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DCTF predicts the Mean Green will have a 5-7 season. Here's the predicted game by game wins & losses. What are your predictions ? @ Kansas State - L TULSA - L @ LSU - L @ Rice - L FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL - W UL-LAFAYETTE - W @ UL-Monroe - W TROY - L @ Western Kentucky - W @ Florida Atlantic - L @ Middle Tennessee - L ARKANSAS STATE - W 5 wins 7 losses Here's my humble game by game thoughts @ Kansas State - L (with 19 incoming JCs, could the Mean Green possibly shock the Wildcats before they get settled in ?) TULSA - L @ LSU - L @ Rice - W FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL - W UL- LAFAYETTE -W @ UL-Monroe - L TROY - L (Maybe surprise the Trojans ?) @ Florida Atlantic - L @ Western Kentucky - W @ Middle Tennessee - W (Muts have never beaten the Mean Green in the 'boro) ARKANSAS STATE - W

Article from the Muts board. http://insidehighered.com/news/2008/06/18/knight

If DeLoach can just get the defense back to the pre-Mendoza level it will make a huge difference. '07 45.08 ppg given up '06 25.33 ppg given up '05 28.83 ppg given up

http://www.sundaymorningqb.com/2008/6/18/5...ly-anticipatory

#72 Indiana http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/ Who is No. 71?: The lesser of two Trojans in the F.B.S.

Thus far MIDDLE TENNESSEE http://media.www.mtsusidelines.com/media/s...t-3380620.shtml ARKANSAS STATE http://media.www.mtsusidelines.com/media/s...y-3382824.shtml TROY http://media.www.mtsusidelines.com/media/s...h-3382832.shtml

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Mean Joe Greene http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/face/index Click to read more http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/face/team?teamId=249

Some respect for the Trojans BIG TEN The victim: Ohio State. The game: Ohio State vs. Troy, September 20. The setup: at USC the week before. Why it Will be a Trap Game: Principally, this could be a trap game because it comes the week after Ohio State plays the USC Trojans in Los Angeles. That is a critical game on many levels for the Buckeyes, mainly in restoring credibility to itself and to its conference. The ESPN College GameDay crew will be there, it will receive endless hype, and it may end up being the best regular season game. The week after that circus, the feisty Trojans from Troy, Alabama come to town. They are well known throughout the South for near misses against good ACC and SEC teams. Troy runs the spread offense that gives OSU fits, and though former offensive coordinator and spread guru Tony Franklin has left for Auburn, his protege Neal Brown is taking over and keeping complete continuity. In a similar trap game scenario, Troy played Georgia to within 10 points the week after the Bulldogs played Florida. If Ohio State comes home fat and happy after a win in L.A., this game could be a lot closer of a contest than anyone thinks. Why it May Not Matter: If Ohio State loses to USC, they will probably take it out on Troy in ugly fashion. While it's true that the Troy played Georgia to within 10 points, it took a touchdown with five seconds left to keep that from being 17. Troy also lost senior QB Omar Haugabrook to graduation and star CB Leodis McKelvin to the NFL draft this offseason. Ohio State is absolutely loaded on both sides of the ball, so it's a bit much to expect a Sun Belt Conference team to win in the Horseshoe no matter the circumstances. Trap games could ruin season for these contenders http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/story/8202692...hese-contenders

off the Muts board The expansion and upgrade of the football stadium was expected to cost $37.5 million but now will be $49 million, athletic director Wood Selig said. But cost overruns, including the increased cost of building materials, are driving up the price, Selig said. http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.d...469/1002/SPORTS

Well this year we've got Gary DeLoach. You can bet your bippy if he'd been here last year we wouldn't be moaning & groaning about a 2-12 season. As bad as the defense was last year, we lost 5 game by 2 TDs or less Arkansas State 4 points Navy 8 points UL Lafayette 9 points Florida Atlantic 10 points smu 14 points DeLoach is a savy DC and will fit the defense to the player talent that he has available.

Don't count on it.

#73 Georgia Tech http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/1...-tech/#more-935 Who is No. 72?: This university has won more than half as many men’s basketball championships (5) as it has played in bowl games (9).

Time for a group cry ? Do we just surrender before the season even begins ?

All is lost

The French battle flag is waving again 1

More and more, college football teams also are looking for faster, slimmer players who can defend the spread attack. Coaches want 275-pound tackles who can stop the run and rush the passer. They want 250-pound ends who can sack the quarterback and drop into pass coverage. Ends have become tackles. Linebackers have become ends. Safeties have become linebackers. ARTICLE http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/columns/stor...&id=3427409

DCTF is predicting a 5-7 season for the Mean Green. What are your thoughts ? http://www.dentonrc.com/sharedcontent/dws/...16.972dcbc.html

#74 Ohio http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/1...-ohio/#more-933 Who is No. 73?: This university holds the N.C.A.A. record for most points scored in a game, dropping 222 on poor old Cumberland in 1916.

Middle Tennessee hit with budget cuts. http://tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/articl...375/1002/SPORTS

Some way out stuff here & as usual UNT is told "bend over". http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/sports_co...or-th.html#more

Effect on the MWC, WAC ? http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=424038

You are correct. In '88 we beat Rice 33-17 in our only meeting. Same year we beat Tech and lost the Texas on the infamous last minute TD pass reception.

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#75 Kentucky http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/1...tucky/#more-932 Who is No. 74?: This team’s nine wins in 2006 were the second most in program history, and the most since 1968.