Bobby's Back; Watch Out Oregon

[AZGrizFan]

Nobody said the wins were lucky PR. But nice to see you admit other backs are “emerging”. Lol

You do know that I was the first poster to start touting Knight as a very good running back when he arrived at UM, right? I indicated our running back strength was in good hands with Knight. I made these posts while others were touting other backs. I believe I made some others too.

Feb. 28 - "Knight seems to have very nice speed, without necessarily being a burner, size and some moves. He will be a nice addition."

On April 2, in a thread about who UM's running back is going to be, I said:

"Knight."

Another poster then said this on April 2:

"I find a lot of similarities between PR and Annie Savoy (Susan Sarandon's character in Bull Durham). Every year he chooses someone he can have a virtual (hopefully) bromance with. Last year it was with Sneed. This year with Knight. Hopefully Sneed isn't miffed with being second banana this year but I don't think he is missing out on much not being PR's first banana."

[How am I doing on Sneed and Knight?]

After I touted Knight's stats as my first item after the spring scrimmage, I see that JCU said Knight was clearly the no. 1 back.

By April 21, when I am defending Knight, Kim calls him an impressive transfer.

When GrizRule says this as part of a larger post, I say good analysis and that I agree:

"Marcus Knight showed some great signs this spring. When the OL did its job, Knight looked the part of a lead back. He also looks to be the most versatile."

Aug. 31 - "I like Knight. Hits the hole, has a burst, and has a move or two. But doesn't overuse his moves."

In a post on Aug. 31 defending Eastwood as a D-I player, I also say this: "I like Knight too."

Sept 1 - "I spotted Knight and have been a proponent of him on egriz about as long as anyone. I have also been the poster who has touted Knight more than any other poster. That, however, does not mean that Eastwood is not a D-I back or good player."

I find it interesting that two of the more knowledgeable football posters, Kem and GrizRule, were also touting Knight fairly early. I don't mean to minimize JCU on this, as he was on board early, but I can't recall a lot of his posts and don't recall his football knowledge.

You really need to learn to take a joke, bud. :lol:

 

[Spanky2]

I’m not saying we will win next weekend but we will not be a cupcake, and in my opinion Oregon hasn’t been that amazing compared to previous teams. The Griz got a shot, that atmosphere is a duplicate of ours so I don’t think that will be an issue. Excited to see what transpires in the next few weeks!

Side Note: I’m confident we could blow out that Nevada team too.

You realize Nevada just beat Purdue right? Also, the current Oregon team would have beat Auburn had they not had 2 unforced turn overs.

Is there any team in the Pac 12 or Mtn West that is better than Oregon this year? I would even go as far as saying they could beat any team in the Big 10/12. Oklahoma might get them, but point is is this is a really good team were about to play. We don't have guys like they have if you've watched any of their games from this season.

So what do you recommend? Give up and not try to win?

Where in my post did I imply that we should give up and not try to win? In all, I said the other team was good. You are by far the dumbest poster on eGriz and that’s really saying something.

And you are an idiot! Read your own post. You and others on this board say or imply we don’t have a chance against Oregon. Yes, we are underdogs, but that doesn’t mean we should plan to win and play to win in the spirit of athletic competition. By the way, talk about stupid comments: Oregon would have beat Auburn had they not had two unforced errors. Brilliant!

 

[SaskGriz]

Wilson said he wished he'd jumped over the tackler on the sideline on the fake punt, as the tackler went low on him. Must have been his rugby instincts.

If Wilson had enough punts, he'd be about 5th in the nation.

Actually hurdling a tackler is against the rules in rugby. It contravenes Law 10.4 k and results in a penalty.

 

[grizindabox]

You realize Nevada just beat Purdue right? Also, the current Oregon team would have beat Auburn had they not had 2 unforced turn overs.

Is there any team in the Pac 12 or Mtn West that is better than Oregon this year? I would even go as far as saying they could beat any team in the Big 10/12. Oklahoma might get them, but point is is this is a really good team were about to play. We don't have guys like they have if you've watched any of their games from this season.

So what do you recommend? Give up and not try to win?

Where in my post did I imply that we should give up and not try to win? In all, I said the other team was good. You are by far the dumbest poster on eGriz and that’s really saying something.

