any insite? I see WVU is -25.5 and ov/und is 68. I like the -25.5 but think the 68 is way to high in my opinion.
WVU/Marshall
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MARSHALL co-starting RBs Tron Martinez and Travon Van are out with knee injuries. I have not seen a timetable for the return of either. These losses will be softened some by the addition of Miami, FL transfer Kevin Grooms, who figures to be in line for plenty of touches this fall, but losing your top 2 backs from LY is never a good thing, and Grooms although talented, is an unproven commodity.
--BYB
Second-year coach Dana Holgorsen, quarterback Geno Smith, and wideouts Tavon Austin and Stedman Bailey teamed magnificently to generate the nation?s sixth-rated passing offense in 2011, and it was on full display in the Mountaineers? 70-33 whupping of Clemson in the Orange Bowl.
West Virginia topped 34 points eight times last season, and they?ll need another season like that?if not even more?to compete in the defense-optional Big 12.
The offense (eight starters back from a unit that averaged better than 37 points) might be the best in the conference, which in turn makes it possibly the best in the entire country. That leaves the obvious question, ?Can the Mountaineers get enough stops to earn a surprise league title in their first year away from the Big East??
The team?s top three pass rushers (combined 19 sacks) are all gone, and new defensive coordinators Joe DeForest and Keith Patterson will switch from a 3-3-5 to the 3-4 that DeForest helped run in the past at Oklahoma State.
It?ll take a quick learning curve, but this team has the pieces to compete in their freshman year in the Big 12.
--BYB
--BYB
Second-year coach Dana Holgorsen, quarterback Geno Smith, and wideouts Tavon Austin and Stedman Bailey teamed magnificently to generate the nation?s sixth-rated passing offense in 2011, and it was on full display in the Mountaineers? 70-33 whupping of Clemson in the Orange Bowl.
West Virginia topped 34 points eight times last season, and they?ll need another season like that?if not even more?to compete in the defense-optional Big 12.
The offense (eight starters back from a unit that averaged better than 37 points) might be the best in the conference, which in turn makes it possibly the best in the entire country. That leaves the obvious question, ?Can the Mountaineers get enough stops to earn a surprise league title in their first year away from the Big East??
The team?s top three pass rushers (combined 19 sacks) are all gone, and new defensive coordinators Joe DeForest and Keith Patterson will switch from a 3-3-5 to the 3-4 that DeForest helped run in the past at Oklahoma State.
It?ll take a quick learning curve, but this team has the pieces to compete in their freshman year in the Big 12.
--BYB
Saturday, of course, is the last football meeting with Marshall for the foreseeable future.
"You never want to say never," Luck said when asked if the series might resume. "Things change. But in the near future I don't see us playing."
The Mountaineer AD said he'd like to get former rivals Pittsburgh and Virginia Tech back on the non-conference schedule.
It is a shame the only two Division I programs in West Virginia can't play annually, but perhaps it was time for a break. There was so much bad blood over the politics of the series that it took away from what should be an enjoyable experience.
Of course, the death of the series will be felt by Marshall's athletic department. When the game was held in Huntington, it was a boon for athletic director Mike Hamrick and company.
MU supporters still point to WVU's series with East Carolina. Both teams are in Conference USA. Why the Pirates and not the Thundering Herd?
"That was a six-year commitment made before I was here," Luck said. "We canceled one of those [ECU] games for the opportunity to play Alabama [in 2014]."
Don't be surprised if other ECU games disappear now that WVU is in the Big 12.
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Marshall at West Virginia - As I said in my Sunday piece, MU's Rakeem Cato, Aaron Dobson, Tron Martinez and Travon Van will certainly test the Mountaineers' new 3-4 defense. But the Herd defense lost sack star Vinny Curry and its top three tacklers - including Omar Brown - from last season. That's not good going against the bunch from Morgantown this season.
--Charleston Gazette
"You never want to say never," Luck said when asked if the series might resume. "Things change. But in the near future I don't see us playing."
The Mountaineer AD said he'd like to get former rivals Pittsburgh and Virginia Tech back on the non-conference schedule.
It is a shame the only two Division I programs in West Virginia can't play annually, but perhaps it was time for a break. There was so much bad blood over the politics of the series that it took away from what should be an enjoyable experience.
Of course, the death of the series will be felt by Marshall's athletic department. When the game was held in Huntington, it was a boon for athletic director Mike Hamrick and company.
MU supporters still point to WVU's series with East Carolina. Both teams are in Conference USA. Why the Pirates and not the Thundering Herd?
"That was a six-year commitment made before I was here," Luck said. "We canceled one of those [ECU] games for the opportunity to play Alabama [in 2014]."
Don't be surprised if other ECU games disappear now that WVU is in the Big 12.
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Marshall at West Virginia - As I said in my Sunday piece, MU's Rakeem Cato, Aaron Dobson, Tron Martinez and Travon Van will certainly test the Mountaineers' new 3-4 defense. But the Herd defense lost sack star Vinny Curry and its top three tacklers - including Omar Brown - from last season. That's not good going against the bunch from Morgantown this season.
--Charleston Gazette
I def think WVU will get to 40 I just dont think its going to be enough Marshall Offense to put it over I see like 48-10 or so I love the -25.5 though
