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Message: [QUOTE="SWC75, post: 3591, member: 289"] Saturday September 24th Noon in the Dome vs. Toledo TV: Big East Network This is another battle of two teams that were 8-5 last year but Toledo is not USC. They are, however, a formidable team, with 9 offensive and 8 defensive starters back from a team that beat Purdue 31-20 but also lost to Arizona 2-41. Still, they will be a contender for the MAC championship and we’ve had trouble with MAC teams in recent years. Basically, if we are good again, we should win this game at home. If we aren’t, we are vulnerable to a team like this. A key to their success is for the same reason we had such a good record in 2001: a +11 turnover margin. But that’s the kind of stat that can change quickly. They out-gained their opposition last year by exactly 8 yards. They had two quarterbacks last year: Austin Dantin was the starter for the first nine games, then hurt his shoulder. Terrence Owens then took the team to three wins in four games to finish the year. Both are back They have a tailback named “Adonis”, just like we do: Adonis Thomas gained 1098 yards on just 175 carries (6.3) and 8 scores. Back-up Morgan Williams gained 1010 yards rushing in 2008. Eric Page “is arguably the best offensive talent tin the MAC”, per Athlon. He had 99 receptions for 1105 yards and 8TDS. He also returned three kicks for touchdowns last year That’s as many as we’ve had in the last 8 years. They’ve got four year starters at offensive tackle. Defensively they have all conference performers in end TJ Fatinikun and “old school” middle linebacker Dan Molls. And, “there’s plenty of talent in the secondary.” This is a dangerous team. We could be coming back from LA with our tails between our legs. If so, we could be in for a very unpleasant surprise from the Rockets. In a way, winning this game may be as important as the USC game- we’ve got to win the games we are supposed to win if we are going to have a good season and this could be a very tough one. Their stats from last year: Offense- rushing 167.4 (43rd) passing 198.0 (77th), total 365.4 (74th) scoring 27.9 (54th) Defense- rushing 133.5 (36th) passing 231.3 (86th) total 364.8 (86th) scoring 28.5 (73rd ) Turnover margin: +11 (15th) [/QUOTE]

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