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<TABLE class=bet cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=bet_cell_a style="BORDER-RIGHT: #999999 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #999999 1px solid"># 303 </TD><TD class=bet_cell_a style="BORDER-RIGHT: #999999 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #999999 1px solid">8:35pm </TD><TD class=bet_cell_a style="BORDER-RIGHT: #999999 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #999999 1px solid">W Virginia vs Colorado (ESPN) </TD><TD class=bet_cell_a style="BORDER-RIGHT: #999999 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #999999 1px solid">W Virginia 47.16%
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For those who would care to review some stats to this point:
West Virginia is 95th in Total Offense in 2 games...105th in Passing and 50th in Rushing. They finished last year as #3 in Rushing and 15th in Total Offense.
Last year their Defense finished #7 in Total Defense. Afer 2 games, and losing 9 of their 13 top tacklers from a year ago, They are 83rd in Total Defense, 94th in Passing D and 71st in Rushing D.
In short, their attempt to run in th I-Formation has failed miserably and once again they are one dimensional on Offense. The difference is they cannot hit the big pass if they are not popping the run. And at 50th, they are not doing so.
Defense is a HUGE drop in talent. They were Top 20 in both Rushing and Passing D last year. They have issues this year and one returning linebacker is not going to fix it.
The mountain air will make a difference and Hawkins will utilize no-huddle to benefit his team. Colorado's weakness to this point has been the Pass. They are 11th in Rushing Defense so their strength matches WVU. Darrell Scott is a stud and this could very well be his breakout game. He will help the Passing game down the road.
The Statistics don't lie. This is not the same football team as a year ago and the same coach is not coaching them either.
I hope this is what some of you were looking for.
West Virginia is 95th in Total Offense in 2 games...105th in Passing and 50th in Rushing. They finished last year as #3 in Rushing and 15th in Total Offense.
Last year their Defense finished #7 in Total Defense. Afer 2 games, and losing 9 of their 13 top tacklers from a year ago, They are 83rd in Total Defense, 94th in Passing D and 71st in Rushing D.
In short, their attempt to run in th I-Formation has failed miserably and once again they are one dimensional on Offense. The difference is they cannot hit the big pass if they are not popping the run. And at 50th, they are not doing so.
Defense is a HUGE drop in talent. They were Top 20 in both Rushing and Passing D last year. They have issues this year and one returning linebacker is not going to fix it.
The mountain air will make a difference and Hawkins will utilize no-huddle to benefit his team. Colorado's weakness to this point has been the Pass. They are 11th in Rushing Defense so their strength matches WVU. Darrell Scott is a stud and this could very well be his breakout game. He will help the Passing game down the road.
The Statistics don't lie. This is not the same football team as a year ago and the same coach is not coaching them either.
I hope this is what some of you were looking for.
anyone who calls WV the "fastest team in the nation" doesnt know anything about college football or has never watched a game...
i havent even read page2or3 of this thread yet...but a lot has to do with emotion...no one gave UL a shot last night and they came to play vs KSU....CU had their state rival in week1...a cupcake in week2 and a big primetime game tonight so i tend to believe that game vs EWash was a look ahead game...
and oh i watched the WV ECU game and WV was DEAD to rights 5minutes into the game...so much for the fastest team in the nation, they were OVERWHELMED vs ECU
im still LOLing "fastest team in the nation" USC would beat them by 6td's....
i havent even read page2or3 of this thread yet...but a lot has to do with emotion...no one gave UL a shot last night and they came to play vs KSU....CU had their state rival in week1...a cupcake in week2 and a big primetime game tonight so i tend to believe that game vs EWash was a look ahead game...
and oh i watched the WV ECU game and WV was DEAD to rights 5minutes into the game...so much for the fastest team in the nation, they were OVERWHELMED vs ECU
im still LOLing "fastest team in the nation" USC would beat them by 6td's....
How are you going to dispute that Pat White and Noel Devine don't make the fastest offense in the nation? I posted Louisville last night. The cupcake happened on September 6th. Teams don't look almost 2 weeks ahead.
As I have stated. ECU stopped WVU because they had the speed on defense. They have a fast defense to contain these guys and they still didn't even do that. Devine and Pat White both went for 95+ yards on less then 15 carries a piece. Fumbles killed WVU.
USC would beat them by 6TD's. But me saying there the fastes team doesnt mean they are the best. They just completley mismatch this Colorado defense that looked very slow all last year and in the CSU game.
You are wrong sir. Speed does not equal wins but you are overlooking the offensive v defensive match up. Not to mention the Colordad can not run the fucking ball for their lives.
If you think think that their sample vs Villanova and ECU is a lie.....you are sadly mistaken. Its a sample of things to come.
You don't have a Defense in the Bottom 100 after two games and pull yourself into the Top 20 by year end. The sample will be scarred if their stats were strong......vs. those 2 teams....they SHOULD BE. They are not......
The post was predominantly about WVU's defense which does not exist. Hell, Villanova although they did not score much had 28 1st downs against them. WVU wasn't a hair from the National Title because of their Offense.....they've ALWAYS had an Offense with Pat White and the read option. It was the DEFENSE they were always missing. Things are back to normal in Morgantown....the caption you posted was about the WVU Defense not the Offense. They rank from 80 to 100 playing Villanova and ECU, when they were in the Top 20 last year.
Its not going to improve......
Well, one of these teams is not going to a BCS bowl game. You also mentioned that 'Colorado could not rush the ball for their fucking lives' but Stewart set a freshman record with 165 yards. Colorado left just as many chances for points as did WVU. Hawkins threw a pick when they were moving the ball in WVU territory and also fumbled twice - once deep in WVU territory. Also, the dropped interception before halftime that a girlscout could have run in. Coach Stewart looked like a deer in headlites and I mentioned in an earlier post that coaching transitions can take time even if the are in house. USC probably would beat CU by six touchdowns as they would most other teams outside of the top fifteen. However, that's not who they were playing. Give credit to CU for making some great stops on third down when they needed to. This is not a great WVU team as in the last few years.
One of your rare misses.
