12/27 Bowls

[Smitty]

I'll try to stay ahead of these games, but I don't like my chances. I'm going to skip the Army game, because we can't bet NY teams here in NY. So that'll help.

Hell, we might even lose power. We're getting a good amount of snow. Hopefully the GF doesn't want to go anywhere tomorrow, so I won't have to clear the driveway.

Military Bowl
Alright, after glancing through this one, it's a bit of a mess. As evidenced by the fact that Pitt has gone from -6 to -10.5 and the total has dropped from 59.5 to 52.2. Pitt is missing one of their top 2 LBs (Louis) and some depth at RB. ECU is missing... a lot. Starting with QB Hauser, who threw 408 of ECU's 423 passes this year. Absolutely no idea who's coming off the bench. Either the well-traveled (this is his 4th team in 6 years) Mike Wright, or true freshman Chaston Ditta. Wright did throw for over 2,000 yards over 2 seasons at Vanderbilt, so he has plenty of experience. The coaching staff may want to take a look at Ditta though. ECU is also missing their RB1 (Montgomery, 4.8 yards/carry). That may not be a bad thing, as RB2 (Gunn) averaged 5.7/carry. In the season finale, Montgomery had 17 carries for 53 yards. Gunn had 14 carries for 130 yards. ECU is also missing their starting LT (McCrimon) and their starting LG (Askew) missed the season finale and is questionable. After those guys, there is a big drop-off with the backups.

Obviously ECU would love to get the running game going to take some pressure off whoever is under Center. One small problem - Pitt only allows 2.8 yards/carry, 6th in the country. And here's the scary thing... as solid as Louis has been, the true freshman (Lindsey) who is starting in his place grades out as significantly better against the run.

Pitt does most of their damage through the air (70% of their yards) and most of that was from true Freshman Mason Heintschel, who took over as the starter in early October. Prior to that, Pitt was 2-2 (with wins over Duquesne and CMU). With Heintschel starting, Pitt was 6-2, with the losses to ND and Miami. Heintschel has been solid, completing 64% with 15 TDs and 7 INTs and averaging 7.6 yards/att. He does take a lot of sacks (30 in 306 dropbacks), including 14 in the last 3 games. ECU tied for 32nd in the country with 30 sacks, led by Zion Wilson with 7.

I don't have any feel for this one. Obviously Pitt should roll. But do they care? Last game of the season, they needed to beat Miami to go to the ACC Championship game. They were dominated, 38-7. Maybe they'll bounce back Saturday. Maybe they checked out after that game. I should stay off this one, but that's the coward's way out (or the intelligent decision. Tomato, tomahto.). I'll probably regret this, but I gotta take 10.5 from a team that might not show up.

ECU (+10.5) 2 units
ECU (ML) 1 to win 3 (because why the fuck not? It's only money.)

 

[LordofBalls]

ha! hope you're right smitty! I took ECaro earlier in a 5tm parlay and didn't know any of the personnel issues you talk about.
It's a pizza money wager, to win over a nickel, and I'm not too worried 1 way or the other.

doubt I'll do anything else with it, but wish YOU luck!

 

[Smitty]

ha! hope you're right smitty! I took ECaro earlier in a 5tm parlay and didn't know any of the personnel issues you talk about.
It's a pizza money wager, to win over a nickel, and I'm not too worried 1 way or the other.

doubt I'll do anything else with it, but wish YOU luck!

Thanks, man. GL to you as well!

 

[1837]

I'll try to stay ahead of these games, but I don't like my chances. I'm going to skip the Army game, because we can't bet NY teams here in NY. So that'll help.

Hell, we might even lose power. We're getting a good amount of snow. Hopefully the GF doesn't want to go anywhere tomorrow, so I won't have to clear the driveway.

