The Bottom Line -- Week 2 From the Great West Conference

[KGKat]

http://greatwestfootball.collegesports. ... 05aaa.html

The first two opinions I like - the second 2 sound like they have a home field bias

[IrishBobcat]

I don't have a problem with anything that was said.

All of the opinions seem as though they would rather not pick a winner and are eager to see how it unfolds.

Not to different from where I'm at.


GO CATS!

[Hell's Bells]

Here is what we should be concerning ourselves with that article

btw according to that publication we are the game of the week

X-Factor: Travis Lulay, QB, Montana State. There's no two ways about it, Lulay is the star of this Montana State team, and he is a bigtime playmaker with his arm. He's 8th all time on the Big Sky total offense list, 1st in total Montana State passing yards, and 3rd on the touchdown list. Coming into play Saturday Lulay averages 55 yards a game rushing, 203.5 yards a game passing, and 40.7 yards per punt. Cal Poly has seen him and vice versa the past two seasons; now the challenge is who wins the final battle? Can Cal Poly get to Lulay? Or will Lulay be given the time he needs to slice up this potent defense.



The Roundtable says:

Chris Solari: (0-2) Here are two teams that gave a pair of I-A big shots all they could handle. The Mustangs showed they can handle the Big Sky last week, drubbing Sacramento State a week after going toe-to-toe with former I-AA power Troy. The Bobcats, after nearly pulling off the upset of Oklahoma State, throttled Stephen F. Austin in their return to the I-AA ranks. Cal Poly is tough at home, with Anthony Garnett finally grabbing hold of the quarterback spot. But Travis Lulay can be a miracle-worker, as seen in last year's narrow win over South Dakota State. He'll hook up with Tramaine Murray often as the Bobcats improve to 2-1. MSU 28, Cal Poly 17

28 points is a little 2 much to give the cats against cal poly - they do have a good d

Jeff Kolpack: (0-2) A close loss at Oklahoma State and a blowout win over Stephen F. Austin - who's to say Montana State isn't playing as well as anybody in the country? The Bobcats are under-rated in the polls. Montana State 17, Cal Poly 13.

More like it

Mike Mirer: (1-1) The Cal Poly defense has a different look with Jordan Beck in the middle of it, but two weeks into the season seems no less dominant. It's a unit that finds a way to put its stamp on every game it plays, usually in the decisive moments. Last week it was a couple of third-quarter interceptions to break open a 10-7 game. This week? Well, Montana State's running game has put the ball on the ground eight times in two games. Bobcats coach Mike Kramer said that week that team struggles against the option, which means the Mustangs might be able to move the ball consistently. In fact, I think they will. Cal Poly 28, Montana State 21

Id hate to break it to ya but he has a point. Our running game cant be fumbling like it has the past 2 games and epect to come out of cal-poly with a win or a close loss.... somthing to chew on

The Bottom Line: This game has all the making of a classic battle, with maybe the best I-AA quarterback, and defensive player on the same field. Montana State offense has ridiculous talent, and the weapons to score from anywhere on the field. But can they slow the Cal Poly offense? This year, I think they can more so than in years past. The Mustang option has given the Bobcats trouble in the past, but this defense has an improved feel to it, especially when you take a look at the results against Oklahoma State.

sorry to do this to ya but we did let the OSU QB's run us over for more then 100 yards rushing, coming from a unit that could not make come griz or cats teams....

If they can limit Garnett on the ground they have to feel good. Put the ball in Lulay's hand and let him go to work. However, fans want to look at the first two weeks of results and expect MSU to take it to Cal Poly, even in San Luis Obispo. But here is what some people unfamiliar with Cal Poly just don't understand. This Cal Poly defense is sickening good. Coach Rich Ellerson doesn't rebuild he reloads. I've seen this defense make great quarterbacks look average. They do a number of different things to opposing offenses, and always bring new looks to each game. You can never quite tell where the pressure is coming, and a quarterback has to be at peak performance to truly dominate this group. I love Lulay's talent and the offensive weapons around him, but there's a reason Montana State hasn't won any of their previous six outings. It's called the Flex defense. Cal Poly 24 Montana State 21.

we did loose 6 straight to these guys

[CARDIAC_CATS]

I still think Cal Poly's D (although really good), cannot be ANY better than it was last year w/o Beck. That guys was a wrecking machine for them. They also lost their quick WR/SPECIAL teamer that always took it to the house on us a well. We need to play sound/tight defense and attack them and I will like our chances just fine. I wish we had gatewood to stretch the field, but Murray also looks like he can do that as well. Rushing yards may be hard to come by so I hope they use some misdirectional plays that gets the Cal Poly out of position so we go score the big play etc. Fast aggresive D's usually over pursue their prey so they can be beaten by the misdirectional and trick plays (wouldn't mind seeing a sweep right and a pass back to Lulay down the field where he can take it to the house. If we can't run the ball, we have to make their D honest by putting in a couple of those plays as well. Also, the inside screen/shovel pass could work very nicely too if Lulay sees LB's/DE overloading on one side .. let them push up the field for the sack and watch BASS GO BYE BYE

For all those in Billings, pop on down to Hooligans. Sounds like we have a group of between 15-20 showing up so it should be fun (would like to meet more of you on here).