[tyndal23]

Hickson went through a 3-4 game stretch where I started doubting him, then finished strong. Mack just has a style that is unorthodox - even his Maine film is weird - he is smooth without looking smooth ( making him look slow but not a glider like Marcus Allen ) always seems to make the wrong cut when he makes the right one - 7 yard gain looks like 3 - Hickson complete opposite 3 yard gain looked like 7 by the effort. Mack also needs 20 carries a game 3-4 will be a loss but 3-4 will be 20 plus.

[JK37]

Ferguson gets a year of grad school paid for while playing a year of FBS with family nearby on a campus where his faith can be deepened. Meanwhile, LU gets backup with little overhead who may or may not contribute but came cheap. Everybody wins.

[Chippy]

Mack runs very similar to Leveon Bell.

[Class of 20Something]

Mack runs very similar to Leveon Bell.

Frustratingly patient. I'd much rather watch someone wait for the big men to make a hole than watch someone fast run straight into a nonexistent gap.

[jinxy]

Both discussions are easily solved.

We just lost a 3.5 year starter. Jb took a pretty serious knee injury. Willis has not proven himself in game action yet. If the other qbs play a major role on the roster then we would be screwed this past year and this coming year. Ferguson is a depth add and puts us closer to what the fbs qb room looks like. Gill really dodged a bullett that woodrum and buck stayed almost comp healthy other than woody late in his jr season.

Mack and hickson. Cmon, Football is matchups and schemes for 90 percent of players then there are the elite guys that just beat schemes like agg and lemonier at our level. Thats why both were effective at diff times. If you dont like mack your not gonna like next year because hes going to get the rock early and often.

[A Sea of Red]

Preseason SP+ college football rankings: where Liberty and its 2020 opponents rank

https://www.aseaofred.com/preseason-sp- ... ents-rank/

[olldflame]

Preseason SP+ college football rankings: where Liberty and its 2020 opponents rank

https://www.aseaofred.com/preseason-sp- ... ents-rank/

So, based on this we can be bowl eligible without an "upset". I think we will get at least one W against a higher ranked team, but beating everyone you "should" is never as easy as it sounds.

[A Sea of Red]

5 redshirts poised for a breakout in 2020

https://www.aseaofred.com/5-redshirts-p ... t-in-2020/

[olldflame]

5 redshirts poised for a breakout in 2020

https://www.aseaofred.com/5-redshirts-p ... t-in-2020/

Good list Jon. I really think Caper is going to be special, and Douglas has a chance to be the best slot receiver we have had in a long time. Like a more talented version of Cephas Reddick.

[A Sea of Red]

Liberty ranked No. 122 in ESPN's preseason FPI

https://www.aseaofred.com/liberty-ranke ... eason-fpi/

[chris leedlelee]

Liberty ranked No. 122 in ESPN's preseason FPI

https://www.aseaofred.com/liberty-ranke ... eason-fpi/

How is it possible to go down in ranking after an 8-5 season?? Lol

[cruzan_flame13]

Liberty ranked No. 122 in ESPN's preseason FPI

https://www.aseaofred.com/liberty-ranke ... eason-fpi/

How is it possible to go down in ranking after an 8-5 season?? Lol

When your name is Liberty and still a newbie in the FBS

[thepostman]

And we lost our stud WR and starting QB. There is a ton of questions going into the season.

[chris leedlelee]

And we lost our stud WR and starting QB. There is a ton of questions going into the season.

And we just so happen to have a stud QB transfer from Auburn coming in, but I don't think ESPN's FPI takes that into account or the Hugh Freeze effect. We are only going to be better than we were last year, and I don't think that is a controversial opinion. The chances of us finishing 122nd in the FBS is near zero IMHO.

[FlamesHighontheTide]

I agree Leedlelee. No knock on Buckshot or AGG for that matter. We will miss AGG specifically, but Malik is a way better "fit" for Freeze's offense. This factor will change our fortunes for next season undoubtedly.

[Jonathan Carone]

FPI isn’t an opinion. It’s a math equation. With the production we’re losing (top QB, WR, and RB) of course the numbers are going to show we won’t be that good. Math doesn’t take into account redshirts or player development.

[Ill flame]

We are a tough team to predict. We have a ton of good but inexperienced talent coming in and replacing mostly experienced but lesser talent. How do you weigh those two things and try to guess who we will be better than this season? I think we are in the 90-105 range instead of 122 but that's just my opinion.

[A Sea of Red]

Ranking the opponents this season from hardest to easiest

https://www.aseaofred.com/liberty-footb ... o-easiest/

[ballcoach15]

I would put NC State lower on list. The Wolfies are one of those teams that's hard to predict most seasons

[alabama24]

I would put NC State lower on list.

Lower in the rankings (i.e. #3 to number #4 or #5) OR just lower in percentage of winning (i.e. 23% to 36%)?

[JK37]

Ranking the opponents this season from hardest to easiest

https://www.aseaofred.com/liberty-footb ... o-easiest/

No way VT is toughest. NC State is ready to breakout, and the Orange pounded us just last year. Now we go to their place?!

Hokies suck! Even UVA is going to be better than them this year.

[ballcoach15]

JK, your WV roots are showing with your dislike for VT. I believe VT returns nearly everyone from their 2 deep roster from last season. UVA was a "one man team" last season. Perkins is gone. NC State has been ready to bust out, for the past 15 seasons, but hasn't . State plays in the shadow of Duke and UNC, and probably Wake Forest. Sometimes it's hard to even remember they exist.

[ballcoach15]

I would put NC State lower on list.

Lower in the rankings (i.e. #3 to number #4 or #5) OR just lower in percentage of winning (i.e. 23% to 36%)?

#3 to a lower #, not sure how low, because one never knows about NC State. Our % of winning show be higher than what it is.
I will be disappointed if we lose to NC State.

[alabama24]

I could see flip-flopping NC State & Syracuse... but both are over rated.

[ballcoach15]

I expect us to win both of those games.