Louisiana Tech - 17
Kansas - 30
We need too many breaks to win this one, and we won't get quite enough. The upset is always possible, I just don't see it happening this weekend.
Hope I'm wrong - GO DAWGS!
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Louisiana Tech - 17
Kansas - 30
We need too many breaks to win this one, and we won't get quite enough. The upset is always possible, I just don't see it happening this weekend.
Hope I'm wrong - GO DAWGS!
I am going to be the homer and predict/hope 28-27 dawgs. I feel like our only hope of winning is keeping the score under 30.
I hope I am not setting myself up, but I have been thinking about it all week. I really think we can, and will, win this game. We have got to be a lot sharper on offense, our defense has to play every bit as good as it did against MSU, and our special teams has to be supberb, again. I think we are walking into a great situation, we have nothing to lose and everything to gain. Of all of the teams in the top 25 for us to play, I would choose KU. I dont think they will be terribly physical and they lost their best player/athlete to the draft. I do think they have a good qb, but I would much rather play a team that is going to pass 50 times than pound us on the run. Just think of how well we did against Colt and Hawaii. I know we have to have a lot go our way, but I like our chances.
Tech - 31
KU- 27
My heart: Tech 34 Kansas 31
My head: Tech 20 Kansas 41
My heart: Tech 27 Kansas 24
My head: Tech 13 Kansas 31
Gonna be a lot of Red and Blue in Lawrence.
Tech 28 KU 21 - if we win the field position and turnover battle. Control the clock.
KU 34 Tech 21 If we lose the above mentioned battles
Tech 21
KU 38
It's on the road against an awesome team right after a big win and a hurricane.
Ku 27
tech 28
My heart: 31-24 Tech
My head: 41-28 Kansas
GO DAWGS!!!
Tech - 30
Kansas - 28
Blocked field goal late in the game seals the win.
0% chance of blowing them out
20% chance of winning a close one
40% chance of losing a close one
40% chance of being blown out
KU - 38
Tech - 20
Tech 23
Jayhawks 21
Another defense controlled game, punting and field goal domination winning it for us.
My Heart: Tech 27- Kansas 21
My Head: Kansas 40- Tech 21
Self-admitted homer here, too:
Kansas-31
Bulldogs-33 with a long FG to win it.
Kansas 41
Tech 13
My heart always has us winning, but - -
The Jaywalkers - some
Our Beloved Dawgs - a little less.
Heart: Tech 31-28
Head: KU 28-16
As big as the Miss State win was ......it was still an UGLY win on our part. We will need to show ALOT of improvement from week 1 to week 2 to pull this game out.
Both teams put up a lot of points. Oestricher again kicks 3 field goals.
Tech 37
Kansas 34
Tech 23
ku 20
I'm curious to see how much pressure we put on their quarterback and how much they put on Taylor B. I think that'll be the game "indicator". Just watched the highlights film of the Giants/Patriots superbowl game. Defense won!!
Spangler will get some pressure if our guys can stay fresh!!
Dawgs win I'm thinking.
Enough of this heart and head nonsense. Man up and quit riding the fence. No one will criticize you for picking a loss unless we win.
Dawgs win 38 to 30
Kwame Jordan gets 2 sacks and we cause 3 interceptions yet again.
Their front 7 is geared more towards stopping the run than rushing the pass. I think we do a better job holding them off than we did last game.Quote:
Originally Posted by DQDawg
kansas 45
tech 17
coming off big win, dealing with hurricanes, plus playing a very good team on the road that is not exactly pleased with their game one performance. i don't think we are as good as last week's win and i don't think we are as bad as this week's loss. i think this is the best team we will play all year.
but i picked moo state last week, so what do i know?
We will keep the game close if we get the same play from defense and special teams. The Kansas offense seems to be similar to Tech's under Crowton. I am afraid our depth with catch up with us in the end. If they make a new rule banning substitutions I think the Dawgs would win.
