Aloha Gang....First off, I hope you all are in good health and spirits today...I ended the first week of College ball on a winning note with yesterdays solid 5-2 record on both my sides and teaser plays...I did hit another TOP Play also on Louisville which now brings my TOP 6 Unit Plays record to 3-1 for the year...Today its Big Monday, and that means another Big Play and Big Profits...so lets continue this positive trend....
With Hurricane France's hitting Florida and the SE areas canceling games, we only got one game but its the game that I liked the most....Today, with or without the rains from the Hurricane making an appearance...I feel we got the right side in this one....LETS ROCK-N-ROLL BABY!
**TOP 7 UNIT BIG GAME PLAY OF THE WEEK ON:
LA TECH -5.5 (EZ 38-21 WINNER)
-Well this one had the makings of a showdown between two of the nations best RB's, Nevada's Kretschmer(1,162 , 4.2 ypc) vs La Tech's Moats(1300 , 6.5 ypc) both on the Doak Walker list...But due to recent knee surgury, it looks like Nevada's Star RB Kretschmer will be missing this "Pound Em and Ground Em" Party...Not good news for this Nevada team that is already dealing with the loss of several other key players to start the year.
Nonetheless, even with or without Kretschmer in the lineup, I still have to side with La Tech in this one, primarily because of the fact that they are returning their entire HUGE O Line from last year...and Nevada's weakness this year, on the defensive side, will be on the D Line, where they will need to replace the outstanding combo from last years DL in Cordova and Kennard, who combined for 22 sacks the most of any duo in the country last year...Huge advantage for La Tech up front on Offense...
Also making matters worse for this Nevada defense is the further loss of some key players in the secondary...Starting CB Rodney Landingham(dismissed from team)...starting CB Marlon McLaughlin(quit)...starting SS Ekene Agwuenu and backup FS Kevin Ernst left team with career ending injuries..
Nevada's only advantage I see in this game is that they will return two QB's in Rowe(back from inj) and Heiser(2,294, 50%, 13 TDs, 12 ints) but both will be working without 3 of their top 4 WR's from last season, who averaged 17, 22.8, and 15 ypc last year...and this has got to hurt the "Air Wolf" attack a bit this season, especially if RB Kretschmer is not in top form.
La Tech was harder hit at the QB spot where they must now replace QB Luke McCown who finished his career as the 5th most prolific passer in NCAA history last year....as well as, the lost of highly touted Oklahoma transfer Brent Rawls due to academic ineligibility...Still, they do have two upper class QB's to step in to a system they know....Junior QB Matt Kubick has the most time in the system and gets the nod at starting this year...but La Tech also has another Junior QB in Donald Allen, who is the most mobile and has the biggest arm of the QBs, that was just edged out for the top spot...Still, he should share playing time with Kubick this season.
Still, no matter who is at the helm for this La Tech squad, they both will have the advantage of playing behind a huge veteran OL, and as we seen so far in this years games with newbie QBs, having a veteran OL to work behind is a big advantage that helps them with their transitions and makes up a bit for their inexperience...Also, having a Stud RB like Moats in the backfield will definately take a lot of the responsibilities off of their young shoulders...This is also a Big plus for La Tech.
Other pluses which could pay out huge dividends for this La Tech running game and new QBs is that La Tech also returns their two deep WR threats from last season in Davis(18.6 ypc) and Franklin(16.7 ypc)...Enough cant be said about having such deep threats to help stretch the field and keep opponents secondary honest, not allowing them to creep up at will to provide run support...This should give La Tech's Moats good opportunities to break out big runs, and that will then sets up the everso deadly play action pass...But again, this all starts at the line of scrimmage and clearly La Tech with its veteran O Line has the advantage there..
