Eastern Washington

[RabbitObsessed]

Re: Eastern Washington

Stupid rule change,don't like players scoring TD,s from out- of bounds period...make them score in the playing field like its supposed to be and always was ,until this brain disfunction by some meddler.Can you defend the ball from crossing this goal line that circles the globe,or are the defenders restricted to the playing field?This is just dumb.

Who cares?


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[Theee Catrabbit]

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Who cares?


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You know, we rarely agree, but when we do it looks like that ^^^^^^

As for the game. Should be a good one. I think they have some advantages, we have some advantages. It's at their field, good news is we haven't played a home game for how long now? Weather should be nice, 20 with a chance of snow. Their fans are passionate, with a couple NC's they definitely have some swagger. I don't expect to see any wrinkles or anything on our part. Would be hilarious if we came out in a 5 WR set off the bat, might cause an early timeout. I think we force some turnovers as we are turning out to be pretty good at. I think this game hinges on our DL's play. If they spend all day in the backfield again, we win.

[mango4]

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According to Eastern Washington fans and AGS we might as well not make the trip to Cheney. Nice season fellas!


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[WestSideRabbit]

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Who cares?


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Exactly



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[TailGatr]

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According to Eastern Washington fans and AGS we might as well not make the trip to Cheney. Nice season fellas!


Well, any team that averages 40 pts a game has my attention and respect! Haven't heard much about their defense but I hope we control the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball! We came out of yesterdays game pretty healthy as well!
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[mango4]

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According to Eastern Washington fans and AGS we might as well not make the trip to Cheney. Nice season fellas!


Well, any team that averages 40 pts a game has my attention and respect! Haven't heard much about their defense but I hope we control the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball! We came out of yesterdays game pretty healthy as well!
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I'm not saying they don't deserve respect, just already sick of hearing how they are going to beat us by 50.


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[YanktonJack7]

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Vernon Adams is an explosive QB. He has 46 TD passes this year. That worries me with the way our secondary plays at times. There's no doubt that they can score points, but they haven't faced a physical team like SDSU.

EWU gave up 454 yards a game while gaining 531 a game.

Earlier this year, EWU faced Sam Houston State, who's game plan is similar to that of the Jacks; they pound the ball.

In that game, SHSU had 450 yards rushing and won 49-34.

I expect the Jacks to come out and pound the ball. Like others have said, if the D line doesn't come out and get to the QB, it could be a long day for our secondary.

EWU gave up 600 yards to Portland State last time out, so the Jacks should have no problem moving the ball. Sumner will need to have a better game, though.

[FargoBison]

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I'm not saying they don't deserve respect, just already sick of hearing how they are going to beat us by 50.


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Worst fanbase in the FCS....all five of their fans act like clowns.

[jackmd]

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Worst fanbase in the FCS....all five of their fans act like clowns.

Any program/university that puts in red turf can safely be assumed to be run by jackasses in my opinion.

It's all about offense for EWU. They want to throw and throw and throw. This could be troublesome for the Jacks. The 2nd half vs UND was a long time ago and the D is way better currently. EWUs QB is good, damn good. Jacks have to play solid on both sides, no giveaways, win the TOP and win the game. I think Jacks get at least 3 picks and win by 10.


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[sdsu_drake]

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I wonder if mike shoff will be back for this game or will he still be hurt.

[bigticket1]

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I believe TV said in one of his recent blogs that Shoff is out for the season.

[UWMandSDSU]

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I wonder if mike shoff will be back for this game or will he still be hurt.

Done for the season per Terry V. blog a few days ago.

*bigticket beat me to it.

[SoDakJack]

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UOTE=jackmd;241621]Any program/university that puts in red turf can safely be assumed to be run by jackasses in my opinion.

It's all about offense for EWU. They want to throw and throw and throw. This could be troublesome for the Jacks. The 2nd half vs UND was a long time ago and the D is way better currently. EWUs QB is good, damn good. Jacks have to play solid on both sides, no giveaways, win the TOP and win the game. I think Jacks get at least 3 picks and win by 10.


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Line HAS to get pressure for the Jacks to have a shot at winning. If they dont, our secondary won't stand a chance. Our defense is predicated on getting pressure without having to sell out and leave our DBs on an island. Also, if we just sit in zone we will get picked apart. This is gonna be about ball control and limiting the big play. We cant let it get into a shootout since that really isnt what we are built for..

I am excited to watch this game. A win is a big stepping stone for the program.

[discoDancinJackrabbit]

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Looks like a fun challenge. I like the color red so..

Here's to the O and D lines controlling things. And Sumner and company making plays out in space. I want to see SDSU go in there acting like they genuinely want to win.

[NoVaJack]

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This game reminds me somewhat of the Montana game in our first D-1 playoff year, but before you start going off on me, let me explain. I mean in the opponent, not the Jackrabbit team heading out West to face them, and certainly not as a predictor of results.

Like Montana, EWU has a good offense, but a defense that can be scored upon. There is the usual bluster from a few of their fans about speed, lack of good teams in MVC, etc., etc., but this is a different year.

If the Jacks get a big lead in this one they have the tools - running game, tested defense that is getting better by the week, experience - to hang onto it. That seven-minute drive on Saturday that ended the third quarter and began the fourth and that put the game totally out of reach could be a harbinger for this coming Saturday. Let's be honest, the Jacks did not have those attributes to the degree they do now in Missoula a few years back. The Jacks are peaking at the right time, too, and they seem to be playing with a lot of confidence.

Will/can the crowd be a factor for them? EWU consistently seems to draw around 9,000 or 10,000 an average of 1,600 per game fewer than the Jacks did at home this year. Their biggest home crowd was smaller than three of our six home games, and over 6,200 fans smaller than the NDSU game. What does their stadium hold? Do they have a history of drawing bigger crowds in the playoffs?

Most of the posters on their fan board seem like good folks with a healthy respect for the Jacks -as most of the posters on this board have shown toward their team. None of them seem to be remotely as obnoxious as the few classless Grizz that showed up on this board. This will be a tough game for the Jacks on the road, for sure, but is it winnable? Dang straight it is. Will it be easy? Probably not. But the team that showed up in Flagstaff on Saturday is going to be a bigger handful than some of their posters seem to think the Jacks will be.

Two recurring themes of their more blustery posters are pretty easily refuted. (I'll not bother with the usual placism about the Midwest, except to say that if you intend to make fun of the questionable intellects on this board you might want to get your adverbs straight before pulling them out of your rhetorical quiver. To the poster who said he/she felt the need to "type slow" to be understood over here: it's slowly. S-L-O-W-L-Y. But I digress).

Claim number One. The Jacks are clod-hoppering MVC Midwestern boys who will be mesmerized and totally disadvantaged by their speed. Answer to that claim: Please reserve judgment until you see a couple of in-game, 80-yard foot races between ZZ and their DBs who start on his heels and end 10 yards back by the end zone.
Claim number two. That NDSU is the only really good team in the MVC. Answer to that claim: This is truly breathtaking spin given that the two Big Sky entries in the first playoff round got their collective doors blown off on Saturday by a combined score of 77-26; furthermore, it wasn't close between the respective second-place teams of the two leagues; bad game or not, the NAU team that the Jacks thumped on Saturday would have finished where in the MVC? In the middle of the pack, .500 or worse?

Girth deserves respect, too. If the Jacks' Fat Guys dominate the LOS like they have the last month, particularly the last two weeks, the Jacks win. Simple as that.