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Here is their prediction thread. They seem to be pretty confident that they will whip us:

https://texags.com/forums/5/topics/2998501/1

I think they’re being quite generous to us in many of those predictions. They’re going to be better than UF was on both sides of the ball. Are we better than this point last year? A little bit defensively and not so much offensively.

(11-13-2018 11:29 AM)GoBlazers468 Wrote:  Here is their prediction thread. They seem to be pretty confident that they will whip us:

https://texags.com/forums/5/topics/2998501/1

I have no problem with what they are saying. We'll need our defense to show up big, and we'll need to find some hard earned points - probably by passing the football.

I know this much. We have extraordinarily outstanding offensive and defensive lines. I am not making any game prediction, with the exception of the weather on Saturday evening at Kyle Field in College Station which is forecasted to be cloudy and approximately sixty degrees by 6:00 P.M. kickoff.

Yep. Most are respectable score predictions with a few blowouts. There are a few statements that prove they haven't researched much and are simply judging us by the conference and the opponent we lost to. I've read worse on the threads of our conference opponents.

It will likely be tomorrow before i'm finished with my preview, but here is some food for thought.

I pointed out in the USM preview that their defensive line was athletic but undersized and it would be interesting to see how our o-line faired.
We got the answer... it faired poorly and couldnt maintain blocks against much quicker defenders.

Texas A&M's d-line is at least as quick if not quicker than the one we just played, but they are NOT undersized.

Damn. I think I lost some of the few IQ points I had while reading that. Especially the "This reminds me of the 2016 Miami vs. App State game" post.

(11-13-2018 12:43 PM)BlazerMatt Wrote:  It will likely be tomorrow before i'm finished with my preview, but here is some food for thought.

I pointed out in the USM preview that their defensive line was athletic but undersized and it would be interesting to see how our o-line faired.
We got the answer... it faired poorly and couldnt maintain blocks against much quicker defenders.

Texas A&M's d-line is at least as quick if not quicker than the one we just played, but they are NOT undersized.

Totally agree. IMO, USM looked like a different level opponent that what we've faced this year, with maybe the exception of UNT. They just looked a step quicker on the D-line and also with their skill guys, even though we bottled up their run game.

TAMU thumped LA-Monroe pretty good, 48-10. Monroe beat USM by 1 & Coastal Carolina by 25. TAMU's defense is based on stopping the run, and they do it well. I hope Street, Noble, & Stanley are healthy. We will need their speed on the edge to open up opportunities between the tackles for Brown. Donnie Lee needs to have a big game, as he has the most potential to be a mismatch in coverage. A & M has tall DBs. 6'4", 6'2", 6'2" . Mond is the best QB we will see all year, and A & M is a running team.

I expect Clark to Watson this one up. Run the ball a lot, then run it again. If it works, we'll have a chance. Otherwise, take our lumps, collect the check, and go into the more important game versus MTSU as healthy as we can be.

I think that USM decided they were not going to let us beat them by running the ball and beat them through the air. Several times I saw DBs immediately break coverage as soon as we went to hand off the ball. I was waiting for the play action all night. If we get accurate passing with no drops then I think this will be a close game. If we do not establish that we can pass them it could be a long night for us...

if they run the ball ,,,it will be nice
what kind of qb they have ,.,.,..,

Dont forget that UAB qb had 3 int ,,,the first play of the game was bone head play and put us in a very bad position ( 2 yards line) instead to be on 35 yards .It is a big difference

7 TO 0 at the beginning of the game for UAB will have open the front line
the second half , the 15 yard penalty X 2 OR 3 give them a td
it is a 14 point change right there ....
You cannot win a game with 160 yard offense

SEC fans are the absolute worst.

(11-13-2018 01:11 PM)BlazerPhil Wrote:  TAMU thumped LA-Monroe pretty good, 48-10. Monroe beat USM by 1 & Coastal Carolina by 25. TAMU's defense is based on stopping the run, and they do it well. I hope Street, Noble, & Stanley are healthy. We will need their speed on the edge to open up opportunities between the tackles for Brown. Donnie Lee needs to have a big game, as he has the most potential to be a mismatch in coverage. A & M has tall DBs. 6'4", 6'2", 6'2" . Mond is the best QB we will see all year, and A & M is a running team.

