NIU is a 1-point favorite over BG

BGSU33 · Post by **BGSU33** » Mon Sep 20, 2004 10:12 am

NIU is a 1-point favorite over BG in the odds as of Monday.

BGSUfanatUT · Post by **BGSUfanatUT** » Mon Sep 20, 2004 10:14 am

That means they think we are the better team. The home team is always given a few points on teh spread due to the home advantage, at a neutral site, I think we would be the favorites in the minds of whomever made that spread. GO FALCONS! BEAT NIU!

Falconfreak90 · Post by **Falconfreak90** » Mon Sep 20, 2004 10:23 am

Just as long as BG wins....it could be 2-0 on a safety for all I care.

GO FALCONS!!! BEAT NIU!!!

Warthog · Post by **Warthog** » Mon Sep 20, 2004 10:27 am

Falconfreak90 wrote:Just as long as BG wins....it could be 2-0 on a safety for all I care.

GO FALCONS!!! BEAT NIU!!!

Or 7-6 when their kicker misses the extra point since that seems to be the vogue thing in college football this year!

(Hey, I'm a fledgling now!

)

hammb · Post by **hammb** » Mon Sep 20, 2004 11:54 am

Warthog wrote:
Falconfreak90 wrote:Just as long as BG wins....it could be 2-0 on a safety for all I care.

GO FALCONS!!! BEAT NIU!!!
Or 7-6 when their kicker misses the extra point since that seems to be the vogue thing in college football this year!

(Hey, I'm a fledgling now! )

No crap Warthog. As a Buckeye fan I have the pleasure of watching the best PK in the business, and as a BG fan Suisham is still pretty good, even if he was inconsistent last year. It just amazes me to watch all these college kickers miss extra points.

If I were a player I would get soooo pissed off after all that work to lose because the kicker blew what is supposed to be a gimme point.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Mon Sep 20, 2004 11:57 am

LSU can kiss their NC hopes from a missed PAT!!!! And plus a little penalty on the missed Auburn PAT didnt hurt either

Falconfreak90 · Post by **Falconfreak90** » Mon Sep 20, 2004 12:29 pm

hammb wrote:
Warthog wrote:
Falconfreak90 wrote:Just as long as BG wins....it could be 2-0 on a safety for all I care.

GO FALCONS!!! BEAT NIU!!!
Or 7-6 when their kicker misses the extra point since that seems to be the vogue thing in college football this year!

(Hey, I'm a fledgling now! )
No crap Warthog. As a Buckeye fan I have the pleasure of watching the best PK in the business, and as a BG fan Suisham is still pretty good, even if he was inconsistent last year. It just amazes me to watch all these college kickers miss extra points.

If I were a player I would get soooo pissed off after all that work to lose because the kicker blew what is supposed to be a gimme point.

hammb,
I gotta agree...Nugent is, by far, one of the best college kickers I have ever seen. That guy better win the Lou Groza award by a landslide. Suisham is a very good kicker as well but Nuge has that "I never miss" mentality. He expects to make EVERY kick...no matter the distance or angle.

Keep in mind the kicker is responsible for kicking the ball. It's up to the long snapper to get the ball back and the holder to get it set up correctly.

Lord_Byron · Post by **Lord_Byron** » Mon Sep 20, 2004 12:42 pm

BGSUfanatUT wrote:That means they think we are the better team. The home team is always given a few points on teh spread due to the home advantage, at a neutral site, I think we would be the favorites in the minds of whomever made that spread. GO FALCONS! BEAT NIU!

In an evenly matched game, homefield usually counts about 3 points.

However, as to who they think is better, or if they are correct, is irrelevant to them. All they care about when setting a line is that half the money is bet on each team.