Official UNI-BYU prediction thread.

[Matt Trump]

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BYU will not score more than 40 against our defense.

[Pantherpower]

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Henne, Hart, Long and others came back to Michigan with the idea that '07 was their year to get it done. They found out in game one that you can't just show up as ASU crushed any BCS hopes for the Wolverines.

On paper, BYU returns a group of guys on offense who SHOULD have a spectacular year based on last year's numbers, but they still have to play the game. UNI will have a motivated group that I imagine realize this game is one of only a handful of opportunities in their college careers where they can make real history and live on in Panther football lore forever.

On to the prediction...

UNI takes the lead late in the 4th quarter on a Johnny Gray reverse to go up 28-27. BYU's Hall drives the Cougars into field goal range with only seconds to go, but Everette Pedescleaux is the destroyer of Cougar BCS dreams blocking the attempt and securing a UNI victory!

My name is Pantherpower and I approve this message.

[CougarPanther]

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UNI is flying out late Friday afternoon.

Hope that works. Many fly in early (Wed or Thur) to adjust to the altitude... Not as bad as Wyoming (7000 ft) but about 4500 feet...

BYU 44 UNI 13

[xx97]

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BYU will not score more than 40 against our defense.

That must be a dang good I-AA defense then. BYU has averaged 38 ppg at home the last 2 years. BYU is 12-0 at home the last two years with the average final score being 38-12. Good luck. You're going to need a lot of it.

[Newsbreaker]

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That must be a dang good I-AA defense then. BYU has averaged 38 ppg at home the last 2 years. BYU is 12-0 at home the last two years with the average final score being 38-12. Good luck. You're going to need a lot of it.

Every village has an idiot.

[xx97]

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Every village has an idiot.

Just telling it like it is, brother.

[TheMacHouse]

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Just telling it like it is, brother.

You may have some half brothers but I don't think News is one of them.

[TheMacHouse]

Re: Official UNI-BYU prediction thread.

That must be a dang good I-AA defense then. BYU has averaged 38 ppg at home the last 2 years. BYU is 12-0 at home the last two years with the average final score being 38-12. Good luck. You're going to need a lot of it.

Why do you only bring up the last 2 years? What was BYU's home record the few years before that?

[Big_Al]

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Why do you only bring up the last 2 years? What was BYU's home record the few years before that?

Let's just say it wan't as good and leave it at that.

[BigBluedoo]

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If we bring up 3-5 years ago...we must bring up all the games from the 70's, 80's 90's and now 2000's . ( You dont want to open that can of worms or you will never get rid of BYU fans from this board. ) BYU has great tradition. small sag in wins in 2002, 2003,and 2004 but after a coaching change and a change of heart, BYU IS BACK ON TOP TO STAY.

I had to post my score, just so i can either come eat crow or come back and smile.

UNI 13 BYU 45
just has too much depth. Fresh strong bodies hurt you.

[xx97]

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You may have some half brothers but I don't think News is one of them.

How do you know? Is he your half-brother? You speak as if you are an authority on the subject....

[xx97]

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Why do you only bring up the last 2 years? What was BYU's home record the few years before that?

Why does that matter? Different coaches and different players. We return 10 starters on offense alone from last year's team that went 6-0 at home. That's why it's relevant. Dummy.

[raidingtombs]

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That's what I wondered earlier in the thread. I see UNI scoring more than 17, probably between 21-28. It all depends on how quickly our new O Line gels together under live game conditions, which is a tall task against a quality opponent on the road. Tough, but not impossible.

no offense my panther friend but still nobody has answered a previous question. You have basically a new O-line which is arguably one of the hardest psotions to play in college football because of technique, adjustments, and most importantly gelling of a line and a new QB. I simply wonder why you would expect to score 21 or 28 points when you have so many new players at extremely important positions getting their first starts? Even more so when you are going to face a very deep and expeienced D-line that is hard to stop even when they bring only 3 men in on a rush. i can see you have talent in your back field but if your line struggles to open holes or misses asignments or struggles to adquately read the defense and adjust block patterns even having fast and talented RB will find it hard to get many good runs. and if your QB struggles through his progression or has little time due to the above mentioned reasons for your new O-line I find it hard to belive you will be very efficinet on offense. i mean even good teams struggle with a new line starting so many new players and this will be their first game of the season which makes it even more dificult because often times teams take a few games to get thier play down on the line when it is so new. so once again I ask you why do you think you will be so potent offensively?

[raidingtombs]

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The mtn showed up on DTV today. They've been showing the BYU/Utah game from a few years ago. I hope these announcers are gone by now, they. are. awful.

We all do but it is still a young channel and a work in progress.

[raidingtombs]

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BYU will not score more than 40 against our defense.

Actually you maybe right. Bronco tends to call off the dawgs if they get way ahead. If you are unable to score effectively and we get in the 30's he'll have the back-ups in for game experince and will have the plays called to be very vanilla so you could very well be right. Bronco is not commonly a show boat type of guy unless he wants to prove something.