2013 Predictions Poll

[Jerry Punch]

I hate to even mention it, but UM still has the NCAA hanging over its head, not to mention the DOE. The DOJ investigation is more concerned, I believe, with the city and county, but it's hanging around too. In recent years, the NCAA is a true wildcard and I don't think anyone can predict exactly what will or won't happen. And who knows, the anti-football sentiment might be trying to find sympathetic ears with the NCAA investigators. Hopefully all of the investigations will wrap up soon.

I think the DOE closed its case or turned it over to the DOJ. I don't think the NCAA finds much. However, I have been wrong before.

 

[spokaneman]

National Championship is leading.... nice!!

Can anyone tell me the significance of the number 3172?

UM's total yards in 2012 without JJ

Naaa - that was the passing yards surrendered by the secondary last year... most in the big sky... JJ wont be able to help that....

He will absolutely help! Do you know the game of football? You shouldn't need an explanation but do you?
**funny water beat me to it!**

Oh good lord you guys are funny. Ask yourself how time of possesition helped you beat ewu last year. Or was it the inability to stop the pass that blew the game. Lol. You guys are funny little people.

 

[cody45051]

I'm more skeptical about our chances than others on here. We don't have a secondary, as BW's defensive analysis showed how wide open it is, and JJ is going to be pretty rusty after going through hell. Ty hasn't shown enough championship flare on the D side, and co-offensive coord's are going to need a season to work out the kinks. This will be another rebuilding year.

Nope. The secondary will do just fine with a season of experience under their belts. This team will be a force to be reckoned with this fall. A rebuilding year? You do realize that we lose all the starting LB's after this season? What does that mean for next year? Another rebuilding year?

Good points regarding the linebackers but I don't see experience affecting much for the secondary. Being out of position all year long doesn't mean you will be in position the following year. BW also suggested we're going to have to rely on Bo Tully again as our smash mouth safety. Respectfully, he's not as aggressive as we are used to.

 

[grizcountry420]

I'm more skeptical about our chances than others on here. We don't have a secondary, as BW's defensive analysis showed how wide open it is, and JJ is going to be pretty rusty after going through hell. Ty hasn't shown enough championship flare on the D side, and co-offensive coord's are going to need a season to work out the kinks. This will be another rebuilding year.

Nope. The secondary will do just fine with a season of experience under their belts. This team will be a force to be reckoned with this fall. A rebuilding year? You do realize that we lose all the starting LB's after this season? What does that mean for next year? Another rebuilding year?

Good points regarding the linebackers but I don't see experience affecting much for the secondary. Being out of position all year long doesn't mean you will be in position the following year. BW also suggested we're going to have to rely on Bo Tully again as our smash mouth safety. Respectfully, he's not as aggressive as we are used to.

:roll:

 

[krammer]

"individuals play the game of football, individuals that play as a team increase the odds of winning" this is why every year, one hears coaches say, we will have to see how it plays out...it is the great unknown....

 

[Hammer]

I'm more skeptical about our chances than others on here. We don't have a secondary, as BW's defensive analysis showed how wide open it is, and JJ is going to be pretty rusty after going through hell. Ty hasn't shown enough championship flare on the D side, and co-offensive coord's are going to need a season to work out the kinks. This will be another rebuilding year.

Nope. The secondary will do just fine with a season of experience under their belts. This team will be a force to be reckoned with this fall. A rebuilding year? You do realize that we lose all the starting LB's after this season? What does that mean for next year? Another rebuilding year?

Good points regarding the linebackers but I don't see experience affecting much for the secondary. Being out of position all year long doesn't mean you will be in position the following year. BW also suggested we're going to have to rely on Bo Tully again as our smash mouth safety. Respectfully, he's not as aggressive as we are used to.

Different safeties coach, players with experience are better able to recognize the play at the snap and get into correct coverages vs a year ago. Also with JJ at QB, WAY less 3 and outs. the defense won't be on the field the whole game they will get the blow they need while JJ and the offense sustain drives. Ya gotta BELIEVE!

