Re: 11-7-09
brian leonard
NCAA Rivalry Game of the Year
Kent State at Akron
The Golden Flashes are on quite a roll and with a win this week over arch rival Akron Kent State will become bowl eligible. How big of a deal is that? Kent State hasn't been to a bowl game since 1972. A win will also set up a showdown with Temple for the divisional lead and what could be a shot at the MAC Championship. Kent State has won three straight games since blowing a big lead hosting Bowling Green. They have dominated the past three opponents especially defensively where they allowed just 14, 11 and 6 points. Kent is looking to avenge a double overtime home loss last year to the Zips. Akron has dropped six straight games and they have yet to beat an FBS entrant this season. After starting QB Chris Jacquemain was dismissed from the team the offense disappeared. The last four games Akron has produced point totals of 10, 14, 17 and 7 points. The last two games they were a combined 1 for 21 on third down conversions. The limited offense is putting way too much pressure on the defense and we expect that stop unit to collapse this week. In seven FBS games this season the defense has been on the field at least 32 minutes in every contest. You simply cannot ask those players to be on the field that length of time without feeling the affects. Now in the fifth straight game off their bye we can look for the defense in regress. Akron hasn't had any of the new stadium home field advantage this season with FBS losses by 17 and 12 points here. Look for Kent to extend that misery.
PLAY KENT STATE
brian leonard
NCAA Rivalry Game of the Year
Kent State at Akron
The Golden Flashes are on quite a roll and with a win this week over arch rival Akron Kent State will become bowl eligible. How big of a deal is that? Kent State hasn't been to a bowl game since 1972. A win will also set up a showdown with Temple for the divisional lead and what could be a shot at the MAC Championship. Kent State has won three straight games since blowing a big lead hosting Bowling Green. They have dominated the past three opponents especially defensively where they allowed just 14, 11 and 6 points. Kent is looking to avenge a double overtime home loss last year to the Zips. Akron has dropped six straight games and they have yet to beat an FBS entrant this season. After starting QB Chris Jacquemain was dismissed from the team the offense disappeared. The last four games Akron has produced point totals of 10, 14, 17 and 7 points. The last two games they were a combined 1 for 21 on third down conversions. The limited offense is putting way too much pressure on the defense and we expect that stop unit to collapse this week. In seven FBS games this season the defense has been on the field at least 32 minutes in every contest. You simply cannot ask those players to be on the field that length of time without feeling the affects. Now in the fifth straight game off their bye we can look for the defense in regress. Akron hasn't had any of the new stadium home field advantage this season with FBS losses by 17 and 12 points here. Look for Kent to extend that misery.
PLAY KENT STATE

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