This was quite a bit better week for the conference. As should be the norm, Tulane and UCF won handily against FCS opponents. In a surprise to many, Navy edged Memphis in an in-conference battle. But our performance against G5 schools was again sub-par. Temple lost to Buffalo and UCONN was mauled by Boise State while surprising Cincinnati shut out Miami (Ohio). It’s hard to separate yourself from the other G5 schools if you don’t consistently beat them. On the other hand, after SMU was swamped by rival TCU, the conference looked very good against other P6 schools.
Tulsa lost in a close one, 21-28 to Texas but surprising ECU hammered North Carolina; USF beat Georgia Tech,;and Houston trounced Arizona. This week there are no in-conference games and opponents will include three G5 teams, three FCS teams and six P5 teams—UNC, Maryland, Virginia Tech, Michigan, Illinois, and Texas Tech, mostly middle to upper level P5 teams. A 9 win week appears possible and anything less than 7 wins will be disappointing.
Roll Wave!!!
Tulsa lost in a close one, 21-28 to Texas but surprising ECU hammered North Carolina; USF beat Georgia Tech,;and Houston trounced Arizona. This week there are no in-conference games and opponents will include three G5 teams, three FCS teams and six P5 teams—UNC, Maryland, Virginia Tech, Michigan, Illinois, and Texas Tech, mostly middle to upper level P5 teams. A 9 win week appears possible and anything less than 7 wins will be disappointing.Roll Wave!!!