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The 2016 Conference USA football preview countdown, from North Texas to WKU
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August 15, 2016
Marshall might be a year away from another run
The Herd are still reloading, but a good season in 2016 could lead to a great one in 2017.
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August 15, 2016
Southern Miss is back among the living
The Golden Eagles, once one of the country's steadiest non-powers, have an excellent chance to reclaim that status after three years in the wilderness.
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February 25, 2016
C-USA is still WKU and everybody else
Western Kentucky was the class of Conference USA in 2015, and despite turnover at quarterback, is the safest bet in the conference this time around.
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February 24, 2016
All WKU needs is a QB
WKU is the best team in Conference USA, but a QB change and a road-heavy conference slate are clear land mines.
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February 23, 2016
A Louisiana Tech transition year
Skip Holtz and Louisiana Tech won 18 games in two years, but turnover on the two-deep and another new coordinator hire could turn 2016 into a transition year for the Bulldogs.
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February 18, 2016
MTSU's HC put his son at QB, and it's working
The Blue Raiders have cause for optimism in 2016, having established themselves as one of the country's steadiest mid-majors.
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February 17, 2016
Can FAU get out of its own way?
I'm honestly not sure how FAU lost some of the games it did in 2015. Can experience and a new offensive coordinator turn the breaks around?
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February 16, 2016
FIU showed upside in flashes
In four of five wins in 2015, FIU looked like one of the best teams in Conference USA. And in the other eight games, the Golden Panthers looked listless and inefficient. Which was the real FIU? Might fewer injuries lead to sustained upside?
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February 15, 2016
ODU's playing the long game
Conference USA added Old Dominion with the vision of what a mid-major in a recruiting rich area could become over time. ODU has shown flashes of strong play, and if the injury bug is kinder, the Monarchs could make a run at bowl eligibility.
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February 12, 2016
UTSA is all about upside
UTSA replaced program architect Larry Coker with an ace recruiter. Now we'll find out if the new guy can actually be a head coach.
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February 11, 2016
Can Rice bounce back from sudden collapse?
Rice was supposed to be a Conference USA title contender in 2015, but offensive sloppiness and a total defensive collapse led to the Owls' worst season in four years. Was this a one-year blip or the beginning of the end for David Bailiff?
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February 10, 2016
Charlotte knows what it wants to be. Can it win?
Brad Lambert's start-up was aggressive, fast and not good last fall.
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February 9, 2016
UTEP has experience & an impossibly easy schedule
An inexperienced UTEP squad got bitten hard by the injury bug in 2015. But if the Miners can stay healthier this fall, they could have the star power and experience necessary to rack up wins against an almost impossibly easy schedule.
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February 8, 2016
The 2016 preview series begins with North Texas
From now through August, Bill C. will preview one college football team in great detail per weekday, working his way through all of FBS. Follow along!