bjorks
Secretary of Fondy Fanclub
Hey fellas, haven't been betting at all during bowl week, but thought I'd pass this along.
I got a chance to visit with a few guys from Minnesota the other day and here's kinda the tone.
Confidence is very high they'll be able to score. Eric Decker is close to 100% and he is the key to the offense. They were averaging over 30 ppg when he was healthy and I don't think the KU defense will be able to contain him.
The offense has seen a major renovation. The OL coach was fired and they hired a new guy to tweak their version of the spread. QB Adam Webber averaged about 2 times a game when he was under center. During the past month of workouts he did not take one snap from shotgun. The new OL Coach they have is committed to the run and they are going back a little bit to what their OL knows best, zone blocking. This is a pretty big change, but it plays to the strength of a bad OL, run blocking. Expect to see Webber under center a lot more and a focus on running the ball.
Brewster wants to win this game more than anything in the world. A lot of teams do, but some are just happy to be there. Things ease up a bit (at least with Mason they did) and they let the guys have fun. Not here. A victory here would be huge for recruiting and would solidify his extension. The guys had curfews every night since Christmas so he is taking this game about as serious as you can.
HOWEVER, a lot of the upperclassman are glad to be done. A lot of planning was made as to meeting up in Tempe tonight. Not a lot of love for Brewster on the team, but there's a lot of pride on the team.
I talked to a starting DE and he said the game plan was to keep the KU offense off the field. That's why they're committing so much time to the run. They don't feel KU can stop the run PLUS they have no tape on the MN offense know. He said when you see it, you won't be able to recognize a single thing they're doing because it's back to ground-and-pound like it was under Mason. They'll still pass the ball, but he said "I give him (Brewster) credit realizing the line sucks, we're definitely playing to our strength and they (KU) won't have any tape on us."
I'd maybe take a look at the UNDER 58 and if you can still get MN close to DD's, maybe that as well.
GL, happy new year.
I got a chance to visit with a few guys from Minnesota the other day and here's kinda the tone.
Confidence is very high they'll be able to score. Eric Decker is close to 100% and he is the key to the offense. They were averaging over 30 ppg when he was healthy and I don't think the KU defense will be able to contain him.
The offense has seen a major renovation. The OL coach was fired and they hired a new guy to tweak their version of the spread. QB Adam Webber averaged about 2 times a game when he was under center. During the past month of workouts he did not take one snap from shotgun. The new OL Coach they have is committed to the run and they are going back a little bit to what their OL knows best, zone blocking. This is a pretty big change, but it plays to the strength of a bad OL, run blocking. Expect to see Webber under center a lot more and a focus on running the ball.
Brewster wants to win this game more than anything in the world. A lot of teams do, but some are just happy to be there. Things ease up a bit (at least with Mason they did) and they let the guys have fun. Not here. A victory here would be huge for recruiting and would solidify his extension. The guys had curfews every night since Christmas so he is taking this game about as serious as you can.
HOWEVER, a lot of the upperclassman are glad to be done. A lot of planning was made as to meeting up in Tempe tonight. Not a lot of love for Brewster on the team, but there's a lot of pride on the team.
I talked to a starting DE and he said the game plan was to keep the KU offense off the field. That's why they're committing so much time to the run. They don't feel KU can stop the run PLUS they have no tape on the MN offense know. He said when you see it, you won't be able to recognize a single thing they're doing because it's back to ground-and-pound like it was under Mason. They'll still pass the ball, but he said "I give him (Brewster) credit realizing the line sucks, we're definitely playing to our strength and they (KU) won't have any tape on us."
I'd maybe take a look at the UNDER 58 and if you can still get MN close to DD's, maybe that as well.
GL, happy new year.
