Week 4 Card (Sept 24 - 26th)

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First, I wanted to thank spang for his words in my last thread. Truely appreciate it buddy and GL to you this week.

Miami (-2.5) over VT
BIG play for me. VT needed a big special teams play and a last second blown coverage 80 yard pass to set up the TD on the final drive to beat Nebraska. Miami's O-line has shown me a ton this season. They create a great pocket and the ability to allow Harris time is not as important as letting the recievers have the time to open up their routes. Miami has played At FSU so they know tough enviorments, they beat GT so they know how to stop the run, they are in position to take a HUGE step in the ACC and this team is ready. Not only have they been sharp but they are starting to get that swagger back and a team with confidence is a very tough team to beat regardless of location. Another plus is GT just like VT has one tremendous D-lineman, VT its Worilds and GT it was Morgan. Miami used a lot of different looks to keep him tired and less agressive on the rush and they should be able to do the same aginst VT. I like Miami has seen two aggressive defenses so they know how to handle odd looks and in both games they were able to run and throw and they have an O-cordinator that has a great understanding of the players he has to use. Last week I thought a big match up was on the offensive side of the ball but this week I think it is on the defensive side with the Miami defense against a poor VT o-line. VT had 60 plays against Neb and added up only 278 total yards. Nebraska threw for 200 and rushed for 100 plus. So what happened, well Nebraska dominated the game but could do nothing in the redzone. The huskers had to settle for 5 FG's on the day 4 of them were from inside or around the twenty five yard line! Not to mention the FIRST and GOAL from the 3 that ended up in a PUNT for nebrasaka because of self mistakes. The huskers had every oppertunity to win and did not come away with it. Now the Miami offense should be able to turn that type of field position into points and get ahead for VT. This means Taylor might have to throw more and the VT offense is not meant to have to come back, they will not be able to do that in this game. I think this VT team is a lot of smoke and mirrors, they got lucky to get pasted Nebraska and I am sure they will have some let down to start this game. They have the crowds emotion but the Hokie faithfull are getting more angry per play and you could hear some of the boo's starting as Taylor refused to run and take advantage vs space. I think the Miami speed will limit that space even more and the rotation on D-line will keep fresh pressure on VT offensive backfield forceing a run team to look else where in order to be productive. Then Miami will wear the Hokies down on offense and the time they spend on offense leads to points putting a VT offense behind the eight ball and out of rythem. I tried to get this at -1.5 BIG but then it jumped immediately to 2.5 so this is a big play there as well. Also Nebraska ran the ball VERY well I can see Cooper and James doing the same while the speed of the Miami recievers make big plays as VT is built to play out of position and hope the big plays in special teams go their way.

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Rutgers (-3) over Maryland
Another Big play but not as big as Miami. So Rutgers is a bad team cause they got Waxed by Cincy at home? But seriously look at Maryland, they lost to Midd Tenn St, the got hammered by Cal and they needed everything they had to get by James Madison. So the big question will the rutgers QB start this weekend after getting his mellon cracked last week? The rutgers offensive line just has not played up to where I thought they should be after what they had returning. Rutgers got all three QB's into the mix and all three did well but for the love of GOD this play blows up if Rutgers has to start Dom Natale. Now the kid made some strides against a weak defense last week but he is still down right terrible. If the freshman Savage cannot go then I really hope to see Lovelace in at QB. He is a bad option but of the two I like lovelace more. Still I would like to see Savage who did jog off the field play in this game. I base this play that he will play (after all it is just a head injury) and Maryland being a team in just shambles. The Rutgers defense should be able to hold Maryland to a pretty decent number and the rutgers offense should have a running game behind Martinek. Maryland is giving up almost 500 yards per game this season and again we are not looking at big teams they have played besides Cal. Maryland has Clemson on deck and Rutgers has Texas Southern so if anyone has a thought of looking ahead it is Maryland. Not trying to say Rutgers is great but I think the cure they need on offense is the Maryland defense. I think even without the starting QB Rutgers still brings the better team to the field plus they have the better coach. Rutgers got Waxed by Cincy but they did make it pretty easy, a 7-7 game after one went down hill as the QB tossed 3 picks in the second quarter all leading to quick points and the knights just folded. So looking at that game it could have been a little closer but Cincy still had them beaten through the air all game. This will be a game for who wants it more and I think that is rutgers. They have a few wins on the season and they know how important it is to get this game. I would feel a LOT better if Savage was for sure playing but I think then the line is a good bit higher, So I put it on the running game, the o-line and defense of rutgers vs a maryland defense that could not get James Madison off the field. Plus two games in a row the Terps have had to put full games and I think the emotional tank might be a little dry.