Military Bowl
Alright, after glancing through this one, it's a bit of a mess. As evidenced by the fact that Pitt has gone from -6 to -10.5 and the total has dropped from 59.5 to 52.2. Pitt is missing one of their top 2 LBs (Louis) and some depth at RB. ECU is missing... a lot. Starting with QB Hauser, who threw 408 of ECU's 423 passes this year. Absolutely no idea who's coming off the bench. Either the well-traveled (this is his 4th team in 6 years) Mike Wright, or true freshman Chaston Ditta. Wright did throw for over 2,000 yards over 2 seasons at Vanderbilt, so he has plenty of experience. The coaching staff may want to take a look at Ditta though. ECU is also missing their RB1 (Montgomery, 4.8 yards/carry). That may not be a bad thing, as RB2 (Gunn) averaged 5.7/carry. In the season finale, Montgomery had 17 carries for 53 yards. Gunn had 14 carries for 130 yards. ECU is also missing their starting LT (McCrimon) and their starting LG (Askew) missed the season finale and is questionable. After those guys, there is a big drop-off with the backups.

Obviously ECU would love to get the running game going to take some pressure off whoever is under Center. One small problem - Pitt only allows 2.8 yards/carry, 6th in the country. And here's the scary thing... as solid as Louis has been, the true freshman (Lindsey) who is starting in his place grades out as significantly better against the run.

Pitt does most of their damage through the air (70% of their yards) and most of that was from true Freshman Mason Heintschel, who took over as the starter in early October. Prior to that, Pitt was 2-2 (with wins over Duquesne and CMU). With Heintschel starting, Pitt was 6-2, with the losses to ND and Miami. Heintschel has been solid, completing 64% with 15 TDs and 7 INTs and averaging 7.6 yards/att. He does take a lot of sacks (30 in 306 dropbacks), including 14 in the last 3 games. ECU tied for 32nd in the country with 30 sacks, led by Zion Wilson with 7.

I don't have any feel for this one. Obviously Pitt should roll. But do they care? Last game of the season, they needed to beat Miami to go to the ACC Championship game. They were dominated, 38-7. Maybe they'll bounce back Saturday. Maybe they checked out after that game. I should stay off this one, but that's the coward's way out (or the intelligent decision. Tomato, tomahto.). I'll probably regret this, but I gotta take 10.5 from a team that might not show up.

ECU (+10.5) 2 units
ECU (ML) 1 to win 3 (because why the fuck not? It's only money.)

Side note for that game Hayes the DC from Pitt will retire after the game. Extra motivation from the players? On the other side the OC and DC of East Carolina have left so I have no clue how they will be ready for that game plus so many players who won't be playing ... you got balls taking East Carolina 😅

Happy holidays to you Smitty

 

[Destructor D]

I like Pitt -10 -120 myself but who knows. Thanks Smitty for all your hard work!

 

[Smitty]

Side note for that game Hayes the DC from Pitt will retire after the game. Extra motivation from the players? On the other side the OC and DC of East Carolina have left so I have no clue how they will be ready for that game plus so many players who won't be playing ... you got balls taking East Carolina 😅

Happy holidays to you Smitty

Yeah, I knew about the ECU Coordinators. It's hard to believe, but I don't put EVERYTHING in my write-ups. Did not know about the Pitt DC though, so thank you.

And obviously I don't love this game. Figured it was worth taking a flyer on the PIrates. Today's line movement tells me that I'm probably incorrect.

Happy Holidays to you as well.

 

[Smitty]

Pinstripe Bowl
Now we're getting into the bowl games that I hate. Matchups between mediocre teams from the top conferences. And this one is even worse than most. It will essentially be the PSU backups vs the Clemson backups. I'm not going to go through all of it, because I'm not wasting time on this one. Just an example... 4/5 of the PSU starting O-line won't be playing. Luckily for them, 4 of Clemson's top 5 D-linemen are also out. PSU HC Smith has also hinted that some starters may be playing limited snaps today. So even some starters who ARE there may not see the field much. Clemson has 27 players missing the game due to injury or opt-out. They're missing 7 of their top 12 players (in terms of snap count) on defense and 5 of 12 on offense. 8 starters from their season finale are sitting this one out.

