11-05-2017, 01:47 PM
JMU (9-0, 6-0 CAA)
UR (5-4, 3-3 CAA)
Massey - JMU 21 point favorites
Sagarin - JMU 18 point favorites
Passing Offense:
UR - 1st, 358.4 ypg
JMU - 48th, 217.4 ypg
Passing Defense:
JMU - 1st, 130.3 ypg
UR - 49th, 205.9 ypg
Rushing Offense:
JMU - 15th, 224.7 ypg
UR - 92nd, 111.9 ypg
Rushing Defense:
JMU - 9th, 87.9 ypg
UR - 83rd, 173.7 ypg
Scoring Offense:
JMU - 6th, 38.2 ppg
UR - 21st, 33.3 ppg
Scoring Defense:
JMU - 1st, 9.2 ppg
UR - 59th, 25.8 ppg
Total Offense:
UR - 5th, 470.3 ypg
JMU - 19th, 442.1 ypg
Total Defense:
JMU - 1st, 218.2 ypg
UR - 70th, 379.6 ypg
Turnover Margin:
JMU - 26 gained, 13 lost. +13 TO.
UR - 19 gained, 16 lost. +3 TO.
My Take: The best passing offense in FCS against the best passing defense in FCS. What else could you ask for, right? Our barely top 50 passing attack is depressing this deep into the season but it's matched on the other side by a barely top 50 passing defense for the spatters. The game will be won based on our ability to contain that UR passing game and Lauletta, arguably the best passing QB in FCS.
The spiders will want revenge for our revenge last year. It's a cyclical series of revenges, you see? The road team has won the last three in this series too. Lets snap that small streak.
The key will be to keep Lauletta and company on the sideline as much as possible in this game with long, sustained drives. Our running game really needs to get going here. With how much the top 3 RBs are under performing this year, there's no excuse that Percy isn't getting more real playing time. Afraid to play the freshman against a first team D?
UR has an awful rushing defense. We need to exploit that and take some pressure off of Schor and the less stellar passing game. With that being said, expect UR to stack the box like every team has this year and Schor and the receivers will still have to deliver to force the defense to back up. We need to get more short range, mid range passing going. They may give us an open middle of the field. Slant someone in there and boom, 11 yards. This is not a week to be bland and conservative with play calls. Cut it out Houston and Kirkpatrick.
I suspect our defense will be the difference in the football game against arguably the best offense we'll face in the regular season. Don't get too frustrated, no matter what we do, Lauletta will score 14-20 points and that'll still be a GREAT defensive day. Schor needs to make sure we're north of 25 points to likely lock up a win.
Don't let their 22-0 shut out of VU last week scare you. VU was a team with its will broken and no offense to speak off. Their defense was pretty on par with ours and with no help from their O, they still held them to just 22 points. That's really low output for a lauletta led UR team.
This game makes me nervous. UR can pass and Lauletta can be a world beater. If we're all over him and blowing up their line, giving them no rushing, he'll throw a pick or two and that alone could be the difference, even on his best day.
UR (5-4, 3-3 CAA)
Massey - JMU 21 point favorites
Sagarin - JMU 18 point favorites
Passing Offense:
UR - 1st, 358.4 ypg
JMU - 48th, 217.4 ypg
Passing Defense:
JMU - 1st, 130.3 ypg
UR - 49th, 205.9 ypg
Rushing Offense:
JMU - 15th, 224.7 ypg
UR - 92nd, 111.9 ypg
Rushing Defense:
JMU - 9th, 87.9 ypg
UR - 83rd, 173.7 ypg
Scoring Offense:
JMU - 6th, 38.2 ppg
UR - 21st, 33.3 ppg
Scoring Defense:
JMU - 1st, 9.2 ppg
UR - 59th, 25.8 ppg
Total Offense:
UR - 5th, 470.3 ypg
JMU - 19th, 442.1 ypg
Total Defense:
JMU - 1st, 218.2 ypg
UR - 70th, 379.6 ypg
Turnover Margin:
JMU - 26 gained, 13 lost. +13 TO.
UR - 19 gained, 16 lost. +3 TO.
My Take: The best passing offense in FCS against the best passing defense in FCS. What else could you ask for, right? Our barely top 50 passing attack is depressing this deep into the season but it's matched on the other side by a barely top 50 passing defense for the spatters. The game will be won based on our ability to contain that UR passing game and Lauletta, arguably the best passing QB in FCS.
The spiders will want revenge for our revenge last year. It's a cyclical series of revenges, you see? The road team has won the last three in this series too. Lets snap that small streak.
The key will be to keep Lauletta and company on the sideline as much as possible in this game with long, sustained drives. Our running game really needs to get going here. With how much the top 3 RBs are under performing this year, there's no excuse that Percy isn't getting more real playing time. Afraid to play the freshman against a first team D?
UR has an awful rushing defense. We need to exploit that and take some pressure off of Schor and the less stellar passing game. With that being said, expect UR to stack the box like every team has this year and Schor and the receivers will still have to deliver to force the defense to back up. We need to get more short range, mid range passing going. They may give us an open middle of the field. Slant someone in there and boom, 11 yards. This is not a week to be bland and conservative with play calls. Cut it out Houston and Kirkpatrick.
I suspect our defense will be the difference in the football game against arguably the best offense we'll face in the regular season. Don't get too frustrated, no matter what we do, Lauletta will score 14-20 points and that'll still be a GREAT defensive day. Schor needs to make sure we're north of 25 points to likely lock up a win.
Don't let their 22-0 shut out of VU last week scare you. VU was a team with its will broken and no offense to speak off. Their defense was pretty on par with ours and with no help from their O, they still held them to just 22 points. That's really low output for a lauletta led UR team.
This game makes me nervous. UR can pass and Lauletta can be a world beater. If we're all over him and blowing up their line, giving them no rushing, he'll throw a pick or two and that alone could be the difference, even on his best day.