Line ‘em up: Predictions and Game Thread Houston
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i just want a win. i am tired of disappointment after disappointment ! Beating Houston will go a long way! Finishing the season with 8 plus wins and being competitive VS the rest will put us in the NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT!! We will need $$ to keep out staff. Marion or/and Odom will be gone. IMO!!
I know nothing about Houston but see they are picked to finish 15th in their 16 team conference. They also are 2.5 point favorites.
42-41 Houston
42-41 Houston
Damn. Finished the article last night. I have close to you. I believe I have it 35-27.
Hasn’t gone to front page yet, I threw it together and kept in draft, haven’t proofed it yet.
Screw it, pushed it without proofing.
Somebody give it a gander and let me know of any huge errors. Threw it together quickly last night.
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Somebody give it a gander and let me know of any huge errors. Threw it together quickly last night.
Rebel-Net: UNLV Rebels Football & Basketball Recruiting - Rebels head to Houston for season opener
UNLV had a surprisingly successful year one under Barry Odom. Can UNLV build upon it with a quick start at Houston?
Houston sucks and their fans and meth heads and their cheerleaders are fat
UNLV 38
Houston 17
UNLV 38
Houston 17
UNLV has lost badly to Houston three times in a row, it is time that UNLV wins. It is also time we quit playing home games for Houston with 3 games in a row at their home field!
Either UNLV will lose, or they will win big. If the QB comes out ready to play, I do not believe they can keep up"
UNLV 45 Houston 21
Either UNLV will lose, or they will win big. If the QB comes out ready to play, I do not believe they can keep up"
UNLV 45 Houston 21
UNLV 24, Houston 21
Both defenses aren't great, but both will be starting QBs new to their offensive system.
We miss at least 1 FG.
Both defenses aren't great, but both will be starting QBs new to their offensive system.
We miss at least 1 FG.
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I think when UNLV is in no man’s land, 4th and 5 from the 32 yard line, UNLV will go for it. We will miss some FGs this year, but we will have more going for it on 4th down, too.
And I don’t think UNLV will have a great defense … but I think it will surprise and actually be pretty good. Better than most of us expect. They won’t shut anybody out … but I don’t think they’re going to outright blow games either.
I agree. I just think things can get sloppy in the first game of the season, and both teams are also good enough and probably evenly matched in terms of talent. So I just don't see this being a high scoring affair like many here. Especially in the rain which is very likely
Game is on FS1, so we’ll have some eyeballs on this one. Great exposure for the program and I don’t believe it’s happened in unlv football history where we are on a premium channel/nationally broadcast game for 3-4 straight games.
Anyone remember the days of some regional or HS production/fringe channel?
Anyone remember the days of some regional or HS production/fringe channel?
"THIS WEEK on Cox channel 121-5..."
I just looked to see who is playing at the same time on network TV. Notre Dame vs A&M will probably have 90% more viewers in Houston than UH will tomorrow night.
I think I was fairly close on the estimate of a win by 24. UNLV won by 20 with a useless Houston score at the end otherwise they would have won by 27. UNLV is going to continue along the line of being underestimated even if they find a way to beat Kansas, but a win against Kansas would help and has the potential to get UNLV to a top 25 ranking for the first time ever during the regular season. Almost four decades of mostly losing ball is hard to overcome when it comes to the betting lines and media after only 1 good season.
Based on these predictions it looks like we were all surprised by our defense last night. Very active and fast linebackers and our secondary held their own all night. Hoping it wasn’t just a very bad Hou team but our defense looked legit. Won’t learn anything from our next game; get Sluka and our receivers in sync, get some PT for HMW, clean up the special teams (our worst performers last night imho), and get Oort of there with no injuries.
They start season 3-0 with road wins over Houston and a ranked KU squad (provided KU beats Illinois) they will definitely be ranked.
Across the country, I think the only team should celebrate this week is USC. The Trojans and maybe Reno, they beat higher ranked teams. Troy was favoured over Reno and LSU over USC. The rest of the teams beat a lower ranked teams. Dont celebrates too hard. LOL Boise even boistering their wins over some obscure team for Jeanty.
We weren't favoured but UNLV ranked higher in the Coaches Poll. UNLV got "some votes" in the top 25
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I don’t think Houston was as good as people thought, time will tell, we will see more next week when they have a big road game. What if they compete? I don’t think they will, I honestly think Houston wasn’t good.
But we were a dog. On the road. Against a not so good team but one in a power conference. That counts for something.
Perhaps UNLV was a hell of a lot more prepared and focused than Houston, perhaps UH had zero clue our lines would show as they did and they just underestimated, UNLV hit them with a couple punches and they were dazed for the game. That happens. Hell, the same thing has happened to us in our sports where you are left scratching your head wonder what the hell … and we aren’t as bad, as the season goes on.
Just saying it’s one week. Just one week. Can’t get much smaller sample sizes.
Earlier in the season is the best time to beat the book. In a couple weeks, the books are too good...It was obvious UNLV was the more superior team even the coaches said so....
