[BJWilliams]

Its game week...finally...so in the immortal words of Hank Williams Jr...ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL?!?

Let's take a look at the 2010 schedule and my predictions for every game, starting with the first three:

Sept. 4 St Francis (PA)

For the first time since 1989, the Liberty Flames open their season someplace other than Williams Stadium as they welcome the Red Flash to Lynchburg City Stadium while the first phase of renovations at Williams Stadium are still being completed.

This is the first of two games for Liberty against the Northeast Conference, which like the Big South gets an automatic qualifier to the FCS playoffs. The last meeting between Liberty and St Francis was about as one sided as the Randy Couture-James Toney fight over the weekend as the Flames rolled to their highest score of the season and won 68-10. The Red Flash debut their new head coach Chris Villarial with this game, and look for the flames to be less than welcoming to the former pro. Flames 72-0

Sept. 11 @ Ball State

The Flames play an FBS opponent for the second consecutive season when the Flames travel to Muncie, IN and face the Cardinals from the MAC. Ball State was the toast of college football two seasons ago as Nate Davis and MiQuale Lewis led them to a 12-0 regular season. Davis has moved on to the NFL, but Lewis is back and hoping to make a name for himself for NFL scouts this season. LU has proven to be a tough out for FBS programs in the last few seasons, losing by one to MAC compatriot Toledo in 2007, losing by 13 to West Virginia to open last season. That game proved to be QB Mike Brown's coming out party as he had two TDs and over 200 yards of offense. LU has not defeated an FBS opponent since 1989 when they defeated another MAC program, Eastern Michigan. I think the Flames get the upset here. Flames 35-24

Sept. 18 @ Robert Morris
This is the second in a three game road swing for LU as they head up to just outside Pittsburgh for their second matchup with an NEC foe as they take on the Colonials. LU's last trip to PA proved fruitful as they knocked off Lafayette College in Easton and Mike Brown passed for over 240 yards. RMU is definitely on the upswing, finishing 5-6 a year ago, winning their last five games of the season after losing 6 in a row. Liberty doesnt want to overlook this game because they play their biggest game of the year the next week. Danny Rocco will have hte boys focused for this one and the Flames will light up the Colonials and set the stage for an epic matchup in Harrisonburg. Flames 31-17

[Schfourteenteen]

Good writeup.

My 2 cents - I think we come out flat against Robert Morris and still win by 14.

[SwissMilitant]

Sept. 4 St Francis (PA)
Flames 72-0

Excuse the outsider's viewpoint but this may be the dumbest "serious" prognostication I've ever read about any game in any sport ever throughout the history of time. I don't know how you can call yourself a journalist and make predictions like that. In point of fact, you are predicting that your team will score the equivalent of 10 touchdowns and a safety (or 24 field goals, I suppose) while holding another D-1 team, historically poor as they may be, to nothing at all.

Is St. Francis really so significantly worse than your previous home-opener opponents? North Greenville was absolutely atrocious in 2008 and you only put 49 on them. North Carolina Central was pretty bad last year and they led you at halftime as I recall.

Honestly, did you base this entire prediction on a box score from three years ago? If so, this displays, at a minimum, a lack of professionalism on your part and, more appropriately, total arrogance and an utter lack of respect for other institutions and their teams who, while they may not nearly as well-blessed as Liberty in terms of facilities and resources, will go out on the field and try just as hard as your players will.

Furthermore, I genuinely look forward to your prediction for the LU-PC game for 10/30. If it's so similarly hubristic as this one, I will make certain to forward it to the PC coaching staff who, I'm sure, will happily pin it to as many locker room bulletin boards as they can find.

[jcmanson]

uhoh

Captain Smartypants wouldn't have even said that

[jcmanson]

Furthermore, I genuinely look forward to your prediction for the LU-PC game for 10/30. If it's so similarly hubristic as this one, I will make certain to forward it to the PC coaching staff who, I'm sure, will happily pin it to as many locker room bulletin boards as they can find.

LU 72
PC 0

[BJWilliams]

Did I base it on one box score...no. THAT would be highly shortsighted. Liberty has not lost a home opener since 2002 and have not allowed more than 20 points at home since 2000 (a 37-20 loss to ETSU who of course ALWAYS had LU's number. I fully expect LU to dominate this game and I expect a LOT of points to be scored. I have very high confidence in my team like you do in yours Im sure Swiss and remember, it aint bragging if you can back it up (cleaned up since this is a family site)

[01LUGrad]

Furthermore, I genuinely look forward to your prediction for the LU-PC game for 10/30. If it's so similarly hubristic as this one, I will make certain to forward it to the PC coaching staff who, I'm sure, will happily pin it to as many locker room bulletin boards as they can find.

Two things:
1. Using the words "furthermore" and "hubristic" earns you 2 points.
2. Assuming that a guy's opinion on a message board will somehow fire up your team means that they aren't a very motivated group of guys to begin with. "Hey, that BJWilliams guy thinks we can't win! Let's go out there and show him what a tough bunch of Hose we really are!" Minus 3 points for that rationale.

You are in the hole by one point. Try again.

[BJWilliams]

and furthermore...if you are SO looking forward to my score prediction for LU-PC you can find a full rundown on http://flamesfootball2008.wordpress.com/

[Hold My Own]

I would....if it was 2008

[SuperJon]

2. Assuming that a guy's opinion on a message board will somehow fire up your team means that they aren't a very motivated group of guys to begin with. "Hey, that BJWilliams guy thinks we can't win! Let's go out there and show him what a tough bunch of Hose we really are!" Minus 3 points for that rationale.

I spent two years feeding our coaches quotes from newspapers and message boards that were used in meetings and as motivational things. Don't think that other schools don't do it too.

[jenkins]

man i choked on the drink i was drinking when i read that....72 is probably a hair high but if we dont' hang 50 on them i will dissappointed. Same with Presby.

[PAmedic]

I like reading the Swiss man's stuff. For some reason, he reminds me of my pal LUCONN

some of his stuff on the Presby board is gold, Jerry- pure gold!

[Schfourteenteen]

Let's take a look at the 2010 schedule and my predictions for every game, starting with the first three:

Sept. 4 St Francis (PA)

Flames 72-0

71-7

[BJWilliams]

I thought about using my pick from the score prediction thread but I figured that would be rather unoriginal on my part

[TDDance234]

I thought about using my pick from the score prediction thread but I figured that would be rather unoriginal on my part

Um...what?

[BJWilliams]

never mind...you guys are just going to get even more confused...

[SuperJon]

Wow.

[Rooster Cogburn]

HMM

[PAmedic]

I was gonna post this but I think you guys covered it

[Rooster Cogburn]

Just think though, if BJ nails this score with such a crazy prediction, he will become the Punxsutawny Phil of FF.