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2013 American Athletic Conference football: Advanced previews, team by team
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August 26, 2013
Cincy's a big obstacle in the AAC
Cincinnati has been a top-30 team for six of the last seven years and gets Louisville at home to finish the season. Can the Bearcats kill the Cardinals' BCS dreams?
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August 25, 2013
Houston's a promising mess
Fortunes aren't supposed to change rapidly (and change again and again) for most schools, but most schools aren't Houston.
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August 23, 2013
UConn sets the bar at 6 wins
With a hopeless offense and a fierce defensive front seven, UConn was basically a poor man's Rutgers last season. But like Rutgers, the Huskies have to hope the offense improves enough to offset some defensive regression coming down the pike.
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August 22, 2013
A bold and daring new Rutgers
Rutgers takes the field in 2013 with quite a few former star recruits and perhaps more pure talent than it has had in recent history. But most of the players you remember from last year are gone.
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August 21, 2013
SMU, transition, and the Raid 'n' Shoot
This feels like a transition year for SMU, with major turnover on the offensive line and defensive front seven and a quarterback who still doesn't quite seem to match the scheme.
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August 21, 2013
Fun? Good? Yes, but Louisville isn't elite
Louisville has improved dramatically in three years under Charlie Strong and should improve again in 2013. But let's tap the brakes a bit on the hype.
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August 20, 2013
USF, Taggart, and the Harbaugh Effect
Following his version of the Harbaugh Way, Willie Taggart created something out of nothing at Western Kentucky. Now he inherits a USF squad with potentially outstanding lines and serious question marks in the backfields.
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August 20, 2013
UCF attempts to avoid a slip
No, UCF is not taking on a massive upgrade in its new conference. Still, it's a sign of accomplishment that the Knights are already one of the more stable programs in the AAC.
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August 19, 2013
Temple opens Act III
The seductive Steve Addazio was the head coach for what may have been Temple's best team ever in 2011, oversaw a pretty significant decline in 2012, then left for Boston College.
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August 19, 2013
Memphis looks to solidify gains
In Justin Fuente's first year as Memphis head coach, the defense came around in October, the offense came around in November, and the Tigers finished the year playing legitimately solid ball after a few years in the wilderness.