for what it's worth i'm fairly heavy on C.Mich. Needless to say C.Mich has been tested like no other. This team is battle tested after playing between the hedges, and then fighting tooth and nail at Purdue last weekend. I feel this team is ready like no other for conference play to begin. IMO Lefevour is ready to explode. He has been some what contained so far this season against some pretty tough defenses. I'm looking for a HUGE weekend from him playing at home for the first time since opening the season against E. Illinois. As for Buffalo Turner Gil is an excellent coach (please Syraucse offer this guy the farm!!!), but this is just a bad spot for the Bulls. Historically their a poor road, and I think their going to be walking into a buzz saw with the Chippewa's. I don't see C.Mich having any trouble what so ever moving the ball. I can easily see Lefevour putting 40+ on the board. I think C. Mich opening up their home conference schedule in style 45-21.
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alright. finally got a free second. sorry about the delay. i think this is a tough game. gun to my head, its central ... the over ... or pass. buffalo has shown a ton of improvement but cmu is a tough place to play and their offense will likely rip apart a lot of mac defenses. that said, buffalo is more than capable of scoring their share of points and they are going to have a lot of success running the football against a weak chips defense. both teams played quality non-conference schedules and performed respectably. im just not sure if UB is in cmu's class when you are talking about an away game quite yet. also, one thing that i think is always worth mentioning: this is one of the longer road trips in the mac. im always hesitant to play the road team when northern illinois and central michigan head to buffalo and vice versa. ive seen lots of clunkers in both sports by the road teams. its not often you can say theres a lot of value in a total thats as high as 62, especially with the new clock rules. but i think there will be 40+ on the board at halftime of this one. i think theyre going to trade scores all game. basically it comes down to this - im not thrilled about either side in the game. but i think there are better spots to play buffalo than on the road in mt.pleasant. could they win outright? absolutely. but id rather wait for a good spot to play them at home in the coming weeks when the weather gets colder and the winds start whipping around in western new york making their home field advantage, even if the attendance doesnt reflect it, even better.
I respect your opinion so much that I am just going to pass on the game. I do like Buffalo alot but I would like them even better at home. Either way this game goes Im not too concerned there is always time to win or lose in gambling.....I guess what I am saying if they cover dont worry about it........but I bet that I will be thanking you about 7 tomorrow night.
Thanks for taking the time to post and gl
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I haven't looked at this game for very long. But just looking at the pattern that CMU has showed me, they just don't look like a team with a good enough defense to blow teams out...I'm seeing alot of 34-31 and 48-45 games in the past when they've gone up against quality MAC opponents. Plus I think Buffalo could be a running dog play here...Like I said, this is all I have to go on. I'll have to look at it more in depth to make any kind of decision. Sorry to hijack your thread Prodigy..
