http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nca.../31455167/
Germdawg gets the credit here. He just posted this over on the CUSA board, but I thought it should go here too.
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http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nca.../31455167/
Germdawg gets the credit here. He just posted this over on the CUSA board, but I thought it should go here too.
Discuss!
The link doesn't work for me.
This one does:
http://www.usatoday.com/staff/2525/paul-myerberg/
Well, after a promising picture on the front and a mention as a strong team, the article basically downs CUSA and just mentions Marshall and WKU toward the end. Pretty much a downer article for me.
Direct link;
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports...view/31455167/
I had posted it under the old countdown thread.
Another big reason we could win it all, out of last years Bowl Teams we return the most Offensive starters, and 2nd most Defensive starters (I don't count WKU's Defensive starters cause they're all offense :icon_razz:)
http://imgur.com/MJ53rM4.png
Thanks for the good link. And yeah, I'm pretty much the same way about the article. I don't get the love for WKU. Yeah, Case Keenum Jr will put up video game numbers, but has anyone remembered that they return 9 starts off the same defense that played last year that allowed 40 PPG? They'll be like our 2012, just with a worse defense (if you can imagine). I see no reason we shouldn't handle them again. I'm not expecting 59-10 again, but I am expecting a W.Quote:
Originally Posted by champion110
Totally agree..... If our defense is even close to last years, we will be in great shape! WKU doesn't scare me at all......Quote:
Originally Posted by Built4Speed
+1Quote:
Originally Posted by champion110
Myerberg also posted the 1-128 pre-ranking,
LaTech is at 51, as already known,
but interestingly Kansas State is at 57,
Mississippi State is at 45,
and obviously ULL is below us at 61
Looks like Myerberg may not be all that surprised if we sweep our non-conference schedule... :) For all his doom and gloom on our chances in the Conference preview that is, but of course Myerberg may just be looking at his predicted W-L results at the end of the year
#72 http://www.sbnation.com/college-foot...power-rankings :rolleyes:
I thought it was a fair right up...
If one thing last year showed us, no predictions can be made on the past year's performance
So, that also holds true for this year - WKU and Rice both will be out to avenge the embarrassing beat downs we handed them
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Write, right.
What's left after you are right??:rolleyes4:Quote:
Originally Posted by Houston Techsan
Jodie was home when you left, you're right.Quote:
Originally Posted by 70TECHGRAD
Yep...Jodie gets around!Quote:
Originally Posted by Houston Techsan
I don't remember the whole sequence. It was over 45 years ago. It seems one line ended "Jodie's got your girl and gone".Quote:
Originally Posted by 70TECHGRAD
Maybe I am off but WK doesn't have half the team Marshall and Tech. Do they have a good offense and QB? Yes. Do they have one of the worst defenses in the country? Absolutely and we all know where that will get you at the end of the day. Marshall will plug in someone at the QB position and have a much better defense and talent, roster than WK. Marshall also returns that huge RB who will shred WK into pieces after Dixon writes the blueprint in week 2. I also listened to the podcast he and another guy did about the G5 teams and he talked about WK like they were on the brink of a BCS bowl this year. They play @Vandy, @Indiana, @LSU, us and Marshall. That is at least 4 losses right there.
We've seen worse from one year to the next, but it is odd to me that we're supposed to just assume that WKU and Rice are somehow going to catch up to us by the 49 and 45 points we beat them by last year (although we have that history with Rice - huge wins in either direction from year to year, it's a funny history, after 8 games not only is the series tied, but the point differential is at 0, with lots of blowouts by both teams that somehow add up to 0).Quote:
Originally Posted by Gooddawg
On the other hand, you may be vastly over-rating Vandy and Indiana if you think they're automatically losses for anyone.
They should beat Vandy and maybe Indiana.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gooddawg
I say they go 3-2 in that schedule, lose badly to us, beat LSU decently, blow out Indiana and Vanderbilt, and lose to Marshall within a touchdown... ;)
Not with that defense. They lost to FIU last season and we think they are going to go on the road and win at Vandy and Indiana, etc. they gave up 40+ points in 8/12 games last year to cusa schools and worse. I know those teams aren't great but far from a probable win in my opinion.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cool Hand Clyde
This article said LA Tech has the best DL and the best Secondary in CUSA. If that's the case, our defense should be pretty good again this year.Quote:
Originally Posted by champion110
Concerning the WKU game, just going to post this recap of last year:Quote:
Originally Posted by HogDawg
Brandon Doughty, a "senior" in 2014 who was granted an extra year of eligibility after playing in four games his first two seasons, was magnificent in games that weren't against Louisiana Tech. His season passer rating was 167.1, third in the country (behind Oregon's Marcus Mariota and Ohio State's J.T. Barrett); he topped 195 on five occasions, and like Barrett, his awesome senior averages were dinged by a single awful performance (14-for-35 for 134 yards, one score, and four interceptions against Louisiana Tech). Without that, he completed 70 percent with a 48-to-6 TD-to-INT ratio.
Also, their 1500 yard rusher (Allen) only had 76 yards against us.
I think'll we'll have a decent chance of blowing them out again, or at least of shutting down their offense. ;)
http://www.sports-ratings.com/colleg...-1-to-128.html
Currently they have us at #47, Marshall at #49, and Kansas State at #48
GEAUX DAWGS
A couple of our posters have said we'd be heavy underdogs at Kansas St.. Maybe they should watch more college football.:icon_razz:Quote:
Originally Posted by BearDawg137
http://collegefootball.ap.org/poll
Hmmm, it would seem only WKU got any vote(s) in the AP poll. At least it will look better for us after week two ;)
If history serves, avoid the AP! We do not do well with that jujuQuote:
Originally Posted by BearDawg137
It is time for "that" to be put to bed! DAWG 'em !!!!!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Blue Dawg