In reality I fell the score will be:
Kansas 31
LA Tech 20
Ok I gotta ask...Depth? Didn't we use 22 players last week on D? Kansas isn't a team full of 4 star guys here (as much as Lum hates it when we bring up recruiting stars). They are like us (w/ more 3 stars). They rely on coaching to develop guys along their ability to find the guys that were undervalued by the recruiting sites.
34-24 ku
I wish I felt otherwise, but we lose by at least 14 unless we win the turnover game and execute flawlessly. This is at their house, and they are not slouches.
Juice- I'm worried about our depth on O-Line, D-Line, and linebacker. I certainly hope that I am wrong. I do think there is a remote chance that we can play extremely well and win (3+ turnover margin). I feel very confident that we will fight to the end and keep this thing close.Quote:
Originally Posted by Juice752
We are thin at OL but so are they. I think our top 7 is fine and we can make it through the game perfectly fine with them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hermandawg
On DL we are thin at DT. However this game I expect to see a healthy dose of Adrian Logan. Wouldn't be shocked if at times Grigsby comes in on the inside. We need to generate a pass rush and Spangler might do that by using our talented DEs more.
We are fairly thin at linebacker and Quin not being 100% is bad. He is our best coverage linebacker. That said I look for us to be in nickle or a 4-2-5 most the game. Brian White and Quin starting with a rotation of Faust, Brannon Jackson, Darby coming in. Seeing as how Kansas won't line up in the I or with 2 tightend sets we can depend a little less on having linebackers on the field.
There are also 2 more freshman to keep an eye on that we might see this game. Darrius Terry and Adrien Cole. Darrius could really help us in coverage and give us a bigger corner to depend on. Adrien just gives us a little bit more breathing room at linebacker. At 240 pounds he is also a big body that would require attention from the offense.
KU 48
Tech 17
I have no doubt KU's D is better than MSU's was. KU also looks to be healthy on the OL and our starting RT is back this week after missing last. I also think KU will try to run the ball more this week with our bigger backs in Crawford and Quigley. I can assure you the team will be very focused because they were not too happy with the way they performed last week.
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Originally Posted by moosehawk
Your starting RT is back true. But correct if I am wrong that this is his first college game ever? We ain't FIU either. Think you can handle our pass rush?
As far as your D being better I think the only spot you are better is linebacker. And MSU had some really good linebackers as well.
they don't have a huge running back that can get yards even without a hole, and they don't have a line that can move the pile (mostly built for pass blocking). so we will not have to stack the box to stop the run like we did against msu. this should allow us to be a little more agressive with our pass coverage when we are not blitzing. i still think we will struggle to run if we can't make them respect the pass, but i am hoping our qb and receivers will improve their timing (we started to see this a little more in the second half last week). we will have to be much better on offense than we were against msu, and our defense and special teams will have to be just as good.
so now to my prediction:
passing offense: kansas +200
rushing offense: Tech +50
average starting field position: Tech +20
turnorvers: Tech +2
time of posession: nearly even
final score: Tech +5 (32-27)
we will have to play well or they will beat us by 14.
if we play like we can:
Tech 28, Kansas 27
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Originally Posted by Guisslapp
sorry i stole your score, but i said it on the air last night. have to stay with it.
No problem, Marketdawg "stole" it as well. Hopefully we have ESP. I feel good now considering your prediction last week.Quote:
Originally Posted by JAY
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Originally Posted by Guisslapp
i didnt want to make one and mess up my record.
And quit saying "IF" this and "IF" that. You're just leaving yourself an out because you can't make a decision.Quote:
Originally Posted by Juice752
Tech - 27-24 in O.T.
I wouldn't say KU doesn't have a big RB that can move a pile. If used right Quigley is a guy that's 6-2 225 and even our new guy that is looking to get the most carries is listed at 6-1 230 but I'd say he's more 220. Those guys are certainly big enough. As for the line being geared more towards pass blocking you are kind of right. But KU did almost have two 1000 yard rushers last year so running the ball is very much a priority. Also I wouldn't hold your breath on beating KU in the turnover category on their home field for your guys first away game. It just isn't likely to happen.Quote:
Originally Posted by arkansasbob
And Juice yes our RT is making his first start but even in practices I've seen he was much better than the guy we had in there last week. As far as our D goes I think you'll be surprised. If you gain over 100 yards on the ground against them it should be considered a good day.
