6-2 with 4 games left

[kevraid]

I can respect that and the probable comment.. I also see cal poly at griz ended up being a toss up....It seems like the Griz should win but on field peformance doesnt seem to show we are truly legitimately way better than these 2 mediocre teams.. By the way on gameday I will have same thoughts as you

why? common opponent sac st 38-39 vs nau...s dakota lost to nau by 6 and took uni to ot on the road other common opp for yer argument they beat davis by 3... So what have the griz done to make you think they are so much better than these 2??? so I will agree if our Griz change but why do you think the Griz will stop pounding thier heads against the wall till they have to change?

I only see one toss up left on the schedule and that's the cats. Sac State and South Dakota are not toss ups.

Whatever makes you sleep at night.....

I guess I look at it as we had a really bad game against NAU and didn't perform like we should have against EWU. Both games were very winnable if we would have played our game the way we can. And I'd say the Griz have proven they are leaps better than they were last year.

Looking at South Dakota, we should win it. I don't think their close loss against UNI as great because The wheels for UNI have fallen off, losing four games in a row. And Sac isn't the same team they were the last few years. I guess I think it's more probable that we win the next two games than losing them.

 

[HighLineGRIZ]

I'm just glad the coaches and players don't whine and bitch like you guys are doing and still believe in themselves to finish the season out strong going into the playoffs. Guess that would make them sugarcoaters.... I'm also glad that they understand that most people on this board don't know what they are talking about and don't read into it.

Seriously, the whining on this board has made it unbearable, especially when most of it is coming from fans who could not coordinate a junior high offense or defense.

 

[nzone]

Next week it'll be 7-2 :thumb:

 

[bluemarlin2]

The danger for the Griz is that right now there are 35 teams in contention with 3 or less losses. 3 losses might not get you in. The only way to be sure is to run the table. This is certainly possible but formidable.

 

[get'em_griz]

The danger for the Griz is that right now there are 35 teams in contention with 3 or less losses. 3 losses might not get you in. The only way to be sure is to run the table. This is certainly possible but formidable.

Unless hell freezes over, there is no way a 9-3 Montana team is left out of the playoffs.

 

[PlayerRep]

The danger for the Griz is that right now there are 35 teams in contention with 3 or less losses. 3 losses might not get you in. The only way to be sure is to run the table. This is certainly possible but formidable.

There aren't 35 teams "in contention" with 3 or fewer losses. Also, almost all of those teams still have 4 games to play.

 

[1Griz_Fan]

The Griz may be 6-2 and still ranked decently, however, 3-2 in the Big Sky Conference is nothing to be jumping up and down about.

 

[bluemarlin2]

The danger for the Griz is that right now there are 35 teams in contention with 3 or less losses. 3 losses might not get you in. The only way to be sure is to run the table. This is certainly possible but formidable.

There aren't 35 teams "in contention" with 3 or fewer losses. Also, almost all of those teams still have 4 games to play.

Maybe I counted one of the leagues that doesn't go to the playoffs but the point is still there are a lot of teams that could end up with 3 losses. We also have four more games to play, three is not a cinch.

 

[PlayerRep]

The danger for the Griz is that right now there are 35 teams in contention with 3 or less losses. 3 losses might not get you in. The only way to be sure is to run the table. This is certainly possible but formidable.

There aren't 35 teams "in contention" with 3 or fewer losses. Also, almost all of those teams still have 4 games to play.

Maybe I counted one of the leagues that doesn't go to the playoffs but the point is still there are a lot of teams that could end up with 3 losses. We also have four more games to play, three is not a cinch.

I counted 36 teams (besides MT), in the conferences that go to the playoffs, with 3 or fewer losses. However, many of those teams are not "in contention". The CAA has 6 teams, altho 3 of them have 3 losses and have very hard games remaining. The MEAC has SC St at 5-3,and NC A&T at 4-3, but I doubt that they are "in contention". Bethune-Cookman at 7-1 will likely be the only team from that conference. MV has only 2 teams with fewer than 4 losses. The NE has Bryant at 4-4, Duquense at 4-3 and Sacred Heart at 7-2 (with 2 conference losses). Only 1 team will go from that conference. The Ohio Valley has East Ill at 7-1, Tenn St at 7-2, Eastern Kentucky at 5-3, and Murray St at 5-3. I'm not sure that more than 1, but certainly not more than 2, will go from the OV. In the Patriot, Lehigh is 6-2, with a conference loss. Fordham is 8-0, but apparently isn't eligible for the conference championship. What's up there? The Pioneer has Dayton, Butler, Marist and San Diego with 3 or fewer losses. Can't imagine more than 1 of them will be selected. The SoCon has only 3 eligible teams with 3 or fewer losses. Wofford is 5-3, with games to play. The Southland has 4 teams with 3 or fewer losses. They could get 3 in.

