team. Idaho at least towards the end of the year put up a respectful performance against Auburn where they actually hung in the game and put up 34 points against a SEC defense, that doesn't mean what it used to but Idaho will take it. Idaho's strength was that it had a strong efficient offense, Matt Linehan was a solid QB last season as a sophomore, only issue with him is he has a knack for throwing picks and taking too many sacks but as I said he was only a sophomore. The running game helped the offense out as well, but it loses a solid steady runner in Elijhaa Penny who ran for over 1000 yards last year, Aaron Duckworth is expected to take over as the starter but he averaged only 3.5 yards/carry last season. Dezmon Epps was the most talented player on the offense but he barely played last year as he got arrested on almost a weekly basis, he's no longer on the team. Callen Hightower stepped up last year especially late, tight ends Deon Watson and Trent Cowan are solid targets as well. The biggest flaw for Idaho's offense is it doesn't have anyone capable of producing big plays, if they can find someone it would work wonders for their offense. Idaho had a solid offensive line last year and with 4 starters back it should be a strength again. The defense for Idaho is a whole different story, it was a complete mess lacked talent everywhere and was hit by injuries. Idaho in theory should have more depth in the front 7 this year but it does lose 3 of it's better players, opponents ran at will against this front last year playing a big part as to why they couldn't stop anyone. The secondary last year had a brutal job thanks to how bad Idaho was against the run, they bring just about everyone back so they just have to hope that the front 7 can even stop the run occasionally for it to matter. The schedule features an opener against Montana State from FCS, road games against both Washington schools and a road opportunity against UNLV. If Idaho can gets a few breaks their way they could reach a bowl this year.
Predictions:
Sept. 1 Montana State: Montana State used to be one of the better FCS programs but they've fallen off recently and have a new head coach, Idaho should win this opener. W
Sept. 10 @ Washington: Idaho has worries about stopping running backs much worse than Myles Gaskin, they don't have the talent to keep up here. L
Sept. 17 @ Washington State: A team with less talent with a similar pass every single play philosophy would be an excellent opportunity for Idaho, unfortunately Washington State has too much talent for Idaho to have a chance. L
Sept. 24 @ UNLV: This is a road win opportunity for Idaho, but Tony Sanchez has done a better job at UNLV than I expected, this is a close shootout and UNLV edges out Idaho for the win. L
Oct. 1 Troy: Troy has a lot of hope entering this season, and this one turns out to be another back and forth game but Troy barely edges out Idaho. L
Oct. 8 @ UL-Monroe: UL-Monroe is a mess entering this year, it will take them a bit to be competitive. Idaho will be able to take advantage here and get one of their easier wins. W
Oct. 15 New Mexico State: Idaho struggles to stop the combination of Tyler Matthews and Larry Rose III in this one, they keep up in the shootout for most of it but some late errors cause Idaho to lose. L
Oct. 22 @ Appalachian State: Appalachian State has too much talent for Idaho to stand a chance here. L
Nov. 5 @ Louisiana-Lafayette: I think the Ragin Cajuns will rebound, Idaho loses this one. L
Nov. 12 @ Texas State: Texas State will be hitting the reset button this year, Idaho wins this one rather easily. W
Nov. 26 South Alabama: Idaho beats South Alabama in this one as South Alabama has a lot to replace. W
Dec 3: Georgia State: Idaho hangs tough in this one but Georgia State fighting for a bowl bid stops Idaho in the redzone and beats them. L
Predicted Record: 4-8(3-5)
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Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns
Preview: The Mark Hudspeth tenure at Louisiana-Lafayette was about as steady as they came, in his first 4 years they went 9-4 with a New Orleans bowl win, sure they never broke through to have an amazing year but these still were the 4 best years in Ragin Cajun history, and then last season happened. Louisiana-Lafayette had less depth last year, got hit hard by the injury bug and had the dark cloud of the ncaa over them it was a perfect storm for a disaster 4-8 season. It didn't start off so bad, Louisiana-Lafayette started the season by nearly taking down Kentucky out of the SEC, and then they handled their FCS opponent with ease, suddenly came a 2 game collapse and then a rebound, with a 4-4 record and only one tough game left it looked like they had a chance to resume normal business but instead the Cajuns fell flat and lost their last 4 games each loss worse than the last. Louisiana-Lafayette's offense struggled last year and the problem centered around mostly bad QB play, their QBs(they tried 3 of them throughout the year) occasionally showed signs of playing well and when they did Louisiana-Lafayette played well, but when they didn't it was bad. Brooks Haack one of the QBs has transferred, Jalen Nixon moved to running back where he was a much better runner than passer anyways, now sophomore Jordan Davis had some decent performances when he played, he will compete with a host of others which now includes former LSU QB Anthony Jennings, who perhaps could play better now that he has left the apparently QB unfriendly LSU, if he can be almost as good as Jeff Driskel was for Louisiana Tech last year(QB with a similar situation) then Louisiana-Lafayette may be in business. They just need something from the passing game because running back Elijah McGuire is a fantastic talent, he is an efficient runner who can take it all the way on any carry, he needs help from the rest of the offense. Louisiana-Lafayette will need to find some better receivers as McGuire was perhaps their best pass catcher as well. Louisiana-Lafayette's offensive line had some injuries to deal with last year and that allows for 3 starters to leave but for the Ragin Cajuns to still have 5 players with experience up front, depth is a concern though. The line blocked well for the run last year despite defenses sending so many players to stop the run. Last year's defense was inexperienced for Louisiana-Lafayette and while they made some nice plays they sure did allow opposing teams to get a lot of big plays against them. Good news is 12 of the 14 players in the Ragin Cajuns front 7 2 deep are back, the secondary brings almost everyone back as well. With more experience this defense should take a big step up this year. The non-conference schedule is a bit challenging with an opener against Boise State, a tough FCS opponent in McNeese State, a possibly improved Tulane and they are Georgia's late November opponent. Still I think Louisiana-Lafayette will rebound, maybe not quite to 9 wins but expect them back in a bowl.
