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Re: NDSU/Griz semifinals

Post by hilinegrizfan » Wed Dec 13, 2023 9:29 am

Bear Spray II wrote:
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I hate all four of the teams that are left, assuming Idaho wins tonight. Since I hate UM the most, Go Bison!! Since I hate them the second most, Go Jacks!! Since they suck almost as much as the other two, Go Vandals!!
Frustrated that all the teams that beat the Cats are STILL playing?
The Griz are the only team that beat the Cats. Cats beat themselves against SDSU/Udaho/NDSU.
This, folks, is what DELUSION looks like



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Re: NDSU/Griz semifinals

Post by tetoncat » Wed Dec 13, 2023 9:55 am

hilinegrizfan wrote:
Wed Dec 13, 2023 9:29 am
Bear Spray II wrote:
Tue Dec 12, 2023 4:40 pm
GoGriz1023 wrote:
Sat Dec 09, 2023 11:10 pm
GoCats18 wrote:
Sat Dec 09, 2023 10:54 pm
I hate all four of the teams that are left, assuming Idaho wins tonight. Since I hate UM the most, Go Bison!! Since I hate them the second most, Go Jacks!! Since they suck almost as much as the other two, Go Vandals!!
Frustrated that all the teams that beat the Cats are STILL playing?
The Griz are the only team that beat the Cats. Cats beat themselves against SDSU/Udaho/NDSU.
This, folks, is what DELUSION looks like
If that is delusion you either didn't watch any of the games or don't understand football.


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Re: NDSU/Griz semifinals

Post by aucat » Wed Dec 13, 2023 10:17 am

Honestly, I don't hate the Bison and the Griz. It's just human nature. First of all, I want the Bobcats to win EVERY game which is unrealistic. Second, I hate it when a team starts to dominate. Over the years we have had to endure holy hell from UM dominating us for so long. Their arrogance and "entitlement" have been hard to take. But I don't hate them. Same with the Bison. I don't like to see one team dominate. I'm sure their fans are just fine and I admire how much they support the Bison. In fact I WISH that ALL of the members of the Big Sky Conference (and other FCS teams) enjoyed the same support that Montana State, Montana and NDSU enjoy. Frankly, I thought the crowd at SDSU last week was pathetic given how good their team is performing.

One thing about this UM-NDSU game on Saturday: it will be played in nice weather conditions, unlike the ice bowl that we had to play over in Brookings last year. I am really looking forward to watching this game.



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Re: NDSU/Griz semifinals

Post by iaafan » Wed Dec 13, 2023 10:35 am

aucat wrote:
Wed Dec 13, 2023 10:17 am
Honestly, I don't hate the Bison and the Griz. It's just human nature. First of all, I want the Bobcats to win EVERY game which is unrealistic. Second, I hate it when a team starts to dominate. Over the years we have had to endure holy hell from UM dominating us for so long. Their arrogance and "entitlement" have been hard to take. But I don't hate them. Same with the Bison. I don't like to see one team dominate. I'm sure their fans are just fine and I admire how much they support the Bison. In fact I WISH that ALL of the members of the Big Sky Conference enjoyed the same support that Montana State, Montana and NDSU enjoy. Frankly, I thought the crowd at SDSU last week was pathetic given how good their team is performing.

One thing about this UM-NDSU game on Saturday: it will be played in nice weather conditions, unlike the ice bowl that we had to play over in Brookings last year. I am really looking forward to watching this game.
The Streak ended over 20 years ago. I remember it but that’s a long long time ago. Since then it’s been even on the field and we have made huge strides in facilities. I’d say other than the stadium we are ahead in this area. Their fans are still obnoxious but they don’t have much to base it on and it rings hollow. They’ve won one BSC since 2009, haven’t won a natty since 2001 and only two rivalry wins since 2015. They’ve had a good year this year but it’s the first time in 14 years and that’s a long long time ago. The list of teams getting to the semifinals since 2009 is really long and they and Albany just joined it. Are they even in the top ten most successful teams since 2009?



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Re: NDSU/Griz semifinals

Post by kennethnoisewater » Wed Dec 13, 2023 11:39 am

hilinegrizfan wrote:
Wed Dec 13, 2023 9:29 am
Bear Spray II wrote:
Tue Dec 12, 2023 4:40 pm
GoGriz1023 wrote:
Sat Dec 09, 2023 11:10 pm
GoCats18 wrote:
Sat Dec 09, 2023 10:54 pm
I hate all four of the teams that are left, assuming Idaho wins tonight. Since I hate UM the most, Go Bison!! Since I hate them the second most, Go Jacks!! Since they suck almost as much as the other two, Go Vandals!!
Frustrated that all the teams that beat the Cats are STILL playing?
The Griz are the only team that beat the Cats. Cats beat themselves against SDSU/Udaho/NDSU.
This, folks, is what DELUSION looks like
He might not be right, but the argument could pretty easily be made. Maybe look up the definition of delusion.


