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The Brawl

The.Real.2506 said:
Two very different games the way they played out. Cherry picking a stat here and there may give you hope going into this game but true analysis takes a little more than that. All you are doing is going over stats trying to find something that supports your biases.

How come PSU rushed for 213 vs um and 149 vs MSU
Oh and MSU rushed for 323 vs PSU while UM rushed for 199
Pretty significant differences, especially when you consider that MSU was on the road and um was at home

That is just one set of stats and it doesn't tell the whole story, but as I watched PSU run between the tackles over and over and over last Saturday it made me feel pretty confident about the Cats being able to do the same to that defensive front.
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This why the game will likely be a wide margin victory for the kitty cats...hope it is not so, but those facts speak volumes!!!
 
The.Real.2506 said:
Couple of things you may have missed,
"2 very different games"
"You played 3 of the 4 worst rushing teams in the BSC"
Both of these points were made in my previous post but evidently reading comprehension isn't your thing.

1st MSU game plan was obviously to pressure Hastings and "get him off his spot" This being the plan MSU sacrificed some of the run game. 2nd a good part of those yards came in the final 5 minutes of the game after the Cats had dominated for 3 quarters. MSU had gone into a pretty conservative mode and had to get back into the game.
In your game the roles were pretty much reversed. Davis was going to run the ball and run clock and they did it effectively.

For the second point that you missed, Davis is one of those 4 worst rushing teams in the BSC. If you dont get all of that I understand, I have seen your posts before.
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Davis has the best running back in the conference. Ha, I have seen your posts over the years and never seen one that showed you understood anything about football. Again, showing the stats of the last 4 games when the D started playing better is not cherry-picking. And I made no argument with the stats. Stats are the stats.
 
mthoopsfan said:
Davis has the best running back in the conference. Ha, I have seen your posts over the years and never seen one that showed you understood anything about football. Again, showing the stats of the last 4 games when the D started playing better is not cherry-picking. And I made no argument with the stats. Stats are the stats.
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Still think your d is good?
 
mthoopsfan said:
Davis has the best running back in the conference. Ha, I have seen your posts over the years and never seen one that showed you understood anything about football. Again, showing the stats of the last 4 games when the D started playing better is not cherry-picking. And I made no argument with the stats. Stats are the stats.
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Larison is definitely at the top for RB's in the conference. The Griz D couldn't stop a very vanilla gameplan by the Cat offense though. There was nothing exotic whatsoever the Cats did. If the Griz can get past Tennessee St., I expect SDSU to do the same thing to the Griz defense.
 
profisme said:
Larison is definitely at the top for RB's in the conference. The Griz D couldn't stop a very vanilla gameplan by the Cat offense though. There was nothing exotic whatsoever the Cats did. If the Griz can get past Tennessee St., I expect SDSU to do the same thing to the Griz defense.
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How about the run by Jones for 88 yards? It was a dive straight up the middle of the defense. No LB or safety to be found.
 
Dont Kick 2 Bergen said:
It's funny to me that cat fans think this game is gonna be a blowout.

It's pretty simple, if the Griz stop the run, they can't lose this game. When a team is as unbalanced as the cats are on offense its easier to scheme, in my opinion. For the most part the cats are one dimensional so gameplan to stop the run and let Mellot throw as much as he can. I will live with that outcome all day everyday.

My Griz defensive keys to this game are as follows:
No turnovers
Wilson needs to be unleashed and play the field side as much as possible, use his speed and force things inside for the spill players to clean up. Defense needs to be very aware and attack the correct shoulder not the same shoulder and avoid assisting gaps for RBs, same with crack replace.
Blitz more than we have all year, then do it again and more often. Make Mellot run or speed up his decision making, Griz need to set the tone and don't let him dictate. Force them to change don't sit and wait for them to come to you. Bully them.

After playing against our offense in practice I know in my heart we can throw the ball against the cats. We are 5 deep where they are 2 or 3. They cannot cover us if our OL gives either QB anytime throwing the ball. Throw early and often then try to run the ball to burn clock and narrow cat possessions on the day.

Most of you think this game is unwinnable but its not. In my opinion even if a team has more talent, sometimes it doesn't match up well with the opposing team and I don't think the cats match up well with us. Its going to be a lot closer than anyone thinks unless Griz turn the ball over.

Bozeman is our home away from home and has been for a long time.
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This did not age well...at all.
 
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