darkhorse whats that supposed to mean... a little way of tellin aaaa1 that the new guys shouldnt be here? isnt this forum about people with different opinions and the right to back ur opinion even if it means not liking the person opposing you? Why dont u give a little more detail with ur posts.
MJ... all u do is bet and play poker?? no work?? so ur admitting ur a bum? i hope ur not older and married because ur wife must despise u.. get a job and a life pop tart
darkhorse whats that supposed to mean... a little way of tellin aaaa1 that the new guys shouldnt be here? isnt this forum about people with different opinions and the right to back ur opinion even if it means not liking the person opposing you? Why dont u give a little more detail with ur posts.
MJ... all u do is bet and play poker?? no work?? so ur admitting ur a bum? i hope ur not older and married because ur wife must despise u.. get a job and a life pop tart
There is one thing that I can do pretty efficently and thats the over unders and thats what i'm hittin hard this week. Everyone so far seems to like the under tonight but I am going heavy on the over....call it a hunch!!! GL TO ALL!!||clover.gif' border=0>
There is one thing that I can do pretty efficently and thats the over unders and thats what i'm hittin hard this week. Everyone so far seems to like the under tonight but I am going heavy on the over....call it a hunch!!! GL TO ALL!!||clover.gif' border=0>
Oklahoma State (1-1) at Troy (0-2)
FACTS & STATS: Site: Movie Gallery Veterans Stadium (30,000) -- Troy, Alabama. Television: ESPN2. Home Record: OSU 1-0, Troy 0-0. Away Record: OSU 0-1, Troy 0-2. Neutral Record: OSU 0-0, Troy 0-0. Conference Record: OSU 0-0, Troy 0-0. Series Record: First-ever meeting.
GAME NOTES: With their Big 12 Conference opener just around the corner next week versus Texas Tech, the Oklahoma State Cowboys try to fine tune their machine as they challenge the Troy Trojans in Alabama this Friday night in front of a nationally-televised audience. The Cowboys, who still have Sam Houston State left on their non-conference slate at the end of the month, crushed Florida Atlantic without much effort this past weekend at home in Boone Pickens Stadium by a score of 42-6. However, the lopsided victory did little to erase the feeling of a 35-14 setback in the season opener versus nationally-ranked Georgia in Athens. As for the Trojans, a team that will also play the Bulldogs in early November, they faced top-25 teams in their first two outings this year and didn't fare so well. A 46-26 setback to Arkansas in Fayetteville in the opener was followed by a 59-31 loss at defending national champion Florida on Saturday evening. The schedule will get considerably easier for Troy with dates against Louisiana Lafayette and Louisiana Monroe and the rest of the Sun Belt Conference, but for now the team has to contend with much bigger fish. This game represents the first-ever meeting between the two schools on the gridiron.
The Cowboys picked up their 12th straight home-opening win, a school record, by feasting on tiny Florida Atlantic over the weekend. Quarterback Zac Robinson took advantage of his good fortune by throwing for 250 yards and three touchdowns, both career highs for the sophomore, while Kendall Hunter recorded a pair of touchdowns, one rushing and one receiving for the group. Receiver Adarius Bowman posted team highs with six catches for 135 yards and a pair of scores as well for an offense that generated 488 yards even though they controlled the ball for barely 27 minutes and converted just 4-of-12 on third down. In 2006 the Cowboys saw their rushing offense ranked first in the league and seventh in the nation with 208 ypg, but after two outings this season the squad is way off the pace with only 151.5 ypg rushing, fifth in the Big 12 and 59th in the country. The same goes for the scoring offense with is at 28 ppg after two contests in 2007 (49th nationally), after putting up 35.2 ppg a year ago to place seventh in the country.
Aside from permitting FAU to get into position to kick a pair of successful field goals in the first half, the Oklahoma State defense did nearly everything right in keeping the Owls off their game. The visitors managed a woeful 28 net rushing yards on 34 attempts and gained just 203 yards of total offense while running 66 plays, two fewer than the Cowboys. FAU maintained possession of the ball for the majority of the game, but just 3-of-16 success on third down spelled the squad's doom nonetheless. Patrick Lavine led the way for the OSU defense with 10 tackles, twice as many as his closest teammate, Jeremy Nethon. While Lavine leads the team in stops after two games with 14, one of the more dominant hitters for the squad has been Jeray Chatham who has made more than half of his six stops already behind the line of scrimmage. After two games OSU is fifth in the Big 12 in TFLs with seven per game, after placing first in the conference and eighth in the nation in 2006 with 7.7 TFLs per outing.
