Prediction Thread EWU 31 @ NAU 26

[ewueagfan]

EWU 45 - NAU 42

 

[ewueagfan]

EWU 45 - NAU 42

 

[luckyintheorder]

Here is the link to the NAU two deep... Looks like some things have changed a little bit but didn't have last weeks saved to compare. Haven't seen anything about injuries. Going to say mostly healthy.

http://www.goeags.com/documents/2018/8/27/18fbTWODEEP.pdf

Apparently this is the FCS STATS game of the week... https://twitter.com/EWUFootball/status/1037462604271120385

Caoch Best interview: https://twitter.com/EWUFootball/status/1037097573889138689

 

[eaglesfootball]

Eastern 35, NAU 28

 

[EagInTexas]

Eagles 41 Jacks 40

 

[Eagle Talon]

EWU 41-28

 

[9MFEaglefan]

Eastern 38 NAU 36

 

[KJEagle]

Good guys 45
Other guys 31

 

[GSmith42]

Every game against NAU in Flagstaff seems to turn into a barn burner. That game from a few years back where they threw up a last second hail mary to win the game still stings. I will go with:

Eagles-48 (2 OT)
NAU-45

 

[ewueagle2010]

Really tough place to play, against an above average team.

Late TD seals it for the Eags, 42-31.

 

[luckyintheorder]

NAU's game against UTEP is on espn3, here is a highlight video sort of...

[media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UMbpbcZuWY[/media]

 

[luckyintheorder]

RIP Burt Reynolds...

 

[LDopaPDX]

Stopping Emmanuel Butler while simultaneously not getting gashed by their RBs will be a tall task for the defense. It's the first big test of the season where we'll see what we've really got. The second game of every season seems to be a problem for us.

Do you man Josh Lewis up with him and carry Prunty over the top in a cover 2 look? Ultimately, we can't leave him manned up, but we can't drop 7 every play either.

 

[luckyintheorder]

Stopping Emmanuel Butler while simultaneously not getting gashed by their RBs will be a tall task for the defense. It's the first big test of the season where we'll see what we've really got. The second game of every season seems to be a problem for us.

Do you man Josh Lewis up with him and carry Prunty over the top in a cover 2 look? Ultimately, we can't leave him manned up, but we can't drop 7 every play either.

Um... Yes. Humor aside, not sure who their other playmakers are. Strong advocate for doubling these really good WR's in the past but haven't seen our coaches use that approach. Every year we nearly get beat by the other teams SINGLE outstanding athlete (US Davis last year) We had this discussion a few seasons ago, the Offense is our best defense until proven otherwise. I think the defense is talented, so they will make enough plays behind the offense to get this done. Keep up the pressure, disguise the blitz when possible, double Butler, stop the run all sound like good ideas

Sensed and saw a real difference last week. This one could be for the conference as NAU has a weaker slate. Hate starting talk like this early, but if Eag's don't beat them, good chance no one else does.

More than one way to skin a Lumberjack.

 

[goeagles17]

This one could be for the conference as NAU has a weaker slate. Hate starting talk like this early, but if Eag's don't beat them, good chance no one else does.

Technically this is non-conference, so we could lose this, and go undefeated the rest of the Big Sky games and tie NAU if they also went undefeated.

 

[luckyintheorder]

This one could be for the conference as NAU has a weaker slate. Hate starting talk like this early, but if Eag's don't beat them, good chance no one else does.

Technically this is non-conference, so we could lose this, and go undefeated the rest of the Big Sky games and tie NAU if they also went undefeated.

I did not know that.. thanks.

[media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p15DIfTLUAY[/media]

 

[Seattle Eagle]

38-35 EWU

 

[EWURanger]

I predict...a lot of points.

 

[JPN17]

EWU 51 NAU 24

 

[clawman1]

Keeping Cookus out of rhythm and scrambling will be the key to stopping Butler. But we have to contain him as well.