SB Nation HOD Breakdown

[CMJ]

Apologies if this has been posted. One of the better ones I've seen.

http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2013/12/31/5257882/heart-of-dallas-bowl-preview-north-texas-unlv

[jdennis82]

Most thorough breakdown I've read and, of course, love that it favors the Mean Green.

That said, with so much time off between games, there's been plenty of time for UNLV to shore up the noted Special Teams struggles which I trust they have.

All season, our defense seemed to have difficulty getting up to game speed early (evidenced by

(1) the tendency to give up "explosive plays" early

(2) the gaudy 2nd half lockdowns

Neither team or staff has recent experience preparing for the transition from bowl practice to bowl game intensity so it'll be interesting to see who comes out fast, crisp, and disciplined.

In the end, I think our defensive advantage and home-field advantage puts us in better position to withstand early shakiness...

give me the Mean Green 34-24

[Christopher Walker]

Excellent.

[TheFranchise]

It should be noted that North Texas isn't "there because major conferences couldn't fill all of their bowl slots."

North Texas is there because of conference affiliation.

But having said that, great write-up!

Edited January 1, 2014 by TheFranchise