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#6 EWU @ #2 MSU Game Thread
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2012 4:12 pm
by Screamin_Eagle174
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#6 Eastern Washington Eagles 4-1 (3-0 BSC) AT #2 Montana State Bobcats 6-0 (3-0 BSC)
Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012 • 12:40 p.m. Pacific
Bobcat Stadium (17,777) • Bozeman, Mont. Root Sports/DirectTV’s Audience Network (Tom Glasgow/Jason Stiles/Jen Mueller)
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Ranked sixth in this week’s Sports Network NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Top 25 poll, Eastern enters the game 4-1 overall and 3-0 in the Big Sky Conference, with its lone loss a narrow 24-20 setback at Washington State on Sept. 8. The Bobcats, ranked second behind defending NCAA Division I champion North Dakota State, are a perfect 6-0 overall and 3-0 in the league.
“This game is huge -- I can’t wait,” said Eastern head coach Beau Baldwin following last week’s 55-17 romp over North Dakota. “I love these big games, and our players do too. We’ll enjoy the North Dakota win for a day, but believe me, I’m already thinking about Montana State because they are the real deal. They are a great team and we know that, but it’s going to be an exciting opportunity for our program.”
Two years ago, Eastern fell to 2-2 when 17th-ranked Montana State out-scored ninth-ranked EWU 10-0 in the second half in a 30-7 win, and out-gained EWU in total offense 439-382. However, EWU would go on to win its next 11 games and bring home the NCAA Division I title.
In the rematch last year between the No. 4 Bobcats and No. 21 Eagles, Montana State out-scored Eastern 26-7 over the final 35:08 of the game for a 36-21 win and drop EWU to 0-4 on the season. The offensive battle was won by MSU 416-371, but again, the Eagles responded well from that loss to win six of their next seven games and finish the season 6-5.
Prior to the last two losses, the Eagles have dominated the all-time series with MSU, winning 25 of the first 33 meetings. Eastern’s seven-game winning streak in the series was snapped in 2010.
But for Eastern to reverse the recent trend, it will have to find a way to stop Bobcat quarterback DeNarius McGee. Of the 855 yards MSU has accumulated the last two years, he has accounted for 545 of them. In 2010, he was 15-of-24 passing for 283 yards, and added 24 rushing. He was just 12-of-26 for 161 yards a year ago, but also rushed for 77 yards.
McGhee is 10th in FCS in total offense, averaging 288.3 yards per game, and as a team the Bobcats are 19th (433.8). Eastern, meanwhile, is 16th in total offense (448.6), providing a match-up Saturday of two of the top 20 offenses in FCS. The Eagles rushed for 290 yards in last week’s win over North Dakota, but EWU will be tested by a Bobcat defense which is seventh in FCS in rushing defense (70.8).
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Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2012 4:12 pm
by Screamin_Eagle174
Re: #6 EWU @ #2 MSU Game Thread
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2012 5:02 pm
by Grizalltheway
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Re: #6 EWU @ #2 MSU Game Thread
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2012 5:43 pm
by Brock Landers
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Re: #6 EWU @ #2 MSU Game Thread
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2012 5:52 pm
by DJH
gay.
Re: #6 EWU @ #2 MSU Game Thread
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2012 5:55 pm
by Screamin_Eagle174
DJH wrote:gay.
Purple and gold? Indeed. And blue is a just a darker shade of purple. Good observation.
Re: #6 EWU @ #2 MSU Game Thread
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2012 6:02 pm
by CatBlitz22
If this game was in Cheney I'd pick EWU but we just play different at home. I'll take the Cats by 4.
Our D-line will be too much for your frosh QB.
Re: #6 EWU @ #2 MSU Game Thread
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2012 6:28 pm
by Screamin_Eagle174
CatBlitz22 wrote:If this game was in Cheney I'd pick EWU but we just play different at home. I'll take the Cats by 4.
Our D-line will be too much for your frosh QB.
Yeah, uh huh.
He'll just tuck and run for 10-20.
Re: #6 EWU @ #2 MSU Game Thread
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2012 6:53 pm
by Grizalltheway
Screamin_Eagle174 wrote:CatBlitz22 wrote:If this game was in Cheney I'd pick EWU but we just play different at home. I'll take the Cats by 4.
Our D-line will be too much for your frosh QB.
Yeah, uh huh.
He'll just tuck and run for 10-20.
He didn't have much trouble with our D-Line, which I'll take over MSU's any day.
Re: #6 EWU @ #2 MSU Game Thread
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2012 7:40 pm
by kalm
Just listened to our coaches show. MSU is something like 53% on third down conversions.
That's a double sided statistic if I ever saw one.
If Adams take care of the ball, I like our chances...even on the road.
Special teams may be the difference. Unless MSU still has that really good kicker. Then...I don't know.
Re: #6 EWU @ #2 MSU Game Thread
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2012 7:57 pm
by Grizo406
This game should be a real hoot!
