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Diaz and Mack Brown have an interesting history. I chalked up last week's JMU game as a simple lookahead to Diaz.
This is gonna be a massacre.
I like it. I, too, am not a fan of Brennan- or his "Charmin soft run defense." HAHAHA!! Another good one, Br@ss.4. @Utah -8.5 v Arizona (BOL) : This is out of chronological order but I want to get this now while the spread is where it is. This games kicks off at 10:00 PM EST, but I'm gonna upend protocol and put it here. I actually hope Cam Rising doesn't play as Utah's QB play probably won't have much impact on what the final score will be. I find it funny that people are giving Isaac Wilson shit because he's Zach Wilson's brother. Isaac's playing college football. Does anyone remember what Zack was as a college QB? Yeah, not bad. He acquitted himself very well last week despite going into a very rough hostile environment. Now Arizona and their Charmin soft run defense come into Salt lake City to face the Utah run game and Micah Bernard who is averaging almost 5 yards after contact and is near the top of the chart in missed tackles forced. I'm also not a believer in this Arizona offense under Brennan and with Fisch off to Washington. Noah Fifita was great last year, but he and McMillan have made their bones mostly on that opener against New Mexico, and they had a pretty productive effort yardage wise against K State but still only managed 7 points. I just don't think they have their footing under them and I seriously doubt they are ready for this kind of challenge. If they hang with the Utes here I'll be very surprised, and it will change my outlook, especially on Brennan, who I am not convinced is cut out to compete in a spot like this.
Would be interested to hear the backstory on thatDiaz and Mack Brown have an interesting history. I chalked up last week's JMU game as a simple lookahead to Diaz.
Thanks Austin. I remember Diaz being DC at Texas. I don't think he's a nice guy though. I also remember those Miami/UNC matchups now that you mention it. I think in one of them UNC gained all but 6 yards of the total available for the game. They had 700+ I believe...back when the UNC offense electric with Howell and those receivers.Mack has just owned Diaz. Back in 2013 Mack was Longhorns HC with Diaz as his DC. Week 2 of that season Taysom and them came in and put up 550 rushing yards in one game. Mack Fired Diaz and that was the end of Diaz's career at UT. They've met in 3 subsequent games since, with Diaz HC of Miami, and Mack won all three games (two of which I could confirm as an underdog). Oh, and the post-game handshakes tell an entire story as well - u can see them on twitter. Mack owns him and kinda just always has. Diaz strikes me as a nice guy but Mack strikes me as the kinda guy who would be that type of grudge-holding psycho - aka the guy u would wanna put ur money on in the rivalry game
Thanks SPRD. No coincidence that you liked the plays on the 7 point road dogs I'm assuming!I like it. I, too, am not a fan of Brennan- or his "Charmin soft run defense." HAHAHA!! Another good one, Br@ss.
Mack strikes me as the kinda guy who would be that type of grudge-holding psycho - aka the guy u would wanna put ur money on in the rivalry game
Yeh, felt sorry for NIU. Watched a lot of this game. I figure NIU coach may get a better job soon...anyone have thoughts/knowledge re this?3. Northern Illinois +7.5(-115) @NC State (BOL) : Doeren facing his old squad here. Obviously NIU got all sorts of pub and pats on the back after winning in South Bend. What came next was predictable based on how we know things go in college football with 18-22 year olds(or 24, 25 year olds), and also with the almost cosmic incompetence NIU has as a home favorite. An outright loss to Buffalo. If NIU wants to be considered for that group of 5 spot, they can still make a case because they have another shot at a Power 4 team, albeit one that looks lost in NC State. Grayson McCall has been banged up and it's unclear if he's going to play, but I don't know if it matters all that much. NC State ranks poorly in every offensive category, and that's despite their numbers including a metric ton of empty yards in garbage time against a thus far questionable Clemson defense that didn't care one bit that NC State was piling up meaningless yards. NIU's defense has been great this year, and I don't know that we can call NC State's defense any better than Notre Dame's is. NIU is 12th in yards per play against and 2nd on 3rd down. Offensively they aren't explosive but they've were extremely efficient in their last big game. They are covering machines as road dogs under Hammock(15-5 ATS since he got there 6-1 ATS since 2022). They have everything to play for and will be coming in with the goal of winning outright. NC State already has 2 losses and has looked bad in all 4 of their games. Maybe they'll figure things out, but I'll trust a squad with everything to play for coming off an embarrassing performance in a role that they have excelled in as much as anyone in the country.
Too bad the Huskies couldn't score on that last drive. Should have won the game outright. NC State managed a total of 171 yards and somehow scored 24 points. 4 turnovers to 0 with a fumble return for a TD and another leading to a 1 yard TD drive did it. Clearly the right side. It's a travesty the hook was required for an NIU cover.