 

[grizfan95]

I'm more skeptical about our chances than others on here. We don't have a secondary, as BW's defensive analysis showed how wide open it is, and JJ is going to be pretty rusty after going through hell. Ty hasn't shown enough championship flare on the D side, and co-offensive coord's are going to need a season to work out the kinks. This will be another rebuilding year.

Nope. The secondary will do just fine with a season of experience under their belts. This team will be a force to be reckoned with this fall. A rebuilding year? You do realize that we lose all the starting LB's after this season? What does that mean for next year? Another rebuilding year?

Good points regarding the linebackers but I don't see experience affecting much for the secondary. Being out of position all year long doesn't mean you will be in position the following year. BW also suggested we're going to have to rely on Bo Tully again as our smash mouth safety. Respectfully, he's not as aggressive as we are used to.

Different safeties coach, players with experience are better able to recognize the play at the snap and get into correct coverages vs a year ago. Also with JJ at QB, WAY less 3 and outs. the defense won't be on the field the whole game they will get the blow they need while JJ and the offense sustain drives. Ya gotta BELIEVE!

I'm with ya Hammer!
The kool-aid never tasted so sweet :thumb:

 

[cody45051]

I'm more skeptical about our chances than others on here. We don't have a secondary, as BW's defensive analysis showed how wide open it is, and JJ is going to be pretty rusty after going through hell. Ty hasn't shown enough championship flare on the D side, and co-offensive coord's are going to need a season to work out the kinks. This will be another rebuilding year.

Nope. The secondary will do just fine with a season of experience under their belts. This team will be a force to be reckoned with this fall. A rebuilding year? You do realize that we lose all the starting LB's after this season? What does that mean for next year? Another rebuilding year?

Good points regarding the linebackers but I don't see experience affecting much for the secondary. Being out of position all year long doesn't mean you will be in position the following year. BW also suggested we're going to have to rely on Bo Tully again as our smash mouth safety. Respectfully, he's not as aggressive as we are used to.

Different safeties coach, players with experience are better able to recognize the play at the snap and get into correct coverages vs a year ago. Also with JJ at QB, WAY less 3 and outs. the defense won't be on the field the whole game they will get the blow they need while JJ and the offense sustain drives. Ya gotta BELIEVE!

I'm liking these points. I didn't consider the impact of the offense on the field. The defense looked really good in the first two games IMO. Coincidentally, the offense was also playing very well in those games. Your points have left me more optimistic Hammer.

 

[PDXGrizzly]

"individuals play the game of football, individuals that play as a team increase the odds of winning" this is why every year, one hears coaches say, we will have to see how it plays out...it is the great unknown....

I agree that football is a team sport and that whether you win or loose depends on how the team plays. However, one player can be the lynch-pin personality or talent that makes all the different parts work together as a cohesive unit. A leader does that.

In 2011, JJ was the unquestioned leader and the soul of the team. He was respected and his quiet toughness and work ethic showed with the dedication and execution that the Griz players showed in that season, especially as the season wore on. Fast forward to 2012, with the absence of the undisputed leader, the soul of that team was ripped out in a way that is just awful to think about. This left a young team without much in the way of experience or leadership personalities. Not a lot of seniors, a lot of underclassmen. What happens? The team falls apart. The people who should have stepped up into the leadership role were too young or too inexperienced to to so. The team floundered.

With JJ back, I see this team regaining their swagger and taking the field with a new sense of purpose. With the return of the leader, the players will rally around him and with his leadership, they can be capable of more than they ever were last year. As for the leader, JJ has been through more in this last year than all of us will probably go through in our lifetimes and he is still standing. To me that will translate into a player that will fear nothing and nothing will fluster him. After all, he had to fight for his life and this is only football.

 

[stubbins]

The talent is in place to win the whole dad gummed thing...will the coaching keep up? Doubtful. Two fucking oc's, a dc that apparently has never looked up the term "adjustment", and a 236 year old man who apparently takes his naps from 12:05 to 4:30 on fall Sats...

All this adds up to quarts, possible semis.

 

[krammer]

"individuals play the game of football, individuals that play as a team increase the odds of winning" this is why every year, one hears coaches say, we will have to see how it plays out...it is the great unknown....

