Schedule rank

With respect to Spiff, here are my thoughts on the schedule this year. Tougher games do not necessarily mean better teams, time and place are significant factors as well. Predictions in parenthesizes.



1. LSU in Houston (loss)

2. Miss St. at Mississippi (loss)

3. Wisconsin at home (coin flip)

4. Utah at home (win)

5. Bosie St at home (win)

6. Hawaii at Hawaii (win)

7. East Carolina there (win)

8. San Jose St at home (win)

9. Utah St there (win)

10. UNLV at south home (win)

11. Fresno St there (win)

12. UMass at home (win)

13. Portland St at home (win)



My blue googles hope for 11-2, with us unfortunately going 0-2 against the SEC. Wisconsin becomes the most pivotal game. If we win that and get to 11-2, we may have some interesting options as a bowl free agent and an ESPN partner.

I would love to see the bowl free agency work well. It could have an impact on how future bowl games are put together making better match ups.

Good thoughts. Excellent point on a more difficult game does mean it is because it is a better team.



One my biggest concerns is getting off to an awful start - i.e., losing to LSU, Utah & Wisconsin - and then who knows how the season plays out after that.

cscoug wrote:

With respect to Spiff, here are my thoughts on the schedule this year. Tougher games do not necessarily mean better teams, time and place are significant factors as well. Predictions in parenthesizes.



1. LSU in Houston (loss)

2. Miss St. at Mississippi (loss)

3. Wisconsin at home (coin flip)

4. Utah at home (win)

5. Bosie St at home (win)

6. Hawaii at Hawaii (win)

7. East Carolina there (win)

8. San Jose St at home (win)

9. Utah St there (win)

10. UNLV at south home (win)

11. Fresno St there (win)

12. UMass at home (win)

13. Portland St at home (win)



My blue googles hope for 11-2, with us unfortunately going 0-2 against the SEC. Wisconsin becomes the most pivotal game. If we win that and get to 11-2, we may have some interesting options as a bowl free agent and an ESPN partner.

My predictions are about the same as cscoug except that I think LSU is a coin flip as LSU no longer has their star RB from last year and they have a a new HC and coaching Staff as well as it is their first game of the season. I do agree with Wisconsin being a coin flip although BYU has the advantage being at home. I can see BYU going 11-2 also with the good possiblity of finishing 12-1 with Mississippi St. as the lone loss if things fall out accordingly.

Don't underestimate LSU. Key practiced today and Guice is as good as Fournet. Guice did not practice as he had a wisdom tooth removed but it will not be out very long.

scott715 wrote:

Don't underestimate LSU. Key practiced today and Guice is as good as Fournet. Guice did not practice as he had a wisdom tooth removed but it will not be out very long.

They're planning to put it back in!?!

cscoug wrote:

Don't underestimate LSU. Key practiced today and Guice is as good as Fournet. Guice did not practice as he had a wisdom tooth removed but it will not be out very long.

They're planning to put it back in!?!

haha

Sorry, I was in a rush. I have been putting a test together for tomorrow's class. Just finished and now it is time for bed. We are leaving for Utah in the morning for the game this weekend.