Theis

[mchammer]

Yes he was outstanding

[4KornerKat]

I would have compared him to a faster version of Cody Kirk. He seemed to have that great power, churn of the legs, and sense of balance that Cody had… just with the ability to outrun people.

I was thinking Hunter Luepke from NDSU from a few years ago. . . .

[PapaG]

He’s good but I didn’t see anything that would make him amongst the best backs I’ve watched in person. That long TD was a surprise but he was mostly contained after other than getting some first downs. They’re a good team and should move the ball at times.

I was just glad they limited the touches by #3. He was the fastest guy on the field when they had the ball.

[Lord Vigo]

Danny Woodhead clone. Gave me flashbacks that were not pleasant, but a way better outcome.

Theis is way bigger and a much more powerful runner than Woodhead.

He reminded me of Larison.

I knew he was physical but he was both quicker and faster than I thought. Hell of a player.

Nope, bigger than Larison. I'd say he's a poor man's Toby Gerhart, stud RB from Stanford about a decade ago that got robbed of a Heisman.

Theis is listed at 5’11” 215 and Larison at 6’0” 216.

[Lord Vigo]

He’s good but I didn’t see anything that would make him amongst the best backs I’ve watched in person. That long TD was a surprise but he was mostly contained after other than getting some first downs. There a good team and should move the ball at times.

I was just glad they limited the touches by #3. He was the fastest guy on the field when they had the ball.

He had a combination of acceleration and tackle breaking power that I haven’t seen at any other time this season outside of maybe Larison.

[tetoncat]

I didn't think he had breakaway speed. Long run was good job using blocks, cutting and acceleration. PIERRE had the speed and he showed it on 2nd TD. 2 good plays by them, good run D rest of way. But surprising they stuck with passing game over running when YPC was good.

[Bobcatsinmso]

Danny Woodhead clone. Gave me flashbacks that were not pleasant, but a way better outcome.

Theis is way bigger and a much more powerful runner than Woodhead.

He reminded me of Larison.

Woodhead had a decent career in the NFL, .. but whatever lord..

[grizzh8r]

Danny Woodhead clone. Gave me flashbacks that were not pleasant, but a way better outcome.

Theis is way bigger and a much more powerful runner than Woodhead.

He reminded me of Larison.

Woodhead had a decent career in the NFL, .. but whatever lord..

Yeah but Woodhead was like 5'8" 185 when he played the Cats. Significantly smaller than Larison or Theis. Better top end speed.

[grizzh8r]

Danny Woodhead clone. Gave me flashbacks that were not pleasant, but a way better outcome.

Theis is way bigger and a much more powerful runner than Woodhead.

He reminded me of Larison.

I knew he was physical but he was both quicker and faster than I thought. Hell of a player.

Nope, bigger than Larison. I'd say he's a poor man's Toby Gerhart, stud RB from Stanford about a decade ago that got robbed of a Heisman.

Theis is listed at 5’11” 215 and Larison at 6’0” 216.

Interesting, he just looked a lot bigger than Larison. Must have been his type of shoulder pads...?

[lutecat]

He looked to the bench many times while tapping his helmet, like he was asking for a break, and there would be a substitution. I imagined a concussion issue, maybe chronic.

Watch any WR or RB after a long run and they'll tap their helmet as they go to the sideline. They need a breather.

[Lord Vigo]

Danny Woodhead clone. Gave me flashbacks that were not pleasant, but a way better outcome.

Theis is way bigger and a much more powerful runner than Woodhead.

He reminded me of Larison.

Woodhead had a decent career in the NFL, .. but whatever lord..

Woodhead was electric. I’m just saying that they’re very different backs.

[Lord Vigo]

Danny Woodhead clone. Gave me flashbacks that were not pleasant, but a way better outcome.

Theis is way bigger and a much more powerful runner than Woodhead.

He reminded me of Larison.

I knew he was physical but he was both quicker and faster than I thought. Hell of a player.

Nope, bigger than Larison. I'd say he's a poor man's Toby Gerhart, stud RB from Stanford about a decade ago that got robbed of a Heisman.

