WinCrimson 61 Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 gets stomped 31-10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnwegl 11 Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 ...at least. Maybe if Croom suits up it stays a 14 point game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinCrimson 61 Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 ...at least. Maybe if Croom suits up it stays a 14 point game. I like Sly and I want the SEC West to do well. I just don't see it happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUTaxMan 0 Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 I think MSU wins. Spurrier is a great coach, but he can't lace em up and play for them. USC isn't any more talented this year than they were last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeebish 0 Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 Here's my guess for why the line is what it is: There are only 4 seniors in the starting lineup. I guess Holtz didn't leave Spurrier many "keepers" South Carolina Depth Chart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinCrimson 61 Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 I think MSU wins. Spurrier is a great coach, but he can't lace em up and play for them. USC isn't any more talented this year than they were last year. They weren't a bad team last year. And the question is, is MSU any better than they've been for the past 100 years or will they suck again? I hope Sly can turn it around over there and I'll always root for him b/c he's a Bama guy. But, I just don't think he'll ever have the horses to compete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUslug 1 Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 SOS is 0-2 in Starkville, 30-6 in 1992 and 47-35 in 2000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinCrimson 61 Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 SOS is 0-2 in Starkville, 30-6 in 1992 and 47-35 in 2000. He won't be 0-3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aufan59 75 Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 According to sportsbook.com, 94% are betting on USC, and 6% are betting on MSU. I think those are just the numbers coming in on their site. People are overrating USC's offense, and underrating MSU's defense. It will be a defensive game. The defenses are the strength of each team, while the offenses on both sides aren't that good. Early in the season, especially the first game, defenses are further ahead than offenses. Ontop of that, the new clock change will lower the amount of snaps, which USC had the least of in all of football last year. If it moves to 7.5 my money would be on MSU no doubt. Last year USC had these stats on D (first number is national rank, then yds or pts per game) Rushing Defense 85 174.25 Pass Efficiency Defense 17 109.87 Total Defense 47 360.75 Scoring Defense 40 23.25 MSU was as follows: Rushing Defense 46 140.45 Pass Efficiency Defense 63 124.40 Total Defense 29 335.45 Scoring Defense 44 23.55 Neither were that good....USC had a decent pass D, but they were horrible against the run, and both gave up lots of points. I agree that defenses maybe be farther along at the beginning, but IMO the difference in this game will be the USC Offense, which will be very much improved!!! USC only needs to improve their rushing O and get some balance to be dangerous on offense. They averaged 220 ypg last year. 47th in total defense isn't bad considering they had to play the most snaps on defense out of any team last year. Even great defenses need some support from offense. Without Jerious Norwood running the ball, and a pretty bad QB situation, MSU will struggle to score points. MSU had a pretty good defense last year, but like USC you need some sort of offense or a even great defense will look bad. MSU's DLine will dominate an inferior USC OL. Blake Mitchell will be sacked atleast 3 times. Without a solid running game from either team, I think we will see more field goals than touchdowns. A low scoring game played early in the season makes me want to take the dog, especially when they are at home. Also, the line doesn't tell it all. For example the return on MSU is $1:$1, instead of the standard $1:$.90, while the return on SC is $1:$.83. This is how they sway betting without actualy changing the line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthLink02 8 Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 To me, USC will win by 10 and that is it. Could it be less? Without doubt South Carolina could win the East in 2006. They could...anything is possible. Do I think they will? Not at all. I think USC loses 2 of 3 to UT, UF, UGA Why? Their OL is terrible, Their RB's have proven nothing, no legit #2 WR, and their QB got worse last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger in Spain 0 Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 MSU is breaking in a new QB as Connor has been switched to WR. switched to Mike Henig at QB at the latter part of last season. The bulldogs offense showed signs of life with him behind center rather than Connor. To me, the game rides on the toe of Henig. He broke it late in the spring, had surgery and he is not back to 100% yet. If the toe holds up, I think is more than capable of pulling the upset in this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger12 46 Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 I think USC is going to surprise some of you. I think they finish second in the East this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKW 86 7,438 Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 I think USC is going to surprise some of you. I think they finish second in the East this year. I have Second, tied with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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