If you compare position by position the roster that played the Cactus Bowl to the roster that will start at CMU. This is how I think it compares.
Offense
QB better at CMU
RB better at CMU
WR better at CMU
OL better at CMU
CBB better at CMU
Defense
DE better at CMU
DT better in Cactus Bowl
LB better at CMU
Star is a push
CB better at CMU
S better in Cactus Bowl
Is that a fair assessment? If so, we were a good football team in the Cactus Bowl. That team wins 9 games last year. If we are better than that this year, I feel pretty good about our prospects this season.
Offense
QB better at CMU
RB better at CMU
WR better at CMU
OL better at CMU
CBB better at CMU
Defense
DE better at CMU
DT better in Cactus Bowl
LB better at CMU
Star is a push
CB better at CMU
S better in Cactus Bowl
Is that a fair assessment? If so, we were a good football team in the Cactus Bowl. That team wins 9 games last year. If we are better than that this year, I feel pretty good about our prospects this season.