luckyintheorder said:OMG I missed Eag football this weekend.... Trying to watch the ISU v Montana game. Early impressions are ISU is playing hard this season, may be a little undersized, don't think they can cover Eag WR's no matter who QB's. Should be able to run as well. Question marks remain about how physical the Eag D will be after badly needed time off.
LDopaPDX said:I think Eastern is the better and more talented team and should win. I don't expect this to be a cakewalk. Idaho State is coming off a bye week and have remained competitive in most of their games this year. Only Utah State totally put the beatdown on them. The good news is that they stylistically play a type of offense that shouldn't create unusual problems (in other words, they don't run the ball a bunch). I'm not sure they can overrun us like the other teams we've played.
At this point, our season hinges on being able to win a lot of games going down the stretch, and on paper, this is one of the easier tasks.
Who plays QB for EWU?
Best said he would like to see some practice reps this week from redshirt sophomore Kekoa Visperas – who missed the Idaho game two weeks ago with an upper-body injury – to feel confident in using him. But the Eagles also got a capable performance from junior quarterback Jared Taylor against the third-ranked Vandals. If Taylor plays, it will be interesting to see just how much he runs and how much he throws. The Bengals’ defense ranks in the bottom third of the Big Sky in many statistical categories, so it seems reasonable to expect the Eagles can score points against them regardless of who plays quarterback. Whether Visperas or Taylor starts, expect also to see plenty of third quarterback Michael Wortham, who has rushed for three touchdowns and thrown for one more this season.