Predictions:
Sept. 3 Boise State: Pretty big home opener for Louisiana-Lafayette, knowing the latest knack for Boise State to start seasons slow Louisiana-Lafayette puts up a decent fight but doesn't keep up against Boise State's talent. L
Sept. 10 McNeese State: McNeese State may have lost their coach but they have been a tough FCS opponent these last few years, they come in determined to beat their in-state rival and they get it done. L
Sept. 17 South Alabama: Finally a break for the Ragin Cajuns, South Alabama will struggle this year and the Ragin Cajuns win this rather easily. W
Sept. 24 @ Tulane: This turns out to be a good battle but Ragin Cajuns pull away late. W
Oct. 1 @ New Mexico State: The Ragin Cajuns are able to stop New Mexico State's offense in this game allowing for them to roll to a win. W
Oct. 12 Appalachian State: Upset here as the Ragin Cajuns show they are back in the Sun Belt race with a win. W
Oct. 22 @ Texas State: Ragin Cajuns win this one easily. W
Nov. 5 Idaho: Defense stifles Idaho's offense while Idaho's defense can't stop McGuire. W
Nov. 10 @ Georgia Southern: Short week for both teams but it's an advantage to Georgia Southern because of the offense they play, Ragin Cajuns lose this one. L
Nov. 19 @ Georgia: Wouldn't it be funny if they won this one? L
Nov. 26 Arkansas State: Ragin Cajuns give Arkansas State a tough fight in this one but Arkansas State's talent edges them out. L
Nov. 3 @ UL-Monroe: Ragin Cajuns end the regular season dominating their miserable rival. W
Predicted Record: 7-5(6-2)
Preview: The Mark Hudspeth tenure at Louisiana-Lafayette was about as steady as they came, in his first 4 years they went 9-4 with a New Orleans bowl win, sure they never broke through to have an amazing year but these still were the 4 best years in Ragin Cajun history, and then last season happened. Louisiana-Lafayette had less depth last year, got hit hard by the injury bug and had the dark cloud of the ncaa over them it was a perfect storm for a disaster 4-8 season. It didn't start off so bad, Louisiana-Lafayette started the season by nearly taking down Kentucky out of the SEC, and then they handled their FCS opponent with ease, suddenly came a 2 game collapse and then a rebound, with a 4-4 record and only one tough game left it looked like they had a chance to resume normal business but instead the Cajuns fell flat and lost their last 4 games each loss worse than the last. Louisiana-Lafayette's offense struggled last year and the problem centered around mostly bad QB play, their QBs(they tried 3 of them throughout the year) occasionally showed signs of playing well and when they did Louisiana-Lafayette played well, but when they didn't it was bad. Brooks Haack one of the QBs has transferred, Jalen Nixon moved to running back where he was a much better runner than passer anyways, now sophomore Jordan Davis had some decent performances when he played, he will compete with a host of others which now includes former LSU QB Anthony Jennings, who perhaps could play better now that he has left the apparently QB unfriendly LSU, if he can be almost as good as Jeff Driskel was for Louisiana Tech last year(QB with a similar situation) then Louisiana-Lafayette may be in business. They just need something from the passing game because running back Elijah McGuire is a fantastic talent, he is an efficient runner who can take it all the way on any carry, he needs help from the rest of the offense. Louisiana-Lafayette will need to find some better receivers as McGuire was perhaps their best pass catcher as well. Louisiana-Lafayette's offensive line had some injuries to deal with last year and that allows for 3 starters to leave but for the Ragin Cajuns to still have 5 players with experience up front, depth is a concern though. The line blocked well for the run last year despite defenses sending so many players to stop the run. Last year's defense was inexperienced for Louisiana-Lafayette and while they made some nice plays they sure did allow opposing teams to get a lot of big plays against them. Good news is 12 of the 14 players in the Ragin Cajuns front 7 2 deep are back, the secondary brings almost everyone back as well. With more experience this defense should take a big step up this year. The non-conference schedule is a bit challenging with an opener against Boise State, a tough FCS opponent in McNeese State, a possibly improved Tulane and they are Georgia's late November opponent. Still I think Louisiana-Lafayette will rebound, maybe not quite to 9 wins but expect them back in a bowl.
Predictions:
Sept. 3 Boise State: Pretty big home opener for Louisiana-Lafayette, knowing the latest knack for Boise State to start seasons slow Louisiana-Lafayette puts up a decent fight but doesn't keep up against Boise State's talent. L
Sept. 10 McNeese State: McNeese State may have lost their coach but they have been a tough FCS opponent these last few years, they come in determined to beat their in-state rival and they get it done. L
Sept. 17 South Alabama: Finally a break for the Ragin Cajuns, South Alabama will struggle this year and the Ragin Cajuns win this rather easily. W
Sept. 24 @ Tulane: This turns out to be a good battle but Ragin Cajuns pull away late. W
Oct. 1 @ New Mexico State: The Ragin Cajuns are able to stop New Mexico State's offense in this game allowing for them to roll to a win. W
Oct. 12 Appalachian State: Upset here as the Ragin Cajuns show they are back in the Sun Belt race with a win. W
Oct. 22 @ Texas State: Ragin Cajuns win this one easily. W
Nov. 5 Idaho: Defense stifles Idaho's offense while Idaho's defense can't stop McGuire. W
Nov. 10 @ Georgia Southern: Short week for both teams but it's an advantage to Georgia Southern because of the offense they play, Ragin Cajuns lose this one. L
Nov. 19 @ Georgia: Wouldn't it be funny if they won this one? L
Nov. 26 Arkansas State: Ragin Cajuns give Arkansas State a tough fight in this one but Arkansas State's talent edges them out. L
Nov. 3 @ UL-Monroe: Ragin Cajuns end the regular season dominating their miserable rival. W
Predicted Record: 7-5(6-2)
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UL-Monroe Warhawks
Preview: UL-Monroe is one of the toughest places to win in FBS college football, and with Todd Berry getting fired last year they are on to a new head coach. The Todd Berry era though it ended badly will be remembered as one of the better ones in UL-Monroe history, more specifically for the incredible 2012 season which may have been UL-Monroe's best ever. They opened that season with an incredible at the time upset of then 8th ranked Arkansas, they then lost on a field goal in overtime to Auburn who wasn't good that year but is still an amazing feat for UL-Monroe, finally with their largest home crowd ever they narrowly lost to Baylor in an offensive shootout, they ended that season with a great 8-5 record. Things slowly dropped off for Todd Berry from there and with a brutal early schedule with games against Georgia and Alabama a young UL-Monroe team lost confidence and plummeted to a 1-9 start before Berry was fired. In comes former McNeese State head coach Matt Viator who built a great FCS program at McNeese State, his tenure there featured wins over FBS opponents including a ridiculous 53-21 destruction of USF, and nearly beating Nebraska in 2014. He's familiar with the challenges of the job and I think the best hire they could possibly have made. Unfortunately for UL-Monroe we still have to talk about this year. The offense struggled last year in part due to an inability to run, the good news is there's some promising sophomores including QB Garrett Smith, Viator has some things to work with though it will require taking the lumps this year. The defense was alright at times last year but will require a full rebuild as they lose a lot of starters. I'm keeping this preview short as there isn't much to talk about this year but Viator will eventually get some good years at UL-Monroe. The schedule won't help matters after an opener against Southern from FCS they have to play road games against Oklahoma, Georgia Southern and Auburn, even a midseason road game against New Mexico is a tough task.
