Albany

This weekend's game with Albany (1:00 pm, WMCX) is the biggest of the season for the Hawks as they take on Albany, who is undefeated in the NEC just as MU is. The contest will be a hard fough, grind it out style game as both teams will run the football. Conversely, both defense do a good job against the run, so it will be interesting to see who can impose their will on the other team.

I believe that MU's David Sinisi and the offensive line will establish tempo and Brett Burke is the difference. The QB from Wall has been nothing but steady in his time under center (or in Monmouth's case, in the Pistol), and I believe the fifth-year senior, as well as MU's linebackers, will determine the outcome of this one. No prediction, because the Hawks have won 5 straight, with most of them not having one, so we're keeping that trend going. I will be back tomorrow night to check in after the game and sort out the entire NEC picture.