Cincinnati - Gets 3 of the projected top 5 in conference at home. Also plays two FCS teams.
Connecticut - Plays three MAC teams this season, which is good because they are probably a MAC talent right now.
Louisville - 11-1 is possible. So is 7-5 (5 road losses). Sums up the conference as a whole.
Pittsburgh - A team. Has Ray Graham. Probably better suited to Paul Chryst than Todd Graham.
Rutgers - Kurt Flood is too good a recruiter to be another Terry Shea. A return to the pre-Schiano doldrums is unlikely.
South Florida - I think Skip Holtz is pretty overrated as a coach. There’s no way that team should have cratered like it did over the last half of 2011, and their 5-7 record was flattering given how many points Notre Dame failed to score in the opener last year.
Syracuse - Probably more talented than their record will show. A brutal schedule, going 1-4 in the noncon and traveling to 3 of the projected top 5 in conference. The Carrier Dome is an advantage, in that teams can totally fall asleep on their visit.
Temple - I have a soft spot for them during their recent resurgence and probably have them doing better than most (and am probably more down on Penn State than most), but I think they can get 6 wins from their throwback 11-game schedule.
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