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Re: UD Fans & Rushing Touchdowns
I think you'll see a little of both.
Some UD folks are a bit younger and less experienced in all this. They get all starry-eyed about the success we've had on offense, and rationalize away the 6 Q's we played badly. I think they'll only be graceful about at UNI blowout, and then only after they get all outraged and vent a while. In the cold, hard light of morning, they'll come back to earth.
Some UD fans have watched an awful lot of football over the years, and know that our team has strengths and weaknesses. I'm pretty sure I know the kind of game we have to play to beat UNI. I guess the good news is, I know we're capable of it. The bad news is we've inexplicably gone missing at critical times. For us, it all depends on who shows up Saturday and who's MIA.
You get past all the chest-thumping homerism on both sides, the two teams are a pretty good matchup. I don't think either team has a runaway edge in talent. I think some of the matchups on the field favor UNI, and some favor us.
I've said before, assuming we 'show up', it'll be a big offensive game and come down to the wire, with very little margin for error on either side. Both teams have got playmakers on both sides of the ball, and both teams will make some plays. It'll come down to a handful of stops on D being the difference. The team that stops themselves on O least often will probably be the winner, as I figure each D will stop the other team 2-3-4 times, tops (unless we play like we did against 'Nova).
FWIW, I said weeks ago that I saw us in the playoffs, and saw us winning the Politically Correct Bowl, that all the power brokers were salivating to showcase on national TV. Like we told everybody at the time, be careful what you wish for.
I also said that getting past the second round would require both O and D ratcheting up their game and eliminating unforced errors and other assorted brain farts.
I guess Saturday we'll find out if they could.
Originally posted by panther2317
Some UD folks are a bit younger and less experienced in all this. They get all starry-eyed about the success we've had on offense, and rationalize away the 6 Q's we played badly. I think they'll only be graceful about at UNI blowout, and then only after they get all outraged and vent a while. In the cold, hard light of morning, they'll come back to earth.
Some UD fans have watched an awful lot of football over the years, and know that our team has strengths and weaknesses. I'm pretty sure I know the kind of game we have to play to beat UNI. I guess the good news is, I know we're capable of it. The bad news is we've inexplicably gone missing at critical times. For us, it all depends on who shows up Saturday and who's MIA.
You get past all the chest-thumping homerism on both sides, the two teams are a pretty good matchup. I don't think either team has a runaway edge in talent. I think some of the matchups on the field favor UNI, and some favor us.
I've said before, assuming we 'show up', it'll be a big offensive game and come down to the wire, with very little margin for error on either side. Both teams have got playmakers on both sides of the ball, and both teams will make some plays. It'll come down to a handful of stops on D being the difference. The team that stops themselves on O least often will probably be the winner, as I figure each D will stop the other team 2-3-4 times, tops (unless we play like we did against 'Nova).
FWIW, I said weeks ago that I saw us in the playoffs, and saw us winning the Politically Correct Bowl, that all the power brokers were salivating to showcase on national TV. Like we told everybody at the time, be careful what you wish for.
I also said that getting past the second round would require both O and D ratcheting up their game and eliminating unforced errors and other assorted brain farts.
I guess Saturday we'll find out if they could.
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