Opt: UTEP v Northwestern University

[kyyote]

21 20 UTEP

[Minermojo]

Northwestern   35

Utep                14

[kyyote]

HOLY CRAP!  I just looked at the stats for 3 quarters of the Northwestern v Rutgers game.  The score is24-0 Rutgers.  But here's the shocking part.  NW has 111 total yards of offense.  One yard rushing!  My goodness gracious sakes alive the Mineers might kick their ass!!

[KiddMiner]

UTEP 31  NW 10

 

[Miner91]

Miners 24
NW 21

[SisyphusMiner]

I see no reason to deviate from my pre-season picks.
NW wins 24-20

This is a game we could win.  But we won't.  We'll spend the first quarter trying to run between the tackles and achieving nothing.  NW will hit a couple quick strikes.  We get down and sell out to the passing game.  Hardison throws an interception again on the last drive as we have the opportunity to win.  We argue about whether it's Dimel's fault or Hardison's fault.

[Minermojo]

I see no reason to deviate from my pre-season picks.
NW wins 24-20

This is a game we could win.  But we won't.  We'll spend the first quarter trying to run between the tackles and achieving nothing.  NW will hit a couple quick strikes.  We get down and sell out to the passing game.  Hardison throws an interception again on the last drive as we have the opportunity to win.  We argue about whether it's Dimel's fault or Hardison's fault.

Like this kid used to say, "bofus", meaning both will be at fault.

[kyyote]

UTEP is giving 1.5 points.

[Alaska Miner]

After taking in all of the developments this weekend (Jax St. looking good, Northwestern looking bad, and UTEP looking better in the Incarnate Word game, etc), I think I will probably just stick with my preseason pick for this game and say
UTEP 28
Northwestern 20

Hope I?m right. Go Miners!

[Austintacious]

UTEP   OPP   ********
6   3   zyxwvutsru
14   35   Minermojo
17   27   kyyote
20   24   SisyphusMiner
21   17   Austintacious
24   21   Miner91
28   20   Alaska Miner
31   10   KiddMiner
0   0   ATL-Miner
0   0   Maximus Miner
0   0   MinerInWisconsin
0   0   orange-oink

[kyyote]

I have been easily swayed, again, and changed my pick to a 21-20 Miners victory.

[Austintacious]

Got it!

UTEP   OPP   ********
6   3   zyxwvutsru
14   35   Minermojo
20   24   SisyphusMiner
21   17   Austintacious
21   20   kyyote
24   21   Miner91
28   20   Alaska Miner
31   10   KiddMiner

[MinerInWisconsin]

Northwestern had 201 total offense vs Rutgers but Rutgers only had 285 yards total offense vs Northwestern.

UTEP defense allowed over 200 yards offense vs UIW in the first half and adjusted well on defense allowing only 70 yards in the 2nd half. Hardison played well, the Miners took care of the ball, took total charge in the 2nd half.

Northwestern will be good enough on defense to slow down UTEP's run game so it's up to UTEP to be good enough on defense to control Northwestern's anemic offense.

UTEP 13 Northwestern 10

I'm so bad at prognosticating that I'm sure the real score will be totally different.

[SisyphusMiner]

This is what I'm afraid of.  NW will go all in on stopping the run and make us beat them through the air.  Hardison always locks in on one receiver -- this year it's Akari (sp?).  I think it's a 3 pick day personally.  But Dimel could choose this one game out of the year to call a perfect game like BSU last year.  But he typically does really weird things on the road and I don't know why.

[Minermojo]

This is what I'm afraid of.  NW will go all in on stopping the run and make us beat them through the air.  Hardison always locks in on one receiver -- this year it's Akari (sp?).  I think it's a 3 pick day personally.  But Dimel could choose this one game out of the year to call a perfect game like BSU last year.  But he typically does really weird things on the road and I don't know why.

i know why. hes a bad coach.