Yes, I understand that NAU's 0 for the last 10 against the Griz and 1-19 for the last 20. History has not been kind to NAU in this series. Weber State smoked the Jacks last week in Flag. A few injury questions lingering here and there with a tough road game against the "big kid on the block" Grizzlies. All reasons to be doomy-gloomy.
The last two Jacks-Griz games have been very close (5 point and 3 point losses). The Grizzlies are very good but not totally dominant as some past teams. They make mistakes, turn over the ball, have a whole lot of youth on their team and have played a few less than convincing games to this point. I'll temper that by saying they do seem to be stepping it up since the loss to Weber State. One thing that will play into NAU's hands is the weather. Forecast is high of 57 and partly cloudy with possible showers Friday evening. Jacks can't use the excuse of brutal, windy, snowy days to hamper a team used to playing inside.
Eternal optomism is a sports related flaw. But the law of averages has to come into play at some point. Just one win on the road. One less turnover, one more big play or one more conversion in the red zone. Logic, common sense, history and all of Griz Nation suggest differently but I'll say .........
Lumberjacks 27
Grizzlies 24
Go Jacks!
The last two Jacks-Griz games have been very close (5 point and 3 point losses). The Grizzlies are very good but not totally dominant as some past teams. They make mistakes, turn over the ball, have a whole lot of youth on their team and have played a few less than convincing games to this point. I'll temper that by saying they do seem to be stepping it up since the loss to Weber State. One thing that will play into NAU's hands is the weather. Forecast is high of 57 and partly cloudy with possible showers Friday evening. Jacks can't use the excuse of brutal, windy, snowy days to hamper a team used to playing inside.
Eternal optomism is a sports related flaw. But the law of averages has to come into play at some point. Just one win on the road. One less turnover, one more big play or one more conversion in the red zone. Logic, common sense, history and all of Griz Nation suggest differently but I'll say .........
Lumberjacks 27
Grizzlies 24
Go Jacks!
