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Mid Week Predictions for Ill State
HappyPenguin:
I'd be interested to see Travis Williams shadow this QB. I know he has the athleticism to shut him down.
Hopefully we come up with something good. Sounds like crowding the box wouldn't hurt if he's that inaccurate.
IAA Fan:
I am convinced that the struggles we have with S Dakota played a factor in last season's final 3 games. I think that the coaches studied that game. The difference is that UNI, SDSU and NDSU were much stronger teams than USD; so where USD collapsed in the second half, those other three teams did not. I hope this does not hold true again for these final games. USD stayed strong on D until Q4 this year. On O they did not have much for most of the second half.
Am I just being paranoid?
ValleyTalk:
--- Quote from: IAA Fan on November 07, 2014, 10:45:40 AM ---The difference is that UNI, SDSU and NDSU were much stronger teams than USD; so where USD collapsed in the second half, those other three teams did not.
Am I just being paranoid?
--- End quote ---
The answer to your question is yes.
To my next point, I was in Vermillion for that game and you have it all wrong. USD did not "collapse" in the 2nd half. USD led at one point 27-19, but that was their biggest lead of the 2nd half. After they fell behind 31-27, they scored a TD with 2:14 left to take a 34-31 lead. So please do explain to me how they collapsed in the 2nd half??????
IAA Fan:
It is just that it happened two-years running, but the USD game followed our collapse in 2012 ...so I see your point Valley. I remember that we had the bad second half in 2012 against USD.
OleYSUfan:
Somehow we seem to have inopportune events that are game changers; for example:
* Blocked punts
* fumbles
* dropped passes on a critical 3rd downs
* a penalty at a critical time ie. a TD called back
If, we force some ISU turnovers and play without any ridiculous mistakes, we will prevail. My gut feeling, the score will be:
YSU 31
ISU 21
GO Penguins
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