FOOTBALL SBNation 2018 Preview: MT has speed, experience, identity, & a dark horse chance in the C-USA East
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Other CUSA previews:
Can Skip Holtz and La. Tech scrounge up a few more points this year?
UAB football isn’t just back. It’s good. Wow.
WKU had a surprise stumble. Bounceback start in 2018?
Butch Davis is a year ahead of schedule at FIU
ODU’s youth movement should reap dividends in 2018
Charlotte has potential, but hasn’t unearthed much of it yet
Can Rice become the Stanford of Conference USA?
UTEP: The right coach for a team at rock bottom?
Can Skip Holtz and La. Tech scrounge up a few more points this year?
UAB football isn’t just back. It’s good. Wow.
WKU had a surprise stumble. Bounceback start in 2018?
Butch Davis is a year ahead of schedule at FIU
ODU’s youth movement should reap dividends in 2018
Charlotte has potential, but hasn’t unearthed much of it yet
Can Rice become the Stanford of Conference USA?
UTEP: The right coach for a team at rock bottom?
coming back to add the SBNation previews that came after the MT preview (and therefore projected to have a better finish)
2018 C-USA power rankings: Lane Kiffin starts way in front
What do Lane Kiffin and FAU have in store for an encore?
Southern Miss will be as volatile as ever in 2018. Hooray!
Marshall rebounded in 2017. Even higher in 2018?
Frank Wilson’s UTSA starts over again
Maintaining at North Texas is hard, but Littrell’s doing just that
2018 C-USA power rankings: Lane Kiffin starts way in front
What do Lane Kiffin and FAU have in store for an encore?
Southern Miss will be as volatile as ever in 2018. Hooray!
Marshall rebounded in 2017. Even higher in 2018?
Frank Wilson’s UTSA starts over again
Maintaining at North Texas is hard, but Littrell’s doing just that
The truth hurts. This one is just going to take time. It is getting better though.
Identity is important, and MTSU knows exactly what it is: fast, feisty, and undersized, more ninja than sumo. The Blue Raiders have almost no one above 280 pounds on the defensive line, their best defender is a 200-pound linebacker, and their best skill guy is listed at 5’9, 163 (which usually means he’s more like 5’8, 153). If you can get your hands on the Blue Raiders, they might not be able to respond.
Identity is important, and MTSU knows exactly what it is: fast, feisty, and undersized, more ninja than sumo. The Blue Raiders have almost no one above 280 pounds on the defensive line, their best defender is a 200-pound linebacker, and their best skill guy is listed at 5’9, 163 (which usually means he’s more like 5’8, 153). If you can get your hands on the Blue Raiders, they might not be able to respond.
DT Ja'Kerrius Wyatt, 6-3 - 312 lbs
DT - Rakavian Poydras, 6-1 - 303 lbs
DT - Aaron Griffith, 6-0 - 291 lbs
DT - Jordan James, 6-4 - 313 lbs
DT - Rosheem Collins, 6-1 - 313 lbs
Last time I checked, that's 5 players on the D line over 280. Ferguson and Nix are 285 so that's 7.
This is the biggest D-Line we've had in forever.
DT - Rakavian Poydras, 6-1 - 303 lbs
DT - Aaron Griffith, 6-0 - 291 lbs
DT - Jordan James, 6-4 - 313 lbs
DT - Rosheem Collins, 6-1 - 313 lbs
Last time I checked, that's 5 players on the D line over 280. Ferguson and Nix are 285 so that's 7.
This is the biggest D-Line we've had in forever.
I've had high hopes going into too many seasons. At this point, I'll believe it when I see it.
The issue on offense is turnover margin...if we are even on Turnovers we win 10 games last year.
I think the D will be a bit better and if we can stay healthy on offense we will be fine. Now, we may start our 1-3, our schedule is front loaded, if we can find a way to be 3-3 after 6 games I see a strong finish.
I agree, Having VU, UGA and FAU in first 4 games is a tall order. Beating VU would define things for us but Mason knows the spread. Our D could and should contain better this year but we'll see. VU lost a lot of players including Sherfield and that pesky no.7 who I refuse to name. Without them, they'll be hurting.
Not one of those guys started on a regular basis to my knowledge. Manciel and Ferguson the last 4 or 5 games. That is probably what he is basing it on.
Well, 2 of those guys are JUCOs and will be in the rotation along with Nix and Poydras. This is the deepest we've been on DT maybe ever. Add Brady with Ferguson and we have a formidable DL. To me, it's all about the OL protecting Brent and run blocking up front. If we have that, we'll be just fine.