Predictions:
Sept. 3 Southern: Southern is a FCS program that lacks talent they will provide an easy win for UL_Monroe, I'm keeping the rest of these short but Viator does squeeze out some wins against teams in similar situations. W
Sept. 10 @ Oklahoma: L
Sept. 17 @ Georgia Southern: L
Oct. 1 @ Auburn: L
Oct. 8 Idaho: L
Oct. 15 Texas State: W
Oct. 22 @ New Mexico: L
Oct. 29 @ Arkansas State: L
Nov. 5 South Alabama: W
Nov. 12 @ Georgia State: L
Nov. 19 @ Appalachian State: L
Nov. 3 Louisiana-Lafayette: L
Predicted Record: 3-9(2-6)
Preview: UL-Monroe is one of the toughest places to win in FBS college football, and with Todd Berry getting fired last year they are on to a new head coach. The Todd Berry era though it ended badly will be remembered as one of the better ones in UL-Monroe history, more specifically for the incredible 2012 season which may have been UL-Monroe's best ever. They opened that season with an incredible at the time upset of then 8th ranked Arkansas, they then lost on a field goal in overtime to Auburn who wasn't good that year but is still an amazing feat for UL-Monroe, finally with their largest home crowd ever they narrowly lost to Baylor in an offensive shootout, they ended that season with a great 8-5 record. Things slowly dropped off for Todd Berry from there and with a brutal early schedule with games against Georgia and Alabama a young UL-Monroe team lost confidence and plummeted to a 1-9 start before Berry was fired. In comes former McNeese State head coach Matt Viator who built a great FCS program at McNeese State, his tenure there featured wins over FBS opponents including a ridiculous 53-21 destruction of USF, and nearly beating Nebraska in 2014. He's familiar with the challenges of the job and I think the best hire they could possibly have made. Unfortunately for UL-Monroe we still have to talk about this year. The offense struggled last year in part due to an inability to run, the good news is there's some promising sophomores including QB Garrett Smith, Viator has some things to work with though it will require taking the lumps this year. The defense was alright at times last year but will require a full rebuild as they lose a lot of starters. I'm keeping this preview short as there isn't much to talk about this year but Viator will eventually get some good years at UL-Monroe. The schedule won't help matters after an opener against Southern from FCS they have to play road games against Oklahoma, Georgia Southern and Auburn, even a midseason road game against New Mexico is a tough task.
Predictions:
Sept. 3 Southern: Southern is a FCS program that lacks talent they will provide an easy win for UL_Monroe, I'm keeping the rest of these short but Viator does squeeze out some wins against teams in similar situations. W
Sept. 10 @ Oklahoma: L
Sept. 17 @ Georgia Southern: L
Oct. 1 @ Auburn: L
Oct. 8 Idaho: L
Oct. 15 Texas State: W
Oct. 22 @ New Mexico: L
Oct. 29 @ Arkansas State: L
Nov. 5 South Alabama: W
Nov. 12 @ Georgia State: L
Nov. 19 @ Appalachian State: L
Nov. 3 Louisiana-Lafayette: L
Predicted Record: 3-9(2-6)
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New Mexico State Aggies
Preview: New Mexico State is one of the toughest jobs in the country, and winning here doesn't happen often. Last year New Mexico State was at their normal level for most of the year, but after starting 0-7 they went on an extremely rare 3 game winning streak, they lost their last two but 3-9 is a decent year at New Mexico State. New Mexico State has been extremely undersized compared to other teams but head coach Doug Martin has been doing a good job finding some diamonds in the rough, including star running back Larry Rose III who is only a little over 180 lbs but he is perhaps the best talent New Mexico State has had in quite some time. Larry Rose III alone adds a lot of promise to New Mexico State's offense, as a sophomore last year he ran for over 1600 yards. Finding a starting QB will be the biggest task for the offense but New Mexico State brings back 3 QBs who all played significantly last year but perhaps the best option will be grad transfer Tyler Matthews who is a former 4 star recruit that has been a bit unlucky during his career, he was relegated to a backup at TCU thanks to the emergence of Trevone Boykin, and then at Southern Miss thanks to Nick Mullens, I think Matthews will take the job here and give New Mexico State some better QB play. New Mexico State is bringing some experience back, but they will miss their top receiver in Teldrick Morgan who transferred to Maryland last month. The offensive line loses some experience but the bright side is it will have a lot more size than New Mexico State is used to. The defense for New Mexico State has traditionally been awful but they made a surprisingly good hire as they have brought in Frank Spaziani in as their defensive coordinator. Spaziani of course wasn't good as a head coach but he consistently had amazing defenses at Boston College, so he's very capable of fielding a great defense with lesser talent, obviously he won't be able to replicate that good of a defense, but if the defense isn't extremely terrible New Mexico State might have something going. New Mexico State's defensive line brings back 3 starters who were lost to injury last year, and there's a lot of juniors so there is some experience to work with, every single linebacker on the roster is back, and most of the two deep in the secondary is back as well. New Mexico State has non-conference games against Kentucky and Texas A&M which are rough but the other two will be against rivals UTEP and New Mexico. New Mexico State has a roster that can punch in it's own weight class this year, they seriously have a chance to compete for a bowl appearance.
