yall dogs are funny, don't you realize that saturday about say 730 or so you guys will be getting ready to start doing year end exit interviews, lol

I expect Liberty to score 20-24, which has been the average over the last 4 or 5 games (not really including those garbage time Elon TD's).

But I expect our offense to keep on chugging. Our defense will give up a late 4th qtr touchdown, but it won't make us worry as we will have a 20ish point lead already.

Final Prediction: LU 24, JMU 38.

JMU 41, LU 27

I am a Liberty Fan. I actually think that our best win was on the road at Appy State. If our offense from that game show up...then we have a chance.

That being said, I predicted JMU 40 LU 27 on our flamesfan message board. I think LU will come out tight because it's our first playoff game and so you guys may score the first 14 points. LU will try and fight back, but never really close the gap.

If Liberty pulls the upset, I believe it will happen sooner in the game rather than later. We do have a tendency to come out slow and give up easy scores.
One thing that we do well is make adjustments at halftime. There were many games this season where there was a clear difference in our production. Credit goes to the staff for making those adjustments.

(11-27-2014 12:14 AM)JMad03 Wrote:  If Liberty pulls the upset, I believe it will happen sooner in the game rather than later. We do have a tendency to come out slow and give up easy scores.
One thing that we do well is make adjustments at halftime. There were many games this season where there was a clear difference in our production. Credit goes to the staff for making those adjustments.

Exactly what I noticed. That was one thing that always frustrated me about MM, it appeared that he never made adjustments at the half.

(11-27-2014 12:23 AM)Smokey 1 Wrote:  

(11-27-2014 12:14 AM)JMad03 Wrote:  If Liberty pulls the upset, I believe it will happen sooner in the game rather than later. We do have a tendency to come out slow and give up easy scores.
One thing that we do well is make adjustments at halftime. There were many games this season where there was a clear difference in our production. Credit goes to the staff for making those adjustments.

Exactly what I noticed. That was one thing that always frustrated me about MM, it appeared that he never made adjustments at the half.

He made adjustments, if we were up he'd try to run the clock the whole second half. That's how we lost to ODU. A million other games too, but ODUh is the one that pissed me off by far the most. Akron is another great example.

But yeah, I agree JMad03. If Liberty wants to make it a game, they better not let us jump ahead early because I think we'll just pull further away in the second half if that's the case.

Yes, the key will be Liberty's Defense against our Offense. If they can force us into a few three and outs and punting situations early, they'll keep us from running away with it. If they can't and fall behind 14-0 or 14-3 early, I think it's the ball game.

Ever since that 4th quarter against W&M, I feel like everyone's had a hard time stopping the offense. If Liberty's able to find a way to crack that, they'll be successful.

(11-27-2014 09:18 AM)Dukie95 Wrote:  The key will be Liberty's Defense against our Offense. If they can force us into a few three and outs and punting situations early, they'll keep us from running away with it. If they can't and fall behind 14-0 or 14-3 early, I think it's the ball game.

Ever since that 4th quarter against W&M, I feel like everyone's had a hard time stopping the offense. If Liberty's able to find a way to crack that, they'll be successful.

The way LU beat Coastal was time of possession. For LU to win is to win the time with the ball. That will limit the number of plays JMU can run and keep their high powered offense off the field. LU was able to establish the run against Coastal. I know JMU is not Coastal but LU'so game plan needs to be the same.

As an LU fan I'm pulling for them. If the game was at Williams stadium I'd pick LU. Away favors JMU. Contrary to what others have said this will be a close game.

(11-27-2014 10:10 AM)Newetimes Wrote:  

(11-27-2014 09:18 AM)Dukie95 Wrote:  The key will be Liberty's Defense against our Offense. If they can force us into a few three and outs and punting situations early, they'll keep us from running away with it. If they can't and fall behind 14-0 or 14-3 early, I think it's the ball game.

