This is the 6-6 PAC 12 team against the CUSA runner-up. S. Miss has a prolific offense. The QB Mullen is reliable and a proven commodity. They have twin 1,000+ yd. rushers. One is more of a speedster, while the other is more of a bruiser. They also have two veteran receivers with proven records. One is more of a possession receiver while the other is more of a game breaker. It seems like a balanced offense that should have some success moving the ball. Washington comes in with a reputation for defensive dominance. The offense is heavy loaded and heavily dependent on the freshman running back. Coach Petersen states that everything has to go perfect for the Huskies offense to work. That is because it is so run dependent. I'm of the volition that S. Miss' offense will be difficult to stop; even for the talented young Huskie defense. Todd Monken came there after orchestrating an Oklahoma St. offense that flourished. He seems to have the pieces here. They are going to mix up the pass and run efficiently enough to score some points. Washington will have to keep up. The Huskies are supposed to be a program on the rise, but they are freshman-laden and coming off a season in which they lost to Utah, Arizona St., Cal, Boise St., but hung their laurels on an upset win at USC; a game in which the halftime score was 6-3. There was a win over a middling Arizona team and a deceiving Apple Cup win in which Wazzu was without its star QB and the replacement was totally green and threw 3 ints. Southern Miss had a 9-game win streak that propelled them into the conference championship game. The win streak included a demolition of a Jeff Driskel/ Kenneth Dixon lead La. Tech team. In the conference championship game, they turned the ball over on 3 consecutive possessions and lost to WKU 45-28. This team scored 62 against a pretty good La. Tech D. I might add they lost 36-28 at Nebraska. Their only other stumble was an inexplicable loss to Marshall in Huntington. I have to take Southern Miss and the points (I Hope the number keeps going up). QB Mullens had lots of legitimate options, so it's hard for me to imagine a succession of 3 and outs. Also, going back to the days of Jeff Bowers and Larry Fedora, this was the type of bowl that S. Miss expected to play in and compete. This program seems to be back and I'm sure the players want to erase the sting of not being at their best in the conference championship game. Take S. Miss plus the points.
I'm with Conan on this one. This game is about as unpredictable as it gets.... The huskies could walk in and destroy southern miss like they did to USC and ASU, or they could come out and get beat pretty bad.... The UW offense is a coin flip every game but both defenses should play very well... I think the pac 12 difference and the foaching advantage are enormous here. I'll likely wait to make a play on Washington because I think that the line will come way down under 7 by kickoff. I'll likely play the under too.
There are a lot of different angles you could play here with this game but all of them are question marks. Out of all the bowl games this postseason, This is literally the toughest game to wager in my opinion.
Bol to however u bet
There are a lot of different angles you could play here with this game but all of them are question marks. Out of all the bowl games this postseason, This is literally the toughest game to wager in my opinion.
Bol to however u bet
Well, it was perfect timing for Washington to play USC with the Sarkisian fiasco hitting it's climax. Darkest hour for the Trojan football program, and Washington took advantage.
I'd love to see Washington play USC now since Helton has taken over. @)
But I digress. This Southern Mississippi - Washington game should be very entertaining. Personally, I think it'll be a tightly contested slugfest. Good luck! :toast:
According to the most recent data released by Sports Insights, 61% of the money bet on this game is on Washington.
Yet, we're seeing some RLM (Reverse Line Movement) in Southern Mississippi's favor. Who's pounding the Golden Eagles? Sharps? :think2:
Things that make you go .... HMMMMMMM ........
Yet, we're seeing some RLM (Reverse Line Movement) in Southern Mississippi's favor. Who's pounding the Golden Eagles? Sharps? :think2:
Things that make you go .... HMMMMMMM ........
Never said it was a fluke. Just saying Washington caught USC at their worst when the Sarkisian fiasco reached it's zenith. Program was in a tailspin with a drunk at the helm.
I see you're pretty quick to judge Helton as the head coach of the Trojans. Let's see how Clay does with a full recruiting session under his belt as well as Spring ball.
I bet you're going to take Wisconsin +3 against USC in the upcoming Holiday Bowl, right? @)
Bill Plaschke of the L.A. Times pretty much sums up my feelings on the Clay Helton hiring.
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-sn-bill-plaschke-clay-helton-20151130-story.html
Regarding the Holiday Bowl, think some more if you're leaning towards betting Bucky Badger plus the points. Do so at your peril.
The overall speed and atheletes for USC is going to be the difference in this game. Wisconsin is way too slow and doesn't have the overall athleticism to hang with the
the playmakers and NFL talent of the Trojans. USC is also playing hard under coach Helton and will be eager to bounce back after sleepwalking in the Pac-12 title game.
Lay the -3 and collect.
!/Thanks for the exchange, and I wish you luck in your college bowl action! :toast:
You stated they were #1 scoring D in the Pac 12.....I'm not arguing that. But then you said they were 2nd ranked overall. And I question where in Mickey Mouse's cheese world are they ranked this "2nd overall." That link is bunk dude. You need me to prove to you they were nowhere close to 2nd in the country, I'll be happy to oblige. GL
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