Off topic, I know, but what the Hell is a MooseHawk?
Practice is practice. When it is all said and done Hatch may end up being the best tackle in the Big XII. But he has to prove he can get on the field and handle pass rushers that have been there before. I wish him luck as he develops but I hope Kwame and the boys kick the snot out of him Saturday.Quote:
Originally Posted by moosehawk
220-230 is a big back but we can handle that. Dixon at MSU is 240+ so that made us get help.
It will be tough to beat you in turnovers but we do have a pretty good secondary. Last year our starters had 14 interceptions and we only lost 1 of those starters. The guy who took his place got an interception last game. Quins ability to defend the pass with his broken wrist will be a key to us winning the turnover margin. I know we can get a pass rush on you but the linebacker will be the key in stopping the quick throws.
Dawgs give 'em a battle, but come up short against a very solid KU team, 28-17.
It's a VERY big hawk with antlers.Quote:
Originally Posted by SkeeterDawg
I knew I should have taken Ornithology at TECH, I must have totally missed that one, could it be kin to a warhawk?Quote:
Originally Posted by TulsaDawg
I think we need a more developed passing game to win this game.
KU 24 - 17
Is it related to a warhawk?:laugh:Quote:
Originally Posted by TulsaDawg
33-30 Dawgs win !!!
It's actually a moose with giant wings and the eye sight of a hawk. So yeah you really don't want to mess with them.
Kansas 41
Tech 20
Sounds scary.Quote:
Originally Posted by moosehawk
Kansas 38
Tech. 17
Kansas 24
Tech 10
TECH ~ 34
Chalk dust ~ 27
My "hope" score: DAWGS 23 JHawks 21
My "reality" score: DAWGS 13 JHawks 38
Dawgs are still emotionally spent from the MSST game.
KS 42
Dawgs 17
As long as we go 3-1 out of conference (with th one loss being to Kansas), we should definitely have a winning season.
Kansas 40
LaTech 23
3 - 1 in OOC and I can see 6 - 2 in WAC...that would be a hell of a year. A 4 game improvement over last year. Even 5 - 3 in WAC with 3 - 1 OOC would be great and mean bowling at 8 - 4...WOW, I can't believe I just typed that.Quote:
Originally Posted by 1L_dawg
3.6 yards per rush against a sunbelt team tells me that you do not have a back that can gain yards without a hole or a line that can move the pile.Quote:
Originally Posted by moosehawk
and i don't think i will be surprised by your defense. i've already stated that they are every bit as good as msu or maybe better. of course, that is based on what i saw last year. this year's results are not in yet. as i said earlier, we will have to be much better on offense than we were in the opener if we want to win this one.
My Dawgs win in Lawrence Squeaker!!! Ostreicher kicks winning field goal in final seconds!
What I see from kansas so far this season...
1 lost fumble and 1 pic vs. FIU
Rusher with the most touches averages 2.9 ypc vs. FIU
FIU's leader rusher averaged 3.5 ypc vs. Kansas
FIU had 2 receivers that averaged 10+ yards per catch
me? I'm not that scared. I believe that we have a good chance, as long as we don't give up too terribly much to the air game.
30-24 - Go Dawgs Go
If bennet can get 200 passing with 1-2 td's, and 1 or less int's, we should keep it close, and maybe win.
Beat the spread...lose the game (hope I'm wrong)
Bad guys: 35
Dawgs: 21
Kansas-35
Tech-24
Spangler pulls another one out of his hat. Our pass D riddles their short passing game with interceptions that sets up the offense with scoring opportunities which consists of a lot of short passes that move the ball steadily but not in big chunks. Our special teams continue to provide a significant advantage. Tech down by 7 at the half. Kansas makes adjustments and attempts the run more in the second half only to move the ball slowly as Tech's defense bends but doesn't break. Our offense gains more confidence in the second half and moves the ball both in the air with longer passes which opens up the run. Tech wins in a close one by a field goal.
