(09-22-2017 11:13 AM)bucdad Wrote:  Well I'll just chime in again and stick to my original post about the outcome. I believe we are an all around better team than we were last year, and will still win by 10. Do this years stats PROVE that we are..... no, but I just feel it and after talking to my son about it, THEY feel that they can win it too. His message to me before last weeks game was "we can beat these dudes". Well we didn't, but dangit we almost did. #AllIn Go Bucs.............

Yep...Mercer fans have lots of familiarity with that "we almost did" too...especially with the Bellhops...3 L's by a TOTAL of 5 points in the past 3 years...ARRGGGGHHH...and 2 1 point losses to Woffy. PAINFUL.

ETSU can DEFINITELY win. The Bucs beat a Playoff bound-Samford Team last year...and a KSU Team that everyone (except me) seems to think is ALL THAT.

Certainly CAN...don't think they will. Mercer's Defense is really good - FAST and aggressive. They remind me of the D's of Chatt & El Cid in prior, but recent years. Gotta score to win and I just think ETSU is going to have a hard time finding the end zone....unless Mercer's O (as they did against Woffy) decides to give the Bucs the ball back...a bunch of times...in great field position. If ETSU can win the turnover battle by +3 or more, they'll be right in it, IMO.