Until I see us win a game on the road against an ACC level opponent I'll take Louisville. I watched the FSU game. Their QB can throw the ball pretty well and run the ball fairly well when needed. I expect a shootout. Hopefully we pull it out. I've yet to see our starters put up a ton of points on a decent team. Oliver scored 21 of our points in the USF game, so other than beating some bad teams our offense hasn't looked great this year. I hope this game turns the tides, but until I see it I'll say Louisville 38-31.
Lots to unpack here. Your feeling about the road losing streak is valid for whatever witchcraft curse reasons. However their QB Juwan Pass has a rather ineffective stat line: 62-120-760 (51%) 4 TDs, 7 INTs, and 29 rushes for -6 yards (12 sacks). Yeah he’s gonna scramble for some first downs but we can count on him throwing a couple picks too. Basically he’s the worst of the 5 non-Alcorn St opposing QBs so far.
You can’t dismiss Oliver’s USF production as if he did it all by himself. We know that isn’t how it works. The rest of the starters were in there opening those big holes.
Also GT put up 602 freakin yards on USF, had a strong 2nd half vs Pitt, and even moved the ball against Clemson too when they weren’t fumbling 8(!) times. Meanwhile Louisville hasn’t shown any indications they’ll be able to stop us.
Lastly, Woody’s new defense has already forced more turnovers than all of last year, while Louisville has only 4.
I hear you about the road woes, but all signs point to Tech starting a new road streak Friday night.