And you are an idiot! Read your own post. You and others on this board say or imply we don’t have a chance against Oregon. Yes, we are underdogs, but that doesn’t mean we should plan to win and play to win in the spirit of athletic competition. By the way, talk about stupid comments: Oregon would have beat Auburn had they not had two unforced errors. Brilliant!

You didn't.

 

[Missoula223]

So what do you recommend? Give up and not try to win?

Where in my post did I imply that we should give up and not try to win? In all, I said the other team was good. You are by far the dumbest poster on eGriz and that’s really saying something.

And you are an idiot! Read your own post. You and others on this board say or imply we don’t have a chance against Oregon. Yes, we are underdogs, but that doesn’t mean we should plan to win and play to win in the spirit of athletic competition. By the way, talk about stupid comments: Oregon would have beat Auburn had they not had two unforced errors. Brilliant!

You didn't.

Thank you, grizindabox.

 

[Missoula223]

You realize Nevada just beat Purdue right? Also, the current Oregon team would have beat Auburn had they not had 2 unforced turn overs.

Is there any team in the Pac 12 or Mtn West that is better than Oregon this year? I would even go as far as saying they could beat any team in the Big 10/12. Oklahoma might get them, but point is is this is a really good team were about to play. We don't have guys like they have if you've watched any of their games from this season.

So what do you recommend? Give up and not try to win?

Where in my post did I imply that we should give up and not try to win? In all, I said the other team was good. You are by far the dumbest poster on eGriz and that’s really saying something.

And you are an idiot! Read your own post. You and others on this board say or imply we don’t have a chance against Oregon. Yes, we are underdogs, but that doesn’t mean we should plan to win and play to win in the spirit of athletic competition. By the way, talk about stupid comments: Oregon would have beat Auburn had they not had two unforced errors. Brilliant!

Okay so just to reiterate, I never gave the implication that we should give up and not try to win? Got it. Thanks.

 

[uofmman1122]

Oregon could beat us by 100, and unless someone in front of them loses, they aren't going to move up in the AP poll based on our game. (They could certainly go down if we hang tough) :lol:

Even if they "only" scored 40 points, but it was a sound win, they'd be fine.

But it's Oregon, so they'll likely score 70 without trying. :lol:

As for us, if we can keep it within 2 scores going into halftime, and score over 20 points total, that would be a huge statement, IMO.

 

[Zirg]

We ARE heavy under-dogs against Oregon and there's no denying that for this one game. Unfortunately, I highly doubt we will have any game-plan specifically for being an underdog. If anyone watched the Army-Michigan this last weekend, that SHOULD be the roadmap, at least as far as using the entire play-clock on offense every time and making the game as short as possible. It almost worked for Army. I have no doubt that we will continue to run a hurry-up offense of sorts, which is the dumbest strategy against a far-superior team.

 

[kemajic]

I have no doubt that we will continue to run a hurry-up offense of sorts, which is the dumbest strategy against a far-superior team.

No doubt at all. The wise and balanced judge of the UM coaching staff has spoken and he obviously knows.

 

[Dillon]

May be time for Classic Bobby Ball from start to finish!

 

[AZGrizFan]

Oregon could beat us by 100, and unless someone in front of them loses, they aren't going to move up in the AP poll based on our game. (They could certainly go down if we hang tough) :lol:

Even if they "only" scored 40 points, but it was a sound win, they'd be fine.

But it's Oregon, so they'll likely score 70 without trying. :lol:

As for us, if we can keep it within 2 scores going into halftime, and score over 20 points total, that would be a huge statement, IMO.

Oregon had 13 possessions against Nevada. 10 TD's, 2 punts and 1 turnover on downs.

We need to limit their # of possessions. Milk the clock from the very beginning. Short passes that keep the clock moving and serve as a run game (because I'm pretty sure we won't have much of a run game against them)...Because when THEY have the ball, I'm fairly certain it won't take a long time for them to score.

 

[PlayerRep]

We need to schedule less hard games.

 

[Yukon]

Just keep thinking $650K,$650K,$650K,$650K,$650K,$650K,$650K,$650K,$650K,$650K,...

 

[Missoula223]

We need to schedule less hard games.

