FRIDAY - West Virginia @ South Florida

Quote Originally Posted by dallasguyh:

South Florida +7

This game has caught my eye in a quickness. I remember betting on West Virginia at home last year against South Florida. South Florida's defense was powerfully able to stop Pat White & Steve Slaton from running the ball. You bet it. I lost my money playing on West Virginia last year. This season I see WVU with the same offense and a much more loose defense. With Matt Grothe's improvement they should take WVU straight up again. They won straight up even though he threw 2 interceptions. South Florida D keeps this game close.

I know I haven't gotten credibility in this forum, but I sure know a lot about both teams and their progress.

I respectfully disagree.  WVU is seeking revenge this year for the last year loss.  You know they are going to be fired up for this game and they are playing better def. now.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure half the teams in the nation could do so against Marshall, ECU, Western Michigan, and Maryland. 

Don't let that shitty schedule fool you.  Sure, Slaton, White, and Devine are great at what they do and are explosive, but USF is a real team, with a real defense, real coaching, and an efficient offense @ home.  If USF doesn't turn the ball over and hand the game to WVU, they will win straight up.

A lot of people don't give USF enough credit. WVU sure has played good defense against who? People think USF is a pushover. This is the biggest game in their 11 year history. This is the first CFB sellout in the history of Tampa, FL. There is an unbelieveable atmosphere this week in the Tampa area. I realize that WVU will be seeking revenge but what about a win puts USF in the top ten. Isn't that enough to amp up USF more? The team speed on defense will neutralize the WVU offense. Will the defense completely stop White, Slaton and co? No. Where this game will be won for USF is on the offensive side of the ball. Grothe is a gamer and loves to have the ball with the game on the line. USF has size at the WR position and Ford will pound the ball to try and keep the potent WVU rushing attack off the field. Add in to the fact that Leavitt is a master at game preparation seeing as his team has been focused all year and hasn't looked ahead at WVU, Rutgers and LOU on their schedule. Leavitt will have a solid game plan for the WVU offense. Should be a good one with USF pulling the upset in the final minutes. USF +7 and ML for me.

USF is a very good football team and believe me I do respect them, but WVU has been waiting for this game for a year now. Also WVU D has improved and this is a Nationaly televised game and WVU reputation is on the line.  I have no doubt both teams will come out firing on all cylinders, but WVU is a better fall around football team and revenge is gong to be sweet.  By the way all my revenge games I had circled have come true for me.  So will this one. enough said about this game.

The Oracle has spoken

GL to all   

offense - wvu

defense - usf

coaching - usf

special teams - usf

home field - usf

national tv game for both teams not just WVU.

WVU and USF reputation on the line. Both have a lot at stake. This game will make or break one team's season.

Revenge angle is overrated

I could've broken down by position who is better or more balanced but I didn't want to prove you wrong and I don't have much time. GL with the play.  

your entitled to your opinion I suppose

Instead of throwing around laughing emoticons why don't you be mature and tell me why you love WVU so much? If WVU was a sure lock then why is the line not -10 instead of -7? Yes you are a good capper but grow up. I will anciously await your response or another laughing emoticon.

Quote Originally Posted by Spalding11:

I hope everyone keeps taking that +7. 

 

Seems peculiar to me that WV is favored by 7 on the road against a ranked team that beat them the year before.  Not to mention the best team South Florida has ever had. 

Seems peculiar, but it's not.

The books would probably get the same amount of WVU money at 7, 10, or 13 points.  The books set the line to 7 because they know if they set it higher, it would force a shit-ton of $ on USF. 

People that read CFB all the time and come on here think the public knows about USF just because we talk about them a lot, and have been since June.  They don't.  WVU and Louisville play more Thursday night games than any other teams I can think of, they are going to get the money, and the books know it.