UConn @ Ball State 10/15 2:00pm Kick on ESPN3 | The Boneyard

UConn @ Ball State 10/15 2:00pm Kick on ESPN3

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Gonna need a lot of scoring in this one for sure. Zion + receivers need to be in tune and the OL has to open up holes for Houston, Rosa, and Burns.
 
KembaKek said:
Gonna need a lot of scoring in this one for sure. Zion + receivers need to be in tune and the OL has to open up holes for Houston, Rosa, and Burns.
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It would help a lot if Marion were to return.
 
KembaKek said:
Gonna need a lot of scoring in this one for sure. Zion + receivers need to be in tune and the OL has to open up holes for Houston, Rosa, and Burns.
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will Houston be ready for this game? Thought he got injured yesterday?
 
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rich1122 said:
XRays negative. No word on availability for next week.
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I’s guess he will miss a week, which would make sense with the following bye week. You’d assume there has to be some soft tissue injury there and effectively weeks would be great for recovery.
 
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Vuce said:
Surprised to see us as 11 pt dogs. Ball state has 3 wins. One vs FCS team and combined record of the other two are 2-6. Was expecting like 5 points or something. Go in there hungry!
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I have UConn as one of my favorites on my ESPN page and they give the spread for each game as they come and it opened at 11 then it went to 10 and a half then it went to 10 and now it's at 9, all just today.

The way it's going it may end up at that 5 after all.
 
rich1122 said:
XRays negative. No word on availability for next week.
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All of the players came over to console him on the sidelines. I think everyone thought he was done for the year. Sprains can be very ugly. My hope is he comes back after the bye game.
 
Vuce said:
Surprised to see us as 11 pt dogs. Ball state has 3 wins. One vs FCS team and combined record of the other two are 2-6. Was expecting like 5 points or something. Go in there hungry!
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We are going to have to prove it each and every week before we get the benefit of the doubt. We are on our way there now. 3-4 record but 5-2 against the spread this year
 
Winnable game. As already posted the line is down to 9 already. Ball State's two wins against FBS opponents have been extremely close games. UConn played a tougher early schedule. To me this looks like a close game and certainly within UConn's reach.

Wish that bye week was this week instead of next. It can't get here soon enough.
 
Vuce said:
Surprised to see us as 11 pt dogs. Ball state has 3 wins. One vs FCS team and combined record of the other two are 2-6. Was expecting like 5 points or something. Go in there hungry!
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If there was any need to keep this group grounded, info like this is good ammo for the coaches. I don't think you directly tell the players they are an 11 point dog, but you can point out how no one believes in them yet. Let the players know they have to keep earning the respect every week.
 
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Vuce said:
Surprised to see us as 11 pt dogs. Ball state has 3 wins. One vs FCS team and combined record of the other two are 2-6. Was expecting like 5 points or something. Go in there hungry!
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It is an away game, but the good news on that is Zion won’t have to worry about heat cramps. Game time temps should be in the low 60’s. If Houston plays on Saturday I think we win this, maybe by a lot. I also like the way Burns and Millen are coming along.
 
Chin Diesel said:
The production quality of this game has to be better than FIU, correct???

Correct??
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It has less to do with ESPN3 than the production capabilities of each stadium.

For example, most of the college football I watch is on ESPN+: North Dakota State and Montana both have very good production, but then if you switch to Sacred Heart, it looks a lot like FIU.

Found an archived home Ball State game from 2020 and I'm satisfied with the quality. It's not NDSU level, but it's definitely better than FIU:




My wife's away next weekend and the leaves haven't started to fall yet, so I'm primed for a fun sports weekend: Friday night, I'm going with my nephews to their local HS Friday night football game and then Saturday I'm going to the Yale Bowl and back in time to catch most of the UConn game and then hopefully the ALDS clinching victory for the Yankees that night!
 
Don't give the ball away. Don't give up big plays and get something out of the passing game.

Between Turner, KC and Joly we can't say we don't have the receivers. Charlton has to make Zions reads easier and give him a known outlet if he can't decide where to go in 3 seconds. The OL is doing the job but we don't have enough RB's to continue to pound it inside.
 
CONN78SEJ said:
It is an away game, but the good news on that is Zion won’t have to worry about heat cramps. Game time temps should be in the low 60’s. If Houston plays on Saturday I think we win this, maybe by a lot. I also like the way Burns and Millen are coming along.
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I actually got one thing wrong in my post too. The combined record of the two FBS teams Ball State has beaten isnt 2-6, its 2-10. Not saying Ball State isn’t good. Just pointing out that they haven’t beaten a good team yet. Let’s go!!
 
CONN78SEJ said:
It is an away game, but the good news on that is Zion won’t have to worry about heat cramps. Game time temps should be in the low 60’s. If Houston plays on Saturday I think we win this, maybe by a lot. I also like the way Burns and Millen are coming along.
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Burns is quietly building himself in to being a key player on the offense. He is becoming very adept at keeping drives alive and his blocking on both run plays and pass has become stellar.

Check out his block to spring Houston on his long run. Starts around 3:15 mark on video. I'm on my cell and am way too lazy to splice the clip to the correct time frame.

 
Hey Adrien! said:
It has less to do with ESPN3 than the production capabilities of each stadium.

For example, most of the college football I watch is on ESPN+: North Dakota State and Montana both have very good production, but then if you switch to Sacred Heart, it looks a lot like FIU.

Found an archived home Ball State game from 2020 and I'm satisfied with the quality. It's not NDSU level, but it's definitely better than FIU:




My wife's away next weekend and the leaves haven't started to fall yet, so I'm primed for a fun sports weekend: Friday night, I'm going with my nephews to their local HS Friday night football game and then Saturday I'm going to the Yale Bowl and back in time to catch most of the UConn game and then hopefully the ALDS clinching victory for the Yankees that night!
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I understand that and I was suggesting Ball St would put on a higher quality production than FIU.

Sounds like you got a great weekend coming up. Enjoy.

My girlfriend is coming in town to visit and it should be fun. She's married but says her hubby turns in to a sports nut in early fall doing nothing but going to games, watching sports on TV and watching leaves fall.
 
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