We are -31. Goodness! This has been a great series.
We are -31. Goodness! This has been a great series.
Last edited by qng001; 10-06-2019 at 09:17 PM.
Take UMass to cover. Easy money.
UMass (1-5) has no defense.
Date Opponent Result Score 8/30 @Rutgers L 21-48 9/7 Southern Illinois L 20-48 9/14 @Charlotte L 17-52 9/21 Coastal Carolina L 28-62 9/28 Akron W 37-29 10/5 @FIU L 0-44
NCAA Stat Rank Comparison
LA Tech Umass Fewest Penalties 57 120 Fewest Penalties Per Game 31 111 3rd Down Conversion Pct 76 66 4rd Down Conversion Pct 124 61 1st Down Offense 20 68 Completion % 42 79 Passing Offense 37 113 Red Zone Offense 47 86 Red Zone Defense 5 99 Rushing Offense 81 73 Scoring Offense 84 95 Total Defense 89 130 Total Offense 61 115
UMass / FIU Highlights courtesy of Stadium
They look awful. We will win by 3 scores. Maybe 3 touchdowns, or maybe 3 field goals. Just depends on if Holtz falls asleep while we are on offense. If we are lucky he takes a couple of naps.
If we get up by 3 scores, we will begin to slow down the game by running. This, usually, results in 3 and outs until the opponent is back in the game. I would take the spread.
UMASS is not the worst team in FBS...Akron is. But, UMASS sucks big time and SHOULD NOT be able to stay on the field with us. And by the final whistle I think we'll have a comfortable enough margin not to have to sweat the 4th qtr, like Gramblng and Rice. It won't be pretty, but I THINK we'll win by 20.
But! this is Holtz we are talking about and that means UMASS is licking its chops. Give them any hope, and I mean any, and they'll milk that underdog role and hang around. I think the coaches, and thus the players, are looking past UMASS to USM. Holtz is saying he wants to use this game to build depth. That means lots of 2s and 3s seeing the field and also sends a message to the team "no worries, we got this." Very dangerous for anyone, but especially for a sputtering team (especially the O) like ours.
All that said I am banking on UMASS being far worst than even Skippy can screw it up...
Dawgs 30 UMASS 10
Another ESPN3 game means another game available on ESPN College Extra on DirecTV and other select providers.
DirecTV is showing channel 788 on the guide.
A new article has been posted on www.latechsports.com:
The Louisiana Tech football team will return from its bye week and look to continue its hot stretch of play, taking on the UMass Minutemen on Saturday at 6 p.m. from Joe Aillet Stadium.
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