Last season La Tech's defense was one of the worst, if not the worst, in the NCAA, but they were still able to beat last years talented Wolfpack squad in Reno 42-34...This years Defense returns 8 starters and with the hiring of new DC Tim Rose who will bring in a new 3-4 system for the Bulldogs...the Defense around its strengths at the LB position, most notably Sr LB and leading tackler Byron Santiago, should definately improve upon last seasons performances...This year, Nevada's big weakness will be on their O Line where they only return 2, and this should also help La Tech's new scheme on defense to hold that Wolfpack Offense in check a lot better than it did in last years game.
Bottom line for me in this one is that Nevada is a bit undermanned in this one both on Offense and Defense with the absence of some of their key players, either due to injury or other circumstances, giving this Bulldog squad more of an edge it already has on both sides of the ball...Whomever dictates the line of scrimmage usually controls the game and wins, and La Tech will definately have the advantage in this one on the Offense and a more than optimum chance on the Defensive side with 8 returning starters and a new scheme designed to stop the bleeding of last season...RB Moats will be the biggest star in this game both running and catching, and Nevada without its star RB in the the lineup will surely feel his absence today....No Kretschmer, loss of top 3 WRs, loss of key Def Sec players, and a rebuilt OL and DL for the Wolfpack, not to mention playing on the road, should equal a loss today...Bulldogs win this one in solid fashion...Take the Bulldogs as my first BIG GAME PLAY-PLAY OF THE WEEK selection.
On a side note:
-La Tech Coach Jack Bicknell knows that he must get this one in a Big Way and in a dominating way in order for his kids to gain as much confidence and momentum needed for them to face what is ahead (at Miami, at Tenn, Fresno St, and at Auburn)...This game is an important game for the psyche of his team and I expect that he will treat it as such.
-This one is also being aired on National TV so I give the home team more of an advantage being at home in this one.
-If the rains come down today, which weather report is saying it shouldnt...still if it does, the advantage then definately will side with La Tech and their running game, especially with Nevada's RB Kretschmer out of the mix to take advantage of the rain and make up for the soggy Wolfpack passing game which should result...
*Ok Gang, lets continue this successful run that we been having with my BIG GAME PLAYS...Today we start the new week off and I cant think of a better way to start it off in the positive then with a Big Game Play...Lets hit the Man hard with the only game on the board and lets do it in a Big Way....Good luck to All today and LETS GO GET EM!....ALOHA CC.
With Hurricane France's hitting Florida and the SE areas canceling games, we only got one game but its the game that I liked the most....Today, with or without the rains from the Hurricane making an appearance...I feel we got the right side in this one....LETS ROCK-N-ROLL BABY!
**TOP 7 UNIT BIG GAME PLAY OF THE WEEK ON:
LA TECH -5.5 (EZ 38-21 WINNER)
-Well this one had the makings of a showdown between two of the nations best RB's, Nevada's Kretschmer(1,162 , 4.2 ypc) vs La Tech's Moats(1300 , 6.5 ypc) both on the Doak Walker list...But due to recent knee surgury, it looks like Nevada's Star RB Kretschmer will be missing this "Pound Em and Ground Em" Party...Not good news for this Nevada team that is already dealing with the loss of several other key players to start the year.
Nonetheless, even with or without Kretschmer in the lineup, I still have to side with La Tech in this one, primarily because of the fact that they are returning their entire HUGE O Line from last year...and Nevada's weakness this year, on the defensive side, will be on the D Line, where they will need to replace the outstanding combo from last years DL in Cordova and Kennard, who combined for 22 sacks the most of any duo in the country last year...Huge advantage for La Tech up front on Offense...
Also making matters worse for this Nevada defense is the further loss of some key players in the secondary...Starting CB Rodney Landingham(dismissed from team)...starting CB Marlon McLaughlin(quit)...starting SS Ekene Agwuenu and backup FS Kevin Ernst left team with career ending injuries..
Nevada's only advantage I see in this game is that they will return two QB's in Rowe(back from inj) and Heiser(2,294, 50%, 13 TDs, 12 ints) but both will be working without 3 of their top 4 WR's from last season, who averaged 17, 22.8, and 15 ypc last year...and this has got to hurt the "Air Wolf" attack a bit this season, especially if RB Kretschmer is not in top form.
