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FCS Championship Game Jan 6th kittens vs Fat boys

bobcatfan123 said:
Small world! I’m from Anaconda so always enjoy hearing those stories.
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I played against Casey Reilly and was pretty good friends with him in high school. I was just behind Jim Meredith. Good player. My friend Jim Smiley played with Meredith at WSU. I saw them play at Stanford when I was in law school.
 
The cats will win by 3 TDs now that BV told his players that he turned down the WSU job to finish this year's job.
 
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Brother Bear said:
Regardless of if msu-Bozeman wins, that moment has already happened... do the Griz realize it yet is the question?
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What moment has already happened? If Cats lose in Frisco, the Griz and Cats will be even in the past 2 years, with each having lost in Frisco and each having won 1 of 2 games against each other. But the Griz will have won 1 more playoff game, and not lost a home playoff game.
 
mthoopsfan said:
What moment has already happened? If Cats lose in Frisco, the Griz and Cats will be even in the past 2 years, with each having lost in Frisco and each having won 1 of 2 games against each other. But the Griz will have won 1 more playoff game, and not lost a home playoff game.
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The Griz have played in two of the last three national championship games?
 
indiancoyote said:
The Griz have played in two of the last three national championship games?
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Huh? In last 2 seasons, there will have been only 2 total national championship games. Don’t try to change my post. If you to have a difference discussion, do it somewhere else. Or, we can have a discussion on Hauck’s 4 National championship
 
mthoopsfan said:
Huh? In last 2 seasons, there will have been only 2 total national championship games. Don’t try to change my post. If you to have a difference discussion, do it somewhere else. Or, we can have a discussion on Hauck’s 4 National championship
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We can have a discussion about BH having multiple chances to win a NC and failing to do so?
 
Here's my thoughts on the game:

I thought SDSU would be a tougher matchup for the cats then NDSU. That said, this is NDSU and there is no one else like them when it comes to winning in Frisco and knowing what it takes to win in Frisco. It's been 3 years since NDSU's last title. Cam Miller was a freshmen, and many of these Bison players have never won a title and for many of them, it's their last chance. It's the longest title drought for NDSU since their dominant run started. That's not lost on them. NDSU's run game is solid. Char'mar Brown was the Jerry Rice Award winner (and deservedly so) and NDSU's OL is what it's always been with multiple NFL guys on it. Their defense seems to have found a new gear though in the playoffs holding Mercer to 7 points and an explosive SDSU offense to just 21 points, but really bottled up their run game.

For the cats, Tommy will have to be the X-factor in this game. I believe he's gonna have to run and use his feet more in this game then he has all year. For the most part, I expect NDSU to bottle up Jones and Humphrey. I don't see either of those 2 running wild on the Bison defense. Their DL is very good, especially Eli Mostaert in the middle. He's had a hell of a year. Tommy will have to add something to the run game and if he can gash the NDSU D with his feet, then that's how the cats win this game.

The other thing to watch out for is the passing game. Both teams secondaries are not the strongest and at times this year have been exploited. The team who takes more shots and completes more throws down field I believe will be the winner. In recent weeks Cam Miller has been very successful at this and his favorite connection is Bryce Lance (Trey Lance's brother) who has really exploded and become a hell of a player. The cats will need to account for him at all times. Meanwhile, NDSU's defense will have to account for Taco Dowler at all times as that's typically Tommy's top target, but also being mindful of the fact that Tommy may pull it down and take off.

It will be a tall task for both defenses in this game. The one thing I'll say about NDSU compared to any other team the cats have played is their not gonna beat themselves. Their not gonna fumble the snap twice in the red zone like USD, or try a surprise onside kick with the game tied and fumble because the back runs into his own OL men like Idaho. NDSU does not beat themselves, their not gonna take any risks, and their the kings of playing it safe. They're a very disciplined team and that's part of what's made them so successful all these years.

I'm expecting a little more of a high scoring game. Somewhere in the 31-28 area and I truly believe this is a 50-50 game. I could see either team hoisting the trophy on Monday night. I think I give a slight edge to the cats but not by much. Should be a very fascinating game!
 
