(DY #1) Well that was 8 long years, about time - arotwlv's Dynasty

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(DY #1) Well that was 8 long years, about time

Posted on September 26, 2011 at 05:49 PM.

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Mount Pleasant, Michigan - Lee Holiday plays like Tom Brady? No, but he like Tom Terrific has already thrown more INT�s very early in the season than the whole season last year. It took Holiday 4 games to surpass his 5 INT mark of last year unlike Tom Brady who broke it in 3 games. On the bright side Lee Holiday was actually able to win his game. Western Michigan finally beat their arch rivals Central Michigan 34-31.

Joesph Williams has had a perfect track record so far against fellow MAC opponents, and the Chippewa�s were no different. It had been 8 long years but the Broncos finally managed to beat them. This was an actually close game too, which was not expected. With William�s at helm, WMU has had a 15 plus margin of victory against conference opponents.

How WMU pulled it off: With a huge kickoff return in the second and with an air raid looking offense. Usually Coach Williams has a good mixture of run and pass, but today it was all about the pass. A lot of this was due to their star running back Dave Myers being hurt early in the 3rd. Myers actually was the player of the game with over 270 total yards, but was missed very much in the 4th. Also early in the 1st, WMU went for it on 4th due to being in an awkward spot in the field. They don�t have a kicker, well if you don�t count their water boy who kicks for them. With the 2 early conversions they kept their drives alive and were able to score. Quarterback Lee Holiday also had over 300 yards in the air with 3 touchdowns. He did though throw 2 INT�s which puts his season total at 7. Not good for a player with his skill, but we all make mistakes. Only we don�t have full ride scholarships to play Division 1 athletics.

Why Central lost, and how they managed to almost comeback: Well Central lost because they could not stop WMU in the first half. Also they could not move the ball to save their life. The second half was different. They absolutely pooped on Western�s defense and rushed for 146 yards. They also managed 236 yards in the air, 50 on a botched interception attempt that went wrong. The Chippewa�s loss was due most to not having the ball that long. The Broncos held the ball for 7 more minutes, which could have been enough time for CMU to win the game.

What�s next for both teams: Central Michigan (2-5) goes on to play Northern Illinois (3-2) in which the game could go either ways. CMU has the prolific offense, but one of the worst defenses in the country. NIU is very average all around. We�ll go with the Huskies on this one. For Western Michigan (3-2) they go to play Eastern Michigan (1-4), Yikes. The Ypsilanti hope to, well, I guess not get 70 dropped on them? Eastern Michigan has a worst shot against Western than Appalachian State has against the University of Michigan. Oh wait that didn�t turn out too well did it�.. Any way�s EMU has absolutely no shot at all so I�m predicting Western by 40. By Halftime. Just kidding, by the end of the 1st quarter.