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Post by trojanbrutha on Jun 17, 2014 11:06:32 GMT -6
Larry Blakeney's first career win came on Sept. 14, 1991, when Troy was a Division II independent. The following active Football Bowl Subdivision had yet to graduate from high school in 1991: Bob Diaco, Justin Fuente, Willie Taggart, Kliff Kingsbury, Pat Fitzgerald, Matt Wells and Mark Helfrich. Career win No. 50 came on Oct. 5, 1996, when Troy was a first-year member of the Football Championship Subdivision's Southland Conference. Also on Oct. 5, 1996: Boise State's first game against a current Pac-12 foe as a member of the FBS – a 56-7 loss to Arizona State. Blakeney's 100th win came on Sept. 14, 2002, when Troy was in its first season as an FBS independent. Win No. 150 came on Oct. 31, 2009, in the midst of the Trojans' fourth of five consecutive seasons atop the Sun Belt Conference. Win No. 175 came in last year's finale, a 42-28 victory against Texas State that secured Blakeney's 17th non-losing season in 23 tries. troy1 Blakeney has seen it all: Division II independent from 1991-92, FCS independent from 1993-95, Southland from 1996-2000, back to FCS independent in 2001, FBS independent from 2002-3, Sun Belt since 2004. He brings 175 victories into 2014, all at Troy; in comparison, his 10 Sun Belt coaching peers have combined for 117 victories at their current stops. The dean of Sun Belt coaches nears the quarter-century mark eyeballing a similar surge, mirroring his program's similar efforts across a wide swath of NCAA levels, divisions and conferences. After ceding the SBC to Louisiana-Lafayette – the league's newest power – do Blakeney and Troy have another run in the tank? ( Full Article)
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Post by Hemi Man on Jun 17, 2014 11:19:26 GMT -6
Good read and pretty accurate. Two guys mentioned on the defense won't be there but still a very nice breakdown
I think I'll have a beer.
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Post by trojanbrutha on Jun 17, 2014 11:41:46 GMT -6
Good read and pretty accurate. Two guys mentioned on the defense won't be there but still a very nice breakdown I think I'll have a beer. I agree...a couple former players out and a couple of new Trojans in. I've been reading his blog since his NY Times blog The Quad...he always has seemed to be plugged into CFB more than most.
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Post by skeeter on Jun 17, 2014 14:08:03 GMT -6
The article seems to be on target in some areas but off in others. I would wait to see what happens after the fall camp, due to there maybe a surprise or two on who start where. "Its T Time"
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Post by trojanbrutha on Jun 17, 2014 14:16:32 GMT -6
We have to remember that these are folks that aren't plugged into the program like real insiders, but people that do pretty good with the information at hand.
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Post by Hemi Man on Jun 17, 2014 14:42:45 GMT -6
We have to remember that these are folks that aren't plugged into the program like real insiders, but people that do pretty good with the information at hand. You're right. The best preview by far from an outsider that I have seen. I think I'll have a beer.
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Post by Hemi Man on Jun 17, 2014 14:47:29 GMT -6
the defense was the worst in program history. Troy allowed a program-worst 431 points and 35.92 points per game. Given the productive nature of the offense and the general incompetence of the defense.
That was the most telling stat in the article.
I think I'll have a beer.
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