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BEAVERS WELCOME LOUISVILLE FOR 2010 HOME OPENER

9-18-2010 - Good Morning Beaver Nation. I am very late with this today as I have only 45 minutes left to write this. I will try to get these done in a more timely manner in the future but work gets in the way from time to time.

I believe that the Beavers will be very fired up for this game and that Ryan Katz will have improved lightyears from his experience at Cowboys Stadium and the extra week of preparation. The Beavers are 20 point favorites in this game but Louisville brings a talented team to Reser Stadium. I expect Louisville to struggle with 3 primary things.

1. The Travel - East Coast teams seldom travel to the west coast and when they do they lose most of the time. Cincinnati last year should have lost but the Beavers were not at their best.

2. The Weather - The cold and damp weather of Reser Stadium today will be an advantage for the Beavers.

3. The Crowd - A sell-out is expected today at Reser and the Beavers fans will be loud and proud.

BY THE NUMBERS

When you look at the numbers for both teams Louisville is slightly ahead but when you consider who each team has played I give the advantage to the Beavers.

KEYS	STATISTIC	OSU	Louisville	Advantage
.	Records	0-1	1-1	UL
.	Scoring Offense	21	19.5	OSU
.	Scoring Defense	30	18	UL
.	Total Offense	255.0	352.5	UL
.	Total Defense	453.0	348.0	UL
.	Rushing Offense	73.0	179.5	UL
.	Rushing Defense	278.0	161.0	UL
.	Passing Offense	182.0	173.0	OSU
.	Passing Defense	175.00	187.0	OSU
.	Pass Efficiency	122.6	116.0	OSU
.	Pass Defense Efficiency	114.8	142.0	OSU
.	Kickoff Returns	22.8	24.1	UL
.	Punt Return Average	6.5	11.4	UL
.	Interceptions	2	2	TIE
.	Punting	43.4	41.2	OSU
.	Kickoff Coverage	21.0	25.0	UL
.	Field Goals	0/1	3/3	UL
.	PAT Kicking	3/3	4/4	TIE
.	Sacks by	1	8	UL
.	Sacks Against	2	3	OSU
.	First Downs	13	34/2	UL
.	Opponent First Downs	30	32/2	UL
.	3rd Down Conversions	36%	24%	OSU
.	3rd Down Defense	65%	30%	UL
.	4th Down Conversions	100%	50%	OSU
.	4th Down Defense	0%	100%	OSU
.	Penalties	30.0	65.0	OSU
.	Time of Possession	20.37	28.48	UL
.	Turnover Margin	0	-3	OSU
.	Red Zone Offense	100%	75%	OSU
.	Red Zone Defense	67%	67%	TIE
.	Home Field Advantage	OSU	-	OSU
32	Totals	14	15	UL

THE BOTTOM LINE

The Beavers will win by at least 2 touchdowns and I am sure they are looking to avenge the pasting that Louisville put on them a few years ago. Look for the Beavers to run wide and for Katz to go deep a few times. Quizz will rush for 150+ yards and 3 TD's. James will have 1 TD and over 100 yards receiving.

FINAL SCORE

BEAVERS 45
Louisville 24

GO BEAVERS!

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