This is so true. The first offense comes out to start the second half looking like they took a nap. It seems the vanilla plays get more vanilla, and the players appear to be going at it 80 percent. This is just not right. Put the second offense in and let them run some pass plays too.
JMU rushed for just a tick better (200 yd 5.0 avg) than their season average (183.3/game 4.67/rush) against Colgate.
If NDSU can be a tick above their season average for rushing (277.2/game 6.36/attempt) it likely will be a long day for Colgate
Anyone know the line for this game or the other playoff games so far?
Won’t be that close
"Sometimes a concept is baffling not because it is profound but because it is wrong" E. O. Wilson
"I'm not crazy my mother had me tested". Sheldon Cooper
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So how did Colgate get to be FCS #1 in total defense? They played the following teams, points scored against Colgate, and their total offense ranking at end of season (#1 best, #124 worst):
Holy Cross, 17, #98
New Hampshire, 3, #113
Lafayette, 0, #118
William & Mary, 0, #122
Bucknell, 3, #124
Cornell, 0, #92
Georgetown, 0, #121
Fordham, 0, #119
Lehigh, 6, #106
Army, 28, NA
James Madison, 20, #46
Anyone see a pattern here? They played 6 of the 12 worst offensive teams in FCS. Congrats on shutting most of those teams out. They likely have a good defense, but ranking highly inflated with that schedule.
NDSU total offense is ranked #20. Looking at the few teams ranked above #100 that Colgate played you can guess how many points NDSU will score.
Also of note, Colgate total offense ranked #79. NDSU total defense #8. My prediction NDSU 38, Colgate 7