DeNarius McGhee

[UMGriz75]

Stitt was hinting at scoring 60+ on TG's D, and at least one reporter said he wouldn't be surprised if it were 80. And then the game was played. Loved it.

I'm fine with griz fans, and the HC thinking and saying out loud that you had an 8-3 or 9-2 football team this year, and the Cats are irrelevant. We'll just keep the trophy.

Pre-Griz-Cat game:

“We’ve made a few mistakes in our losses that if you could have taken one or two things out it would have made a big difference and we could have been a 9-2 team or a 10-1 team,” Stitt said.

For those egrizzers who object to "hyperbole" and making excuses there's some for ya.

The guy that came the closest to making the call was "Bear Tycoon" at Montana Mint.

The numbers are pointing to a Griz win. The numbers say I should be confident. I’m not confident.

Why? The team has dropped three of their last four games in an uninspiring fashion. Just last week, the Griz lost to Northern Colorado for the FIRST TIME since they joined the Big Sky Conference. Besides an opening win against St. Francis (who is going to the playoffs) and a road win at Northern Iowa, have the Griz played an impressive game? They’ve blown out bad teams (Mississippi Valley State, Sacramento State, Idaho State), beat a mediocre Southern Utah, and lost to everyone else.

I worry the Montana offense only looks good on paper. They’ve put up some massive numbers against shitty teams with bad defenses. It is hard for anyone that has watched this team to believe they have the second best offense in the Big Sky… they turn the ball over…they struggle big time in the red zone.

I worry that the Griz struggle against OK defenses, and this weekend they will play the best defense they’ve faced since September 10. The Bobcats are #2 in the Big Sky for defensive scoring!

I worry that the Griz defense, while playing tough for 95 percent of the game, seems to always give up some big plays at the worst time.

I worry that we have the worst kicking game in the history of college football (estimate)

And thanks to Hot Take Nate dropping this bit of knowledge, I’m starting to question Coach Bob Stitt:

“In 2015, Stitt’s team beat five teams with above .500 records (beat three other teams under .500). They lost to two teams with above .500 records and two teams with below .500 records. So far, in 2016, Stitt’s team has beat just one team above .500 (beat 5 teams at or below .500). They have lost 3 games to teams above .500 and 1 team at .500. Is it a regression? These are more of Stitt’s philosophies and kids this year than in 2015. Should he be improving instead of backtracking?”

Maybe. Yeah, he probably should be improving upon his first year.

http://www.montana-mint.com/2016/11/17/griz-fans-confidentbut-theyre-not/

McGhee brings one of those nice intangibles back to MSU, a standout and something of a legend, a nice addition to a staff and to a momentum generated by the horrendous Griz-Cat game outcome.

It will be interesting to see McGhee's transition to "coach." He wasn't a team captain his last year at Wombatville, which was odd for a QB, but by then, things with Ash had deteriorated significantly.

"Morale" and "momentum" mean a lot in sports. Choate seems to be doing a lot of the right things, and McGhee is an unexpected, but perhaps inspired, addition to their staff at a key point in recruiting season.

 

[Catsrback76]

Stitt was hinting at scoring 60+ on TG's D, and at least one reporter said he wouldn't be surprised if it were 80. And then the game was played. Loved it.

I'm fine with griz fans, and the HC thinking and saying out loud that you had an 8-3 or 9-2 football team this year, and the Cats are irrelevant. We'll just keep the trophy.

Pre-Griz-Cat game:

“We’ve made a few mistakes in our losses that if you could have taken one or two things out it would have made a big difference and we could have been a 9-2 team or a 10-1 team,” Stitt said.

For those egrizzers who object to "hyperbole" and making excuses there's some for ya.

The guy that came the closest to making the call was "Bear Tycoon" at Montana Mint.

The numbers are pointing to a Griz win. The numbers say I should be confident. I’m not confident.

Why? The team has dropped three of their last four games in an uninspiring fashion. Just last week, the Griz lost to Northern Colorado for the FIRST TIME since they joined the Big Sky Conference. Besides an opening win against St. Francis (who is going to the playoffs) and a road win at Northern Iowa, have the Griz played an impressive game? They’ve blown out bad teams (Mississippi Valley State, Sacramento State, Idaho State), beat a mediocre Southern Utah, and lost to everyone else.

I worry the Montana offense only looks good on paper. They’ve put up some massive numbers against shitty teams with bad defenses. It is hard for anyone that has watched this team to believe they have the second best offense in the Big Sky… they turn the ball over…they struggle big time in the red zone.

I worry that the Griz struggle against OK defenses, and this weekend they will play the best defense they’ve faced since September 10. The Bobcats are #2 in the Big Sky for defensive scoring!

I worry that the Griz defense, while playing tough for 95 percent of the game, seems to always give up some big plays at the worst time.

