[NU Sports] Overconfidence? (used to be Purdue to Sun Bowl)

[Jeff Beamsley]

roy wrote <snip>

>Good analysis
>
>The only caveat I'd add is that NU's big O-line has had trouble with smaller
>defensives if they are quick. I'm not sure if they are.
>
>One of the other things to remember is that Hawaii has not had all of their
>original starting front 7 defenders all year. They are starting to get some of
>the them back and they're itching to make big plays.
>
>Their stats are all skewed by a couple of blowouts early, as I remember they've
>played a few decent games lately.
>
>They play a lot better at home, where the temp is higher, and the time is late
>for the "mainland" teams.
>
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>
Your points are good too!

This is a tale of two teams.  They don't play well on the road at all 
(where they've been blown out and run over).  They just light it up at 
home (where maybe the visiting teams are a little slower than normal).

This is virually the first time all year they are going to have most of 
their starting defense on the field. 

They have to win the next two game to play in their own bowl game. 

I agree that on paper we should be able to run on them without a 
problem, but if anybody watched the Toledo/BG shootout last night - 
that's just a taste of what a wide open June Jones offense looks like.

Jeff