Why the Zips will upset MTSU

[Zipsrifle]

I think the Zips will pull off the upset this weekend. I try to be a realist on things, and though it will be a close game, I think we'll take it. Why? Well, JD is the reason. Sure, the players are the ones who make it happen, but I have to say that the preparation and the play of the Zips at Purdue last week was well beyond what I and IMO, most others expected. Outside of the rough start last year, he has REALLY impressed me with how prepared the Zips have been. He doesn't make many dumb calls and has changed the attitude on the Zips. We I really think we went from "Please don't let us lose this game" to "We're going to win this game!" I think the Marshall upset last year on national television was the turning point mentally.

I've nosed around on the MTSU board a little bit, and it seems that their in crisis mode right now. Their coach is on the rocks, they're 0-2 and everyone is already talking about how a loss to Akron would ruin the entire season. They are pleading with their fans to attend the game against us so they have some support. Seems the hardcore fans have the "Lets not blow this one" mentallity, and I speculate the team has the same mentality. They blew a game last week on turnovers and that will be HUGE on Saturday.

I think JD is playing some head games with them. All of his comments about turnovers maybe has them thinking about NOT TURNING THE BALL OVER. If you focus on not doing something, then you aren't focusing on what you should be doing. Often you end up doing what you were telling yourself not to do. With all that has happened in the MAC already, it is apparent things are not shaping up as everyone expected. At this point, I see a young Zips team that truely believes it can make a run again at the MAC East crown. I think they'll come out pumped up!

So, I think what we need to do on Saturday is keep MTSU out of the game mentally. Again, I say we go for a quick score early. I really think we'll see the ground game come alive. The line was performing much better than expected and I think we'll have a BIGGS game. We've got the passing attack, and I would love to see Dom run one back. The new, faster D will have a golden opportunity to find itself. They've dominated the offense in fall and spring ball. MTSU isn't Purdue so I expect to see them giving the Blue Raiders fits.

JD will have the Zips ready. I really think he is the coach we were looking for. I want payback for the loss last year! Lets kick them early while they are down!

[theboro]

You may gash us passing, but if you get more than 60 yards rushing, I'll be shocked. Our front seven is too good. Look for #25. He is a bad mamma jamma.

I don't know how this one shakes out. I don't expect it to be close. I think it will be a blowout either way.

At this point, I don't think I'd be upset if we lost just to insure our bozo of a coach getting fired.

[BlueRaiderPride]

Ziprifle, I can guarantee you that our guys are not in the mentality that you speculate. They are are very hungry for a win. Their disposition reminds me alot of a downtroddened team we had back in 1999 right before we blew away 1-AA Tennessee-Martin 70-14. It was a long season that year, and our guys were itching for a win. We certainly had the talent where we should've produced more wins then what we got.

Our guys certainly are thinkin' about a fear of blowing this game. Our defensive linemen our aching to drop Luke Getsy in the backfield. Our offense is anxious at the shot to throw long bombs and for long runs to light up the scoreboard for the home crowd.

There's no fear of blowing it. They are just ready to beat the dog snot out of Akron and show everyone what should've happened to North Texas.