WVU-TX and transitive property

[psychlone99]

So I'm hearing/reading a lot of predictions suggesting we should handle WVU, and the logic isn't crazy. But I'm having a hard time reconciling that with how WVU played Texas. That said, I only saw snippets of their Texas game.

Someone who watched that game, help me understand. What should we expect Saturday?

 

[Walden4Prez]

Defense will play a great game, offense will be decent and Brock will bail us out. Special teams will be a dumpster fire as usual, we will win by 5.

 

[cyclones500]

Defense will play a great game, offense will be decent and Brock will bail us out. Special teams will be a dumpster fire as usual, we will win by 5.

over/under is 53. Which way would you go?

 

[Walden4Prez]

over/under is 53. Which way would you go?

Not would go, I did bet the under.

 

[c.y.c.l.o.n.e.s]

WVU was also a 10-11 point underdog to Texas. Based on that I would expect a similar game. WVU ended covering that spread by only a point.

 

[Stewo]

There was a tweet I saw a few days ago that Texas has played like trash the week before the RRR the last 5 or 6 seasons. There are several reasons to not get too caught up in last week's game.

 

[STATE12]

Just score watched the West Virginia/Texas game, so no true takes or observations here, but feels like that was a classic "look ahead" game for Texas with their eyes on Oklahoma this weekend.

Edit: Stewo beat me to the same point.

 

[MartyFine]

West Virginia would have won Texas game if not for turnovers. They are going to pass a lot against ISU. Can ISU get pressure without bringing everyone?

And can ISU's offense finish drives unlike first 3 quarters at Baylor? I expect a close game.

 

[spitfyr36]

Trap game for Texas, i wouldn't read much into it.

Its Brocktober. ita closer than most people would like, but ISU by 9

 

[bosco]

Texas D is not as good as past teams. IMO.

 

[jsb]

It was close for a while but Texas pulled away and then West Virginia scores late to get it to 11.

I watched a lot of it. Texas didn’t look great.

 

[psychlone99]

West Virginia would have won Texas game if not for turnovers. They are going to pass a lot against ISU. Can ISU get pressure without bringing everyone?

This is probably my biggest concern with this matchup. WVU will focus on beating us over the top, where we've been susceptible. A couple of big plays in the passing game could be an equalizer.

 

[cyclonpediaJoe]

Not would go, I did bet the under.

I took the over lol. Glad we could help that poster.

 

[BillBrasky4Cy]

1.) Look ahead factor for Texas.
2.) WVU can't run the football and JH will feast on a one dimensional offense.
3.) Texas is crazy beat up right now on both sides of the ball.
4.) **** WVU
5.) It's Brocktober b!tches, Clones roll!

 

[inCyteful]

Defense will play a great game, offense will be decent and Brock will bail us out. Special teams will be a dumpster fire as usual, we will win by 5.

I think our Special Teams was way beyond dumpster fire last weekend. Still suspect but they are definitely trending up.

 

[dualthreat]

I'm hoping for a game similar to the tech game 2 years ago. Close for awhile but ISU plays well on D and makes some big plays down the stretch.

Paging Marcel Spears for a pick 6!

 

[heitclone]

There was a tweet I saw a few days ago that Texas has played like trash the week before the RRR the last 5 or 6 seasons. There are several reasons to not get too caught up in last week's game.

To be fair, Texas wasn't really anything special 5/6 seasons so I think the RRR was the outlier most of those years, not the prior game. For a few of those seasons, the OU game was their best played game of the year.