Gameday links/predictions
November 15, 2008
For today’s football game, here’s what I’ve got.. For today’s basketball game, here’s what I’ve got.
Looking at football, it seems like since the offense changed, among the non-conference games, there’s been one game where Troy got blown out (Nebraska, Florida, Oklahoma State in 06-07-08), one game where Troy’s been in it, but you never really got the sense they’d win (Ga. Tech, Arkansas, Ohio State) and one game where they’ve led early or late or even won (Florida State, Georgia/Oklahoma State, ????) Could the ??? be LSU?
Right now, I’ll say that Troy takes a lead in the second half, but LSU’s depth takes over. Plus, Trojans miss out on touchdown-scoring opportunities and settles for field goals. LSU 24, TROY 16.
On to basketball, let’s just say that I’ll be more surprised if Troy beats UAB today than if Troy beats LSU, with or without Delk and Vogler. UAB 87, TROY 63
In the Sun Belt, I’m looking for a shakeup. FAU seems to be clicking, while ULL is hurting. In Fort Lauderdale, I think FAU takes a win there. Here’s the rest of the Sun Belt schedule and my predictions.
FAU 31, ULL 24
Middle Tennessee 27, Western Kentucky 14
Ole Miss 41, UL-Monroe 17
With the 7 p.m. kickoff, I don’t anticipate holding a chat because of the late start. I have to do more game story/notebook stuff during the game than usual, but I’ll send out TWITTER scoring updates to your e-mail or cell phone if you’re not able to listen. Click on the right link below my mug for more info.
