2017 MAC football snap hunches

East
Miami (Ohio) -Look for Ragland's band to rock the East
Bowling Green- Morgan to Miller aerial show
Ohio- Solich has another solid squad.
Akron- No zip on D
Buffalo- Still re-building
Kent St- Not much gold on the Flash.

WEST
Toledo- Hard to go against Woodside's Rockets soaring in the West
W. Michigan- PJ rowed to Minnesota and some stars plaing on Sunday.
E. Michigan- Is Roback's arm enough totake them bowling again?
C. Michigan- Who starts at QB? Morris or Poljan?
N. Illinois-Will late 2016 rebound carry over?
Ball St  freshman LB, Brandon Martin will be busy.
Must see #MAC games: Oct 7 #EMU @ #toledo , #bowlinggreen  @#miami(OH) . Miami (OH) last played  #notredame  in 1909 in 46-0 loss and will travel to South Bend for a Sept 30 match up.

Aug 12: I wonder if this scheduling  pre-dates PJ stint @ #westermmichigan  .
Sept. 2 at #USC
Sept. 9 at #MichiganState

Aug 18: I missed this surprising tidbit : #Toledo has not appeared a MAC title game since 2004.

2017 MWC football snap hunches

MOUNTAIN

Wyoming- Josh Allen tosses the Cowboys to another division title.

Boise St.- Coach Harsin will need an instant upgrade on D

Colorado St.- Stevens to Gallop and pray for some D

Air Force- That ground attack keeps them competitive

New Mexico- Lobos went bowling last season and will need some D miracles to do it again

Utah St-Ags open with Wisky and may not recover..

WEST

San Diego St.- Coach Long's Aztecs D will power them to the division title.

UNLV- Armani to Keys suits the Rebs fine

Fresno St- Coach Tedford  wants to get back to the power 5- look for better Bulldogs' football

Hawaii-#drubrown and the O can score but Warriors secondary is porous.

Nevada- Look for Bama transfer #davidcornwell to do a decent job at QB

San Jose St.-Spartans OL is bad

Must see games: #sandiegost @ #unlv on Oct 7, #wyoming @ #boisest on Oct 21

Aug 14,2017

Three Aztecs football players have chickenpox. #sandiegost needs  to play contain .:wink:.

2017 Sunbelt football hunches

SUN BELT teams play alot of Power 5 conference matchup in the first three weeks.

App. St. doesn't have to face Troy and Ark St this season. Rushing duo of Upshaw/Moore is one of the keys.
Arkansas St: Ja’Von Rolland-Jones leads a strong D. Big conference  game @ Troy  and @south bama
Troy opens  If QB #justicehansen has good opener@ #BoiseST , then Sunbelt beware
South Alabama: Decent D and #dallasdavis at QB
Ga. Southern: More Statesboro blues
Georgia State hopes the rivalry game with GSU isn't a cellar-dweller battle.
La.-Monroe- look for QB #garrettsmith to rally the Warhawks
New Mexico St.: A healthy Larry Rose should help the Ags  stay in the middle of the pack.
Texas State: Lot of hype for #damianwillians
UL Lafayette- Need to replace a lot of starters
Coastal Carolina- Likely a rough Sunbelt delay- #austinwilson a QB transfer from Syracuse, has  a rough gig.
Idaho Vandals will slide out of 1A ball

Aug 22: Hey national media is paying attention to the O5:  SI.com ran a profile of #ArkSt DB  #BlaiseTaylor this week for his athletic and academic prowess.

2017 CUSA football snap hunches

Weak #CUSAEast and room for regime change in #CUSAWest
Ganes to watch: Oct 7 #usm /#utsa . Nov 18 #fau /#fiu  Nov 25 #utsa /#louisianatech


EAST
W. Kentucky-  A ton of changes but the East appears weak
M. Tenn. St.- If Stocksill stays healthy , they topple #wku.
Old Dominion- Monarchs slide back a little
FIU-Butch Davis will rile these lads up
FAU- Kiffin has ex FSU QB Singletary
Marshall- #herd lines need shoring up
Charlotte- 49ers need to find a little gold.