Both teams had much higher aspirations than the Pinstripe Bowl when the season started. But both teams shit the bed. And, as their punishment, they are playing this game, at roughly 32 degrees. At least PSU is used to the cold.

About the only angle I can think of... maybe the remaining players want to get coach Smith a win.

I have a feeling this game's going to go over, but one unit is already one more than I should bet on this game.

PSU (ML) 1 to win 1.2

 

[Smitty]

Pop-Tarts Bowl
This one is fairly clean as far as opt-outs. GT is without starting C Tana Alo-Tupuola. LG Moore slides over. I can't find how many snaps he's played at C this year, but it sounds like he made several starts there. In a reminder of how difficult it is to find accurate information, one source I use says DE Manley and S Powell-Lee are both out due to injury. But they are both listed as starting on the depth chart released 4 days ago. They are missing their 2nd-leading receiver Canion. BYU is missing RB Martin, which is a big loss. He averaged 5.5 yards/carry on 236 carries. His backup, Moa, who had all of 18 carries this year, is also out. This leaves Enoch Nawahine as the starter. He had 15 carries for 50 yards on the season. Next guy up is Jovesa Damuni, who had 63 yards on 12 carries. So, yeah, they are thin at RB. That's pretty much it for who's missing for the Cougars though.

I actually like both of these teams. And both still had a shot at the playoffs up until their last game. BYU beat everybody on their schedule except Texas Tech (twice). TT may or may not be one of the best teams in the country. We'll know more on that in a few days. But... BYU only has one good win, a hard-fought game against Utah. On the other side, GT fell to Pitt in their ACC finale (costing them a spot in the ACC Championship game), and then could only muster 9 points against Georgia. So it's hard to say where their heads are at. Haynes King is the epitome of a college QB. He can will his team to win with his arm and his legs. Mostly his legs.

Following the surprise departure of Jake Retzlaff in July, true freshman Bear Bachmeier stepped into the void. He completed 64% with 14 TDs, 6 INTs, and averaged 7.8 yards/att. And he was their 2nd-leading rusher with 624 yards on 130 carries. BYU gets 46% of their yards on the ground, so the absence of Martin is huge. GT is vulnerable to the run, allowing 4.6 yards/carry (96th in the country). They're not much better against the pass, giving up 7.4 yards/att (85th).

Maybe I'm weird, but I'm really going to miss Haynes King. The dude plays hard. And he completed 72% of his passes this year, averaging 8.4 yards/att, with 12 TDs and 5 INTs. He's also their leading rusher, with 983 yards on 169 carries (5.8/rush) and 15 TDs. RB Jamal Haynes had a disappointing year, only averaging 4.3 yards/carry. RB Hosley transferred from Penn and had an outstanding season, averaging 7.3 yards/carry. However, he only had 4 carries the last 2 games. I can't find any info on an injury, so not sure what's going on there. BYU was excellent defensively this year. They give up 3.7 yards/rush (35th in the country) and 6.5 yards/pass att (36th).

Edge in the kicking game to GT. Birr is 24-of-25 under 50 yards. Ferrin for BYU is inconsistent from 40+. While he's 16-of-16 under 40, he's only 2-of-7 from 40-49. But he's 4-of-6 from 50+.

This is an interesting matchup, and I wish these teams were playing a meaningful game. I'm going to go with the veteran King in his last game. In his two bowl games, they've put up 27 & 30 points.

