A very good analysis from a solid capper, not me. Thought I wanna share so I copied this from another site:
"Miami of Ohio
Statistical overview:
Temple outgained Navy last week both in the air and on the ground and that's the first time this season they were able to do that against a division 1-A opponent. When a team outrushes Navy, it means that both offensive and defensive line took a major beating, as it takes tons of rushing attempts and a very focused rushing defense to accomplish something like that. And that's exactly what happened this past Saturday. Temple rushed 34 times for 274 yards and Navy rushed 62 times for 227 yards. It is going to be hard for both Temple lines to play only 5 days later and to be at 100% after such a battle in trenches. Temple defense will now face a completely different type of offense against Miami of Ohio. The Redhawks have a good passing Qb who is also mobile and can burn your defense both ways. This team is much more competitive since Dysert took over from Raudabaugh. They covered 4 of last 5, won their first game last week, and their Qb passed for over 300 yards in two straight games with 4 touchdowns and no interceptions. What is even more important for them, is that they are now consistently winning the ToP battle with Dysert, and their defense is not as tired as it was with Raudabaugh as Qb who just couldn't move the chains and keep the defense of the field.
Scheduling overview:
Playing on short rest after playing Navy is the last thing you want if you are Temple. This was a very emotional game for them, as they hadn't won against Navy in a long time and they wanted to win this game real bad. The short week will not be long enough to prepare and re-focus here. They are having a great season and the win over Navy was the pinnacle of their season. Very dangerous game comming up.
Situational overview:
The Navy game was the last non conference game on Temple's schedule. With that win and the conference win over Toledo the previous week, they claimed sole possession of the top spot in the MAC East. Their next two games are against two worst MAC East teams, Miami of Ohio (1-4 conference, 1-8 overall) and Akron (0-4 conference, 1-7 overall), before facing the main competitors for the MAC East title, Kent State and Ohio, both 4-1 in the conference. So, this is a soft spot on their schedule and history teach us that those soft scheduling spots can be the most dangerous ones for teams that are in control of their own destiny. Not sure about the upset possibility, but a game decided by 7-10 points is very possible."
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