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Post by cardrock on Aug 6, 2018 9:34:16 GMT -6
I really think these boys will be in more games than not. Defense will struggle but I think there’s enough new blood coming in to help with the new scheme. If they can gel & stay healthy we might just pull a couple out. Still feel 4/5 wins with another pulled out. Is there a tent at the games everyone meets at to say hello?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 26, 2018 16:28:46 GMT -6
It's 30 days until the season opener. Thought I would start the annual game prediction thread. Here goes. I say 5-7. Opponent | Outcome | Comment | Post-Season Remarks | Central Connecticut | W | CCSU has been decent in years past, but I don't see them in the FCS Top 25. BSU wins at home. | CCSU finished 3rd in NEC (4-2 NEC, 6-5). Definitely not a Top 20 D1-FCS program. BSU O did what it needed to do. So did the D. 0 TO Ratio | Notre Dame | L | Gonna be a rough one, with a nice payout. Just great to see us play in one of the football shrines | ND finishes 12-0 and in CFP. What can you say? BSU played well, but I think ND took the weekend off and overlooked BSU. +1 TO Ratio | Indiana | L | It could be close, but our secondary is an unknown. Will require forcing some mistakes. | TSIB finishes 6th in BIG10 East (2-7 BIG, 5-7). BSU could not score on these assholes, and our D looked like they left everything in South Bend.Expected outcome, but still disappointing. 0 TO Ratio | Western Kentucky | W | Shoulda beat them on the road last year. Need to beat them at home going into the MAC | WKU finished last in C-USA East (2-6 CUSA, 3-9). BSU was their lone win until last two games of the season. Somehow they beat Louisiana Tech (bowl eligible) on last weekend of season. Somehow, our offense dried up in the 2nd half. The most disappointing loss of the year. WKU just sucked. 0 TO Ratio | Kent State | W | Kent is rebuilding. We have them at home. We need to start the MAC off with a win. | Kent finished last in the East (1-7 MAC, 2-10). BSU dominated this game and led from start to finish. +1 TO Ratio | Northern Illinois | L | Our secondary is still a weakness. NIU will throw, and throw often. | NIU won the West (6-2 MAC, 7-5). BSU slept in for the 1st 24 minutes, was in this game after that. BSU had a chance to win this one. 0 TO Ratio | Central Michigan | W | Central is also rebuilding. Will be a close one. Will require our kicking game to step up. | CMU finished last in West (0-8 MAC, 1-11). I would have felt much worse had BSU lost this one, and BSU tried. Our kicking game did win this game. -1 TO Ratio | Eastern Michigan | W | Eastern will throw on us. It's Homecoming. I think we will step up and win a close one. | EMU finished tied for 2nd in West (5-3 MAC; 7-5). Our D allowed them to score 1st, and often. 2nd most disappointing game of year.
| Ohio | L | They will pass all day on our secondary. | OU finished tied for 2nd in East (6-2 MAC; 8-4). We lose Neal in Q1. Offense takes 43 minutes to get the 2nd score. No D after Q1.
| Toledo | L | They will pass all day on our secondary. (see the theme) | UT finished tied for 2nd in West (5-3 MAC; 7-5). BSU slept during the Q1 and gave up 21 points on turnovers. Plitt's 1st start, so some intitial nerves expected. Went back to sleep in Q4. 0 TO Ratio (5 each)
| Western Michigan | L | They will pass all day on our secondary. | WMU finished tied for 2nd in West (5-3 MAC; 7-5). 2nd biggest surprise of the year. -1 TO Ratio | Miami | L | Well balanced Miami team will probably be in the bowl hunt (we could have outside shot). Will defend at home.
| MU finished tied for 2nd in East (6-2 MAC; 6-6). We played well for about 26 minutes in a winnable game. -1 turnovers |
* Bold are home games
BSU's two best appearances of the season were both when BSU was positive in the turnover ratio. WMU game, BSU was in the negative. The WMU game was an anomaly in many ways. BSU had 349 total yards in the WMU game, compared to 347 in the IU game; 349 in the ND game; 391 in the NIU game, and 382 in the Miami game. Hell, we had 384 in the EMU game, 437 in the Toledo game and 405 in the WKU game.
I guess the biggest factor in the WMU game was BSU's red zone efficiency. BSU did not let as many drives die short of a TD.
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