The record for the fewest days in a new year before the world goes to shit is 6 days (JAN 6th). Guess that record will be tied again this year.
 
Griz til I die said:
Here's my thoughts on the game:

I thought SDSU would be a tougher matchup for the cats then NDSU. That said, this is NDSU and there is no one else like them when it comes to winning in Frisco and knowing what it takes to win in Frisco. It's been 3 years since NDSU's last title. Cam Miller was a freshmen, and many of these Bison players have never won a title and for many of them, it's their last chance. It's the longest title drought for NDSU since their dominant run started. That's not lost on them. NDSU's run game is solid. Char'mar Brown was the Jerry Rice Award winner (and deservedly so) and NDSU's OL is what it's always been with multiple NFL guys on it. Their defense seems to have found a new gear though in the playoffs holding Mercer to 7 points and an explosive SDSU offense to just 21 points, but really bottled up their run game.

For the cats, Tommy will have to be the X-factor in this game. I believe he's gonna have to run and use his feet more in this game then he has all year. For the most part, I expect NDSU to bottle up Jones and Humphrey. I don't see either of those 2 running wild on the Bison defense. Their DL is very good, especially Eli Mostaert in the middle. He's had a hell of a year. Tommy will have to add something to the run game and if he can gash the NDSU D with his feet, then that's how the cats win this game.

The other thing to watch out for is the passing game. Both teams secondaries are not the strongest and at times this year have been exploited. The team who takes more shots and completes more throws down field I believe will be the winner. In recent weeks Cam Miller has been very successful at this and his favorite connection is Bryce Lance (Trey Lance's brother) who has really exploded and become a hell of a player. The cats will need to account for him at all times. Meanwhile, NDSU's defense will have to account for Taco Dowler at all times as that's typically Tommy's top target, but also being mindful of the fact that Tommy may pull it down and take off.

It will be a tall task for both defenses in this game. The one thing I'll say about NDSU compared to any other team the cats have played is their not gonna beat themselves. Their not gonna fumble the snap twice in the red zone like USD, or try a surprise onside kick with the game tied and fumble because the back runs into his own OL men like Idaho. NDSU does not beat themselves, their not gonna take any risks, and their the kings of playing it safe. They're a very disciplined team and that's part of what's made them so successful all these years.

I'm expecting a little more of a high scoring game. Somewhere in the 31-28 area and I truly believe this is a 50-50 game. I could see either team hoisting the trophy on Monday night. I think I give a slight edge to the cats but not by much. Should be a very fascinating game!
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Nice post. I assume Lance will get open on Cat secondary. I don’t see Bison going to sleep on Tommy. I don’t see Bison losing game. I’ve doubted Cats most of year. I am sticking with that so-far incorrect view. I think my Cat fan brother is a bit concerned. I told him I won’t pick him up at the Phoenix airport on 7th if Cats win. I wonder if Poor will see this last sentence-question as a “prediction” that the Cats win. I have my very short concession post prepared, just in case. I wish I could cheer for the Cats, like in the past, but these jerk Cat fans now make that impossible. Tommy deserves the Payton.
 
mthoopsfan said:
Nice post. I assume Lance will get open on Cat secondary. I don’t see Bison going to sleep on Tommy. I don’t see Bison losing game. I’ve doubted Cats most of year. I am sticking with that so-far incorrect view. I think my Cat fan brother is a bit concerned. I told him I won’t pick him up at the Phoenix airport on 7th if Cats win. I wonder if Poor will see this last sentence-question as a “prediction” that the Cats win. I have my very short concession post prepared, just in case. I wish I could cheer for the Cats, like in the past, but these jerk Cat fans now make that impossible. Tommy deserves the Payton.
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I'm not saying NDSU will be asleep at the wheel against Tommy, but the reality of the situation is Tommy is just too athletic for him not to make plays in this game. He's going to make plays and the question for NDSU will be how do they respond if he gets going early? Can they provide a counter punch to slow him down, or will they get into a track meet with him? That's the big question is what can NDSU's defense do to slow him down? Are they capable of slowing him down? I think that remains an open question and is the single biggest key to the game.
 
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