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Opening Lines Week 12
Marshall -12.5
Tulsa

FAU -14
USM

UAB
ECU -25

Louisiana Tech
Rice -15

FIU
UTEP -6
11-11-2013 10:09 AM
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RE: Opening Lines Week 12
A little too hard on FAU and Rice. Otherwise, good numbers. And I'd bet ECU more than covers 25.
11-11-2013 10:14 AM
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RE: Opening Lines Week 12
Trey Watts is just plain good. He exposed ECU's rush defense a bit. Marshall has been pretty good against the run except for a game or two but I would bet Watts gets his yards (if not then I will be back on the Herd Defense's bandwagon). I just don't see Tulsa slowing down Marshall's offense though.

I would take Marshall and FAU. I don't really feel comfortable taking either side in the other 3 games.


FTR here is everyone's record ATS this season.

Marshall: 6-3
Tulsa: 1-8

FAU: 7-2
USM: 1-8

ECU: 4-5
UAB: 3-6

Louisiana Tech: 4-5
Rice: 6-3

FIU: 3-6
UTEP: 1-8
11-11-2013 10:24 AM
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RE: Opening Lines Week 12
EAST.

Interesting point on Watts and ECU's defense. I have not been to an ECU game in a few weeks, so I'm not up on them like I usually am. Everyone talks about Cato, but Marshall is running for 215 per game and is currently 22nd nationally in rushing yards. They actually rush 54% of the downs. It's a 3 headed attack with Taliferro the primary back getting 5+ per carry, followed by Grooms (who finally appears healthy, maybe) getting 5+ per carry and Butler with an astounding 10 yards per carry). Tali is a cutter, small but physical. Grooms and Butler are absolute home-run hitters who consistently rip off 35+ yard carries for TD's. Both are small and fast.

Question is this: how do you think ECU's run defense fares against this rushing attack? They still have to deal with Cato, whose numbers (2345 yards on 297 attempts, 23 TD's and 6 picks, 148 rating) are excellent.

Man, I can't remember a regular season game I've anticipated this much in many, many years.
11-11-2013 10:49 AM
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RE: Opening Lines Week 12
I would take FAU, ECU, and Marshall
11-11-2013 01:15 PM
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RE: Opening Lines Week 12
(11-11-2013 10:49 AM)Greg H Wrote:  EAST.

Interesting point on Watts and ECU's defense. I have not been to an ECU game in a few weeks, so I'm not up on them like I usually am. Everyone talks about Cato, but Marshall is running for 215 per game and is currently 22nd nationally in rushing yards. They actually rush 54% of the downs. It's a 3 headed attack with Taliferro the primary back getting 5+ per carry, followed by Grooms (who finally appears healthy, maybe) getting 5+ per carry and Butler with an astounding 10 yards per carry). Tali is a cutter, small but physical. Grooms and Butler are absolute home-run hitters who consistently rip off 35+ yard carries for TD's. Both are small and fast.

Question is this: how do you think ECU's run defense fares against this rushing attack? They still have to deal with Cato, whose numbers (2345 yards on 297 attempts, 23 TD's and 6 picks, 148 rating) are excellent.

Man, I can't remember a regular season game I've anticipated this much in many, many years.

I still genuinely have no clue about that game. I could see Marshall blowing ECU out, I could see ECU blowing Marshall out (though I feel this is less likely with it being in Huntington), I could see a close shootout in the 50s, or I could see a semi-defensive close game in the 20s-30s. I feel the same way about this game as I did before the season started.

On the rushing thing specifically, I don't see Marshall rushing for 200+, but I also don't see ECU hold Marshall to the 97.6 yards rushing that our defense gives up on average. Anywhere in between those two numbers wouldn't surprise me.
11-11-2013 02:14 PM
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RE: Opening Lines Week 12
(11-11-2013 01:15 PM)goliath74 Wrote:  I would take FAU, ECU, and Marshall

I agree with FAU and Marshall. ECU is too risky IMO. Maybe I'm just too close to call it though.
11-11-2013 02:16 PM
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RE: Opening Lines Week 12
...said it in another thread

Marshall
ECU
USM
La Tech
UTEP
11-11-2013 02:20 PM
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RE: Opening Lines Week 12
well....we're now a 17 pt dog....welcome to hell

gonna try it on this one....like major league and my brain..."just too damn high"
11-11-2013 04:07 PM
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Opening Lines Week 12
Come on LaTech!!!
11-11-2013 05:40 PM
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