The winner of this game may very well represent as one team in the MAC Championship game. This line is pretty high for a game of that magnitude and it's all based on a true freshmen QB starting in Terrence Owens, but Owens is pretty good including his 10-15 4TD 0 int performance vs. Eastern Mich (75th pass defense) in his first action. Granted this will be different, but the team overall matches up really well against Northern Illinois in my opinion.
Toledo is calling this the biggest game of the year and maybe their lives, said offensive lineman John Morookian. This team imposes an aggressive style defense that has produced 26 turnovers this year with 21 sacks 16 interceptions and 10 fumbles recovered. That is how they'll have to win and they'll try to do it with their 22nd ranked rushing defense in the nation. That defense has been tested in my opinion with Arizona, Ohio, Purdue, Boise State all on the schedule. They held Arizona to just 105 yards and a very similar Ohio team to 46 yards. Ohio is fairly similar to Northern Illinois when you look at both their offense as they are similar in pass and rushing offense at 99/34 national ranks where Northern Illinois is 97/11. Defense Ohio is a little bit better 32 overall and 65/21 on pass and rush defense while Northern Illinois is 41/59/ and 35. I like the strength of schedule Toledo has faced which is superior to Northern Illinois who really has only faced 3 maybe 4 bowl teams and Western Mich the common opponent they only won by 7 while Toledo won by 13. Toledo also beat Ohio on the road 20-13 and that is as I already mentioned as close to Northern Illinois as we can get on this schedule. Think 11 points is too much and I think Terrence Owens my be better than DAntin who turned the ball over too much. Toledo will put in a scare to Northern Illinois tonight.
