Nederland Bulldogs vs Huntsville

[Smashem1984]

Who you got?????

[AggiesAreWe]

Massey projections has this one 37-20 Huntsville

[Eazy]

Huntsville won last year by 14 and I think that’s about right.   I remember a lot of penalties and turnovers, but Huntsville did run the ball well against Nederland.  

[Smashem1984]

Huntsville will definitely showcase speed we haven't seen this season especially on the defense side of the ball. We better load the backfield including the QB with speed or it will be a very long night for the Dogs! 

[SETXFan28]

I think Nederland has seen Huntsville speed once this year when they played Crawford. They're gonna have to play as well as they did that game in order to come out with a win. 

But also don't forget last year the offense spotted Huntsville 2 scores on turnovers returned for a TD. Take those away and they may have won. 

[spudaroo]

Huntsville is a very Talented and under rated team, that could take the region. Athletes everywhere. QB #1 gets ball out quick and can run, while #4 is a very tough runner who doesn't go down on first contact. Defense is as fast and as strong as anyone. If you can get them down by a coulpe of touchdowns that can cause problems for them.

[DoggStyle]

Nederland defense is like a box of chocolates, never know what you're gonna get. 

[Eazy]

Looks like this one is on Texan Live

[1970]

This could be a close game, go either way. I can't recall if I responded to the poll already, but it no longer takes votes.  Anyway if I was a betting man I'd bet on Huntsville.  

Btw I wonder if their new stadium is in working order this season.  Namely the play clocks. 

[AggiesAreWe]

DCTX has Huntsville as an 11 point favorite.

[Helen Wheels]

My thoughts.  Can Nederland win?  Of course they can.  They can as long as they play like they did against Crawford, PNG and the last half of Dayton.  Now, if they play like they did in the first half of Dayton, well that's a different story.  Nederland can't get too far behind and expect to make a comeback against a good Huntsville team.  But, again, it's anyone's guess which Nederland team shows up.  Hopefully, though, they've learned their lesson.

[A BUC 77]

Nederland has in the past, gotten better as the year progresses.  This hasn’t been a typical year but they have shown signs of focusing and grabbing momentum and running with it.  So maybe the playoff lights will wake up the echoes cheering their name.  

[baddog]

Nederland by 3. Go Dogs!

[bulldawg64]

Nederland  

[navydawg31]

Looking at THSFB 5AD2 predictions 2 picked png to win reg 3… Nederland went to OT with them.. 2 picked Crawford to win.. Nederland beat Crawford… 2 picked Montgomery to win… safe to say I think Nederland has an underdog chance. 

[Helen Wheels]

1 hour ago, navydawg31 said:

Looking at THSFB 5AD2 predictions 2 picked png to win reg 3… Nederland went to OT with them.. 2 picked Crawford to win.. Nederland beat Crawford… 2 picked Montgomery to win… safe to say I think Nederland has an underdog chance. 

I have to concur.  As I stated before, Nederland has the team to compete.  The only question is which team shows up.  But, something tells me they are gonna be ready.

[navydawg31]

59 minutes ago, Helen Wheels said:

I have to concur.  As I stated before, Nederland has the team to compete.  The only question is which team shows up.  But, something tells me they are gonna be ready.

They gotta start fast and play hard for 4 quarters and play mistake free in all 3 phases of the game… 

[cal81]

PN-G will win region 3.  That will be 5 years in a row to reach the region finals.  Not too bad.  Every year Coach Joseph has been leading the Indians.

[Darth Texas]

Nederland needs to get long, sustained drives. Even if they don’t result in points, keep Huntsville off the field. Cover the run well enough Huntsville starts to think they need to throw to win. If Huntsville needs to rely on the Qb’s arm, Nederland has a good shot. 

[Helen Wheels]

1 hour ago, navydawg31 said:

They gotta start fast and play hard for 4 quarters and play mistake free in all 3 phases of the game… 

Are you going to the game?

[navydawg31]

2 hours ago, Helen Wheels said:

Are you going to the game?

Negative. 

[prepballfan]

I will say this. Nederland needs to start this game with aggression. Not a wait and see game. Play Dog football and attack, attack, attack, Against PN-G they let opportunities go and should have went for the throat. Nederland sometime goes into safe mode. That to me cost them the PN-G game. A good example was right before the half they just let the last 1.5 or so minutes run out instead of going for the score. Almost like they were happy with going into the half with the lead.. PNG has been absolutely brutal in 1 score games under Joseph. nederland had a chance to get away from that but played it safe. Tonight needs to be an all out aggressive game from start to finish. Nederland can pull an upset here but realistically they have to play 4 full quarters use that size to wear down huntsville. Also Montgomery got Huntsville throwing the ball. So Nederland needs to have some good pass plays if the running game is not cooking. Then the defense needs to play down hill all game. nederland has what it takes but it needs to be all there. Gotta have a complete game in all phases. 

[Eazy]

Looking forward to it.  You never what happens on a Friday night.  Depends if you bring the “A” game or the “C” game.  Both teams.  

[Darth Texas]

2 hours ago, prepballfan said:

I will say this. Nederland needs to start this game with aggression. Not a wait and see game. Play Dog football and attack, attack, attack, Against PN-G they let opportunities go and should have went for the throat. Nederland sometime goes into safe mode. That to me cost them the PN-G game. A good example was right before the half they just let the last 1.5 or so minutes run out instead of going for the score. Almost like they were happy with going into the half with the lead.. PNG has been absolutely brutal in 1 score games under Joseph. nederland had a chance to get away from that but played it safe. Tonight needs to be an all out aggressive game from start to finish. Nederland can pull an upset here but realistically they have to play 4 full quarters use that size to wear down huntsville. Also Montgomery got Huntsville throwing the ball. So Nederland needs to have some good pass plays if the running game is not cooking. Then the defense needs to play down hill all game. nederland has what it takes but it needs to be all there. Gotta have a complete game in all phases. 

No disagreement with any of that, but I think Huntsville is bigger than Nederland. Huntsville’s o-line matches up well with Ned’s d-line 

[baddog]

2 hours ago, prepballfan said:

I will say this. Nederland needs to start this game with aggression. Not a wait and see game. Play Dog football and attack, attack, attack, Against PN-G they let opportunities go and should have went for the throat. Nederland sometime goes into safe mode. That to me cost them the PN-G game. A good example was right before the half they just let the last 1.5 or so minutes run out instead of going for the score. Almost like they were happy with going into the half with the lead.. PNG has been absolutely brutal in 1 score games under Joseph. nederland had a chance to get away from that but played it safe. Tonight needs to be an all out aggressive game from start to finish. Nederland can pull an upset here but realistically they have to play 4 full quarters use that size to wear down huntsville. Also Montgomery got Huntsville throwing the ball. So Nederland needs to have some good pass plays if the running game is not cooking. Then the defense needs to play down hill all game. nederland has what it takes but it needs to be all there. Gotta have a complete game in all phases. 

I appreciate your input. I really do, but you put everything on Nederland to be perfect. How about Huntsville? They better play perfect also. Just because Huntsville has a better record does not mean Nederland has to step up their game. Had Nederland beat PNG, your assessment would change drastically. One play here, one play there does not put all the pressure on Nederland. Huntsville should come into this game with their head in a cloud. That’s what I want. Someone who thinks they have it in the bag.