IX...............Friday

[IX_Bender]

Ive been looking over these two games tonight for over 3 hours and have quite a headache.

Acquired plenty of knowlege and will be following some of the more interesting matchups tonight in both games.

Will be setting up shop and have the big east and the mtnwest/wac games on for their entirety.

Have my leans on what to expect, but I also have some questions regarding who will control the LOS and how teams are moving the ball. As we all know, penalties and turnovers can also change the course of a game.

Plan on watching both 1h and making one or two 2h plays in this thread. Do expect the stache to come out tightknit with ball control and a lot of Lewis totes, while Steve-O goes more spread and you see a lot of Beaumont underneath.

....sometimes waiting to play the half can result in a better line/ easier winners than before kickoff.

 

[ThrowinPicks]

Warning, Mad Scientist at Work...

GL tonight bender, hope something good comes up at half for you.

 

[Dice34]

You hear anything about Burke being out for Lville? and Froman in?

Pitt secondary has been gashed...I look for WR Long to have a couple of big plays, hes been waiting to have a big game....

and I dont see how Lville defense will be able to stop Lewis.....

I lean the over....but will make a play as well in the 2nd half

 

[IX_Bender]

U of L quarterback Justin Burke apparently had some lingering injuries from last week's game at Utah and could be replaced in the starting lineup tonight against Pittsburgh.



Burke did not miss a snap against the Utes, but was held out of practice on Monday, according to team spokesman Rocco Gasparro. He participated the rest of the week. U of L practices are closed, and Burke?s injury was not disclosed during the week.

Gasparro said U of L coach Steve Kragthorpe will decide during warm-ups whether Burke is healthy enough to play or if the Cards' will go with Adam Froman instead.

Froman, a junior college transfer, has not taken a live snap this season. He played on kickoff and punt returns last week.

 

[Dice34]

Just said on epsn....Froman is making his first start.....

Supposedly this kid is more athletic than burke and more importantly, Pitt has not prepared for him

 

[IX_Bender]

Lots of points left on the board.

You know its true.


2h OVER 24 Lville/Pitt

 

[IX_Bender]

WIth only 17 pts in the 1h, were getting the over on a total of 41. thats almost 2 tds worth of value by waiting it out.

Gotta run, getting back to the mtn game and perhaps another HT play.

 

[IX_Bender]

USU kinda ruined the 2h line by giving up the ball on a dumb fumble when they coulda gone to the half down 14-7