Predictions:
Sept. 3 @ UTEP: It all starts out early, in a game that features a lot of running New Mexico State opens the season by stunning their rivals on the road. W
Sept. 10 New Mexico: New Mexico State doesn't have so much success in this one, they do a decent job against the option but just don't have the talent New Mexico has right now. L
Sept. 17 @ Kentucky: They'll take their lumps in a blowout loss. L
Sept. 24 @ Troy: New Mexico State pulls a stunner as they take off to an early lead and hold on. W
Oct. 1 Louisiana-Lafayette: An improved Ragin Cajun team blows New Mexico State out. L
Oct. 15 @ Idaho: Well rested and coming off the bye week New Mexico State runs with ease on Idaho's defense to win a shootout. W
Oct. 22 Georgia Southern: Yeah this will be a blowout loss. L
Oct. 29 @ Texas A&M: Why does this game exist at this time of year? L
Nov. 12 @ Arkansas State: At least New Mexico State gets a bye week after that random game against A&M, they still get blown off the field by Arkansas State. L
Nov. 19 Texas State: With Texas State rebuilding. New Mexico State takes advantage and oddly enough gets their first home win of the year. W
Nov. 26 Appalachian State: Another blowout loss. L
Dec. 3 South Alabama: Very positive way to end the year as New Mexico grabs a season ending win over South Alabama. W
Predicted Record: 5-7(4-4)
Preview: New Mexico State is one of the toughest jobs in the country, and winning here doesn't happen often. Last year New Mexico State was at their normal level for most of the year, but after starting 0-7 they went on an extremely rare 3 game winning streak, they lost their last two but 3-9 is a decent year at New Mexico State. New Mexico State has been extremely undersized compared to other teams but head coach Doug Martin has been doing a good job finding some diamonds in the rough, including star running back Larry Rose III who is only a little over 180 lbs but he is perhaps the best talent New Mexico State has had in quite some time. Larry Rose III alone adds a lot of promise to New Mexico State's offense, as a sophomore last year he ran for over 1600 yards. Finding a starting QB will be the biggest task for the offense but New Mexico State brings back 3 QBs who all played significantly last year but perhaps the best option will be grad transfer Tyler Matthews who is a former 4 star recruit that has been a bit unlucky during his career, he was relegated to a backup at TCU thanks to the emergence of Trevone Boykin, and then at Southern Miss thanks to Nick Mullens, I think Matthews will take the job here and give New Mexico State some better QB play. New Mexico State is bringing some experience back, but they will miss their top receiver in Teldrick Morgan who transferred to Maryland last month. The offensive line loses some experience but the bright side is it will have a lot more size than New Mexico State is used to. The defense for New Mexico State has traditionally been awful but they made a surprisingly good hire as they have brought in Frank Spaziani in as their defensive coordinator. Spaziani of course wasn't good as a head coach but he consistently had amazing defenses at Boston College, so he's very capable of fielding a great defense with lesser talent, obviously he won't be able to replicate that good of a defense, but if the defense isn't extremely terrible New Mexico State might have something going. New Mexico State's defensive line brings back 3 starters who were lost to injury last year, and there's a lot of juniors so there is some experience to work with, every single linebacker on the roster is back, and most of the two deep in the secondary is back as well. New Mexico State has non-conference games against Kentucky and Texas A&M which are rough but the other two will be against rivals UTEP and New Mexico. New Mexico State has a roster that can punch in it's own weight class this year, they seriously have a chance to compete for a bowl appearance.
Predictions:
Sept. 3 @ UTEP: It all starts out early, in a game that features a lot of running New Mexico State opens the season by stunning their rivals on the road. W
Sept. 10 New Mexico: New Mexico State doesn't have so much success in this one, they do a decent job against the option but just don't have the talent New Mexico has right now. L
Sept. 17 @ Kentucky: They'll take their lumps in a blowout loss. L
Sept. 24 @ Troy: New Mexico State pulls a stunner as they take off to an early lead and hold on. W
Oct. 1 Louisiana-Lafayette: An improved Ragin Cajun team blows New Mexico State out. L
Oct. 15 @ Idaho: Well rested and coming off the bye week New Mexico State runs with ease on Idaho's defense to win a shootout. W
Oct. 22 Georgia Southern: Yeah this will be a blowout loss. L
Oct. 29 @ Texas A&M: Why does this game exist at this time of year? L
Nov. 12 @ Arkansas State: At least New Mexico State gets a bye week after that random game against A&M, they still get blown off the field by Arkansas State. L
Nov. 19 Texas State: With Texas State rebuilding. New Mexico State takes advantage and oddly enough gets their first home win of the year. W
Nov. 26 Appalachian State: Another blowout loss. L
Dec. 3 South Alabama: Very positive way to end the year as New Mexico grabs a season ending win over South Alabama. W
Predicted Record: 5-7(4-4)
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South Alabama Jaguars
Preview: South Alabama is in a difficult spot this year, after their first recruiting class in program history graduated in 2014, they were starting all over last year, but they patched it up with a bunch of transfers from UAB. It resulted in a rather uneven 5-7 year, sometimes South Alabama played well, sometimes they got blown off the field. They had high points where they stunningly beat San Diego State on the road, and put up good fights against Arkansas State and Appalachian State, but then there's an 18 point loss to a bad Texas State team. The offense was part of that as Cody Clements played well at times but threw more interceptions than touchdowns last year, he is gone and now South Alabama has basically no experience at QB, it's a wide open competition and almost any range of results are possible. They have some good players to work with RB Xavier Johnson is a good runner who had a great 6.6 yards/carry average, perhaps he needed to have more carries last year. TE Gerald Everett proved to be a very reliable target last year, he was a former UAB player. Josh Magee another UAB player provides the big play threat to the offense. There's some other solid weapons who with the right QB could produce. The offensive line was solid last year but it loses some starters. The defense for South Alabama didn't have as many UAB transfers last year and it struggled, especially against the run, South Alabama loses some experience on the defensive line this year as well, South Alabama's linebackers were non-existent which is a bad thing, the leading tackler from this group is gone. The good news is the new starter has the name for the role sophomore Bull Barge is expected to be the starter. I had to try to throw that name in this, what a great name for a linebacker. South Alabama actually had a solid pass defense last year despite how bad it was against the run, if these guys get more of a chance they really could improve on defense. The schedule is brutal early for a team breaking in a new QB. If they can find a QB and the defense improves up front South Alabama could contend for a bowl, but those are big ifs and I think the early schedule could lead to a collapse this year.
