🏈 Could be a year of more out of conference upsets than normal.

[Davestwin]

When looking into common threads of surprising out of conference upsets, two things typically stand out. The big underdog has an experienced QB and they have a lot of returning starters. For the purposes of this posting, I’ll just focus on the latter because the numbers are truly unprecedented. More often than not, there are only 25 or so teams that have 16 or more offensive and defensive starters returning. Because of the added year of eligibility due to COVID, the number of really experienced teams this season is stunning. Of the 130 FBS programs, 93 teams have 16 or more returning starters … 79 of them have 17 or more returning starters! Of course, with so many experienced teams maybe it will cancel out any increase in upsets. For there’s a good chance the Power Five team might have just as many returning starters as the non-Power Five team they’re playing. Regardless, with all of that experience. we should see a lot of really good football this season.

 

[TerryP]

More often than not, there are only 25 or so teams that have 16 or more offensive and defensive starters returning. Because of the added year of eligibility due to COVID, the number of really experienced teams this season is stunning. Of the 130 FBS programs, 93 teams have 16 or more returning starters … 79 of them have 17 or more returning starters!

@252BAMA

 

[252BAMA]

@252BAMA

Miami returns 19. Ten on offense and 9 on defense. Plus the punter.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

Miami returns 19. Ten on offense and 9 on defense. Plus the punter.

I will take ours over theirs

 

[It Takes Eleven]

I will take ours over theirs

We have the Jacks and Joes, and the X’s and O’s

 

[Rolltide24]

I 2nd 11 on this one. And we have the coach that can take his’n and beat your’n and take your’n and beat his’n.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

I 2nd 11 on this one. And we have the coach that can take his’n and beat your’n and take your’n and beat his’n.

I think i have heard something like that before. Lol
And i think......you are right!!!

 

[JoseyWalesTheOutlaw]

I think i have heard something like that before. Lol
And i think......you are right!!!

“I honestly believe that if you are willing to out-condition the opponent, have confidence in your ability, be more aggressive than your opponent and have a genuine desire for team victory, you will become the national champions. If you have all the above, you will acquire confidence and poise, and you will have those intangibles that win the close ones.”