mthoopsfan
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Cat made more plays and deserved to win. Griz made too many small mistakes especially in first half. Griz D couldn't stop Cats on last long drive. And UM missed about 5 key tackles, mostly in the middle when we had a tackler in position and he couldn't make the play. Some were easier than others.
And then the pick 6 and blocked FG in a 3 pt loss. Good FG block by Crews. UM's lineman must have inadvertently helped elevate Crews.
Stats ended up fairly even. Cats had 5-11 3d down conversions, and 2-2 on 4th. UM was 7-12 and 1-1. Cats had a few more first downs and few more yards. Plays were almost the same. TOP was 32-28.
Lamson had very good game passing and running, and, again, no picks. Impressive on 2 early picks in the season. 18-20 passing. Long was 27 to I think to a TE. He was sacked 4 times.
I have said all season that he, Davis and Dowler are very good. Lamson hurt us. Davis was 15-106 for 6.1. Dowler had only 3 receptions. Jones was 9-28 for 5.1, and had 4 receptions for 31.
Ah Yat was good except for the pick. 26-32 for 186. Sacked twice. I don't think he ran or scrambled after he hurt his leg. Gillman 15-132 for 8.8 per carry. And 5 receptions. Davis had 10 receptions. Deck had 4. Thought he had a nice game. Cats kept UM from getting long passes too, 28 yards. Cats kept 2 safeties deep most of time.
Taylor, the Cat LB, had 11 tackles andnice game. Eiden and Brott each had 2 tackles. Eiden had a sack. 3 UM DL had a sack.
I'm good with the game and the result. Both teams played well or fairly well, but, as I said, Cats made more plays. And the pick 6 and blocked FG were keys in the game. Cats made those plays and UM didn't. I don't agree on the hold called against 84 on our called back TD. UM could have used that TD. Would have changed the game. Such is life.
Griz on the road for semi-finals, assuming they keep winning. So, tougher road to Nashville, but that's okay. Griz can win those games. Hopefully, UM didn't have any major injuries. I expect Loud back by next game. That will be a big help and lift. A week off will be good.
UM to recovered that fumble by Cat sideline, when UM had 4 tacklers on the runner and the ball squirted past them.
Again, nice game Cats. I'll still take Ah Yat, Gillman, Wortham and Davis over any Cat.
I bet one Cat $100. Don't even remember who. I assume he'll get me know. Message venmo to me. I have money left over from some bets I made last year, on whether Cats would beat every Dakota team they played.
And then the pick 6 and blocked FG in a 3 pt loss. Good FG block by Crews. UM's lineman must have inadvertently helped elevate Crews.
Stats ended up fairly even. Cats had 5-11 3d down conversions, and 2-2 on 4th. UM was 7-12 and 1-1. Cats had a few more first downs and few more yards. Plays were almost the same. TOP was 32-28.
Lamson had very good game passing and running, and, again, no picks. Impressive on 2 early picks in the season. 18-20 passing. Long was 27 to I think to a TE. He was sacked 4 times.
I have said all season that he, Davis and Dowler are very good. Lamson hurt us. Davis was 15-106 for 6.1. Dowler had only 3 receptions. Jones was 9-28 for 5.1, and had 4 receptions for 31.
Ah Yat was good except for the pick. 26-32 for 186. Sacked twice. I don't think he ran or scrambled after he hurt his leg. Gillman 15-132 for 8.8 per carry. And 5 receptions. Davis had 10 receptions. Deck had 4. Thought he had a nice game. Cats kept UM from getting long passes too, 28 yards. Cats kept 2 safeties deep most of time.
Taylor, the Cat LB, had 11 tackles andnice game. Eiden and Brott each had 2 tackles. Eiden had a sack. 3 UM DL had a sack.
I'm good with the game and the result. Both teams played well or fairly well, but, as I said, Cats made more plays. And the pick 6 and blocked FG were keys in the game. Cats made those plays and UM didn't. I don't agree on the hold called against 84 on our called back TD. UM could have used that TD. Would have changed the game. Such is life.
Griz on the road for semi-finals, assuming they keep winning. So, tougher road to Nashville, but that's okay. Griz can win those games. Hopefully, UM didn't have any major injuries. I expect Loud back by next game. That will be a big help and lift. A week off will be good.
UM to recovered that fumble by Cat sideline, when UM had 4 tacklers on the runner and the ball squirted past them.
Again, nice game Cats. I'll still take Ah Yat, Gillman, Wortham and Davis over any Cat.
I bet one Cat $100. Don't even remember who. I assume he'll get me know. Message venmo to me. I have money left over from some bets I made last year, on whether Cats would beat every Dakota team they played.
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