GrizUp said:
kemajic said:
His production (49 yards) was not down against the Griz; it was normal. He averaged less than 50 yards per game in his 3 against Montana and never scored a TD. A "phenomenal player" and "one of the greatest backs" should have done better, don't you think? Bottom line, he wasn't fast enough; our linebackers are faster. He made most of his hay against weak defenses. I can't recall a big critical game for MSU that Kirk was difference in their win. Oops, they didn't win those....
So now the success of any running back coming out of MSU is how well they play against Montana? If Cody Kirk isn't one of the best running backs to play here in Montana, I'd like to here who you think is that much better. Chase Reynolds & Lex Hilliard were both amazing talents; why doesn't Kirk fit into that category?
Reynolds, Hilliard, Green and Humpfrey showed up for big games and were primary reasons Montana won most of those games. Humpfrey and Reynolds both led their teams to two NC games; Yo's won one.
Whenever MSU had the stage for the opportunity to move up to the next level and needed their star RB to excel, he consistently wasn't up to it and MSU was unable to deliver. Kirk could dominate weak opponents; not so much when the competition got tougher.