Note From Coach Stitt

[EverettGriz]

Dude got fired after a 7-4 season and a tenure riddled with injuries to the most important position on the field. He didn't have to say anything at all. What he did, and did not say, shows/proves a lot about him. I wish him a lot more luck than he received here.

Great post.

 

[signedbewildered]

Soooo....how about that 37 being passed down...very soon?

Hauck said,in his last radio interview, Tucker had already been into his office to discuss #37 and they had a very special plan of action on this subject.

Hrmmmmmmmm......

 

[IntuitiveGriz]

They beat a HS Quarterbacked NAU f***[*] team! Not even remotely close to the same thing (#9)! :roll: And even then the WR dropped the non-contested tieing points! Wow.

They were #9 in the country. No “qualifiers” can change that fact. We beat them heads up, neither with our starting QB. Not sure why that’s so hard to admit.

Just to be clear to everyone, I am a Stitt fan. (As always noted on Egriz)

They were #9 in country because of an early season ranking that was put on them because they had an All-American QB and an All-American (Julio Jones type) WR that will get drafted this year... that neither played (QB no more than 1/2 a qtr) vs UM. Final season rankings are the only thing that matters. Just like performance reviews in the workplace. No one cares what people think you can do, people only care what you end up doing. NAU ended up average, not great #9.

Coach Stitt even said himself that he understands they did not have a signature win on the last Grizzly Sports Report after the final season game. He acknowledged they defeated the teams at the bottom of the conference.

But with you being so far away and out of touch with the Griz, that's understandable that you miss a lot about reality in terms of this team.

You know, FACTS aren’t that difficult to interpret—and it has zero to do with how far away I live, FFS. That’s the most retarded comment you’ve made.

NAU indeed were #9 and deservedly so. When they came into Wa/Griz they were 5-0 in conference and 6-2 overall. I have no idea where they STARTED in the polls, but I’m guessing the SIX GAME WINNING STREAK they rode into Wa/Griz with probably had most of the FCS country thinking that ranking was justified. Watching Griz fans dismiss the victory and excuse away the victory to minimize Stitt’s accomplishments is really just sad. “The playoff berth was unjustified.” “They beat the bottom teams.” Well, they WERE a top 10 team when the Griz beat them—without THEIR QB as well (in fact, we were actually on our fourth string QB for that game)...

But hey, don’t let facts get in the way of a good hatin’.

I will go slow for you so you can give it a half-heart'd attempt to listen.
-- You never saw the final Grizzly Sports report (where Stitt acknowledged lack of signature wins) = YOU OUT OF TOUCH.
-- I said on Egriz immediately after the Grizzlies victory over NAU that, "It was so ugly that is was beautiful" and praised the Grizzlies for their heart and will to win. Credit, not discredit. I did not withhold praise from them for that W at all. Just the opposite.
-- My comment that you had a problem with was that the Griz didn't have a good win in 2017. If you consider the Griz's ONLY victory over a winning team (just 7-4 mind you) on the whole season a big deal then have at it, just don't miss your short bus pick-up.

 

[IntuitiveGriz]

The only negative from last season, along with losing to a bad msu team two years in a row and missing the playoffs for the 2nd consecutive year, was the fact that Stitt only beat 1 Non-Scholarship team and the rest were weak teams with losing records. No good win at all.

They beat NAU when they were #9 in the f***[*] country using a 3rd string QB/converted H-back. Seriously, what does it take to have a “quality win” these days?

They beat a HS Quarterbacked NAU f***[*] team! Not even remotely close to the same thing (#9)! :roll: And even then the WR dropped the non-contested tieing points! Wow.

They were #9 in the country. No “qualifiers” can change that fact. We beat them heads up, neither with our starting QB. Not sure why that’s so hard to admit.

NAU playing without their offensive All-Americans had a smidge to do with UM's extremely low scoring, 2-pt victory.

Let's compare QBs that played:

NAU played a True Freshman at QB, one that was months out of HS and entered the UM game with one caree r completion on four attempts for a total of six yards. Against UM he completed just :lol: 12-of-25 (48%) passes for 99 yards in Saturday's game at Montana. Cookus and Emmanuel would have done better than that before they even took the field.

UM played a mature 5th year SR in Simis at QB. You know, the Simis that in his first start against North Dakota on October 24, 2015 tied a Griz program record by passing for six touchdowns and was named FCS National Performer of the Week and co-Big Sky Player of the Week. That Simis!

So big advantage Griz... again, nice W... but the only nice W of the season, and it even came with a couple asterisks.

Let's hope we beat more than one winning scholar-shipped team in 2018. :clap: GO GRIZ

 

[IntuitiveGriz]

All-American as Soph...

