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Brekke changes commitment to Montana State

grizatwork said:
Yet he was almost single handedly responsible for all the offense the Cats had againt the Griz and won that game for them. Would you take a loss to the Eagles for a win over the Cats? That in addition to he was responsible for most of their other wins. Sure he tries too hard at times, but to negate what he is able to do and how his team responds to him just because he plays for the cats is shortsighted in my opinion.
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I never negated anything about McGhee, in fact I said we all know he is great. Don't be shortsighted.
 
IntuitiveGriz said:
grizatwork said:
Yet he was almost single handedly responsible for all the offense the Cats had againt the Griz and won that game for them. Would you take a loss to the Eagles for a win over the Cats? That in addition to he was responsible for most of their other wins. Sure he tries too hard at times, but to negate what he is able to do and how his team responds to him just because he plays for the cats is shortsighted in my opinion.
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I never negated anything about McGhee, in fact I said we all know he is great. Don't be shortsighted.
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I cant help it. I don't qualify for new lenses in my glasses till next year. I think I finally hit the point that I need bifocals too. Damn I am getting old. My point was that he more than makes up for his occasional turnover based on what he means to his team.
 
Lots of GOOD players are coming to the Griz. We never had Brekke so we did not lose him! Good luck to him with msu.

Like I said we are getting some damn good players in spite of all the bad press. In spite of some of the horid coaching last season look for a 90% turn around this coming year. We have some good coaches and with another season of experience. No way are we as stuck in the mud like the 2012 season. I expect better than a 70% win season. Could "it" be better? Hell yes! But it is what it is.

Look at some of our recruits........they are looking damn good to me, with more coming on. What we all should be paying attention to are the guys that are "walking on". At least two "walk ons" will be stars before it's all over!
 
grizatwork said:
IntuitiveGriz said:
grizatwork said:
Yet he was almost single handedly responsible for all the offense the Cats had againt the Griz and won that game for them. Would you take a loss to the Eagles for a win over the Cats? That in addition to he was responsible for most of their other wins. Sure he tries too hard at times, but to negate what he is able to do and how his team responds to him just because he plays for the cats is shortsighted in my opinion.
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I never negated anything about McGhee, in fact I said we all know he is great. Don't be shortsighted.
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I cant help it. I don't qualify for new lenses in my glasses till next year. I think I finally hit the point that I need bifocals too. Damn I am getting old. My point was that he more than makes up for his occasional turnover based on what he means to his team.
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:thumb: :)
 
Umista said:
Lots of GOOD players are coming to the Griz. We never had Brekke so we did not lose him! Good luck to him with msu.

Like I said we are getting some damn good players in spite of all the bad press. In spite of some of the horid coaching last season look for a 90% turn around this coming year. We have some good coaches and with another season of experience. No way are we as stuck in the mud like the 2012 season. I expect better than a 70% win season. Could "it" be better? Hell yes! But it is what it is.

Look at some of our recruits........they are looking damn good to me, with more coming on. What we all should be paying attention to are the guys that are "walking on". At least two "walk ons" will be stars before it's all over!
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I agree, Griz recruiting is going really good.

"...stuck in the mud..." was a great way of describing the 2012 serason, on O and D :!:
 
Blgs Griz Fan said:
McGhee tries so hard to make the play that often he takes ill advised risks with the ball creating turnovers. I wonder if he is just trying to justify the comments about his being a great qb, whether he is just careless with the ball, or whether he has bought into the hyoe about his abilities and thinks he can perform miracles. denarius is a good qb but his turnovers keep him from being truly great.
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Keep telling yourself that and maybe it will come true. Never underestimate the power of hope!
 
Jerry Punch said:
WaGriz4life said:
bigkid said:
We don't NEED Brekke we NEED a damn QB!!
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We have a QB, you guys just haven't seen him play yet
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Right. I remember when you were off on several predictions earlier this past season too, so I'll hold my breath. However, I do believe that the best chance the Griz have at winning is without SSH or the horribly inaccurate Trent McKinney.
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What are you talking about? I was the guy all summer saying that we wouldn't "be just fine without JJ at QB" I've said all along that not having him is worth an additional 4 losses. Like most Griz fans I thought we would beat the Cats, especially early in the season. I also thought we would beat App State after watching them play ECU week 1. I've defended our coaching staff on this board numerous times, as I don't believe they were the reason we lost close games (players not executing and not finishing is why). I also was never one of those people who downgraded losing Pflugrad and thought Delaney would be just as good or better like lots of posters on this board.
 
If I keep yelling it out loud some dead heads will begin to realize we will be good next season. I predict a season of over 70% wins. Not perfect but much better than 2012! Stay tuned.
 
Umista said:
If I keep yelling it out loud some dead heads will begin to realize we will be good next season. I predict a season of over 70% wins. Not perfect but much better than 2012! Stay tuned.
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I agree with this. The Griz have earned every expecation that the will be good each and every season. That's what many are used to, at least the fans who didn't pay attention before 1986.

The Griz have an excellent program and a top notch stadium. I suppose a lot of the smack talk is for the fans who thought this could never happen to them. Well, it has, and Griz football will go on and will return to glory.
 