I like our conditioning and speed on defense. If we can get a little tighter coverage out of our corners and force Reesing to hold the ball a half-second longer, our d-line and blitzers can get to him. He's not a big guy. Never know, we could have another Jeff Smoker-type knockout, which would definitely be to our favor. Weldon Brown needs another shutdown game like he had against DeShaun Jackson at Cal last year. Why not again Saturday night?
Offensively, the run will open up the pass. We can run on Kansas. Porter will break a 50+ yarder off on Saturday, and PJ will gash them for 4-yards per carry. Scelfo will call a much better game and work to our strength, which is a ball-control passing game. TB will have much better control and accuracy, and Beck and Livas will have big games. Our tall receivers (Williams and Wheeler) will abuse the shorter Kansas corners in the red zone, and our 3 TEs will provide a huge mismatch for the Kansas LBs, creating even more openings over the middle for Beck and Livas. We rack up at least 400 yards in this game.
Special teams go without saying. No one we play will be able to match up with our special teams.
We hold Kansas under 30 (they only scored 40 on a 1-11 Sunbelt team a week ago), while we get untracked and score over 30. The team finally believes it can beat a ranked opponent on the road, and the mind is the most powerful tool in our arsenal. Dawgs win.
Our offense finally makes some big plays but we give up 1-2 also that go for TD's. Hope I am wrong.
Kansas-38
Tech-27
How long has it been since we had a winning out of conference record? the Rattay years?Quote:
Originally Posted by OmahaDawg
He never played in a conference.Quote:
Originally Posted by 1L_dawg
I know everyone hates to see my optimistic posts, but I am trying to be as realistic as possible for this one (I stay optimistic because predicting losses is for wusses - and I don't even know how to spell that).
I think our defense is strong enough to keep Kansas off balance. Still, they have more offensive weapons that MState did, although a little less without their #1 WR now. They will score some TD's.
We will operate more efficiently on offense, though.
My prediction is 27-24 DAWGS WIN! Yes, I think our defense is good enough for that and our special teams are going to be hero's in this one.
Here's to hoping I am right!!!!!!!!!!!
i don't get tired of your optimism. if we, the fanatics, can't believe that the Dawgs can win, then how can we expect the players to believe? and if the players don't believe they can win, then what's the point in playing the game?Quote:
Originally Posted by champion110
You gotta believe! An oldie, but goodie.:D
Ahhh...forget about that.....i think i subconsiously block out those winning seasons where we sat home because we had no conference affilation and thus no bowl tie-in.Quote:
Originally Posted by inudesu
Since 2001, the year we joined the WAC, i don't think we have had a winning OOC record.
Exactly! I hope the days are gone when we KNEW we would lose. So many folks have forgotten what it feels like to KNOW you have a chance in EVERY game played. We may not be there yet, but until I see something different...Quote:
Originally Posted by arkansasbob
Tech 31
Kansas 30
Of course we don't, you'd predict a win against the New England Patriots if we played them. It is what we have come to expect from you.............lunacy.Quote:
Originally Posted by champion110
flameeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! :laugh:Quote:
Originally Posted by barkinloud
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Originally Posted by george
George the fireman............:icon_roll:
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Originally Posted by barkinloud
And we get the same thing from you time after time, also. We don't have to read it. We can smell it.
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Originally Posted by Tech77
Who doesn't like the smell of roses??:icon_wink:
I can't see a thing he says now. I LOVE THIS! Everyone should put him on your ignore list. He thrives off of the attention. Feels great without him. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Tech77
Our passing game comes alive!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tech 28
KU 24
Hate to say it but Kansas 45 Tech 18 Kansas is an awesome team at home. I'd give us a 1percent chance of winning even after the Miss. St game.
