Can We Just Talk About Fresno State Right Now?
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By Caroline Davenport
To my loyal blog readers (aka Mom and Dad):
I am holding off
on my SEC/PAC 12 beat to explore something new: the Mountain West and Fresno
State.
The Bulldogs of Fresno State are undefeated and ranked
fourth in the nation for passing yards, and senior quarterback Derek Carr has
19 touchdowns this season, with only 4 interceptions and 1,864 passing yards.
Oh, and a 70.7% pass completion average.
Can someone say Heisman?
To put things in perspective, Heisman-candidate Johnny
Manziel has 14 touchdowns, 5 interceptions and 1,835 passing yards. His
completion average is a little better, at 73.2%.
Oregon’s Marcus Mariota has 17 touchdowns this season, no
interceptions and ,1724 passing yards with a completion average of 60.6%. So in comparison, Carr is statistically playing
at a top-notch level.
(Reminder: this is in the Mountain West and not the SEC or
PAC 12, but its certainly worth mentioning.)
Fresno State is a scrappy team, and I like scrappy teams. The
bulldogs pulled off wins against Rutgers in overtime, 52-51, Boise State, 41-40,
and Hawaii, 42-37. So what we have determined here is that they have an
explosive offense and a lackluster defense. However, their defense redeemed
themselves last week against Idaho, beating the Vandals 64-14.
Fresno State is raked 17th in the AP Poll and 19th in the coaches’
polls. With BCS rankings coming out after this week’s games, Fresno State has a
legitimate chance to be the Cinderella team of the BCS. If Fresno State can
beat UNLV this week, its schedule is conducive for an undefeated season and a
potential bowl bid.
I’m rooting for Fresno State this year. This could potentially be Fresno State’s best
finish since their 1985 season, where the bulldogs went 11-0-1.
So bark on, Bulldogs!
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