Boise State and Troy are two of just 13 Football Bowl Subdivision programs coming off back-to-back 10-win (or more) seasons.
But only one of them seems prepared to play like a 10-win team on the first Saturday of the college football season.
Boise State, with nine returning starters on defense, four returning starters on the offensive line, a 1,000-yard running back in Alexander Mattison and a four-year starting quarterback in Brett Rypien, should be able to handle the hostile environment, sticky weather and uber-motivated Trojans in Troy, Alabama.
Troy, which lost its four-year starter at QB, all-time leading touchdown scorer and six defensive starters, likely will need a few weeks to work out the kinks.