Miami of Fla whipped Pitt. Marshall and WKU look tough this year.
I think the biggest threats in the league race are Old Dominion and WKU. ODU is very strong, gets us in Norfolk, and has an easier slate of Home-and-Home opponents than we do.
Also, I can’t imagine that they will actually contend, but the most improved team is North Texas. Grant McCasland is doing a great job there in year 1. They opened conference play with a sweep of the UTEP/UTSA road trip, after finishing strong in OOC play.
The conference is definitely stronger this year.