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It is always scary to open with a conference between you never know what to expect and a loss can be a real detriment.
As for Minnesota, I think that they are underrated. The running game alone will give FAU fits unless they can scheme them well. NDSU has one thing FAU doesn't…size on the DL to match up with the Minnesota OL. Also, that game was later in the season and it was sandwiched between games against Wisconsin and Ohio State. I think Minnesota just overlooked NDSU. That will not be the case for FAU. I think FAU's best chances come against Oklahoma State and USF. I had thought Kentucky, but they have a far more talented squad than Oklahoma State.
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I believe the 'Belt changed the bowl rules after NT went bowling with the 5-7 record.
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eric said
Well, it is unlikely. I actually think that Arkansas State is the best team from the Sun Belt. I just see FAU beating Arkansas State and losing to UL Lafayette and somebody else (the conference is WIDE open). I actually think they can compete with Minnesota. North Dakota State missed a FG at the end of regulation and lost 10-9, even though NDSU is a pretty good 1-AA team, I'm thinking that the Owls can do something similar. I think Minnesota is going to be pretty down.
As for USF, Kentucky, and Oklahoma State, I think they'll beat FAU. But who's to say that they can't compete?
Well, we'll just have to see how it turns out, I guess. I think Arkansas State will go 6-6 and the same with UL Lafayette. FAU though wins the Sun Belt going 5-2 in conference play. That's how I see it shaking down. They ended last year very well and I think they can carry the momentum.
What about you guys though? Got any "inside information" on the Sun Belt? Who are you picking? Do you like FAU as well?
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Well … Troy's QB passed 393 times for 2,401 yards. Not good enough for you?
Omar Haugabook? He's pretty good, but that didn't stop Troy's passing attack from ranking 71st in the nation. Total offense though, he does rank up there because he can make some plays with his legs.
Thanks for informing me, I didn't know they changed the rules! I thought the Sun Belt champ got an automatic bid no matter their record, but I guess not.
So, using my scenario, would that mean that even though FAU owns the tiebreak against Arkansas State, they don't go bowling while Arkansas State does?
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BlueRaiderFn said
If you use "passing yards" for individuals and not teams then Troy comes in at 45. Even if you use passing yards for the team, Mississippi State, Oklahoma, Texas A and M, Georgia, Maryland and a host of others (including about 3/4ths of the MAC) do just as poorly. Any person that has really followed this conference knows that there is no way that we have a team with a losing record go to a bowl game. That hasn't happened since the first year and the conference regulations stipulate that it won't happen again. This is just more egomaniacal chest thumping from a person that obviously knows nothing about the conference. Give me a break! We haven't had less than two teams with a winning record since the first year the conference was started for 1A ball!
Okay, the thing you don't take into account is the level of competition. You equate Oklahoma's, Texas A&M's, Georgia's, and Maryland's passing attacks to those of Sun Belt teams? I know what happened between FIU and Maryland last year, but let's not get ahead of ourselves.
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eric said
Well … Troy's QB passed 393 times for 2,401 yards. Not good enough for you?
Omar Haugabook? He's pretty good, but that didn't stop Troy's passing attack from ranking 71st in the nation. Total offense though, he does rank up there because he can make some plays with his legs.
overrated…lets see it this year…
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