Predictions:
Sept. 3 @Mississippi State: South Alabama gets blown out in the opener. L
Sept. 10 Georgia Southern: A team with issues up front defending the run against a team that runs more than anyone in the conference? Good luck. L
Sept. 17 @ Louisiana-Lafayette: South Alabama can't stop McGuire and their own offense doesn't get going in a loss. L
Sept. 24 Nicholls State: Finally a break as South Alabama plays one of the worst from FCS. W
Oct. 1 San Diego State: No repeat of last years stunner. L
Oct. 15 @ Arkansas State: The bye week is nice but Arkansas State will be too much for them. L
Oct. 20 Troy: They don't win this one as they're coming off a brutal stretch. L
Oct. 29 Georgia State: South Alabama comes close but falls just short of winning this one. L
Nov. 5 @ UL-Monroe: This one is a close loss for a team that is pretty beat up. L
Nov.19 @ LSU: At least they get a bye week before getting run over by Leonard Fournette. L
Nov. 26 @ Idaho: Their offense fails to keep up in a shootout. L
Dec. 3 New Mexico State: South Alabama fails to stop the run in a loss. L
Predicted Record: 1-11(0-8)
Preview: South Alabama is in a difficult spot this year, after their first recruiting class in program history graduated in 2014, they were starting all over last year, but they patched it up with a bunch of transfers from UAB. It resulted in a rather uneven 5-7 year, sometimes South Alabama played well, sometimes they got blown off the field. They had high points where they stunningly beat San Diego State on the road, and put up good fights against Arkansas State and Appalachian State, but then there's an 18 point loss to a bad Texas State team. The offense was part of that as Cody Clements played well at times but threw more interceptions than touchdowns last year, he is gone and now South Alabama has basically no experience at QB, it's a wide open competition and almost any range of results are possible. They have some good players to work with RB Xavier Johnson is a good runner who had a great 6.6 yards/carry average, perhaps he needed to have more carries last year. TE Gerald Everett proved to be a very reliable target last year, he was a former UAB player. Josh Magee another UAB player provides the big play threat to the offense. There's some other solid weapons who with the right QB could produce. The offensive line was solid last year but it loses some starters. The defense for South Alabama didn't have as many UAB transfers last year and it struggled, especially against the run, South Alabama loses some experience on the defensive line this year as well, South Alabama's linebackers were non-existent which is a bad thing, the leading tackler from this group is gone. The good news is the new starter has the name for the role sophomore Bull Barge is expected to be the starter. I had to try to throw that name in this, what a great name for a linebacker. South Alabama actually had a solid pass defense last year despite how bad it was against the run, if these guys get more of a chance they really could improve on defense. The schedule is brutal early for a team breaking in a new QB. If they can find a QB and the defense improves up front South Alabama could contend for a bowl, but those are big ifs and I think the early schedule could lead to a collapse this year.
Predictions:
Sept. 3 @Mississippi State: South Alabama gets blown out in the opener. L
Sept. 10 Georgia Southern: A team with issues up front defending the run against a team that runs more than anyone in the conference? Good luck. L
Sept. 17 @ Louisiana-Lafayette: South Alabama can't stop McGuire and their own offense doesn't get going in a loss. L
Sept. 24 Nicholls State: Finally a break as South Alabama plays one of the worst from FCS. W
Oct. 1 San Diego State: No repeat of last years stunner. L
Oct. 15 @ Arkansas State: The bye week is nice but Arkansas State will be too much for them. L
Oct. 20 Troy: They don't win this one as they're coming off a brutal stretch. L
Oct. 29 Georgia State: South Alabama comes close but falls just short of winning this one. L
Nov. 5 @ UL-Monroe: This one is a close loss for a team that is pretty beat up. L
Nov.19 @ LSU: At least they get a bye week before getting run over by Leonard Fournette. L
Nov. 26 @ Idaho: Their offense fails to keep up in a shootout. L
Dec. 3 New Mexico State: South Alabama fails to stop the run in a loss. L
Predicted Record: 1-11(0-8)
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Preview: Trying without the logo to see if this will post quicker, been experiencing a bit of lag when typing. Texas State seemed to be in a decent position under Dennis Franchione, coming off a decent 7-5 season it looked like Texas State had an outside chance at competing for the Sun Belt, instead the offense didn't improve and the defense fell apart and Texas State collapsed to a 3-9 record then Franchione left. Texas State brings in Everett Withers who coached James Madison to 2 FCS playoff appearances and a win over FBS SMU in his 2 years there. His improvement won't be so instant here. Texas State's offense will be helped by the return of QB Tyler Jones who has started most of the past 3 years and when he is on he is a dangerous QB, if he struggles Texas State has a ridiculous 6 other QBs to compete for the job I don't think any other program has this many scholarship QBs. Now here's the bad news Texas State has to completely rebuild at running back and at wide receiver, EIGHT OF THEIR TOP 9 TARGETS FROM LAST YEAR ARE GONE! I had to do that in all caps just to highlight how big of a rebuild they have here. The offensive line loses 3 starters but 8 players had experience playing last year. Texas State's defense was very simple to move the ball against, they lose experience in almost every portion of the defense, but let's face it last year's defense didn't produce many sacks and the secondary had 3 interceptions all year which is downright horrible, I'm pretty sure there's at least 50 teams that got that many in a game at some point in the year. The schedule has 3 tough games against Ohio, Arkansas and Houston, as well as a game against something called Incarnate Word. Everett Withers I believe is the right hire to make this a good program but he will definitely have to get a mulligan for this year.
