I think the schedule is about as favorable as it could be. Very happy with Houston’s schedule.
(Not happy with BYU’s, but such is life.)
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If it were up to me week 1 is a Thursday, week 2 a Friday, week 3 Saturday. I’d love to get an extra day of prep the first couple weeks
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Got a real chance at being 5-0 and ranked heading into Stillwater
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Not trying to be a jerk, but what has changed with this team that makes you think we could start 5-0? I see some saying we should win 9-10 games. Having a new OC? Weigman as QB?
Colorado will be a tough game. Not sure what Oregon State has to bring, but Texas Tech will be a tough one as well.
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Different OC, more QB depth, OL depth, RB depth/experience. Plus our first five games this year are easier than our first 5 last year. Not expecting much out of any of our non-conference opponents or Colorado. Tech will be the big challenge but we do get them at home and always play them competitive (even though they always beat us).
Edit: btw just because we get off to a 4-1 or 5-0 start doesn’t mean we’ll win 9 or 10 games. Just means there’s a very good chance we’ll make a bowl.
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6-6 or 7-5 it appears.
Still picked way down on bottom for Preseason Polls. Other BIG12 Teams will have improved also. It Is What It Is.
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12-0
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Well, if it’s like NASA, all the pregame pomp will be UCF. Once the kickoff takes place, control is shifted to Houston.
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Don’t forget……ASU was picked 16th in preseason poll.
I’m not being a homer……but I am bullish on this team….for many of the reasons @WhoWeTalkinBout listed….as well as confidence in Coach Fritz and the culture he is creating.
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I don’t know how many we’ll end up winning, but I could see us starting 5-0. On paper the defense should be about as good as it was last year (we finished 25th in total defense), and the offense should be at least average. Solid new QB, quality, veteran P4 offensive linemen, a strong running back room, and we’re bringing in two talented receivers to go with Johnson, Mews, Williams, Shoulders, Young, and Ridgle. Had the offense been average last year we would’ve gone to a bowl. SFA and Rice are pretty safe bets, Oregon State’s been hit hard by portal transfers since losing P5 status, and Colorado lost key players. Tech won’t be easy, but it’s at home.
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That’s pretty optimistic. I’m going with 8-4. Or maybe 7-5.
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I suspect the attendance will be pretty bad. Folks still at work or just getting off by kick off time.
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Man, I really hope that you’re right and they get over the hump and beat Tech.
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This is possibly the last Rice game for a while and it’s at their place, where their weird wins have taken place in the past. Hopefully Fritz will have them ready.
I think we have a very good chance to be 4-0.
We replace the UNLV loss with an SFA win.
Oregon State was 5-7 last year and is still dealing with “power” loss fallout.
That Colorado game…should be a HUMDINGER!!!
I really hope that we sell it out, because it’ll likely get BIG TV ratings, like all games with Prime. We need that “good look” on TV for our program.
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I don’t understand why we would ever INTENTIONALLY play a home game on Thursday. Attendance problems have always been our greatest tradition.
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All opinions are valid. I’m sticking w mine based on several factors. I see 8-4 as absolute best possibility. But will go w what i first posted.
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Was hoping for a fun roadtrip the weekend of the October 11th or November 1st because the kids have holiday weekends instead we got @OSU and WVU at home. Also no Astros homestands on home game weekends. The showing for the Thursday night SFA game is going to be bad they need to start giving tickets away now… unless SFA travels well, does anybody expect them to bring a good crowd?
My guess is the TV stations may have had a say on this. I don’t think UH-SFA is going to draw much eyes on FS1 or ESPN.
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