Re Sprague: Haven't seen the awareness of where the open spaces are when back to pass that Vick seems to have.

I don't think that many of you understand what level of athlete you need to be successful in the MAC. Perhaps the BG game will make that more apparent.

We can't win a shootout with these guys, so our D needs to come up big. Buffalo held BG to its lowest point of the season so far -- 28. We need to do what they did.

Ouellette has come out this week putting it on the players to execute. Not the schemes, but, players making plays. Gotta love that.

We open as 14.5 underdogs.

I just saw a website that has it as OHIO + 18. Not out of the question that we can cover that line. If we run the ball well we can keep their O off the field.

I'm now waiting for this weeks injury report? Anyone know something that is new on this front? please share.




GO BOBCATS

 

 

Sometimes I feel like I'm watching a totally different game than most people on this message board.

Sprague's accuracy is....let's see, how do I put it.....not good.

He was 10-20 vs. Marshall in his only relevant action. I'm not counting the 7-9 he was at Idaho because that was trash time and that team was trash.

Last year he completed less than 50% of his passes.

He hit a couple nice passes vs. Marshall on those final drives, but it was the AJ Ouelette show otherwise.

As I said earlier, get a run game that works and Vick is just fine. And to those that say he isn't mobile anymore....that's just wrong too. His ankle is healed...he's just as mobile now as he was early in the year.

I'm sorry...but I agree with an earlier post that says Sprague is a good 3rd string QB. That's 100% correct. He's nothing more than that.

As far as the game...we are a 20' point underdog (with an over/under at 65')....so basically Vegas is projecting we get drummed about 43-23.

I'm not sold we can score 3 TDs vs.......anyone.

And I'm not convinced we can hold a team that AVERAGES 44 ppg to it's average.

We just got torched by WMU (who was averaging 29 ppg) and Buffalo (who was averaging 25 ppg)

Buffalo only scored 29 on that terrible Miami team.

I'd like to hope after two ass-kickings....the last three Novembers to pull from....and 10 days off that we'd be at our optimum level to play this game....

But no Poling...no White....no confidence/momentum......I have little to no hope that this will even be competitive.

I think BG pours it on. It's a national TV game and a chance to really start pushing Matt Johnson for Heisman consideration....they'll be looking for a 500yd, 6 TD night....and the way our team folds at the first hint of adversity.....this could/will get ugly.

Sorry.

BG romps 63-14

This could get real ugly real early. Let's hope we are all wrong!

If there is a glimmer of hope it's that BG has only been able to score 40 or more points on teams that have allowed 40 or more points two (2) or more times this season.

I've got their SOS at #98 and their average win against the #94 opponent. All six (6) of their wins have come against a team with a losing record.

We can see that OHIO meets the 40 point criteria. But I do hold out hope that the defense from the first 6 games can show up and that the offense can find a running game.

Spread has increased to 20.5.

To be fair.
You have to look at who BG's losses were against and, in the case of Old Miss.,by how much.
Plus they did beat 2 big 10 teams.