Stocks: Big East Week 1

Stocks is a new feature to bdl where each week I will gauge which teams stock is up and down.

Big East: 

Stock Down: Cincy, Uconn, Pitt.

Cincy who i thought would win the Big East did not look very impressive in their debut against Fresno State. I'm not sure where it went wrong for Cincy last week. New coach Butch Jones who I am a big fan of did not get off to the start he wanted. Collaros struggled going 24-41 and Cincy did not run the ball effectively. They will bounce back though with Indiana State next up.
Everyone has hyped Uconn has the team to win the Big East but they got embarrassed in the season opener at Michigan. The passing game struggled under former ND qb Zach Frazier, but Jordan Todman did have over a 100 yards rushing. Uconn will bounce back but they will not win the Big East.
Trying to win in Utah with a new qb is never a easy thing, so it should not be a huge a surprise that Pitt lost, what should be a surprise is the fact that Dion Lewis only had 75 yards on 25 carries. It doesn't get any easier for Pitt either with Miami coming to town in less than 2 weeks.

Stock Up: Syracuse, WVU.
This is the year Syracuse finally goes bowling. With three of their first four games coming against FCS opponents the schedule sets up nicely for them to start the year out 3-1 going into South Florida. Even if they finish only 6-6 at this Syracuse fans will take whatever they can get. A 29-3 victory over Akron on Saturday was a nice way for them to start the season.
OK so yes WVU defeated Coastal Carolina 31-0, I know they were expected to beat up on them, but it was the fact that the Geno Smith era went so smoothly that I have their stock up. Geno was 20-27 for two scores. If he can be efficient than that changes the way defenses will play the mountaineers because now they have to respect the passing game along with the running game.