WEST
Louisiana Tech- Holtz' guys should prevail but #utsa may turn the tables this season
UTSA- Solid recruiting will finally reap some rewards
Southern Miss- Consistency ?????
North Texas- #meangreen did go bowling last season-keep your eyes on them
UTEP opens at #oklahoma- brutal
Rice- new logo
UAB- slow recovery from no football in two years

Aug 17, 2017 : #DaltonSturm - #utsa is betting a lot on his improvement. just six interceptions over his 13 starts last season.
Aug 25, 2017:#kiffin  hired #briles son, and #butchdavis wants #jimmyjohnson to visit his squad. #FAU and #FIU are getting plenty of ink

2017 AAC football snap hunches

The pre-season #AAC division favorites , #usf , #memphis do not match up during the regular season, but Memphis visits #UCF on Sept 9. I'm intrigued by two matchups on Sept 30. #navy visits #tulsa and a cool regional matchup as #marshall (CUSA) goes to #cincy. #navy and #temple face #notredame this season

EAST
South Florida- Coach Strong will attempt to recover his rep after un- hooking the Horns in Texas. QB #quintonflowers is  a star  but the D needs help.
UCF has enough O to cover D deficiencies
Cincinnati- Fickel moves the Bearcats up a notch
Temple will miss Rhule. Boo birds will be out in Philly.
East Carolina-Where's the D?
Connecticut The edsal is back
WEST
Memphis- Nice squad returning , particularly on O.
Navy- Never under-estimate the lads from Annapolis.
Tulsa Hurricanes aren't so golden on O
Houston- Going to miss Herman big time
Tulane- Green Wave crest a little
SMU- Can Coach Morris keep the Mustang opponents under 30 points a game?

Aug 20: #cincy hasn't played one game for #Fickel and the Joining the #big12 winds are whirling. Chill folks!

Early O5 jabs for 2017 football season

Sometimes, colleges need to heed the warning signs: #KevinOlsen began his career with Miami was suspended three times  and transferrred Towson (1AA) then to #charlotte (CUSA) and is now facing indictments on three counts of rape, and other charges.
#UAB returns to #Cusa play after two year hiatus
#AAC wants to make themselves known as part of the Power 6. Losing coaches to the O5 won't help. Ask Temple, Memphis, and Houston
#MWC football. Lotta love out there for Colorado St. Has any 1A school fallen faster than Fresno St?
June 10 notes: 11/18/17 Football at #FenwayPark #Uconn of the AAC  @ BC. Regional rivalry in its infancy.  Boston College  holds the all-time series lead 11-0-2.Game willbe televisedon CBSSN.
June 11 #AAC 2017 season notes:Interesting out of conference games-  #memphis visits #ucla, temple and #navy each visit #notredame, #smu visits #tcu, #ecu travels to #westvirginia and #virginiatech.. Can #newmexico win the MWC after losing nine startewrs on D?
June 14: #wku  lost Coach Brohn to #Purdue. The Hilltoppers toughest OOC matchup is probably Illinois. Coach Sanford has a strong  offensive mind and a #wku background. The transition shouldn't be too painful. Also look for big strides from #utsa.
June 16: #Sunbelt week 1 OOC play #appst visits #georgia , #arkst goes to #nebraska, #georgiasouthern goes to #auburn. I don't see an upset brewing, but maybe #troy gives #boisest a tough game.
June 17: Here's a week 1 matchup #wyoming (MWC) led by QB #joshallen  visit #iowa (big ten) and its big time rushing attack. Iowa won both games played between the teams . Iowa won 21-7 in Iowa City in 1953, and eked out a 20-19 Holiday Bowl  in 1987.

June 19

#MAC teams face some powerhouses in week 1: #WesternMichigan at USC ,  #Akron at Penn State, Kent State at Clemson. Then in a  a more competitve OOC matchup #miamiohio visits the Marshall #herd

June 21

#CUSA : Can ex-Fresno State Bulldog QB,  Zack#Greenlee displace #RyanMetz’sas #utep starting QB ?

june 24

 Kansas State receiver # CoreySutton, a native of Charlotte, NC,  plans to transfer to #AppState, but still has to sit out the 2017 season.

june 27

#tulsa, was 10-3 in 2016 and won its bowl game but  opens at #okst in aninteresting intrastate matchup. On paper it looks like a high scoring Tulsa loss. Oklahoma State leads in the series, 40–27–5

july 3

#wmu still has a solid rushing attack,Jarvion Franklin and LaVante Bellamy , but #toledo led by QB #woodside may take the MACW. #niu will return to the pack.

July 4

  MAC flash : #davidmcmichael, #kent st special teams coach suddenly  retired on June 30

july 7

#CUSA news: #MTSU has an excellent QB #stocksill, but can hiring former Syracuse head coach Scott Shafer as DC improve their D.

july 9

 Can #LukeFickell, new Cincy HC and former Buckeyes' DC,  go .500 in the #AAC this season?

july 10

and this year #Hawaii  #MWC has to travel #Umass. That's some serious travel.

july 12

Big question for #ecu is defense. Will they find any?