Ever since that 4th quarter against W&M, I feel like everyone's had a hard time stopping the offense. If Liberty's able to find a way to crack that, they'll be successful.

The way LU beat Coastal was time of possession. For LU to win is to win the time with the ball. That will limit the number of plays JMU can run and keep their high powered offense off the field. LU was able to establish the run against Coastal. I know JMU is not Coastal but LU'so game plan needs to be the same.

As an LU fan I'm pulling for them. If the game was at Williams stadium I'd pick LU. Away favors JMU. Contrary to what others have said this will be a close game.

Everyone has tried to control the ball and limit our offense from getting the ball. It hasn't worked. The officials even tried to slow us down at Richmond and it didn't work. The only thing Liberty will likely win is time of possession. We have lost in the category almost every game if not every game. We don't need the offense on the field long to strike. Our defense bends some but not anything like we saw early in the season. It will be difficult to run on us with our front 4. You will get some running yards but we've shut down most top running backs all year long, especially at home.

(11-27-2014 10:20 AM)HotHamandCheese84 Wrote:  

(11-27-2014 10:10 AM)Newetimes Wrote:  

(11-27-2014 09:18 AM)Dukie95 Wrote:  The key will be Liberty's Defense against our Offense. If they can force us into a few three and outs and punting situations early, they'll keep us from running away with it. If they can't and fall behind 14-0 or 14-3 early, I think it's the ball game.

Ever since that 4th quarter against W&M, I feel like everyone's had a hard time stopping the offense. If Liberty's able to find a way to crack that, they'll be successful.

The way LU beat Coastal was time of possession. For LU to win is to win the time with the ball. That will limit the number of plays JMU can run and keep their high powered offense off the field. LU was able to establish the run against Coastal. I know JMU is not Coastal but LU'so game plan needs to be the same.

As an LU fan I'm pulling for them. If the game was at Williams stadium I'd pick LU. Away favors JMU. Contrary to what others have said this will be a close game.

Everyone has tried to control the ball and limit our offense from getting the ball. It hasn't worked. The officials even tried to slow us down at Richmond and it didn't work. The only thing Liberty will likely win is time of possession. We have lost in the category almost every game if not every game. We don't need the offense on the field long to strike. Our defense bends some but not anything like we saw early in the season. It will be difficult to run on us with our front 4. You will get some running yards but we've shut down most top running backs all year long, especially at home.

You do know your Rush defense is ranked #85 in the country, giving up nearly 200 per game, right? They've also given up 22 tds on the ground. And they will not only have to stop DJ Abnar, but with Josh back, Masha will be running a lot as well.

every time a LU fans comes on here, i'm more convinced we have no chance.

it was a good season boys. We should start looking forward to next year. Maybe we can sneak in to the playoffs again. Hopefully we'll get a better match up in 2015.

(11-27-2014 10:34 AM)knucklehead Wrote:  

(11-27-2014 10:20 AM)HotHamandCheese84 Wrote:  

(11-27-2014 10:10 AM)Newetimes Wrote:  

(11-27-2014 09:18 AM)Dukie95 Wrote:  The key will be Liberty's Defense against our Offense. If they can force us into a few three and outs and punting situations early, they'll keep us from running away with it. If they can't and fall behind 14-0 or 14-3 early, I think it's the ball game.

Ever since that 4th quarter against W&M, I feel like everyone's had a hard time stopping the offense. If Liberty's able to find a way to crack that, they'll be successful.

The way LU beat Coastal was time of possession. For LU to win is to win the time with the ball. That will limit the number of plays JMU can run and keep their high powered offense off the field. LU was able to establish the run against Coastal. I know JMU is not Coastal but LU'so game plan needs to be the same.

As an LU fan I'm pulling for them. If the game was at Williams stadium I'd pick LU. Away favors JMU. Contrary to what others have said this will be a close game.