I worry that we have the worst kicking game in the history of college football (estimate)

And thanks to Hot Take Nate dropping this bit of knowledge, I’m starting to question Coach Bob Stitt:

“In 2015, Stitt’s team beat five teams with above .500 records (beat three other teams under .500). They lost to two teams with above .500 records and two teams with below .500 records. So far, in 2016, Stitt’s team has beat just one team above .500 (beat 5 teams at or below .500). They have lost 3 games to teams above .500 and 1 team at .500. Is it a regression? These are more of Stitt’s philosophies and kids this year than in 2015. Should he be improving instead of backtracking?”

Maybe. Yeah, he probably should be improving upon his first year.

http://www.montana-mint.com/2016/11/17/griz-fans-confidentbut-theyre-not/

McGhee brings one of those nice intangibles back to MSU, a standout and something of a legend, a nice addition to a staff and to a momentum generated by the horrendous Griz-Cat game outcome.

It will be interesting to see McGhee's transition to "coach." He wasn't a team captain his last year at Wombatville, which was odd for a QB, but by then, things with Ash had deteriorated significantly.

"Morale" and "momentum" mean a lot in sports. Choate seems to be doing a lot of the right things, and McGhee is an unexpected, but perhaps inspired, addition to their staff at a key point in recruiting season.

I think McGhee is a great hire for all the reasons listed: i.e. recruiting, history, culture, QB experience, developing coach...etc.

It is true that Murray is our designated QB going forward, but I have a strong hunch that once we get Rovig from Idaho on the practice field, DM will be staring at the next QB for the Cats. We shall see. I'd love to see Murray learn how to make quick decisions and complete some passes...but I'm not sure it will happen. He has too much speed to quit relying on his feet. IMO

 

[SeattleBobcat]

Stitt was hinting at scoring 60+ on TG's D, and at least one reporter said he wouldn't be surprised if it were 80. And then the game was played. Loved it.

I'm fine with griz fans, and the HC thinking and saying out loud that you had an 8-3 or 9-2 football team this year, and the Cats are irrelevant. We'll just keep the trophy.

Pre-Griz-Cat game:

“We’ve made a few mistakes in our losses that if you could have taken one or two things out it would have made a big difference and we could have been a 9-2 team or a 10-1 team,” Stitt said.

For those egrizzers who object to "hyperbole" and making excuses there's some for ya.

The guy that came the closest to making the call was "Bear Tycoon" at Montana Mint.

The numbers are pointing to a Griz win. The numbers say I should be confident. I’m not confident.

Why? The team has dropped three of their last four games in an uninspiring fashion. Just last week, the Griz lost to Northern Colorado for the FIRST TIME since they joined the Big Sky Conference. Besides an opening win against St. Francis (who is going to the playoffs) and a road win at Northern Iowa, have the Griz played an impressive game? They’ve blown out bad teams (Mississippi Valley State, Sacramento State, Idaho State), beat a mediocre Southern Utah, and lost to everyone else.

I worry the Montana offense only looks good on paper. They’ve put up some massive numbers against shitty teams with bad defenses. It is hard for anyone that has watched this team to believe they have the second best offense in the Big Sky… they turn the ball over…they struggle big time in the red zone.

I worry that the Griz struggle against OK defenses, and this weekend they will play the best defense they’ve faced since September 10. The Bobcats are #2 in the Big Sky for defensive scoring!

I worry that the Griz defense, while playing tough for 95 percent of the game, seems to always give up some big plays at the worst time.

I worry that we have the worst kicking game in the history of college football (estimate)

And thanks to Hot Take Nate dropping this bit of knowledge, I’m starting to question Coach Bob Stitt:

“In 2015, Stitt’s team beat five teams with above .500 records (beat three other teams under .500). They lost to two teams with above .500 records and two teams with below .500 records. So far, in 2016, Stitt’s team has beat just one team above .500 (beat 5 teams at or below .500). They have lost 3 games to teams above .500 and 1 team at .500. Is it a regression? These are more of Stitt’s philosophies and kids this year than in 2015. Should he be improving instead of backtracking?”

Maybe. Yeah, he probably should be improving upon his first year.

http://www.montana-mint.com/2016/11/17/griz-fans-confidentbut-theyre-not/

McGhee brings one of those nice intangibles back to MSU, a standout and something of a legend, a nice addition to a staff and to a momentum generated by the horrendous Griz-Cat game outcome.

It will be interesting to see McGhee's transition to "coach." He wasn't a team captain his last year at Wombatville, which was odd for a QB, but by then, things with Ash had deteriorated significantly.

"Morale" and "momentum" mean a lot in sports. Choate seems to be doing a lot of the right things, and McGhee is an unexpected, but perhaps inspired, addition to their staff at a key point in recruiting season.

I think McGhee is a great hire for all the reasons listed: i.e. recruiting, history, culture, QB experience, developing coach...etc.

