WKU Opens as a 1 Point favorite

[Sellular1]

I think their offensive numbers speak for themselves. They beat every team they were "supposed" to beat, blowing out the bad teams and winning all but two (Vandy on the road and La Tech, not too bad of a team) by 16 points or more. They had impressive wins over Southern Miss and Marshall, and their win over Skippy's boys is not bad either. 

Also, against LSU, they were losing 17-13 midway through the 3rd quarter before LSU's depth and Leonard Fournette wore them down to pull away down the stretch in very sloppy, raining conditions.

These are college kids and coaching them in a bowl game and their performance in that game is definitely a wild card. 

I also don't get why you don't think athletes have the ability to find another level when they are motivated. Sure, the motivation to beat their old coach might not be the end-all, be-all, but I could see that at least factoring in, especially when the media leading up to the game the entire week keeps asking you questions about playing against the guy who came into your living room and recruited you.

I'm looking forward to a good game and a Bulls win, but we will definitely have to go out there and earn it. 

I watched them play in their CCG. They are a good, well disciplined team with a potent offense.  They put up 520+ yards of offense in that game.  Since their loss to LSU they are averaging 50 points per game over the last 5 games.  They have the #6 ranked offense in all of football.  Anyone who thinks this game wont be a huge challenge is kidding themselves. 

[NAM37]

I'm generally wrong about this sorta thing, but I don't anticipate a close game.

Either the team that killed Cincinnati shows up and we win by 20 or we get off to a slow start, the game gets out of control, and we loose by 20.

[NinjaPenguin777]

I watched them play in their CCG. They are a good, well disciplined team with a potent offense.  They put up 520+ yards of offense in that game.  Since their loss to LSU they are averaging 50 points per game over the last 5 games.  They have the #6 ranked offense in all of football.  Anyone who thinks this game wont be a huge challenge is kidding themselves. 

Cinci and Memphis both had top ten offenses too....just saying

[FlowerPower]

I absolutely love that WKU fans are talking trash on social media about playing "nobody" for a bowl. Beating them by 20+ will be fun. If we can shut down a Cincinnati offense that was ranked in the top 5, we can shut down WKU. 

[Sellular1]

Cinci and Memphis both had top ten offenses too....just saying

Keep your logic to yourself.  This is a board of Panic, Doom and Gloom.

[flsportsfan83]

I absolutely love that WKU fans are talking trash on social media about playing "nobody" for a bowl. Beating them by 20+ will be fun. If we can shut down a Cincinnati offense that was ranked in the top 5, we can shut down WKU.

LOL this is the same thing USF fans are saying about them.

[bullsfan1983]

Cinci and Memphis both had top ten offenses too....just saying

And accordingly they both put up 420+ yards. I expect similar from WKU, but our offense should have a field day.

[Ghost]

And accordingly they both put up 420+ yards. I expect similar from WKU, but our offense should have a field day.

Cant remember the last time I heard that about USF. What a time to be alive. 

[MMW]

Cant remember the last time I heard that about USF. What a time to be alive. 

 

I know, right?  My have times changed.

[NinjaPenguin777]

And accordingly they both put up 420+ yards. I expect similar from WKU, but our offense should have a field day.

Who cares about yards? Memphis put up 24 points in a comeback win against us. Cinci put up 24 points in the second half of a game that was a complete blowout by the 1st quarter. Our starters held them to 3 points and what 80 yards in the first half. 

I'm not saying we should disrespect WKU at all, but our defense is made to stop this kind of offense. Everyone was saying the same thing about the opposing team's offense before Memphis, ECU, SMU, Cinci etc...We shut them all down on the scoreboard. This is a bowl game so weird things happen, but realistically if we are playing the same kind of ball we have been this game shouldn't be an issue. 

Edited December 7, 2015 by NinjaPenguin777