Offseason Random Stuff - 2023

[Colter_Nuanez]

Sam Herder's 2023 FCS Preseason Top 25:
https://herosports.com/herder-2023-fcs- ... p-25-bzbz/

1. SDSU
2. NDSU
3. MSU
6. Idaho
10. Sac State
12. Weber State
15. griz
17. UC Davis

The Big Sky occupies 30% of the top 20. Not the Big Fluffy anymore.

That’s because most of the non-Midwest real programs left the FCS…

[The Butcher]

Sam Herder's 2023 FCS Preseason Top 25:
https://herosports.com/herder-2023-fcs- ... p-25-bzbz/

1. SDSU
2. NDSU
3. MSU
6. Idaho
10. Sac State
12. Weber State
15. griz
17. UC Davis

The Big Sky occupies 30% of the top 20. Not the Big Fluffy anymore.

That’s because most of the non-Midwest real programs left the FCS…

Missouri Valley is pretty much just NDSU and SDSU. Northern Iowa and North Dakota win just enough to sneak into the rankings, but that conference is held up by those two teams.

[TomCat88]

Sam Herder's 2023 FCS Preseason Top 25:
https://herosports.com/herder-2023-fcs- ... p-25-bzbz/

1. SDSU
2. NDSU
3. MSU
6. Idaho
10. Sac State
12. Weber State
15. griz
17. UC Davis

The Big Sky occupies 30% of the top 20. Not the Big Fluffy anymore.

That’s because most of the non-Midwest real programs left the FCS…

At least 29% of the top 17 were D2 not long ago. Not saying that’s a good or bad thing.

[Rich K]

Sam Herder's 2023 FCS Preseason Top 25:
https://herosports.com/herder-2023-fcs- ... p-25-bzbz/

1. SDSU
2. NDSU
3. MSU
6. Idaho
10. Sac State
12. Weber State
15. griz
17. UC Davis

The Big Sky occupies 30% of the top 20. Not the Big Fluffy anymore.

That’s because most of the non-Midwest real programs left the FCS…

At least 29% of the top 17 were D2 not long ago. Not saying that’s a good or bad thing.

Kind of odd not seeing EWU in the early rankings. Anybody know what's happening in Cheney? Are they going to be able to stay on the field with NDSU? Any word on a new AD in Cheney?

[coloradocat]

Sam Herder's 2023 FCS Preseason Top 25:
https://herosports.com/herder-2023-fcs- ... p-25-bzbz/

1. SDSU
2. NDSU
3. MSU
6. Idaho
10. Sac State
12. Weber State
15. griz
17. UC Davis

The Big Sky occupies 30% of the top 20. Not the Big Fluffy anymore.

That’s because most of the non-Midwest real programs left the FCS…

At least 29% of the top 17 were D2 not long ago. Not saying that’s a good or bad thing.

Kind of odd not seeing EWU in the early rankings. Anybody know what's happening in Cheney? Are they going to be able to stay on the field with NDSU? Any word on a new AD in Cheney?

EWU' first 6 weeks:

NDSU - loss
@ Fresno St - loss
Southeast Louisiana - loss
@UC Davis - loss
Idaho - loss
Bye

They'll be out of the playoffs before they even get a chance to play Idaho State in week 7.

[catgrad05]

Sam Herder's 2023 FCS Preseason Top 25:
https://herosports.com/herder-2023-fcs- ... p-25-bzbz/

1. SDSU
2. NDSU
3. MSU
6. Idaho
10. Sac State
12. Weber State
15. griz
17. UC Davis

Sac State is overrated. They lost a lot from last year's (overrated) team.

Agreed. I think Davis is underrated as well. They return a lot of guys.

So based on that ranking we play AT preseason #1, #6, #10, #12 and #15. On paper that’s a heck of a road schedule.

[coloradocat]

Sam Herder's 2023 FCS Preseason Top 25:
https://herosports.com/herder-2023-fcs- ... p-25-bzbz/

1. SDSU
2. NDSU
3. MSU
6. Idaho
10. Sac State
12. Weber State
15. griz
17. UC Davis

Sac State is overrated. They lost a lot from last year's (overrated) team.

Agreed. I think Davis is underrated as well. They return a lot of guys.

So based on that ranking we play AT preseason #1, #6, #10, #12 and #15. On paper that’s a heck of a road schedule.

Tough road schedule but I'd be shocked if we lose more than 2.

[Joe Bobcat]

Seriously the Gris are better than #15th despite having lost their all-world jump on the pile late safety, whatever his name was.
But I'm ok with them not getting the benefit of the doubt and placement on name recognition alone for once.

[catatac]

Seriously the Gris are better than #15th despite having lost their all-world jump on the pile late safety, whatever his name was.
But I'm ok with them not getting the benefit of the doubt and placement on name recognition alone for once.

Awe, don't worry... they'll breeze through most of their easy schedule and climb up towards the top five, and get a decent seed... with some favoritism. BUT, at some point they'll have to travel to Fargo or Brookings or Bozeman, where there dreams will disappear.

[coloradocat]

[coloradocat]

FYI - I followed the link and there appears to be ONE ticket available in section 109.

[TomCat88]

Awesome photo.

[CodyCat]

Sam Herder's 2023 FCS Preseason Top 25:
https://herosports.com/herder-2023-fcs- ... p-25-bzbz/

1. SDSU
2. NDSU
3. MSU
6. Idaho
10. Sac State
12. Weber State
15. griz
17. UC Davis

Sac State is overrated. They lost a lot from last year's (overrated) team.

