There is something interesting about the upcoming contest with Old Dominion University. The program is absolutely brand spanking new. It’s had exactly one head coach, Bobby Wilder, it’s a decade old, and it went from absolutely nothing except some club football to the FBS and a bowl win, last season. You can say that there are lots of folks who do the Scooby Do “huh” when you even mention that the Monarchs have a football team.
That’s no excuse for discounting them. Their record, last year was 10-3, they tied for the Conference USA East division championship, and they beat Eastern Michigan in the Bahamas Bowl.