You buried the lede, 45 points against this defense is preposterous statement of the year territory.
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Anyone have Friday night drinking plans? Where are the eags going? Some Bizon fans suggested a few NDSU bars in Frisco, but I mean, it'd be cool to go some place that wasn't overrun by Green and Yellow.
That is cherry picking at it's finest. So we don't have a dominating DL, but we have the #5 total defense, #2 scoring defense, #9 3rd down conversion defense, #1 4th down conversion, #11 passing yards allowed, #13 in sacks, #7 passing efficiency defense, #13 rushing defense & #1 red-zone defense...BUT WE DON'T HAVE A DOMINATING DL???
That stat standing alone really doesn't mean much. Maine is #6, NDSU is #44, SDSU is #63, and EWU is #64.
For EWU fans, thinking that their Eagles could score as many as 40 vs NDSU is certainly an optimistic prediction but not outrageous, in my opinion.
10-2 Washington State sits at #30 in the FBS in total defense and EWU put up 24 on them. I would imagine that WSU's starters saw limited action late in the game though.
That being said, I think that the NDSU defense will keep them under 30.
At least at the finish, we have faced a top 20 passing offense, #13 SD. EWU is #17. EWU Total defense #60, Passing efficiency, #22, Passing yards allowed #84 (NDSU #11), Sacks #35, run defense #46 (NDSU #13), scoring defense #20.
These are some of the things EWU posters should be concerned about.