2011 Record: (2-10, 1-7 in Sun Belt)
Head Coach: Rick Stockstill (35-40 at MTSU, 26-19 in Sun Belt)
Last Bowl Game: 2010 Season GoDaddy.com Bowl: lost to Miami (OH) 35-21
Four Year Coaching Trend: 5.75 wins, 6.75 losses per year; avg of 4 wins and 3.75 losses in Sun Belt per year
Schedule Glimpse:
Big Name Opponents: 9/29 at GT, 10/20 at Mississippi State
Must Win: 8/30 vs McNeese State, 9/8 vs FAU, 11/17 at South Alabama
Swing Games: 9/15 at Memphis, 11/1 at WKU, 11/24 vs Troy
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2011 Record: (2-10, 1-7 in C-USA)
Head Coach: Justin Fuente (first time head coach)
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Last Bowl Game: 2008 St. Petersburg Bowl: lost to USF 41-14
Schedule Glimpse:
Litmus Test: 10/6 vs Rice, 11/10 vs Tulane, 11/17 at UAB
Must Win: 9/1 UT Martin
Out of Conference: 9/8 at Arkansas St, 9/15 MTSU, 9/22 at Duke
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2011 Record: (8-5, 5-2 in MWC)
Head Coach: Dave Christensen (18-20 at Wyoming, 10-13 in MWC)
Last Bowl Game: 2011 New Mexico Bowl: lost to Temple 37-15
Schedule Glimpse:
Must Win: 9/15 vs Cal Poly, 9/22 at Idaho, 11/10 at New Mexico, 11/17 at UNLV
Paying the Bills: 9/1 at Texas
Swing Games: 9/8 vs Toledo, 10/6 at Nevada, 10/13 vs Air Force, 11/24 vs San Diego State no comments
It's time for our third and final edition of the Pac-12 roundtable. We've already discussed breakout stars and the most intriguing teams of the league. Now it's time to see if there is anybody out there that can contend with the Pac-12's version of the "Big 3". Back to join us are Pete and Ross from CFBZ as well as a host of great writers from the interwebs. We are joined by Dale Newton from The Duck Stops Here, Tim Tolman from The Saturday Edge and Kyle Kensing from Saturday Blitz and Arizona Desert Swarm.
Is this man ready to take the Huskies to the next level?
QUESTION: Which team outside of Oregon, Stanford and USC has the best chance to win the conference this year?
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2011 Record: (5-7, 3-4 in WAC)
Head Coach: Mike MacIntyre (6-19 at SJSU, 3-12 in WAC)
Last Bowl Game: 2006 New Mexico Bowl: beat New Mexico 20-12
Schedule Glimpse:
Must Win: 9/8 vs UC Davis, 10/20 at UTSA, 10/27 vs Texas State
Paying the Bills: 9/1 at Stanford
Revenge: 11/3 at Idaho, 11/17 vs BYU, 11/24 vs La Tech
no commentsYesterday we kicked off our Pac-12 roundtable series by talking about the players that are poised to be breakout stars. Today we will take a look at which teams intrigue us the most. Joining us once again is our in-house crew of Pete and Ross. We are also joined by Dale Newton from the Oregon blog The Duck Stops Here, Tim Tolman of The Saturday Edge and Kyle Kensing from Saturday Blitz and Arizona Desert Swarm. Let's get to the good stuff...
Can this guy make the transition from pro to college?
QUESTION: The Pac-12 is set up to be one of the most intriguing conferences this year with all of the coaching changes. What team will you be keeping an eye on?
no commentsSince we've started our pre-season previews we've taken a couple of weeks off from our off-season roundtable discussions. Don't worry! We haven't forgotten about the Pac-12 and the SEC. This week we are talking Pac-12 football and we have our usual Zealots in Pete and Ross. We are joined by our good friend Dale Newton from the great Oregon blog The Duck Stops Here. We are also proud to have Tim Tolman of the new site The Saturday Edge joining us. As if that wasn't enough, we also have our buddy Kyle Kensing from Saturday Blitz and Arizona Desert Swarm. Enough chit-chat let's move on to the first question posed to the roundtable....
There are some talented options to replace this guys production
QUESTION: Who do you see as the breakout stars of the Pac-12 this season?
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2011 Record: (2-10, 1-6 in WAC)
Head Coach: Robb Akey (19-43 at Idaho, 9-30 in WAC)
Last Bowl Game: 2009 Season Humanitarian Bowl: beat Bowling Green 43-42
Schedule Glimpse:
Must Win: 8/30 vs Eastern Washington, 10/13 at Texas State, 11/17 vs UTSA
Paying the Bills: 9/15 at LSU
Revenge: 9/8 at Bowling Green, 10/6 vs New Mexico St, 10/20 at La Tech, 11/10 at BYU, 11/24 at Utah St
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2011 Record: (4-9, 2-5 in WAC)
Head Coach: DeWayne Walker (9-29 at NMSU, 4-19 in WAC)
Last Bowl Game: 1960 Sun Bowl: beat Utah State 20-13
Schedule Glimpse:
Must Win: 8/30 vs Sacramento St, 9/29 vs UTSA, 12/1 at Texas State
Paying the Bills: 11/3 at Auburn
Revenge: 9/8 at Ohio, 9/15 at UTEP, 10/20 at Utah St, 10/27 vs La Tech, 11/10 vs SJSU, 11/24 vs BYU no comments
This Christmas, one of the gifts that I got under the tree was the book "Leading the Charge in Football and Life: Swing Your Sword". I didn't really have a chance to read it until I went to the beach this spring for a few days. I didn't know a lot about Mike Leach before reading the book. I knew he was very successful at Texas Tech, I knew he was labeled as a bit of a free spirit and of course I knew how he was ousted by Texas Tech.
The book is a very good and insightful read. From the early years where you learn about a unique way Mike Leach dealt with a neighborhood dog who was bullying him to how Leach coached a youth baseball team when he was just a kid and had the team doing a shadow infield drill to warm up. no comments