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Re: NDSU/Griz semifinals

Post by hilinegrizfan » Wed Dec 13, 2023 12:39 pm

hilinegrizfan wrote:
Wed Dec 13, 2023 12:38 pm
tetoncat wrote:
Wed Dec 13, 2023 9:55 am
hilinegrizfan wrote:
Wed Dec 13, 2023 9:29 am
Bear Spray II wrote:
Tue Dec 12, 2023 4:40 pm
GoGriz1023 wrote:
Sat Dec 09, 2023 11:10 pm
GoCats18 wrote:
Sat Dec 09, 2023 10:54 pm
I hate all four of the teams that are left, assuming Idaho wins tonight. Since I hate UM the most, Go Bison!! Since I hate them the second most, Go Jacks!! Since they suck almost as much as the other two, Go Vandals!!
Frustrated that all the teams that beat the Cats are STILL playing?
The Griz are the only team that beat the Cats. Cats beat themselves against SDSU/Udaho/NDSU.
This, folks, is what DELUSION looks like
If that is delusion you either didn't watch any of the games or don't understand football.
I watched the cats lose all those games and basically claim that you actually didn't really. lol



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Re: NDSU/Griz semifinals

Post by ilovethecats » Wed Dec 13, 2023 12:47 pm

hilinegrizfan wrote:
Wed Dec 13, 2023 12:39 pm

I watched the cats lose all those games and basically claim that you actually didn't really. lol
I don't disagree with you hiline. But this is a two way street, as is everything with Cat and griz fans despite each fanbase acting as if they are better than the other.

Just this morning I was reading egriz and a poster said the griz are much better than NDSU and I quote, "it's not even close". He followed that up by saying that of course NDSU could win Saturday because weird things happen in sports. Isn't he saying the exact same thing some Cat fans are saying? That the griz are much better than the Bison but they might lose the game?

I don't necessarily agree that the Cats were better than the 4 teams we lost to. But I also don't think that in sports the best team wins the game everytime. So I don't think it is absurd to look at the games the Cats lost and be frustrated because they thought the Cats were better, just not on that day.

Frankly, after the Griz lost to NAU this season, I don't know how any fan could say with a straight face it's crazy to think the better team could lose games. There is no chance in hell NAU was better than the griz. But they played better that day and in the end all that matters are wins and losses.



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Re: NDSU/Griz semifinals

Post by lakesbison » Wed Dec 13, 2023 12:48 pm

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I would hate to predict this game. I thought UM would blow out Furman. Wrong. Is NDSU really that good? We had them absolutely defeated if we kick FGs. How good is UM? As our good friend Bobby said, they sure gave us a good ole "ass kicking." So which teams will show up Saturday? Since UM beat us by 30 and we really had NDSU whipped, I guess UM should be the favorite. But then you have Furman. I'm totally confused. I would never bet on this one.
UM comes crashing back to earth Saturday afternoon. NDSU is peaking at the right time, and as I was talking to fans in Frisco about the Bison and they said they were so used to winning the chipper every year the entire program gets lackadaisical all regular season and then kicks it into gear in the playoffs and certainly in Frisco. The Cats actually played a really good game and NDSU went toe to toe with us and pulled off the W, so obviously they're good. Griz aren't dynamic enough on offense, they are banged up on the OL, and their defense isn't going to be able to stop NDSU.
BINGO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! plus ace in the hole is Jason Petrino DC Montana Boy wants to go home and show off!!!

Bet the house on NDSU cat fans, at least make some money off of NDSU since we beat ya.



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Re: NDSU/Griz semifinals

Post by PapaG » Wed Dec 13, 2023 12:50 pm

Prodigal Cat wrote:
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aucat wrote:
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lakesbison wrote:
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Soo Montana State fans are with North Dakota State fans

Perfect. We need you
Last time NDSU played in Missoula I think you got your butts handed to you. I'm expecting this to happen again.

I was in Bobcat Stadium and was not impressed with NDSU.
Griz scored a last second TD on 4th and goal to win 38-35. Not exactly a butt kicking. The butt kicking happened in the rematch in the playoffs. Bison won 37-6
Stitt made national media rounds after squeaking by NDSU. I was driving around Portland on work day and he was on with Jim Rome.


