Wow. Dude, you are a hypocrite. Mighty big balls to call someone out and do the EXACT same thing you are bitching about. Man you are pathetic
San Diego vs UL
Layfayette:
SDS has had a little tougher schedule, so looking at current
records could be slightly skewed. In
another sense, I think that SDS has much more mainstream media exposure, and
the public does not realize that SDS is not quite as good as advertised, and UL
Layf. Is better than advertised. Funny how
the name recognition means so much to the cash at the ticket window.
Home field
advantage: Lafayette is 2.5 hour
drive from New Orleans, and you could not fly to New Orleans from San Diego in
that time. Not sure how much this will
effect SDS—they have a better away record than they do a home record. ULL on the other hand loves the location of
this home-like game, as they are 5-0 in home games this season. Another advantage would be the fact that SDS
players—unlike most of the ULL players— (many of them) probably have never been
to New Orleans, and that can provide distractions. Travel fatigue should not be
too big of a factor as SDS had plenty of travel/settling time, though ULL has the definite overall location/home
advantage.
History: The Ragin
Cajuns have not had a Bowl invite in 40 years…nuff said. SDS on the other hand won the Poinsettia Bowl
just last year (vs Navy 35-14), and winning this game would set an unprecedented
back to back bowl victories for the program.
In the 40 yrs +1 year the SDS team has been to 5 bowl games (winning 2). Bot teams are motivated to win this
game. Advantage: equal
Basics and stats of
this matchup:
We have SDS’s (in yards per game) 35th ranked offense (416 p.g.)
vs ULLaf’s 73rd ranked
defense (allowing 408)….. and we have
ULLayf’s 54th ranked offense (389 p.g.) vs. SDS’s 58th
ranked defense (385 ypg
Opponent’s attack:
ULL’s opponents have balanced their attacks vs them (almost dead even in plays
selection) though ULL’s only ats and su loss vs W. Kentucky was a game that
their run defense was attacked all day ….)
NOTE: even though ULL’s opponents
have balanced their attacks against them, it is interesting to note that 64% of
all yardage gained on ULL was in the air.
SDS’s opponents have definitely favored the run vs them (running almost
58%) San Diego opponents have gained almost
an equal amount of their yardage in both air and ground.
Time of
possession: SDS averages 29:35 TOP, while ULL averages only 28:26 per
game (and only 24:13 in their last 3)
Play selection:
ULL has a very balanced attack with 49%
rushing/51% passing, while SDS leans with 51% rushing. Though SDS gets almost 45% of their total
yardage on the ground, ULL’s passing gets the lions share of their yardage
(over 67%).
ATS results: ULL is 8-4 ATS, while SDS is 5-7. Obviously, ULL has exceeded more expectations
than SDS, but let’s look at why that is.
In the one game that ULL lost ATS and SU (vs western Kentucky) they
were -1 in turnovers, had 173 total
offensive yards, allowed 507 total yards against.
Quarterbacks: Ryan Lindley has compiled a decent season
completing 52.5% of his passes, averaging 6.9 ypp, 20 TDs / 8 INTs, but not quite as good as his
counterpart Blaine Gautier who completed 63.2% for an 8.2 ypp average, and 20
TDs with only 5 INTs.
Summary: These two
teams are highly motivated, and excited to be in this bowl game (not all teams
are happy about the bowls they are playing in).
SDS is going to all out attack ULL, and the Cajuns are going to leave it
all on the field trying to stop them.
SDS will have success both on the ground and in the air, and the Ragin
Cajuns will revert to the pass to keep up.
The crowd is going to seem very much like a ULL home game, and that will
motivate them, but will not bother SDS all that much. I see a combined 800 total yards in this
game.
Over 60 pts. should happen with at least 9 minutes to go in
the game
PLAY: Over 60 for the
game
PLAY: ULL +3 first half
Final Score: SDS 38 – ULL 31
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