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All that matters

Post by Run-the-ball » Mon Jan 05, 2026 10:09 pm

Yes it was ugly, yes hope was lost, yes we almost gave it away. In the end we are the National Champions! My oh my.

How about two blocked kicks?!?



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Re: All that matters

Post by Run-the-ball » Mon Jan 05, 2026 10:11 pm

Taco Tuesday on a Monday!



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Re: All that matters

Post by Run-the-ball » Mon Jan 05, 2026 10:14 pm

Special Teams! Wow.

Don’t know what to say about the false starts.



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Re: All that matters

Post by Travelingcat » Mon Jan 05, 2026 10:16 pm

The players bailed out the coaches. I love Vigen, but just like last year, he didn't bring his A game today.

But WE GOT IT DONE>



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Re: All that matters

Post by SparkCat » Mon Jan 05, 2026 10:20 pm

Travelingcat wrote:
Mon Jan 05, 2026 10:16 pm
The players bailed out the coaches. I love Vigen, but just like last year, he didn't bring his A game today.

But WE GOT IT DONE>
I don’t necessarily think that. The offsides has been an issue all year and I feel bad that JT basically had the yips tonight. That first half was a clinic on how to win and ISU put on a clinic in making adjustments. They literally are a much much improved version of Mercyhurst and stuck to their dink and dunk game plan.



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Re: All that matters

Post by D-Wreck » Mon Jan 05, 2026 10:20 pm

Run-the-ball wrote:
Mon Jan 05, 2026 10:11 pm
Taco Tuesday on a Monday!
The best part really is that Taco Treat can do Taco Tuesday on an actual Tuesday!


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Re: All that matters

Post by Run-the-ball » Mon Jan 05, 2026 10:24 pm

Can’t wait to get some Natty merch!!



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Re: All that matters

Post by tetoncat » Mon Jan 05, 2026 10:32 pm

Travelingcat wrote:
Mon Jan 05, 2026 10:16 pm
The players bailed out the coaches. I love Vigen, but just like last year, he didn't bring his A game today.

But WE GOT IT DONE>
Initial game an for 1st half was great. Needed to at least try to run ball more than 1x in a row.


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Re: All that matters

Post by msuhunter » Tue Jan 06, 2026 10:57 am

Taco played great, but Steel's touchdown was the best football play of the game hands down. Crazy to watch that replay in slow motion.



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Re: All that matters

Post by Catsrgrood » Tue Jan 06, 2026 11:13 am

If someone told you before the game that Jones and Davis would combine for 10 total carries, we’d barely crack 100yds rushing as a team and we’d have 9 false starts, would think we’d end the night as National Champs?

Absolutely epic win. It didn’t go down quite as I expected, but 2025 National Champions is all that matters.



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Re: All that matters

Post by coloradocat » Tue Jan 06, 2026 11:13 am

msuhunter wrote:
Tue Jan 06, 2026 10:57 am
Taco played great, but Steel's touchdown was the best football play of the game hands down. Crazy to watch that replay in slow motion.
It's hard to decide which was the best play of the game between Steel, the Taco run and the Taco game winner. The low lights were low but the highlights were amazing!


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Re: All that matters

Post by tetoncat » Tue Jan 06, 2026 11:17 am

coloradocat wrote:
Tue Jan 06, 2026 11:13 am
msuhunter wrote:
Tue Jan 06, 2026 10:57 am
Taco played great, but Steel's touchdown was the best football play of the game hands down. Crazy to watch that replay in slow motion.
It's hard to decide which was the best play of the game between Steel, the Taco run and the Taco game winner. The low lights were low but the highlights were amazing!
I think best play was the blocked FG. It will live on like the Robert's INT.