Well, using my best Yogi-ism, half of Montana is Griz, half is Cat, and the other half could care less. What's done is done. Now, he has to live with it. At the very least, he will be watched, carefully watched, over the next four or five years.
 
grizcountry420 said:
Capital High all-state running back/cornerback and Montana Gatorade football player of the year Gunnar Brekke confirmed Thursday that he is officially switching sides of the Cat-Griz rivalry.

Brekke, who originally verbally committed to the Montana football program last summer, said he informed head coach Mick Delaney and the Grizzly coaching staff on Dec. 23 that he has decided to sign with Rob Ash-led Montana State instead.

“People are always going to talk about what’s going to happen with the (possible NCAA) sanctions at UM, or they had a bad year so they won’t be good, or they changed coaches. It had nothing to do with any of that, honestly,” Brekke said.

“I just think, when I first committed, I never gave MSU a real chance. I went on a visit about a month-and-a-half ago, and I really liked it. The more I thought about it, I thought in my heart that (MSU) was a better fit for me.”

Brekke, listed at 6-foot and 175 pounds, broke Capital records for career rushing yards (2,415) and career yards-per-carry (7.4) after rushing for the fifth-most yards (1,285) in a season for the Bruins as a senior in 2012. He added 16 rushing touchdowns and 308 yards receiving on offense, while adding 56 tackles and three interceptions on defense.

Brekke said he was still getting plenty of attention from Montana State and FBS Washington State prior to his visit to Bozeman, and he confided in his parents that he was having second thoughts.

“They said maybe take a visit and see how it goes,” Brekke said. “It was too big of a decision to have second thoughts about -- you have to be sure. You can’t go wrong with either program. I was just a little more comfortable with MSU.”

Brekke said he doesn’t have significant family ties to either school, and he was careful not to let anybody make his decision for him. He talked to players on both sides -- including former Capital teammate Caleb Kidder at UM and Bruin alums Brad Daly and Brian Bignell at MSU -- and said he couldn’t pinpoint anything that changed his mind. Talking to the current Bobcats likely did sway him towards wearing the blue-and-gold, though, he added.

“I wish I could have gone about it a different way -- so I didn’t have to give coach Delaney that phone call -- but it’s done and I’m glad it’s over with,” Brekke said. “Again, it had nothing to do with what’s going on with the Griz -- they’re both great programs and both teams are going to be very successful.”

Brekke said he told Delaney he was rethinking his decision “about a month ago” and the renewed attention from both staffs became “overwhelming” at times.

“Coach Ash is one of the main reasons I chose to go to MSU, but both he and Delaney are two of the best guys I’ve ever met,” Brekke said. “It was hard to tell them no, but I had to do it at some point.”

Recruited as an athlete with no set position at Montana, Brekke will also likely need some time to figure out where he’ll play for Montana State.

“When I go down there I’m going to start playing running back,” Brekke said. “They asked me where I wanted to play and that’s what I told them. But, like I said, they just recruited me as an athlete.”

Brekke said he hadn’t talked to the MSU coaches about whether or not he would redshirt his freshman season, but he will report to Bozeman on June 20 to begin summer school and team workouts.

“I don’t know if they plan to redshirt me or not, but I’m going down there to try to compete for playing time,” Brekke said. “If I redshirt, that’s fine -- it’s just another year of school paid for. I am very competitive and I want to start right away, but if I can’t there’s still a positive there.”

Brekke plans to major in either physical therapy or wildlife biology in Bozeman, but said that was not a major factor in his decommitment from Missoula.

“A lot of people think you can’t do (physical therapy) at MSU, but you can,” he said. “The only difference is UM has the grad school for it.”
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http://billingsgazette.com/sports/c...cle_f4c90391-8222-5d9d-ba6a-0926e22e0d33.html
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Well... what Brekke will find out is that he'll be around about 100 guys who have second guessed themselves their entire life also. We will not waver and we will not associate with the "MEEK". :grenade:
 
statler & waldorf said:
Well, using my best Yogi-ism, half of Montana is Griz, half is Cat, and the other half could care less. What's done is done. Now, he has to live with it. At the very least, he will be watched, carefully watched, over the next four or five years.
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...so how much less could the 3rd half care?...
 
MSU got two players in Brekke and McQueary that I wish we could have landed. I do find it interesting though that they are being recruited at RB and QB respectively, which aren't the positions where they have the most potential to make an impact from what it looks like.
 
grizcountry420 said:
Grizbacker1 said:
apparently the 7 page thread on the same topic wasn't enough? :?
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Sorry Master! Its been a while since ive been on here. I didnt see it posted anywhere else........

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yeah, i am sure it is hard to see a 7 page thread for a nitwit like you....of course you are thinking you have a scoop, lmfao :loser:
 
Ya'll can mark it down right now if you want. Brekke will suffer a career ending knee injury by his junior year.

My only hope is that it happens at Wa-Griz so he can feel the boo's reign down on him as he gets carted off of the field for the final time in his career.
 
Wolfman_Jack said:
Ya'll can mark it down right now if you want. Brekke will suffer a career ending knee injury by his junior year.

My only hope is that it happens at Wa-Griz so he can feel the boo's reign down on him as he gets carted off of the field for the final time in his career.
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My, what a classy remark. :stupid:
 
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