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Can the Broncos beat that directional school from southern California?

Probably not...

35 to 17 Trojans...

New QB, new WRs, loose NFL lineman = no although I'm rooting for WMU and all MAC teams to win OOC games.

USC 42 - WMU 9

Can they win? Yes.
Will they win? I'm not predicting anything, but as a fan, I hope they will and I expect them to play hard for 60 minutes and leave it all on the field.

I'm thinking in between Heartbreak L and Woodshed L.

Our short passes and running game will move the chains between the 20s just enough to chew some clock and keep it from getting toooo nasty.

41-17

I think it looks bad early... WMU makes a game of it just before half and we get some hope... and its dashed quickly in the second half as USC walks away after half.

49-17

USC is -27.5. Take the points!!! WMU to cover 20-38. A couple long drives that will prove their run defense to be vulnerable. Not enough firepower if they stack the box to exploit the secondary. USC is coming at it as a tune up as we should for the MSU game. Get our kicker some confidence. Stay healthy and gain valuable experience. Find a couple targets that will torch MSUs thin and inexperienced secondary without showing too much of what we will unleash week2.

USC 38
WMU 20

WMU 38
USC 20

Quote:USC is -27.5. Take the points!!!

I'm thinking of betting on it, actually. I think USC is going to overlook us more than a B1G team would of course, but probably not fully, being opening day & their coach reminding them that this WMU team went to the Cotton Bowl to keep them motivated.

That said, I think it all comes down to Wassink and his ability to keep the chains moving with a set of WRs who will be kicking off their real playing time in the big Coliseum. Lester seems to have kept the spirit going with the team, though.

I would probably guess the best probability is that we lose by 24 (41-17), and by us eating up clock with a running game, and USC themselves being a little rusty keeps it from going too out of control... while a little higher probability WMU losing by 21 instead (like 45-24) getting some "garbage time", vs losing by over 28pts.

If one can find a point spread that's @-28.5 -- requiring USC to beat us by over 4 TDs, then IMO, it'd be a no-brainer to bet on Us, if one was in the mood to bet on a football game. The average right now is -27.5, with the odds pretty steady at -27, -27.5, and -28.

Here's a betting breakdown from a European site (lol):

https://www.sbgglobal.eu/ncaa-college-fo...l-betting/

(08-23-2017 11:07 AM)John52168 Wrote:  Can the Broncos beat that directional school from southern California?

Are you asking "Can" we win, or "will" we win?

Possibility is different than a prediction.

ESPN puts it at a 5.5% chance. I'd say more like 10%.

Phillips scores 2 tds and the FROGAN score 3 combined. We win 41-34.

Why the hell not

(08-23-2017 11:43 AM)Motown Bronco Wrote:  I'm thinking in between Heartbreak L and Woodshed L.

Our short passes and running game will move the chains between the 20s just enough to chew some clock and keep it from getting toooo nasty.

41-17

Too much transition for WMU for an early season game against a legit National Championship contender from one of the toughest P5 conferences.

WMU will show some flashes of brilliance, but a few Bronco turnovers and big plays by USC will turn the game into a rout. I'd be surprised if WMU is still in the game by the 4th quarter. It will probably be over by halftime.

Hope I am wrong.

42 -10 Song Girls, er, ah, USC.

(08-23-2017 01:11 PM)MajorHoople Wrote:  

(08-23-2017 11:07 AM)John52168 Wrote:  Can the Broncos beat that directional school from southern California?

Are you asking "Can" we win, or "will" we win?

Possibility is different than a prediction.

Major, you're the only one that caught that. With all the doom and gloom of everyone (including this fan base) predicting the Broncos going out to L.A. just to collect a check and receive a butt whipping, I wanted to see if anyone in Broncos Nation actually believes in their school enough to think the Broncos could beat USC.

Do I think the Broncos will beat USC? Not really.

DO I think the Broncos could beat USC? Yes.