Agreed. I think Davis is underrated as well. They return a lot of guys.

So based on that ranking we play AT preseason #1, #6, #10, #12 and #15. On paper that’s a heck of a road schedule.

Definitely a tough schedule.

SDSU: I think at best we compete there.
Weebs: I dont really know what to expects. Huge changes there.
Sac: Again, huge changes with a head coach as well as they lost a ton of contributors.
Idaho: By the time we play them they will likely be out of the playoffs based on their schedule. I dont know if that makes them really dangerous or if they will have laid over to die by then.
gris: Always tough to win in missoula.

[Hawks86]

Wisconsin is installing a new heated field for $5.5 million.

[catatac]

Sam Herder's 2023 FCS Preseason Top 25:
https://herosports.com/herder-2023-fcs- ... p-25-bzbz/

1. SDSU
2. NDSU
3. MSU
6. Idaho
10. Sac State
12. Weber State
15. griz
17. UC Davis

Sac State is overrated. They lost a lot from last year's (overrated) team.

Agreed. I think Davis is underrated as well. They return a lot of guys.

So based on that ranking we play AT preseason #1, #6, #10, #12 and #15. On paper that’s a heck of a road schedule.

Definitely a tough schedule.

SDSU: I think at best we compete there.
Weebs: I dont really know what to expects. Huge changes there.
Sac: Again, huge changes with a head coach as well as they lost a ton of contributors.
Idaho: By the time we play them they will likely be out of the playoffs based on their schedule. I dont know if that makes them really dangerous or if they will have laid over to die by then.
gris: Always tough to win in missoula.

I'd say at best we go in there and get the W, but I agree that is a tall order. I'm really curious to see how we stack up against them right now. Given we beat them the year before, I think we may be fairly even on the lines... just not sure. I don't think last year's game told me we were completely dominated on the lines, mainly because of that field. I know that sounds like an excuse, but I'll bet you when we go there on a nice day in September..... we'll see a different Bobcat team show up, the one that finds a way to run up and down the field one almost everyone.

[allcat]

Sam Herder's 2023 FCS Preseason Top 25:
https://herosports.com/herder-2023-fcs- ... p-25-bzbz/

1. SDSU
2. NDSU
3. MSU
6. Idaho
10. Sac State
12. Weber State
15. griz
17. UC Davis

Sac State is overrated. They lost a lot from last year's (overrated) team.

Agreed. I think Davis is underrated as well. They return a lot of guys.

So based on that ranking we play AT preseason #1, #6, #10, #12 and #15. On paper that’s a heck of a road schedule.

Definitely a tough schedule.

SDSU: I think at best we compete there.
Weebs: I dont really know what to expects. Huge changes there.
Sac: Again, huge changes with a head coach as well as they lost a ton of contributors.
Idaho: By the time we play them they will likely be out of the playoffs based on their schedule. I dont know if that makes them really dangerous or if they will have laid over to die by then.
gris: Always tough to win in missoula.

I'd say at best we go in there and get the W, but I agree that is a tall order. I'm really curious to see how we stack up against them right now. Given we beat them the year before, I think we may be fairly even on the lines... just not sure. I don't think last year's game told me we were completely dominated on the lines, mainly because of that field. I know that sounds like an excuse, but I'll bet you when we go there on a nice day in September..... we'll see a different Bobcat team show up, the one that finds a way to run up and down the field one almost everyone.

I think a close game. We will be able to run, which we could not in the deep freeze nobody had traction in that game. Different story if we had traction. They had it and we couldn't get it.

[tetoncat]

Sam Herder's 2023 FCS Preseason Top 25:
https://herosports.com/herder-2023-fcs- ... p-25-bzbz/

1. SDSU
2. NDSU
3. MSU
6. Idaho
10. Sac State
12. Weber State
15. griz
17. UC Davis

Sac State is overrated. They lost a lot from last year's (overrated) team.

Agreed. I think Davis is underrated as well. They return a lot of guys.

So based on that ranking we play AT preseason #1, #6, #10, #12 and #15. On paper that’s a heck of a road schedule.

Definitely a tough schedule.

SDSU: I think at best we compete there.
Weebs: I dont really know what to expects. Huge changes there.
Sac: Again, huge changes with a head coach as well as they lost a ton of contributors.
Idaho: By the time we play them they will likely be out of the playoffs based on their schedule. I dont know if that makes them really dangerous or if they will have laid over to die by then.
gris: Always tough to win in missoula.

I'd say at best we go in there and get the W, but I agree that is a tall order. I'm really curious to see how we stack up against them right now. Given we beat them the year before, I think we may be fairly even on the lines... just not sure. I don't think last year's game told me we were completely dominated on the lines, mainly because of that field. I know that sounds like an excuse, but I'll bet you when we go there on a nice day in September..... we'll see a different Bobcat team show up, the one that finds a way to run up and down the field one almost everyone.

I think a close game. We will be able to run, which we could not in the deep freeze nobody had traction in that game. Different story if we had traction. They had it and we couldn't get it.

Our strength was making a guy miss and getting big play. We could not do that. Their strength was power with larger openings

[AFCAT]

Cam Sutton

[Cat Grad]

https://406mtsports.com/college/billing ... -top-story

[Montanabob]

https://406mtsports.com/college/billing ... -top-story

And he got 6 1/2 years of college! Played 4 + covid year.