Aug 27, 2023
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| A number of people are keenly looking forward to a couple of Trinity football non-conference games this fall. Trinity (Texas) athletics photo |
We've covered playoff picks, national champs, players of the year, conference winners and more, and now our panel has a handful of other thoughts about the season.
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What will be the most surprising upset of the season?
| Pat | Greg | Ryan |
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| Ohio Northern over Alma | Ohio Wesleyan over UW-River Falls | Washington & Lee over Salisbury |
| Frank | Logan | Riley |
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| Wheaton over North Central | Illinois Wesleyan over Wheaton | Bethel over Wartburg |
Which non-conference game are you most anticipating?
| Pat | Greg | Ryan |
| Mary Hardin-Baylor at Trinity (Texas), Sept. 9 | Trinity (Texas) at St. John's, Sept. 2 | Mary Hardin-Baylor at UW-River Falls, Sept. 2 |
| Frank | Logan | Riley |
| Mary Hardin-Baylor at Trinity (Texas), Sept. 9 | Wartburg vs. Bethel, Sept. 9 | Mary Hardin-Baylor at Trinity (Texas), Sept. 9 |
Which conference game are you most anticipating?
| Pat | Greg | Ryan |
| Hilbert vs. Lyon, Oct. 28 | UW-Whitewater at UW-Oshkosh, Sept. 30 | Bethel at St. John's, Sept. 23 |
| Frank | Logan | Riley |
| UW-Whitewater at UW-River Falls, Oct. 14 | UW-Whitewater at UW-Oshkosh, Sept. 30 | UW-Whitewater at UW-River Falls, Oct. 14 |
Give us a one-sentence prediction we're unlikely to see anywhere else.
| Pat | Greg | Ryan |
| Regardless of who plays, it will be the most highly attended Stagg Bowl in five years. | The field of 32 will look a little less purple with UW-Whitewater and Mary Hardin-Baylor missing the field. | The WIAC will have more teams in the final Top 25 than ever before. |
| Frank | Logan | Riley |
| The Top 10 at the end of the season will look completely different from the preseason version. | Wartburg's home opener against Monmouth will start before 12:50 a.m. Sunday. | Though I expect chalk will hold for the most part, at least one team in the preseason Top 15 will finish the regular season unranked. |
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