- May 7th, 2009, 9:31 pm
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1. Liberty - loaded for a playoff push
2. Gardner-Webb - we'll be unbeaten in conference play heading into the LU game in November, then crap out like usual and lose to LU and PC to end the year 6-5. Typical Patton football.
3. Stony Brook - the newbies look stout on the defensive side, getting both LU and Coastal at home doesn't hurt.
4. Coastal Carolina - Bennett feeling a bit of heat, I look for them to be 4-2 in conference at best.
5. VMI - Sparky has them pointed in the right direction, but road-heavy schedule will wear them down.
6. PC - they are Calvinists, so they are predestined to lose, but the new coach has to be in rebuild mode for now, but nobody had better overlook them.
7. Charleston Southern - the first three games on their schedule get them physically beat up so bad that they don't recover and struggle all year.
This is similar to what I posted on AGS. I feel with G-W, that Doolittle is not the answer for us at QB, and that the second game at WCU is key for momentum for the entire season. If we head into the bye week before VMI at 1-2, it could be a long, long season. Go in at 2-1, we could fare better, although 6-5 overall and 4-2 in conference is my pick.
I see LU losing respectably in Morgantown to WVU, then running the table to a 10-1 record and playoff berth.