I expect Clark to Watson this one up. Run the ball a lot, then run it again. If it works, we'll have a chance. Otherwise, take our lumps, collect the check, and go into the more important game versus MTSU as healthy as we can be.

I told a friend yesterday that Clark should actually take a page from the Watson playbook here. Watson was great at playing these big name teams and keeping the score close (sometimes) and giving us a chance late in the game. We were especially good at it when we had a great defense which we currently have.

I agree that we need to try to find a way to run the ball, BUT we will have to throw it some and be effective when we do. Otherwise, TAMU will grind if not cruise to victory.

Heard secondhand that Finescum said on his show that the UAB-A$M game was by far the best in the SEC this weekend. I think MTSU-UK will also be a pretty good game. Personally I would prefer to be playing Kensucky right here. They look vulnerable.

So yay for that. I quit listening long before he left the Ham and never missed it.

Paul Finebaum? Never heard of him - Neil Callaway

(11-13-2018 02:45 PM)the_blazerman Wrote:  Paul Finebaum? Never heard of him - Neil Callaway

"Neil Callaway? Never heard of him." - UAB fanbase in 2006 when we hired him out of left field.

(11-13-2018 02:37 PM)the Dragon Wrote:  

(11-13-2018 01:11 PM)BlazerPhil Wrote:  TAMU thumped LA-Monroe pretty good, 48-10. Monroe beat USM by 1 & Coastal Carolina by 25. TAMU's defense is based on stopping the run, and they do it well. I hope Street, Noble, & Stanley are healthy. We will need their speed on the edge to open up opportunities between the tackles for Brown. Donnie Lee needs to have a big game, as he has the most potential to be a mismatch in coverage. A & M has tall DBs. 6'4", 6'2", 6'2" . Mond is the best QB we will see all year, and A & M is a running team.

I expect Clark to Watson this one up. Run the ball a lot, then run it again. If it works, we'll have a chance. Otherwise, take our lumps, collect the check, and go into the more important game versus MTSU as healthy as we can be.

I told a friend yesterday that Clark should actually take a page from the Watson playbook here. Watson was great at playing these big name teams and keeping the score close (sometimes) and giving us a chance late in the game. We were especially good at it when we had a great defense which we currently have.

I agree that we need to try to find a way to run the ball, BUT we will have to throw it some and be effective when we do. Otherwise, TAMU will grind if not cruise to victory.

We wet the bed at Florida last year, but in 2014 Clark and Co put together a good plan for MSU, and that MSU team was better than this TAMU team, and our team now is better than 2014. We will need to connect on a few of the JJ Nelson type bombs to give our running game a fair chance.

(11-13-2018 03:02 PM)Pavy78 Wrote:  

(11-13-2018 02:37 PM)the Dragon Wrote:  

(11-13-2018 01:11 PM)BlazerPhil Wrote:  TAMU thumped LA-Monroe pretty good, 48-10. Monroe beat USM by 1 & Coastal Carolina by 25. TAMU's defense is based on stopping the run, and they do it well. I hope Street, Noble, & Stanley are healthy. We will need their speed on the edge to open up opportunities between the tackles for Brown. Donnie Lee needs to have a big game, as he has the most potential to be a mismatch in coverage. A & M has tall DBs. 6'4", 6'2", 6'2" . Mond is the best QB we will see all year, and A & M is a running team.

I expect Clark to Watson this one up. Run the ball a lot, then run it again. If it works, we'll have a chance. Otherwise, take our lumps, collect the check, and go into the more important game versus MTSU as healthy as we can be.

I told a friend yesterday that Clark should actually take a page from the Watson playbook here. Watson was great at playing these big name teams and keeping the score close (sometimes) and giving us a chance late in the game. We were especially good at it when we had a great defense which we currently have.

I agree that we need to try to find a way to run the ball, BUT we will have to throw it some and be effective when we do. Otherwise, TAMU will grind if not cruise to victory.

We wet the bed at Florida last year, but in 2014 Clark and Co put together a good plan for MSU, and that MSU team was better than this TAMU team, and our team now is better than 2014. We will need to connect on a few of the JJ Nelson type bombs to give our running game a fair chance.

