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Sam Herder's Top 10 Projections for 2023

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Re: Sam Herder's Top 10 Projections for 2023

Post by Montanabob » Mon Jan 23, 2023 11:30 pm

Wait, no griz?🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣


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Re: Sam Herder's Top 10 Projections for 2023

Post by The Butcher » Tue Jan 24, 2023 8:38 am

Montanabob wrote:
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Wait, no griz?🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
With how NDSU ended the season and ALL the talent they are losing, #3 seems pretty high.

SDSU is going to be tough...



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Re: Sam Herder's Top 10 Projections for 2023

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The Butcher wrote:
Tue Jan 24, 2023 8:38 am
Montanabob wrote:
Mon Jan 23, 2023 11:30 pm
Wait, no griz?🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
With how NDSU ended the season and ALL the talent they are losing, #3 seems pretty high.

SDSU is going to be tough...
#3 seems high for NDSU until you think about which teams should be ranked there instead of them and have a hard time coming up with any clear candidates. UIW would maybe be the best one, but they're now on their third head coach in three years and like NDSU lost a ton of talent to the portal. They did reload with some Power 5 guys to replace the departures but the constant churn of coaches and players seems like it will catch up to them at some point.



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Re: Sam Herder's Top 10 Projections for 2023

Post by Lord Vigo » Tue Jan 24, 2023 9:51 am

I am not at all happy that UM is unranked. The media blowing hot air up their backside makes the brawl that much sweeter.



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Re: Sam Herder's Top 10 Projections for 2023

Post by Prodigal Cat » Tue Jan 24, 2023 10:20 am

The Butcher wrote:
Tue Jan 24, 2023 8:38 am
Montanabob wrote:
Mon Jan 23, 2023 11:30 pm
Wait, no griz?🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
With how NDSU ended the season and ALL the talent they are losing, #3 seems pretty high.

SDSU is going to be tough...
Could have said, and quite a few did, the same thing about MSU after '21. Yet, semifinals again.


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Re: Sam Herder's Top 10 Projections for 2023

Post by wapiti » Tue Jan 24, 2023 10:59 am

Is Sam feeling ok???

MSU higher than UM and no UM at all.

It's been a joy to see the griz be over-hyped and the media to eat crow.



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Re: Sam Herder's Top 10 Projections for 2023

Post by LTown Cat » Tue Jan 24, 2023 11:27 am

I read two of these yesterday. The other one had NDSU and MSU flipped and had UM at #9--can't remember the source.



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Re: Sam Herder's Top 10 Projections for 2023

Post by 94VegasCat » Tue Jan 24, 2023 11:34 am

Idaho made a massive jump in ‘22 but I’m not sold on them being #6. Maybe top 15. I think they’re really good but not certain #6 is their spot.


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Re: Sam Herder's Top 10 Projections for 2023

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wapiti wrote:
Tue Jan 24, 2023 10:59 am
Is Sam feeling ok???

MSU higher than UM and no UM at all.

It's been a joy to see the griz be over-hyped and the media to eat crow.
Sam must be unaware that UM reeled in some “big time” transfers who, at one time or another, had the privilege of being backups at powerhouses like Dixie Tech State, Hawai’i, and Akron.



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Re: Sam Herder's Top 10 Projections for 2023

Post by Lord Vigo » Tue Jan 24, 2023 11:52 am

94VegasCat wrote:
Tue Jan 24, 2023 11:34 am
Idaho made a massive jump in ‘22 but I’m not sold on them being #6. Maybe top 15. I think they’re really good but not certain #6 is their spot.
They weren’t the second best team in the BSC this last year but they return a lot of talent. I don’t like it when predictors hedge.



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Re: Sam Herder's Top 10 Projections for 2023

Post by Lord Vigo » Tue Jan 24, 2023 11:54 am

I think #2 is right.

2021, the Cats beat SDSU by 14 at home.

2022, the Jacks beat MSU by 21 at home.

They’re on a similar level. The key in 2023 is to position yourself to host throughout.

Of course, they did that in 2022 and the committee robbed them anyways.



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Re: Sam Herder's Top 10 Projections for 2023

Post by 94VegasCat » Tue Jan 24, 2023 12:22 pm

Lord Vigo wrote:
Tue Jan 24, 2023 11:54 am
I think #2 is right.

2021, the Cats beat SDSU by 14 at home.

2022, the Jacks beat MSU by 21 at home.

They’re on a similar level. The key in 2023 is to position yourself to host throughout.

Of course, they did that in 2022 and the committee robbed them anyways.
I think that’s why some Bobcat fans (me included) were so pissed when the seeding came out. We did what we were supposed to do and a few pieces (SDSU beating NDSU) fell into the proper places for us to be expecting the #2 seed.

A really good friend of mine is an NDSU alum. He was shocked at the seeding. He was under the assumption it would be 1-SDSU 2-MSU 3-Sac St 4-NDSU


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Re: Sam Herder's Top 10 Projections for 2023

Post by Rich K » Tue Jan 24, 2023 12:41 pm

Herder's always been pretty fair, and he's a good enough sports writer that he could cover higher level play if he pushed it. He has found a niche in FCS and I am glad he doesn't seem to have plans to go elsewhere. That said, I did catch a recent podcast (I don't remember which) in which he remarked that if Montana State and um moved to the Mountain West he might want to follow them, as this area is his biggest and most faithful audience.

Craig Hailey is the one that always seems to have a love affair with the griz. https://theanalyst.com/na/2023/01/fcs-f ... 23-season/


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Re: Sam Herder's Top 10 Projections for 2023

Post by Cataholic » Tue Jan 24, 2023 1:12 pm

Number 1 vs Number 2 in the second week of the season. One is the defending national champion. I expect some national coverage for an FCS game. I would not be surprised to see this one on ESPN or ESPN 2.