It is true that Murray is our designated QB going forward, but I have a strong hunch that once we get Rovig from Idaho on the practice field, DM will be staring at the next QB for the Cats. We shall see. I'd love to see Murray learn how to make quick decisions and complete some passes...but I'm not sure it will happen. He has too much speed to quit relying on his feet. IMO

I agree on McGhee, but Rovig needs to grow. Rovig has great film, but his competition is in Idahoe. Go back and watch Murray's film from a top league in Cali, he looks great. He throws the ball well makes good decisions, but lots of kids struggle when they make the jump from HS to College. The game is way faster, and unless Rovig is part of that 1% True Natural Player that can make that transition seamlessly, he'll need time to get used to the speed of the game. He also needs at least a year to fill out his frame, he's rather lanky.

Murray did a pretty bang up job this year as true freshman, he had his struggles, and took his lumps, but by the end of the season he looked a lot more settled and polished. Murray's got a ways to go, but he now has confidence and a grizzly pelt, if he's a gamer he's going to look really sharp next year.

 

[Catsrback76]

Stitt was hinting at scoring 60+ on TG's D, and at least one reporter said he wouldn't be surprised if it were 80. And then the game was played. Loved it.

I'm fine with griz fans, and the HC thinking and saying out loud that you had an 8-3 or 9-2 football team this year, and the Cats are irrelevant. We'll just keep the trophy.

Pre-Griz-Cat game:

“We’ve made a few mistakes in our losses that if you could have taken one or two things out it would have made a big difference and we could have been a 9-2 team or a 10-1 team,” Stitt said.

For those egrizzers who object to "hyperbole" and making excuses there's some for ya.

The guy that came the closest to making the call was "Bear Tycoon" at Montana Mint.

The numbers are pointing to a Griz win. The numbers say I should be confident. I’m not confident.

Why? The team has dropped three of their last four games in an uninspiring fashion. Just last week, the Griz lost to Northern Colorado for the FIRST TIME since they joined the Big Sky Conference. Besides an opening win against St. Francis (who is going to the playoffs) and a road win at Northern Iowa, have the Griz played an impressive game? They’ve blown out bad teams (Mississippi Valley State, Sacramento State, Idaho State), beat a mediocre Southern Utah, and lost to everyone else.

I worry the Montana offense only looks good on paper. They’ve put up some massive numbers against shitty teams with bad defenses. It is hard for anyone that has watched this team to believe they have the second best offense in the Big Sky… they turn the ball over…they struggle big time in the red zone.

I worry that the Griz struggle against OK defenses, and this weekend they will play the best defense they’ve faced since September 10. The Bobcats are #2 in the Big Sky for defensive scoring!

I worry that the Griz defense, while playing tough for 95 percent of the game, seems to always give up some big plays at the worst time.

I worry that we have the worst kicking game in the history of college football (estimate)

And thanks to Hot Take Nate dropping this bit of knowledge, I’m starting to question Coach Bob Stitt:

“In 2015, Stitt’s team beat five teams with above .500 records (beat three other teams under .500). They lost to two teams with above .500 records and two teams with below .500 records. So far, in 2016, Stitt’s team has beat just one team above .500 (beat 5 teams at or below .500). They have lost 3 games to teams above .500 and 1 team at .500. Is it a regression? These are more of Stitt’s philosophies and kids this year than in 2015. Should he be improving instead of backtracking?”

Maybe. Yeah, he probably should be improving upon his first year.

http://www.montana-mint.com/2016/11/17/griz-fans-confidentbut-theyre-not/

McGhee brings one of those nice intangibles back to MSU, a standout and something of a legend, a nice addition to a staff and to a momentum generated by the horrendous Griz-Cat game outcome.

It will be interesting to see McGhee's transition to "coach." He wasn't a team captain his last year at Wombatville, which was odd for a QB, but by then, things with Ash had deteriorated significantly.

"Morale" and "momentum" mean a lot in sports. Choate seems to be doing a lot of the right things, and McGhee is an unexpected, but perhaps inspired, addition to their staff at a key point in recruiting season.

I think McGhee is a great hire for all the reasons listed: i.e. recruiting, history, culture, QB experience, developing coach...etc.

It is true that Murray is our designated QB going forward, but I have a strong hunch that once we get Rovig from Idaho on the practice field, DM will be staring at the next QB for the Cats. We shall see. I'd love to see Murray learn how to make quick decisions and complete some passes...but I'm not sure it will happen. He has too much speed to quit relying on his feet. IMO

I agree on McGhee, but Rovig needs to grow. Rovig has great film, but his competition is in Idahoe. Go back and watch Murray's film from a top league in Cali, he looks great. He throws the ball well makes good decisions, but lots of kids struggle when they make the jump from HS to College. The game is way faster, and unless Rovig is part of that 1% True Natural Player that can make that transition seamlessly, he'll need time to get used to the speed of the game. He also needs at least a year to fill out his frame, he's rather lanky.

Murray did a pretty bang up job this year as true freshman, he had his struggles, and took his lumps, but by the end of the season he looked a lot more settled and polished. Murray's got a ways to go, but he now has confidence and a grizzly pelt, if he's a gamer he's going to look really sharp next year.

I agree on all points. I just see Rovig fitting the bill at Qb better. If not, I'm still all smiles so long as CM learns to throw in sequence and rhythm!