My comments:
Opening weekend should be fun to size up the league.
Navy vs ND - Navy is Navy. How will ND handle them.
ECU @Michigan - I didnāt know about this one. Thatāll be a nice test, and should really give Poggi a read on ECU since he knows Michigan so well.
UNT vs Cal - home game - possible P5 scalp?
Rice @Texas - probably not a scalp opportunity, but should be a good measuring stick.
USF @ WKU - new foe vs a familiar one.
SMU vs La Tech - new foe vs a familiar one.
UTSA @ Houston - Possible P5 scalp?
Some comments from AAC fans:
49er1
February 21, 2023, 6:02pm
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Just made my hotel reservation for the ezu game.
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Was hoping for ECU in Nov, but late October might work.
clt says be careful at a hotel near eCu
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1 Jeff Taylor, UTSA
Thatās quite a collective measuring stick for the new conference. Away games at Michigan, Clemson, Georgia, Oklahoma, Tennessee, TCU, Texas, Florida, etc
We will know pretty quick where we stand, albeit at the massive disadvantage of playing all those schools on the road.
At least we get Bama at home. How in the hell did USF get Saban to leave the state?
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At the end of the year, USF was right behind us in CBS rankings at 128. If you are going to travel to a non-P5, USF seems like a safe bet. When the game was scheduled, it was probably close to the same since USF has been down for several years. Pulling for them to move up in rankings with us
Based on end of year rankings, the North Texas game with Cal is intriguing.
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Iām not foolish enough to think we can win any of these road game, but a few of them should be competitive. UTSA may even give Tennessee a scare.
Rice scaring Texas is my sleeper pick. I know it doesnāt make any sense. But I just have a gut feeling.
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They may want to add a third digit on the scoreboard for that UTSA-UT game haha.
Tulane and North Texas have a shot (maybe Temple too because Miami is so average).
If we have decent QB play could push Florida too, this is the year to get them.
I donāt know if any of these will result in Ws but think a couple will.
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Always a few surprises early in the season. No reason to think AAC cant have a few of them.
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This was a big loss for UNT.
Gumms set UNT records for receptions (34) and receiving yards (458) by a tight end last season when he caught five touchdown passes.
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I canāt imagine what the hype would be like if we pulled out an early season win against UF with a new coach.
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Ole Miss is at Tulane, Nola.
Due to location, destination New Orleans, with the exception of hurricane modifying schedules, they can get home games against P5 schools.
Ole MIss is coming here in a few years also.
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Iāll be taking my alcohol intravenously for that one.
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