Florida International Prediction Thread

Jacobs4Heisman · Post by **Jacobs4Heisman** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 4:37 pm

I'm going to say it plays out a lot like Buffalo, except we go for it on fourth down a bunch and convert enough to keep momentum.

27-13 BG wins in a quasi-defensive struggle.

Dayons_Den · Post by **Dayons_Den** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 4:37 pm

BG 20 FIU 16

windycityfalcon · Post by **windycityfalcon** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 4:49 pm

BG 27
FIU 23

FIUGonnaLose · Post by **FIUGonnaLose** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 12:23 pm

FIU 27
BG 13

Our defense is just nasty. I'm counting on our running game waking up for this game, passing game is always effective. Looking for our 1st out of conference win and it's our home opener. Should be a good one.

BGSUFootballFan · Post by **BGSUFootballFan** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 1:45 pm

BG 33
FIU 24

bgsufalcon24 · Post by **bgsufalcon24** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 2:08 pm

FIUGonnaLose wrote:FIU 27
BG 13

Our defense is just nasty. I'm counting on our running game waking up for this game, passing game is always effective. Looking for our 1st out of conference win and it's our home opener. Should be a good one.

Your defense is nasty? Well, they'll have to be if you guys intend on keeping us at 13 points. We've only been held to that low a total one time in the last 2 seasons, that was against Wisconsin two weeks ago. I don't know much about FIU's roster other than they have a pretty good linebacking core, so maybe that will be tougher for us to exploit. Who knows, should be a good contest at any rate.

Warthog · Post by **Warthog** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 2:11 pm

Hope I am wrong, but I think we might be a little flat after having an emotional, physically and mentally draining 5 hour + game. And having to make a long road trip won't help. I just have a bad feeling about this one.

BG 21
FIU 26

bgsufalcon24 · Post by **bgsufalcon24** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 10:26 pm

Warthog wrote:Hope I am wrong, but I think we might be a little flat after having an emotional, physically and mentally draining 5 hour + game. And having to make a long road trip won't help. I just have a bad feeling about this one.

BG 21
FIU 26

Man, some of you guys just have no faith whatsoever in this team...

kdog27 · Post by **kdog27** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 10:47 pm

US 30
THEM 22

in 5 overtimes

FIUpantherMOM · Post by **FIUpantherMOM** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 11:03 pm

bgsufalcon24 wrote:
FIUGonnaLose wrote:FIU 27
BG 13

Our defense is just nasty. I'm counting on our running game waking up for this game, passing game is always effective. Looking for our 1st out of conference win and it's our home opener. Should be a good one.
Your defense is nasty? Well, they'll have to be if you guys intend on keeping us at 13 points. We've only been held to that low a total one time in the last 2 seasons, that was against Wisconsin two weeks ago. I don't know much about FIU's roster other than they have a pretty good linebacking core, so maybe that will be tougher for us to exploit. Who knows, should be a good contest at any rate.

Allow me to introduce you to some of our roster......

BGSU33 · Post by **BGSU33** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 11:16 pm

What's very strange about this matchup to me is (because I think it's going to be a close one), two short years ago BG was coming off yet another season where we were ranked in the Top-25, and at that same time, FIU wasn't even playing D-I football, it was still in I-AA. If we don't hurt ourselves with mistakes and turnovers like we did against Buffalo, I think we can come away with a win. If we don't improve from last week, we'll get beat down there.

BG - 25
FIU - 24

Metz · Post by **Metz** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 11:18 pm

BG 72
FIU 17

Warthog · Post by **Warthog** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 6:57 am

bgsufalcon24 wrote:
Warthog wrote:Hope I am wrong, but I think we might be a little flat after having an emotional, physically and mentally draining 5 hour + game. And having to make a long road trip won't help. I just have a bad feeling about this one.

BG 21
FIU 26
Man, some of you guys just have no faith whatsoever in this team...

I have tons of faith in this team. I just don't like how the intangibles are stacked againstus in this game. I know we can win it, but I just think the long game last week and the long road trip will have an impact this week.

bgsufalcon24 · Post by **bgsufalcon24** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 10:53 am

Warthog wrote:
bgsufalcon24 wrote:
Warthog wrote:Hope I am wrong, but I think we might be a little flat after having an emotional, physically and mentally draining 5 hour + game. And having to make a long road trip won't help. I just have a bad feeling about this one.

BG 21
FIU 26
Man, some of you guys just have no faith whatsoever in this team...
I have tons of faith in this team. I just don't like how the intangibles are stacked againstus in this game. I know we can win it, but I just think the long game last week and the long road trip will have an impact this week.

When was the last time we lost a road game? Against Boise State last September? I think you'll see this week we will really come out and play great, we always do on the road moreso than at home. Just look at the differential between the games last season on the road (ie: beating the pants off of Miami, winning at Kent w/o Omar, creaming Buffalo.) and home (losing to Akron, losing to Toledo, having Omar go down and the team quits against WMU)

Jacobs4Heisman · Post by **Jacobs4Heisman** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 11:00 am

bgsufalcon24 wrote: When was the last time we lost a road game? Against Boise State last September? I think you'll see this week we will really come out and play great, we always do on the road moreso than at home. Just look at the differential between the games last season on the road (ie: beating the pants off of Miami, winning at Kent w/o Omar, creaming Buffalo.) and home (losing to Akron, losing to Toledo, having Omar go down and the team quits against WMU)

Since the beginning of the 2002 season.

Regular Season Games played at DLP -- 20-3

Regular Season Games played away from DLP -- 16-11