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Re: NDSU/Griz semifinals

Post by kennethnoisewater » Wed Dec 13, 2023 12:54 pm

ilovethecats wrote:
Wed Dec 13, 2023 12:47 pm
hilinegrizfan wrote:
Wed Dec 13, 2023 12:39 pm

I watched the cats lose all those games and basically claim that you actually didn't really. lol
Frankly, after the Griz lost to NAU this season, I don't know how any fan could say with a straight face it's crazy to think the better team could lose games. There is no chance in hell NAU was better than the griz. But they played better that day and in the end all that matters are wins and losses.
Yeah I actually thought at the time NAU was a better team. They had some fairly talented players, and AT THAT TIME, it didn't seem like the gris had very much outside of Gubner, Bergen, Hill, and really just a couple other guys. Plus they didn't play hard at all. So there are a lot of gris fans out there being idiots and saying "still think we're overrated?". Literally nobody still thinks you're overrated, but to say the gris were overrated after about 5 or 6 games was not a hot take at all. Early in the season I thought it might be the worst gris team I'd ever seen. I've never seen a fan base more obsessed with being disrespected, but whatever it takes to get you motivated I guess.


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Re: NDSU/Griz semifinals

Post by Bear Spray II » Wed Dec 13, 2023 1:29 pm

tetoncat wrote:
Wed Dec 13, 2023 9:55 am
hilinegrizfan wrote:
Wed Dec 13, 2023 9:29 am
Bear Spray II wrote:
Tue Dec 12, 2023 4:40 pm
GoGriz1023 wrote:
Sat Dec 09, 2023 11:10 pm
GoCats18 wrote:
Sat Dec 09, 2023 10:54 pm
I hate all four of the teams that are left, assuming Idaho wins tonight. Since I hate UM the most, Go Bison!! Since I hate them the second most, Go Jacks!! Since they suck almost as much as the other two, Go Vandals!!
Frustrated that all the teams that beat the Cats are STILL playing?
The Griz are the only team that beat the Cats. Cats beat themselves against SDSU/Udaho/NDSU.
This, folks, is what DELUSION looks like
If that is delusion you either didn't watch any of the games or don't understand football.
I thought the Cats would lose 2 or three games in the regular season due to injuries & the road competition. I also thought we'd beat the Griz and roll through the playoffs. That may have been delusional. We were fortunate to have played SDSU early, playing later would not have been good.

Missing extra points & field goals is a recipe for losing games. Conservative play calling, when you have talent & can spread the ball around & be unpredictable but choose to run A gap is a recipe for losing games. You saw what Tommy's capable of in the passing game in one outing - NDSU - the last game - 12/16 for 209 yards & 2 td's. That was without tight ends involved. Why didn't they let him throw the ball a little more in conference play? The opposite of delusion by the way is truth, honesty, and reality.

One last thought. I believed that next year would be our season with all the returning starters. Losing Chambers would hurt, but what a load of talent returning. I forgot about NIL. I'll blame that on my fleeting memory....& you would be correct to call that delusional! :D Go Cats!



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Re: NDSU/Griz semifinals

Post by Au Blue » Wed Dec 13, 2023 3:15 pm

Did Bison fans scoop up all the extra tickets? :lol:

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Re: NDSU/Griz semifinals

Post by FatBuffalo » Wed Dec 13, 2023 4:43 pm

Idiot Grizz fans can't even figure out how to get tickets to their own home game!!? Sounds about right.

Bison have better QB and RBs than the Grizz, a better OL and DL. LBs are a push but I will give a very slight edge to UM so I don't come across as a homer and our secondary is better. Special teams is a wash we have a better kicker and punter they have a better return guy in Bergen

We have across the board better talent and depth, we should roll in the 2nd half. We beat them at home as a DII school this time won't be any different.

Bison 45
Grizz 27
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Re: NDSU/Griz semifinals

Post by Bocephus » Wed Dec 13, 2023 5:25 pm

FatBuffalo wrote:
Wed Dec 13, 2023 4:43 pm
Idiot Grizz fnas can't even figure out how to get tickets to their own home game!!? Sounds about right.

Bison have better QB and RBs than the Grizz, a better OL and DL. LBs are a push but I will give a very slight edge to UM so I don't come across as a homer and our secondary is better. Special teams is a wash we have a better kicker and punter they have a better return guy in Bergen

We have across the board better talent and depth, we should roll in the 2nd half. We beat them at home as a DII school this time won't be any different.

Bison 45
Grizz 27
I’m no gris fan, but no special teams of Hauck’s is a wash.



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Re: NDSU/Griz semifinals

Post by jgrilley406 » Wed Dec 13, 2023 5:39 pm

FatBuffalo wrote:
Wed Dec 13, 2023 4:43 pm
Idiot Grizz fnas can't even figure out how to get tickets to their own home game!!? Sounds about right.

