We're recommending the over in the FSU/Florida game. Here's why: FSU plays some of the toughest rush defense in college football. Seven of the eight games they've played in the ACC, the Seminoles have held the opposition under 3.5 yards-per carry. They'll stop Florida's rush offense mainly because Florida offers little threat thru the air. The Gator passing attack has been non-existent. So, I don't see Florida scoring much tonight.
FSU's rushing attack has been mediocre at best, so, consequently, I don't envision Seminoles running the ball much vs. relatively tough Gator rush D. FSU and QB Manuel do throw the ball pretty effectively, but, they are facing the strongest unit of the Gator team, their pass defense.
Hence, my recommendation of a low scoring, under- the- total match between these rivals.
FSU's on the road, and doesn't run the ball well, so, even though I'm leaning Seminoles, I can't take a team that doesn't run the ball well, particularly in a road game.
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Coaches w. winning sprd. records with same team in years '08-'10
1)Al Golden from Temple: 7-4, 8-4, 7-5. Thanks, Golden, for making Temple respectable again. I am waiting for the right time to back Golden at Miami.
2)Frank Solich of Ohio: 7-4, 8-5, 8-5. Just a straight-up, good coach who probably shouldn't have been fired from Nebraska, and who is doing a nice job in the MAC's Ohio program.
3)Urban Meyer of Florida: 12-1, 7-6,7-6.The hell with stocks and mutual funds. If Meyer returns to coaching, I'd invest in whatever team Meyer coaches.
4)Nick Saban of Bama:9-5,9-4,8-5. NCAA's best coach?
5)Jim Harbaugh of Stanford: 7-5, 8-5, 8-5. He's bringing that same cold-bloodedness to the NFL.
6)Dave Wannstedt of Pitt: 7-6, 8-4, 7-4-2. Wannstedt got screwed at Pitt. He did a nice job there and no one loved his alma mater more than Pitt's fired coach.
7)Chris Petersen of Boise:8-4,9-4,9-4. You know what's ironic here: the coach prior to Petersen, Dan Hawkins, was as impressive as his successor, with 5 winning spread years in a row. Yet, Hawkins went to Colorado, and, essentially, sucked. It makes me wonder how Petersen would do at another school
8)Gary Patterson of TCU: 8-4, 8-4, 7-6: My man, GP, lost a 4-yr. starter at QB in Andy Dalton, 4 O-line starters from '10(including a 1st team AA at center!), and 7 starters on defense. He still has a pretty formidable team in what should've been a re-building year. I'm probably stretching this a bit, but, I consider Patterson close to being a defensive genius.
9)Dave Cutcliffe of Duke: 6-5, 5-4, 7-5: For those who took the time to take guesses on my query, this was the coaching guess which would've have qualified you for a bonus prize. It shouldn't be so surprising. Cutcliffe did a nice job at Mississippi before he was unjustly fired. He's also built a rep as working well with, and developing QBs(Count the Manning bros. in that group). Under the category of "always willing to change", I almost never considered Duke as a possible team I'd play week-to-week. Since "discovering" Cutcliffe's success as a spread coach, I now look at Duke each week as a potential recommendation.
Interesting side note: two of the aforementioned coaches faced each other yesterday: Golden vs. Cutcliffe. Miami got the win, and, I believe, the cover.
2)Frank Solich of Ohio: 7-4, 8-5, 8-5. Just a straight-up, good coach who probably shouldn't have been fired from Nebraska, and who is doing a nice job in the MAC's Ohio program.
3)Urban Meyer of Florida: 12-1, 7-6,7-6.The hell with stocks and mutual funds. If Meyer returns to coaching, I'd invest in whatever team Meyer coaches.
4)Nick Saban of Bama:9-5,9-4,8-5. NCAA's best coach?
5)Jim Harbaugh of Stanford: 7-5, 8-5, 8-5. He's bringing that same cold-bloodedness to the NFL.
6)Dave Wannstedt of Pitt: 7-6, 8-4, 7-4-2. Wannstedt got screwed at Pitt. He did a nice job there and no one loved his alma mater more than Pitt's fired coach.
7)Chris Petersen of Boise:8-4,9-4,9-4. You know what's ironic here: the coach prior to Petersen, Dan Hawkins, was as impressive as his successor, with 5 winning spread years in a row. Yet, Hawkins went to Colorado, and, essentially, sucked. It makes me wonder how Petersen would do at another school
8)Gary Patterson of TCU: 8-4, 8-4, 7-6: My man, GP, lost a 4-yr. starter at QB in Andy Dalton, 4 O-line starters from '10(including a 1st team AA at center!), and 7 starters on defense. He still has a pretty formidable team in what should've been a re-building year. I'm probably stretching this a bit, but, I consider Patterson close to being a defensive genius.
9)Dave Cutcliffe of Duke: 6-5, 5-4, 7-5: For those who took the time to take guesses on my query, this was the coaching guess which would've have qualified you for a bonus prize. It shouldn't be so surprising. Cutcliffe did a nice job at Mississippi before he was unjustly fired. He's also built a rep as working well with, and developing QBs(Count the Manning bros. in that group). Under the category of "always willing to change", I almost never considered Duke as a possible team I'd play week-to-week. Since "discovering" Cutcliffe's success as a spread coach, I now look at Duke each week as a potential recommendation.
Interesting side note: two of the aforementioned coaches faced each other yesterday: Golden vs. Cutcliffe. Miami got the win, and, I believe, the cover.
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