Posted by aj on 1/17/2008, 4:14 pm, in reply to "Re: For 2008, CFN Ranks SJSU As 4th Best In WAC"
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--Previous Message--
: I think we leapfrog Hawaii-- and with both
: Fresno and Boise at our house, who knows...
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: And despite much hand-wringing about
: recruits, so far we top the WAC with a 2.7
: rating (Boise is next with a 2.4 rating).
:
: Of course, Rivals and Scouts do no list our
: top recruits (yet)
: DE Jeff Schweiger Jr. 5 star
: QB Kyle Reed 4 star
: CB Coye Francies 3 star
: LB Wade O'Neill 2 star
: RB Peyton Thompson 2 star
: LS Matt Wigley 2 star (rivals rating)
: DE Tracy Pugh 1 star
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: --Previous Message--
: CFN just came out with their 2008 pre-season
: rankings for all (119) teams. SJSU is picked
: 4th, behind Fresno St, Boise St, and Hawaii.
: That's the good news. The bad news is, CFN
: does not have much respect for the WAC. No
: WAC teams in the Top 25, and only Fresno St
: is listed in the Top 60.
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: 46. Fresno State 2007 Record: 9-4
: This should finally, finally be the year Pat
: Hill's team is the class of the WAC with
: Boise State likely to take a step back and
: Hawaii to take a huge tumble. The Bulldogs
: are loaded on offense with QB Tom
: Brandstater ready to take the next step up
: and grow into a NFL prospect.
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: 61. Boise State 2007 Record: 10-3
: The defensive front will undergo a bit of an
: overhaul, but the offense could be
: impressive if the line can retool in a
: hurry. QB Michael Coughlin will likely be
: the new man at the helm but Bush Hamdan and
: Nick Lomax will battle for the right to hand
: off Ian Johnson.
:
: 80. Hawaii 2007 Record: 12-1
: This might not be pretty. Hawaii will still
: wing the ball around with veteran backup
: Tyler Graunke ready to step in for Colt
: Brennan, but losing all four starting
: receivers and head coach June Jones will
: mean a major freefall from the success of
: the last two years. The defense has to
: replace seven starters
:
: 82. San Jose State 2007 Record: 5-7
: Dick Tomey should have the defense rocking
: and rolling with just about everyone coming
: back outside of top tackler Matt Castelo and
: top pickoff man Dwight Lowery. The offense
: loses QB Adam Tafralis, but the running game
: should be better. Four starters return from
: a very, very young offensive line
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: 90. Nevada 2007 Record: 6-7
: Last year might not have been the season the
: Wolf Pack might have likes, but the nucleus
: is there to be among the nation's most
: explosive offenses with Colin Kaepernick and
: Nick Graziano back to battle at quarterback,
: and Luke Lippincott running the ball. The
: secondary will be an issue early on, and the
: loss of tackling machine LB Ezra Butler will
: be a problem
:
: 102. Louisiana Tech 2007 Record: 5-7
: Derek Dooley had a nice first season to get
: the program off the mat, and now he has to
: show he has the young players ready to step
: in and shine with the loss of most of the
: defensive front seven, both offensive
: tackles, and QB Zac Champion. The offense
: will revolve around Patrick Jackson and the
: running game.
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: 108. New Mexico State 2007 Record: 4-9
: It's time for the Aggies to combine all the
: big passing production with wins. It's the
: fourth season in the Hal Mumme era, and it
: should be a blast with QB Chase Holbrook
: back along with most of the stars in the
: receiving corps, led by diminutive receiver
: Chris Williams. The defensive line will be
: the biggest concern losing depth along with
: two starters.
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: 117. Idaho 2007 Record: 1-11 UU
: Things can't be much worse after a rough
: first year under Robb Akey, and with
: everyone returning on offense, they won't
: be. The defense has to replace a few
: starters in the back seven, but there's a
: good chance for a night-and-day turnaround
: if all the experience translates into
: production.
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: 118. Utah State 2007 Record: 2-10 UU
: The Aggies played hard in yet another ugly
: season record-wise, and now the hope will be
: for Derrvin Speight to have a big year
: running behind a potentially decent
: offensive line. Losing do-it-all
: receiver/returner Kevin Robinson is a
: killer, and replacing QB Leon Jackson isn't
: a plus. The defense gets everyone back but
: DT Frank Maile.
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