NTSU 10-0 over Ball State at half

[Stallion]

Ball St. did look awful I admit that-and I don't pretend to be a Ball St. expert but that was an across the board dominate road victory by NTSU in every aspect of the game. BTW Ball St's QB who couldn't figure out the NTSU defense was a decent prospect out of Mesquite. Committed to Oregon first then Tulsa. But he was dominated last nite.

[2112]

can ya use dominated a lil more mr stallion

[Dooby]

Nice to see Stallion's Todd Dodge weenie standing at full attention. We have missed it.

[jtstang]

Look, at the end of the day, NTSU went out there and did what it took to win. Hope we can do likewise, against a d-2 team no less.

[03Mustang]

Look, at the end of the day, NTSU went out there and did what it took to win. Hope we can do likewise, against a d-2 team no less.

True. If we don't go out and take care of business this year we deserve all the smack talk they'll be giving us.

[Dooby]

From collegefootballnews.com, here is what they said about Ball State to start the season (predeicted to finish 5th in MAC West Division):

5. Ball State | Offense | Defense | Depth Chart

Predicted Record: 6-6 Conf. Record: 3-5
Best Offensive Player: RB MiQuale Lewis, Sr.
Best Defensive Player: DE Brandon Crawford, Sr.
Offense: Nine starters, not including RB MiQuale Lewis, were back on last year’s offense with stars all across the board. The Cardinals finished 17th in the nation in total offense, 18th in scoring, and dominated up until the post-season. Now the Cardinals will be pushing the reset button. Only one starter returns to the line that was so tight last year, Briggs Orsbon is the only returning wide receiver, and the quarterback options have no experience whatsoever. The one positive for offensive coordinator Eddie Faulkner will be the running backs with Lewis one of three ultra-quick, very good producers to carry the attack. It’s going to be a major work in progress to get anywhere close to the level of last year.
Defense: The offense got all the attention last season, but the defense was able to do its part by holding teams to just 20.5 points per game. The D won’t be that strong again, but there are some good pieces to build around with Brandon Crawford leading a veteran line that should do a great job of getting into the backfield on a regular basis. Defensive coordinator Doug Graber likes to use several defensive backs, and he has two good safeties in Sean Baker and Alex Knipp to start with. The corners will be suspect early

[EastStang]

The QB for Ball State seemed to be missing wide open by 3 and 4 yards even when not hurried. I suspect it was a classic set up game. They read their own press clippings, didn't learn from last year's Tulsa whacking, and came out unprepared for this game. UNT did a good job and is improved. Ball State was overrated last year and it showed.

[MustangLaxer]

i dont know how you couldnt be prepared for your first game of the season...perhaps they are just a bad, bad team...

[SMUtrojanFAN]

We did the same thing against them a few years ago, didn't we?

[StallionsModelT]

So Todd Dodge is a genius b/c he can win a game against a completely depleted team with a new head coach? I'll believe it when I see it.