Figured I'd start this thread since we're about 2 weeks away from preseason games starting. I know the team is back on campus practicing.
TU will start the season with a pair of exhibition games in Dallas vs SMU and Richland CC. 1st regular season match is August 22nd vs UNLV in Vegas. There is a pretty good non-con schedule including both Creighton and MoState, teams that have been consistently ranked in the top 20 the last few seasons. And the upgrade in the AAC also helps. Losing SMU hurts but I hope they get their asses handed to them in the ACC. FIU, FAU, UAB, and Charlotte should all be solid. Temple shouldn't be a problem, and I don't know about Memphis. On paper they should be good but they always seem so inconsistent in their play.
In terms of the roster, Alex Lopex is back for his senior season and is probably the least contentious spot in terms of who is going to start between the pipes. Wes Bottenburg returns as a CB and should be one fo the two starters in the back. Camilo Vargas is probably the other that will start back there. He was good for TU last year when Bottenburg was injured. I'd expect the D from VA, Nils Orywol to be in the mix as well, and maybe Cooper King but I think King might be moved to the outside. Will Edwards is listed as a F but he's played as an outside FB the last 2 years and I suspect they'll keep him there for stability. In the MF I suspect Torrijos and Sekiguchi will make up 2/3 of the MF at the 8 and the 10 and maybe John Dalby as the 6. I know he spelled Sach the last couple of years at that spot and he seems capable.
I have no idea who is going to score for this team. I think Wormington and Berry might have a shot to be that 9, but they're both FR.
Right now there were players I expected to see on the roster but am not. Tom also added a pair of players from Ghana. If they were in some sort of academy over there then my guess is they might be a little more developed physically than the scrawny HS kids you see typically come out of the US.
I'm hoping to get to some more games this season and should have the time to do it.