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Message: [QUOTE="SWC75, post: 3597, member: 289"] Saturday October 8th 8PM at Tulane No TV or TBA Former UCLA coach Bob Toledo, (we play Toledo twice this year), is on the “hot seat” after going a G-Robesque 13-35 in his first four years. But he says “Many of our players are now sophomores and juniors and starting to develop physically. This is the best group we‘ve had since I‘ve been here.” It had better be. Ryan Griffin is a solid quarterback. Still another running back with an interesting name, Orleans Darkwa gained 925 yards as a freshman. Ryan Grant is the best receiver but nothing special at 33/515/4. The line lacks depth, (but so does ours). The defense is led by linebacker Trent Mackey who led the nation in tackles two weeks in a row. Cornerback Jordan Sullen might wind up playing on Sundays. But this group gave up 37 points a game last year , including a 14-61 loss to Central Florida. They have a good kicker in Cairo Santos but Toledo complains that “special teams cost us some games last year.” This is a team we should beat but the Dome it’s in isn’t ours and their coach is trying to keep his job. If his team likes him, they’ll give beating us a big effort. Their stats from last year: Offense- rushing 127.5 (91st) passing 245.8 (38th), total 373.3 (66th) scoring 24.9 (80th) Defense- rushing 195.5 (101st) passing 194.6 (28th) total 390.1 (74th) scoring 37.2 (110th) Turnover margin: -2 (68th) We get an off week before beginning the second half of the schedule. We have a good shot at being 5-1 at this point and we may have to be because things get a lot tougher in the second half. Also, while we have better depth this year, we’ve shown a tendency to fade down the stretch. [/QUOTE]

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