Official Panthera Onca prediction thread

[bigCasu]

Try as some may, downplaying weather conditions in a football game isn’t the wisest decision. Doing so for a football game played in Boone, is even more foolish. Most of you have spent a significant amount of time the High Country and know that any given day can possibly be the most beautiful or miserable of settings. The Mountaineers have likely had their share of rain for a football season, and luckily, this week they get a reprieve in the form of the Georgia Dome. As much as elements in Boone can be advantageous for the home team, the same can be said for Georgia State and their indoor borrowed playground. Appalachian could not have asked for better conditions last season in their throttling of the Panthers. The somewhat unseasonable blizzard like conditions rendered the Panthers pass happy offense useless while Appalachian ran it down the throats of the visitors defense. Georgia State will look for revenge as their home turf provides a perfect venue for their offensive attack. Indoors, there are no elements to stymie a football and its path from the quarterback to a receiver. The wind doesn’t blow, the sun doesn’t get in the eyes of a receiver, and climate is controlled to a point of perfection. Forget everything that happened last year in Boone. That game was the exception and not the rule to how this Sun Belt rivalry, the closest geographically speaking, will play out.

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[S.Lewis15]

I went a little overboard last week. This week I'll bring things back to reality. Georgia State will movie the ball against us, but that bend but don't break defense will come up with some stops in the red zone. Our offense will pick things up in the passing game after playing in abysmal weather last week.

Mountaineers - 38
Panthers - 17

[appfanz]

42-14 good guys

[mountaineerman]

App35
Gast 13
Lamb has five td passes

[MAD Doctor]

Take care of business for 3 quarters, and rest the starters in the 4th.

3333 feet- 44
3333 fans- 17

[appvette]

20 - GSU
48 - App

[BUTCH1991]

App State 38
Ga State 21

[biggie]

Probably closer than expected.

Apps - 42
GS - 34

[hapapp]

App 35-24

[EastHallApp]

Kind of want to hedge my pick until we know which OL will be available, but since that likely will be a gametime decision...

App 48
Ga. St. 23

[MDaniels84]

App gets back to a balanced attack and Lamb has a big day. 500+ yards of offense and the defense plays nasty.

App - 41

Ga State - 18

[asutrnr81]

I can't see us giving up more than 16 points.....

App38

Those who want to be App...13

[AppState89]

The New App State - 48

Cobb's Boys - 28

[kickass143]

Appalachian State University Mountaineers - 38
GSU (No not them,..........the other ones) - 24

[WataugaMan]

The Apps cross the Ts and dot the "Eyes" this week:

Apps 42

Cats 7

[bigdaddyg]

Would love to see a shutout. Don't see the defense getting run on again this week. GS has scored on weak defenses. I see a refocus and workmanlike approach. Satt won't pour it on.

38-13

Good guys win.

[Appaholic01]

Turf lends itself to speed....Apps have plenty of it.

Mountaineer Moonshine: 41
Peach Cobb Salad: 17

[bh2oson]

App - 52

Georgia St - 19

[Saint3333]

I'm taking the over 59.5.

[Longrifle28]

Longrifles 45
Painters 24