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I like the Miami play BIG TIME. I'm staying with them until they lose.

I think Maryland wins outright here. I'm not sold on Rutgers. I know Maryland got beat last week, but they will show some pride this week and bounce back.
 

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GL this week Irish...loving the Miami play and the write up. You mentioned a lot about VT's lack of offense last week, but dont forget how they were really lucky to be in the same building with Alabama thanks only to special teams. Following your lead and loading up on Miami.
 

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I'm really diigin the U this year...
After I read Phil Steeles Preview mag he was very high on them...I got them to win the BCS @
22-1 in July....

On the game note V.T @home is solid....any 1 know what Beamers record is as a home dog Vs a ranked conference foe?......

IMO there's better value out there....
I'll be watching and pulling for the "U" as it should be a great game...I'm crossing my fingers for the next 2 games.....@V.T Then OU....

As always best of luck this week.
 

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irish....

always enjoy reading your thoughts....but am against you on the rutgers / md game..

good luck & keep up the good work...
 

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Wake (-2.5) over BC
Ok looking over the Celmson/ BC game you have to like what you saw from the BC offense. I mean no disrespect but FIFTY FOUR YARDS ON FOURTY NINE PLAYS!!!!! No I know the weather played a big factor in this game but the eagles fumbles twice, lost one and the QB's tossed three picks. Now what that game does is scream no confidence, but the reverse it also shows BC has a good underrated defense. Clemson had a punt returned for a TD and then it was nothing but FG's from the rest of the way in. Spiller had some rushed but clemson was 6-20 on third downs. Clemson in my opinion is NOT a good offensive team, they rely on Spiller or Ford to do everything and as they go so do the tigers. Paker for Clemson was less than 50% and threw 2 picks so this offense just isn't going to mix it up and beat a team. But that being said the team with no offense will best tie in a game and I think the Wake offense is going to be the key this week. Don't get me Wrong Wake has not looked good at all this season and have underachieved almost every game on offense but they have the edge going up to BC. WR Chris Givens, WR Jordan Williams and WR Marshall Williams will be a big key in this game. The decons have started to open up the passing game a bit and those three WR have been called upon to get verticle and open up the running attack. Skinner in his fourth year has the ability to hit them deep but the lack of consistancy in his game scares me a bit. I am not concerned about the TE or running back being out because as tough as BC is in its front the offense is a question mark. BC has no one QB and they both have not stepped up as of yet. Wakes defense should give them an oppertunity as they just CANNOT generate pressure but they will have to mix it up if they want to be in the teams playing for an ACC championship. Wakes secondary looked good last week but then again thats against Elon not really the oklahoma of FCS. Still I think Wake has the ability to score and their defense as bad as it is will stop a BC offense that just does not have any real playmakers. This is the first road game for Wake and they need this game, they have the more talant and I think they prove they are the better team in this match up. I would like to see Skinner atone for the worse game I ever saw him play which was last year against BC.

TCU (+3) over Clemson
Well you see my thoughts about the clemson offense in the above post. They play behing spiller who is nursing turf toe which is incredible painful but shouldn't effect him too much. The flu has gone through Clesmon but again thats not my concern. Clemson is a team that needs huge plays because they just cannot sutain drives. They have Ford and Spiller and TCU should be able to match up on them with the way they line up on defense. TCU does not impress me a lot on offense after they did not run away against virginia but they showed a lot by the way of throwing and running. The ability to mix it up is always important against a FAST defense like clemson has this season. But TCU has an odd front alingment which has always been tough to generate pressure on. They have very wide splits and they control the area around the line and open up a lot of what TCU wants to do. TCU kick it out of bounds on punts... Clemson relys on all purpose yards to get the boat in motion. Cut those out play defense and offense like you can and there is no reason the horned frogs cannot win this game. TCU has gone into tough places before and they have talent to quiet the crowd. I think TCU is a better team than GT and the yellow jackets offense so I can see the ability to mix run and play action resulting in big plays. What I think will be something to watch is TCU's Dalton. This kid shows a heady type of play, and rarely makes the wrong read. BUT he has not shown the balls I like to see, he plays it safe and manages his offense. That ability to manage the game should be a big plus in a tough Clemson stadium. Still he will have to read and react well with Clemson throwing the rush at him. The loss to GT and the unability to score against BC show some holes on Clemson and I just do not think they are better team. TCU should not be scared of this team and if both teams come to play I expect TCU is the better team. BUT if one of the two decided not to show up, of the two I can see that being Clemson since a big ACC win will do wonders for Pattersons hope to crash the BCS dance.

