Projected USF Win Totals...6.5...Do you think this is accurate?

[George_Bullnard_Shaw]

5-7. It's my stone cold lock of the year.

[George_Bullnard_Shaw]

4 hours ago, BullyPulpit said:

I think what this shows is that the bookies aren't very confident as to how anyone not names Memphis, UCF, or UCONN will perform. Phil Steele wrote an article that was on ESPN+ where he said he would take the under on USF winning 8 games or more. No one knows what to think of this team and, because we are a middling team in the AAC, none of the national publications pay attention. I am pretty confident that we win 7 games or more this season.

Was shocked at Cinci with 6.5. I agree with you, looks like the bookmakers weren't confident enough on the vast majority of the conference to do more than throw them within a standard deviation of 50%.

[Outlaw]

I mean if we are projected 6.5 we better do better . What is the payout at 8-4 or 9-3?The players and coaches need to dig in and decide whether they are a 7-0 team or an 0-6 team against Wisconsin. If we beat them I bet  it changes.

[TheUpperHand]

1 hour ago, George_Bullnard_Shaw said:

5-7. It's my stone cold lock of the year.

Edited August 23, 2019 by TheUpperHand

[BullyPulpit]

30 minutes ago, TheUpperHand said:

That's a big lock!

[Vivadiscordia]

2 hours ago, MikeG said:

I have idea what to expect this season. Maybe the focus should be winning a game to stop this losing streak. I have been feeling a little more positive from all the pro- USF talk on the board, but remain somewhat unsure what to expect. I've never seen a scouting report win a football game.

Put me down for 14-0 -- not that it matters.

That's the spirit!

[Outlaw]

8 hours ago, Vivadiscordia said:

That's the spirit!

The focus should be on upsetting and  dropping a smackdown on a powerhouse  Power5   program on a national stage like the good ole JL days.

[BDYZR]

1 hour ago, TheGreatOutlaw said:

The focus should be on upsetting and  dropping a smackdown on a powerhouse  Power5   program on a national stage like the good ole JL days.

But only for the first two weeks.

Then the focus absolutely MUST be on what CCS was hired to do... WIN A CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP!

IMO anything else is a failure to do his job.

[John Lewis]

15 hours ago, TheGreatOutlaw said:

The players and coaches need to dig in and decide whether they are a 7-0 team or an 0-6 team against Wisconsin. 

They are neither.

[USFRaider]

2 hours ago, BDYZR said:

But only for the first two weeks.

Then the focus absolutely MUST be on what CCS was hired to do... WIN A CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP!

IMO anything else is a failure to do his job.

Absolutely.  Is Strong the guy to get it done?  Is he capable of leading this team to a conference championship?  Will he prepare the team this season on a week-to-week basis?  We will soon find out the answers to these questions and more.