I agree that football is a team sport and that whether you win or loose depends on how the team plays. However, one player can be the lynch-pin personality or talent that makes all the different parts work together as a cohesive unit. A leader does that.

In 2011, JJ was the unquestioned leader and the soul of the team. He was respected and his quiet toughness and work ethic showed with the dedication and execution that the Griz players showed in that season, especially as the season wore on. Fast forward to 2012, with the absence of the undisputed leader, the soul of that team was ripped out in a way that is just awful to think about. This left a young team without much in the way of experience or leadership personalities. Not a lot of seniors, a lot of underclassmen. What happens? The team falls apart. The people who should have stepped up into the leadership role were too young or too inexperienced to to so. The team floundered.

With JJ back, I see this team regaining their swagger and taking the field with a new sense of purpose. With the return of the leader, the players will rally around him and with his leadership, they can be capable of more than they ever were last year. As for the leader, JJ has been through more in this last year than all of us will probably go through in our lifetimes and he is still standing. To me that will translate into a player that will fear nothing and nothing will fluster him. After all, he had to fight for his life and this is only football.

a thoughtful respose regarding leadership and jj,,,your statement has even more merit when the leader is the qb, as he is in the best position to lead,,,,,as my old college caoch used to say, there are only two people who touch the football each play and the center does not count......go griz...............

 

[NLGrizFan]

PlayMakers back... Does this change your predictions for 2013?

For Sure!!! It does for me anyway. Put JJ in one hand then SS-H & McKinney in the other and see which one weighs more. I'm comparing all their first seasons, a semi final run compared to a 5-6 season sells it for me. Granted a lot of things have changed considering what was going on last season but.... In their worst loss they they didn't lose by much and and other than Cal Poly they punch last seasons punching bag the hardest (70-24 over ISU). This coming season is gonna be interesting!! IMO JJ, Canada, Kirsh, and Counts are gonna run all over the BSC. I, for one, am pretty stoked for the 2013 season!!

 

[Forshizzlegrizzle]

I say second round...... Talent is there but coaches need to show me something. And I think 2nd round is generous. I am counting on a Griz Cat 1st round to guarantee a 2nd round.

 

[Ursa Major]

I say second round...... Talent is there but coaches need to show me something. And I think 2nd round is generous. I am counting on a Griz Cat 1st round to guarantee a 2nd round.

Back-to-back cat-Griz weekends? I'm getting my name on the liver donor transplant list now just in case.

 

[Forshizzlegrizzle]

Oh there will be a week break.... I guess I don't count the first weekend of playoffs as the 1st round... I think of them as play in games.

 

[CrunchGriz]

I say second round...... Talent is there but coaches need to show me something. And I think 2nd round is generous. I am counting on a Griz Cat 1st round to guarantee a 2nd round.

That would be epic, but I think the committee goes out of its way to not schedule inter-conference first round games.

 

[Catsrback76]

I like your optimism. Going from about out of contention to NC in one year... is

I do think you should have a better season than last year for sure, but NC, no way! Playoffs, well that would be possible I think!

 

[get'em_griz]

I like your optimism. Going from about out of contention to NC in one year... is

I do think you should have a better season than last year for sure, but NC, no way! Playoffs, well that would be possible I think!

It's not too far-fetched to think the Griz could reach the NC after missing the playoffs the previous year. After failing to reach the playoffs in 2010 the Griz were 3 points away from playing for the National Championship in 2011. I think that's where a lot of the optimism is coming from.

 

[Bison fan in NW MN]

I think the Grizz will reach the playoffs esp if JJ is playing QB this coming year. The kid is definitely talented. He totally dismantled UNI in their playoff game in '11. If he can get back to that level of play...look out.

Bison/Grizz match-up in the playoffs would be a good game to see. But with the Bison returning 20/22 starters, I fully expect them to make another NC run in '13.

 

[grizcountry420]

I think the Grizz will reach the playoffs esp if JJ is playing QB this coming year. The kid is definitely talented. He totally dismantled UNI in their playoff game in '11. If he can get back to that level of play...look out.

Bison/Grizz match-up in the playoffs would be a good game to see. But with the Bison returning 20/22 starters, I fully expect them to make another NC run in '13.

Yup...