UCLA-
I find this game to be very similar to Southern Miss. The "home" field will help UCLA very little other than the fact NU traveled a few time zones and mixed up it's routine, the crowd will be not much difference in favor of UCLA. In fact, the sea of red might play to NU's favor and certainly help us with recruiting in SoCal.
I don't expect Rex to play unless he is used as a decoy or if one of more of the other backs go down. We are out to win the BIG and Bo and Company will sit him accordingly.
UCLA has 3 freshman on the O-line and a Freshman QB. I can only imagine what the 95 or 99 defenses would have done to UCLA. But this is a different group of players - we don't have that crazy level of talent, but it will be a bad sign for us if UCLA runs the ball well and our blitzes are unsuccessful. Bo himself said this is a Big XII offense --- we should be pretty familiar with how to play against that type of personnel grouping.
Athletically, UCLA isn't much more talented than Southern Miss - a few more highly rated recruting classes, but we aren't playing against 22 NFL bound guys. We should not, other than their TE, have match up problems.
Martinez plays well, runs more, and misfires a couple more times. Completes 60% with 3 obvious drops.
Defense has 5+ tackles for loss and 3 sacks.
Defense does better on 3rd down because UCLA will face more 3rd and longs due to their mistakes.
Kicking game is definately our advantage.
Our running game - 3 rushers over 50 yards
7 players catch the ball
We collect our first INT - we're plus 1 on turnovers 1:2
NU 38
UCLA 13
I find this game to be very similar to Southern Miss. The "home" field will help UCLA very little other than the fact NU traveled a few time zones and mixed up it's routine, the crowd will be not much difference in favor of UCLA. In fact, the sea of red might play to NU's favor and certainly help us with recruiting in SoCal.
I don't expect Rex to play unless he is used as a decoy or if one of more of the other backs go down. We are out to win the BIG and Bo and Company will sit him accordingly.
UCLA has 3 freshman on the O-line and a Freshman QB. I can only imagine what the 95 or 99 defenses would have done to UCLA. But this is a different group of players - we don't have that crazy level of talent, but it will be a bad sign for us if UCLA runs the ball well and our blitzes are unsuccessful. Bo himself said this is a Big XII offense --- we should be pretty familiar with how to play against that type of personnel grouping.
Athletically, UCLA isn't much more talented than Southern Miss - a few more highly rated recruting classes, but we aren't playing against 22 NFL bound guys. We should not, other than their TE, have match up problems.
Martinez plays well, runs more, and misfires a couple more times. Completes 60% with 3 obvious drops.
Defense has 5+ tackles for loss and 3 sacks.
Defense does better on 3rd down because UCLA will face more 3rd and longs due to their mistakes.
Kicking game is definately our advantage.
Our running game - 3 rushers over 50 yards
7 players catch the ball
We collect our first INT - we're plus 1 on turnovers 1:2
NU 38
UCLA 13
