Niners open as 16.5 point underdogs in Houston vs Rice (4-3, 2-1 C-USA).
clt says that is easy money
My best friend (also a Charlotte grad) moved to Houston in the last year so at the beginning of the season I thought this would be a great opportunity to visit him and go to this game lol. We are still going to the game but Iβm hoping for at least good beer and barbecue in or around the stadium. Iβm hoping to see a better mentality and effort by the team. Some of these players need to realize if you canβt cut it here you arenβt going to easily be able to play anywhere else. I would not mind seeing Xavier Williams start this game because he can at least run when given a lane or under pressure. Iβm afraid Chris Reynolds is either injured or has David Carr syndrome after being hit so many times. I suspect Rice will chew us up on the ground playing a smart run game. Iβd hope we would try to exploit any athletic advantage we have against them as they historically have had smallish less athletic guys. I donβt expect much, hope Iβm surprised.
I predict a huge upset CLT 27 Rice 24
Itβs embarrassing to be so damn bad that we get mocked by a third rate hack that has a job at ESPN because he or his daddy knows someone.
Itβs worse that you really canβt argue with it
Well, Ryan McGeeβs father probably did know someone being a college administrator and a football official, but the former didnβt need that to get where he is at ESPN, as well as earlier stints with FOX Sports and NASCAR Media Group.
Would be nice to get on a roll and get some positivity going into next season.
That may end up being the final result, but a team that has absolutely nothing to lose can be very dangerous. Would love to feed them a big ole piece of humble pie today. Donβt think that others will not remind them of that on Twitter if we are able to pull out a W.
I have an idea, letβs get a W!
Prediction: Rice 35 Charlotte 31 We play inspired football, find our running game, and have a more balanced offense, but lose a close on in the end
Stick by my prediction, CLT 27 Rice 21
I donβt have a prediction but I think the scores will be in the 40βs. I think our offense will shake off the trainwreck from last weekend and come out on fire. Regarding our defense, your guess is as good as mine regarding which team shows up. Maybe Ross gave our defensive coaches more latitude to experiment versus Healy. Again, a team with nothing to lose can roll the dice and play a little outside of the norms. For some reason, I feel like we get the W with a last minute field goal but both teams will be in the 40βs.