Houston (-1) over Texas Tech
Emotional let down? How about beaten up physically? What about traveling agin to a team that is hungry for another big win but this time in front of their fans? What I took from the Texas vs Texas Tech game, one was texas needs some work on offense and defense they are not as good as they were last season. Two Texas Tech is asking Potts to take a lot of lumps and sacks. Finally Tex Tech relys on a lot of confusion in coverage to open up its passing routs. Houston is 6-1 against non-conference opponets at home. They run this fast past wide spread offense too, so the defense should know how to defend it. If they were not used to playing against it thats one thing but the cougars are, plus they have had extra time to work on it being off last week. That shakes loose the Okie St win and gets this team focused on tech who has to feel a little let down after texas. Houston returns 8 players on offense, they know what to do and when to do it. Both teams do not return a lot on defense but the edge goes to texas tech on the front line but I think it goes to Houston in the secondary. This game should be a shoot out but I will put it on the home field, a team with confidence, rested and ready, and a defense that has seen this style of offense day in and out. Just as Potts has a ton of weapons to choose so does Kennum but I also like the way Houston puts a good rusihng attack together.

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GL Irish. My Frogs have a tendency to take a game like this and make it closer than it needs to be. I would definitely take the under in this game.

TCU has shown that it can take a high powered back and make them look ordinary. Spiller on kick-offs and punts is what scares me. Dalton has really matured and the supposedly new-look offense that's been under-wraps so far should be the difference in this game. 14-10 is a very realistic score for these two defensive teams.
 

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Ol Miss (-3) over S. Carolina
So what is the key in all S.Car game, I think it is which Garcia is under center. Looks like this years Garcia has been roped in by Spurriur to avoid big mistakes. S.C took a bit of a nail bitter to half with FAU but played a lot better in the second quarter to come away with a big win. I put a lot of that on the gamecocks looking at this game before playing the owls. Now I thought S.Car was weak offensively after seeing the first game of the season but they have made a lot of strides offensively and have put up some good numbers as of late. But what is impressive is they have played teams that have a pulse like Georgia and NC State. They have been tested a bit more then Ol Miss and the Memphis and Southeast Lo games. In fact I was concerned considering I thought Ol Miss look out right bad in week one and Snead just could not hit players in the field. Then I hear about the swine flu but thats the past and this team has to be instride tonight. They are just not strting games well and if they give S.Car an inch at home the gamecocks will take a mile. A big match up will be the defensive front of Ol Miss lead by Hardy against the S.Car o-line that returns a good group of players. Hardy has been nursing an ankle injury but some much needed rest last week should have him ready to go and he opens up play for other guys so if he is close to full speed that defense has a lot of different looks it can throw at Garcia. I mean I am not sold on Georgias defense or NC States defense so I think this team has a defensive front seven that will really get to Garcia and when he gets poressured he likes to scramble or force the pass rather than take a sack and the speed of Ol Miss could cause some big plays on defense. Giles has to take some pressure off Garcia and this will be a big teat for him, can he pick up the blitz and will the defense of OlMiss strip him. He is a true freshman, Garcia is a sophmore and aside from the o-line S.Car counts on a lot of younger players to make the big plays and put points up on the board. Ol Miss has 8 returning on both sides of the ball and they have a lot of upper classman especially on defense with the exception of LB Shackleford. I also this another big match up is McCluster against the secondary. This is where I see Ol Miss having a very big advantage because he will line up across from either a true freshman or sophmore CB and I like Snead to find him. The safeties will be close to the box because of the misdirection Ol Miss runs and it will open up holes down field. Ol Miss has LOST their SEC opener the last five years. REVENGE from last years upset to the gamecocks should be a factor in this game. Hardy vs Norwood defensively should be a good sub plot but I think Hardy has the better players around him to make plays. Snead and the offense has a talant advantage and I think even though S. Carolina is an improved team Ol Miss will come out ready to play and get it done.

