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Originally Posted by UABinBHM
And that could be possible... but sometimes, losing alot of people off a bad team isn't bad. I'd rather lose 30 seniors off a 3-9 team than lose 30 seniors off a 9-3 team. Getting some fresh blood in there (both as players and coaches) means that the attitude of pessimism and losing won't be there as much as it was last year. The one thing I've heard and seen from watching practices this year is that this team is MUCH more upbeat and MUCH better conditioned and disciplined. UAB won't be wilting in the 4th quarter as was a hallmark of Watson Brown-coached teams.
Your OL against our DL is the key to the whole game for me. I think UAB can hold their own in most other positions, but if we can't stop the run game, we'll be in trouble... so that's the matchup I'll be looking at most closely.
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Anytime you lose that kind of experience and replace it with a bunch of freshman, it is not a good thing regardless of what the previous year's record is. When you look at the number of scholarship players UAB has (and how many of those are freshman
) I am beginning to raise my expectations on this game for
MSU. I had earlier thought that 7-10 point win was likely. I now think that this game should be more like 17-24 pt win. Must establish the run and wear down the UAB D-Line.....then open it up with some strikes down field...balance is the key.
Also, it won't be so much that I expect UAB to wilt in the 4th quarter, but
MSU is bigger and stronger (can't really argue that look at the difference in our line compared to yours) and it is possible that your guys will simply run out of gas...