JRK wrote:
Some thoughts on the schedule....
A-State....on road in game 1 vs FBS is pretty much the norm
M-State is worrisome..played them 2x last year..both close.....on the road....although Purple Bears have long played well (or even better than at home) on the road it seems....
Guess we cannot expect any favors from WAC.....get one at home (SHS) and 4 on the road.....
ASUN teams ...one at home and one on the road......glad to get EKU at home......
Tarleton is a wild card....D2 moving up is a challenge but UCA proved not always in 2006.....
Looking at 2019 Sagarin results....admittedly not terribly accurate being two year old data.....would give optimism for a very good season....using that data the outcomes below would be predicted....I think we will be better than two years ago assuming normal stepping up by then underclassmen getting experience...
@A-State ....loss by 10+
@M-State ...win by 9
UAPB...win by 19
SHS...loss by 1....probably another slugfest....Kats will be up for one last win at Conway
@ACU....win by 4.....never easy.....I recall a blowout at Abilene a few years back when we had 7 TOs....
EKU....win by 4..how many new QBs will they pull out of the hat?
@Lamar...win by 15...LU is another wildcard....I never know what to expect
@JSU...win by 4...they have not been their normal Top 15 self the past few years...
SFA....win by 8
@Tarleton........???..one would expect to be favored
That adds up to 8-2.....lots could go awry.....disappointing we only get 4 home games.....would have liked to see UAPB and M-State flipped to get a earlier home game and one more week to recover from the injuries we typically take vs A-State....Go Bears!!
Normally don't attend football games but great nephew is on A-States squad, so agreed to go with family to the UCA and Memphis games.
Both should be fun games to watch for those that like offense.
Like every year for the last decade, A-State should be very explosive on offense, but they are going to be young and/or inexperienced in a few spots on defense-but they have talent there, plus it will be the first game under a new coaching staff.
Any FCS but UCA and they might be caught looking ahead to Memphis the following week. Again should be a fun game for fans.