The offense for the Trojans showed some signs of life in the second half versus Florida on Saturday, but in the end the defending national champions were simply too much for the tiny visitors to Gainesville. Troy had considerable trouble moving the ball on the ground, gaining just 53 yards on 26 attempts, but managed to put up 283 through the air thanks to Omar Haugabook who completed 29-of-52 for two touchdowns and an interception. Austin Silvoy reeled in both of those scoring throws, totaling five grabs for 72 yards in the losing effort. Haugabook showed some poise in the pocket versus Florida, at least as much as one could expect against such a dominant foe, and yet he has led the Trojans to a pass efficiency rating of only 92.68 after two outings, 107th in the country. As for the rushing attack, one that is averaging 107.5 ypg, were it not for the 72 yards gained by freshman Jamie Hampton in the first game of the season on just three carries, the unit would be far below the 3.8 yards per attempt it is facing at the moment.
Trying to slow down the Gators was like trying to halt an oncoming train this past weekend. Florida took it to the Trojans every which way, passing for 236 yards and three touchdowns and scoring another five TDs on 264 yards rushing. The Trojans did recover a pair of fumbles by the home team, but by allowing 500 yards of total offense it made little difference. It also didn't help that Florida scored touchdowns on its first seven possessions of the contest and was then allowed to hold the ball for almost 11 minutes in the final frame. Boris Lee led the group with nine tackles, while Marcus Richardson had eight stops, two TFLs, one sack and a forced fumble in the effort. Although it has only been two games, the run defense is already showing several cracks, giving up a whopping 307 ypg on the ground to rank 115th in the nation, a year after placing third in the Sun Belt and 53rd nationally with 129.5 ypg permitted. The scoring defense is also taking a severe beating as a result, allowing 52.5 ppg to rank second-to-last in the country this week behind only North Texas which has permitted an incredible 124 points in two games.
OSU is far from one of the better teams in the Big 12 again this season, but there's no question the Cowboys have what it takes to slip by a Troy program that has shown signs of improvement in the early going but needs to string together many more positive plays to break through.
Predicted Outcome: Oklahoma State 31, Troy 21
Oklahoma State (1-1) at Troy (0-2)
FACTS & STATS: Site: Movie Gallery Veterans Stadium (30,000) -- Troy, Alabama. Television: ESPN2. Home Record: OSU 1-0, Troy 0-0. Away Record: OSU 0-1, Troy 0-2. Neutral Record: OSU 0-0, Troy 0-0. Conference Record: OSU 0-0, Troy 0-0. Series Record: First-ever meeting.
GAME NOTES: With their Big 12 Conference opener just around the corner next week versus Texas Tech, the Oklahoma State Cowboys try to fine tune their machine as they challenge the Troy Trojans in Alabama this Friday night in front of a nationally-televised audience. The Cowboys, who still have Sam Houston State left on their non-conference slate at the end of the month, crushed Florida Atlantic without much effort this past weekend at home in Boone Pickens Stadium by a score of 42-6. However, the lopsided victory did little to erase the feeling of a 35-14 setback in the season opener versus nationally-ranked Georgia in Athens. As for the Trojans, a team that will also play the Bulldogs in early November, they faced top-25 teams in their first two outings this year and didn't fare so well. A 46-26 setback to Arkansas in Fayetteville in the opener was followed by a 59-31 loss at defending national champion Florida on Saturday evening. The schedule will get considerably easier for Troy with dates against Louisiana Lafayette and Louisiana Monroe and the rest of the Sun Belt Conference, but for now the team has to contend with much bigger fish. This game represents the first-ever meeting between the two schools on the gridiron.
The Cowboys picked up their 12th straight home-opening win, a school record, by feasting on tiny Florida Atlantic over the weekend. Quarterback Zac Robinson took advantage of his good fortune by throwing for 250 yards and three touchdowns, both career highs for the sophomore, while Kendall Hunter recorded a pair of touchdowns, one rushing and one receiving for the group. Receiver Adarius Bowman posted team highs with six catches for 135 yards and a pair of scores as well for an offense that generated 488 yards even though they controlled the ball for barely 27 minutes and converted just 4-of-12 on third down. In 2006 the Cowboys saw their rushing offense ranked first in the league and seventh in the nation with 208 ypg, but after two outings this season the squad is way off the pace with only 151.5 ypg rushing, fifth in the Big 12 and 59th in the country. The same goes for the scoring offense with is at 28 ppg after two contests in 2007 (49th nationally), after putting up 35.2 ppg a year ago to place seventh in the country.
