2011-2012 Football Previews – Sun Belt Conference – FAU Owls
Howard Schnellenberger is a legendary and colorful coach who has been at some big schools through the years. He is now in his 11th season at Florida Atlantic.
Howard Schnellenberger is a legendary and colorful coach who has been at some big schools through the years. He is now in his 11th season at Florida Atlantic.
Steve Roberts was at Arkansas State for nine seasons. The Red Wolves seemed to really be on the upswing with Roberts at the helm until the last two seasons.
The Atlanta Braves are essentially performing to expectations this season but they can’t afford to slip with the National League West producing stiff Wildcard competition for them.
It’s business as usual for the Philadelphia Phillies, who look like baseball’s best team far and away.
The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers haven’t been at the FBS level for long. In the school’s first four years at the highest level in college football, they beat just one FBS team.
Over the past few seasons, South Florida has been predictably… well, not world-changing, but decent. The Bulls have churned out eight-win seasons since 2008.
To me, Pinnacle Sports is the James Bond of sportsbooks. It’s a globetrotter, known to many as the place to go for international betting odds.
Our look at Canadian gambling operations continues with Ontario. With the ultra-popular Pro-Line as its flagship, Ontario has arguably the most famous provincial sports betting service.
If the Arizona Cardinals are going to return to Super Bowl contender form, the key will be the quarterback position. When they had Kurt Warner under center they were a playoff team and the favorite to win the NFC West every year.
The general consensus in sports betting is that NFL is the toughest of the major sports because the betting public and oddsmakers’ knowledge is so strong and the lines are so sharp. By the reverse logic, I believe UFC/MMA betting is one of the best places to make money in sports betting today.
Rashad Evans needs to fight – he has been out of action since May 29, 2010. First he was supposed to battle former teammate Jon Jones for the Light Heavyweight strap.
This season has some potential for awkwardness in Morgantown, after sought-after former Oklahoma State offensive co-ordinator Dana Holgorsen comes over and becomes the coach-in-waiting; Stewart will be nudged out after this season.
Everton football has become almost non-competitive in recent years, finishing consistently in the middle of the table each year. This is a complete reversal for a club that use to be on the same level as Manchester United in the past, and is so dominant in terms of fans.
Todd Dodge was a wildly successful high school coach in Texas, but the experiment with him as the top man at North Texas was a huge disappointment. North Texas went just 6-37 in Dodge’s 43 games as head coach.
Expectations were high for Middle Tennessee State in 2010, but the team just never got things going. Star quarterback Dwight Dasher was suspended for the first few games, and then when he came back he didn’t play like a star.
The Blackburn Rovers had a dreadful season in 2010, finishing 11-17-10. A lot of people credit the clubs collapse to the recent acquisition of the team by Indian poultry company Venky’s Limited, and critics are blaming the new owners for many fans having flown the coop.