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Good Afternoon Bobcat Fans Good Luck this Season!

Em

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrJS3WbP6gA

That was a well done piece.  Despite the flaws that '71 so rightfully pointed out.

I'm gonna go out on a limb here and predict a couple of things.  First, Toledo will beat Ohio A&M in the Horseshoe and will run the table in their conference schedule, winning the MAC handily and finish the season as a top 25 team.

Second, as much as I hate to say it, I think the Bobcats have too many questions at QB, DL and RB to be a dominant team this year.  I can foresee major meltdowns against Marshall and Rutgers, and more than one unexpected defeat against the likes of Kent or Bowling Green as well as losing to the Chips in Mt. Pleasant where the Bobcats have always struggled,  Hell, they've never played well in Buffalo either.  We could even get toasted by Fiami and the Wols at home which would suck mightily.

So, I wouldn't be at all surprised by a 4-8 or 5-7 season.  It won't be Frank's fault so I hope that they don't can him over it.

I am looking to the first game against NMSU as the game that will set the tone for the rest of the season.  If they beat the snot out of the Aggies, and beat even more bodily excretions out of Gardner-Webb, then I might feel better about the rest of the season.  If they struggle against those two opponents, however, then I'll be ready to say we are in deep doo-doo and better start getting ready for next year.

But, boy, wouldn't 14 wins be nice?

GO BOBCATS!

Only one time since the 2005 season have the Bobcats finished under .500. That was in 2008 with the Cats going 4-8 on an unusually difficult MAC schedule and an OOC with Wyoming, Northwestern, Ohio State. The schedule for Ohio breaks right this year in 2011 and the O Line is very stout which is usually the key for dominance by the BCS over non-BCS programs. The O Line is strong enough that it may very well not matter how good the QB or RB play turns out to be. Let's face it, the RB play has stunk for years and hasn't prevented the program from going 13-3 in the last two MAC regular seasons. I can't see how the RB play is going to be any worse. I am nervous about the QB spot but Tettleton and Snyder at a minimum have been in the program a few years. Ohio always can find a few good DLs out there. Inexperience is not necessarily a big deal at the DL position. Experience is much more critical on the offesnsive side of the ball. 

I thought it was a very good piece.  Great that they recognized the return of Keller and (at least with a video clip) Brazill, and recognized at least one of the key questions -- QB (can't remember if they discussed the D line).  But I thought they rated Fiami too low.  Although they have a new coach, last I heard Treadwell says he doesn't plan many changes in game plan from last year.  That means he may let the kids play to their strengths and not to his philosophy, which would mean they will be tough to beat.  Solich did much the same thing his first year at OU and had them at 4-4 until injuries set in late and they lost the last three.  And I think Adazzio will want his own stamp on Temps, so they may find tough sledding while they go through the transition.  Fiami may be no better than 8-4 because of their schedule (nonconf losses to at least Mizzou and Cincy), but they should be at least 6-2 in the MAC (at most, losses at Toledo and at OU) and no worse than 2nd in the East.