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Welp, here we are in a predicament most of us didn't believe we would be in.
2-3 overall,and winless in the Valley. A tough loss last week but we have to shrug it off and move on. Still plenty of football left. 7 games. Need to win 6 of 7 for a legit chance at the playoffs. This years field I could see a lot of 7-4, 7-5 teams get into the playoffs, but we don't have a quality win yet.
This brings us to this week vs the Coyotes.
UNI 2-3 (0-1) vs USD (2-3, 0-1) 3pm
I don't really know what to think about USD. They lost 62-13 @ #2 Oregon, (13 points in a payday), They gave up 16 to William Penn in a victory, They only lost 28-20 @ Montana and had plenty of chances to win it, they beat Northern Arizona at home 28-21 but I believe would have lost had it been in Arizona and they got murdered in Carbondale. They don't have the talent that most of the teams have but their heart is carrying them a long way so far.
They avg. 22.4 pts a game and have scored 35 points off turnovers. (1TD per game).
Offensively they are a run first team. They have racked up 214 ypg on the ground with 9 TDs.
THREE HEADED MONSTER:
The Coyotes are led by a pair of RBs both avg. 70 yds a game. Feature back Trevor Bouma is rushing at a 4.4 ypc clip with 2 TDs while Jasper Sanders has 30 less carries and has a 7ypc clip, 3 TDs and 4 yards less total than Bouma. He is also their main Kickoff return and Punt Return man as well. The Coyotes though are led in rushing TDs by QB Ryan Saeger who has 4 TDs on 43 carries, 195 yds.
Saegar is not so accurate, but then again neither is Kollmorgen. Saeger is 48-88 for 632 yards with 2 TDs and 3INTs.
Like UNI, USDs best threat is their kicker. Miles Bergner has been perfect so far this season with 9-9 on FGs with a long of 47 and 11 for 11 on PATs. His kickoffs have only yielded one touchback and he has kicked it out of bounds twice. His punts (25) are averaging just 37 yds. (3 over 50).
Defensively they are a mystery. They play to the level of their opponent it seems at times. They only have 1 sack on the season, but have 23 tackles for loss. They have only forced 3 fumbles and recovered 2 of them. They have picked off 5 passes. They run a typical 4-3 defense and the linebackers have a tendency to over play in the box. Wheel routes for DJ should work a lot of the time. The Yotes give up 230 yds rushing a game and 202 yards a game through the air.
The Yotes have also fallen victim to not making the best adjustments after half. Their first halves have kept them in games (scoring 60 points against 67), while the 2nd half has been just the contrary...(outscored 101-52).
As for UNI...we are 2-3, 0-1 and we know what our problem is. Consistent QB play, better line production and finishing drives. Simple as that. Should we win this game...yes. Being inside will help as well.
Prediction: Northern Iowa 31 USD 10.
2-3 overall,and winless in the Valley. A tough loss last week but we have to shrug it off and move on. Still plenty of football left. 7 games. Need to win 6 of 7 for a legit chance at the playoffs. This years field I could see a lot of 7-4, 7-5 teams get into the playoffs, but we don't have a quality win yet.
This brings us to this week vs the Coyotes.
UNI 2-3 (0-1) vs USD (2-3, 0-1) 3pm
I don't really know what to think about USD. They lost 62-13 @ #2 Oregon, (13 points in a payday), They gave up 16 to William Penn in a victory, They only lost 28-20 @ Montana and had plenty of chances to win it, they beat Northern Arizona at home 28-21 but I believe would have lost had it been in Arizona and they got murdered in Carbondale. They don't have the talent that most of the teams have but their heart is carrying them a long way so far.
They avg. 22.4 pts a game and have scored 35 points off turnovers. (1TD per game).
Offensively they are a run first team. They have racked up 214 ypg on the ground with 9 TDs.
THREE HEADED MONSTER:
The Coyotes are led by a pair of RBs both avg. 70 yds a game. Feature back Trevor Bouma is rushing at a 4.4 ypc clip with 2 TDs while Jasper Sanders has 30 less carries and has a 7ypc clip, 3 TDs and 4 yards less total than Bouma. He is also their main Kickoff return and Punt Return man as well. The Coyotes though are led in rushing TDs by QB Ryan Saeger who has 4 TDs on 43 carries, 195 yds.
Saegar is not so accurate, but then again neither is Kollmorgen. Saeger is 48-88 for 632 yards with 2 TDs and 3INTs.
Like UNI, USDs best threat is their kicker. Miles Bergner has been perfect so far this season with 9-9 on FGs with a long of 47 and 11 for 11 on PATs. His kickoffs have only yielded one touchback and he has kicked it out of bounds twice. His punts (25) are averaging just 37 yds. (3 over 50).
Defensively they are a mystery. They play to the level of their opponent it seems at times. They only have 1 sack on the season, but have 23 tackles for loss. They have only forced 3 fumbles and recovered 2 of them. They have picked off 5 passes. They run a typical 4-3 defense and the linebackers have a tendency to over play in the box. Wheel routes for DJ should work a lot of the time. The Yotes give up 230 yds rushing a game and 202 yards a game through the air.
The Yotes have also fallen victim to not making the best adjustments after half. Their first halves have kept them in games (scoring 60 points against 67), while the 2nd half has been just the contrary...(outscored 101-52).
As for UNI...we are 2-3, 0-1 and we know what our problem is. Consistent QB play, better line production and finishing drives. Simple as that. Should we win this game...yes. Being inside will help as well.
Prediction: Northern Iowa 31 USD 10.
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