GT (+3.5) 4.6 to win 4
GT TT Over (26.5) 4 units

 

[Ramjet7]

Great write ups Smitty. Much appreciated and good luck

 

[ejthree]

Pop-Tarts Bowl
This one is fairly clean as far as opt-outs. GT is without starting C Tana Alo-Tupuola. LG Moore slides over. I can't find how many snaps he's played at C this year, but it sounds like he made several starts there. In a reminder of how difficult it is to find accurate information, one source I use says DE Manley and S Powell-Lee are both out due to injury. But they are both listed as starting on the depth chart released 4 days ago. They are missing their 2nd-leading receiver Canion. BYU is missing RB Martin, which is a big loss. He averaged 5.5 yards/carry on 236 carries. His backup, Moa, who had all of 18 carries this year, is also out. This leaves Enoch Nawahine as the starter. He had 15 carries for 50 yards on the season. Next guy up is Jovesa Damuni, who had 63 yards on 12 carries. So, yeah, they are thin at RB. That's pretty much it for who's missing for the Cougars though.

I actually like both of these teams. And both still had a shot at the playoffs up until their last game. BYU beat everybody on their schedule except Texas Tech (twice). TT may or may not be one of the best teams in the country. We'll know more on that in a few days. But... BYU only has one good win, a hard-fought game against Utah. On the other side, GT fell to Pitt in their ACC finale (costing them a spot in the ACC Championship game), and then could only muster 9 points against Georgia. So it's hard to say where their heads are at. Haynes King is the epitome of a college QB. He can will his team to win with his arm and his legs. Mostly his legs.

Following the surprise departure of Jake Retzlaff in July, true freshman Bear Bachmeier stepped into the void. He completed 64% with 14 TDs, 6 INTs, and averaged 7.8 yards/att. And he was their 2nd-leading rusher with 624 yards on 130 carries. BYU gets 46% of their yards on the ground, so the absence of Martin is huge. GT is vulnerable to the run, allowing 4.6 yards/carry (96th in the country). They're not much better against the pass, giving up 7.4 yards/att (85th).

Maybe I'm weird, but I'm really going to miss Haynes King. The dude plays hard. And he completed 72% of his passes this year, averaging 8.4 yards/att, with 12 TDs and 5 INTs. He's also their leading rusher, with 983 yards on 169 carries (5.8/rush) and 15 TDs. RB Jamal Haynes had a disappointing year, only averaging 4.3 yards/carry. RB Hosley transferred from Penn and had an outstanding season, averaging 7.3 yards/carry. However, he only had 4 carries the last 2 games. I can't find any info on an injury, so not sure what's going on there. BYU was excellent defensively this year. They give up 3.7 yards/rush (35th in the country) and 6.5 yards/pass att (36th).

Edge in the kicking game to GT. Birr is 24-of-25 under 50 yards. Ferrin for BYU is inconsistent from 40+. While he's 16-of-16 under 40, he's only 2-of-7 from 40-49. But he's 4-of-6 from 50+.

This is an interesting matchup, and I wish these teams were playing a meaningful game. I'm going to go with the veteran King in his last game. In his two bowl games, they've put up 27 & 30 points.

GT (+3.5) 4.6 to win 4
GT TT Over (26.5) 4 units

Love this analysis , GL...

 

[Smitty]

Great write ups Smitty. Much appreciated and good luck

Thank you! GL to you as well.

 

[Smitty]

Well, I'm no believer in "these games are fixed." But the officials sure seemed to be doing everything they could to keep Pitt in that game. The "inadvertent whistle" was clearly the most egregious, but there was also a phantom offsides call when Pitt fell short on 3rd and 9. But at least they called the blatant OPI on Pitt's final drive.

All's well that ends well.

 

[WhatsHisNuts]

Pop-Tarts Bowl
This one is fairly clean as far as opt-outs. GT is without starting C Tana Alo-Tupuola. LG Moore slides over. I can't find how many snaps he's played at C this year, but it sounds like he made several starts there. In a reminder of how difficult it is to find accurate information, one source I use says DE Manley and S Powell-Lee are both out due to injury. But they are both listed as starting on the depth chart released 4 days ago. They are missing their 2nd-leading receiver Canion. BYU is missing RB Martin, which is a big loss. He averaged 5.5 yards/carry on 236 carries. His backup, Moa, who had all of 18 carries this year, is also out. This leaves Enoch Nawahine as the starter. He had 15 carries for 50 yards on the season. Next guy up is Jovesa Damuni, who had 63 yards on 12 carries. So, yeah, they are thin at RB. That's pretty much it for who's missing for the Cougars though.

