North Alabama V Western Illinois

[MrG]

Next weeks opponent North Alabama on ESPN+
North Alabama - Western Illinois - @ the half 19 to 14 No Alabama

 

[atomik235]

I’m watching it...

 

[mtgrizfankb]

Sloppy game but NA looks decent. WIU is not the team they were last year. They lost a lot of talent and look young

 

[mtgrizfankb]

NA has a pretty good QB and a pretty good WR. OL play has been up and down. Defense is solid but WIU offense has looked pretty mediocre.

 

[HookedonGriz]

NAU is going to be a much tougher game than many think. They beat SUU last year and played NDSU better than most FCS teams. They are beating up on a decent mvfc team

 

[mtgrizfankb]

NA is gonna be a good test at home. They have a very good DL that manhandled WIU. No gimme there

 

[MrG]

NA is gonna be a good test at home. They have a very good DL that manhandled WIU. No gimme there

Their DL was the stellar,

 

[Grizbballfan14]

NAU is going to be a much tougher game than many think. They beat SUU last year and played NDSU better than most FCS teams. They are beating up on a decent mvfc team

They also lost to an average D2 team at home last year

 

[DuCharme]

UNA quarterback, Lopez, had this to say...

To come out here and beat a team that beat Montana ...that’s a pretty good feeling.

https://www.timesdaily.com/sports/una_sports/una-western-illinois-lions-open-football-season-with-a-bang/article_2e74871b-4988-574d-b4d6-945696ffc41c.html

 

[fencer24]

That was then. This is now.

 

[kemajic]

Too early to be cold; must be loud.

 

[Da Boyz Mom]

That was then. This is now.

Exactly. A lot can change in almost a year, and that Western Illinois team sure didn't look like the same team that beat the Griz.

I do think UNA will be tougher than a lot of people think, but the fact they beat WIU means virtually nothing in regard to playing the Griz. Having said that, they are a transitional program right now and it was a good win for their team.