MichaelWeston Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 Monday; December 22 GBN REPORTMIAMI BEACH BOWL; BYU (8-4) vs. MEMPHIS (9-3); 2 PM ET; ESPN ... Memphis head coach JUSTIN FUENTE has the program headed up in his 3rd year at the helm. They can put some points up, but they live and die with their aggressive defense which includes 3 Tiger defenders who are headed to the Shrine Game: DE MARTIN IFEDI (#97, 6'3,265), CB BOBBY McCAIN (#21, 5'11, 190) and S FRITZ ETIENNE (#15, 6'2,210). McCLAIN led the team in INTs for the second season in a row. IFEDI battled injuries, starting only 8 games, but is a sack master when healthy. The Offense is fairly conservative with RB BRANDON HAYES (#38, 5-8, 200) leading the rushing attack with just under 1000 yards. Meanwhile, BYU is their usual solid, all-around team under head coach BRONCO MENDENHALL. Expectations for a 10+ Win season were dashed when QB TAYSON HILL broke a leg at mid-season. In fact, injuries seem to be the team bye word this season. Junior RB JAMAAL WILLIAMS (#21, 6'0, 200) also missed significant playing time as well. So, as with Memphis, BYU has also had to rely on their defense to keep them in games. Their best pro prospect may be junior DE BRANDON KAUFUSI (#96, 6-7, 265) who is a real pass rush threat when healthy, while S SKYE POVEY (#7, 5'11,200), the team's leading tackler, is a potential URFA for an NFL Training Camp. At the same time, NT MARQUES JOHNSON (#99, 6'2, 308) carries on the BYU tradition of churning out stout interior DL for pro consideration, while OG SOLOMONE KAFU (#73, 6-3, 315) also has pro potential. In the end , the Memphis defense may give them the edge in this ball game and spring a minor upset, but MENDENHALL and his Band of Brothers are always a tough out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 Memphis sure has imploded in the last 15 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 And Memphis ties it back up, assuming they make the XP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 This has become a very entertaining game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 And a great game ends with an ugly fight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HairOnFire Posted December 23, 2014 Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 Good game. Ugly fight. Can't say there was anyone who really jumped out at me while watching the game, but if there's any fallout from the fight it could go badly for Memphis DE Martin Ifedi. From my chair he looked to be standing at ground zero when the punches started flying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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