Our next game for discussion pits Old Dominion @ Eastern Michigan. This is round two of a home and home series with one of the bottom tier MAC teams...at least in the last decade or so. Last year WITH talented QB (Taylor Heinicke), the Monarchs managed only a 17-3 win in Foreman field.

It remains to be seen if new QB Shuler Bentley can come on strong as a Freshman, but this is the game to test him out. If he can settle into this game and run the offense efficiently, ODU will be well served for the rest of the season. If not, well.... Eastern Michigan doesn't present many challenges, although from what I've read their offense has a few weapons in skills positions.

But this is a dangerous game for the Monarchs, in my opinion, and unless the defense comes up big, this will be another close game, as last year, but with EMU coming out on top. I don't think that will happen, and this is one of those G5 match-ups that a C-USA team must win.

So I'll call for the ODU win, but I think it will be close. ODU 21; EMU 17.