July 31, 2008

UCF, Tulsa picked to win CUSA East, West respectively

Apparently Conference USA only list the top three for each division in their pre season poll. I suppose that leave it to me to fill in the rest. Last year's standings are going to be largely relied upon.

East:
1) UCF
2) East Carolina
3) Southern Mississippi
4) Memphis
5) Marshall
6) UAB

West:
1) Tulsa
2) Houston
3) UTEP
4) Tulane
5) Rice
6) SMU

UCF is my pick for the conference champion, but East Carolina is a big question mark after last season. My step brother graduated from UCF, so I am biased. UCF returns a star running back and appear loaded to make a run, possibly at a BCS game.

CORRECTION: UCF lost their running back to the NFL. Oops, my bad. Kevin, looks like Idon't get a bonus check this month either... This does not alter my predictions above, except the likelihood of a BCS berth is negligible. END CORRECTION.

C-USA as cupcake: A win in any of these games is highly unexpected.
UAB vs Tennessee, Tulane vs LSU, Marshall vs Wisconsin, Rice vs Texas, SMU vs Texas Tech

C-USA as underdog: 5 wins out of these 14 games would be a good showing.
UCF vs Boston College, Tulsa vs Arkansas, East Carolina vs Virginia Tech, East Carolina vs West Virginia, East Carolina vs Virginia, S. Miss vs Auburn, S. Miss vs Boise State, Memphis vs Louisville, Tulane vs Alabama, Marshall vs West Virginia, Marshall vs Cincinnati, UAB vs South Carolina, SMU vs TCU, SMU vs Navy

Too close to call: 8-7 would be a good turnout for these games.
UCF vs USF, UCF vs Miami (FL), Tulsa vs New Mexico, East Carolina vs NC State, Houston vs Oklahoma State, Houston vs Air Force, Houston vs CSU, UTEP vs Buffalo, UTEP vs New Mexico State, Memphis vs Mississippi, Tulane vs Army, Rice vs Vanderbilt, Rice vs North Texas, Rice vs Army, UAB vs Florida Atlantic

C-USA as favorite: C-USA should win 5 of these 7 games.
Tulsa vs North Texas, S. Miss vs Louisiana Lafayette, S. Miss vs Arkansas State, UTEP vs Louisiana Lafayette, Memphis vs Arkansas State, Tulane vs Louisiana Monroe, UAB vs Alabama State, SMU vs Texas State

C-USA vs Cupcakes: Any loss in these 4 games would be a strong disappointment.
UCF vs South Carolina State, Tulsa vs Central Arkansas, Houston vs Southern University, Memphis vs Nicholls State

Comments:

UCF, Tulsa picked to win CUSA East, West respectively
Apparently Conference USA only list the top three for each division in their pre season poll. I suppose that leave it to me to fill in the rest. Last year's standings are going to be largely relied upon. East: 1) UCF 2) East Carolina 3) Southern Mississippi 4) Memphis 5) Marshall 6) UAB West: 1) Tulsa 2) Houston 3) UTEP 4) Tulane 5) Rice 6) SMU UCF is my pick for the conference champion, but East Carolina is a big question mark after last season. My step brother graduated from UCF, so I am biased. UCF returns a star running back and appear loaded to make a run, possibly at a BCS game. CORRECTION: UCF lost their running back to the NFL. Oops, my bad. Kevin, looks like Idon't get a bonus check this month either... This does not alter my predictions above, except the likelihood of a BCS berth is negligible. END CORRECTION. C-USA as cupcake: A win in any of these games is highly unexpected. UAB vs Tennessee, Tulane vs LSU, Marshall vs Wisconsin, Rice vs Texas, SMU vs Texas Tech C-USA as underdog: 5 wins out of these 14 games would be a good showing. UCF vs Boston College, Tulsa vs Arkansas, East Carolina vs Virginia Tech, East Carolina vs West Virginia, East Carolina vs Virginia, S. Miss vs Auburn, S. Miss vs Boise State, Memphis vs Louisville, Tulane vs Alabama, Marshall vs West Virginia, Marshall vs Cincinnati, UAB vs South Carolina, SMU vs TCU, SMU vs Navy Too close to call: 8-7 would be a good turnout for these games. UCF vs USF, UCF vs Miami (FL), Tulsa vs New Mexico, East Carolina vs NC State, Houston vs Oklahoma State, Houston vs Air Force, Houston vs CSU, UTEP vs Buffalo, UTEP vs New Mexico State, Memphis vs Mississippi, Tulane vs Army, Rice vs Vanderbilt, Rice vs North Texas, Rice vs Army, UAB vs Florida Atlantic C-USA as favorite: C-USA should win 5 of these 7 games. Tulsa vs North Texas, S. Miss vs Louisiana Lafayette, S. Miss vs Arkansas State, UTEP vs Louisiana Lafayette, Memphis vs Arkansas State, Tulane vs Louisiana Monroe, UAB vs Alabama State, SMU vs Texas State C-USA vs Cupcakes: Any loss in these 4 games would be a strong disappointment. UCF vs South Carolina State, Tulsa vs Central Arkansas, Houston vs Southern University, Memphis vs Nicholls State