I actually like both of these teams. And both still had a shot at the playoffs up until their last game. BYU beat everybody on their schedule except Texas Tech (twice). TT may or may not be one of the best teams in the country. We'll know more on that in a few days. But... BYU only has one good win, a hard-fought game against Utah. On the other side, GT fell to Pitt in their ACC finale (costing them a spot in the ACC Championship game), and then could only muster 9 points against Georgia. So it's hard to say where their heads are at. Haynes King is the epitome of a college QB. He can will his team to win with his arm and his legs. Mostly his legs.

Following the surprise departure of Jake Retzlaff in July, true freshman Bear Bachmeier stepped into the void. He completed 64% with 14 TDs, 6 INTs, and averaged 7.8 yards/att. And he was their 2nd-leading rusher with 624 yards on 130 carries. BYU gets 46% of their yards on the ground, so the absence of Martin is huge. GT is vulnerable to the run, allowing 4.6 yards/carry (96th in the country). They're not much better against the pass, giving up 7.4 yards/att (85th).

Maybe I'm weird, but I'm really going to miss Haynes King. The dude plays hard. And he completed 72% of his passes this year, averaging 8.4 yards/att, with 12 TDs and 5 INTs. He's also their leading rusher, with 983 yards on 169 carries (5.8/rush) and 15 TDs. RB Jamal Haynes had a disappointing year, only averaging 4.3 yards/carry. RB Hosley transferred from Penn and had an outstanding season, averaging 7.3 yards/carry. However, he only had 4 carries the last 2 games. I can't find any info on an injury, so not sure what's going on there. BYU was excellent defensively this year. They give up 3.7 yards/rush (35th in the country) and 6.5 yards/pass att (36th).

Edge in the kicking game to GT. Birr is 24-of-25 under 50 yards. Ferrin for BYU is inconsistent from 40+. While he's 16-of-16 under 40, he's only 2-of-7 from 40-49. But he's 4-of-6 from 50+.

This is an interesting matchup, and I wish these teams were playing a meaningful game. I'm going to go with the veteran King in his last game. In his two bowl games, they've put up 27 & 30 points.

GT (+3.5) 4.6 to win 4
GT TT Over (26.5) 4 units

I'll join you, sir. 2.5 Billion unit play.

 

[Smitty]

Arizona Bowl
Can't believe I just spent 15 minutes trying to figure out why QB Dequan Finn left the team in November, but I did. And... I'm still not 100% clear on why he did it. Supposedly it was to prepare for the NFL draft. Which would be... hilarious. After 3 solid seasons at Toledo, he transferred to Baylor last year, where he barely played (43 pass attempts). So he transferred to Miami, back to the MAC. This season, he completed 59% of his passes with 9 TDs and 6 INTs. I know the NFL these days will take any athletic qb with a strong arm, but this is ridiculous. What kind of "leader" abandons his team mid-season? Oh, he mysteriously sat out their game against Toledo with "an illness" just prior to his departure. Yeah, the NFL has gotta be just drooling over this guy. I think I heard the Raiders benched Maxx Crosby for the last 2 games just to give them a better chance of drafting Finn. And... on a day that I don't have a lot of time, I just spent 20 minutes on a guy who isn't even playing in this game.

Alright, I've just been banging my head, trying to figure out who the fuck is playing in this game, especially for Miami. I'm just going to copy & paste this from actionnetwork.com.