Aside from permitting FAU to get into position to kick a pair of successful field goals in the first half, the Oklahoma State defense did nearly everything right in keeping the Owls off their game. The visitors managed a woeful 28 net rushing yards on 34 attempts and gained just 203 yards of total offense while running 66 plays, two fewer than the Cowboys. FAU maintained possession of the ball for the majority of the game, but just 3-of-16 success on third down spelled the squad's doom nonetheless. Patrick Lavine led the way for the OSU defense with 10 tackles, twice as many as his closest teammate, Jeremy Nethon. While Lavine leads the team in stops after two games with 14, one of the more dominant hitters for the squad has been Jeray Chatham who has made more than half of his six stops already behind the line of scrimmage. After two games OSU is fifth in the Big 12 in TFLs with seven per game, after placing first in the conference and eighth in the nation in 2006 with 7.7 TFLs per outing.
The offense for the Trojans showed some signs of life in the second half versus Florida on Saturday, but in the end the defending national champions were simply too much for the tiny visitors to Gainesville. Troy had considerable trouble moving the ball on the ground, gaining just 53 yards on 26 attempts, but managed to put up 283 through the air thanks to Omar Haugabook who completed 29-of-52 for two touchdowns and an interception. Austin Silvoy reeled in both of those scoring throws, totaling five grabs for 72 yards in the losing effort. Haugabook showed some poise in the pocket versus Florida, at least as much as one could expect against such a dominant foe, and yet he has led the Trojans to a pass efficiency rating of only 92.68 after two outings, 107th in the country. As for the rushing attack, one that is averaging 107.5 ypg, were it not for the 72 yards gained by freshman Jamie Hampton in the first game of the season on just three carries, the unit would be far below the 3.8 yards per attempt it is facing at the moment.
Trying to slow down the Gators was like trying to halt an oncoming train this past weekend. Florida took it to the Trojans every which way, passing for 236 yards and three touchdowns and scoring another five TDs on 264 yards rushing. The Trojans did recover a pair of fumbles by the home team, but by allowing 500 yards of total offense it made little difference. It also didn't help that Florida scored touchdowns on its first seven possessions of the contest and was then allowed to hold the ball for almost 11 minutes in the final frame. Boris Lee led the group with nine tackles, while Marcus Richardson had eight stops, two TFLs, one sack and a forced fumble in the effort. Although it has only been two games, the run defense is already showing several cracks, giving up a whopping 307 ypg on the ground to rank 115th in the nation, a year after placing third in the Sun Belt and 53rd nationally with 129.5 ypg permitted. The scoring defense is also taking a severe beating as a result, allowing 52.5 ppg to rank second-to-last in the country this week behind only North Texas which has permitted an incredible 124 points in two games.
OSU is far from one of the better teams in the Big 12 again this season, but there's no question the Cowboys have what it takes to slip by a Troy program that has shown signs of improvement in the early going but needs to string together many more positive plays to break through.
Predicted Outcome: Oklahoma State 31, Troy 21
Savage, if you look at my post you will see that i'm ||an_roll_laugh.gif' border=0> at aaaa1's ||reallyhappy.gif' border=0> nothing else.
As far as this game goes I would just lay off it as there are better games tomorrow!||reallyhappy.gif' border=0>
Savage, if you look at my post you will see that i'm ||an_roll_laugh.gif' border=0> at aaaa1's ||reallyhappy.gif' border=0> nothing else.
As far as this game goes I would just lay off it as there are better games tomorrow!||reallyhappy.gif' border=0>
I like your thinking darkhorse...but i've been saying that about the ND/Mich game....why would you play a questionable game when theres 40 others to choose from???
I like your thinking darkhorse...but i've been saying that about the ND/Mich game....why would you play a questionable game when theres 40 others to choose from???
And petey, no offense to you.In fact more people should ask questions because questions beget knowledge and knowledge is the key!!!||an_clap.gif' border=0>
And petey, no offense to you.In fact more people should ask questions because questions beget knowledge and knowledge is the key!!!||an_clap.gif' border=0>
While were talking....whats your thought on Pitt getting those points against Mich State. I've been leaning closer and closer to Pitt and the points. Whatcha think??
While were talking....whats your thought on Pitt getting those points against Mich State. I've been leaning closer and closer to Pitt and the points. Whatcha think??
sample, I'm leaning the other way but that might be because I'm a Big 10 (11) fan. 1 game i'm looking at is PSU - Buffalo, I believe that maybe Buff gets a back door cover on this 1.
sample, I'm leaning the other way but that might be because I'm a Big 10 (11) fan. 1 game i'm looking at is PSU - Buffalo, I believe that maybe Buff gets a back door cover on this 1.
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