FOOTBALL Week one in Conference USA

[Matt Dossett]

UTEP @ New Mexico State

UAB v Jacksonville State

Long Island @ FIU

UT Martin @ WKU

Duke @ Charlotte

ODU @ Wake Forest

Rice @ Arkansas

Marshall @ Navy

Tech @ Mississippi State

Monmouth @ MT

FAU @ Florida

UTSA @ Illinois

USM @ South Alabama

Bethune Cookman @ UTEP

 

[Noogaraider1]

UTEP @ New Mexico State-W

UAB v Jacksonville State-W

Long Island @ FIU-W

UT Martin @ WKU-W

Duke @ Charlotte-W (Being optimistic here)

ODU @ Wake Forest-W (more optimism)

Rice @ Arkansas-L

Marshall @ Navy-L

Tech @ Mississippi State-L

Monmouth @ MT-W

FAU @ Florida-L

UTSA @ Illinois-W

USM @ South Alabama-W

Bethune Cookman @ UTEP-W


Overall 10-4
Marshall @ Navy is pretty doable as well. I think we start off strong.

 

[sWiley]

ODU is terrible homey. They are like a huge underdog there. 30ish points cant remember exactly.

 

[sWiley]

Wake Forest is favored by 33. ODU will be one of the worst teams in the nation.

Duke is only -7 @ Charlotte it's doable but huge money has come in on Duke.

 

[Matt Dossett]

Give me Marshall over Navy in a mild upset

 

[SubwayAlumni]

Like many of y'all on here I know tons of obscure colleges. Never heard of Long Island. Learn something new everyday

 

[raiderwolfy]

I never heard of Monmouth until this year.

 

[TRUEBLUE73]

They played Sam Houston St the FCS champion this spring down to the wire. Good team. This is a big time trap game if we are not ready.

 

[SpaceRaider]

Never heard of Long Island. Learn something new everyday

I've heard of LIU a good while back. We had a back up point guard, Kim Malcolm, back in the mid 70s transfer out to the Blackbirds (they recently changed their name/mascot to the Sharks). Was not aware they played football, but should have. Their QB Clay Beathard was killed outside a bar in Nashville not all that long ago (December 2019).

 

[blueraiderJT]

Marshall is an unknown at this point. Navy is looking to rebound. Gonna be a good matchup.
Jacksonville St. v UAB is interesting as well.

 

[Matt Dossett]

They played Sam Houston St the FCS champion this spring down to the wire. Good team. This is a big time trap game if we are not ready.

Yeah, Monmouth out gained Sam Houston but lost

 

[Matt Dossett]

UTEP wins
UAB Wins
FIU wins
WKU wins
Charlotte loses
ODU loses
Rice loses
Marshall wins
MT wins
FAU loses
UTSA wins
USM loses
UTEP wins

 

[BlueSioux]

Like many of y'all on here I know tons of obscure colleges. Never heard of Long Island. Learn something new everyday

Long Island just started a D1 college hockey program last year.

 

[SpaceRaider]

Saturday, August 28th, 2021

UTEP 0-0 (0-0) @ NMSU 0-0 (0-0) 9:30PM NO TV UTEP -9.0


Wednesday, September 1st, 2021

UAB 0-0 (0-0) @ Jacksonville St. 0-0 (0-0)* 7:30PM ESPN No Line

*In Montgomery, AL


Thursday, September 2nd, 2021

Long Island 0-0 (0-0) @ FIU 0-0 (0-0) 7:00PM ESPN3 No Line

UT-Martin 0-0 (0-0) @ Western Kentucky 8:00PM ESPN+ No Line


Friday, September 3rd, 2021

Duke 0-0 (0-0) @ Charlotte 0-0 (0-0) 7:00PM CBSSN Duke -6

Old Dominion 0-0 (0-0) @ Wake Forest 0-0 (0-0) 7:00PM ACCN WF -31.5



September 4

Rice @ Arkansas (SEC), 1:00 P.M.

Marshall @ Navy (AAC), 2:30 P.M.

La Tech @ Miss State (SEC), 3:00 P.M.

