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10 DIME - WESTERN MICHIGAN BRONCOS -.(if 10 1/2 buy the 1/2, and lay 10. I don't care if it's college or pro football, never get beat by the hook when dealing with the 3, 7, 10, 14 or 17 number.) "I think we ran out of juice."
That was the quote of Ball State coach Stan Parrish after his team was routed by CMU at home 35-3 last week.
So let me get this straight Stan, your team was playing the best team in the MAC, at home on national TV and at 1-10 this was your bowl game. Your Super Bowl. It was your season.
"I think we ran out of juice."!?!?!!?
Ok, where are you going to draw the energy from to play a Western Michigan team coming off 10 days off that has to not only win to get to 6 wins and bowl eligible but they have to impress the bowls while doing so.
I have a senior QB in Tim Hiller playing his last home game of his career, off 3 road games, with the 25th best passing attack facing the 73rd best pass defense in the nation.
For my dollar tonight, I just don't see where Ball State is going to be mentally focused to compete for 60 minutes with nothing to play for against a team at home trying to get bowl eligible.
There is no doubt in my mind the right side of this game is Western Michigan.
Just as I did last week taking Central Michigan over this Ball State team, I will force Ball State to play error free football and cover this number.
Now I know what you are thinking. Ball State covered all 4 games they were a road underdog this year. Well, you are correct.
But let me also point out it was against the 119th pass offense of Army, 54th at Auburn, 111th at Temple and 86th ranked pass offense in Ohio.
The top 3 pass offenses they played this year regardless of where the game was played lit them up.
Bowling Green with the #4 pass offense put up 376, #20 Toledo put up 422 and Central Michigan at #38 put up 343.
This does not bode well for a Ball State team that "I think we ran out of juice" in their last game at home.
You add revenge from last year and I am going down swinging with Western Michigan tonight.
That was the quote of Ball State coach Stan Parrish after his team was routed by CMU at home 35-3 last week.
So let me get this straight Stan, your team was playing the best team in the MAC, at home on national TV and at 1-10 this was your bowl game. Your Super Bowl. It was your season.
"I think we ran out of juice."!?!?!!?
Ok, where are you going to draw the energy from to play a Western Michigan team coming off 10 days off that has to not only win to get to 6 wins and bowl eligible but they have to impress the bowls while doing so.
I have a senior QB in Tim Hiller playing his last home game of his career, off 3 road games, with the 25th best passing attack facing the 73rd best pass defense in the nation.
For my dollar tonight, I just don't see where Ball State is going to be mentally focused to compete for 60 minutes with nothing to play for against a team at home trying to get bowl eligible.
There is no doubt in my mind the right side of this game is Western Michigan.
Just as I did last week taking Central Michigan over this Ball State team, I will force Ball State to play error free football and cover this number.
Now I know what you are thinking. Ball State covered all 4 games they were a road underdog this year. Well, you are correct.
But let me also point out it was against the 119th pass offense of Army, 54th at Auburn, 111th at Temple and 86th ranked pass offense in Ohio.
The top 3 pass offenses they played this year regardless of where the game was played lit them up.
Bowling Green with the #4 pass offense put up 376, #20 Toledo put up 422 and Central Michigan at #38 put up 343.
This does not bode well for a Ball State team that "I think we ran out of juice" in their last game at home.
You add revenge from last year and I am going down swinging with Western Michigan tonight.
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