Predictions:
Sept. 3 @ Ohio: Hard to see Texas State winning this game they likely will lose big. L
Sept. 17 @ Arkansas: Bye week won't help any. L
Sept. 24 Houston: Houston will win big. L
Oct. 1 Incarnate Word: When someone created this college what made them want to call it Incarnate Word? Seriously what kind of institution is this? On the football side of things Incarnate Word is pretty mediocre at the FCS level so Texas State should get a win here. W
Oct. 8 @ Georgia State: Texas State won't be able to put up much of a fight here. L
Oct. 15 @ UL-Monroe: UL-Monroe has a rebuild as well so this is about one of Texas State's best chances for a win, UL-Monroe has slightly more experience so I think they take this one. L
Oct. 22 Louisiana-Lafayette: Texas State will be blown out in this one. L
Nov. 5 @ Appalachian State: and in this one. L
Nov. 12 Idaho: This is a decent opportunity to win, but Idaho's offense marches down the field with ease all game and Jones makes some mistakes late. L
Nov. 19 @ New Mexico State: Texas State loses this one. L
Nov. 26 Troy: and this one. L
Dec. 3 Arkansas State: By the way the experiment worked I was able to post this a lot quicker without the logo so I will be going without logos the rest of these previews. Oh and Texas State gets blown out in this game. L
Predicted Record: 1-11(0-8)
Preview: Trying without the logo to see if this will post quicker, been experiencing a bit of lag when typing. Texas State seemed to be in a decent position under Dennis Franchione, coming off a decent 7-5 season it looked like Texas State had an outside chance at competing for the Sun Belt, instead the offense didn't improve and the defense fell apart and Texas State collapsed to a 3-9 record then Franchione left. Texas State brings in Everett Withers who coached James Madison to 2 FCS playoff appearances and a win over FBS SMU in his 2 years there. His improvement won't be so instant here. Texas State's offense will be helped by the return of QB Tyler Jones who has started most of the past 3 years and when he is on he is a dangerous QB, if he struggles Texas State has a ridiculous 6 other QBs to compete for the job I don't think any other program has this many scholarship QBs. Now here's the bad news Texas State has to completely rebuild at running back and at wide receiver, EIGHT OF THEIR TOP 9 TARGETS FROM LAST YEAR ARE GONE! I had to do that in all caps just to highlight how big of a rebuild they have here. The offensive line loses 3 starters but 8 players had experience playing last year. Texas State's defense was very simple to move the ball against, they lose experience in almost every portion of the defense, but let's face it last year's defense didn't produce many sacks and the secondary had 3 interceptions all year which is downright horrible, I'm pretty sure there's at least 50 teams that got that many in a game at some point in the year. The schedule has 3 tough games against Ohio, Arkansas and Houston, as well as a game against something called Incarnate Word. Everett Withers I believe is the right hire to make this a good program but he will definitely have to get a mulligan for this year.
Predictions:
Sept. 3 @ Ohio: Hard to see Texas State winning this game they likely will lose big. L
Sept. 17 @ Arkansas: Bye week won't help any. L
Sept. 24 Houston: Houston will win big. L
Oct. 1 Incarnate Word: When someone created this college what made them want to call it Incarnate Word? Seriously what kind of institution is this? On the football side of things Incarnate Word is pretty mediocre at the FCS level so Texas State should get a win here. W
Oct. 8 @ Georgia State: Texas State won't be able to put up much of a fight here. L
Oct. 15 @ UL-Monroe: UL-Monroe has a rebuild as well so this is about one of Texas State's best chances for a win, UL-Monroe has slightly more experience so I think they take this one. L
Oct. 22 Louisiana-Lafayette: Texas State will be blown out in this one. L
Nov. 5 @ Appalachian State: and in this one. L
Nov. 12 Idaho: This is a decent opportunity to win, but Idaho's offense marches down the field with ease all game and Jones makes some mistakes late. L
Nov. 19 @ New Mexico State: Texas State loses this one. L
Nov. 26 Troy: and this one. L
Dec. 3 Arkansas State: By the way the experiment worked I was able to post this a lot quicker without the logo so I will be going without logos the rest of these previews. Oh and Texas State gets blown out in this game. L
Predicted Record: 1-11(0-8)
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Preview: Troy used to be a constant at the top of the Sun Belt, but they dropped off in Larry Blakeney's later years out went Blakeney and in came Neal Brown. Troy went 4-8 last year but it started off with a brutal 1-5 record as 3 of those losses were road games against NC State, Wisconsin and Mississippi State. They promptly went on a 3 game stretch where they destroyed 2 opponents and lost in triple overtime on the road against Appalachian State. They dropped off with 2 more bad performances before and impressive 41-17 destruction of Louisiana-Lafayette to end the year. The offense played well at times and brings back QB Brandon Silvers who will be a 3rd year starter this year, he has proven capable of great performances as well. Troy loses their RB but brings back Jordan Chunn who was a solid runner in 2014 but missed most of last year due to injury. There's some solid receivers on the roster but the best playmaker in Terry Ruben is gone. Troy will have an efficient passing attack but it may lack in big plays. The offensive line has some experience back but loses the top player from last year's unit. Troy returns a lot of experience on defense but the defensive line will miss Tyler Roberts who was one of the better pass rushers in the Sun Belt. The same holds true through the linebackers and secondary where there's a lot of experience back but the best players are gone. Troy's schedule isn't bad they have to deal with Clemson and Southern Miss won't be easy but they get Austin Peay and instead of playing a SEC team in November Troy gets to play UMass. Neal Brown has some progress going here, it's an odd assortment of players gone so this team could stay at the same level for a year or become a surprise Sun Belt contender.
Predictions:
Sept. 3 Austin Peay: Austin Peay is a lower FCS team so Troy wins easy. W
Sept. 10 @ Clemson: Let's move on: L
Sept. 17 @ Southern Miss: Despite the coaching changes at Southern Miss I can't see Troy winning this one. L
Sept. 24 New Mexico State: After a tough 2 game stretch Troy struggles to stop the run allowing a close loss to New Mexico State. L
Oct.1 @ Idaho: Troy takes down Idaho in a toss up duel. W
Oct. 15 Georgia State: Well timed bye week, Troy takes advantage and beats Georgia State. W
Oct. 20 @ South Alabama: Troy downs a struggling South Alabama. W
Nov. 5 UMass: Troy continues the winning streak by winning this one. W
Nov. 12 Appalachian State: Winning streak ends as Troy doesn't yet have the horses to compete with Appalachian State or Arkansas State. L
Nov. 17 Arkansas State: L
Nov. 26 @ Texas State: They win this one easily. W
Dec. 3 @ Georgia Southern: Blowout loss here. L
Predicted Record: 6-6(4-4)
Preview: Troy used to be a constant at the top of the Sun Belt, but they dropped off in Larry Blakeney's later years out went Blakeney and in came Neal Brown. Troy went 4-8 last year but it started off with a brutal 1-5 record as 3 of those losses were road games against NC State, Wisconsin and Mississippi State. They promptly went on a 3 game stretch where they destroyed 2 opponents and lost in triple overtime on the road against Appalachian State. They dropped off with 2 more bad performances before and impressive 41-17 destruction of Louisiana-Lafayette to end the year. The offense played well at times and brings back QB Brandon Silvers who will be a 3rd year starter this year, he has proven capable of great performances as well. Troy loses their RB but brings back Jordan Chunn who was a solid runner in 2014 but missed most of last year due to injury. There's some solid receivers on the roster but the best playmaker in Terry Ruben is gone. Troy will have an efficient passing attack but it may lack in big plays. The offensive line has some experience back but loses the top player from last year's unit. Troy returns a lot of experience on defense but the defensive line will miss Tyler Roberts who was one of the better pass rushers in the Sun Belt. The same holds true through the linebackers and secondary where there's a lot of experience back but the best players are gone. Troy's schedule isn't bad they have to deal with Clemson and Southern Miss won't be easy but they get Austin Peay and instead of playing a SEC team in November Troy gets to play UMass. Neal Brown has some progress going here, it's an odd assortment of players gone so this team could stay at the same level for a year or become a surprise Sun Belt contender.
