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It sounds like the YSU QB, Mayes, went down with a leg injury late in their game with UNI. Anyone have any update on his status?
I have to think that their offensive strength of running between the tackles will play into our Defensive strength. But I'm concerned about their play action beating us down the field if Mayes is playing.
On D, they appear to be pretty stout and will test our inconsistent O line. I'm also curious to see how J'Bore handles a game on the road against a good conference team. The forecast right now is callin for mild temps in the 60's and a chance for showers.
This is a huge game to really guage where this team is at. YSU should still be ranked in the top 25, and will likely be a playoff team, barring a major collapse. They're 4-1, with UNI behind them now. They still have us, NDSU, and ISUr, but their non-conference schedule has given them some insurance. Should be a decent crowd on hand too.
In the preseason, I had this game pegged as a loss. I'm not sure how I feel about it now. If Mayes is out, our chances probably go way up. If he plays, this is going to be a tough one. In 2017, they used a power running game and just enough play action to hold onto the ball for nearly 40 minutes and grind us down to a pulp. If we can't get off the field on D, and if our O can't establish some good ball control scoring drives, I'd expect more of the same. But our D this year is playing at a higher level than that D in 2017, so who knows.
We are historically underwhelming in early-mid October, so this is a great chance to buck that trend and roll into the back half of the month at 2-0 in conference.
It sounds like the YSU QB, Mayes, went down with a leg injury late in their game with UNI. Anyone have any update on his status?
I have to think that their offensive strength of running between the tackles will play into our Defensive strength. But I'm concerned about their play action beating us down the field if Mayes is playing.
On D, they appear to be pretty stout and will test our inconsistent O line. I'm also curious to see how J'Bore handles a game on the road against a good conference team. The forecast right now is callin for mild temps in the 60's and a chance for showers.
This is a huge game to really guage where this team is at. YSU should still be ranked in the top 25, and will likely be a playoff team, barring a major collapse. They're 4-1, with UNI behind them now. They still have us, NDSU, and ISUr, but their non-conference schedule has given them some insurance. Should be a decent crowd on hand too.
In the preseason, I had this game pegged as a loss. I'm not sure how I feel about it now. If Mayes is out, our chances probably go way up. If he plays, this is going to be a tough one. In 2017, they used a power running game and just enough play action to hold onto the ball for nearly 40 minutes and grind us down to a pulp. If we can't get off the field on D, and if our O can't establish some good ball control scoring drives, I'd expect more of the same. But our D this year is playing at a higher level than that D in 2017, so who knows.
We are historically underwhelming in early-mid October, so this is a great chance to buck that trend and roll into the back half of the month at 2-0 in conference.
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