 

[PlayerRep]

The Griz may be 6-2 and still ranked decently, however, 3-2 in the Big Sky Conference is nothing to be jumping up and down about.

True, but both losses are to 2 of the top 3 teams in the conference, at this point. If 4 or 5 teams are taken from a conference, obviously they are not all conference champs.

 

[1Griz_Fan]

The Griz may be 6-2 and still ranked decently, however, 3-2 in the Big Sky Conference is nothing to be jumping up and down about.

True, but both losses are to 2 of the top 3 teams in the conference, at this point. If 4 or 5 teams are taken from a conference, obviously they are not all conference champs.

Right you are but IMHO the Griz need to beat Sac St and MSU to have earned that playoff berth by beating teams that were in contention late in the season for the conference championship, obviously the Griz are not in contention at this point. In other words, the Griz need to win out (although they would likely get in with 1 more loss and maybe even 2) so essentially the playoffs have already started for them.

Go Griz!!

 

[ilovethecats]

well if you stick to your pattern all year you should win the next 3 before losing the 4th.

I wouldn't mind that...

 

[get'em_griz]

well if you stick to your pattern all year you should win the next 3 before losing the 4th.

I wouldn't mind that...

By that theory, assuming we get a first round bye, we'd make it to the National Championship game. I wouldn't mind that either...

 

[ilovethecats]

well if you stick to your pattern all year you should win the next 3 before losing the 4th.

I wouldn't mind that...

By that theory, assuming we get a first round bye, we'd make it to the National Championship game. I wouldn't mind that either...

there you go! :thumb:

win 3...lose 1 all year long isn't terrible if you never stop doing it!

 

[PlayerRep]

The Griz may be 6-2 and still ranked decently, however, 3-2 in the Big Sky Conference is nothing to be jumping up and down about.

True, but both losses are to 2 of the top 3 teams in the conference, at this point. If 4 or 5 teams are taken from a conference, obviously they are not all conference champs.

Right you are but IMHO the Griz need to beat Sac St and MSU to have earned that playoff berth by beating teams that were in contention late in the season for the conference championship, obviously the Griz are not in contention at this point. In other words, the Griz need to win out (although they would likely get in with 1 more loss and maybe even 2) so essentially the playoffs have already started for them.

Go Griz!!

I don't agree (altho I guess I can't quite tell what you are saying). 9-3 gets UM in the playoffs, without a Cat win. 8-4 likely also get us in, even without a Cat win. 8-4 with a Cat win gets us in for sure. The rest of playoff road obviously begins at SS this weekend.

 

[kemajic]

well if you stick to your pattern all year you should win the next 3 before losing the 4th.

I wouldn't mind that...

Our pattern has been to win at Bozeman.

 

[stubbins]

If the Griz lose to sac and the scats and they finish tied or behind ewu, nau, scats and sac...the Griz are preparing for next year come playoff time. 5 BSC teams will not get in.

 

[PlayerRep]

If the Griz lose to sac and the scats and they finish tied or behind ewu, nau, scats and sac...the Griz are preparing for next year come playoff time. 5 BSC teams will not get in.

You may be right, but it would depend on what the competition's situations looked like. Also, if SS got in the playoff, then UM's 4 losses would all be to playoff teams.

 

[stubbins]

If the Griz lose to sac and the scats and they finish tied or behind ewu, nau, scats and sac...the Griz are preparing for next year come playoff time. 5 BSC teams will not get in.

You may be right, but it would depend on what the competition's situations looked like. Also, if SS got in the playoff, then UM's 4 losses would all be to playoff teams.

If it were the caa, the playoff committee would say they all beat up on each other because the conference is fucking awesome....the bsc will not be afforded that luxury.

 

[PlayerRep]

If the Griz lose to sac and the scats and they finish tied or behind ewu, nau, scats and sac...the Griz are preparing for next year come playoff time. 5 BSC teams will not get in.

You may be right, but it would depend on what the competition's situations looked like. Also, if SS got in the playoff, then UM's 4 losses would all be to playoff teams.

If it were the caa, the playoff committee would say they all beat up on each other because the conference is f***[*] awesome....the bsc will not be afforded that luxury.

Yes, it will. The committee will look kindly on the 13-team Big Sky.