been staring at this one for awhile.............
After CLOSELY.....examining the match-up.....
* can anybody think of a reason that TROY doesn't play the hell outta Boise ?...........
All boxes are checked.......don't love it...but looks like a solid play to me
1) Turn your textbooks to page 315
* go to offense / defense stats last 7 yrs
* draw a line under 2015.....all the way across (Brown's 1st yr)
*with 2014 in mind....check out the LINEAR improvement in EVERY single category.....on BOTH sides of the ball
2) Now go to page 231.....do the same thing.....but below 2014 (Harsin's 1st yr)......which direction is this team headed?
* O is (slightly) worse.....D is clearly worse.....should be better this year.....
Live value?......no way it should be over 8' or so
SPOT?........Boise tough at home?....sure 10 years ago....they've covered SIX.....of last NINETEEN games as a home favorite.....AND have Wazzu on deck....
* Troy?.....Bama State on deck.....under Brown has covered 7/9 non-conf games........and 6/7 as road dog......keep in mind LY a (probably) not quite as good Troy team came close to beating Clemson ...in their 1st road game
Troy D maybe soft(er) early......but Boise loses a 1700 yd rusher + 3/4 top Wr's'.....Boise D improved.....but Troy is gonna be TOUGH to stop
FOCUS?
*After Alabama St Troy has at NMSU > Akron > LSU > bye......1st (meaningful) challenge....is probably Oct 11 / S Alabama at home......tough road trip here sure
$ maybe circle that NMSU game as one to FADE Troy.....Aggies likely 0-2 .....and have gotten killed by Troy ...outscored 104-13 L2....flat spot for Troy kinda....should be a big number
* Boise?.....loaded......at Wazzu.....New Mexico....Virginia...bye.....BYU.....SDSU....Wyoming.......
* off a POOR finish 2016.....need to start strong here
ONE UNIT
Col St +8'
BYU -2'
Fla +4
Rutgers +31'
Troy +12'
smaller
Oreg St +3
SMU -24
UNLV -37
Georgia -13'
Irish -9 / LSU -6
Tex St -14
The impediment to action advances action - what stands in the way becomes the way.