Tag: Sun Belt

• State of the Program: Georgia State Panthers

  Head Coach: Dell McGee is entering his first year with the program. He came in late but appears to already be bringing a new energy around the program. You can check out my grade of his hire here https://updogsportstalk.com/2024/05/07/college-football-coach-hire-grades-georgia-state/ Program Outlook: Georgia State is still a relatively new program, but they’ve already had some success,…

  updogjman

  July 10, 2024

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• State of the Program: Troy Trojans

  Head Coach: Gerad Parker will be entering his first season as the Trojans head coach, he will have big shoes to fill after previous head coach Jon Sumrall won 2 SBC titles in his 2 years. You can check out more about Parker, along with our analysis on the hire here: https://updogsportstalk.com/2024/04/16/college-football-coach-hire-grades-troy/ Program Outlook: It’s…

  updogjman

  July 6, 2024

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• State of the Program: UL-Monroe Warhawks

  Head Coach: Bryant Vincent will be entering his first year with UL-Monroe this year. You can check out his coach profile and my grade of the hire here: https://updogsportstalk.com/2024/05/28/college-football-coach-hire-grades-ul-monroe/ Program Outlook: This is one of the toughest jobs out there, and fans are pessimistic despite a new beginning. They’ve seen new coaches come and go.…

  updogjman

  July 2, 2024

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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&ltsid=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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  May 29, 2024

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• College Football Coach Hire Grades: UL-Monroe

  UL-Monroe Warhawks: Bryant Vincent Why the job was open: UL-Monroe is such a tough job, one of the toughest in FBS. They’ve gone many routes with their coaching hires and there’s little success to show for it. ULM was once a successful FCS program but their highlights in FBS are having the rare distinction of…

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  May 28, 2024

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• College Football Coach Hire Grades: Georgia State

  Georgia State Panthers: Dell McGee Why the job was open: Shawn Elliott had a decently successful run with Georgia State, there were some nice bowl wins and massive upset wins along the way. Despite another bowl win this past year, the program started to lose momentum and he left for the exact same job he…

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  May 7, 2024

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• College Football Coach Hire Grades: Troy

  Troy Trojans: Gerad Parker Why the job was open: Troy is one of the better programs in the Sun Belt. They have great fan investment and the ability to have one of the biggest staff pools in the conference. This program is proud, expects to compete for conference championships and has the resources to do…

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  April 16, 2024

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• March Madness Tournament Preview: South Region

  1: Houston Cougars Best Tournament Moment: The Phi Slama Jama teams for Houston were of course the best period of Houston basketball. They made 3 straight final 4s and 2 straight national titles, but of course you can’t forget 1983 when they lost at the last moment to Jimmy V and NC State in one…

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  March 20, 2024

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• CBB: Sun Belt Conference Tournament Preview

  Favorites (odds below +500) James Madison Dukes (+140): James Madison is well known for getting this season started off with a bang when they went to East Lansing and beat Michigan State. The Dukes spent a lot of time in the Top 25 and only lost 3 games all season one upset to Southern Miss…

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  March 3, 2024

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• College Football Coach Hire Grades: James Madison

  James Madison Dukes: Bob Chesney Why the job was open: Curt Cignetti had a ton of success with the JMU program, they transitioned from FCS to FBS during his tenure and immediately established themselves atop the Sun Belt. You could even argue they were the best G5 team in the nation. The Dukes spent a…

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  February 12, 2024

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