Tag: CUSA
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State of the Program: Sam Houston Bearkats
Head Coach: KC Keeler is in his 11th season as the head coach of the Bearkats, he has an 88-36 record (all but one season in FCS.) Keeler won a FCS championship with Sam Houston in 2020 becoming the first head coach to win one at multiple schools, Keeler also won a FCS national championship…
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State of the Program: New Mexico State Aggies
Head Coach: Tony Sanchez is a former New Mexico State alum who is in his first season as the head coach of the program, he took over after Jerry Kill stepped away from full time head coaching. You can see his full profile and coach hire grade here: https://updogsportstalk.com/2024/06/04/college-football-coach-hire-grades-new-mexico-state/ Program Outlook: This is a very…
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State of the Program: Jacksonville State Gamecocks
Head Coach: Rich Rodriguez, affectionately known as “Rich Rod” is entering his 3rd season with the program with an 18-6 record. Jacksonville State was in FCS in his first season in 2022 but ineligible for anything as a result of their transition to FBS, despite that they still went 9-2 and went undefeated in the…
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College Football Coach Hire Grades: New Mexico State
New Mexico State Aggies: Tony Sanchez Why the job was open: New Mexico State is a challenging job, and for a long time was known as perhaps the most challenging job in the country, especially given it’s status as a forced independent. Jerry Kill came in and changed everything almost overnight. A 17-11 record, 2…
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The Top 10 Teams to Rebuild in Dynasty Mode
This is a production of the ThreeTechPod (linktree: https://linktr.ee/threetechpod?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=b3f40ca7-28e6-47bc-90fa-901c565d006d. Check out the corresponding video on YouTube (https://youtu.be/2VCYgJp8nL0?si=cz-ZeqovC8GFwxLc) Background: The top 10 teams are our favorite choices to rebuild on EACFB25 when the game is released in July. These aren’t necessarily the 10 worst teams, but rather teams we picked for their recent records, location, jerseys,…
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CBB: CUSA Conference Tournament Preview
Favorites (odds below +500) Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (+110): At first glance, it’s very shocking to see Louisiana Tech have a much lower number compared to everyone else in the conference. A deeper dive shows that this team is the best rated by the metrics, and in a conference where everyone struggled on the road they…
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College Football Coach Hire Grades: Middle Tennessee State
Mid Tenn State Blue Raiders: Derek Mason Why the job was open: Rick Stockstill had been one of the longest tenured coaches in all of College Football, he coached the Blue Raiders for 18 seasons! You just don’t see that at a CUSA program this day and age. Stockstill made it this long by leading…
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College Football Coach Hire Grades: UTEP
UTEP Miners: Scotty Walden Why the job was open: UTEP is a tough job, it’s in Texas but unless you have the right coach and staff in place, you don’t really get the benefits of being in Texas. Dana Dimel took the program over at a real low point in 2018 and after a few…
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