ESPN Bottom 10

[Duke Blue Blood]

So nice to not see SMU not on the list or even on the waiting list. Rice is there as well as annual visits by Buffalo, Idaho and Temple.

UNT is on the wait list. A loss to Tech and them would put us there.

DBB

[GoRedGoBlue]

Are these 'SHOULD WINS' yet?


ESPN.com's Bottom 10
RANK TEAM 2005 COMMENT
1. Temple 0-11 "Singled Out": The Owls would never get past the first elimination round. Jenny McCarthy wouldn't have even burped in their direction.
2. Buffalo 1-10 "House of Style": Five wins in the last four years qualifies the Bulls, if Molly Sims and Co. decide to focus on what's not in fashion.
3. New Mexico State 0-12 "Real World": What happens when people stop being polite and start getting real? In Las Cruces, it's an 0-12 campaign in 2005.
4. Kent State 1-10 "Pimp My Ride": The Golden Flashes need to pull into the garage for a complete overhaul. But could Mad Mike do anything with this MAC jalopy?
5. Syracuse
1-10 "Remote Control": The Orange need to select the Channel/Channel category and let Colin Quinn tap into the spirits of past Syracuse greats.
6. Rice 1-10 "I Want A Famous Face": The Owls' offseason plastic surgery included bringing in former Texas QB Major Applewhite to run the offense.
7. F_U 7-15 "Punk'd": You keep expecting Ashton Kutcher to jump out and tell Florida Atlantic and Florida International that they've been the victim of a Division I-A prank.
8. Eastern Michigan 4-7 "Cribs": The Eagles averaged only 5,219 fans per home game, the lowest in Division I-A. The no-shows haven't missed much lately.
9. Idaho 2-9 "Newlyweds": Dennis Erickson has tied the knot again with the Vandals. Hope it works out better for them than it did for Nick and Jessica.
10. Louisiana-Monroe 5-5 "Road Rules": With eight road games on the 2006 schedule, the Warhawks won't be winning many prizes along the way this season.



Waiting list: Alabama's nonconference schedule, Duke (1-10), Illinois (2-9), Kentucky (3-8), North Texas (2-9), Oregon's uniforms, San Jose State (3-8), UNLV (2-9), Utah State (3-8) and Wisconsin's nonconference schedule.

[Fish 'n Chips]

I would say YES, but I'm a bit biased.

I'd be interested to see what the line is on the SMU vs. UNT game next week. I think the fine folks in Las Vegas, who are non-biased as can be, would say we were favored --> therefore these would be SHOULD wins.

[GoRedGoBlue]

My point is that we SHOULD be 3-1 after 4.

At that point, Willis is no longer 'inexperienced' - what can he do with a 'veteran team' that won 5 games last year from that point on?

That's the question.

I can see us losing UTEP and HOU, despite beating those teams last year (especially with their transfers from LAST year on the team).

So, 6-6 would not surprise me. But I expect at least 7-5 based upon that 3-1 start.

[jtstang]

Used to be GUARANTEED WINS. Backing off, are we?