Less hard games = more wins = higher chance of playoff = higher chance of home playoff = higher chance of winning said playoff = more money/ppl in Missoula = higher chance of increased enrollment

Only positive outcomes

 

[retiredpopo]

I agree Oregon is going to know they are in for a game. it is not going to be the game many here keep saying it is going to be.

I'll take that bet!

Who woulda thunk.LOL

 

[indian-outlaw]

I agree Oregon is going to know they are in for a game. it is not going to be the game many here keep saying it is going to be.

I'll take that bet!

Who woulda thunk.LOL

So which is it here? They were 34 point favorites, they won by 32.

 

[Dillon]

I agree Oregon is going to know they are in for a game. it is not going to be the game many here keep saying it is going to be.

I'll take that bet!

Who woulda thunk.LOL

So which is it here? They were 34 point favorites, they won by 32.

I'll take the win! Where is my $?

 

[AZGrizFan]

Oregon could beat us by 100, and unless someone in front of them loses, they aren't going to move up in the AP poll based on our game. (They could certainly go down if we hang tough) :lol:

Even if they "only" scored 40 points, but it was a sound win, they'd be fine.

But it's Oregon, so they'll likely score 70 without trying. :lol:

As for us, if we can keep it within 2 scores going into halftime, and score over 20 points total, that would be a huge statement, IMO.

Oregon had 13 possessions against Nevada. 10 TD's, 2 punts and 1 turnover on downs.

We need to limit their # of possessions. Milk the clock from the very beginning. Short passes that keep the clock moving and serve as a run game (because I'm pretty sure we won't have much of a run game against them)...Because when THEY have the ball, I'm fairly certain it won't take a long time for them to score.

It’s almost like I played the game.

Oregon had 12 possessions (not great).

* 5 TD’s
* 3 Punts
* 3 on Downs
* 1 End of Game

Montana ran the ball just 21 times and managed just 8 yards rushing (24 if you don’t count the sacks total); and relied on the short passing game to move the ball and eat clock. Threw the ball 43 times, completing 24 (Sneed was 20/30!) averaging just 5.4 yards per attempt.

Until the 63 yard burst with 2/3’s in the game late, Oregon’s longest running play was 23 yards. Their longest passing play all day was 21 yards. Griz D did a phenomenal job and were receiving high praise from the Duck fans in my section.

 

[AZGrizFan]

I agree Oregon is going to know they are in for a game. it is not going to be the game many here keep saying it is going to be.

I'll take that bet!

Who woulda thunk.LOL

So which is it here? They were 34 point favorites, they won by 32.

They were actually 36.5 point favorites. They didn’t cover. It’s obvious who wins that bet.

 

[uofmman1122]

Oregon could beat us by 100, and unless someone in front of them loses, they aren't going to move up in the AP poll based on our game. (They could certainly go down if we hang tough) :lol:

Even if they "only" scored 40 points, but it was a sound win, they'd be fine.

But it's Oregon, so they'll likely score 70 without trying. :lol:

As for us, if we can keep it within 2 scores going into halftime, and score over 20 points total, that would be a huge statement, IMO.

Oregon had 13 possessions against Nevada. 10 TD's, 2 punts and 1 turnover on downs.

We need to limit their # of possessions. Milk the clock from the very beginning. Short passes that keep the clock moving and serve as a run game (because I'm pretty sure we won't have much of a run game against them)...Because when THEY have the ball, I'm fairly certain it won't take a long time for them to score.

It’s almost like I played the game.

Oregon had 12 possessions (not great).

* 5 TD’s
* 3 Punts
* 3 on Downs
* 1 End of Game

Montana ran the ball just 21 times and managed just 8 yards rushing (24 if you don’t count the sacks total); and relied on the short passing game to move the ball and eat clock. Threw the ball 43 times, completing 24 (Sneed was 20/30!) averaging just 5.4 yards per attempt.

Until the 63 yard burst with 2/3’s in the game late, Oregon’s longest running play was 23 yards. Their longest passing play all day was 21 yards. Griz D did a phenomenal job and were receiving high praise from the Duck fans in my section.

Yeah, sort of egg on my face, but I think we definitely made them earn (mostly) all 35 points (that first drive was super easy), which I did not see coming. We should have only held them to 17 points in the first half, which I think the voters saw and punished Oregon accordingly.