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Show Thursday, October 7, 2004 University Journal Page 8 fC meet their match but expect to win home opener against Cal Poly T-Bir- ds This weekend, the football team will take on a top-2- 5 ranked opponent for the third time in as many weeks 1 After a heartbreaking 4 Stephen F loss to the then-N- o Austin, the T Birds are coming off a 56 14 thumping of the former No 23 McNeese State Cowboys So hat are the chances of SUU winning the big Homecoming game against Cal Poly Saturday night9 Good question Id say about ml to none But don t let the odds get your hopes down The Cal Poly Mustangs may just run into the best football team theyve seen all year Consider these few points before you start thinking we should hang it up and get ready for next year On; We poured in 34 points ma1 Weber and beat State, who we hadnt topped in Ogden since ' 999 Two We losf by a field goal to the No 4 team in the country, on their home field1 And this wasnt some chip-shfield goal This was a 53 yard, look. Mom, I can kick the ball real far, one in 50 college place kickers could have made it, last second, came through in the clutch but never will again, coach didnt even expect it to go in, field goal thats right Yeah, Stephen F Austin coach Mike Santiago was expecting overtime We were honestly on the sidelines, getting ready for overtime, he said Three Ill gne you six words, three numbers and some punctuation Southern Utah 56, former No 23 McNeese State 14' Enough said Oh yeah, and once again, on their home field1 Four We have Casey Rehrer and trie No 2 passing offense in the Great West Footbal1 Conference Rehrer leads the conference in total offense with more than 319 yards per game A J Smith and Jerome Eason are No 1 and 3, respectively, in the conference for receptions per game And Ryan Felipe is third in the conference in yards Five We have a pass defense that is second best in the 24-2- te 1 Continued from Page 7 conference and a rushing defense that gives up a low 3 2 yards per carry to opposing rushers Six Nick DiPadova Seven Mike Overly Eight Marques Harris Nine Major Salanoa Ten Brandon Perkins Eleven Steve Smith Twelve through the rest of the defense everybody else Sorry, my editor said 500 words, and I gotta stop somewhere Some high number SUU boasts a conference best, plus five turnover margin One number higher than some high number SUU will be at home for the first time this season yeah, baby, home field advantage1 One number higher than some higher number plus one Cal Poly, while undefeated and highly ranked, is poised for a loss In week one. Cal Poly beat Humboldt State -- 1 -- 4 , '' 1 42-- 7 wait, Humboldt who9 The next victory, came over an Idaho State team whos now and 0 2 in the Big Sky Then on Sept 18, the Mustangs beat Montana 4 Montana State State has classically been a good team, but it is struggling this year at 2 The two wins came against Idaho n State and the n I and by mean, has anyone ever heard of Adams State these guys9 After a bye. Cal Poly then topped fellow Great West FACTOR ot said I like to think were the kind of team that whether were on the road at j home or on the road, we can step up ' V and play anybody I believe we are that team Theres not a road trip we can t handle, and theres not a team that I dont think we can t match up with whether we re on our field or on the road, he added Eason said the opening road trips including playing two teams ranked will be I m the top 25 on the road beneficial to the T Birds DiPadova said finally playing at home focus on the game will help the It s going to be so nice not to have to worry about traveling and to be with the family, DiPadova said Cal Poly will certainly test the T Birds .. in The Mustangs are 4 0 overall and Great West Football Conference play 8UU will have to slow down Cal Polys n balanced-optioattack in order to stop ' the Mustang offense Cal Poly averages 229 5 rushing aids per game They dont even run a whole lot of " DiPadova i stuff, they just run it well, said They have their set things that they v run, and they execute Geno Randle is Cal Polys rushing leader, amassing 276 yards on 46 carries and two touchdowns Adam Martinez has ! also scored two touchdowns and has run 5 tor 201 yards on 37 carries ; JOURNAL Were definitely keying on the running their strength during game, Meier said Thats -for 246 But they will throw the ball, too Every , time you start loading up the box, theyll - J 1 4 35-2- 2-- UNIVERSITY KATRINA JOSLIN 27-1- Quarterback Casey Rehrer looks downfield before letting go of a pass practice. This past Saturday at McNeese, Rehrer completed 18 of 28 passes yards and four touchdowns. ' well-know- well-know- member Conference Football I South Dakota State University 14-who dropped to 2 in the conference So, what really are the chances of SUU winning the big omecoming game against Cal Poly Saturday night9 Taking a minute to think about it, Im thinking Homecoming Week will likely end in the best way possible Go T Buds' 0-- 7, Ran Steineckert is a senior staff writer for the University He can be reached at Journal rsteineckertsuujournal Jon Dean Katrina Joslln Sports Writer Sports Editor Photo Editor Sports Writer Winner: SUU Winner: SUU Winner: SUU Winner: SUU Score: Score: Ryan Steineckert Score: com v 27-1- 9 30-2- 1 $450 Group Fundraiser 4 hours of our group's time PLUS our free (yes, free) fundraising solutions EQUALS $1,000 $2,000 in earnings for your group. 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