Factors in our favor - we've had 2 weeks to prepare and oddly I think 2-3 vs. 5-0 is an ideal record for an upset. We're under .500 and they are having a perfect season. We could get overlooked.
Factors not in our favor - it's North Dakota St.
NDSU is another school that had a good young QB in Cam Miller, but in the Valley good is not good enough so they brought in a FBS transfer from Virginia Tech. QB Quincy Patterson is a 246lb. fullback with a decent throwing arm.
Bryce Jefferson is expected to return for us at QB over Jackson Waring. NDSU had 5 sacks last weekend against N. Iowa so maybe Jefferson should have recuperated a little longer.
Our power running game has come unplugged and it's not likely to recharge against the Bison. I think we'll need a game plan that smaller schools have used against us when they don't match up well on the line of scrimmage. Butler used a lot of short passes and utilized misdirection is the running game. I noticed that the Jaguars did the same thing in their Thursday night game against the Bengals. Trevor Lawrence would fake the handoff to James Robinson. Robinson would attract the linebackers and Lawrence would then pull the ball out and take it the other way. Maybe Jefferson can get some yards that way. Of course that fake is more effective with a James Robinson.
On defense we need to tackle better. The guy that impresses me with his technique is young Franky West. Grab the legs and wrap up!! He's not the most imposing player we have on defense but he is reliable.
It's Homecoming so we'll have a big crowd. Play inspired, anything can happen.
Factors not in our favor - it's North Dakota St.
NDSU is another school that had a good young QB in Cam Miller, but in the Valley good is not good enough so they brought in a FBS transfer from Virginia Tech. QB Quincy Patterson is a 246lb. fullback with a decent throwing arm.
Bryce Jefferson is expected to return for us at QB over Jackson Waring. NDSU had 5 sacks last weekend against N. Iowa so maybe Jefferson should have recuperated a little longer.
Our power running game has come unplugged and it's not likely to recharge against the Bison. I think we'll need a game plan that smaller schools have used against us when they don't match up well on the line of scrimmage. Butler used a lot of short passes and utilized misdirection is the running game. I noticed that the Jaguars did the same thing in their Thursday night game against the Bengals. Trevor Lawrence would fake the handoff to James Robinson. Robinson would attract the linebackers and Lawrence would then pull the ball out and take it the other way. Maybe Jefferson can get some yards that way. Of course that fake is more effective with a James Robinson.
On defense we need to tackle better. The guy that impresses me with his technique is young Franky West. Grab the legs and wrap up!! He's not the most imposing player we have on defense but he is reliable.
It's Homecoming so we'll have a big crowd. Play inspired, anything can happen.