Kansas hung 40 points on FIU last week, FIU won one game last year and wasn't in the hunt for many of those. FIU made some big defensive plays against Kansas and returned a kick for 6....all things considered I believe our dawgs learn from last year's let down after Hawaii and then got to Ca. to get smoked....this team is on a mission, I just feel it. LaTech 42 Kansas 35. I believe this team is better than even they know right now.
its not that hard for me to type in "flame" every time you make a post. watch how easy it is: flameeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! :laugh:Quote:
Originally Posted by barkinloud
Kansas - 21
TECH - 24
Kansas runs out of gas in the last quarter.
Taylor Bennett will find his groove.
Oestricher wraps it up with a 50+ yarder.
Quin knocks out two opponents and a ref with his cast. :icon_wink:
We WILL win.... We are Bulldogs. :thumbsup:
Does anyone here believe the SEC hype? If you do, a middle of the pack SEC team should have more talent than a middle of the pack Big 12 team. I realize Kansas won the Orange Bowl last year, but they haven't had time to capitalize on that success.
We beat a team with SEC talent last week; not SEC depth but SEC talent. We may not win, but there is no reason think we can't. We will need more than 22 points for sure.
Our dawgs 29
Their hawks 24
Go Dawgs!!!!!
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Children Avandia
Tech: 27
Kansas: 24
As per their fans thinking I predict an 84-2 victory...
Livas takes the opening kickoff to the house.
After the next kickoff (out of the endzone) Reesing tries a playaction on their first play. Shutdown doesn't bite and gets a pick six.
(Out of the endzone again). Kansas goes 3 and out and starts to feel demoralized. They punt the ball out of bounds. Our first offensive play Livas jukes their linebacker Rivera out of his shoes and breaks a 60 yard TD run.
We score 9 first half TDs. Ross gets to start the 2nd half and throws 3 touchdown passes in the 3rd QTR. Feeling a blowout we sub all of 1st and 2nd team out of the game. A bad snap by our 3rd string center goes out of bounds in the endzone giving them a safety.
Kansas 38
Louisiana Tech 17
..but I'd love to be wrong :-)
Kansas 31
La Tech 17
At halftime:
Iowa - 35
FIU - 0
I know you can't always tell a lot about how you stack up with a team by their previous games, but KU beat FIU 40-10 and took 4 quarters to score their 40. Iowa is schooling FIU at halftime, allowing them only 18 yards rushing. I thought it was interesting that KU reportedly had some probelms against FIU, because they don't look to be a very good team again this year. Maybe we will stack up against KU better than even some of our own fans think...
Any given Saturday.
And Kansas' practice fields have been as rainy as Tech's through the week. I think we come in there with a chip on our shoulder and play like there is no tomorrow. Kansas doesn't know what to do with a cupcake that fights back.
Based on brilliant special teams and 3 forced turnovers, I call Tech 24 - KU 21
Nah. Our third string center is actually pretty good, just not real big.Quote:
Originally Posted by Juice752
The first half will have us pulling our hair out with WRs dropping passes, but Livas comes through big. Our D keeps us in the ball game. 4th quarter, UKs defense is sucking wind with their hands on their hips. PJ goes over 100. We pressure the QB. Our D flies all over the place. Oh, and PJ throws a TD in the corner of the endzone.
Dawgs win 24-21
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Originally Posted by Juice752
Anybody ever told you that you were about as delirious as Champion 110?? If not, YOU ARE ABOUT AS DELIRIOUS AS CHAMPION 110! I DID SAY "ABOUT" THOUGH. CHAMPION 11O NEEDS TO BE ADMITTED INTO A NUT HOUSE!:shocked2:
I know...how about we take a poll? :)Quote:
Originally Posted by barkinloud
Everyone vote.
Who's the biggest idiot (ie. "needs to...nut house")?
A. Juice
B. Champion110
C. Barkinloud
i don't think a nuthouse would do him much good. we need to help the poor guy find his villiage.Quote:
Originally Posted by RhythmDawg
Why? Do you need some company?Quote:
Originally Posted by barkinloud
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Originally Posted by RhythmDawg
Very close between A and B! You should have a choice D that says A&B!
My heart says:
Tech - 35
KU - 30
My head says:
Tech - 35
KU - 30
How 'bout them Dawgs!!!!!
DFiH