[youtube]https://youtu.be/JIq-Oir5teo[/youtube]

 

[DuCharme]

Simis was 6-15 for 44 yards and an int in that game.

 

[AZGrizFan]

Simis was 6-15 for 44 yards and an int in that game.

But he’s a senior H-back, so by default he’s better. :lol:

 

[Mich Griz]

I never met Coach Stitt but I hear he was a good guy and he was probably a good Div. II coach. However I believe he was way over his head in FCS.
The reason we led the country in QB's with broken legs had everything to do with the system. We have zero FBs or TEs on our roster. If teams wanted to turn up the heat on the perimeters we had no one to call in to protect the QB. Our QB's were getting beat up a lot. We have 18 WR on the team and 12 OL what's wrong with that? You might get away with trick plays and gimmicky offenses at Mines but there is 62 scholarships at our level and there is talent all over the field. You're not going to get away with that scheme here.
When you go for it on forth down after you just ran 3 plays in 1 min and you fail. Your asking your defense to defend a poor field position with no rest. How many 4 and outs did we have with less then 2 minutes run off the clock? Your offenses ability to sustain drives and wear down teams has a direct effect on the defenses ability to recover and play fresh.
When I first heard Bob talk about his scheme I was interested to see it in action. The only reason we beat NDSU was we had three great receivers and they had no idea what to expect from us. We totally took the Bison by surprise. It was our last true FB that scored the winning TD BTW. If we played them 10 times we'd have lost 9 times.
It was an interesting experiment but thank god it's over. I wish Bob luck at OSU.

 

[signedbewildered]

"The reason we led the country in QB's with broken legs had everything to do with the system...."

I would disagree.

 

[tourist]

I never met Coach Stitt but I hear he was a good guy and he was probably a good Div. II coach. However I believe he was way over his head in FCS.
The reason we led the country in QB's with broken legs had everything to do with the system. We have zero FBs or TEs on our roster. If teams wanted to turn up the heat on the perimeters we had no one to call in to protect the QB. Our QB's were getting beat up a lot. We have 18 WR on the team and 12 OL what's wrong with that? You might get away with trick plays and gimmicky offenses at Mines but there is 62 scholarships at our level and there is talent all over the field. You're not going to get away with that scheme here.
When you go for it on forth down after you just ran 3 plays in 1 min and you fail. Your asking your defense to defend a poor field position with no rest. How many 4 and outs did we have with less then 2 minutes run off the clock? Your offenses ability to sustain drives and wear down teams has a direct effect on the defenses ability to recover and play fresh.
When I first heard Bob talk about his scheme I was interested to see it in action. The only reason we beat NDSU was we had three great receivers and they had no idea what to expect from us. We totally took the Bison by surprise. It was our last true FB that scored the winning TD BTW. If we played them 10 times we'd have lost 9 times.
It was an interesting experiment but thank god it's over. I wish Bob luck at OSU.

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[Grisly Fan]

"The reason we led the country in QB's with broken legs had everything to do with the system...."

I would disagree.

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[grizrgood]

I never met Coach Stitt but I hear he was a good guy and he was probably a good Div. II coach. However I believe he was way over his head in FCS.
The reason we led the country in QB's with broken legs had everything to do with the system. We have zero FBs or TEs on our roster. If teams wanted to turn up the heat on the perimeters we had no one to call in to protect the QB. Our QB's were getting beat up a lot. We have 18 WR on the team and 12 OL what's wrong with that? You might get away with trick plays and gimmicky offenses at Mines but there is 62 scholarships at our level and there is talent all over the field. You're not going to get away with that scheme here.
When you go for it on forth down after you just ran 3 plays in 1 min and you fail. Your asking your defense to defend a poor field position with no rest. How many 4 and outs did we have with less then 2 minutes run off the clock? Your offenses ability to sustain drives and wear down teams has a direct effect on the defenses ability to recover and play fresh.
When I first heard Bob talk about his scheme I was interested to see it in action. The only reason we beat NDSU was we had three great receivers and they had no idea what to expect from us. We totally took the Bison by surprise. It was our last true FB that scored the winning TD BTW. If we played them 10 times we'd have lost 9 times.
It was an interesting experiment but thank god it's over. I wish Bob luck at OSU.

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As I've stated, i'm sure he learned a lot while here and will be better for it, so will the Griz!!

 

[IntuitiveGriz]

Simis was 6-15 for 44 yards and an int in that game.