Some reports say Perry isn't playing. A depth chart I found indicates he IS playing. But I can't verify where they got their info. It could be accurate, because some of the players listed above are not on the depth chart. So maybe they're right and Perry is playing? He averaged 23 yards/catch, so he'd be a nice weapon to have available for some backup qbs. Trick, who is not on the depth chart, had 8.5 sacks. Hondru is definitely out. Yharbrough IS on the depth chart. It shows Terrill is gone, RG Schorsch sliding over to RT and Gavin Rohrs starting at RG. Keep an eye out for #76 at RG. He's graded terrible at pass protection. Near as I can tell, Ryan Wilson is back at Safety for Fresno St.

Let's take a look at the Miami "offense." It looks like freshman Gotkowski is starting. In 3 games, he completed 50% of his passes, averaging 7.9 yards/att, with 4 TDs and 0 INTs. He's also a run threat, averaging 6.4 yards/rush. RB Brunson gets the bulk of the carries and averages a pedestrian 4.7 yards/carry. Fresno St has been ok against the run, allowing 4.0 yards/carry (58th in the country). Their pass defense is excellent, as they only allow 5.6 yards/att (6th in the country). They are also 4th in the country with 19 INTs.

Fuck, just realized this game starts in 23 minutes.

Looks like Fresno St is benching qb EJ Warner in favor of Carson Conklin. If you take out mop-up duty against Southern, Conklin has completed 47% of his passes and averaged a whopping... get ready for it... 3.4 yards/att. Along with 1 TD and 2 INTs. Fresno St's top RB is Rayshon Luke, who averaged 6.4 yards/carry. Miami gives up 3.8 yards/carry (43rd) and 6.2 yards/att passing (25th). As you'd expect from Miami, they're solid defensively. At least when they have all their players.

Shit, I gotta wrap this up.

Fresno St HC Matt Entz is in his first year. Uh oh. After yesterday, HCs in their first year at a program are 2-13-1 ATS over the last 2 years.

Once again, I'm going against the grain and riding with the HC trend.

Miami (+4.5) 4.2 to win 4. I'm selling a point here.
Miami (ML) 2 to win 3.4
Fresno St TT Under 21.5 2 to win 2 (sold a point here, too)

 

[Smitty]

I'll join you, sir. 2.5 Billion unit play.

That would have been the proper amount to wager on ECU.

 

[Smitty]

New Mexico Bowl
Really gotta try to get through this quick. Gonna just hit the highlights.

SD St QB Donegal is out after surgery. Junior Bert Emanuel Jr takes over. He was a backup at CMU the last 3 years. He's thrown a total of 60 passes now in 4 seasons, including 9 this year. That said, he may not be much of a drop-off from Donegal. And Emanuel is a better run threat, averaging 5.2/carry. RB Sutton is the workhorse, averaging 5.2 yards/carry on 239 carries. The next 2 guys are also solid, averaging around 5.5 yards/carry. SD St is going to have to control the game with the rushing attack, as UNT allows 4.8 yards/carry (112th in the country).

Of course, UNT has an explosive offense. They lead the nation with 44.8 points/game and 504.3 yards/game. I won't even regurgitate Mestemaker's #s. They're terrific. UNT isn't one-dimensional. RB Hawkins averages 6.2 yards/carry. This is where things get interesting. SD St allows 3.2 yards/carry (15th in the country) and they lead the nation, giving up 5.1 yards/pass att. This is the classic "unstoppable force vs immovable object."

*quick side note* SD St has a linebacker named Mister Williams. Love it.

Both teams had a disappointing finish to their regular season. UNT lost the AAC Championship game (and a possible playoff berth) while SD St lost their finale to NM, which bumped them out of the MW Championship game.

I think the line overreacted to Donegal being out. Obviously SD St is fucked if they end up having to play catch-up, but I'm gonna take a chance with another 'dog.

SD St (+7.5) 2.3 to win 2
SD St TT Over (23.5) 2 to win 2.1

 

[Smitty]

Gator Bowl
I don't have the time or desire to spend more than 2 minutes on this game. UVA is down to roughly 6 players for this game, and yet they're only getting 4 points? Fuck it.

