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The MRI Says...11/9/07
November 9, 2007 | By Benjamin Miraski
Pat White almost fumbled himself out of Heisman contention last night. Ball control problems always seem to plague the West Virginia Mountaineers and last night was no exception. Add in the multiple penalties they received when about to get Louisville off the field and you had a recipe for disaster.
However, after Louisville tied the game late, West Virginia was able to drive and put themselves in position to win the game with a late touchdown. Pat White still deserves a lot of the credit for the win. He moved the ball more with his legs than his arms, but he still was the leader on the field.
While you can't fault him for one of the fumbles (he took a massive hit that they replayed just so that the sound could be heard. He left the field with what looked like a minor concussion.), he still needs to hold onto the ball a little better during his runs. Of the great running quarterbacks, this somewhat reminds me of Michael Vick, who would hold the ball out for all to swipe at. White might not have the speed that Vick had in college, and therefore he gets hit a lot more often. Holding that ball might make the difference between a win and a loss for West Virginia.
And so with the win last night, and one later in the BYU game, the MRI goes 2-0. That brings the week's record so far to 3-1. A nice start. Can we hold on? Looks from the games tonight that we might have a repeat of last night.
Bowling Green at Eastern Michigan - Another mediocre MAC game. What is the point? Bowling Green rolled over Akron last week in this spot. Eastern Michigan is nowhere near as good as Akron. The MRI likes BGSU.
MRI Says: Bowling Green Confidence Factor: 70.77%
Rutgers at Army - Oh Rutgers, how we thought we knew you. You did everyone the big favor of beating South Florida. But now, two weeks, later, you have lost to West Virginia and UConn. What is going on in Piscataway? Isn't the pandemonium still there? Don't you want to go to a bowl? Oh, wait, you scheduled Army. Ok, this should be an easy one then. Count on Ray Rice hitting 200 yards rushing, and Rutgers taking this one home with a voictory, even on the road. The MRI agrees.
MRI Says: Rutgers Confidence Factor: 76.96%
This Week: 3-1
Season Record: 242 - 96, 71.60%
Lifetime Record: 1604 - 670, 70.54%
All rankings are the current MRI ranking of the team
The MRI is a computer football ranking system. It has been picking games since 2003. Ben Miraski writes for MRISports.com and is a featured blogger on FanIQ. Readers can contact Ben at bmiraski@mrisports.com
Posted November 9, 2007 12:35 PM
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