UNC (=2.5) & ML over GT
I know UNC sucks on the road but I just think the speed of the UNC defense and the ability of the D-line will hurt the option and force Nesbitt to throw and that means problems for the yellow jacket offense. GT was exposed last week by Miami and a week before by Clemson, they are VERY weak against the pass. UNC must take advantage of this and Yates needs to throw the ball to set up the pass. Speed up the offense and get Morgan tired and GT rush falls apart. The best offense for GT is big play, take away the big play and they will hurt themselves in the long run. Georgia Tech ran all day on UNC last year but the heels were ready to take the win before a BIG PLAY, 85 yard TD run by Dwyer killed them. UNC has a five game losing streak in GT stadium. What is a good help is Dwyer is banged up, he hurt his schoulder and thats no good for the dive man on the tripe option to be playing with a hurt schoulder. UNC started to make progress on offense and they showed some big signs but it was against a bad ECU team in my opinion. Shut down the run and you shut down GT, if they pass they are going to the receiver Thomas and it is a 50/50 shot Nesbit throws a bad pass. UNC will be all over the run and they should stop GT, offensively UNC has to build on last week. Take the check downs, then take your big shots and open the run as you do it. I think Yates is getting it after you see the 4th quarter in the UConn game and his game against ECU I think he is starting to take command of this offense again. GT is painted in a corner so they need to pull out some tricks but I think they showed a lot of their cards when the played Clemson. If UNC wants to get a big play... half back pass, this will be all over GT because they are super agressive and almost alway try to get everyone to the ball for the tackle. I think UNC wins this game and I think they are the better team regardless of the stadium. Give it a few bad plays and the GT fans might turn as they started to against Clemson.

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Utah (-12.5) over L'Ville
The Cards are being given a bit to much credit for last weeks close call with Kentucky. Don't get me wrong I do not think Utah is the Utah of last year but they should find a ton of open area against Louisville. Not only are the Cards coming off an emotional let down against a huge rival but they now have to go on the road and get a Utah game off its first loss in a long time. Cain has been a bit mistake prone but he should get a nice charge from the L'Ville defense that gave up a ton of yards to Kent running and passing. L'Villes QB is not very good, Burke is completing about 55% of his passes and he has more picks then TD's. He is a good qb with a strong arm but he has a long delivery and can often allow the secondary time to react by watching his mechanics. That spells turnovers for L'Ville and watching Utah last week they like to go for the kill when the get those turnovers. Against the ducks the offense cost them the game with turnovers and not finishing. I do not think the cards defense is going to be in the right place to get those turnovers. Utah will be upset after the longest winning streak comes to an end but the coaches should have them focused. In fact they have a lot to work on because Utah let the ducks run all over them. Home field, a team with more talent and more to play for should beat the other which is down and less talented. The utes will come out ready to play, they should ot be shaken by the loss but if they struggle they give the cards a chance to gain momentum while they loss it. I would expect the coaching staff wants to come out and set the tempo, very aggressive which L'Ville cannot beat and as the lead grows they force a poor QB into bad spots and he costs them and they continue to grow that lead.

Org St (+2) over Arizona
HOME field is going to be crazy. The bearcats piucked them apart but Arizona on the road looked terrible. They have one option and thats running the ball. If you stop that then the Arizona offense is in big trouble. Athough Org St lost its last 5 conference openers they have won 9 of 10 against Arizona. Moevao is ready to play and even though I do not think he is the greatest he offers more leadership for this team and the beavers will rally behind him. On the reverse it looks like Arizona might make a switch at QB in a chance to get the ball down field which is something that hurt Org St last week against Cincy. Still going to Corvallis is not the way you want to break in a new starter. This shows lack of confidence and this will seep into the other players and they will play timid to start the game. With the TE out for Arizona this offense becomes very one dimensional and I would have to think the beavers stack the box. Arizona will have to run to set up the pass and if you shut down the run with the D-line and LB'ers means the safeties and CB's can match up on the WR's for the wildcats. The crowd noise should also play havok with the line calling out protection. Against Cincy the crowd never really asserted themselves but in conference they should be a little more fired up. Arizona is having a lot of problems blocking and the QB takes the pressure because he is the one that gets the blame but you see the line is not doing anything, Grisby is breaking runs for big gains not just sustaining drives. The Org st defense needs to take advanatge of this o-line and blitz and mix up the rush. Arizona has a big defensive line but they have problems tackling. Quizz Rodgers is very good at breaking tackles and making it hard for the other team to get hands on him. Quizz should have a big game especially if Moevao is in the game because he will take chances on deep balls but he is good at checking it down to Quizz in open space. Arizona had an offense built around running and the TE, now they have no TE and the line cannot get the run out of the box. Org st has to take advanatge and score on posessions. Get on them and let the crowd do the rest. I like the beavers to open the conference with some chippiness and win this game. The secondary for Arizona is VERY aggressive, play action to Quizz and find James as he can use his speed to get past coverage with the defense looking in the backfield.

