I like this match up for EAst Carolina at home as under dogs despite having just 2 returners to their defense that led the the conference a year ago. The returners are int he secondary including Emanuel Davis an All C-USA performer. This will allow ECU to blitz and play man coverage which will fall into the weakness of Tulsa as Kinne was sacked far too often a year ago. Kinne threw 2 interceptiosn and had a fumble against EAst Carolina a year ago. He has weapons to put up points, but East Carolina is still a defensive minded team with Ruffin McNeill taking over.
The difference....East Carolina starts the Boston College transfer Dominique Davis who is hungry. He's grown up since he last started a game for BC playing in juco. Look for him to have a great day on this suspect Tulsa defense. He's got plenty of options in the spread including the all time Pirate receiver Dominique Davis who caught 83 balls a year ago. This is a new system, but I think Tulsa is the perfect opponent to gain confidence on. East Carolina returns 3 offensive linemen who were starters and are now seniors. I think they have a major advantage up front which is where the games are won. I look for this to be a bit of a shoot out with the Pirates having a chance at home to win the game out right.