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Re: Sam Herder's Top 10 Projections for 2023

Post by Lord Vigo » Tue Jan 24, 2023 2:23 pm

94VegasCat wrote:
Tue Jan 24, 2023 12:22 pm
Lord Vigo wrote:
Tue Jan 24, 2023 11:54 am
I think #2 is right.

2021, the Cats beat SDSU by 14 at home.

2022, the Jacks beat MSU by 21 at home.

They’re on a similar level. The key in 2023 is to position yourself to host throughout.

Of course, they did that in 2022 and the committee robbed them anyways.
I think that’s why some Bobcat fans (me included) were so pissed when the seeding came out. We did what we were supposed to do and a few pieces (SDSU beating NDSU) fell into the proper places for us to be expecting the #2 seed.

A really good friend of mine is an NDSU alum. He was shocked at the seeding. He was under the assumption it would be 1-SDSU 2-MSU 3-Sac St 4-NDSU
Yep. It was not only the unfair ranking, but also clearly the incorrect one.



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Re: Sam Herder's Top 10 Projections for 2023

Post by onceacat » Tue Jan 24, 2023 8:39 pm

94VegasCat wrote:
Tue Jan 24, 2023 12:22 pm
Lord Vigo wrote:
Tue Jan 24, 2023 11:54 am
I think #2 is right.

2021, the Cats beat SDSU by 14 at home.

2022, the Jacks beat MSU by 21 at home.

They’re on a similar level. The key in 2023 is to position yourself to host throughout.

Of course, they did that in 2022 and the committee robbed them anyways.
I think that’s why some Bobcat fans (me included) were so pissed when the seeding came out. We did what we were supposed to do and a few pieces (SDSU beating NDSU) fell into the proper places for us to be expecting the #2 seed.

A really good friend of mine is an NDSU alum. He was shocked at the seeding. He was under the assumption it would be 1-SDSU 2-MSU 3-Sac St 4-NDSU
MSU was supposed to jump a team with a better record and a tougher schedule by every conceivable metric?

Not a shot in hell.



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Re: Sam Herder's Top 10 Projections for 2023

Post by BLACKnBLUEnGOLD » Wed Jan 25, 2023 5:55 am

onceacat wrote:
Tue Jan 24, 2023 8:39 pm
94VegasCat wrote:
Tue Jan 24, 2023 12:22 pm
Lord Vigo wrote:
Tue Jan 24, 2023 11:54 am
I think #2 is right.

2021, the Cats beat SDSU by 14 at home.

2022, the Jacks beat MSU by 21 at home.

They’re on a similar level. The key in 2023 is to position yourself to host throughout.

Of course, they did that in 2022 and the committee robbed them anyways.
I think that’s why some Bobcat fans (me included) were so pissed when the seeding came out. We did what we were supposed to do and a few pieces (SDSU beating NDSU) fell into the proper places for us to be expecting the #2 seed.

A really good friend of mine is an NDSU alum. He was shocked at the seeding. He was under the assumption it would be 1-SDSU 2-MSU 3-Sac St 4-NDSU
MSU was supposed to jump a team with a better record and a tougher schedule by every conceivable metric?

Not a shot in hell.
They bumped NDSU up for being NDSU, but didn't punish Sac for being Sac.


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Re: Sam Herder's Top 10 Projections for 2023

Post by Lord Vigo » Wed Jan 25, 2023 7:36 am

BLACKnBLUEnGOLD wrote:
Wed Jan 25, 2023 5:55 am
onceacat wrote:
Tue Jan 24, 2023 8:39 pm
94VegasCat wrote:
Tue Jan 24, 2023 12:22 pm
Lord Vigo wrote:
Tue Jan 24, 2023 11:54 am
I think #2 is right.

2021, the Cats beat SDSU by 14 at home.

2022, the Jacks beat MSU by 21 at home.

They’re on a similar level. The key in 2023 is to position yourself to host throughout.

Of course, they did that in 2022 and the committee robbed them anyways.
I think that’s why some Bobcat fans (me included) were so pissed when the seeding came out. We did what we were supposed to do and a few pieces (SDSU beating NDSU) fell into the proper places for us to be expecting the #2 seed.

A really good friend of mine is an NDSU alum. He was shocked at the seeding. He was under the assumption it would be 1-SDSU 2-MSU 3-Sac St 4-NDSU
MSU was supposed to jump a team with a better record and a tougher schedule by every conceivable metric?

Not a shot in hell.
They bumped NDSU up for being NDSU, but didn't punish Sac for being Sac.
Exactly this.

Either you go objective and just look at records and schedules and MSU is over NDSU, OR you use the eye test and MSU is over SAC.

The committee had it both ways and the Cats got screwed.



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Re: Sam Herder's Top 10 Projections for 2023

Post by PapaG » Wed Jan 25, 2023 8:04 am

Prodigal Cat wrote:
Tue Jan 24, 2023 10:20 am
The Butcher wrote:
Tue Jan 24, 2023 8:38 am
Montanabob wrote:
Mon Jan 23, 2023 11:30 pm
Wait, no griz?🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
With how NDSU ended the season and ALL the talent they are losing, #3 seems pretty high.

SDSU is going to be tough...
Could have said, and quite a few did, the same thing about MSU after '21. Yet, semifinals again.
My thought was an 8-3 season and no seed because the young o-line and no Ifanse. What I didn’t realize was how quickly those guys in the trench would succeed.

The expectation next year should be Frisco, even with what seems like the most difficult schedule I can recall. As always, injuries can screw up things but on paper this team is loaded.


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