Bozeman Chronicle - Cat-astrophe

[Proud Griz Man]

MISSOULA — In a brawl, two adversaries attempt to inflict pain on one another.
This was not a brawl, but rather a mauling — one-sided, brutal and definitive.

In front of a record crowd at Washington-Grizzly Stadium, with a chance to earn a piece of the Big Sky championship and bury an archrival’s postseason dreams while solidifying its own, Montana State instead turned the ball over on five of its first six possessions. The Grizzlies turned those mistakes into five first-half scores, and then rode its fierce defense to an emphatic 34-7 win. “We shut them down dominantly,” proclaimed Montana head coach Mick Delaney, who Monday announced he was retiring at the conclusion of this season. “[Montana State is] a good football team, but our guys came with a purpose and a focus. They prepared every single minute they had this past week; they knew what they had to do, … and they executed the game plan in all three phases with almost perfection.” With the loss, the No. 12 Bobcats (8-4 overall, 6-2 Big Sky) finish tied for second in the conference with No. 13 Montana (8-4, 6-2) and Idaho State. Instead of locking up a certain postseason berth with a win, MSU will not learn its fate until this morning’s FCS selection show. MSU head coach Rob Ash thinks his team should be in. “Absolutely,” he said. “If we hang onto the ball we can play with anybody in the country. I believe that very sincerely.” The problem for the ’Cats on this night, as light precipitation fell through the first half, was that they failed to hang onto the ball on more than half of their possessions.

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[Proud Griz Man]

might be where they roughed the punter - turned unproductive drive into a Touchdown.

 

[yellowstone60]

raining during the first half ? Wasn't raining on my side of the stadium....?? :?:

 

[bigskyguy]

raining during the first half ? Wasn't raining on my side of the stadium....?? :?:

Yes it was it was raining bobcat tears :lol:

 

[BWahlberg]

raining during the first half ? Wasn't raining on my side of the stadium....?? :?:

Yes it was it was raining bobcat tears :lol:

:lol: :lol:

 

[Grizzlies1982]

Love that photo. It pretty well sums up the game.

 

[IntuitiveGriz]

might be where they roughed the punter - turned unproductive drive into a Touchdown.

That picture is almost as funny as seeing a Grizzly LB meet this bobcat #17 ball carrier in the whole, near the Grizzly goal-line, sending #17 backwards just as fast as he came forward. What a collision, whatta a fierce hit by our LB, a thing of football beauty; Mike Ditka like.

I have never seen #17 not fall forward before, and I have seen every bobcat game during this players hard running career. So this car wreck, in favor of UM, was jump out my seat worthy.

I still can't believe how HARD the Griz played this past Saturday. It was overdue.

 

[George Ferguson]

I thought think the Griz played as hard and with as much passion as they do every week. I've yet to see this team not play hard and not play with passion and intensity. I think that's selling those 99 kids short to say it was overdue. I just think every player who stepped on the field Saturday, collectively played MUCH BETTER than they have all season. Just my 1.5 cents

 

[EverettGriz]

raining during the first half ? Wasn't raining on my side of the stadium....?? :?:

Yes it was it was raining bobcat tears :lol:

Underrated post. Nice work BSG.

 

[Filthy McGrizzly]

raining during the first half ? Wasn't raining on my side of the stadium....?? :?:

Yes it was it was raining bobcat tears :lol:

Underrated post. Nice work BSG.

It's all on the pronunciation. I think they meant cat ass trophy. It must be like a participation ribbon.

 

[ranco]

I thought think the Griz played as hard and with as much passion as they do every week. I've yet to see this team not play hard and not play with passion and intensity. I think that's selling those 99 kids short to say it was overdue. I just think every player who stepped on the field Saturday, collectively played MUCH BETTER than they have all season. Just my 1.5 cents

:clap:

 

[Bronco]

Watching the Coach Ash TV show last night you would have hardly known there was a Griz-cat game played on Saturday

I was detecting some depression