Whoever wins C-USA

by **SMU89** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 12:25 am

http://www.dailyillini.com/index.php/ar ... oked_teams

by **PonyPlayer4** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 12:46 am

The season, or at least camp, needs to start already. August is always the longest month of the year waiting for the games to kick off.

by **ponyte** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 5:57 am

How long has it been that anyone called our schedule brutal? And not just brutal in a physical manner, but brutal cause we have a good team and the schedule could be brutal to our overall record. Nice to be in a highly competitive situation with the opportunity for really great things.

by **SMU89** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 6:12 am

And we used to have Baylor.

by **SMU 86** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 8:45 am

I just hope we don't miss a bowl game due to this. It would not be good to miss a bowl game this early in the rebuilding process. Because the schedule isn't any better for a few years to come.

by **Mitch McConnell** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 9:46 am

SMU 86 wrote:I just hope we don't miss a bowl game due to this. It would not be good to miss a bowl game this early in the rebuilding process. Because the schedule isn't any better for a few years to come.

If we believe the program is moving in the direction Jones tells us it is, then don't you think some of the opponents are saying that about us? Why can't we win in Hattiesburg? We won in Greenville last year...

by **SMU 86** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 10:06 am

I am with you General. I just hope our schedule egos don't cost our bowl streak. That would severly damage our recruitng. We'll see though. What is your prediction for our teams record this year?

by **sbsmith** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 10:10 am

SMU 86 wrote:I just hope we don't miss a bowl game due to this. It would not be good to miss a bowl game this early in the rebuilding process. Because the schedule isn't any better for a few years to come.

The only way we miss a bowl game is if we get hit hard by the injury bug. We figure to have at least 5 victories (UTEP, NW State, Memphis, Tulane, Rice) which means we just need to win 1 out of the remaining 7 to be bowl-eligible. I'd like to see lighter OOC schedules but this season a tough OOC slate shouldn't prevent us from going to a bowl.

by **sacklunch** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 12:13 pm

McDermott is just as good as Padron. If Padron went down it wouldn't affect our season as much as if Banjo or JG Davis went down.

I wouldn't be as worried about Line getting injured if we still had Fields.

by **goldenstang** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 12:32 pm

sacklunch wrote:McDermott is just as good as Padron. If Padron went down it wouldn't affect our season as much as if Banjo or JG Davis went down.

I wouldn't be as worried about Line getting injured if we still had Fields.

You are crazy if you think McDermott is as good as Padron.

by **PonyPlayer4** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 2:47 pm

goldenstang wrote:
sacklunch wrote:McDermott is just as good as Padron. If Padron went down it wouldn't affect our season as much as if Banjo or JG Davis went down.

I wouldn't be as worried about Line getting injured if we still had Fields.

You are crazy if you think McDermott is as good as Padron.

RT

by **SMU89** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 4:14 pm

I want a hard OOC.....we will never get to where we want to be with an easy OOC.

by **Mustangsabu** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 5:06 pm

sacklunch wrote:McDermott is just as good as Padron. If Padron went down it wouldn't affect our season as much as if Banjo or JG Davis went down.

I wouldn't be as worried about Line getting injured if we still had Fields.

I consider myself to be a sunshiner in many respects but I would point out that KP was injured for much of last year and played anyway. Had JJ been as good we'd have seen him.

by **SMU 86** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 5:33 pm

SMU89 wrote:I want a hard OOC.....we will never get to where we want to be with an easy OOC.

TCU did. But we need to build our talent base and go to about 5 bowl games in a row before we should think about a death row schedule IMO.

by **AusTxPony** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 7:19 pm

Part of our "brutal" schedule is that we play such tough games on the road. Next year we get USM, Houston, Tulsa, and TCU at home. UCF away. I am glad we have this schedule with our experienced linemen instead of next year, when there will be a load of seniors to replace. And we will be fine this year (7-8 wins) if Padron is on!