UVA (ML) 2 to win 3.1

 

[ejthree]

Gator Bowl
I don't have the time or desire to spend more than 2 minutes on this game. UVA is down to roughly 6 players for this game, and yet they're only getting 4 points? Fuck it.

UVA (ML) 2 to win 3.1

lol me too, I took Cavs and un... GL Sir!

 

[ejthree]

Pop-Tarts Bowl
This one is fairly clean as far as opt-outs. GT is without starting C Tana Alo-Tupuola. LG Moore slides over. I can't find how many snaps he's played at C this year, but it sounds like he made several starts there. In a reminder of how difficult it is to find accurate information, one source I use says DE Manley and S Powell-Lee are both out due to injury. But they are both listed as starting on the depth chart released 4 days ago. They are missing their 2nd-leading receiver Canion. BYU is missing RB Martin, which is a big loss. He averaged 5.5 yards/carry on 236 carries. His backup, Moa, who had all of 18 carries this year, is also out. This leaves Enoch Nawahine as the starter. He had 15 carries for 50 yards on the season. Next guy up is Jovesa Damuni, who had 63 yards on 12 carries. So, yeah, they are thin at RB. That's pretty much it for who's missing for the Cougars though.

I actually like both of these teams. And both still had a shot at the playoffs up until their last game. BYU beat everybody on their schedule except Texas Tech (twice). TT may or may not be one of the best teams in the country. We'll know more on that in a few days. But... BYU only has one good win, a hard-fought game against Utah. On the other side, GT fell to Pitt in their ACC finale (costing them a spot in the ACC Championship game), and then could only muster 9 points against Georgia. So it's hard to say where their heads are at. Haynes King is the epitome of a college QB. He can will his team to win with his arm and his legs. Mostly his legs.

Following the surprise departure of Jake Retzlaff in July, true freshman Bear Bachmeier stepped into the void. He completed 64% with 14 TDs, 6 INTs, and averaged 7.8 yards/att. And he was their 2nd-leading rusher with 624 yards on 130 carries. BYU gets 46% of their yards on the ground, so the absence of Martin is huge. GT is vulnerable to the run, allowing 4.6 yards/carry (96th in the country). They're not much better against the pass, giving up 7.4 yards/att (85th).

Maybe I'm weird, but I'm really going to miss Haynes King. The dude plays hard. And he completed 72% of his passes this year, averaging 8.4 yards/att, with 12 TDs and 5 INTs. He's also their leading rusher, with 983 yards on 169 carries (5.8/rush) and 15 TDs. RB Jamal Haynes had a disappointing year, only averaging 4.3 yards/carry. RB Hosley transferred from Penn and had an outstanding season, averaging 7.3 yards/carry. However, he only had 4 carries the last 2 games. I can't find any info on an injury, so not sure what's going on there. BYU was excellent defensively this year. They give up 3.7 yards/rush (35th in the country) and 6.5 yards/pass att (36th).

Edge in the kicking game to GT. Birr is 24-of-25 under 50 yards. Ferrin for BYU is inconsistent from 40+. While he's 16-of-16 under 40, he's only 2-of-7 from 40-49. But he's 4-of-6 from 50+.

This is an interesting matchup, and I wish these teams were playing a meaningful game. I'm going to go with the veteran King in his last game. In his two bowl games, they've put up 27 & 30 points.

GT (+3.5) 4.6 to win 4
GT TT Over (26.5) 4 units

Damn, Tech put in cheerleaders second half, FN criminal...Score you Bastards...

 

[rocky mountain]

Damn, Tech put in cheerleaders second half, FN criminal...Score you Bastards...

Vegas pay Haynes his money, he earned it!!! Saw the coach ask him if it was 100k correct ......🙄
Ridiculous. I dont want to hear about his undisclosed injury now when he cost people money with that garbage.