BadlandsGrizFan said:
Sac State was a highly talented team..they will be good all year.
One thing I love is how this team responds to taking punches compared to Stitts teams.....the way this game started off, Griz teams of the past few years would have been toast. Body language would have been horrible and the route would have been on.
I just don't think that's true. Here's Stitt's three years, in the games where we "took punches" early...
9/2/17 - Valpo...they held a 13-10 lead midway through the 2nd quarter. We won 45-23
10/6/17 - ISU...they led 7-0 and then 21-13 midway through the 2nd quarter. We won 39-31
10/28/17 - Weber...they led 34-6 at halftime. We lost 41-27 (and lost our QB that game)
9/4/16 - Cal Poly...they led 28-17 midway through the 2nd quarter, we lost 42-41
10/1/16 - SUU...they led 7-3 midway through 1st quarter, we won 43-20
10/22/16 - NAU...they led 45-20 at the end of the 3rd quarter, we lost 45-34
11/12/16 - UNC...the led 14-0 3 minutes into game...we lost 28-25
11/19/16 - MSU...they led 24-7 late in 3rd quarter...we lost 24-17
8/29/15 - NDSU...they led 7-0, 14-10, 21-13, 28-21, 35-28. We won 38-35.
9/19/15 - Liberty...they led 17-0 early in 2nd quarter. We lost 31-21.
10/3/15 - UC-Davis...they led 6-0 and 13-7, we won 27-13
10/24/15 - UND...they led 7-0 2 minutes into game. We won 42-16
11/21/15 - MSU...they led 7-0 4 minutes into game. We won 54-35
Stitt may not have been a good coach, but his teams didn't quit. The players may not have been put into a position to win, but they didn't throw in the towel. Even when faced with adversity--as evidenced above. Even in the close games we lost (MSU, Liberty, Cal Poly) they didn't lay down and give up after getting down by double digits. And yeah, in a couple of those games (NAU, WSU come to mind) we tacked on a couple scores late to make it look respectable, but does that happen if they throw in the towel? If they thought they were "toast"? I don't think you're giving these boys enough credit.