FSU (-14) over Sfla
I do not care who plays QB for SF, they lost a leader and playmaker which means the Bulls lost confidence. Now they go against FSU that feels they found something after the BYU game. The defense will be too fast for the Bulls and the o-line for FSU will chip Selive and keep him out of Ponders way. The Noles have found a nice rushing game, plus Ponder has good mobility. The bulls will not be able to compete with any of this. I think FSU rallied around the jackson state close call and this team will be very dangerous until the are beaten. BJ Daniels a redshirt freshman will be under center for the buklls. The kid looked good last week but this ain't charleston Southern. Now I expect the home field advantage will again play a big part in this game as the new start is not up to the stage he will be on saturday. Ponder will have his offense moving the ball. Even though I do not think they will really care about this game the Jackson st game taugh the Noles you don't show up and any one can beat you. The Noles will blitz and blitz all day, they will be all over the new QB and the Bulls running game and there will be nothing the bulls can do to establish offense. FSU will be getting the ball on a lot of three and outs which means even though the bulls have defensive playmakers they will be tired and eventually be worn out. Ponders ability to read defense and break down to a run when it is not what he likes will move the chains and the only thing that can keep this close is if FSU allows it. I do not think playing at home and coming off a big win the Noles have that happen, instead they should be ready to go and get all over the Bulls that will be looking for leadership on offense and it will be sitting on the sidelines in Grothe.
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FSU/S.FLA UNDER (50.5)
I think this is all going to go FSU way and they become disinterested as it goes in to the fourth shutting it down and S.Fla packs it up.

Kansas (-13.5) over So. Miss
Even though Sharp is out and the basketball team and football team had a donnybrook the jayhawks are the better team. So.Miss is a mess on defense and with every game the Kansas offense is getting better and better. At home the jayhawks normally play very well and So. Miss might be a little gassed after the close call with Virginia. Still that game showed So.Miss cannot get to the QB and Ressing should have a big day. I think Briscoe and Miers will be VERY big because they run great routes and the So.Miss secondary will not be able to stay with them. The Golden Eagles (3-0) are sixth in the FBS in run defense, allowing 51.7 yards per game. They have held their opponents to fewer than 100 yards rushing in their last eight games, all victories. Thats a good stat but against Kansas that is not important, they can beat you through the air and by playing solid defense. After all the Jayhawks give up only about 58 yards rushing per game. So where that hurts is on the So. Miss sidline since Fletcher is the key to So Miss trying to get things going. First road game for the eagles might be a tough way to go for the young QB that has not throw an interception this season. But I just cannot over look that UVA threw for over 300 yards on them in their own stadium. Kansas will shut down the running game of So Miss to an extent and Kansas will be able to throw on them all day. This will be a game where Kansas will dictate the offense of the eagles. They will have to pass and even though they can it is not what they want to do and not how they can stay in this game. So Miss is not a well coached team, they struggle making tackles and they committ way to many penalties, they will hurt themselves and the talant on Kansas takes control of this game even with the issues going on at the KU campus.

Small play
Pitt (ML) over NC State
Pitt gets on the QB fast and often. They will get to the wolfpack QB and NC state will struggle to keep him up right. Pitt plays solid defense and they should do enough on offense to get the win.

Vandy (-7) over Rice
Rice is bad and Vandy is an SEC team, I think cream rises to the top here.