Everyone has tried to control the ball and limit our offense from getting the ball. It hasn't worked. The officials even tried to slow us down at Richmond and it didn't work. The only thing Liberty will likely win is time of possession. We have lost in the category almost every game if not every game. We don't need the offense on the field long to strike. Our defense bends some but not anything like we saw early in the season. It will be difficult to run on us with our front 4. You will get some running yards but we've shut down most top running backs all year long, especially at home.

You do know your Rush defense is ranked #85 in the country, giving up nearly 200 per game, right? They've also given up 22 tds on the ground. And they will not only have to stop DJ Abnar, but with Josh back, Masha will be running a lot as well.

Yep. They were not as good earlier in the year. They've given up garbage yards in certain games as well. We've stopped tons of alleged game breaking players from better teams. We are difficult to catch and if we get behind, we don't care. This is not the Big South. We are battle tested and peaking at the right time. If LU caught us in Sept, there would have been a much better chance for an upset.

(11-27-2014 10:34 AM)knucklehead Wrote:  You do know your Rush defense is ranked #85 in the country, giving up nearly 200 per game, right? They've also given up 22 tds on the ground. And they will not only have to stop DJ Abnar, but with Josh back, Masha will be running a lot as well.

Our D gets better every game. In the last 4 weeks, it has given up an average of 128 yards and .75 TDs on the ground. Your boys will not fair any better than Richmond did against us. Less than 100 yards rushing, no TDs, and plenty of Bridgeforth dirt to eat.

(11-27-2014 10:53 AM)Bill Wrote:  

(11-27-2014 10:34 AM)knucklehead Wrote:  You do know your Rush defense is ranked #85 in the country, giving up nearly 200 per game, right? They've also given up 22 tds on the ground. And they will not only have to stop DJ Abnar, but with Josh back, Masha will be running a lot as well.

Our D gets better every game. In the last 4 weeks, it has given up an average of 128 yards and .75 TDs on the ground. Your boys will not fair any better than Richmond did against us. Less than 100 yards rushing, no TDs, and plenty of Bridgeforth dirt to eat.

Great Stats, but your field is turf. Anyway, it will be a great matchup. 2 good coaching staffs trying to work for an advantage. Both great teams. should be a great game.

(11-27-2014 10:57 AM)knucklehead Wrote:  

(11-27-2014 10:53 AM)Bill Wrote:  

(11-27-2014 10:34 AM)knucklehead Wrote:  You do know your Rush defense is ranked #85 in the country, giving up nearly 200 per game, right? They've also given up 22 tds on the ground. And they will not only have to stop DJ Abnar, but with Josh back, Masha will be running a lot as well.

Our D gets better every game. In the last 4 weeks, it has given up an average of 128 yards and .75 TDs on the ground. Your boys will not fair any better than Richmond did against us. Less than 100 yards rushing, no TDs, and plenty of Bridgeforth dirt to eat.

Great Stats, but your field is turf. Anyway, it will be a great matchup. 2 good coaching staffs trying to work for an advantage. Both great teams. should be a great game.

Come and enjoy. We welcome all to see the hottest team in FCS right now. The best thing Liberty did was catch Coastal on a bad day last week and Liberty played well. I don't see Liberty being able to put 2 good weeks together. See Charleston Southern. JMU got some great game tape on a desperate team pulling out all the stops. Nothing was held back. JMU is not Coastal. If Coastal was in the CAA, they would be behind Albany.

Their starting QB didn't play against Chuck South or Coastal. I think they destroy both of those teams with him in. You can't judge them on those results, just as we can't be judged on our first few games.

Hopefully we'll do what we did to Richmond when their first stringer came back.
Our team will be prepared for both guys.

(11-27-2014 10:57 AM)knucklehead Wrote:  

(11-27-2014 10:53 AM)Bill Wrote:  and plenty of Bridgeforth dirt to eat.

Great Stats, but your field is turf.

If Liberty wants to get a glimpse of JMU's offense, watch the Eagles as they torch the Cowboys in the 1st quarter. JMU runs similar plays and we have Vad Lee and a ton of weapons.