Now that's out of my system, let's take a look at UTSA inaugural opponent Northeastern State's Zero Week win against homecoming opponent Bacone College. On the strength of 17 returning starters and 19 seniors, NSU steam-rolled Bacone 43-0 with 451 total yards of offense. The Bacone Warriors were only able to muster 70 yards of offense. The Warriors only moved the chains once against NSU's starters. I hate analyzing games like this. Obviously Bacone is really, really, really bad. But how good is Northeastern? The Riverhawks were unable to score in the first quarter, then proceeded to drop 21 in the second quarter. It wasn't long before it was garbage time, as NSU played 70 different players. Three different quarterbacks threw touchdown passes for NSU, including a couple of touchdowns from 4 star OkSt transfer and current second string QB Johnny Deaton. NSU played so many players that it's tough to get a good feel for their team from the numbers they put up last night. Of note: NSU was only 7 of 17 on 3rd down conversions.
So the question is-- how will Northeastern State fair against a bigger, stronger, and faster opponent? And how will the small school perform in front of a crowd of over 50,000?
Oddities
2011 opponent Minot State lost their zero week game 27-0
The Express News published several great articles on the Roadrunners today. Normally I would link to these things, but I encourage you all to go out a purchase the paper today. UTSA is the cover story of their 2011 college football preview.
Just six days until kick off. Five days until Roadrunners on the Riverwalk. Giddy as a school girl.