Monmouth (FCS) @ MTSU, 6:00 P.M.

FAU @ 13 Florida (SEC), 6:30 P.M.

Northwestern St (FCS) @ UNT, 6:30 P.M.

UTSA @ Illinois (B10), 6:30 P.M.

USM @ USA (SBC), 7:00 P.M.

B-CC (FCS) @ UTEP, 8:00 P.M.

 

[SpaceRaider]

UTEP got the win last night against NMSU 30-3

 

[SpaceRaider]

UPCOMING GAMES (ALL TIMES CT)

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1

Jacksonville State vs. UAB (ESPN) 6:30 pm

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2

Long Island at FIU (ESPN3) 6 pm
UT Martin at WKU (ESPN+) 7 pm

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3

Duke at Charlotte (CBSSN) 6 pm
Old Dominion at Wake Forest (ACC Network) 6 pm

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4

Rice at Arkansas (ESPN+) 1 pm
Marshall at Navy (CBSSN) 2:30 pm
LA Tech at Mississippi State (ESPNU) 3 pm
Monmouth at Middle Tennessee (ESPN3) 6 pm
Florida Atlantic at Florida (SEC Network) 6:30 pm
Northwestern State at North Texas (ESPN3) 6:30 pm
UTSA at Illinois (Big Ten Network) 6:30 pm
Southern Miss at South Alabama (ESPN3) 7 pm
Bethune-Cookman at UTEP (ESPN3) 8 pm

 

[mtfblue]

UPCOMING GAMES (ALL TIMES CT)

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1

Jacksonville State vs. UAB (ESPN) 6:30 pm

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2

Long Island at FIU (ESPN3) 6 pm
UT Martin at WKU (ESPN+) 7 pm

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3

Duke at Charlotte (CBSSN) 6 pm
Old Dominion at Wake Forest (ACC Network) 6 pm

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4

Rice at Arkansas (ESPN+) 1 pm
Marshall at Navy (CBSSN) 2:30 pm
LA Tech at Mississippi State (ESPNU) 3 pm
Monmouth at Middle Tennessee (ESPN3) 6 pm
Florida Atlantic at Florida (SEC Network) 6:30 pm
Northwestern State at North Texas (ESPN3) 6:30 pm
UTSA at Illinois (Big Ten Network) 6:30 pm
Southern Miss at South Alabama (ESPN3) 7 pm
Bethune-Cookman at UTEP (ESPN3) 8 pm

if this UAB/Jax St game has a good crowd at this neutral site game watch for an MT and whatever FCS in Nashville in the near future

 

[mtfblue]

looks like UAB is in a dog fight, with 4 minutes and same change left just scoring. 7-0. also they are considered the visiting team, I do recall someone saying no FBS school should play neutral site or away with FCS

 

[SpaceRaider]

looks like UAB is in a dog fight, with 4 minutes and same change left just scoring. 7-0. also they are considered the visiting team, I do recall someone saying no FBS school should play neutral site or away with FCS

I have always said that, but I am sure I am not the only one with that sentiment. If Massaro were to do something like that on our football schedule he should be fired immediately.

 

[mtfblue]

I have always said that, but I am sure I am not the only one with that sentiment. If Massaro were to do something like that on our football schedule he should be fired immediately.

looks like a good crowd, get ready for TSU at Nissan.

 

[blueraiderJT]

UAB's offense is running wild now. Great playcalling.

 

[Noogaraider1]

Super envious of Bill Clark. UAB has played their crappy cards right.

 

[FranklinRaider315]

Bill Clark is a fine Football Coach.
And uhhhh you know……

 

[mtfblue]

with Jax not moving the ball and leaving their defense on the field to get gashed. UAB flexing his muscle

 

[Brew_Raider]

UAB completely dominating the #10 FCS team in an almost rivalry game.

Lets see how Stock & company handle #13.

 

[blueraiderJT]

UAB's D is the best in CUSA and all they did was bring in a couple of SEC transfers to make it even better. Jacksonville st."s wr's were covered the whole game.

