Saunders Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 SBNation: Fresno State football is the 2016 Mountain West's biggest wild card I wrote in last year's preview that it makes sense when Fresno State is good. Unlike so many other Mountain West schools, you've got a lovely recruiting location, and your program has a history of solid results -- a couple of ranked finishes, seven seasons with double-digit wins, 21 bowl appearances, etc. In the time that current recruits have been alive, you've pulled some memorable upsets, and you've attended a bowl in 14 of 17 seasons. 2016 projected wins: 5.8 Projected S&P+ ranking: 94 (7 in Mountain West) 5-year recruiting ranking: 78 (3 in Mountain West) Biggest strength: Recruiting has established a solid level of athleticism. Biggest question mark: Do the Bulldogs have a quarterback? A running back? An offensive line? Receivers? You get the idea. The offense is in flux, to put it politely. Biggest 2016 game: at UNLV (Oct. 1). This is the second of seven virtual tossups on the schedule, and it's the conference opener. This will set the tone for the final two months. Summary: After two strong seasons and two poor ones, DeRuyter's second life as head coach begins. His Bulldogs have enough experience to go 8-4 and enough question marks to go 4-8. They are a MWC wild card. Read the awesome in depth preview here: http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2016/3/18/11247838/fresno-state-football-2016-preview-schedule-roster CollegeFootballNews.com Time to pull out of the nosedive. With Derek Carr and one of college football’s top high-flying offenses, Fresno State crushed everything in its path during head coach Tim DeRuyter’s first two seasons with two Mountain West titles. Even Year Three – a total rebuilding season – ended up with an appearance in the Mountain West title game. Now it’s the fifth season under DeRuyter and the Bulldogs are coming off a strange 3-9 campaign when nothing seemed to go right on either side of the ball – particularly on defense. When Abilene Christian is the best win of the season, there’s a problem. Preview Part 1 & Prediction Video: http://collegefootballnews.com/2016/fresno-state-preview-2016-rebounding-bulldogs Preview Part 2 & Prediction Video: http://collegefootballnews.com/2016/fresno-state-bulldogs-football-preview-2016 Ten Players You Need To Know: http://collegefootballnews.com/2016/top-10-fresno-state-football-players-for-2016 Prediction: 4-8 More to come! 3 Quote Link to comment
Redux Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 53-20 final, next! GBR GBR GBR GBR! Quote Link to comment
Saunders Posted June 15, 2016 Author Share Posted June 15, 2016 Added CFN preview. Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 https://twitter.com/ESPN_BigTen/status/748577948660228096 Quote Link to comment
GSG Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 HUDL PAGE WITH HIS HIGH SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS: http://www.hudl.com/athlete/441236/chason-virgil LOOKS LIKE HE HAS A PRETTY SLOW RELEASE BUT HE'S PRETTY SHIFTY WITH DECENT SPEED 1 Quote Link to comment
84HuskerLaw Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 53-20 final, next! GBR GBR GBR GBR! 53 sounds right but we better not give up 20. 52-6. Quote Link to comment
Redux Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 Fresno is a step down, Nebraska is a step up. Hardly anything to worry about IMO. Quote Link to comment
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