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Wk 6 Prediction Thread Eagles 63 @ Bears 17

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luckyintheorder

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It hasn't been a topsy turvy Jekyll and Hyde type season like some in the recent past. The outlier being a sole half of football at WIU. We may never understand what happened on that fall day. The result was a victory so I believe that type of inconsistency is behind this team and they have embraced the coaching, experience and talent that they have to compete week in and out throughout the remainder of the season. Come what may.

Not much to say about the No. Colo Bears; they have two McCaffery's, the head coach and his son playing QB. Offensively, they don't seem to have much juice but anticipate that they will outperform given they've had time to gel with the younger McCaffery at the helm. I don't have an injury report for the Bears. The stats reveal only that they have averaged about 280 yds per game on offense and give up about 380 on defense and cannot defend the run. Do you own research, I'm not seeing much upside for them in this contest.

Oddly, Massey gives them about a 24% chance to beat the Eagles. Could there be a let down after the "big" game? Sure. So much experience on this team though I wouldn't expect a wholesale brain fart.

If the Eagles start fast and stay focused with the defense we've seen the last two games, it's conceivable they put up a 70+ spot while giving up a couple of TD's. Even without Limu Jones there is no way for the Bears to cover all the WR talent on the field and expect the OL to keep Eric upright with plenty of time to drop dimes. Merritt and the rest of the RB cohort could put up HUGE numbers this week. Another 600+ yards offensive game with 50/50 run pass this week.

TO's matter, so avoid those, keep the penalties in check and Eastern runs away with this one

Eagles 54 - Bears 17

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Eastern is light-years better talent-wise than UNC, but Greeley has been a place where we've required some miracles to escape before. We damn near lost in 2010. We needed a game-winning FG with no time left to win another year (2015? Can't remember for sure). The win-loss record against UNC looks a lot better than it otherwise might, given we've found ways to stink up the joint and get lucky at the end.

If Eastern plays well, this should be a comfortable win. An emotional letdown would be another story, as UNC has at least shown the capacity to be good in stretches this season.

If form holds, the only game that is a toss-up is Portland State vs Idaho. All the rest feature a clear top-half-of-the-conference team against a bottom-half team.
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They actually have 3 McCaffrey’s. Older brother is OC and in hot water for snapping a clipboard in half and chucking it at a Scat fan last week. Punters stabbing each other in the team hotel, coaches getting fired for stealing from players’ lockers, now this. Greeley is an odd place.

Eags: a lot
Bears: not much
 
FormerEag said:
They actually have 3 McCaffrey’s. Older brother is OC and in hot water for snapping a clipboard in half and chucking it at a Scat fan last week. Punters stabbing each other in the team hotel, coaches getting fired for stealing from players’ lockers, now this. Greeley is an odd place.

Eags: a lot
Bears: not much
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As long as the McCaffrey called Christian isn't in the backfield ;-)
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Greeley Tribune's prediction
https://www.greeleytribune.com/2021...tball-vs-eastern-washington-predictions-2021/

It’s going to be an interesting afternoon at Nottingham Field when the undefeated Eastern Washington Eagles come to take on the University of Northern Colorado.

UNC (2-3, 1-1 Big Sky) is coming off a 40-7 blowout at Montana State last week, while EWU (5-0, 2-0 Big Sky) came from behind to beat then-No. 4 Montana in the fourth quarter.

The Bears need a big win to get back on track, since the rest of their schedule won’t be easy, but it doesn’t seem likely.
UNC 12 – Eastern Washington 48
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Last three contests...

10/12/2019 2019-20
Home Cheney, Wash.

W 54 - 21

11/3/2018 2018-19
Away Greeley, CO

W 48 - 13

10/8/2016 2016-17
Home N/A

W 49 - 31
 
Good play by the Defense again this week. The Bears looked very not good. A few of us had the Bears with a 17 spot so congrats to those who believed ;-)

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