Wednesday Night NCAA Football Open Thread
Tonight, for those of you who do not care for MACtion, there is MACtion.
First, there is Ball State at Northern Illinois over on ESPN2, and second, ESPNU will be carrying Miami (NTM) at Kent State. Both are 8 PM starts.
For the Ball State / NIU game, your matchup stats, courtesy of TeamRankings:
Offense
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Ball St. | N. Illinois |
Yards/Play | 6.5 | 6.9 |
Points/Play | 0.522 | 0.571 |
Rush Play % | 47.08% | 60.13% |
Pass Play % | 52.92% | 39.87% |
Completion % | 62.10% | 62.66% |
3D Conv % | 41.07% | 41.28% |
RZ Scoring % | 84.21% | 88.89% |
Defense
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Ball St. | N. Illinois |
Opp Yards/Play | 5.5 | 5.0 |
Opp Points/Play | 0.297 | 0.293 |
Opp Completion % | 59.75% | 46.67% |
Opp 3D Conv % | 39.13% | 34.31% |
Opp RZ Scoring % | 69.57% | 88.89% |
November 13th, 2013 at 8:06 PM ^
November 13th, 2013 at 8:12 PM ^
the answer is a resounding, YES! Not only could they beat us, but they probably would.
November 13th, 2013 at 8:14 PM ^
Here are the results from Massey's simulator:
Ball St | Michigan | |
Most Likely | 34 | 35 |
Median | 35 | 35 |
Mean | 35.63 | 36.06 |
Win Probability | 49% | 51% |
November 13th, 2013 at 8:34 PM ^
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November 13th, 2013 at 8:38 PM ^
November 13th, 2013 at 10:08 PM ^
Ball State has two really good wide receivers and a good QB. If I was going to compare them to anyone in the Big Ten, it would probably be PSU except BSU has a more experienced QB.
I saw LSA's simulation, so I decided to simulate PSU vs. BSU just because I think they're so similar with BSU having a slight offense advantage. Here is the results:
Ball St | Penn St | |
Actual Score | 0 | 0 |
Most Likely | 31 | 28 |
Median | 31 | 28 |
Mean | 31.44 | 28.96 |
Win Probability | 57% | 43% |
Seven Game series simulation:
Simulation Results
Ball St | 39 | Penn St | 27 | (1-0-0) |
Ball St | 34 | Penn St | 28 | (2-0-0) |
Ball St | 32 | Penn St | 7 | (3-0-0) |
Ball St | 49 | Penn St | 36 | (4-0-0) |
Ball St | 31 | Penn St | 41 | (4-1-0) |
Ball St | 22 | Penn St | 35 | (4-2-0) |
Ball St | 31 | Penn St | 20 | (5-2-0) |
My sister attends BSU and I've seen most of their home games this year. Sadly, I think BSU could actually beat Michigan though it would be insanely close.
November 13th, 2013 at 8:06 PM ^
November 13th, 2013 at 8:08 PM ^
November 13th, 2013 at 8:14 PM ^
November 13th, 2013 at 8:15 PM ^
Derp, Brady Hoke, derp ,derp
November 13th, 2013 at 9:01 PM ^
November 13th, 2013 at 8:15 PM ^
Anyone have a solid stream? I'm at work and The First Row stream isn't working here. :(
November 13th, 2013 at 8:34 PM ^
Hoping for a NIU win. Already lost to Ball St and play NIU next week. Just if there are any other Toledo fans.
November 13th, 2013 at 8:36 PM ^
November 13th, 2013 at 9:15 PM ^
November 13th, 2013 at 8:40 PM ^
November 13th, 2013 at 9:54 PM ^
Smot is listed at 6'8". Pretty big difference between that and 7 foot in the NBA.
November 13th, 2013 at 10:11 PM ^
Smotz is on the smaller side of 6'8" which is not even close to the same as 7 ft in the NBA. He will be a smaller PF in the league and won't be very good. Too slow on defense and there's already a ton of great shooters who are tall from overseas.
November 13th, 2013 at 8:49 PM ^
November 13th, 2013 at 8:49 PM ^
November 13th, 2013 at 8:49 PM ^
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November 13th, 2013 at 8:52 PM ^
November 13th, 2013 at 9:56 PM ^
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November 13th, 2013 at 8:54 PM ^
Hardaway Jr with a couple 3's for the Knicks.
November 13th, 2013 at 8:59 PM ^
we can trade Borges for either of these OC's ? He could convert either of these offenses into "Pro Style" pathetic ones. OK, BSU just went 68 yards in 9 plays for the go ahead TD .... oh yeah ...BORGES you SUCK!
November 13th, 2013 at 9:12 PM ^
November 13th, 2013 at 9:38 PM ^
There's going to be an execution ? He sucks ... but I'm pretty sure we can't do that ?
Go Blue!
November 13th, 2013 at 9:00 PM ^
A crafty exchange of rushing TDs by Ball State and Northern Illinois, putting the Cardinals up 14-10 with about 10 minutes left in the half. Ball State is impressing the MAC version of "three yards and a cloud of dust" on NIU with their 3.65 yards per offensive snap too.
November 13th, 2013 at 9:09 PM ^
A bit OT, but Jameis Winston is under investigation for sexual assualt at Florida State.
November 13th, 2013 at 9:42 PM ^
FSU is the only thing standing between the Buckeyes and the NC game. Do we want OSU to play Bama to end Urb's undefeated streak?
November 13th, 2013 at 9:59 PM ^
Tough call for me. Flip a coin. But given the absence of a meteor hitting the stadium right before kickoff, I'd actually rather see Ohio get stoned out of the BCS Title game again, just for the entertainment value.
November 13th, 2013 at 10:13 PM ^
Don't just throw this stuff out there without context. The guy listed as the suspect is 5'9" to 5'10" and Winston is all of 6'4".
November 13th, 2013 at 9:27 PM ^
November 13th, 2013 at 9:46 PM ^
Seems NIU has the same Jock Jams 122 CD Michigan Stadium has featuring "Do the Gopher" and other hits.
November 13th, 2013 at 9:49 PM ^
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1st Downs | 17 | 13 |
3rd down efficiency
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66.67% | 50.00% |
4th down efficiency
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0-0 | 0-0 |
Total Yards | 280 | 266 |
Passing | 198 | 184 |
Comp. Pct.
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76.92% | 83.33% |
Yards per pass
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7.6 | 10.2 |
Rushing | 82 | 82 |
Rushing Attempts
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16 | 18 |
Yards per rush
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5.1 | 4.6 |
Yards Per Play | 6.67 | 7.39 |
Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
Fumbles lost
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0 | 0 |
Interceptions thrown
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0 | 0 |
Possession | 15:20 | 14:40 |
November 13th, 2013 at 9:52 PM ^
Stream, sorry if late =S http://nutjob.eu/njtvx1.html
November 13th, 2013 at 10:00 PM ^
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November 13th, 2013 at 10:52 PM ^
November 13th, 2013 at 10:56 PM ^
This Heroes kid is all over the place for Northern Illinois tonight
— Fake Bo Pelini (@FauxPelini) November 14, 2013
November 13th, 2013 at 11:09 PM ^
Diesel is NIU's mascot:
November 13th, 2013 at 11:09 PM ^