Three For Thursday [Zips @Ball State]

[Dr Z]

Feel free to discuss your answers below. Members that answer all three correctly will be recognized Sunday morning. 

 

 

 

[kreed5120]

These polls are becoming increasingly more challenging when we aren't sure who is lining up at QB on a week to week basis.

[Captain Kangaroo]

I think we need separate "Three for Thursday - Chapman" and "Three for Thursday - Woodson" polls. At least it world help me.

[Dr Z]

Odds Shark score prediction models pick a 23-15 result in favor of the Zips on Saturday.

 

Odds Shark Power Rankings have the Ball State Cardinals at No. 113 and the Akron Zips at No. 63 heading into this contest.

 

The game pits Ball State's No. 69-ranked offense, averaging 28.43 PPG, against a Akron defense that ranks No. 109 this week at 34.57 PPG. The Ball State aerial game is averaging 217.57 yards per game, less than the Akron Zips secondary allows through the air, 280.43 YPG per game. Defensively, the Akron Zips feature the league's No. 66-rated road run defense, allowing 182 yards per game. Ball State, meanwhile, ranks No. 81 in rushing offense at home.

[ZippyRulz]

I'll check on the score in the 2nd qtr. Make me want to watch the 2nd half, Zips!

 

[Dr Z]

13 hours ago, kreed5120 said:

These polls are becoming increasingly more challenging when we aren't sure who is lining up at QB on a week to week basis.

 

 

[zipsoutsider]

9 minutes ago, Dr Z said:

 

 

Praise the Lord.

[Aaron]

I took the 'offensive shootout' options, with the Zips ultimately winning.  I believe that Bowden keeps the team focused well enough to bounce back from last week, but they don't have the defensive personnel to stop Ball State's run game.  I see Akron winning with some good clock management and coaching - being dominated in time of possession but trading a few BSU FGs for Zips TDs that ultimately keep them on top.

[Balsy]

19 hours ago, Aaron said:

I took the 'offensive shootout' options, with the Zips ultimately winning.  I believe that Bowden keeps the team focused well enough to bounce back from last week, but they don't have the defensive personnel to stop Ball State's run game.  I see Akron winning with some good clock management and coaching - being dominated in time of possession but trading a few BSU FGs for Zips TDs that ultimately keep them on top.

 

I agree with this.  I think that Akron's defense won't be good, but it'll be enough to get things done.  All the defense needs to do is to come up with one or two stops that allows the offense to take a lead and hold onto it. 

[Dr Z]

Zips win, score 35, and hold the Cardinals to 256 yards rushing.

 

Congratulations to kreed5120, gmann17, zipsoutsider, Zip-Zap, LZip, Zipmlady, gozips19 and Ham, who answered all three correctly. 

 

Because of the game Thursday, Three for Thursday™ will start on Tuesday this week.

[g-mann17]

3 hours ago, Dr Z said:

Zips win, score 35, and hold the Cardinals to 256 yards rushing.

 

Congratulations to kreed5120, gmann17, zipsoutsider, Zip-Zap, LZip, Zipmlady, gozips19 and Ham, who answered all three correctly. 

 

Because of the game Thursday, Three for Thursday™ will start on Tuesday this week.

Go me...

 

I did not predict though that a school named BALL St would have fans that got mad about our team properly saluting then.