 

[blueraiderJT]

Super envious of Bill Clark. UAB has played their crappy cards right.

Clark not bailing when UAB bailed on him and his team says everything about him. I don't know him and I'd run through a wall for him.

 

[Noogaraider1]

100% true. I couldnt believe he stayed. Its not even that his stock was low. Good coaches staying is how you build a brand. Bad coaches staying is how you kill one....

 

[Brew_Raider]

Bill Clark & Billy Napier are 2 coaches that have received interest from SEC schools and decided to stay where they were. I respect a coach that builds a program and doesn’t jump at any P5 offer as opposed to having a coach that stays because no P5 school would have him.

 

[SpaceRaider]

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2

Long Island at FIU (ESPN3) 6 pm
UT Martin at WKU (ESPN+) 7 pm

 

[FranklinRaider315]

Coastal Carolina and Appy St. taking care of business

 

[sWiley]

Zappe has 7 TD passes and counting. Can’t believe he’s still being played with game well in hand. Almost wish some ill will on that team for being greedy and disrespectful.

 

[sWiley]

Coastal Carolina and Appy St. taking care of business

App St. looked vulnerable.

Officials in that game need to be investigated. There is no reasonable explanation on planet earth for that first half hail mary to be overturned. Call on the field was a TD. There was not even a remote shred of video evidence to support an INT instead of TD. Not a shred. At worst, it was shared possession between the two players and tie goes to the offense. ECU emerged from the pile with the ball. I would implore anyone here to go watch that and come to any other conclusion. How on earth do these refs get away with stuff like this? I really want to know how. They don't even appear to be trying to hide their very clear intentions these days.

Those points ended up being the difference in App St. covering the spread vs. ECU covering. And Vegas needed App St. to cover, tons of action on ECU. Really rubs me the wrong way to see stuff like that in the game. Some very untimely suspect flags on ECU too.

Coastal Carolina looked like a juggernaut as expected. The Sun Belt looks primed for another amazing year. Very excited to see what ULL can do at Texas. The SBC has a chance to be the best Group of 5 conference this year. A great chance at that.

 

[MTFNBY5]

Bill Clark & Billy Napier are 2 coaches that have received interest from SEC schools and decided to stay where they were. I respect a coach that builds a program and doesn’t jump at any P5 offer as opposed to having a coach that stays because no P5 school would have him.

That's why I so respected and admired both Bubber Murphy and Jimmy Earle.

Of course, when they had interest from "bigger" schools the pay differential wasn't nearly as much as now. And it helped that they both were Mid TN natives and MT grads.

 

[SpaceRaider]

Friday, September 3rd, 2021

Duke 0-0 (0-0) @ Charlotte 0-0 (0-0) 7:00PM CBSSN Duke -6

Old Dominion 0-0 (0-0) @ Wake Forest 0-0 (0-0) 7:00PM ACCN WF -31.5

Charlotte on top of Duke 7-0 early, 1st qtr

ODU down 7-0 early to WF

 

[SpaceRaider]

in a game of interest Vatech up on UNC 14-0 at half

 

[TRUEBLUE73]

10-O Charlotte up on Duke. Duke killed us in Floyd. Same pass play over and over and over.

 

[SpaceRaider]

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4

Rice at Arkansas (ESPN+) 1 pm
Marshall at Navy (CBSSN) 2:30 pm
LA Tech at Mississippi State (ESPNU) 3 pm
Monmouth at Middle Tennessee (ESPN3) 6 pm
Florida Atlantic at Florida (SEC Network) 6:30 pm
Northwestern State at North Texas (ESPN3) 6:30 pm
UTSA at Illinois (Big Ten Network) 6:30 pm
Southern Miss at South Alabama (ESPN3) 7 pm
Bethune-Cookman at UTEP (ESPN3) 8 pm

 

[SpaceRaider]

Marshall up 14-0 at end 1st qtr over Navy.

 

[SpaceRaider]

MArshall D line looks like a P5 d line. Powerful and fast.

4 Sacks and 6 TFL midway 2nd qtr

21-0