Game of the Year...for now
On paper, I think West Virginia is a better team. My biggest problem with the Mountaineers is that they have yet to play well for all four quarters of a game. They seem to suck in the first half, and dominate the second, or vice versa. If they play that way tonight at Louisville, they will lose.
On the other hand, Louisville has looked mediocre as of late with slim victories against Cincy and Syracuse. Brian Brohm is back but does not look as good as he did before the injury, and Michael Bush is of course, out for the season. Kolby Smith, Bush's replacement, has filled in quite nicely though as he is coming off a career high 165-yard rushing performance against Syracuse with two TD's. If he fails to get 100 yards tonight, West Virginia will win.
However, I think the biggest story tonight will be from the winning team's defense. Neither team's defense is spectacular by any means. But at some point, there will be a big interception return to capitalize the game for the eventual victor. One final point, with the game being played at Papa John Stadium in Louisville, I think that neutralizes the superior talent of West Virginia. Whoever wins, will do so by a touchdown or less. I think this will more likely be decided by a field goal or less.
Prediction
West Virginia-27
Louisville-30
P.S. Louisville MUST contain Steve Slaton to <100 yards. I think they will handle Pat White.
- More predictions for Saturday's games to come on Friday.
2 comments:
WVU Postmordum
You forgot the big key for WVU. They have commited too many penalties this year and it finally bit them in the ass. The team that made the least mistakes in this game was by far Louisville, and thats what negated the extra 100 yards that WVU gained.
Louisville did not keep Slaton under 100 yards and did not handle Pat White, but the turnovers and penalties did my boys in.
Yeah, almost everything about my prediction was wrong...except for the predicted winner. Oh well, not perfect by any means!
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