July 15

Working toward my other 5 predictions, I don't see any O5 team crashiing the power 5 party on New Years Day.  No #western michigan meeting Wisky 1/1/16, or #houston beating #fsu on 1/1/17

july17

MAC kicking game:  Punter  Joe Davidson, Sr. @  #Bowling Green has averaged 44.5 yards a punt..He's 6'7 234lbs

july 18

Checking in with the Aztecs! Is #RashaadPenny the man who can replace #pumphrey (Philadelphia Eagles) in #sandiegost backfield. He's been a top notch kick returner for three seasons.

july 20

#newmexicost (going Independent) and #idaho (downgrading) were voted out of the Sunbelt  and will they  pay their Sunbelt opponents back on the field  this season. Maybe the possibility of joining the MWC will get NMST  in gear? Also see rumors that the MWCis looking at #UTEP of the #CUSA.

july 25

#mwc getting a lot of scheduling  interest. #vanderbit adds #unlv to a home  & home  list that includes #coloradost, #nevada, and #hawaii in the next eight years. This season Vandy plays two #cusa teams, #mtsu and #wku.     
#sdst Aztecs' current contract with Qualcomm Stadium - ends in 2019. and they may have to move to Petco Park, Negotiations are on-going

july 28

#SOUTHFLORIDA  @ #SANJOSESTATE  AAC vs MWC in an Aug 26 matchup w/o much of a history.

aug 1

Can #troy of the Sunbelt pull off a mild upset @#boisest in week 1 ?

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O5 NIT

#uta plays at #byu- #hervey and crew upset  the Cougars
#fresnost at #tcu- Fresno has been playing better, but TCU beat Kansas last week.
#akron at #houston - Toss up. Zips just missed the Dance. Houston is erratic
#ucf hosts #Colorado- Buffs have a solid guard #derekwhite. UCF has been playing well led by the backcourt duo of B.J. Taylor and Matt Williams.

March 16

Maybe I should 've picked an NIT bracket?
Called the @uta 105 upset of #byu 89. Big game for D Charles
Fresno fell. akron survived Houston
B Taylor led #ucf over Colorado
And on March 14 both#MWC teams won.  #coloradost  beat Charleston. Nice night for Clavell. C. Hutchison BOISE (34 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST) beat Utah.
UCF faces Illinois St next. Boise vs Illinois. Colordo St/Bakersfield Akron /UTA

March 20

Illinois State vs. UCF (AAC), 7 p.m..#bjtaylor will keep the suprising UCF late season run going.

Texas-Arlington (Sunbelt) vs. Akron (MAC), 8 p.m. Look for #hervey to come big for #uta

Boise State(MWC) vs. Illinois, 9 p.m. Hutchinson will play well but #boise loses a close on on #Illinois home court


CS Bakersfield vs. Colorado State (MWC), 11 p.m. #Omogobo and the Rams will take advantage of home court and win by 7

March 21

Great comeback by #UCF. Coach #johnnydawkins did a great job and how about B.J. Taylor  22 points,including a pair of free throws with 1.3 seconds left .
Texas-Arlington handled Akron with a solid game from Erick Neal (13 PTS, 4 REB, 9 AST)
#boisest fell to Illinois, but got a good effort from Chandler Hutchison (17 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST).
I was wrong on #csu as #csb handled the Rams easily.
Next rd: #ucf vs #illinois and #uta vs Bakersfield

March 23

UCF (AAC) had a great first half and held off beat Illinois  to be the only O5 team to advance.
#hervey and #neal lead the Mavs on a second half comeback, but #UTA fell to CS Bakersfield.
UCF faces TCU  and will need another strong game from BJ Taylor.  CSB faces Georgia Tech.

March 29

#ucf, the last O5 team in the NIT, lost to #TCU. UCF had a two point lead at halftime but had a poor shooting second half and lost  by 15. Matt Williams led the UCF with 15 points.  TCU faces Georgia Tech , a winner over #ucsb, in the final.

April 11, 2017

#MWC:  After 18 season  at #sdsu , #stevefisher  retired and by his long time assistant #briandutcher was promoted. Perhaps his recruitment of Kawhi Leonard explains his success at #sdsu. The big programs thought he was "tweener". "We said, ‘This kid could be a nightmare for the opposition.’”
#AAC: The Lawson brothers are transferring from #memphis to #kansas. Former Memphis Coach Pasternak made their dad an asst coach , but Tubby Smith  moved him to a non-coaching role.

April 12

More MWC coaching news. #NewMexico has hired Paul Weir, who spent eleven season at #newmexicost, ten as an assistant, and last year as head coach he took the Aggies to the Dance.. This should make future intrastate battles more interesting.