We have now seen the team...Season Predictions?

[Poseidon]

Sep 2 Grambling Won 43-14
Sep 9 @Navy WIN
Sep 16 @Oklahoma LOSS
Sep 23 Army WIN
Oct 7 Tulsa LOSS
Oct 14 @FIU WIN
Oct 21 South Florida WIN
Oct 27 @Memphis LOSS
Nov 4 Cincinnati WIN
Nov 11 @East Carolina WIN
Nov 18 Houston LOSS
Nov 25 @SMU LOSS

7-5
I hope we go 9-3 or 8-4 and play LSU in Birmingham bowl.

[waverider]

I'll stay with 8-4

Wins:
Grambling
@Navy
Army
@FIU
Cincinnati
@East Carolina

Losses:
@Oklahoma
South Florida*
@Memphis

I think we win 2 (or all) of these:
Houston
@SMU
Tulsa

*If Irma causes a Katrina like effect on USF, that may turn into a win. Was hoping Houston would be "on the road" all year too.

[FW]

We will beat Houston because of D'Onofrio and Harvey (as horrible as that sounds). USF has more talent than we do, but we have a much, much, much better coach. Navy is a tossup. I think we can win 7-8, but Saturday will tell me a lot.

[Poseidon]

We will beat Houston because of D'Onofrio and Harvey (as horrible as that sounds). USF has more talent than we do, but we have a much, much, much better coach. Navy is a tossup. I think we can win 7-8, but Saturday will tell me a lot.

You have made me believe that we should win that one. I just picked it as a "one that got away." I hope your right.

[charlamange8]

Sep 2 Grambling Won 43-14
Sep 9 @Navy WIN 34 - 24
Sep 16 @Oklahoma L
Sep 23 Army W
Oct 7 Tulsa W
Oct 14 @FIU W
Oct 21 South Florida L
Oct 27 @Memphis L
Nov 4 Cincinnati W
Nov 11 @East Carolina W
Nov 18 Houston L
Nov 25 @SMU W


I predict 8-4 3rd place in AAC West. Birmingham Bowl seems like a likely destination.

[GreenieBacker]

I think we have a 6 win season, maybe pull a 7th win out. And go to a small Bowl.

[long green]

I say six wins.

[Wandering Quaker]

5 wins, 6 if we beat Navy tomorrow. Team discipline seems good, but o line still not where it needs to be, and special teams are still not a plus. That's just not enough to get to 7 or 8 wins.

[MNAlum]

I am with Charlamange8!

[Poseidon]

Sep 2 Grambling Won 43-14
Sep 9 @Navy WIN
Sep 16 @Oklahoma LOSS
Sep 23 Army WIN
Oct 7 Tulsa LOSS..err WIN
Oct 14 @FIU WIN
Oct 21 South Florida WIN
Oct 27 @Memphis LOSS
Nov 4 Cincinnati WIN
Nov 11 @East Carolina WIN
Nov 18 Houston LOSS
Nov 25 @SMU LOSS

7-5
I hope we go 9-3 or 8-4 and play LSU in Birmingham bowl.

I forgot we have the week off before Tulsa. I think that changes the outcome. So 8-4

[DrHullabaloo]

Four wins: Grambling, Army, FIU, and then one of either SMU, Tulsa, or Memphis.

One more year to make it over the hump.

[waverider]

Four wins: Southern, Army, FIU, and then one of either SMU, Tulsa, or Memphis.

One more year to make it over the hump.

Since Southern was added I'll go 9 wins, unless Southern is replacing another win, then, just 8 still.

[DrHullabaloo]

#eyeroll

[waverider]

Army trailed Buffalo 17-7 at the half. They look slow.

[sprout1550]

....and ECU is terrible.

[Poseidon]

So now ESPN's FPI has us favored against Tulsa , FIU, Cincy, and ECU. That would give us six. FW guarantee's Houston, that's seven. Now to just to pluck one away from USF, SMU, or Memphis. That would put us at 8-4 likely to the Birmingham bowl against an 6-6 or 7-5 SEC team. Any thoughts what SEC team might end up 6-6 this year. Possibly one we haven't beaten since November 1982.

[1401973]

So now ESPN's FPI has us favored against Tulsa , FIU, Cincy, and ECU. That would give us six. FW guarantee's Houston, that's seven. Now to just to pluck one away from USF, SMU, or Memphis. That would put us at 8-4 likely to the Birmingham bowl against an 6-6 or 7-5 SEC team. Any thoughts what SEC team might end up 6-6 this year. Possibly one we haven't beaten since November 1982.

Your last sentence made me have to change my Depends. Damn you Poseidon!

[GreenieBacker]

If we're allowed to revisit our predictions I'm now at 5 (I thought we would beat Navy) with maybe a possible 6th if we get some breaks.

[WaveProf]

My range now would be between 5 and 8. I'd predict 7.

Assuming Banks stays healthy. I think we'd only win 1-2 more without him

Oklahoma game bolstered my confidence. Army game dampened it.

[MNAlum]

I am still at 7-5. I had us beating Navy and losing to Tulsa, so to stay on track we must beat the ill-named Golden Hurricanes from the plains.

[windywave]

My range now would be between 5 and 8. I'd predict 7.

Assuming Banks stays healthy. I think we'd only win 1-2 more without him

Oklahoma game bolstered my confidence. Army game dampened it.

Oh you're not at 2 games anymore big boy?

[1401973]

But seriously, I am just so psyched to see a Tulane team mentally and physically prepared to play and fight and WIN every week. It's been a while.
I won't sell the team short. Anything can happen from here on out.

[Roller]

But seriously, I am just so psyched to see a Tulane team mentally and physically prepared to play and fight and WIN every week. It's been a while.
I won't sell the team short. Anything can happen from here on out.

+1
Next up--
clobber the dyslexic Hurricane Goldens.

[waverider]

So now ESPN's FPI has us favored against Tulsa , FIU, Cincy, and ECU. That would give us six. FW guarantee's Houston, that's seven. Now to just to pluck one away from USF, SMU, or Memphis. That would put us at 8-4 likely to the Birmingham bowl against an 6-6 or 7-5 SEC team. Any thoughts what SEC team might end up 6-6 this year. Possibly one we haven't beaten since November 1982.

Not likely. It would have be against somebody that's at least bowl eligible like Vandy or Kentucky, etc.

[waverider]

I am still at 7-5. I had us beating Navy and losing to Tulsa, so to stay on track we must beat the ill-named Golden Hurricanes from the plains.

Kind of the same here. I had us beating Navy and had Tulsa in the group of three* that I felt we could win at least 2. I'm not as uncertain with Memphis as I was before, but I still feel they, along with USF will still "out athlete" us in a couple spots.

*Houston and SMU were the other two and neither one really frighten me as much as before. I think it's due to seeing that we finally might have a QB now.