NAU vs Griz predictions.

[Ringneck]

Time for another highly detailed and hastily reasoned weekly prediction, sure to go wrong and likely to be criticized.

This week the Griz will take advantage of the Caleb Hill's athleticism and will surprise many people as they out-slug NAU for the win. It appears that NAU's soft underbelly is their run defense. According to those of you who have seen him play, Hill is a more than competent ball carrier. While many inexperienced QBs seem to tuck it and run too soon, I actually think Hill's aptness to do that very thing may work out to our advantage in this game.

I think the Griz rush for 250+ yards and 3 TDs in this one. Nobody goes over 100, but the trio of Calhoun, Lee and Hill will each contribute significantly. I also think JLM will get a lot of action in this one, with Hill opting for short passes over the deep ball much of the time. He'll throw for about 200 yards on 20-25 completions, most of them screens, curls, and slants. I could see JLM, Akem, or Calhoun turning a 2 yard bubble screen into a 70 yard touchdown.

The Griz D will play more disciplined this week, but Strong's absence will hurt for sure. The D will bend lots, and break some, but will outlast the Lumberjacks. Cookus will throw for a million yards and few scores, probably, but I think he'll have to earn all that. He'll face a lot of third-and-long situations and be sacked 4 times.

Anyway, TL/DR, all that to say...

Griz 38
NAU 33

 

[i_the_sky]

I PREDICT ANOTHER FOLD! I pick NAU and MSU both!!! Stitt turned on Justin Strong and this Grizzly team is family and they will not put out for Stitt ever again! I SEE ANOTHER COLLAPSE JUST LIKE LAST YEAR!!! These players deserve better!!!

 

[i_the_sky]

You sound like one of those "PRETENTIOUS" Smellykats now! NAU/MSU will both roll! Stitt doesn't back his players off the field and the family will again collapse this year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SORRY!

 

[HelenaHandBasket]

Stitt turned on Justin Strong and this Grizzly team is family and they will not put out for Stitt ever again!

How exactly did Stitt "turn" on Strong?

 

[indian-outlaw]

I'm always optimistic about these home conference games.

Griz 38
Jacks 27

 

[retiredpopo]

Stitt turned on Justin Strong and this Grizzly team is family and they will not put out for Stitt ever again!

How exactly did Stitt "turn" on Strong?

He didn't. Everybody knows the coach does not have any input on the suspension. I_sky seems to think that perhaps Stitt should have had a sleepover and kept Strong and his buddies supplied with milk and cookies instead Strong and his buddies decided to go to an out of town house party lol.

 

[griz5700]

Griz 48
NAU 42

 

[AZGrizFan]

NAU 28-24 : ORGUNGRIZ
Griz 27-24: AZDoc
NAU 54-23: Man1
Griz 31-27: Firs11
Griz 11-9: mcg
Griz 41-31: Griz til I die
NAU 41-27: helenahandbasket
NAU 31-17: big kid
NAU 35-24: reinell30
Griz 42-14: retiredpopo
Griz 37-21: Yukon
Griz 35-27: formereag
Griz 41-35: ranco
Griz 38-31: poppabear56
NAU 45-27: Krammer
Griz 48-28: Grizzly oredigger
Griz: grizaremoregooder
Griz 38-35: griznative24
NAU 42-28: bhumble
NAU 49-17: peauxrouge
NAU 38-17: plainsman
Griz 31-27: bear axed
Griz: Grizare#1
Griz 38-24: rocklobster
NAU 34-20: Grizindabox
Griz 38-33: Ringneck
NAU: i_the_sky
Griz 38-27: Indian outlaw
Griz 47-42: Griz5700
NAU 38-31: AZGrizFan

 

[AZGrizFan]

12 votes for NAU
18 votes for Griz

 

[grizare#1]

OK I will take a shot
Griz 33
Nau 28

 

['68griz]

I PREDICT ANOTHER FOLD! I pick NAU and MSU both!!! Stitt turned on Justin Strong and this Grizzly team is family and they will not put out for Stitt ever again! I SEE ANOTHER COLLAPSE JUST LIKE LAST YEAR!!! These players deserve better!!!

You are such an ass. I DO hope the Griz win, and, hopefully, they will, but Stitt did not turn on Strong, and your presumption of that has absolutely nothing to do with the rest of the Griz season.

 

[Griz2k]

Griz post season hopes end this weekend.
Jacks 30
Griz 27

 

[Copper Griz]

Griz win 35 -21 and
brownithesky contracts a nasty infection.

 

[Filthy McGrizzly]

Griz 35
nau 24

 

[GraniteGriz80]

Going to to be a close one.
Griz 42 NAU 38.

 

[bgbigdog]

Time for another highly detailed and hastily reasoned weekly prediction, sure to go wrong and likely to be criticized.

:clap: :thumb:

Ps. Greeny is minus a partner the end of the month, planning on a career move?

 

[GRIZFAN20]

Admittedly, very nervous about this one. NAU comes in playing well and the Griz are perhaps the biggest underdog in a home game since the '15 NDSU game. With the unknown condition of Jensen, it is really hard for anyone to predict what type of offense we will see tomorrow, which might be a good thing.

This situation reminds of the game in '03 (I believe) when Hauck was the coach and we were down to Kyle Sampson at QB. We can out running an option attack that the other team couldn't stop. While we may not come out with something completely different, having an unknown at offense might favor the Griz in this one.

On paper this should be a double score NAU win. However, one has to hope that this year's team will come together and prevent another collapse like last year. Here's to the team finding a way to win with their backs against the wall.

GRIZ - 31

Northern Arizona - 30

 

[retiredfan]

We will need everyone to step up their game tomorrow. NAU will not roll over for us, so we will roll them, low scoring game 21-20 GOOD GUYS

 

[CrunchGriz]

...
This situation reminds of the game in '03 (I believe) when Hauck was the coach and we were down to Kyle Sampson at QB. We can out running an option attack that the other team couldn't stop. While we may not come out with something completely different, having an unknown at offense might favor the Griz in this one.
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On the first play from scrimmage, Jefferson Heidelberger went 80 yards for a TD on an end-around, and the rout was on...and it was the last time Idaho deigned to play (i.e., lose to) the Griz.

There's got to be some way to get the flow going one way and JLM the other that could do the same.

 

[debellatio]

I PREDICT ANOTHER FOLD! I pick NAU and MSU both!!! Stitt turned on Justin Strong and this Grizzly team is family and they will not put out for Stitt ever again! I SEE ANOTHER COLLAPSE JUST LIKE LAST YEAR!!! These players deserve better!!!

You are such an ass. I DO hope the Griz win, and, hopefully, they will, but Stitt did not turn on Strong, and your presumption of that has absolutely nothing to do with the rest of the Griz season.

There is no getting through to this person. He has been saying the same thing for 2 weeks. He has found a reason to not like Stitt and nothing anybody says will change his mind. Stubborn, Hard headed, or just an imbecile, Take your pick.