Lindy’s UH Preview

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Has UH #10 out of 16 in the Big 12.

Has us a respectable #48 out of 136 in I-FBS.

NO G6 school is in their pre-season Top 25 (Boise is #26.). Be thankful we got on the last train out of Dodge to the P4.

Says good things about Weigman stabilizing the QB slot, but says that TE Koziel is our newcomer of the year.

Koziel is also, incidentally, the only UH player on their pre-season All Big 12 team. He makes 1st team at TE.

Also listed as the NATION’S 3rd best TE overall.

Says we lost five of our top six tacklers on defense (OUCH!!!).

Lists the following starters:

QB: Weigman
RB: Sanford (though it mentions that Connors will get used extensively both in the backfield and in the slot)
WR: Thomas, Johnson, and Young
TE: Koziel
LT: Ndukwe
LG: Brooks Jr
C: Hunter
RG: Wykoff
RT: Merryman

DE: Walls III (FIU Transfer; surprise to me)
NT: Allen
DE: Laufau
Jack: Mack
LB: Platt
LB: Machado
NB: Wrook Brown (Wyoming TR)
CB: JD Rhym
CB: McCutchin
S: Webb
S: Thompson (LaTech TR)

K: Sanchez (ODU TR)
P: Dougherty

Our two OOC FBS opponents are ranked 79th (Or State) and 112 (Rice), so yes, we SHOULD go 3-0 in non-conference. SFA will be a good scrimmage for our new secondary; their QB had 27 TD passes and only 4 INTs; their I-FCS preview has them picked second in the Southland.

We are also ranked ahead of Colorado (54), so a very fast start is possible.

The following Big 12 teams are in their Top 25:

ASU - 14
Tech - 18
K-State - 20
BYU - 21
Iowa State - 22
Baylor - 25

Their pre-season #1 is……UGH……THE WHORNS!!!

Side bar: Illinois is pre-season #17.

Says Fritz looks to bounce back with large portal class.

Says we have a favorable schedule and a bowl isn’t far fetched.

I don’t like that Utah is ahead of us at #38. They are our BEYOTCH and I think that we are better.

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Very informative .
Go Coogs !

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How I see it shaking out.

SFA - W
At Rice - W
Colorado - W
@ Oregon State - W
Tech - W (we are due)
@ Oklahoma State - W
Arizona - W
@ Arizona State - L
West Virginia - W
@ UCF - W
TCU - W
Baylor - L (hate this pick)

This is probably my best case. 10-2. But could see us dropping at Oregon State, Tech, and at Oklahoma State.

But, man. Our schedule sets up nicely.

No BYU, K State,or Iowa State.

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You’ve got to be kidding! 500 at best!

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Why? Which games can we not win that I have as wins?

We really think we can start 4-0. And then only go 2-6 the rest of the way? As a best case scenario? I don’t believe that.

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TTech spent a lot, gonna be pretty good

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That was more of a heart pick. We have to beat them eventually, right?

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Good summary.

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OK State, Mountaineers, Beavers, UCF. We pretty much have an entire new line. Rome wasn’t built overnight.

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Oklahoma State was the worst team in the league last year. Lol

UCF has a new coach.

Oregon State is Oregon State.

We beat WVU with a worst team in Dana’s last year here.

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Last one is fighting words!!

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Can and will are 2 different things. We CAN win a game when we have a 70% chance of losing, but i wouldn’t expect it, especially multiple times.

Our basketball team can win every game. May even be favored in every game. But i dont expect an undefeated season

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It’s always tempting to pencil in the FCS game as an easy win, but every year a few teams get got.

My guys BARELY escaped ACU last year.

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Tech also spent a lot last year….

Projections are projections
We’ll be way better than last year
Defense has me on edge some bc of some losses and new DC - but in Fritz we trust!!!

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TT will be another L, they own us lol

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I am still not sure either way about CWF but knowing he has won elsewhere I am looking forward to what we should be able to do this year.

With the considered easiest conference schedule and one of the nations easiest I think 7 wins is the absolute bottom floor. I expect we should win 8 or 9. With our schedule every game is winnable. But with our propensity to play better as underdogs and sometimes not take care of business I will judge CWF on is ability to keep the guys focused and we will see.

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Go back and check the preseason thinking about our Cougars in 1976.

That is how long preseason publications have been incorrect.

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How anyone can prognosticate anymore is beyond me. With all of the transfer portal movement, we say we got better (couldn’t be much worse), but all teams are saying that.

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Our back to back 4 win seasons tell me our floor is lower than 7. I think we’ll look better but I’m not ready to pencil in wins against most of the schedule. Bowl eligibility should be the improvement we expect to see this year

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I believe ASU was picked to finish last (or towards the bottom) in last years pre-season. They won the conference title and championship game and were in the CFP.

Pre-season analysis isn’t something you should always depend on.

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