BYU favored by 21

[Kyle]

http://www.gamblingiq.com/forum/college-football/3086.htm

Looks like Vegas has gained some respect for the FCS powerhouses.

Other notable spreads:

LSU +23 over App State
Maryland +17 over Delaware
ISU +8 over SDSU
Iowa +22 over Maine

[Mountain Panther]

Re: BYU favored by 21

http://www.gamblingiq.com/forum/coll...tball/3086.htm

Looks like Vegas has gained some respect for the FCS powerhouses.

Other notable spreads:

LSU +23 over App State
Maryland +17 over Delaware
ISU +8 over SDSU
Iowa +22 over Maine

Did you just use "powerhouse" and "Maine" in the same post?

[Kyle]

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Did you just use "powerhouse" and "Maine" in the same post?

Yes.

I also used "other notables" and "Maine" in the same post.

[Khan4Cats]

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They're only that close because of who they're playing. Western Michigan would be favored by 24.

I might have to see if I can find a way to get in on the ASU-LSU game, considering the Mountaineers kept it closer than that a few years ago when they played each other.

[FOTY]

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[QUOTE=Kyle;129797
ISU +8 over SDSU[/QUOTE]

ISU by 8? Only if they are a much better team than last year.

[Trapped in California]

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FOTY - you beat me to the post - ISU favored by 8 points at home against a lower division program? No love for the cyclones. I am sure that they will win at least one game this year - their bowl game is Sept 13, all downhill from there.

[Newsbreaker]

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I think Iowa State will roll SDSU up. We caught them in an natural trap week before Iowa...SDSU gets the joy of being first in line, and isn't as good as we were/are.

Clowns by 14-17 points, in a game that isn't one by the 4th quarter.

[Chitown Panther]

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ISU covers....

People forget how good of a team we had last year.

Our long drives really gave our Defense a breather....not sure SDSU will have that luxury our O-line provided.

[Trapped in California]

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I think ISU will handle SDSU - its just the spread shows how far that program has fallen in the general view.

[pantherwatcher]

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I think ISU will handle SDSU - its just the spread shows how far that program has fallen in the general view.

I agree. I say that ISU wins by 20+ and are ready for the Rabbits. Not going to lose two FCS season openers in a row...and SDSU does not equal 2007 UNI...

[ArtDirector]

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I'm a cougar fan who has moved to Des Moines, so i'm excited to see BYU and UNI play.

Three touchdowns sounds about right.

A couple of cold-hard facts for those of you who are predicting a close game:

Other than Iowa State, UNI hasn't played a FBS team close this decade.
2000: @ Boise State, L, 42-17
2001: @ Iowa State, L, 45-0
2002: @ Oklahoma State, L, 45-10
2003: @ Iowa State, L, 17-10
2004: @ Iowa State, L, 23-10
2005: @ Iowa, L, 45-21
2006: @ Iowa State, L, 28-27
2007: @ Iowa State, W, 24-13


Sorry, but BYU isn't Iowa State.

Second. BYU at home has been lights out recently. The only teams that have kept the game within 10 points the last 2 years at home are TCU and Utah.

2006:
Tulsa 49-24
Utah St 38-0
SDSU (That’s San Diego State) 47-14
UNLV 52-7
Wyoming 55-7
UNM 42-17

2007:
Arizona: 20-7
Air Force: 31-6
E. Wash: 42-7
CSU: 35-16
TCU: 27-22
Utah: 17-10

Average Score: 38-11.

Even if I'm generous and say the UNI is an average team that comes to play in Provo (better than E. Washington, SDSU, UNLV, and Utah State ... worse than TCU, and Utah) I'd still be calling for a three touchdown victory.

[Big_Al]

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I would say it's fair to call UNI in the middle of the teams you mentioned. Utah State really isn't very good. SDSU & UNLV are perennial MWC bottom feeders. EWU is the one team that is a question mark for me -- they had an excellent year last year but playing in the Big Sky means they're hard to compare to other FCS teams.

3 TDs is probably right at the fat part of the bell curve. I can't see it going beyond 4 TDs, though.

[CougarLooseInManhattan]

Cougars, Panthers and physical play

Totally out of step with this thread but the system here wouldn't let me start a new thread.

I earlier read a note passed on from an earlier conversation with a UNI fan saying he thought they would be more physical than BYU's team. That was amusing enough that I nearly spit out some of my breakfast oatmeal.

I know every chat board and every fan base has such brave and silly souls and I don't hold it against the UNI fan base that they have theirs. But just to make sure everyone knows - what ever chances your Panthers have an upset, you will be horribly disappointed if you base them on being "more physical."

BYU's O line is nasty. That's not an insider assessment that's widespread opinion. UCLA's DE Bruce Davis called them the best and most physical O Line he faced all year last year (that includes USC, in his estimation). He may be wrong on that (I happen to think he is) but he meant it - and that means something.

BYU features two bruising Polynesian backs that weigh over 240 pounds. Their wide receivers are all over 6'0 and 200 and block like they think it's their job.

On defense the DE's are lighter by design - but nasty. The interior line is manned by one astonishingly agile 310 pounder. The linebackers also play with a physical streak and our DBs are not small or shy.

Just a quick breakdown.... I respect the program you guys have built. I've watched a few clips and you have some sick talent. But if you win it will have to be a perfect storm of (a) some massive special teams performance on your side, (b) some terrible tackling and execution on our side, (c) some turnovers by BYU and (d) the ghost of Elijah coming down making some plays for UNI.

All the best. Hope we have a great game. And I hope you guys shut up your village idiots just like we try to shush ours ;-).

[UNI MadCat]

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I'm a cougar fan who has moved to Des Moines, so i'm excited to see BYU and UNI play.

Three touchdowns sounds about right.

A couple of cold-hard facts for those of you who are predicting a close game:

Other than Iowa State, UNI hasn't played a FBS team close this decade.
2000: @ Boise State, L, 42-17
2001: @ Iowa State, L, 45-0
2002: @ Oklahoma State, L, 45-10
2003: @ Iowa State, L, 17-10
2004: @ Iowa State, L, 23-10
2005: @ Iowa, L, 45-21
2006: @ Iowa State, L, 28-27
2007: @ Iowa State, W, 24-13

First off, are you really coming on here to talk under-handed smack with the sceen name, "Art Director"?

Second, since you claim "cold hard facts" try getting them right. We beat an FBS school in 2001, Ball State, 42-39. Also, since you've chosen 2000 as the arbitrary cut off line, can I make my own? I'll go back 2 years and show you that in 1998 we won at Eastern Michigan (13-10) and in 1999 won at Ohio (36-21) and those weren't the greatest years in UNI history. Now, no one on here is going to claim that those opponents strike fear into the hearts of many but by my count, that's 3 victories over FBS schools in 4 years from 98-01 and a 4-7 record from '98 to present. Dont know how many FCS schools wouldn't want that type of record against the FBS, regardless of name on the jersey.

But its cool. Welcome to Iowa and keep the cold hard ones coming.

[Marc Wigim]

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BYU features two bruising Polynesian backs that weigh over 240 pounds. Their wide receivers are all over 6'0 and 200 and block like they think it's their job.

I've never understood this: you have two backs who are over 240 pounds. I get the idea of "lightning and thunder," but does "thunder and thunder" really work?