Theis is listed at 5’11” 215 and Larison at 6’0” 216.

Interesting, he just looked a lot bigger than Larison. Must have been his type of shoulder pads...?

That could be. Or it could just be that he plays big. He must have looked that way to a lot of people, because a lot of the comp’s in this thread are to guys who were 230+.

[grizzh8r]

Danny Woodhead clone. Gave me flashbacks that were not pleasant, but a way better outcome.

Theis is way bigger and a much more powerful runner than Woodhead.

He reminded me of Larison.

I knew he was physical but he was both quicker and faster than I thought. Hell of a player.

Nope, bigger than Larison. I'd say he's a poor man's Toby Gerhart, stud RB from Stanford about a decade ago that got robbed of a Heisman.

Theis is listed at 5’11” 215 and Larison at 6’0” 216.

Interesting, he just looked a lot bigger than Larison. Must have been his type of shoulder pads...?

That could be. Or it could just be that he plays big. He must have looked that way to a lot of people, because a lot of the comp’s in this thread are to guys who were 230+.

Haha, that's what I said to one of our group, i think my exact words were "he looks like he's 6', 235..."

Dude was a load all day.

[Helcat72]

He was like trying to tackle a small Rhino. Hard to get him off his feet.

[ClowderUp]

Amazing he went to the locker room in the 2nd quarter with what looked like a pretty serious shoulder injury, but then was back bowling over our guys like nothing happened. Damn that guy is a stud.

[WalkOn79]

Glad he's a 6th year!

[BobcatDel]

Amazing he went to the locker room in the 2nd quarter with what looked like a pretty serious shoulder injury, but then was back bowling over our guys like nothing happened. Damn that guy is a stud.

Even after coming back from locker room you could tell he was still playing in pain at times. As he “tapped out” several times he was carrying his arm awkward as he came off….then would go back in and attack again. I’m a bit older than some on board but it was a brave performance and honestly I was thinking this is a Paul Schafer type performance….it was in a similar vain.

[Helcat72]

Not even close. Paul had 38 carries against the Griz in Missoula...ran for like 240 yards and had a separated shoulder you could see when he walked. He just had 'em snap his shoukder back in place, strap him up and he went back in. Maybe a small bit like Paul, but no where near...

[TomCat88]

Not even close. Paul had 38 carries against the Griz in Missoula...ran for like 240 yards and had a separated shoulder you could see when he walked. He just had 'em snap his shoukder back in place, strap him up and he went back in. Maybe a small bit like Paul, but no where near...

From MSUBobcats.com:
The sophomore running back from Great Falls carried the Bobcats to the stunning win by carrying the ball 58 times for 234 yards. His scoring plunge with 12 seconds to play provided the winning margin (although it took a game-saving tackle by Terry Brown deep in Bobcat territory to preserve the victory).

According to Pat Kearney's brilliant book The Divide War, Schafer played the second half with cotton in his mouth to stop the bleeding from cuts and also played with a recently repaired separated shoulder and what proved to be a blown out knee. Led by Schafer, Erickson and brilliant flanker Ron Bain Montana State had scored 20 points in the game's final nine minutes.

[rfischer94]

Not even close. Paul had 38 carries against the Griz in Missoula...ran for like 240 yards and had a separated shoulder you could see when he walked. He just had 'em snap his shoukder back in place, strap him up and he went back in. Maybe a small bit like Paul, but no where near...

From MSUBobcats.com:
The sophomore running back from Great Falls carried the Bobcats to the stunning win by carrying the ball 58 times for 234 yards. His scoring plunge with 12 seconds to play provided the winning margin (although it took a game-saving tackle by Terry Brown deep in Bobcat territory to preserve the victory).

According to Pat Kearney's brilliant book The Divide War, Schafer played the second half with cotton in his mouth to stop the bleeding from cuts and also played with a recently repaired separated shoulder and what proved to be a blown out knee. Led by Schafer, Erickson and brilliant flanker Ron Bain Montana State had scored 20 points in the game's final nine minutes.

Thanks for the great book recommendation, Tom! Looking forward to reading that one.