BarnardHall211
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Ball State Predictions
CMU 41 OT
BSU 38
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10-02-2007 08:23 AM |
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LakeMichChip
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RE: Ball State Predictions
CMU 42
Letterman 41
Oooooooooooooooooot!
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10-02-2007 09:40 AM |
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Spear4life03
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RE: Ball State Predictions
Balless State - 45
CMU - 28
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10-02-2007 09:41 AM |
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LakeMichChip
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RE: Ball State Predictions
Spear...Have some faith.
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10-02-2007 10:47 AM |
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BGSUalum1987
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RE: Ball State Predictions
Spear4life03 Wrote:Balless State - 45
CMU - 28
Please, the officially accepted references are ...
Balls Tate
or
Testicle Tech
;-)
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10-02-2007 10:58 AM |
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chipfan
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RE: Ball State Predictions
Tea Bag U - 52
CMU - 34
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10-02-2007 11:16 AM |
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Spear4life03
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RE: Ball State Predictions
Sorry. Just being realistic.
Davis is the best QB in the nation. Our defense isnt even a top 100 defense, let alone top 25 like they wanted. We have Gordy who is going to play, but isnt 100%.
Our DE's are not up to standard, they cant stop the run or get pressure on the QB. That is going to allow our beat up secondary to get beat over and over. Maybe i am being pessimistic, but, with no pass rush, and a beat up (and lacking overall talent) secondary, that is on the road, i think Davis abuses us.
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10-02-2007 11:33 AM |
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CHIPPEWA ENEMA
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RE: Ball State Predictions
Spear4life03 Wrote:Sorry. Just being realistic.
Davis is the best QB in the nation. Our defense isnt even a top 100 defense, let alone top 25 like they wanted. We have Gordy who is going to play, but isnt 100%.
Our DE's are not up to standard, they cant stop the run or get pressure on the QB. That is going to allow our beat up secondary to get beat over and over. Maybe i am being pessimistic, but, with no pass rush, and a beat up (and lacking overall talent) secondary, that is on the road, i think Davis abuses us.
I agree. The only way we overcome the scrotums is if Danny keeps lighting it up, and not looking at the scoreboard. That, and special teams will have to have a SPECIAL day. If I'm wrong, I'll be happy to admit to it.
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10-02-2007 11:45 AM |
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BarnardHall211
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RE: Ball State Predictions
It will be interesting to see if we try to straight-out outshoot them, or use a ground attack to eat up the clock and keep Davis off the field as much as possible. Most likely a mixture of both.
I'd like to see some good hard hits on their receivers as well.
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10-02-2007 11:51 AM |
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CHIPPEWA ENEMA
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RE: Ball State Predictions
One other thing we do have going for us, isn't Brady Hoke, a former scUM assistant? If so, our chances just increased by 6-points!!!
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10-02-2007 12:10 PM |
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BarnardHall211
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RE: Ball State Predictions
... from scUM to scrotum state
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10-02-2007 12:47 PM |
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Spear4life03
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RE: Ball State Predictions
Did i say best QB in the nation?! Ment MAC... LOL!
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10-02-2007 01:35 PM |
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ToneCMU
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RE: Ball State Predictions
CMU 24
Letterman U 21
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10-02-2007 02:04 PM |
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CMichFan
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RE: Ball State Predictions
On paper, this has the makings of a shootout. Of course, that was also the case last season, and the final score was 18-7. If our offense does as well as I suspect and hope, Davis may find himself under some pressure, and that could cause mistakes. Good he might be, but he's still young.
I say CMU makes plays on offense all day and wins the special teams battle. The defense will feed off the momentum from last week's brilliant red zone performance and second-half shutout and do just enough.
CMU 45, Ball State 34
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10-02-2007 03:41 PM |
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ChipFB
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RE: Ball State Predictions
Like Cmichfan said, on paper, this game looks like the tail of two MAC QB's going head to head in a shoot out. Our offense looked good, when BJ decided to open up the playbook and call the Brooks to Lefevour TD pass, however I really don't see BJ changing much and decide to play not to lose, rather than play to win.
Ball State will probably be the best team in the MAC we face all year and this game should tell us allot. It could be very close (if they make mistakes) or it could get really ugly.
Our defense has not shown improvement and the lack of pass rush and awful secondary play will secure us to be one of the worst defenses in the nation at seasons end.
Realistic Prediction:
Testicular U 35
Chippewas 20
Heart Prediction
Hernia (cough) U 41
Chippewas 44 (double OT)
(This post was last modified: 10-02-2007 06:07 PM by ChipFB.)
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10-02-2007 04:26 PM |
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RE: Ball State Predictions
CMU - 52
BSU - 49
3 OTs
This is going to be a tough battle if we come out on top. But who is going to show up? The NDSU version? Or the NIU/Toledo version?
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10-02-2007 04:46 PM |
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MktTimerChip
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RE: Ball State Predictions
We won't stop them and they won't stop us.
Last team with the ball wins!
CMU 45
BSU 42
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10-02-2007 05:49 PM |
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RE: Ball State Predictions
CMU 27
Ball State 38
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10-02-2007 11:48 PM |
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chip80
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RE: Ball State Predictions
won't be pretty
BSU 44
CMU 13
roughly...
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10-03-2007 01:01 PM |
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BarnardHall211
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RE: Ball State Predictions
Imagine if we had played Iowa State instead of Kansas, Iowa instead of Purdue, and SEMO instead of NDSU. I'm not saying they would be wins, but they would have been much more competitive games, and as a result we wouldn't be taking BSU as seriously as we are now.
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10-03-2007 01:13 PM |
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