NAU at Montana Highlights

[SeattleGriz]

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[uofmman1122]

I still can't fucking believe we won....

Holy shit, Washington Griz hasn't gone nuts like that since the 2007 EWU game. I think I hugged about 15 random people standing by me in the student section.

[mtgrizfan4life]

What a coming out party for CJ Atkins!! The game winning catch was unbelievable, especially seeing at the last angle they showed. His reverse TD run was also pretty nice. He looks like he could play HB too. Have the GRIZ ever had so many play makers at one time? Imagine how good they would be if we ever could run the ball consistently.

[Grizalltheway]

I still can't fucking believe we won....

Holy shit, Washington Griz hasn't gone nuts like that since the 2007 EWU game. I think I hugged about 15 random people standing by me in the student section.

Umm, 2009 playoffs, hello???

[grizzaholic]

I still can't fucking believe we won....

Holy shit, Washington Griz hasn't gone nuts like that since the 2007 EWU game. I think I hugged about 15 random people standing by me in the student section.

Umm, 2009 playoffs, hello???

no shit.....

[uofmman1122]

Could just be that I watched the ASU game last year in the north end zone, and today's game and the 2007 EWU game in the student section.

The NZone fans didn't go nearly as crazy against ASU as the students did today when Atkins scored the game winner. I guess it's all a matter of your surroundings.

[AZGrizFan]

THat highlight reel should only be about 1:54 seconds long.

Griz played like SHIT today....totally outplayed by NAU. How many "lucky" wins we gonna get in the playoffs?

[Mvemjsunpx]

Could just be that I watched the ASU game last year in the north end zone, and today's game and the 2007 EWU game in the student section.

The NZone fans didn't go nearly as crazy against ASU as the students did today when Atkins scored the game winner. I guess it's all a matter of your surroundings.

Today's crowd wasn't anywhere near as crazy as the end of the SDSU game last year.

[Mvemjsunpx]

THat highlight reel should only be about 1:54 seconds long.

Griz played like **** today....totally outplayed by NAU. How many "lucky" wins we gonna get in the playoffs?

How were the Griz "outplayed" exactly? It wasn't pretty, of course, but how can you say UM got outplayed when looking at these stats:

• Montana had 5 sacks to NAU's 2 despite Severin Campbell out.
  Montana ran for 133 on a team that was giving up just 70.
  Montana averaged 4.8 ypc against a team allowing just 2.4.
  Griz averaged 10 net yards-per-punt more than the 'Jacks.
  UM converted 44% on third down—a significant improvement from last week.

There were some odd negatives, though:

• The Griz were leading the nation in third down defense, but NAU converted a respectable 42%
  UM's redzone D had been quite stingy, but the 'Jacks scored TDs all three trips (though they went 0/2 on 2PCs)

I'm not gonna say Montana outplayed the 'Jacks, but the 'Jacks certainly didn't outplay the Griz. It was a just a hard-fought stalemate between two top-10 or top-15 caliber teams where the defenses dominated until the last few minutes.


One side criticism of NAU: the end of half clock management was terrible. Why are you calling timeouts when there's a full minute on the clock & you have the ball inside the 10? If not for the bogus safety, the Griz would have had time to score some points when they shouldn't have had that opportunity (or at least would have had to burn their own timeouts). Also, at the end of the game, why are you wasting not 1, but 2 timeouts on a mostly meaningless PAT/2PC decision? UM only left NAU 5 seconds so it didn't matter, but it definitely could have.

[Grizalltheway]

THat highlight reel should only be about 1:54 seconds long.

Griz played like **** today....totally outplayed by NAU. How many "lucky" wins we gonna get in the playoffs?

How were the Griz "outplayed" exactly? It wasn't pretty, of course, but how can you say UM got outplayed when looking at these stats:

• Montana had 5 sacks to NAU's 2 despite Severin Campbell out.
  Montana ran for 133 on a team that was giving up just 70.
  Montana averaged 4.8 ypc against a team allowing just 2.4.
  Griz averaged 10 net yards-per-punt more than the 'Jacks.
  UM converted 44% on third down—a significant improvement from last week.

