+7.5 @ Colorado State
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Team total bets will likely be as follows:
CSU over/under 32 points
MT over/under 24.5 points
I think it will be feast or famine personally. We either win or lose by 20, and we score either 30 points or 10.
As I've said all off-season, this team will go as far as the offense takes it. Defense and special teams are good enough to win some games, but the offensive line has to play better or it'll be a futile effort. They need to find a LT, I don't think Porcher is it. Interior linemen also didn't play particularly well either. The size is there but where is the strength, athleticism, and grit? coaching is also a big issue on the OL as it has always been. JMU destroyed us with their pressure looks because we clearly had not practiced against it. CSU is 100% going to test us early in the game and bring pressure to see if our OL has improved at all.
For the season, I believe this is unfortunately a situation that will likely mirror nearly every previous season. Play awful for the first half of the year, then down the stretch our coaches finally figure out who can play where and what plays to call so we win a few games in late November/December against the weaker opponents. Our lack of success early in the season, every season, is such a red flag and indictment on our poor coaches (Specifically, our OL and DL coaches who have been eating for free for far too long...). It is baffling it's been allowed to go on this long without at least the position coaches being replaced. Stockstill just simply refuses to fire his buddies, West, Polly, and Mallory...
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Finally, once the season ends, anyone who played well graduates or transfers out, and we are back to square one in 2023 getting shelled in Week 1 and the first half of the season.
I hate to be so negative but this team and program have been pretty terrible since Brent graduated and the transfer portal opened up, and there's zero sign that is changing any time soon. I just don't see how this team and program ever become respectable with Stockstill at the helm.
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Somehow I think MT may be the worst team in FBS this year. Would not be surprised to see us lose to Tennessee State. They will probably have more fans at Floyd Stadium too.
Stats wise, we are the second worst team. New Mex st. only got 83 yards vs. Minnesota.
Even UTEP got more yards than we did vs. Oklahoma. More points too. In fact, they got over 300 yards on OK.
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I think its at 8 points now. Bet on CSU for this one. I have zero confidence in our offense. If they got 200 yds, I'd be shocked.
Colorado State is tied for the second longest losing streak in the country at 7 games. The country tends to think they get off the schneid.
This is setup for a breakthrough win for CSU.
This is setup for a breakthrough win for CSU.
CRS Latest excuse is it rained today and cut practice short. This guys has to go. I do not think we will win a game.
They just finally watched the JMU game.
Chase was limping a lot. Personally, I don't think he was 100% when he played.
You are right, something is up. Spread increases 4.5 points, but the O/U is now dropping and is below the opening total at some books. Plus, 71% of money on CSU.
Again, CSU has lost 7 straight and hasn’t won since before last Halloween.
11.5 is a pretty key number because a FG still covers against 2 TD's. I suspect the line will hang around 11 and probably get back closer to 10 by kick off. That's a lot of points to be laying on a team that hasn't proven they can win a game.
As bad as MT is, this game has a lot of unknowns still. We have no idea how good or bad CSU is after their game with Michigan, and MT is likely not as bad as they played at JMU. I think the original opening line of 7.5 makes more sense. College sports are weird and very fickle. I suspect MT coaches and players are very embarrassed after the JMU game and will play better at CSU. Probably won't be good enough to win but I can't imagine getting a repeat of the JMU game on Saturday. Again, it'll all come down to our OL play. Nothing else matters if we can't block anybody.
