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2005 East Carolina Football Preview When Skip Holtz was appointed as the new captain of the Pirates' ship in early December of 2004, he was assigned an all too familiar mission of rebuilding a once-proud football program. "The two ultimate goals we have are building the team togetherness and understanding how you win," said Holtz. Full Preview |
| Houston |
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2005 Houston Football Preview In the arena of sports jargon and vernacular, the term "rebound" is often closely associated with the sport of basketball. But, the 2005 Cougar Football team is grabbing the term and implementing its definition for this upcoming campaign. Full Preview |
| Marshall |
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2005 Marshall Football Preview Since moving to NCAA Division I-A status in 1997, Marshall has competed as a member of the Mid-American Conference and established itself as one of the winningest college football programs in the nation. During that span, the Herd won five conference championships, made bowl trips in seven of eight seasons and produced Heisman Trophy finalists and NFL stars Randy Moss, Chad Pennington and Byron Leftwich. Now, first-year head coach Mark Snyder leads Marshall into a new frontier as the Herd thunders into its inaugural Conference USA season. Full Preview |
| Memphis |
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2005 Memphis Football Preview During the past two seasons, the Tiger football program has achieved goals never attained by any previous Memphis football squads in school history. Two-consecutive bowl appearances, a national ranking in the Associated Press poll, and back-to-back seasons of more than eight wins are but a few of the major highlights of 2003 and 2004. Those accomplishments now have the Tiger faithful anxious for the start of the 2005 campaign and another record-setting season. Full Preview |
| Rice |
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2005 Rice Football Preview A new conference won't be the only major change for Rice Owls football in 2005. An adjustment in the offensive philosophy to include more of the passing talents of the young Owl quarterbacks is in the offing, but the main emphasis of the 15 spring practices was as it always has been in Ken Hatfield's 11 seasons as the Rice coach: getting the right players in the right positions. Full Preview |
| SMU |
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2005 SMU Football Preview When a football team returns 22 starters from the previous season, most onlookers would expect improved performance from the team and a familiar-looking depth chart. While SMU fans can expect improved results on the field, with competition at every position, the depth chart may look vastly different in 2005. Full Preview |
| Southern Miss |
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2005 Southern Miss Football Preview There's the saying that it's not always how you start that matters most, but instead, it's how you finish. After starting the 2004 football season with four-straight victories and a 5-1 mark through six games, the Southern Miss Golden Eagles were well on their way to a successful season and a possible run at a second-straight Conference USA championship. Full Preview |
| Tulane |
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2005 Tulane Football Preview At first glance, the 2005 Tulane roster shapes up much the same as any of Head Coach Chris Scelfo's previous Green Wave teams. The 2005 team features: a handful of stars in the making, led by a future NFL prospect under center; a veteran offensive line providing stability and leadership for another high-powered offensive unit; solid specialists, including an All-America candidate at punter and a return man who is a threat to score every time he touches the ball; and a well-coached defensive unit that will rely on executing the fundamentals and creating turnovers to stop its opponents. Full Preview |
| Tulsa |
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2005 Tulsa Football Preview Tulsa football enters a new conference in 2005, as the Hurricane begins play in Conference-USA. In this first season of C-USA, Tulsa Head Coach Steve Kragthorpe will look to return his team to a winning season, just as he did in his first year with the Golden Hurricane in 2003. The Hurricane returns 42 letterwinners, including 18 on offense, 19 on defense and five specialists. Tulsa returns six starters on both offense and defense, while nine more part-time starters return to the Hurricane roster. Full Preview |
| UAB |
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2005 UAB Football Preview Contending for a conference championship and earning a second consecutive bowl berth are clearly goals of the 2005 UAB football team. With 58 letterwinners returning, including 16 starters, there is no question those goals are realistic ones this fall for head coach Watson Brown and his Blazers. But while UAB has loads of experience back in the fold and should be deeper at most positions than it was a season ago, one cannot overlook the voids left by several key performers. Full Preview |
| UCF |
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2005 UCF Football Preview Going into the 2005 football season, UCF head coach George O'Leary can see that his team is making progress. From improvement in the weight room in the team's strength and conditioning to the growth the squad made in spring practice, the Golden Knights enter 2005 hopeful to continue to lay the groundwork for a successful football program in Conference USA. Full Preview |
| UTEP |
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2005 UTEP Football Preview UTEP's 2004 season was nothing short of remarkable. What will the Miners do for an encore in 2005? Coming off three consecutive two-win seasons, UTEP was the nation's biggest surprise a year ago. The Miners finished 8-4, made appearances in both top-25 polls and the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) rankings, and gave Big 12 North Division champion Colorado all it could handle in the EV1.net Houston Bowl. The 2005 Miners certainly have a tough act to follow. Full Preview |