Ohio St (-14) over Ill
I think Ill is weak on defense and the lose their best player and MLB in this game. The bucks should run all over them and then big passes to hurt the Illini all gae. Pryor needs to become a man and not play scared, take the game over.

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First of all WOW... Ol Miss waited until the fourth quarter to get McLuster the ball???? Why??? Houston Nutt if anything showed me he has not even tried this season to out coach other teams. The play calling was weak and Snead showed why he could not compete with Tebow when he committed to Florida or McCoy when he went to Texas. All they had to do was get #22 the ball and they cost to a win with that defense.

Mizz (-7) over Nevada
This is a play because Mizzou has more playmakers then Nevada. The wolfpack give up a lot of big plays from small plays and this game should be no different. I just cannot see the Nevada defense making enough plays to get the Mizzou offense off the field. Gabbert has the offense moving the ball, he completes close to 69% and they can beat a team passing and running. Nebraska on deck is a bit of a concern but they have enough talent at the skill positions to take this game. Plus I think the Mizzou defense should be primed to give the Navada offense problems. I do not think Mizzou will hold the wolfpack off the board but they are fast enough and Navada has had issues turnover the ball. Big key is the front four for the tigers. Since the tigers have cut out using pressure in an attempt to avoid giving up the big play they have let teams find the holes in the zones and make plays. The front four have to do a better job of getting to the QB if this type of defense is going to have any shot. It might be good tonight because Navada is lacking confidence. Kaepernick will try to avoid the big mistake which if the tigers play zone should get him to hold the ball more or run it and the LB's have to take that away. The tigers defense playing this zone should be in position to avoid the big plays from the running game but they have to tackle. Both Kaepernick and Taua are where the wolfpack get their plays from. If the Mizzou defense can fill the gaps off the zone rush they should be able to bottle the pack up even with the confusing system Navada runs. A better Mizzou team destroyed Navada last year and even though I do not think this group is as talented I think offensively they have almost every advantage. The offenive line has some good talent and they have the better players all around the field. I would even think if Gabbert gets time he will walk away from this game being the better QB. Nevada is rebuilding on offense and defense, the offense is ahead of where the defense is and home field should help them out. Still they have not looked good and given up BIG numbers to ND and Colorado st. The Mizzou offense is not as bland as either of those teams and I would expect big plays in the passing department all night. Remember the speed of ND was a big mismatch for Nevada, two out routes went for long TD's and the Mizzou speed should be a problem for the Nevada secondary. Keep the QB upright and Mizzou should be fine, but I would like to see them start fast which is something they have not done this season. Take away any chance for Nevada to have confidence.

Iowa (+9.5) over PSU
PSU has not impressed, are they saving themselves for this game? Have they avoided opening the playbook to keep this off the Iowa radar? Well two of the starting LB's for PSU are not 100%, it is supposed to be rainy in this game and I think o-line play will be tested and in that case I really like what I have seen from Iowa. They handled the size of Arizona all game and made it possible for the QB and RB to make plays. I have really not seen PSU play well against the no ones they have played so far. They have had a noninspired approach to this season so far and I am not sure they can flip the switch. Iowa is not scared of PSU, they won the last game and I was concerned about PSU having revenge on its mind. The Nittany Lions have won 24 straight home games against unranked opponents by an average of 26.4 points. Thats not good but I do not think that is the talent level of anIowa. Iowa likes to rush four, they are small but fast and they throw stunts which allow them to get to the QB. They are also a line that is not going to use one move and quit, all these guys have good motors and will work to get to clark. Can Stanzi avoid the big turnover, he has to play smart, take what the defense gives him and move the ball when he has to. The o-line for Iowa is 3 seniors and two juniors, they have a bit of advantage against the PSU d-line. I like the points in the weather. Should be a very good game but I like the hawkeyes fight to keep it reasonable even in a tough place to play.

Did I mention Nutt is a dumba$$ for not getting number 22 the ball all game, that steams me!

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I was @ the LV Hilton over last weekend and Monday when the lines was released the only line that stood out to me was Rutgers-3 ,
now it's @ Rutgers-1:shrug:

I totaly agree with your analysis and think MD is in
shambles......Love that it's only a 3hr ride for Rutgers to Byrd Stadium....No excusses for Schiano.....A W is expected....And IMO he gets it
:mj06:


GL again this week
 
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