As far as the schedule goes, lets peek at the conference slate.
@ Hawaii- always a fun trip (should be focused here with FCS Southern prior and a bye week following)
Nevada- decimated in the portal and already a weaker run defense, I doubt we see the solid secondary play we saw last season.
@ Colorado State- surprisingly super soft in the trenches under Norvell, I will have to see the improvement on the field before I buy in
SDSU- dissected weekly with a porous run defense, Sean Lewis likely to turn things around but will come by way of the offense, not defense, first.
@Boise State- Upper echelon team in the league, but this defense left some things to be desired and they will certainly have to re-tool after losing key pieces from LY Team.
Wyoming- Usually fairly solid along the defensive front seven, but had their struggles last year
Utah State- bronco should turn things around here quickly, but defense was putrid here, as was his UNM teams, hard to imagine a hard nosed front 7 in year 1
@ San Jose State- tough team, could be a spot in the MWC championship game on the line here. The defense took a step back last year and the spartan offense will have quite the task on their hands to reload offensively. Navy Ken did a great job in year 1, but still not sure this team will be any good.
lotta upside with Fresno State this year in my opinion. I think the schedule sets up well with winnable games on the road and the Bulldogs avoid UNLV and AF (no time wasted prepping for triple option; can usually affect you the following week as well)
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