Predictions:
Sept. 3 Austin Peay: Austin Peay is a lower FCS team so Troy wins easy. W
Sept. 10 @ Clemson: Let's move on: L
Sept. 17 @ Southern Miss: Despite the coaching changes at Southern Miss I can't see Troy winning this one. L
Sept. 24 New Mexico State: After a tough 2 game stretch Troy struggles to stop the run allowing a close loss to New Mexico State. L
Oct.1 @ Idaho: Troy takes down Idaho in a toss up duel. W
Oct. 15 Georgia State: Well timed bye week, Troy takes advantage and beats Georgia State. W
Oct. 20 @ South Alabama: Troy downs a struggling South Alabama. W
Nov. 5 UMass: Troy continues the winning streak by winning this one. W
Nov. 12 Appalachian State: Winning streak ends as Troy doesn't yet have the horses to compete with Appalachian State or Arkansas State. L
Nov. 17 Arkansas State: L
Nov. 26 @ Texas State: They win this one easily. W
Dec. 3 @ Georgia Southern: Blowout loss here. L
Predicted Record: 6-6(4-4)
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Predicted Standings:
1. Arkansas State Red Wolves 9-3(8-0)
2. Appalachian State Mountaineers 9-3(7-1)
3. Georgia Southern Eagles 7-5(6-2)
4. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns 7-5(6-2)
5. New Mexico State Aggies 5-7(4-4) - went 1-0 against teams with same conf. record
6. Troy Trojans 6-6(4-4) - 1-1 against teams with same conf. record
7. Georgia State Panthers 6-6(4-4) - 0-1 against teams with same conf. record
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Alabama Crimson Tide
Preview: Alabama was once again strong last year, as they won yet another national title. It wasn't without it's early bumps though as in the 3rd week of the year they lost once again to their arch nemesis Ole Miss in one of the longest, wackiest, all over the place games you'll ever see as Alabama trailed by 20 came back then quickly fell behind by 20 again before the 2nd comeback fell 6 points short. They would go unchallenged until a home game against Tennessee where Tennessee had some decent success running the ball but they missed 3 field goals, Alabama was down 1 late in the game before scoring a touchdown and forcing a fumble to win, after that they destroyed LSU and just about everyone else in their path on their way to the national title game against Clemson. Alabama was well tested but some huge special teams plays in the 4th quarter allowed them to take the game over and win it all. Now they get ready to try to do it all over again, with a different looking roster. The offense actually played well most of last year but gone is QB Jake Coker who finally ran away with the starting job like he was expected to since arriving on campus and workhorse Derrick Henry. This is the 3rd year in a row that Alabama has found themselves looking for a starting QB as Saban has named the senior the last 2 years, that won't happen this year. The QB competition is considered wide open between Cooper Bateman, David Cornwell, Blake Barnett and Jalen Hurts, but considering the latter 2 are redshirt freshmen and freshmen respectively, you can almost eliminate them from the competition as Saban almost certainly won't start a freshman QB. The favorite to replace Henry at RB is Bo Scarbrough the son of former Oklahoma Heisman winner Nate Scarbrough, he's only a sophomore and may split carries with another sophomore in Damien Harris. There's a ton of receiving talent on this team as Alabama brings back Calvin Ridley, ArDarius Stewart, Robert Foster and adds transfer Gehrig Dieter, then there's TE O.J. Howard always known as a top talent but underutilized until he got unleashed in the national title game. Alabama loses 2 starting linemen, the toughest to replace will be center Ryan Kelly, but they bring back the talented somehow not suspended Cam Robinson(sorry but no matter the program that stuff shouldn't happen.) The defense will look a lot different as a lot of talented players are now in the NFL, the only starter on the defensive line that's back is Jonathan Allen who will prove to be a leader up front, Alabama rotates a lot so they have plenty of options to replace the lost starters. The linebackers will miss Reggie Ragland, but Reuben Foster is back to lead the unit, there will be plenty of options, Tim Williams had 10.5 sacks as a pash rush specialist last year and Ryan Anderson had 6 sacks in limited action. Alabama returns the most starters in the secondary, this unit was easily the weakest on the defense last year as it got burned at times when it went up against good QBs. The secondary had it relatively easy when you consider the great pass rush and the poor passing games Alabama played, but with a lot of experience this unit could be one of the best in the country this year. Alabama will be tested by a very tough schedule, as they open the season against USC, though the rest of their non-conference schedule is easy, Alabama also gets the benefit of Kentucky from the East, but their matchup against Tennessee is on the road and more of a challenge than it's been in a long time, they also get LSU and arch-nemesis Ole Miss on the road. Still an undefeated season and a playoff birth is still on the cards and any less will be a disappointment for Alabama.
