ysupenguins.com ...fan home for YSU Sports

YSU Penguin Athletics => YSU Penguin Athletics => Topic started by: YSUGO on August 20, 2018, 07:55:22 PM

Title: It’s time! Predict the 2018 YSU Football season!
Post by: YSUGO on August 20, 2018, 07:55:22 PM
How many wins? Do we make playoffs? And do u want Pelini back?
Title: Re: It’s time! Predict the 2018 YSU Football season!
Post by: Penguin Ice on August 20, 2018, 10:14:19 PM
How many wins? Do we make playoffs? And do u want Pelini back?

8 wins
Yes
Definitely
Title: Re: It’s time! Predict the 2018 YSU Football season!
Post by: The YO Show on August 21, 2018, 02:51:35 AM
7 wins
Yes
Yes
Title: Re: It’s time! Predict the 2018 YSU Football season!
Post by: go guins on August 21, 2018, 09:00:27 AM
Count me as:
8 wins
Yes
Yes
Title: Re: It’s time! Predict the 2018 YSU Football season!
Post by: ytownchief22 on August 21, 2018, 09:16:47 AM
Injuries are too much, not enough depth:


5 wins
No
I would take him back but not sure how long he lasts
Title: Re: It’s time! Predict the 2018 YSU Football season!
Post by: go guins on August 21, 2018, 10:15:12 AM
Injuries are too much, not enough depth:


5 wins
No
I would take him back but not sure how long he lasts
Boy, I hope you are wrong.  Obviously my 8 wins is pretty optimistic, assuming a WVU loss and playing NDSU up there, but I hope your 5 is too pessimistic.  However, injuries and depth are legitimate concerns.  College football is always a crap shoot with graduations.  Reed looks like a HUGE loss, but Cook is our highest rated recruit in several years and maybe he is the next "Derek Rivers", who knows?  WE don't know, but we'll all find out together!
Title: Re: It’s time! Predict the 2018 YSU Football season!
Post by: go guins on August 21, 2018, 10:18:39 AM
Here is on poll that is pretty typical of what I'm seeing:
Athlon Sports FCS Preseason Top 25 Poll
1.    North Dakota State
2.    James Madison
3.    New Hampshire
4.    South Dakota State
5.    Kennesaw State
6.    Eastern Washington
7.    Sam Houston State
8.    Jacksonville State
9.    Weber State
10.    Elon
11.    Villanova
12.    Samford
13.    Delaware
14.    Illinois State
15.    Nicholls
16.    Wofford
17.    McNeese
18.    Montana
19.    UNI
20.    North Carolina A&T
21.    Youngstown State
22.    Austin Peay
23.    Sacramento State
24.    Central Arkansas
25.    Stony Brook
Title: Re: It’s time! Predict the 2018 YSU Football season!
Post by: penguinpower on August 21, 2018, 12:47:38 PM
Here is on poll that is pretty typical of what I'm seeing:
Athlon Sports FCS Preseason Top 25 Poll
1.    North Dakota State
2.    James Madison
3.    New Hampshire
4.    South Dakota State
5.    Kennesaw State
6.    Eastern Washington
7.    Sam Houston State
8.    Jacksonville State
9.    Weber State
10.    Elon
11.    Villanova
12.    Samford
13.    Delaware
14.    Illinois State
15.    Nicholls
16.    Wofford
17.    McNeese
18.    Montana
19.    UNI
20.    North Carolina A&T
21.    Youngstown State
22.    Austin Peay
23.    Sacramento State
24.    Central Arkansas
25.    Stony Brook

These polls are bullsh**.  We are better than most of the teams.  This is a political way of being fair.  We would beat half the watered down playoff field with injures.
Title: Re: It’s time! Predict the 2018 YSU Football season!
Post by: OleYSUfan on August 21, 2018, 01:01:01 PM
Last year, we lost some very tight games, one in OT. Then we were blown out by Ill St. We will probably have some very tight games in 2018 and a turnover could change a win into a loss. We must improve greatly in the turnover margin. This is an extremely tough conference!!
 l will go for:

7 wins    (I hope for 8)
Maybe
Yes

Title: Re: It’s time! Predict the 2018 YSU Football season!
Post by: BOP on August 21, 2018, 01:34:06 PM
7 wins
Maybe
Not just a yes, a Hell Yes!
Title: Re: It’s time! Predict the 2018 YSU Football season!
Post by: HappyPenguin on August 21, 2018, 02:45:19 PM
6 (injuries)
No
YES
Title: Re: It’s time! Predict the 2018 YSU Football season!
Post by: Wick250 on August 21, 2018, 04:00:10 PM
7 wins, maybe 8.