La Tech was harder hit at the QB spot where they must now replace QB Luke McCown who finished his career as the 5th most prolific passer in NCAA history last year....as well as, the lost of highly touted Oklahoma transfer Brent Rawls due to academic ineligibility...Still, they do have two upper class QB's to step in to a system they know....Junior QB Matt Kubick has the most time in the system and gets the nod at starting this year...but La Tech also has another Junior QB in Donald Allen, who is the most mobile and has the biggest arm of the QBs, that was just edged out for the top spot...Still, he should share playing time with Kubick this season.
Still, no matter who is at the helm for this La Tech squad, they both will have the advantage of playing behind a huge veteran OL, and as we seen so far in this years games with newbie QBs, having a veteran OL to work behind is a big advantage that helps them with their transitions and makes up a bit for their inexperience...Also, having a Stud RB like Moats in the backfield will definately take a lot of the responsibilities off of their young shoulders...This is also a Big plus for La Tech.
Other pluses which could pay out huge dividends for this La Tech running game and new QBs is that La Tech also returns their two deep WR threats from last season in Davis(18.6 ypc) and Franklin(16.7 ypc)...Enough cant be said about having such deep threats to help stretch the field and keep opponents secondary honest, not allowing them to creep up at will to provide run support...This should give La Tech's Moats good opportunities to break out big runs, and that will then sets up the everso deadly play action pass...But again, this all starts at the line of scrimmage and clearly La Tech with its veteran O Line has the advantage there..
Last season La Tech's defense was one of the worst, if not the worst, in the NCAA, but they were still able to beat last years talented Wolfpack squad in Reno 42-34...This years Defense returns 8 starters and with the hiring of new DC Tim Rose who will bring in a new 3-4 system for the Bulldogs...the Defense around its strengths at the LB position, most notably Sr LB and leading tackler Byron Santiago, should definately improve upon last seasons performances...This year, Nevada's big weakness will be on their O Line where they only return 2, and this should also help La Tech's new scheme on defense to hold that Wolfpack Offense in check a lot better than it did in last years game.
Bottom line for me in this one is that Nevada is a bit undermanned in this one both on Offense and Defense with the absence of some of their key players, either due to injury or other circumstances, giving this Bulldog squad more of an edge it already has on both sides of the ball...Whomever dictates the line of scrimmage usually controls the game and wins, and La Tech will definately have the advantage in this one on the Offense and a more than optimum chance on the Defensive side with 8 returning starters and a new scheme designed to stop the bleeding of last season...RB Moats will be the biggest star in this game both running and catching, and Nevada without its star RB in the the lineup will surely feel his absence today....No Kretschmer, loss of top 3 WRs, loss of key Def Sec players, and a rebuilt OL and DL for the Wolfpack, not to mention playing on the road, should equal a loss today...Bulldogs win this one in solid fashion...Take the Bulldogs as my first BIG GAME PLAY-PLAY OF THE WEEK selection.
On a side note:
-La Tech Coach Jack Bicknell knows that he must get this one in a Big Way and in a dominating way in order for his kids to gain as much confidence and momentum needed for them to face what is ahead (at Miami, at Tenn, Fresno St, and at Auburn)...This game is an important game for the psyche of his team and I expect that he will treat it as such.
-This one is also being aired on National TV so I give the home team more of an advantage being at home in this one.
-If the rains come down today, which weather report is saying it shouldnt...still if it does, the advantage then definately will side with La Tech and their running game, especially with Nevada's RB Kretschmer out of the mix to take advantage of the rain and make up for the soggy Wolfpack passing game which should result...
*Ok Gang, lets continue this successful run that we been having with my BIG GAME PLAYS...Today we start the new week off and I cant think of a better way to start it off in the positive then with a Big Game Play...Lets hit the Man hard with the only game on the board and lets do it in a Big Way....Good luck to All today and LETS GO GET EM!....ALOHA CC.
