Tag: Troy
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State of the Program: Troy Trojans
Head Coach: Gerad Parker is entering his 2nd season as the head coach of the Trojans with a 4-8 record. He took over the program coming off back to back Sun Belt titles but there were wholesale changes that made last year a reset. Now he looks to kick this program back into gear. Program…
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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…
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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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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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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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College Basketball Roundup: Final edition
Summit League: Headline: Is this league wide open, or is South Dakota State back on top? The Jackrabbits had a stranglehold over this conference for some time but it was briefly interrupted every other year by an incredible run by Oral Roberts. Alas with Paul Mills gone, the Eagles have faded back to mid pack…
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2024 College Football Bowl Previews (Dec 23rd pt. 1)
10th Anniversary Camellia Bowl: Northern Illinois Huskies (6-6) vs Arkansas State Red Wolves (6-6) What you need to know: These are a couple wild teams who weren’t consistent this year. Northern Illinois has wins over Boston College and Ohio, but losses to Southern Illinois, Tulsa and Ball State. Arkansas State opened the year losing 73-0…
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