Tag: American
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State of the Program: Memphis Tigers
Head Coach: Ryan Silverfield is entering his 5th year as the head coach of the Memphis Tigers with a 31-19 record. His first game as the Tigers head coach was in the Cotton Bowl against Penn State and it’s been a journey to try to make it back there since. This is going to be…
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State of the Program: UTSA Roadrunners
Head Coach: Jeff Traylor is entering his 5th year with the Roadrunners program, he’s been immensely successful with a 39-14 record. Traylor has won 2 conference championships and last season brought the program their first ever bowl victory. It’s been pretty amazing he’s been with the program this long, he’s long been a candidate to…
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State of the Program: Tulane Green Wave
Head Coach: Tulane’s program changed a lot with Willie Fritz’s leadership, but with him leaving they are now in the hands of Jon Sumrall. You can read more on his profile and coach hire grade here: https://updogsportstalk.com/2024/05/02/college-football-coach-hire-grades-tulane/ Program Outlook: Tulane’s program hasn’t been in this great of shape since their SEC days. The Green Wave…
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State of the Program: Navy Midshipmen
Head Coach: Brian Newberry enters his 2nd season with the Midshipmen following a 5-7 season last year. He’s coached some pretty incredible defenses for both Navy and Kennesaw State and has one of the best beards in college sports. He’s in the challenging position of being the man who follows “the man” but the first…
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College Football Coach Hire Grades: Tulane
Tulane Green Wave: Jon Sumrall Why the job was open: Tulane was once a long struggling program, even making bowl games was tough for the Green Wave. They hired Willie Fritz, a proven winner, to help fix that. It worked out tremendously. Tulane started making bowls and at the same time they made huge strides…
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CBB: Patriot League Conference Tournament Preview
Favorite(s) (odds below +500) Colgate Raiders (-230): Colgate is once again the favorite to win the Patriot League. They’ve been in command of this conference since 2019, and of those years only failed to win the conference tournament in 2020. This year is no different, Colgate won all but 2 conference games this year. Both…
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