Topic: HERD -5.5 vs UAB

[tnherdfan]

Opened at HERD -5.

[coalherd]

Guess game is going to depend on what we have in terms of "available" players, healthy enough to play football Friday night!!

[MicDrass1]

It will not matter .... Herd has a huge advantage in this game.

[svherd]

It will not matter .... Herd has a huge advantage in this game.

That’s what we said about Rice. UAB will be more physical than us, you can count on that. We don’t respond well to being punched in the mouth.

[MicDrass1]

That’s what we said about Rice. UAB will be more physical than us, you can count on that. We don’t respond well to being punched in the mouth.

I didn't mean it in a good way.  Extra prep time will not matter.  We will run the same schemes and hope they work.   If Rice used same D scheme against UAB as they did against us ...... UAB offense has adjusted to that so don't try that one.  On D UAB will work what Rice did against us.  We will try new stuff early but not enough for a full game, then panic and try throwing rest of game once behind.  We better hope UAB is missing a gear.

[coloradoherd]

Bill Clark is a good coach. I’d never count them out. Gave our 2014 team a run for its money.

[coalherd]

That’s what we said about Rice. UAB will be more physical than us, you can count on that. We don’t respond well to being punched in the mouth.

They scored enough against Rice to win.  What did we do?

[pdunn]

It will not matter .... Herd has a huge advantage in this game.

Rice 20
Marshall 0   
In Huntington

UAB 21
Rice 16   
In Houston

I count 25 points comparing scores and six points in home field differential from where the two games were played.  31 points. Take three points away from that for playing in Huntington on Friday.  28 points.  That's four touchdowns.  How can we be favored by 5.5?

[Garbanjo]

Opened at HERD -5.

We are far more talented than UAB and should win easily, but Doc..........

Go Herd!

[marshallmark]

Opened at HERD -5.

Opened as Herd -7.  Now down to 5.5 - 4.5 on one betting site.  Money flowing toward UAB so far....

https://www.vegasinsider.com/college-football/odds/las-vegas/

[herdorbust]

It all depends on both teams health.

[Big City]

Gonna need the defense in this one. Turnovers and possibly a score. Herd is gonna have their hands full and UAB is a hungry bunch.

[Buffalo Bop]

If we can avoid turnovers, we’ll win.

[bbcard1]

We are far more talented than UAB and should win easily, but Doc..........

Go Herd!

Doc didn't throw the interceptions.

[svherd]

Doc didn't throw the interceptions.

No, but he/Cramsey could have made adjustments to the play calling, routes we were running, sat Grant down a series to calm him down. Let Gaines run the wildcat more often, etc.  We just kept doing the same things like nothing happened. jmho.

[gochneaur645]

Rice 20
Marshall 0   
In Huntington

UAB 21
Rice 16   
In Houston

I count 25 points comparing scores and six points in home field differential from where the two games were played.  31 points. Take three points away from that for playing in Huntington on Friday.  28 points.  That's four touchdowns.  How can we be favored by 5.5?

I can make the opposite argument by looking at results in Ruston two weeks apart:

La Tech 37, UAB 34
Herd 35, La Tech 17

If college football outcomes were easily predicted by the transitive property, it wouldn't be a very fun sport and Vegas would be bankrupt. We clearly weren't ourselves against Rice and this week could easily be an entirely different story.*

* Please don't take this optimistic comment as a defense of Doc or an excuse for what happened against Rice.

[herdorbust]

Doc didn't throw the interceptions.

You could say that about any team. So coaching doesn’t matter? What about Charlotte last year? What about the 2016 meltdown? What about the collapse at home against WV? Maybe Doc shouldn’t have put Wells in the position to throw 5 pics when you have knox? That is like saying Pete Carroll isn’t to blame for the super bowl loss when he threw at the one yard line. Well he didn’t throw the pass!!!!!

[herdfifteen]

I can make the opposite argument by looking at results in Ruston two weeks apart:

La Tech 37, UAB 34
Herd 35, La Tech 17

If college football outcomes were easily predicted by the transitive property, it wouldn't be a very fun sport and Vegas would be bankrupt. We clearly weren't ourselves against Rice and this week could easily be an entirely different story.*

* Please don't take this optimistic comment as a defense of Doc or an excuse for what happened against Rice.

You are correct, trying to prove a point by comparing scores is asinine, you can prove any outcome you wish by doing so.

[MicDrass1]

UAB will be like playing App State but has a better qb

[saherdfan]

Hitting the deep ball is critical.  They will play the run and press the receivers early.  Hit a couple of deep balls and they have to back out of a full out pressure defense.

[MicDrass1]

Hitting the deep ball is critical.  They will play the run and press the receivers early.  Hit a couple of deep balls and they have to back out of a full out pressure defense.

Play Woodyard and stretch the defense.  Been thrown to 1 time and has a 50 yard TD

[DC01HERD]

UAB will be like playing App State but has a better qb

And better running back. Spencer Brown will be a handful. The front 7 will be challenged.

[Herdiowa]

Opened as Herd -7.  Now down to 5.5 - 4.5 on one betting site.  Money flowing toward UAB so far....

https://www.vegasinsider.com/college-football/odds/las-vegas/

Thats where my money would go with Doc in charge after the Rice performance.

[herdorbust]

Clark says most of their team will be back and ready for the game. Good info on their website.

[tnherdfan]

Clark says most of their team will be back and ready for the game. Good info on their website.

But we have no nuts, no info, Doc.