MU vs. USD pre-game comments, predictions
Time to get the ball rolling on this....here is a comment sent to the Callahan story and I moved it over here:
Attached from today's Sportsnetwork; they've got Monmouth as the underdog (what else is new?). Also is the game a sellout yet? .... answer 1,700 tickets already sold...more pre-game than any other this year...Tickets are on sale now until game day at the athletic office: for phone orders or personal pick or other info up pls call 732-263-5190....
GRIDIRON CLASSIC
No. 16 San Diego (10-1) at Monmouth (10-1), 12:00
San Diego has lived a charmed life in the Mid-Major rankings for the past two seasons. They have often earned the unanimous No. 1 nod in the Mid-Major top 10, and emerged as a dominating team in the ranks. But they still have to prove it by going to Monmouth and beating the Hawks, and that will present one of their most difficult matchups of the season. Monmouth’s defense figures to provide a good test for the San Diego offense, with Matt Hill (74 TT, 3 INT) and Mike Castellano (64 TT, 3 INT) leading a unit that leads the nation with 11.4 points per game allowed and is among the national leaders with 26 takeaways. The Hawks aren’t that bad on offense either, with Brian Boland (2208 yards, 14 TD/7 INT) completing 65 percent of his passes to provide solid play at quarterback and running back David Sinisi (716 yards, 12 TD) finding the endzone consistently. They will provide a test to a San Diego team that took a bit of a step back with a 37-27 loss at UC Davis last week. The Toreros acquitted themselves well against a very good Aggie team, but they struggled on defense against a very potent offense. Monmouth doesn’t possess the same type of firepower, but the Hawks are able to run and pass the ball and should do better than most teams the Toreros faced in a soft regular season schedule. The Hawks defense can keep them in the game too, but they haven’t faced an offense with San Diego’s explosiveness. Quarterback Josh Johnson (3140 yards, 34 TD/4 INT) has completed 67 percent of his passes and has also run for 616 yards and 11 touchdowns. He is among the top quarterbacks in I-AA/FCS, and had that status affirmed with a sixth place finish in the Walter Payton Award voting. The Toreros are scoring 44.3 points per game, and have the firepower to finally break through a tough Monmouth defense. A favorable weather forecast is a nice boost for San Diego, and the Toreros’ offense should be too much for the Hawks to keep up with. San Diego scores in the high 20 or low 30s to win the inaugural Gridiron Classic. Prediction: San Diego 31, Monmouth 17
e-mail tonygsports@aol.com
Attached from today's Sportsnetwork; they've got Monmouth as the underdog (what else is new?). Also is the game a sellout yet? .... answer 1,700 tickets already sold...more pre-game than any other this year...Tickets are on sale now until game day at the athletic office: for phone orders or personal pick or other info up pls call 732-263-5190....
GRIDIRON CLASSIC
No. 16 San Diego (10-1) at Monmouth (10-1), 12:00
San Diego has lived a charmed life in the Mid-Major rankings for the past two seasons. They have often earned the unanimous No. 1 nod in the Mid-Major top 10, and emerged as a dominating team in the ranks. But they still have to prove it by going to Monmouth and beating the Hawks, and that will present one of their most difficult matchups of the season. Monmouth’s defense figures to provide a good test for the San Diego offense, with Matt Hill (74 TT, 3 INT) and Mike Castellano (64 TT, 3 INT) leading a unit that leads the nation with 11.4 points per game allowed and is among the national leaders with 26 takeaways. The Hawks aren’t that bad on offense either, with Brian Boland (2208 yards, 14 TD/7 INT) completing 65 percent of his passes to provide solid play at quarterback and running back David Sinisi (716 yards, 12 TD) finding the endzone consistently. They will provide a test to a San Diego team that took a bit of a step back with a 37-27 loss at UC Davis last week. The Toreros acquitted themselves well against a very good Aggie team, but they struggled on defense against a very potent offense. Monmouth doesn’t possess the same type of firepower, but the Hawks are able to run and pass the ball and should do better than most teams the Toreros faced in a soft regular season schedule. The Hawks defense can keep them in the game too, but they haven’t faced an offense with San Diego’s explosiveness. Quarterback Josh Johnson (3140 yards, 34 TD/4 INT) has completed 67 percent of his passes and has also run for 616 yards and 11 touchdowns. He is among the top quarterbacks in I-AA/FCS, and had that status affirmed with a sixth place finish in the Walter Payton Award voting. The Toreros are scoring 44.3 points per game, and have the firepower to finally break through a tough Monmouth defense. A favorable weather forecast is a nice boost for San Diego, and the Toreros’ offense should be too much for the Hawks to keep up with. San Diego scores in the high 20 or low 30s to win the inaugural Gridiron Classic. Prediction: San Diego 31, Monmouth 17
e-mail tonygsports@aol.com
posted by Tony Graham at 11:37 AM
3 Comments:
we are 4th year hawks fans, 3 rings, ecac and now gridiron, HOW COOL IS THIS!!!!!!!
Johnson is listed at 190 lbs. No way - he is like 175, maybe...
I know it's not cool, but I think he's going to get beat up in this game - a good Jersey-style beating!
You know he is "merely" 175 pounds? Did you weigh him?
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