UM has improved, but not as fast as msu. That’s the problem. So we have fallen further behind. Their enrollment continues to outpace ours and their football team has gone to a title game three of the last four years, winning one. UM has won two conference titles and made one championship appearance since 2009. The ‘status quo’ isn’t going to cut it.
Agree! It’s lost on some, but it is what it is.
I’m not sold on D2 ( that’s the CW I think you are referring to). Partially agree on MV. UND and above for sure, Indiana state, not so much. I was more referring to the St Francis type teams. I also get that it’s a crapshoot. Sometimes teams have down years that you didn’t anticipate like Appalachian State in 2013.
It’s only lost to a few folks on this board. I don’t know any Griz fans in the real world who don’t think it’s a priority
UNI was ranked #3 when we beat them on the road and they finished 5-6 for another example of a team that had a down year that wasn't anticipated. Facing the 2 best offenses in the Big Sky with Montana in week 2 and EWU in week 3 put UNI in a tail spin that they couldn't recover from.
I mentioned it in another thread but so far this is Bobby 2.0s record at Neutral Sites and Away games (2018-Present Day):
The UNI road win was under Stitt in 2016. He also was not as successful on the road as your earlier post pointed out, but the UNI win was a high point of his time here as far as road wins go.
No, UM has fallen behind at all. MSU has moved up, and slightly ahead. UM isn't in status quo. Sorry, but someone is going to be no. 1 and someone is going to be no. 3. In 2023, UM was ahead of MSU. Settle down. Stop saying stupid things that show you don't understand the game.
And it's lost on some fans, apparently like you, that no. 3 in the nation, semis, 13-2 and all the other good things in the program, are bigger for the program than losses to the Cats. If you want to think the only 2 important things in the program are beating the Cats and winning a national championship, go for it. You can be disappointed and frustrated most every year. Most of us will enjoy the seasons and support the team.
UM beats good team on the road every year, Your problem is that you are a neggie and a pessimist. And don't understand the game of football nor the Griz program. Hauck has more playoff wins than any other active coach, and next year will probably become the leading FCS playoff winner of all time.
Correct, because he was an abject failure and in way over his head at UNLV. A program that he needed to turn around and couldn’t rely on the success of others. So he had to come crawling back to the only place that would give him another head coaching job.
This is one of those agree to disagree moments. There are a bunch of us that attach a greater importance to the cats and in-state parity. It’s perfectly ok that you disagree. We each have our perspective.
Yes, fine. I understand. But that doesn't mean you or anyone should be saying that the last Griz season was anything other than a terrific season. Not perfect, as they almost never are, but terrific.
Hauck did fine at UNLV, and better than anyone in recent history up to the that time. He went to the first bowl game in many years. It's a tough place to coach. And Hauck was terrific at San Diego State, ending up as the assistant head coach. And asked to return as the head coach a couple years later. Hauck didn't come crawling back. He wanted to come back for multiple reasons. He wanted to RTD. UM is 3d in the nation in FCS this year. UM isn't a second tier FCS school. That comment is just plain STUPID. Even most idiots wouldn't agree with that. UM has done better against the MV and Dakota schools and the Cats in recent years.
13 wins is fantastic! I freely admit that my attitude about it has been completely colored by the cat losses. Like I said before, I believe they have a higher level of importance for many reasons. I also see that the programs stated goals of conference championship, beating the cats, and national championship were not achieved. That is the “not perfect” part of your statement.
No one on the Griz FB staff or AD disagree with that.
Couldn’t agree more, new logis new songs, need to get i to 2026 to make this work and keep up. Seriously the logos have been tired for decades. Rebrand and reload
We're still a long way away from that. People who are 30 years of age or older had their childhood be the Griz dominating the Cats.
