Game By Game Predictions

[MeanGreen61]

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

Edited June 18, 2008 by MeanGreen61

[GreenBat]

@ Kansas State - W (NT started K State's turnaround. The Cats return the favor, 20-17)

TULSA - W (Todd Graham is a douche, NT wins 35-23)

@ LSU - L (The Green scare the Tigers for a quarter, 38-13)

@ Rice - W (The Owls come in 0-3 and leave 0-4, 21-17)

FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL - W (Pay back is a bitch, 54-17)

UL- LAFAYETTE -W (Close game, but NT comes through late, 27-24

@ UL-Monroe - W (NT is bowl eligble in a blow out, 42-13)

TROY - L (Trojans too much, 37-24)

@ Florida Atlantic - L (Two in a row in the wrong column, 38-35)

@ Western Kentucky - W (It's an Ass whooping, where the third string receviers score, 62-10)

@ Middle Tennessee - W (NTowes the Tick Hounds, 28-17)

ARKANSAS STATE - L (The Mean Green play the worst game of the season, 23-7)

[greenminer]

Scare the Tigers for a quarter?

naw.

I'm going to Baton Rouge to beat their arses for 800 grand.

Edited June 19, 2008 by greenminer

[ADLER]

@ Kansas State - L

TULSA - L

@ LSU - L

@ Rice - L

FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL - W

UL-LAFAYETTE - W

@ UL-Monroe - L

TROY - L

@ Western Kentucky - L

@ Florida Atlantic - L

@ Middle Tennessee - L

ARKANSAS STATE - W

It's another rebuilding year.

Prediction: 3 wins and 9 losses, but with a little luck, victories can also be had against Rice, Monroe, WKU, FAU and Middle. Beating Tulsa is unlikely but it is not impossible. KSU and LSU are the only sure losses and the KSU game may be more respectable than recent contests against other BCS schools.

[Green P1]

@ Kansas State - L

TULSA - L

@ LSU - L

@ Rice - L

FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL - W

UL-LAFAYETTE - W

@ UL-Monroe - L

TROY - L

@ Western Kentucky - L

@ Florida Atlantic - L

@ Middle Tennessee - L

ARKANSAS STATE - W

It's another rebuilding year.

Prediction: 3 wins and 9 losses, but with a little luck, victories can also be had against Rice, Monroe, WKU, FAU and Middle. Beating Tulsa is unlikely but it is not impossible. KSU and LSU are the only sure losses and the KSU game may be more respectable than recent contests against other BCS schools.

I'm banking on a bit more of the "luck" than you. Also, I sternly predict a substantial victory, be it KSU or Tulsa.

[jimmyjames_99]

Still early, but...

@ Kansas State - L

TULSA - L (close)

@ LSU - L

@ Rice - W (close)

FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL - W

UL-LAFAYETTE - L (close)

@ UL-Monroe - L

TROY - L

@ Western Kentucky - W

@ Florida Atlantic - L

@ Middle Tennessee - L (close)

ARKANSAS STATE - W

4-8 with a few that could go either way

[Mean Green 93-98]

@ Kansas State - W (NT started K State's turnaround. The Cats return the favor, 20-17)

TULSA - W (Todd Graham is a douche, NT wins 35-23)

@ LSU - L (The Green scare the Tigers for a quarter, 38-13)

@ Rice - W (The Owls come in 0-3 and leave 0-4, 21-17)

FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL - W (Pay back is a bitch, 54-17)

UL- LAFAYETTE -W (Close game, but NT comes through late, 27-24

@ UL-Monroe - W (NT is bowl eligble in a blow out, 42-13)

TROY - L (Trojans too much, 37-24)

@ Florida Atlantic - L (Two in a row in the wrong column, 38-35)

@ Western Kentucky - W (It's an Ass whooping, where the third string receviers score, 62-10)

@ Middle Tennessee - W (NTowes the Tick Hounds, 28-17)

ARKANSAS STATE - L (The Mean Green play the worst game of the season, 23-7)

No way we win 8 and lose to Arky State. They look to be worse than FIU this year.

[untjim1995]

I see us at 4-8 with wins over FIU, ULL, @ WKU, and ASU at home in front of 4000 Close losses to Rice, ULM, FAU, and MTSU. Not close (more than 2 TDs difference)= KSU, Tulsa, FAU, Troy. The rebuilding is still going to be a slow progress--but we should double our performance from last year, which would be a nice advancement from where we were in Dickey's last 2 years and Dodge's first (and Mendoza's last) year. I just doubt that many folks will look at it this way. TD needs time--just like Fry needed time and Dickey needed time. Turning it around quickly in our situation is not easy--believe me, I wish it was, but it isn't. I think that next year is when we can begin competing with the top SBC teams again and maybe contend for the title. Our lines are going to need to be deeper and more experienced than they are this year to really make a huge push. Unless, of course, DeLoach really is a miracle worker!!

[Green Mean]

If we win 4-5 games this year...then I think its an extremely successful season.

[badgerwolf]

No way we win 8 and lose to Arky State. They look to be worse than FIU this year.

Who knows what will happen when the teams meet on the field, but stAte does SUCK on the road . . . LOL!!!

Rivals forecasts:

106. ARKANSAS STATE

COACH: Steve Roberts (31-41 in six seasons; 80-74-1 in 13 seasons overall).

LAST SEASON: 5-7 overall, 3-4 in Sun Belt (tied for fifth in league).

FINAL 2007 RIVALS.COM RANKING: 104th.

THE BUZZ: Arnold and Leonard provide hope that the offense can be productive. The defense was adequate last season, but the two best players are gone and a rebuilt secondary gives pause. The run defense was spotty last season and must improve. An upper-division finish in the Sun Belt should be the goal, but that may be too much to expect.

115. NORTH TEXAS

COACH: Todd Dodge (2-10 in one season).

LAST SEASON: 2-10 overall, 1-6 in Sun Belt (tied for seventh in league).

FINAL 2007 RIVALS.COM RANKING: 115th.

THE BUZZ: The pass-happy offense was potent in Dodge's first season. But it won't matter what the offense does unless UNT gets a whole lot better on defense. The Mean Green was 114th nationally in total defense and last in the nation in scoring defense, allowing more than 30 points 10 times. This is a young team. While the staff did a nice job on the recruiting trail, the Mean Green looks to be at least another season away from challenging for an upper-division finish in the Sun Belt.

[greenminer]

Right. No way we could lose to FIU last year, either.

[Mean Green 93-98]

Right. No way we could lose to FIU last year, either.

Perhaps you missed the qualifying clause:

No way we win 8 and lose to Arky State.

We didn't quite make 8 wins last year, in case you hadn't noticed.