(08-23-2017 01:01 PM)toddjnsn Wrote:  

Quote:USC is -27.5. Take the points!!!

I'm thinking of betting on it, actually. I think USC is going to overlook us more than a B1G team would of course, but probably not fully, being opening day & their coach reminding them that this WMU team went to the Cotton Bowl to keep them motivated.

That said, I think it all comes down to Wassink and his ability to keep the chains moving with a set of WRs who will be kicking off their real playing time in the Rose Bowl. Lester seems to have kept the spirit going with the team, though.

I would probably guess the best probability is that we lose by 24 (41-17), and by us eating up clock with a running game, and USC themselves being a little rusty keeps it from going too out of control... while a little higher probability WMU losing by 21 instead (like 45-24) getting some "garbage time", vs losing by over 28pts.

If one can find a point spread that's @-28.5 -- requiring USC to beat us by over 4 TDs, then IMO, it'd be a no-brainer to bet on Us, if one was in the mood to bet on a football game. The average right now is -27.5, with the odds pretty steady at -27, -27.5, and -28.

Here's a betting breakdown from a European site (lol):

https://www.sbgglobal.eu/ncaa-college-fo...l-betting/

You better not bet on us Todd. If we ever find out you bet on WMU to win you will be castrated.

I'm voting WMU wins big. But I'm defining a big win as any win. We win by 1 point, it's a big win.

WMU winning with a newby QB and WRs is low percentage bet wise but I have a hunch we will be loose not tight, and by crazy luck we our stuff works early, USC gets tight and overplays stuff, we get a pick, we get a couple kicks, may some kind of special team stuff and at the end of the day WMU fans are drunk with positivity and those elite USC cheerleaders are stuck with a gloomy weekend.

Let's ride.

(08-23-2017 02:38 PM)Dirty Ernie Wrote:  I'm voting WMU wins big. But I'm defining a big win as any win. We win by 1 point, it's a big win.

WMU winning with a newby QB and WRs is low percentage bet wise but I have a hunch we will be loose not tight, and by crazy luck we our stuff works early, USC gets tight and overplays stuff, we get a pick, we get a couple kicks, may some kind of special team stuff and at the end of the day WMU fans are drunk with positivity and those elite USC cheerleaders are stuck with a gloomy weekend.

Let's ride.

LOL. This reads like a motivational speech! We should have Ernie give the pre-game speech to the players. I'd follow DE into the gates of hell and I have voted accordingly.

(08-23-2017 01:01 PM)toddjnsn Wrote:  

Quote:USC is -27.5. Take the points!!!

I'm thinking of betting on it, actually. I think USC is going to overlook us more than a B1G team would of course, but probably not fully, being opening day & their coach reminding them that this WMU team went to the Cotton Bowl to keep them motivated.

That said, I think it all comes down to Wassink and his ability to keep the chains moving with a set of WRs who will be kicking off their real playing time in the Rose Bowl. Lester seems to have kept the spirit going with the team, though.

I would probably guess the best probability is that we lose by 24 (41-17), and by us eating up clock with a running game, and USC themselves being a little rusty keeps it from going too out of control... while a little higher probability WMU losing by 21 instead (like 45-24) getting some "garbage time", vs losing by over 28pts.

If one can find a point spread that's @-28.5 -- requiring USC to beat us by over 4 TDs, then IMO, it'd be a no-brainer to bet on Us, if one was in the mood to bet on a football game. The average right now is -27.5, with the odds pretty steady at -27, -27.5, and -28.

Here's a betting breakdown from a European site (lol):

https://www.sbgglobal.eu/ncaa-college-fo...l-betting/

UCLA plays in the Rose Bowl. Not USC... come on Todd

I didn't vote because I see it as between a butt whupping and reasonably close. Something like 35 - 17. This assumes that our defense plays well. Limit explosive plays. If not, could get ugly.

Against P5 opponents, the Broncos historically rarely ever score more than 2 TDs on offense. Add in a couple of kicks and........