Although still the best FCS conference by a wide margin, the MVFC might not be quite as dominant this year.  9 out of the 10 teams have at least some issues:

Missouri State and Indiana State stink.
Southern Illinois plays little defense.
Western Illinois has a dangerous offense but is not particularly strong on defense.
South Dakota will return to the second division unless they have found a clone for their departed qb.
South Dakota State lost their pro caliber TE and WR that carried them for four seasons.
UNI is no longer a national power, except one day every two years when they play us inside their gym.
Illinois State massacred us last year but were mediocre overall.

As far as Pelini, he rebuilt our nonexistent defense and took us to the title game.  The team GPA is the highest in program history.  He stays as long as he wants.


Title: Re: It’s time! Predict the 2018 YSU Football season!
Post by: Double ET on August 21, 2018, 04:09:56 PM
7 wins, yes, yes (if Pelini could not coach us back into a playoff team each year, no other coach in the $300k salary range would).
If he could get 7 win and a deep run in the playoff, he wiould go else where as a head coach. If he could not make a deep run in the playoff, he would go else as DC. Either way, I think he will be gone next year.
Who knows, Tressel might talk him into staying.
Title: Re: It’s time! Predict the 2018 YSU Football season!
Post by: YSUFANSINCE1990 on August 21, 2018, 04:17:05 PM
 6-5, no playoffs.  Way to much expected from a QB who sat for four years.   VanGorder was not an FBS recruit, went to ND with father who was defensive coordinator.  He wanted to be part of the experience.

 Inexperience at wide receiver, and other than Bryce Gibson, three question marks in the secondary.  Pelini a great defensive coordinator, one of the best.  But overrated as a head coach.
Title: Re: It’s time! Predict the 2018 YSU Football season!
Post by: penguinpower on August 22, 2018, 01:59:43 PM
6-5, no playoffs.  Way to much expected from a QB who sat for four years.   VanGorder was not an FBS recruit, went to ND with father who was defensive coordinator.  He wanted to be part of the experience.

 Inexperience at wide receiver, and other than Bryce Gibson, three question marks in the secondary.  Pelini a great defensive coordinator, one of the best.  But overrated as a head coach.


How's it going Paladin?
Title: Re: It’s time! Predict the 2018 YSU Football season!
Post by: go guins on August 22, 2018, 04:18:03 PM
6-5, no playoffs.  Way to much expected from a QB who sat for four years.   VanGorder was not an FBS recruit, went to ND with father who was defensive coordinator.  He wanted to be part of the experience.

 Inexperience at wide receiver, and other than Bryce Gibson, three question marks in the secondary.  Pelini a great defensive coordinator, one of the best.  But overrated as a head coach.


How's it going Paladin?
He's bad, but not THAT bad!  QB actually knelt for 4 years as a holder. and WR are much bigger and some JUCO experience, but overall inexperienced at 1AA level and DBs beyond Bryce as definitely inexperienced.  Wonder why he skipped huge issues at OT and DE?  Frankly I'm saying 8 wins but if things go badly, could be 5 .
Title: Re: It’s time! Predict the 2018 YSU Football season!
Post by: peteonastick on August 22, 2018, 04:52:18 PM
7 wins
Yes
Want him to stay...last year of contract, Nebraska money ends this year...odds are he leaves but would love for him to stay!

GO GUINS
Title: Re: It’s time! Predict the 2018 YSU Football season!
Post by: YSUGO on August 26, 2018, 09:00:17 PM
I see 4 or 5 wins if we have injuries at Qb.  If we can keep a QB upright maybe 6 wins,  which Monty struggled with the last few years between running way to much read option and bad line play. I think Pelini should get another 3 years.   
Title: Re: It’s time! Predict the 2018 YSU Football season!
Post by: guinpen on August 26, 2018, 09:23:56 PM
7 or 8 wins
Title: Re: It’s time! Predict the 2018 YSU Football season!
Post by: ytownchief22 on August 26, 2018, 10:32:25 PM
With the injuries the way they are, I believe there is about zero percent chance of 8 wins this season...
Title: Re: It’s time! Predict the 2018 YSU Football season!
Post by: Wick250 on August 26, 2018, 11:22:19 PM
Chief,

Your concern about the injuries is certainly legitimate, but remember that we do not play in a vacuum.  I look at our opponents and see four teams that play little defense: Western Illinois, Southern Illinois, South Dakota, and Indiana State.  Winning those four and taking care of Northern Iowa at home gets us to 7.  And beating South Dakota State or Illinois State on the road will be difficult but not beyond our capabilities.  Nobody at the FCS level has comprehensive depth, so it is time for our redshirt freshmen and sophomores to assert themselves.  That is exactly what happened on the Tressel teams of the 90s.
Title: Re: It’s time! Predict the 2018 YSU Football season!
Post by: penguinpower on August 27, 2018, 03:19:13 PM
Here is what Craig "The d*****bag" Haley is predicting:

 http://www.fcs.football/cfb/story.asp?i=20180823100308786795704&ref=hea&tm=&src=FCS