The only question I have about it is who, on the Bobcat defense, will be able to successfully cover/defend Brandon Kaufman??
Re: #6 EWU @ #2 MSU Game Thread
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2012 8:19 pm
by Screamin_Eagle174
Grizo406 wrote:This game should be a real hoot!
The only question I have about it is who, on the Bobcat defense, will be able to successfully cover/defend Brandon Kaufman??
Trick question, no one can.
Re: #6 EWU @ #2 MSU Game Thread
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2012 8:20 pm
by ming01
msu keeps winning but they still havent really impressed me. i like ewu by 7
Re: #6 EWU @ #2 MSU Game Thread
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2012 9:22 pm
by kittiekop
kalm wrote:Just listened to our coaches show. MSU is something like 53% on third down conversions.
That's a double sided statistic if I ever saw one.
If Adams take care of the ball, I like our chances...even on the road.
Special teams may be the difference. Unless MSU still has that really good kicker. Then...I don't know.
Cunningham graduated last year. Punting and placekicking is done by Rory Perez; he's been the punter the past two seasons. He also kicked in high school, and Coach Ash said he was recruited to take over for Cunningham when he left. So far this year Rory is 6-6 on field goal attempts with a long of I beleive 45 yards. 22 of 23 on extra points. If I remember, the only block was his very first kick of the year. He was suspended the first game of the year and the kicking looked shakey at best. Since the second game of the year, he's been surprisingly a high point of the team. Very reliable. Kick offs are handled by our only true freshman on the roster, AJ Silva.
Re: #6 EWU @ #2 MSU Game Thread
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2012 9:36 pm
by SuperHornet
Who gets ranked where within conference is getting really close up at the top, as JALMOND said. EWU has a FBS win, a VERY close B(C)$ loss, and a blowout over a tough (but fading) newcomer. MSU is undefeated, but barely handled non-schollie Drake and weak (but developing) newcomer UC Davis. Plus, MSU's schedule is greatly weakened by the presence of a D-II (though admittedly, they really didn't have much of a choice there short of taking some FBS teams, who would understandably be scared of a team that only recently beat Minnesota). Currently, I have MSU out front, but it won't take much for me to jump EWU over them.
Re: #6 EWU @ #2 MSU Game Thread
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2012 7:52 am
by grizcountry420
Grizalltheway wrote:Screamin_Eagle174 wrote:
Yeah, uh huh.
He'll just tuck and run for 10-20.
He didn't have much trouble with our D-Line, which I'll take over MSU's any day.
Yup. Cats have one good D-Lineman thats about it......
Re: #6 EWU @ #2 MSU Game Thread
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2012 8:05 am
by SACCAT
So...From what I have read so far.
1.The Cats D-Line has One good player and the rest suck
2.The Cats can't cover anyone and will get torched.
3.The Cats have yet to beat anyone that is worth a crap, so they suck.
So, if the Cats win, do the Eagles really suck?
If the Eagles win, does that make the Cats the worst team in the big sky?
I am looking forward to this game, after this week we will know exactly who no-one really is.
Re: #6 EWU @ #2 MSU Game Thread
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2012 8:16 am
by 93henfan
The Battle of the Overrated.
Re: #6 EWU @ #2 MSU Game Thread
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2012 8:21 am
by SoCalAg
I only watched the 4th Q of the EWU-Griz game, but from what I saw of the Cats on Saturday, I'll take EWU on the road in a tight one...4-7 points. If the Aggies could have contained MSU QB, Davis would have won by 10. The MSU QB made play after play to rescue the ats, but I think EWU defense does a better job containing the we did and their offense is much more consistent. Should be a good one.
Re: #6 EWU @ #2 MSU Game Thread
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2012 8:31 am
by kalm
93henfan wrote:The Battle of the Overrated.
I'll stand by our résumé thus far. Wanna compare?
Re: #6 EWU @ #2 MSU Game Thread
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2012 8:39 am
by Grizalltheway
kalm wrote:93henfan wrote:The Battle of the Overrated.
I'll stand by our résumé thus far. Wanna compare?
He was at least half correct.
Re: #6 EWU @ #2 MSU Game Thread
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2012 9:00 am
by grizcountry420
Grizalltheway wrote:kalm wrote:
I'll stand by our résumé thus far. Wanna compare?
He was at least half correct.
Re: #6 EWU @ #2 MSU Game Thread
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2012 10:06 am
by CatBlitz22
Grizalltheway wrote:Screamin_Eagle174 wrote:
Yeah, uh huh.
He'll just tuck and run for 10-20.
He didn't have much trouble with our D-Line, which I'll take over MSU's any day.
Re: #6 EWU @ #2 MSU Game Thread
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2012 10:25 am
by Grizalltheway
Re: #6 EWU @ #2 MSU Game Thread
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2012 12:11 pm
by Screamin_Eagle174
93henfan wrote:The Battle of the Overrated.
Maine and Delawhere already played.