Week 8 (Big Sky week 4)

[bobcatfan15]

Booo Hornets…..

[rivercat]

Goal line stand. Bad call there by UNC.

Yeah, a head shaker

[catsrback76]

Over 900 yards of offense in the Sac/NoCo game…where’s the Defense?

[AFCAT]

The Choatepack hanging around in the 4th.

[Common Cat]

Goal line stand. Bad call there by UNC.

Yeah, a head shaker

Been able to run all night and you need a yard. Silly call.

[AFCAT]

Looks like the Choatepack is going to lose a close one. Too bad. I was hoping they would beat NM.

[RickRund]

Looks like the Choatepack is going to lose a close one. Too bad. I was hoping they would beat NM.

For New Mexico, Scottie had 13 carries forv58 yds. Bankston was 6 Carrie’s, 19 yards…Layne was the leading rusher.

[RickRund]

Looks like the Choatepack is going to lose a close one. Too bad. I was hoping they would beat NM.

For New Mexico, Scottie had 13 carries forv58 yds. Bankston was 6 Carrie’s, 19 yards…Layne was the leading rusher.

Eck was the leading tackler, 11 total. For some reason I didn’t think he followed Dad to New Mexico.

Not a bad showing for former Big Sky players.

[Prodigal Cat]

Over 900 yards of offense in the Sac/NoCo game…where’s the Defense?

I can’t decide if NoCos defense was all of a sudden bad or if Sac Sts offense is starting to hum. Sacs defense was bad though. Cheeks got behind the secondary over and over again and done very poor tackling all around.

[Prodigal Cat]

2-1 straight, 3-0 versus spread.

16-3 overall straight, 15-4 against the spread.

[catatac]

Over 900 yards of offense in the Sac/NoCo game…where’s the Defense?

I can’t decide if NoCos defense was all of a sudden bad or if Sac Sts offense is starting to hum. Sacs defense was bad though. Cheeks got behind the secondary over and over again and done very poor tackling all around.

Ya, that game Friday night might be a classic Big Sky shootout, 63 to 60. Of course then you start thinking that and it ends up 10-7.

[MTmadeCat]

Hilarious that the griz are 7-0. They are a very average team.

I think it’s going to get ugly for them next week at sac state

I've watched too many gris teams that looked super mediocre win ugly all the way through the playoffs. I wouldn't take that bet.

They’ve made it past their second playoff game what… once in a decade and a half? They aren’t what they used to be and without Bergen willing them to wins in ‘23, their last quarterfinal was a very long time ago.

This . Bergen single handedly took them to Frisco that year with his punt returns against Furman and NDSU (yes, I know they had a good defense too). Wa-griz is a tough place to play, but since Hauck returned, they have had 2-3 home games or more per season that they have either lost to or struggled with “mehh” opponents. Only MSU under Vigen has “consistently” struggled there the past 2 trips. I think that changes this year. At this point in the season, I also think UND wins a rematch home/away/neutral with UM, and any of the top 6-8 teams in the country beat them home/neutral and have a strong chance to win in Wa-griz. Their defense isn’t very good, nor is their o-line. Two of the most important factors in winning deep into the playoffs.

[MTmadeCat]

Ida-who with a slim to no chance to make the playoffs now.

They will finish ahead of PSU and that's likely it. They are awful. The fact that the gris get to count them as a ranked win is a travesty.

They don’t. Their fans will tell you they do. Now-ranked wins hold much more significance than then-ranked wins for this exact reason.

[RickRund]

Hilarious that the griz are 7-0. They are a very average team.

I think it’s going to get ugly for them next week at sac state

I've watched too many gris teams that looked super mediocre win ugly all the way through the playoffs. I wouldn't take that bet.

They’ve made it past their second playoff game what… once in a decade and a half? They aren’t what they used to be and without Bergen willing them to wins in ‘23, their last quarterfinal was a very long time ago.

This . Bergen single handedly took them to Frisco that year with his punt returns against Furman and NDSU (yes, I know they had a good defense too). Wa-griz is a tough place to play, but since Hauck returned, they have had 2-3 home games or more per season that they have either lost to or struggled with “mehh” opponents. Only MSU under Vigen has “consistently” struggled there the past 2 trips. I think that changes this year. At this point in the season, I also think UND wins a rematch home/away/neutral with UM, and any of the top 6-8 teams in the country beat them home/neutral and have a strong chance to win in Wa-griz. Their defense isn’t very good, nor is their o-line. Two of the most important factors in winning deep into the playoffs.

I did a matchup on Massey with NDSU, SDSU, Tarleton, UC Davis and UND v the gris. The gris only beat UC Davis, by 2. It has the CATS beating the Gris, 34-27. Versus NAU , the Gris win 35-28… Just added th gri and sac, the Gris prevail 35-29. The CATS Vsac, CAT win 37-23…

[MTmadeCat]

Hilarious that the griz are 7-0. They are a very average team.

I think it’s going to get ugly for them next week at sac state

I've watched too many gris teams that looked super mediocre win ugly all the way through the playoffs. I wouldn't take that bet.

They’ve made it past their second playoff game what… once in a decade and a half? They aren’t what they used to be and without Bergen willing them to wins in ‘23, their last quarterfinal was a very long time ago.

This . Bergen single handedly took them to Frisco that year with his punt returns against Furman and NDSU (yes, I know they had a good defense too). Wa-griz is a tough place to play, but since Hauck returned, they have had 2-3 home games or more per season that they have either lost to or struggled with “mehh” opponents. Only MSU under Vigen has “consistently” struggled there the past 2 trips. I think that changes this year. At this point in the season, I also think UND wins a rematch home/away/neutral with UM, and any of the top 6-8 teams in the country beat them home/neutral and have a strong chance to win in Wa-griz. Their defense isn’t very good, nor is their o-line. Two of the most important factors in winning deep into the playoffs.

I did a matchup on Massey with NDSU, SDSU, Tarleton, UC Davis and UND v the gris. The gris only beat UC Davis, by 2. It has the CATS beating the Gris, 34-27. Versus NAU , the Gris win 35-28… Just added th gri and sac, the Gris prevail 35-29. The CATS Vsac, CAT win 37-23…

That’s awesome. They have playmakers and a good QB, but they have had those kinds of guys for a long time. They have had good QB’s under Hauck, they have just mismanaged that situation so poorly in recent years. I think UND and ISU laid the blue print to beat them, even though they made some mistakes to allow UM to come back and pull out wins. If you can bottle up Gilman, you have to then limit Wortham. Easier said than done, but I think the top teams in the country, at this moment, can do just that while dominating their lines and scoring against their defense. Will be interesting to see how both schools progress over the next month before the brawl.