I totally agree. But up to now, I've seen Ubosi hit in stride with the ball exactly once, and it was last Saturday, and I think he was more surprised than the rest of us.

(11-13-2018 03:07 PM)BlazerPhil Wrote:  

(11-13-2018 03:02 PM)Pavy78 Wrote:  

(11-13-2018 02:37 PM)the Dragon Wrote:  

(11-13-2018 01:11 PM)BlazerPhil Wrote:  TAMU thumped LA-Monroe pretty good, 48-10. Monroe beat USM by 1 & Coastal Carolina by 25. TAMU's defense is based on stopping the run, and they do it well. I hope Street, Noble, & Stanley are healthy. We will need their speed on the edge to open up opportunities between the tackles for Brown. Donnie Lee needs to have a big game, as he has the most potential to be a mismatch in coverage. A & M has tall DBs. 6'4", 6'2", 6'2" . Mond is the best QB we will see all year, and A & M is a running team.

I expect Clark to Watson this one up. Run the ball a lot, then run it again. If it works, we'll have a chance. Otherwise, take our lumps, collect the check, and go into the more important game versus MTSU as healthy as we can be.

I told a friend yesterday that Clark should actually take a page from the Watson playbook here. Watson was great at playing these big name teams and keeping the score close (sometimes) and giving us a chance late in the game. We were especially good at it when we had a great defense which we currently have.

I agree that we need to try to find a way to run the ball, BUT we will have to throw it some and be effective when we do. Otherwise, TAMU will grind if not cruise to victory.

We wet the bed at Florida last year, but in 2014 Clark and Co put together a good plan for MSU, and that MSU team was better than this TAMU team, and our team now is better than 2014. We will need to connect on a few of the JJ Nelson type bombs to give our running game a fair chance.

I totally agree. But up to now, I've seen Ubosi hit in stride with the ball exactly once, and it was last Saturday, and I think he was more surprised than the rest of us.

And we'd have to hit him perfectly in stride twice, since he would drop one of those

(11-13-2018 03:09 PM)GoBlazers468 Wrote:  

(11-13-2018 03:07 PM)BlazerPhil Wrote:  

(11-13-2018 03:02 PM)Pavy78 Wrote:  

(11-13-2018 02:37 PM)the Dragon Wrote:  

(11-13-2018 01:11 PM)BlazerPhil Wrote:  TAMU thumped LA-Monroe pretty good, 48-10. Monroe beat USM by 1 & Coastal Carolina by 25. TAMU's defense is based on stopping the run, and they do it well. I hope Street, Noble, & Stanley are healthy. We will need their speed on the edge to open up opportunities between the tackles for Brown. Donnie Lee needs to have a big game, as he has the most potential to be a mismatch in coverage. A & M has tall DBs. 6'4", 6'2", 6'2" . Mond is the best QB we will see all year, and A & M is a running team.

I expect Clark to Watson this one up. Run the ball a lot, then run it again. If it works, we'll have a chance. Otherwise, take our lumps, collect the check, and go into the more important game versus MTSU as healthy as we can be.

I told a friend yesterday that Clark should actually take a page from the Watson playbook here. Watson was great at playing these big name teams and keeping the score close (sometimes) and giving us a chance late in the game. We were especially good at it when we had a great defense which we currently have.

I agree that we need to try to find a way to run the ball, BUT we will have to throw it some and be effective when we do. Otherwise, TAMU will grind if not cruise to victory.

We wet the bed at Florida last year, but in 2014 Clark and Co put together a good plan for MSU, and that MSU team was better than this TAMU team, and our team now is better than 2014. We will need to connect on a few of the JJ Nelson type bombs to give our running game a fair chance.

I totally agree. But up to now, I've seen Ubosi hit in stride with the ball exactly once, and it was last Saturday, and I think he was more surprised than the rest of us.

And we'd have to hit him perfectly in stride twice, since he would drop one of those

Easy, now. He has made some huge plays this year.

Also, we have hit him in stride many times (UTSA, LA Tech, etc.). Still, we may need a long pass or two, but I think shorter passes (to Lee and Lisa) coupled with some roll-out run-pass options could be more effective. We need to hold the ball and run the clock - shorten the game.