Ohio will not be as good as that Toledo team but they aren't going to be horrible either. It'll be a good test for us, although their defense is not going to be good. If our defense is really good again, we'll bring home the W.
Breakdown of UNI
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Coaching change at Michigan State and the Valley is a G5 level league that plays FCS football due to geography.
There's a reason MAC and Sun Belt teams won't play upper level Valley teams.
I would guess MAC and Sun Belt teams aren't playing the upper Valley teams because they get paid to play the P5 teams and then want their own cupcakes, so they're not going to schedule NDSU or SDSU. The entire Valley is really not even close to the level of the AAC, MWC, or the Sun Belt. I'm not strictly talking NDSU or SDSU, as they've been consistently very good. There's a pretty dramatic drop off after those two and then UNI.
All things considered, this game is trouble. The season may end before it really even starts, I am afraid.
I'm sorry, but do you think this is this staff's first time playing UNI or we're trotting out an entire team filled with true freshman? I'm not saying that UNI's not going to give us a game because there's a very good shot that will happen, but you're acting like our entire team won't be prepared. Clanton's going to want to send a message and our defense is going to smother them.
All i know is every season CMC has beaten UNI, we have gone bowling.
Did I say that? It will be the first time playing UNI for the majority of our guys, and as I said, I doubt they can appreciate how big of a game this will be for UNI. Jeesh.
Sorry for jumping down your throat lol. I guess I just don't want to use that as a pre built-in excuse. The last two years where UNI has made it tough on us, has imo been about our coaches lack of aggressiveness offensively and our horrible situational play calling, primarily between the 40's.
Come out throwing the ball around like you did against SEMO last year, and allow your playmakers opportunity to make plays. If you get into a game where you wait around to see who ***** up first, you'll turn it into a game.
It would be very nice if the Oline is ready to go and just punches them in the mouth over and over. Let Rocco get comfortable with protection and dictate the line of scrimmage.
It would be nice to get up early and pin our ears back
It would be nice to get up early and pin our ears back
Their defense was atrocious, just hopeless.
Their offense was sparky, but Heacock had the D ready and Ohio couldn't string anything together on the road. I'd expect them to be better at home, tho.
I feel like with these games against in state rivals, we only ever do just enough to win, which typically results in a loss. UNI, TOE, and even that dreaded Drake game that gives us all PTSD. Let JJ or Rocco sling the ball. We have some massive athletes on the outside, use the pass to open up for the run, not vice versa. Take the top off early, and then let Clanton's big uglies and the committee of RB's nail the coffin. 250-275 passing yards, plus 100+ rushing yards, and this has the potential to be a 2 score game.
However-we're young, its UNI, and the playcalling is still up in the air, so none of this will happen
However-we're young, its UNI, and the playcalling is still up in the air, so none of this will happen