Portland State Vikings Scouting Report

[zengriz]

...the one thing you can count on...
...11 dropdownz will bring attitude...
...smackm' in the mouth early/often...

... ...

 

[Proud Griz Man]

William Poehls calls them “fixable things.”

“They were playing with almost playoff intensity,” Poehls said of the Lumberjacks. “... We didn’t have the same intensity as we had our first three games.

..... WHY ?

“We had almost like a scrimmage mentality instead of conference game mentality, especially on the offensive line. We didn’t compete as hard as we could have.”

..... WHY ?

Is anyone else perplexed by those comments ?

After last year's losing record, where is the players and coaches 'take-no-prisoners' attitude ?

 

[bigkid]

Win the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball. IMO we have a very good rush defense. JP needs to have a good game as I feel Coyle is sound as well as Tripp. Holmes needs to stay home. His tendency is to crash to the middle leaving his edge open. Let Takai, and Bienimun (sp) do there jobs. BW nails it when he says do your 1/11th. The crowd noise could create problems for psu. Lets hear "false start offense" against psu. I'm wearing gloves to this game so I don't knaw my fingers off......it's going to be intense. Go Griz!!

 

[krammer]

William Poehls calls them “fixable things.”

“They were playing with almost playoff intensity,” Poehls said of the Lumberjacks. “... We didn’t have the same intensity as we had our first three games.

..... WHY ?

“We had almost like a scrimmage mentality instead of conference game mentality, especially on the offensive line. We didn’t compete as hard as we could have.”

..... WHY ?

Is anyone else perplexed by those comments ?

After last year's losing record, where is the players and coaches 'take-no-prisoners' attitude ?

this is an excellent question !!!! no one that I know of has even addressed these comments,,first imo we should dictate all these areas...was it "over coaching during the week",,the captains, the whole team being lethargic, and why didn't we fix it during the game, not wait until later to figure it out....this is very disturbing, if you ask me because it goes deeper than just x and o....it's an attitude....

 

[Proud Griz Man]

After last year's losing record, where is the players and coaches 'take-no-prisoners' attitude ?

this is an excellent question !!!! no one that I know of has even addressed these comments,,first imo we should dictate all these areas...was it "over coaching during the week",,the captains, the whole team being lethargic, and why didn't we fix it during the game, not wait until later to figure it out....this is very disturbing, if you ask me because it goes deeper than just x and o....it's an attitude....

No DOLA = mediocrity and ultimate failure

 

[AZGrizFan]

William Poehls calls them “fixable things.”

“They were playing with almost playoff intensity,” Poehls said of the Lumberjacks. “... We didn’t have the same intensity as we had our first three games.

..... WHY ?

“We had almost like a scrimmage mentality instead of conference game mentality, especially on the offensive line. We didn’t compete as hard as we could have.”

..... WHY ?

Is anyone else perplexed by those comments ?

After last year's losing record, where is the players and coaches 'take-no-prisoners' attitude ?

Perhaps after three straight beatdowns they took on the "just roll the ball out there for a victory" mentality.

 

[AllWeatherFan]

Getting your ass kicked does tend to wreck your attitude. What I want to see is if we will get our asses kicked again, or whether we'll do the ass-kicking. If it's the latter, I think you'll see our attitudes improve and theirs fade.

 

[mtgrizfankb]

William Poehls calls them “fixable things.”

“They were playing with almost playoff intensity,” Poehls said of the Lumberjacks. “... We didn’t have the same intensity as we had our first three games.

..... WHY ?

“We had almost like a scrimmage mentality instead of conference game mentality, especially on the offensive line. We didn’t compete as hard as we could have.”

..... WHY ?

Is anyone else perplexed by those comments ?

After last year's losing record, where is the players and coaches 'take-no-prisoners' attitude ?

Oklahoma panhandling. State happened. We blew out und. We took a nap during okpsu.these guys haven't played hard in 2+ weeks and were not focused. I blame the staff for not getting them into the game.

Perhaps after three straight beatdowns they took on the "just roll the ball out there for a victory" mentality.

 

[BWahlberg]

The Griz basically so far went:

- Hyped up game (App) that was a blowout, turns out App isn't good at all.

- Then 1 week off

- Then a hyped up revenge game (UND) that was a blout, UND isn't good either

- Horrible D2 home game where most starters sit by the end of the 1st qtr

- Road game against a quality team that beat them soundly.

The opening four weeks probably put them into a bit of a lull.

 

[Proud Griz Man]

I see those as Very plausible explanations, but completely unacceptable excuses.

I guess we will soon find out if UM is a legitimate contendor, or pretender.

:clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: Go Griz !

 

[mcg]

I see those as Very plausible explanations, but completely unacceptable excuses.

I guess we will soon find out if UM is a legitimate contendor, or pretender.

:clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: Go Griz !

Exactly, we are at the fork in the road. Let's hope we end up traveling in the right direction!

Go Griz!!!!

 

[catdaddy7]

I think having your bye week so early kind of screwed you guys. Question:
How much control does a team have on choosing where your bye week falls?
I'd think it would be ideal to have it at the season mid-point but I've never
seen the Cats or the Griz have it at an ideal time. Good luck against PSU.

 

[BWahlberg]

I think having your bye week so early kind of screwed you guys. Question:
How much control does a team have on choosing where your bye week falls?
I'd think it would be ideal to have it at the season mid-point but I've never
seen the Cats or the Griz have it at an ideal time. Good luck against PSU.

Well the conference schedule is set forward for a handful of years I believe, so you fill the gaps with OOC and grab a bye week in there.

 

[Proud Griz Man]

Kidder was kind enough to field some serious questions from the Game Day staff about loaves of savory meat, his high school alma mater Helena Capital and perhaps his favorite topic – winning football games.

Q: I mean this in the most analytical way, but what the hell happened last week at NAU?

A: Well, we look at it like we beat ourselves. They are a good team, (Zach) Bauman is a great running back, they had a great game plan, and they competed really hard. But we were just flat. We weren’t ready, and we’re a lot better than we showed, I know that for sure.

. . . Why ?

 

[indian-outlaw]

Kidder was kind enough to field some serious questions from the Game Day staff about loaves of savory meat, his high school alma mater Helena Capital and perhaps his favorite topic – winning football games.

Q: I mean this in the most analytical way, but what the hell happened last week at NAU?

A: Well, we look at it like we beat ourselves. They are a good team, (Zach) Bauman is a great running back, they had a great game plan, and they competed really hard. But we were just flat. We weren’t ready, and we’re a lot better than we showed, I know that for sure.

. . . Why ?

It's almost impossible to keep the focus and intensity on ultra high every game all season. It's a team sport and a lot of variables are at play, a couple bad matchups turn the momentum and the outcome of a game. These guys are student athletes not proffessionals. It was an off week, I still personally believe we are a better team than NAU. The season will have it's ups and downs for all teams in conference, don't try to extrapolate too far in the future over one game. I am confident you will see a different intensity and focas from the griz today.