Thanks guys....
Went a disappointing 6-5 yesterday & am 6-7 for the week....I usually don't like to complain about bad beats because that is part of the game....But losing the under play in the UCLA game where both teams combined to score 21 points in the lfinal 2-3 minutes of the game was very frustrationg....& I also thought that the under play in the Miss. St. game was winner, but they let Memphis score in the last minute of the game....If I was coaching MSU i would have made sure that my defense would come out with a shutout for the game....But onward & upward....
Under 52 (120) Boise / VT....
While BSU's offense gets most of the publicity, their defense has proven to be very good when playing a good team....They allowed an average of 9 points to 2 high powered offenses, Oregon & TCU, last season....For the season, BSU allowed 4.8 yards per play last year to teams that would average 5.2 yppl to an average team....This year's defense should be stronger than last year's defense because they have 10 starters returning as compared to only 5 returning starters last season....On the other side, VT last season faced 3very good defensive teams in Bama, Neb, & N Carolina & they were just average in those 3 games - averaging 4.1 yppl, which is what those 3 teams would combine to allow an average offensive team....
Similiar to VT, BSU's offense didn't perform well vs. good defensive teams, as they averaged 4.2 yppl against Oregon (scored 19) & TCU (scored 17), who would combine to allow 4.2 yppl to an average offense.... Although VT's defense returns 4 players from last year's starters, I expect Beamer & Foster to have a very good defense....They always do....
I think this game finsihes with about 45 total points scored....
Good luck....