There were some odd negatives, though:

• The Griz were leading the nation in third down defense, but NAU converted a respectable 42%
  UM's redzone D had been quite stingy, but the 'Jacks scored TDs all three trips (though they went 0/2 on 2PCs)

I'm not gonna say Montana outplayed the 'Jacks, but the 'Jacks certainly didn't outplay the Griz. It was a just a hard-fought stalemate between two top-10 or top-15 caliber teams where the defenses dominated until the last few minutes.


One side criticism of NAU: the end of half clock management was terrible. Why are you calling timeouts when there's a full minute on the clock & you have the ball inside the 10? If not for the bogus safety, the Griz would have had time to score some points when they shouldn't have had that opportunity (or at least would have had to burn their own timeouts). Also, at the end of the game, why are you wasting not 1, but 2 timeouts on a mostly meaningless PAT/2PC decision? UM only left NAU 5 seconds so it didn't matter, but it definitely could have.

Z is the Chicken Little of Griz nation.

[Keeper]

a classic indeed

[AZGrizFan]

Montana ran for 133 on a team that was giving up just 70.
Montana averaged 4.8 ypc against a team allowing just 2.4.

90% of that yardage came on two plays.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Montana ran for 133 on a team that was giving up just 70.
Montana averaged 4.8 ypc against a team allowing just 2.4.

90% of that yardage came on two plays.

Try 57%. Anyway, that's two more big plays than NAU's other opponents were getting.

Another fun stat: Montana's 24 points today were the most the 'Jacks have given up to a non-FBS.

[EWURanger]

Interesting - EWU had the same kind of TD against NAU where Kauffman went up and grabbed it but both he and the DB had possession coming down with the ball for an offensive TD. NAU's having bad luck with those.

Also, I like the fact that UM puts out these highlight videos, good stuff. But I wonder if they might want to think about changing up the music a little bit.....wow.

[SeattleGriz]

Also, I like the fact that UM puts out these highlight videos, good stuff. But I wonder if they might want to think about changing up the music a little bit.....wow.

My favorite is when they use the music that you hear on SpongeBob.

[kalm]

Great catch for the game winner.

Griz and Eagles are both under-performing and winning.

[SDHornet]

Also, I like the fact that UM puts out these highlight videos, good stuff. But I wonder if they might want to think about changing up the music a little bit.....wow.

My favorite is when they use the music that you hear on SpongeBob.

How do you know that?

*Seriously, is it the SpngeBob music? I wouldn't know.

[SDHornet]

Oh and I have a few questions about the safties. Is returning the ball out of the back of teh endzone really a safety even if it is caught in the endzone? I always thought that was a touchback.

And then the NAU kicker kicks it out of the endzone but that isn't a safety?

Maybe the highlight graphics were wrong but I didn't see a safety shown after that punt that was kicked out of the endzone by NAU. I haven't checked out any box scores yet.

[mlbowl]

And then the NAU kicker kicks it out of the endzone but that isn't a safety?

No...it was an illegal kick...the ball's dead once it is illegally kicked.

[SDHornet]

And then the NAU kicker kicks it out of the endzone but that isn't a safety?

No...it was an illegal kick...the ball's dead once it is illegally kicked.

Is that what was called? The highlight film completely made it seem otherwise.

[mlbowl]

No...it was an illegal kick...the ball's dead once it is illegally kicked.

Is that what was called? The highlight film completely made it seem otherwise.

That's what was called on that one...according to NCAA rules, it was the correct call.

[Willie]

No...it was an illegal kick...the ball's dead once it is illegally kicked.

Is that what was called? The highlight film completely made it seem otherwise.

What people are failing to tell you...is that the punt was blocked, THEN he kicked it out of the endzone which made it illegal. Had it been a muffed snap and he did that, safety.

[Mvemjsunpx]

And then the NAU kicker kicks it out of the endzone but that isn't a safety?

No...it was an illegal kick...the ball's dead once it is illegally kicked.

Is it that, or did UM have a choice of taking the safety or taking the ball at the spot of the illegal kick (like when the kicking team touches a punt first)?

[SDHornet]

Is that what was called? The highlight film completely made it seem otherwise.

What people are failing to tell you...is that the punt was blocked, THEN he kicked it out of the endzone which made it illegal. Had it been a muffed snap and he did that, safety.

Makes sense. Basically it can't be kicked twice in one play.