JRK wrote:
http://www.gobearkats.com/ViewArticle.dbmlDB_OEM_ID=19900&ATCLID=211670198"Jeremiah Briscoe threw for 305 yards and 3 TDs in the win against Nicholls, giving him his 15th 300-yard passing game of his career. "
We know the Nicholls game results and are still scratching our heads whether Baylor and Texas A&M are not very good (ie, Nicholls looked pretty good in these games) or Nicholls had a disaster game vs Sam or whether Sam is really just that good. Maybe all three.
The Sam vs then #7 Richmond (now #15) game might be more informative. Note that the Spiders in addition to the 48-34 loss to BearKats lost last week to Elon by 36-33 and have wins over #227 Howard (68-21) and #192 Colgate (20-17). Not sure how they get to #15. At least our loss was to FBS #24 K-State with wins over #219 Murray State and #188 SLU.
Besides Richmond (pretty impressive win) and Nicholls State, Sam beat #2111 Prairie View (who was whalloped much worse by Nicholls).
Some game stats from Richmond game (admitted first game for each):
Richmond/SHS
TOP: 33/27
3rd down conversions: 7-17/4-13
Place kicks: 4-6/
6-9Punts: 31/37
Penalties:
9-139/5-46
Rush/Net Rush: 168-106/301-272Passing: 36-56-2-546/20-37-1-411Plays: 89/74
Sack/TFL: 4-0/7-4 Sam presents in my opinion a unique challenge. Their quick passing game gives
your frontline guys little time to put any pressure on the QB...and in turn puts
an enormous challenge on your secondary not only to defend but to make tackles
after the catch and have no busted coverages like last year.
The Bears will need to keep this one close early, control the time of possession
and Keep Briscoe and the Sam offense sitting on the bench drinking Gatoraid.
Bears 39
Sam 37