Troy @ Xenia week 2

TroyTrojan05

TroyTrojan05

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Xenia coming off an impressive win blowing out Beavercreek. Troy coming off an easy win against Belmont. I hadn’t originally circled this date in the calendar, but should Troy be concerned with Xenia? Last year Troy won 28-6.

It seems Xenia will be run heavy and will rely on an experienced Rb. Troy will have a decent mix of passes, usually 15 or so a game, and 30-40 rush attempts led by explosive Jaydon Culp-Bishop. Troy’s defense is also very stingy.

All things considered, I will predict a similar score as last year, 28-7.

Thoughts?
 
 
I think Xenia is one to watch out for. That being said, I think Troy wins, so long as they play their game. But still a challenge nonetheless, being a road game. I would say the jury is still out on whether Xenia is vastly improved, or Beavercreek is terrible. I have similar thoughts on Greenville, but that's not a subject to tackle here.

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freedom_isnt_free said:
I think Troy gets upset in this one. Xenia is going to be the surprise team in the area this season.
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That's a bold statement. I'm not saying it is impossible, but it would definitely surprise me if that happened. I predict Troy going 9-1 at worse this year. I do admit the beat down of Beavercreek was impressive nonetheless.
 
TroyTrojan05 said:
That's a bold statement. I'm not saying it is impossible, but it would definitely surprise me if that happened. I predict Troy going 9-1 at worse this year. I do admit the beat down of Beavercreek was impressive nonetheless.
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I was at the Xenia/Creek game and Xenia played like I had never seen. They were very disciplined and flew around on defense. Offensively, up front, they are big. They do not have an OL under 6'3'' and they mauled Creek. I don't know if Creek is down this year or not so remains to be seen what kind of team Xenia can be. I think this is closer than people think. 28-21 Troy
 
JustAGuy5 said:
I was at the Xenia/Creek game and Xenia played like I had never seen. They were very disciplined and flew around on defense. Offensively, up front, they are big. They do not have an OL under 6'3'' and they mauled Creek. I don't know if Creek is down this year or not so remains to be seen what kind of team Xenia can be. I think this is closer than people think. 28-21 Troy
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The Trojans are big on both sides of the ball on the line. This is going to be a close game for 3 quarters. I think defensively the Trojans prevail.
Troy 24
Xenia 17
 
Normally I wouldn't have a dog in this fight, but as a Trotwood fan I'm rooting for Xenia hard in this one. Xenia actually having a respectable record by the time we play them helps us out BIGLY. That's the reason we have to schedule these powerhouse teams in the first 3 games...we need the points. Go Xenia!
 
TroyTrojan05 said:
Xenia coming off an impressive win blowing out Beavercreek. Troy coming off an easy win against Belmont. I hadn’t originally circled this date in the calendar, but should Troy be concerned with Xenia? Last year Troy won 28-6.

It seems Xenia will be run heavy and will rely on an experienced Rb. Troy will have a decent mix of passes, usually 15 or so a game, and 30-40 rush attempts led by explosive Jaydon Culp-Bishop. Troy’s defense is also very stingy.

All things considered, I will predict a similar score as last year, 28-7.

Thoughts?
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I'm not saying Troy is going to lose, but just looking at the numbers...in the last three years, Beavercreek has beaten Xenia by an average 39-11 score; so the 41-14 win by Xenia, regardless of whether Beavercreek is down or not, means that Xenia is up. One of those years, a BC win of 45-7; Xenia beat Troy later in the year 45-42.

A 28-7 prediction seems like it would be an outlier...I'd put the over/under at 60ish with Troy favored by 7 points.
 
No question that Xenia looks to be up and improved this season. I fully expect the Bucs to have a solid season and might even be in a position to punch that first playoff ticket. I would expect them to compete in this game, but Troy is so well coached and prepared that they will be ready for anything Xenia has to throw at them. I expect Xenia to keep things close for three quarters but Troy will pull away late to win by 2-3 TD’s. It certainly feels like 10-0 territory for the Trojans this year.
 
TroyTrojan05 said:
That's a bold statement. I'm not saying it is impossible, but it would definitely surprise me if that happened. I predict Troy going 9-1 at worse this year. I do admit the beat down of Beavercreek was impressive nonetheless.
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More likely than not Beavercreek fell off..

Xenia has been below average for so long that I'm struggling to give them the benefit of the doubt.

I guess we'll find out a lot tonight. Carroll has improved from what I can tell, but if Beavercreek gets blown out we'll know for sure. And obviously, if Xenia gets blown out by Troy we'll know for sure.

*Edit @halftime. Looks like Xenia is for real
 
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Twitter said this game will resume at 11am on Saturday for the the final 1:27 of the game With Troy winning 21-14.... Does Xenia have the ball? This has to be a real pain for the Troy kids to ride down to Xenia for less than two mins of football.
 
Xenia has the ball. It will be 4th down and 3 to go from the Troy 43 yard line with 1:27 left. X has 1 timeout left and Troy has 3.
 
Xenia is a lot better this year. Troy controlled the game most of the game but Xenia kept battling. They should be able to contend this year
 
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