A number here, and a 100% on the Chimp site think the CMU offense is suspect, and the defense is good. Just the opposite.
Having watched both Chimp games, I can safely say, that UK and SCSU's offenses were terrible. Both schools graduated nearly their entire offensive production, and were breaking in new QB's and skill position players. Neither QB could hit the broad side of a barn. Two of UK's O-linemen were hurt in last weeks game and didn't play. Yet they put up 27 and were driving for another 7 when the game ended.
CMU's offense is a lot like ours. Two good QB's who love to lock in on one WR. CMU's running game is questionable, but probably productive enough to keep our defense honest.
This game will come down to defense, and I think we have a big edge on that side.
My biggest concern after watching today's game was Paul Hazel. Radcliff is immobile, and prone to picks when hurried. Hazel couldn't shed a block today. He'd move farther outside to beat the tackle, and he'd get there late. He'd try to go between the tackle and the guard, and he'd still get there late. I think DC's have him figured out.
(09-10-2011 11:23 PM)Chipdip Wrote: [ -> ]A number here, and a 100% on the Chimp site think the CMU offense is suspect, and the defense is good. Just the opposite.
Geez, Dip. 100% of CMU fans think the defense is good? Not sure where you get your info (Limbaugh?), but of the 6 comments on the CMU site about the D, 5 of them are negative.
I don't expect much of a contest and WMU should end their 5 year slump on Saturday.
Hey, Stevie Wonder, best bone up on your braille. There's two threads dedicated to how great the defense is, while there's a half dozen dedicated to how bad Radcliff and the O-line are.
CMU has no defense. The offense can move the ball a little until Radcliff starts throwing picks. Toler could go off on Saturday.
(09-11-2011 07:18 PM)Chipdip Wrote: [ -> ]Hey, Stevie Wonder, best bone up on your braille. There's two threads dedicated to how great the defense is, while there's a half dozen dedicated to how bad Radcliff and the O-line are.
Hey, Helen Keller, read the threads, then tell me that "100% of the Chippewa fans think our D if great.
Quote:Hey, Helen Keller
Get your own material Mr. Originality
As much as I want to bite down on a cyanide capsule for saying this, WMU should win this game, and for a variety of reasons; 1. The streak has to end sometime. 2.You're playing at home with a pissed off team and crowd. 3. Enos has shown that he cannot make adjustments in clutch ball games. 4. RR seems to just not get it. He locks on to receivers, makes poor reads, and has little pocket presence. I could go on with many more reasons, but I'm sure you all get the point.
The only things CMU has going to it's advantage is the streak, that their defense, while not superb by any means, can be serviceable, if not decent at times and that RR does seem to muster up a decent game every now and then.
I don't expect a blowout, but I think WMU will prevail by a score of somewhere around 28-17. I'll be at that game as well, so would anyone be nice enough to give some tips on where I should park?
(09-11-2011 10:29 PM)chip61 Wrote: [ -> ]I don't expect a blowout, but I think WMU will prevail by a score of somewhere around 28-17. I'll be at that game as well, so would anyone be nice enough to give some tips on where I should park?
There is a railroad track near the stadium. Go ahead and park on it.
So I guess civility is out of the question.
(09-12-2011 09:34 AM)chip61 Wrote: [ -> ]So I guess civility is out of the question.
61--Broncofan1 is not a Bronco, he is a Chip who is pretending to be Bronco. His reply to you was his futile attempt at getting "street cred" on this board. He is a fraud. Anyhow, as far as parking goes there are lots of paid places to park near the stadium.
http://www.wmubroncos.com/ViewArticle.db...=204794798
Glad you're coming, we can use the attendance bump.
(09-12-2011 08:59 AM)broncofan1 Wrote: [ -> ] (09-11-2011 10:29 PM)chip61 Wrote: [ -> ]I don't expect a blowout, but I think WMU will prevail by a score of somewhere around 28-17. I'll be at that game as well, so would anyone be nice enough to give some tips on where I should park?
There is a railroad track near the stadium. Go ahead and park on it.
(09-12-2011 09:53 AM)BCBronco Wrote: [ -> ]61--Broncofan1 is not a Bronco, he is a Chip who is pretending to be Bronco. His reply to you was his futile attempt at getting "street cred" on this board. He is a fraud.
61 - BC is just unnerved because I dared praise CMU's recruiting efforts in Michigan. I still truly believe that you have a dogsh!t school who cranks out diplomas and fools students into thinking they get a quality education up there. The power of marketing...
BC - please feel free to pull all of my posts over the last 2 years so you can see how idiotic you sound. I don't need street cred, certainly not from you.
See you at the game.
*sigh*
Guys, are we really going to start throwing around the "sockpuppet" accusations again?
Maybe we can start a werewolf game so y'all can get your paranoia out in a more constructive manner. In a group of innocent WMU villagers, each night a CMU fan creeps along, chloroforms one of us and drags us to Mt. Pleasant where we awake wearing maroon and yellow. In response, we lynch one of our own each afternoon trying to find the wolf amongst the sheep.
(09-12-2011 12:23 PM)bronconick Wrote: [ -> ]*sigh*
Guys, are we really going to start throwing around the "sockpuppet" accusations again?
Maybe we can start a werewolf game so y'all can get your paranoia out in a more constructive manner. In a group of innocent WMU villagers, each night a CMU fan creeps along, chloroforms one of us and drags us to Mt. Pleasant where we awake wearing maroon and yellow. In response, we lynch one of our own each afternoon trying to find the wolf amongst the sheep.
Broncofan1, you're adding to it, makes you just as bad. Drop it for a change.
(09-12-2011 01:54 PM)DesertBronco Wrote: [ -> ]Broncofan1, you're adding to it, makes you just as bad. Drop it for a change.
No offense, DB, but you're not the one being called a farking Chippewa. I am, and it doesn't sit well.
I think CMU's defense is fine. CMU's offense was rolling pretty decently, but Kentucky shut them down... and Kentucky made adjustments against the CMU defense and got things rolling on their home floor.
In a rivalry game, defenses can step up. And their D knows to step up since RR will throw not much better than 50% and throw a pick. CMU's pash rush is going to rattle our Offensive Line, and we CANNOT turn over the ball (I only allow 1 this game).
In the end, WMU is fired up... and our D can step up. At the end of the rainy UM game, we gave up a couple big running plays for that last TD and didn't look like a rock on their last cancelled drive... but our D did fine for several drives... but we need to close gaps.
My prediction: CMU will score, will be a little scary, but we'll adjust and win it. The streak will end.
WMU - 31
CMU - 23
I think CMU has 0% chance of winning, while WMU has 20% chance of handing the game away, as they have done in the past.
But all good things must come to an end, and it will have been 2135 days since Western has had a victory against CMU. I doubt it will take nearly that long for CMU to start another string.
I'm hoping for a good game come Saturday, but fully expect to lose by 2 touchdowns. Dan Enos has come in and he decided to blow up an offense that was #1 in the MAC for a few years running and install "his" offense. Now we have a QB who can't look anyone off and makes decisions a 5 year old would know better not to, a RB who is now hurt and will miss the game, a good WR in Cody Wilson, but again, the QB problem, so Wilson doesn't get as many chances, and a defense that can play well, but its hard to win when your offense is inept.
The worst part of this game? It just doesn't feel like a Central/Western game. I want to see a late season game that means the difference between winning the division and going to the MAC Championship game and going home and missing a bowl game. This just feels like something else. Hoping that feeling changes by Saturday.
On the upside, it would be nice to have a CMU/WMU game where its not 30 degrees on a cold November night.