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Re: All that matters

Post by kmax » Tue Jan 06, 2026 11:28 am

tetoncat wrote:
Tue Jan 06, 2026 11:17 am
coloradocat wrote:
Tue Jan 06, 2026 11:13 am
msuhunter wrote:
Tue Jan 06, 2026 10:57 am
Taco played great, but Steel's touchdown was the best football play of the game hands down. Crazy to watch that replay in slow motion.
It's hard to decide which was the best play of the game between Steel, the Taco run and the Taco game winner. The low lights were low but the highlights were amazing!
I think best play was the blocked FG. It will live on like the Robert's INT.
THIS!!! That moment when all hope was nearly gone.....and then magically, dramatically, incredibly it all changed in a blink.


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Re: All that matters

Post by allcat » Tue Jan 06, 2026 11:41 am

kmax wrote:
Tue Jan 06, 2026 11:28 am
tetoncat wrote:
Tue Jan 06, 2026 11:17 am
coloradocat wrote:
Tue Jan 06, 2026 11:13 am
msuhunter wrote:
Tue Jan 06, 2026 10:57 am
Taco played great, but Steel's touchdown was the best football play of the game hands down. Crazy to watch that replay in slow motion.
It's hard to decide which was the best play of the game between Steel, the Taco run and the Taco game winner. The low lights were low but the highlights were amazing!
I think best play was the blocked FG. It will live on like the Robert's INT.
THIS!!! That moment when all hope was nearly gone.....and then magically, dramatically, incredibly it all changed in a blink.
If Seth would have run it back all the way, he might might have kept running till he got to Oklahoma State, or at least Utah.


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Re: All that matters

Post by SonomaCat » Tue Jan 06, 2026 12:29 pm

tetoncat wrote:
Mon Jan 05, 2026 10:32 pm
Travelingcat wrote:
Mon Jan 05, 2026 10:16 pm
The players bailed out the coaches. I love Vigen, but just like last year, he didn't bring his A game today.

But WE GOT IT DONE>
Initial game an for 1st half was great. Needed to at least try to run ball more than 1x in a row.
Hard to do that when we had a five yard penalty on virtually every second and short.



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Re: All that matters

Post by GoldstoneCat » Tue Jan 06, 2026 12:56 pm

We were rolling on offense. I'm sure they tried to adjust the cadence but coaches can't walk out there and make them not false start. Eventually guys just have to get it right.



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Re: All that matters

Post by Bobcat Sig » Tue Jan 06, 2026 12:59 pm

I’m convinced that the isu defensive front was barking like Yale and causing false starts from our o-line


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Re: All that matters

Post by kcatz » Tue Jan 06, 2026 1:08 pm

Bobcat Sig wrote:
Tue Jan 06, 2026 12:59 pm
I’m convinced that the isu defensive front was barking like Yale and causing false starts from our o-line
Especially after the 4th Q snap that flew over Lamson's head because he actually wasn't calling the snap yet



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Re: All that matters

Post by Bobcat Sig » Tue Jan 06, 2026 1:23 pm

kcatz wrote:
Tue Jan 06, 2026 1:08 pm
Bobcat Sig wrote:
Tue Jan 06, 2026 12:59 pm
I’m convinced that the isu defensive front was barking like Yale and causing false starts from our o-line
Especially after the 4th Q snap that flew over Lamson's head because he actually wasn't calling the snap yet
Absolutely.

I know our boys were sloppy in some respects this year, but to be that bad for that many snaps? It doesn’t math.


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Re: All that matters

Post by PapaG » Tue Jan 06, 2026 1:37 pm

SonomaCat wrote:
Tue Jan 06, 2026 12:29 pm
tetoncat wrote:
Mon Jan 05, 2026 10:32 pm
Travelingcat wrote:
Mon Jan 05, 2026 10:16 pm
The players bailed out the coaches. I love Vigen, but just like last year, he didn't bring his A game today.

But WE GOT IT DONE>
Initial game an for 1st half was great. Needed to at least try to run ball more than 1x in a row.
Hard to do that when we had a five yard penalty on virtually every second and short.
Happened all playoffs and feels like it needs to be addressed because that just never happens to any team. Did the entire line get the yips?


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