Bison have better QB and RBs than the Grizz, a better OL and DL. LBs are a push but I will give a very slight edge to UM so I don't come across as a homer and our secondary is better. Special teams is a wash we have a better kicker and punter they have a better return guy in Bergen

We have across the board better talent and depth, we should roll in the 2nd half. We beat them at home as a DII school this time won't be any different.

Bison 45
Grizz 27
I mean a lot of it was the offensive coordinator finally opened up the play book a bit when it came to passing routes and design, but if the cats passed over 200 yards on NDSU, I don’t see how you can claim the bison secondary is better than the griz’s.



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Re: NDSU/Griz semifinals

Post by FatBuffalo » Wed Dec 13, 2023 5:43 pm

Bocephus wrote:
Wed Dec 13, 2023 5:25 pm
FatBuffalo wrote:
Wed Dec 13, 2023 4:43 pm
Idiot Grizz fnas can't even figure out how to get tickets to their own home game!!? Sounds about right.

Bison have better QB and RBs than the Grizz, a better OL and DL. LBs are a push but I will give a very slight edge to UM so I don't come across as a homer and our secondary is better. Special teams is a wash we have a better kicker and punter they have a better return guy in Bergen

We have across the board better talent and depth, we should roll in the 2nd half. We beat them at home as a DII school this time won't be any different.

Bison 45
Grizz 27
I’m no gris fan, but no special teams of Hauck’s is a wash.
Its absolutely a wash, Bison have a better kicker and punter and statistically one yard less on average on punt returns and better on KO returns. Actually if you go by stats it favors NDSU



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Re: NDSU/Griz semifinals

Post by FatBuffalo » Wed Dec 13, 2023 5:46 pm

jgrilley406 wrote:
Wed Dec 13, 2023 5:39 pm
FatBuffalo wrote:
Wed Dec 13, 2023 4:43 pm
Idiot Grizz fnas can't even figure out how to get tickets to their own home game!!? Sounds about right.

Bison have better QB and RBs than the Grizz, a better OL and DL. LBs are a push but I will give a very slight edge to UM so I don't come across as a homer and our secondary is better. Special teams is a wash we have a better kicker and punter they have a better return guy in Bergen

We have across the board better talent and depth, we should roll in the 2nd half. We beat them at home as a DII school this time won't be any different.

Bison 45
Grizz 27
I mean a lot of it was the offensive coordinator finally opened up the play book a bit when it came to passing routes and design, but if the cats passed over 200 yards on NDSU, I don’t see how you can claim the bison secondary is better than the griz’s.
One game isn't proof of anything especially when Mellot had a career day against us, he never throws like that, ever. He had an amazing game. But look a the stats man, its so close but I give my team the nod. LBs like I said definitely favors the Grizz



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Re: NDSU/Griz semifinals

Post by autocat » Wed Dec 13, 2023 6:22 pm

A good kicker and punter will make whoever the special coach is look like a genius, hauck is the most overrated special teams and head coach in FCS (15-48 in five seasons at UNLV)
He deserves credit for finding good kickers and punters that’s all, so be ready for a fake punt or field goal on Saturday and he’ll be praised as unbelievable special teams coach…….



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Re: NDSU/Griz semifinals

Post by grizzh8r » Thu Dec 14, 2023 12:08 am

FatBuffalo wrote:
Wed Dec 13, 2023 5:46 pm
jgrilley406 wrote:
Wed Dec 13, 2023 5:39 pm
FatBuffalo wrote:
Wed Dec 13, 2023 4:43 pm
Idiot Grizz fnas can't even figure out how to get tickets to their own home game!!? Sounds about right.

Bison have better QB and RBs than the Grizz, a better OL and DL. LBs are a push but I will give a very slight edge to UM so I don't come across as a homer and our secondary is better. Special teams is a wash we have a better kicker and punter they have a better return guy in Bergen

We have across the board better talent and depth, we should roll in the 2nd half. We beat them at home as a DII school this time won't be any different.

Bison 45
Grizz 27
I mean a lot of it was the offensive coordinator finally opened up the play book a bit when it came to passing routes and design, but if the cats passed over 200 yards on NDSU, I don’t see how you can claim the bison secondary is better than the griz’s.
One game isn't proof of anything especially when Mellot had a career day against us, he never throws like that, ever. He had an amazing game. But look a the stats man, its so close but I give my team the nod. LBs like I said definitely favors the Grizz
Never? I bet the players and coaches from the 2021 Sam Houston State team would beg to differ.


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