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EWU - UND Prediction Thread

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marceagfan5

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Predictions for the week.

I think our offense comes out firing on all cylinders and we put up some points. We will need to play better on D, because if we don't this game will be a track meet. UND has the type of QB we have struggled with the past couple years so we will need to contain their running game. Problem is we can't stack the box too much because, unlike Montana, UND is a threat through the air. We need to put points up early and make them one dimensional and I think we do this. The D will step up and Kaufman and Herd have a field day in this one...

EWU - 41

UND - 24
 
Screamin_Eagle174 said:
I wonder who Swoop will own in a dance-off, since they don't have a mascot, btw?
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after watching that Story on Adams on KXLY, maybe he can take swoop on. That or that band dude who was dancing last week....haha....
 
EWU 38
ND 24

I think Eastern will mostly have a handle on this game. They will not dominate, but should stay in control. Our offense will have a better run game, our defense will have similar results to the Montana game, our quarterback will be more settled in his position (and team comfortable with him being there), and we have home field advantage. :twocents:
 
I have no idea who will win, but you sure can bet that I will be in front of my computer watching it on Big Sky TV. I think it will be a great game.
 
Agreed, Eastern will be in control of the game but if they let ND hang around too long they could take the mo and anything can happen. Our corners and safety's will slow down their passing game. If we could see the old Pulu, i.e. in the Idaho game and first half of the WSU game, their running game could be severely hampered. So the d-line and Pulu in particular are a key to us slowing down their offense. Our offense is getting better and better so I would not be surprised to see the Eagles score the most points of the season, maybe over 40.
Since we are all just guessing here is my logic, we scored 20 points each of the first two games, and coincidentally the score of the last two games was 32-26. So 20 from 32 is 12, add that increment to the 32 and the next step in our offensive evolution is 44 :shock: and I do not think the Sue's are the offense that Montana is, primarily because of the dominance of the Montana o-line, but I'll give ND the benefit of a doubt and say 26 again.
Eagles 42- Suzzies- 26
 
The scary thing is that we've seen this devolution of the defense before, where they look sharp to open the season but just don't hang in there and get progressively worse with each game. I really think this is a crossroads game for the Eagles. It's a game we should win, but negative trends regarding the defense must be overcome NOW or the season could go to hell in a handbasket very quickly. You'd be hardpressed to look much worse defensively than we have in the last 6 quarters.

Think about this just in terms wins and losses... we win tomorrow and we're 4-1 heading towards a Montana State game with some momentum. A playoff shot appears likely because in theory we could still have a margin of error against MSU and Cal Poly as long as we held serve in the other games. Lose tomorrow, and you head to Montana State with no momentum and that game then looks like another loss. Wham, then we're 3-3 and probably needing to run the table.

7-4 might get in to the playoffs this year, but with3 losses spread out late in the season, you'd really be dependent on a lot of other teams having a complete letdown to end the year.
 
While early to look at playoff picture in the BSC, here is what I am seeing. The BSC could easily have four teams with 8 wins and Eastern with 9 or 10 wins. (yes my glasses are red) There are 20 spots so if all 8+ win teams get in the BSC has 25% of the field. That does not seem plausible to me.
 
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