Terrible Ten 10/29

Last Week Recap: I picked New Mexico State to defeat Troy, and I was not even close. The Aggies lost by 45 points, and their ranking in this poll is reflected below as a result. Texas State defeated South Alabama and Troy defeated NMSU, and so they got to the two win plateau and are off of the list. 13 teams remain in the 1 win or less threshold, and Kansas, New Mexico State, North Texas and UCF are still without a win on the season. Without further ado, here is this week's terrible ten:

TERRIBLE TEN (Last Result) (LW Rank)
10- SMU 1-6 (Loss to USF by 24) (NR)
9-FAU 1-6 (Loss to UTEP by 10) (9)
8-Wyoming 1-7 (Loss to Boise State by 20) (8)
7-Miami OH 1-7 (Loss to Western MI by 22) (7)
6-Eastern MI 1-7 (Loss to Northern Illinois by 28) (6)
5-UL Monroe 1-6 (Loss to Idaho by 14) (4)
4-Kansas 0-7 (Loss to Oklahoma St by 48) (5)
3-North Texas 0-7 (Loss to Marshall by 17) (1)
2-UCF 0-8 (Loss to Houston by 49) (3)
1-New Mexico State (Loss to Troy by 45) (2)

Other one win teams not ranked: UTSA, Purdue, UMASS

Predictions Current Record to date (16-3):
SMU v Tulsa-The teams are 1-9 in their combined last 10 games, but SMU lost to JMU, so Tulsa.
FAU v FIU-The Shula Bowl, I will TAKE FAU in the rivalry game at home to get off my list.
Wyoming @ Utah State- Friday night 10:15. Ill take Utah State, the 28pt favorite at home.
Miami OH v Buffalo-Thursday night MACtion, which is always wild. Ill TAKE MIAMI at home.
Eastern MI v Western MI-Another MACtion tonight, EMU allows 45ppg, look for that tonight again.
UL Monroe @ UL-Lafayette-UL Monroe is 1-10 on the road the last 2Y, don't expect change.
Kansas v Oklahoma-Oklahoma is #14 in the polls, Kansas may get to 14 points. Oklahoma big.
North Texas v UTSA-Both teams are on the 13 team list, check below for the prediction.
UCF @ Cincinnati-It doesn't matter who plays QB at Cincy this week, UCF's coach just retired.
New Mexico State v Idaho- The Vandals spent time on the list, but NMSU is awful. Idaho wins.

Turn off the TV Battle- This week the UTSA Roadrunners, who just got out of the Terrible Ten by simply having a bye week last week, travels to Denton to take on the North Texas Mean Green who also moved 2 spots in the right direction by losing by only 17 points. Even though UTSA only has 1 more win than North Texas, the results are glaringly different. North Texas' closest loss is to Rice by 14, and have lost by almost 31 points per game. UTSA however, has had three losses decided by 10 points or less, so they are much closer to being successful this year. Larry Coker will lead his UTSA Roadrunners to a victory in Denton Saturday against a North Texas team that is improving but is reeling to find a new coach and turn this mess around.

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