But he’s a senior H-back, so by default he’s better. :lol:

A National QB of the Week compared to a True Freshman with 1 completion, so yeah... :thumb:

Nice bantering with ya, AZ. You're a good poster/fan. :clap: :thumb:

 

[kemajic]

I never met Coach Stitt but I hear he was a good guy and he was probably a good Div. II coach. However I believe he was way over his head in FCS.
The reason we led the country in QB's with broken legs had everything to do with the system. We have zero FBs or TEs on our roster. If teams wanted to turn up the heat on the perimeters we had no one to call in to protect the QB. Our QB's were getting beat up a lot. We have 18 WR on the team and 12 OL what's wrong with that? You might get away with trick plays and gimmicky offenses at Mines but there is 62 scholarships at our level and there is talent all over the field. You're not going to get away with that scheme here.
When you go for it on forth down after you just ran 3 plays in 1 min and you fail. Your asking your defense to defend a poor field position with no rest. How many 4 and outs did we have with less then 2 minutes run off the clock? Your offenses ability to sustain drives and wear down teams has a direct effect on the defenses ability to recover and play fresh.
When I first heard Bob talk about his scheme I was interested to see it in action. The only reason we beat NDSU was we had three great receivers and they had no idea what to expect from us. We totally took the Bison by surprise. It was our last true FB that scored the winning TD BTW. If we played them 10 times we'd have lost 9 times.
It was an interesting experiment but thank god it's over. I wish Bob luck at OSU.

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:thumb: :thumb:
As I've stated, i'm sure he learned a lot while here and will be better for it, so will the Griz!!

Had he learned much during the couse of his 3 years here and applied it, he would likely still be here.

 

[PTGrizzly]

As expected he took the high road...

Thanks Coach, nice to see you find a FBS coaching position.

He's not a coach. He is an analyst, or a scout if you prefer. He's not allowed to do any coaching of players in that position.

 

[G-BEARS]

I never met Coach Stitt but I hear he was a good guy and he was probably a good Div. II coach. However I believe he was way over his head in FCS.
The reason we led the country in QB's with broken legs had everything to do with the system. We have zero FBs or TEs on our roster. If teams wanted to turn up the heat on the perimeters we had no one to call in to protect the QB. Our QB's were getting beat up a lot. We have 18 WR on the team and 12 OL what's wrong with that? You might get away with trick plays and gimmicky offenses at Mines but there is 62 scholarships at our level and there is talent all over the field. You're not going to get away with that scheme here.
When you go for it on forth down after you just ran 3 plays in 1 min and you fail. Your asking your defense to defend a poor field position with no rest. How many 4 and outs did we have with less then 2 minutes run off the clock? Your offenses ability to sustain drives and wear down teams has a direct effect on the defenses ability to recover and play fresh.
When I first heard Bob talk about his scheme I was interested to see it in action. The only reason we beat NDSU was we had three great receivers and they had no idea what to expect from us. We totally took the Bison by surprise. It was our last true FB that scored the winning TD BTW. If we played them 10 times we'd have lost 9 times.
It was an interesting experiment but thank god it's over. I wish Bob luck at OSU.

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:thumb: :thumb:
As I've stated, i'm sure he learned a lot while here and will be better for it, so will the Griz!!

Had he learned much during the couse of his 3 years here and applied it, he would likely still be here.

Some people are just too stubborn to learn.

 

[tourist]

:lol:

Had he learned much during the couse of his 3 years here and applied it, he would likely still be here.

Some people are just too stubborn to learn.

This was discussed at length on this forum. Unbelievably, many posters ignored the facts, or denied them. His stubbornness cost the Griz, as a team and as individual players, in more ways than one. The broken leg phenomenon has been recently posted.

 

[Man1]

Stitt and Haslam got along so well because they are both frauds hiding in plain sight, glad handing everyone and using that as camouflage from the truth.

 

[Mtgrizpolson]

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I never met Coach Stitt but I hear he was a good guy and he was probably a good Div. II coach. However I believe he was way over his head in FCS.
The reason we led the country in QB's with broken legs had everything to do with the system. We have zero FBs or TEs on our roster. If teams wanted to turn up the heat on the perimeters we had no one to call in to protect the QB. Our QB's were getting beat up a lot. We have 18 WR on the team and 12 OL what's wrong with that? You might get away with trick plays and gimmicky offenses at Mines but there is 62 scholarships at our level and there is talent all over the field. You're not going to get away with that scheme here.
When you go for it on forth down after you just ran 3 plays in 1 min and you fail. Your asking your defense to defend a poor field position with no rest. How many 4 and outs did we have with less then 2 minutes run off the clock? Your offenses ability to sustain drives and wear down teams has a direct effect on the defenses ability to recover and play fresh.
When I first heard Bob talk about his scheme I was interested to see it in action. The only reason we beat NDSU was we had three great receivers and they had no idea what to expect from us. We totally took the Bison by surprise. It was our last true FB that scored the winning TD BTW. If we played them 10 times we'd have lost 9 times.
It was an interesting experiment but thank god it's over. I wish Bob luck at OSU.