Predictions:
Sept. 3 USC (Jerry World): If only USC was at the level they were 03-05, wow this would have been a fun matchup, as it is there's still intrigue, both teams breaking in new QBs, RBs and Dline's, both with talented receivers and of course Lane Kiffin going up against the team that fired him. Kiffin wanting revenge is the only thing that could get in Alabama's way(yes I typed that right) as he might make foolish play calls, if that doesn't happen I see Alabama winning. W
Sept. 10 Western Kentucky: This game would have been a lot more interesting against last year's Western Kentucky, but it's not so... easy win. W
Sept. 17 @ Ole Miss: Saban v Arch-Nemesis, Saban can't possibly lose 3 in a row to the same team can he? Ole Miss will really miss Treadwell in this one, I think Alabama wins. W
Sept. 24 Kent State: Saban will probably take an easy on his alma-matter and pull the starters after they take a 4 touchdown lead. W
Oct. 1 Kentucky: Another easy win. W
Oct. 8 @ Arkansas: Arkansas defensively has held Alabama to one of their lowest scoring output in every year since Kiffin arrived at Alabama, so there's some intrigue here. W
Oct. 15 @ Tennessee: This was the closest game I came to picking Alabama to go down in, Tennessee has all the talent to pull it off...I just couldn't pull the trigger on this one gut feeling they would let me down. W
Oct. 22 Texas A&M: Unless Trevor Knight suddenly brings back his 2013 Sugar bowl self I can't possibly see Texas A&M winning this. W
Nov. 5 @ LSU: It's been a long time since LSU has won this game, I'm going to pick Alabama until they do. W
Nov. 12 Mississippi State: If Mississippi State couldn't beat Alabama with Dak Prescott they sure aren't going to do it without him. W
Nov. 19 Chattanooga: Why? W
Nov. 26 Auburn: No kick 6 miracles for Auburn. W
Predicted Record: 12-0(8-0)
Preview: Alabama was once again strong last year, as they won yet another national title. It wasn't without it's early bumps though as in the 3rd week of the year they lost once again to their arch nemesis Ole Miss in one of the longest, wackiest, all over the place games you'll ever see as Alabama trailed by 20 came back then quickly fell behind by 20 again before the 2nd comeback fell 6 points short. They would go unchallenged until a home game against Tennessee where Tennessee had some decent success running the ball but they missed 3 field goals, Alabama was down 1 late in the game before scoring a touchdown and forcing a fumble to win, after that they destroyed LSU and just about everyone else in their path on their way to the national title game against Clemson. Alabama was well tested but some huge special teams plays in the 4th quarter allowed them to take the game over and win it all. Now they get ready to try to do it all over again, with a different looking roster. The offense actually played well most of last year but gone is QB Jake Coker who finally ran away with the starting job like he was expected to since arriving on campus and workhorse Derrick Henry. This is the 3rd year in a row that Alabama has found themselves looking for a starting QB as Saban has named the senior the last 2 years, that won't happen this year. The QB competition is considered wide open between Cooper Bateman, David Cornwell, Blake Barnett and Jalen Hurts, but considering the latter 2 are redshirt freshmen and freshmen respectively, you can almost eliminate them from the competition as Saban almost certainly won't start a freshman QB. The favorite to replace Henry at RB is Bo Scarbrough the son of former Oklahoma Heisman winner Nate Scarbrough, he's only a sophomore and may split carries with another sophomore in Damien Harris. There's a ton of receiving talent on this team as Alabama brings back Calvin Ridley, ArDarius Stewart, Robert Foster and adds transfer Gehrig Dieter, then there's TE O.J. Howard always known as a top talent but underutilized until he got unleashed in the national title game. Alabama loses 2 starting linemen, the toughest to replace will be center Ryan Kelly, but they bring back the talented somehow not suspended Cam Robinson(sorry but no matter the program that stuff shouldn't happen.) The defense will look a lot different as a lot of talented players are now in the NFL, the only starter on the defensive line that's back is Jonathan Allen who will prove to be a leader up front, Alabama rotates a lot so they have plenty of options to replace the lost starters. The linebackers will miss Reggie Ragland, but Reuben Foster is back to lead the unit, there will be plenty of options, Tim Williams had 10.5 sacks as a pash rush specialist last year and Ryan Anderson had 6 sacks in limited action. Alabama returns the most starters in the secondary, this unit was easily the weakest on the defense last year as it got burned at times when it went up against good QBs. The secondary had it relatively easy when you consider the great pass rush and the poor passing games Alabama played, but with a lot of experience this unit could be one of the best in the country this year. Alabama will be tested by a very tough schedule, as they open the season against USC, though the rest of their non-conference schedule is easy, Alabama also gets the benefit of Kentucky from the East, but their matchup against Tennessee is on the road and more of a challenge than it's been in a long time, they also get LSU and arch-nemesis Ole Miss on the road. Still an undefeated season and a playoff birth is still on the cards and any less will be a disappointment for Alabama.
Predictions:
Sept. 3 USC (Jerry World): If only USC was at the level they were 03-05, wow this would have been a fun matchup, as it is there's still intrigue, both teams breaking in new QBs, RBs and Dline's, both with talented receivers and of course Lane Kiffin going up against the team that fired him. Kiffin wanting revenge is the only thing that could get in Alabama's way(yes I typed that right) as he might make foolish play calls, if that doesn't happen I see Alabama winning. W
Sept. 10 Western Kentucky: This game would have been a lot more interesting against last year's Western Kentucky, but it's not so... easy win. W
Sept. 17 @ Ole Miss: Saban v Arch-Nemesis, Saban can't possibly lose 3 in a row to the same team can he? Ole Miss will really miss Treadwell in this one, I think Alabama wins. W
Sept. 24 Kent State: Saban will probably take an easy on his alma-matter and pull the starters after they take a 4 touchdown lead. W
Oct. 1 Kentucky: Another easy win. W
Oct. 8 @ Arkansas: Arkansas defensively has held Alabama to one of their lowest scoring output in every year since Kiffin arrived at Alabama, so there's some intrigue here. W
Oct. 15 @ Tennessee: This was the closest game I came to picking Alabama to go down in, Tennessee has all the talent to pull it off...I just couldn't pull the trigger on this one gut feeling they would let me down. W
Oct. 22 Texas A&M: Unless Trevor Knight suddenly brings back his 2013 Sugar bowl self I can't possibly see Texas A&M winning this. W
Nov. 5 @ LSU: It's been a long time since LSU has won this game, I'm going to pick Alabama until they do. W
Nov. 12 Mississippi State: If Mississippi State couldn't beat Alabama with Dak Prescott they sure aren't going to do it without him. W
Nov. 19 Chattanooga: Why? W
Nov. 26 Auburn: No kick 6 miracles for Auburn. W
Predicted Record: 12-0(8-0)
