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Here's to next year.

eGriz should be fun tonight.

Comedy of errors

I hope the play where we let the punter WALK for a first down makes Sports Center.

Need to fire both the offensive and defensive coordinator.

Do everyone else see how easy it is to fall from the top? It only takes one move.

Montana seems to be about a week ahead of Delaware in the suckitude department. Thankfully we had a bye today, so no OT will be needed for the patrolmen on the Delaware Memorial Bridge.

Stay strong Griz Nation.

93henfan wrote:Montana seems to be about a week ahead of Delaware in the suckitude department. Thankfully we had a bye today, so no OT will be needed for the patrolmen on the Delaware Memorial Bridge.

Stay strong Griz Nation.

Thanks man, but the difference is the Montana is so scared to piss off the NCAA they are keeping two coaches who are WAY over their heads on staff. Unfortunately, they happen to be the head defensive and offensive coaches.

I thought Montana could survive on sheer talent alone, but I never factored in horrid coaching.

So bummed for the players who give it all week in and week out.

93henfan wrote:
Stay strong Griz Nation.

You do the same, Henbro. Almost grabbed a 4 pack of Dogfish to kill the pain, but decided on hard cider instead. Time to drink until I can't feel feelings.

Grizalltheway wrote:

93henfan wrote:
Stay strong Griz Nation.

You do the same, Henbro. Almost grabbed a 4 pack of Dogfish to kill the pain, but decided on hard cider instead. Time to drink until I can't feel feelings.

I was hoping you guys could hold it together. I was scoping out plane tickets to the Brawl on Nov 17. Was hoping it would mean something.

Thanks Griz for making our win over you look pretty shitty.

93henfan wrote:

Grizalltheway wrote: You do the same, Henbro. Almost grabbed a 4 pack of Dogfish to kill the pain, but decided on hard cider instead. Time to drink until I can't feel feelings.

I was hoping you guys could hold it together. I was scoping out plane tickets to the Brawl on Nov 17. Was hoping it would mean something.

Yeah, it looks like I'll be heading to Cheney to get my playoff jollies this year. FML.

ASUMountaineer wrote:Thanks Griz for making our win over you look pretty shitty.

No doubt. We obviously have the capacity to beat almost anyone, but will have to settle as a second tier team until we sack the problem.

Still happy we played ASU, for it WAS a great matchup.

Grizalltheway wrote:

93henfan wrote:
I was hoping you guys could hold it together. I was scoping out plane tickets to the Brawl on Nov 17. Was hoping it would mean something.

Yeah, it looks like I'll be heading to Cheney to get my playoff jollies this year. FML.

SeattleGriz wrote:

ASUMountaineer wrote:Thanks Griz for making our win over you look pretty shitty.

No doubt. We obviously have the capacity to beat almost anyone, but will have to settle as a second tier team until we sack the problem.

Still happy we played ASU, for it WAS a great matchup.

Absolutely. I think you guys will be able to close out games next season. With the run UM has had for two decades, it's acceptable to have a down year or two.

The thing is, Montana could still be a bubble team if they can win out and beat the Cats, who are beatable.

Anyway, I'm not saying "I told you so", but I seem to recall a bunch of Griz fans assuring everyone that all the off-season stuff would be a non-factor on the field this season. That losing a HC, O and D coordinators etc. was nothing to be alarmed about. I predicted 8-3 or 7-4 for the Griz. 7-4 is still possible if tey can pull their collective heads out of their asses.


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EWURanger wrote:The thing is, Montana could still be a bubble team if they can win out and beat the Cats, who are beatable.

Anyway, I'm not saying "I told you so", but I seem to recall a bunch of Griz fans assuring everyone that all the off-season stuff would be a non-factor on the field this season. That losing a HC, O and D coordinators etc. was nothing to be alarmed about. I predicted 8-3 or 7-4 for the Griz. 7-4 is still possible if tey can pull their collective heads out of their asses.


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EWURanger wrote:The thing is, Montana could still be a bubble team if they can win out and beat the Cats, who are beatable.

Anyway, I'm not saying "I told you so", but I seem to recall a bunch of Griz fans assuring everyone that all the off-season stuff would be a non-factor on the field this season. That losing a HC, O and D coordinators etc. was nothing to be alarmed about. I predicted 8-3 or 7-4 for the Griz. 7-4 is still possible if tey can pull their collective heads out of their asses.


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Trouble with that is, that every time someone on the Griz staff pulls their head out of their ass, and ya' think things will get better...two more staff members put their heads in their asses!

Grizo406 wrote:

EWURanger wrote:The thing is, Montana could still be a bubble team if they can win out and beat the Cats, who are beatable.

Anyway, I'm not saying "I told you so", but I seem to recall a bunch of Griz fans assuring everyone that all the off-season stuff would be a non-factor on the field this season. That losing a HC, O and D coordinators etc. was nothing to be alarmed about. I predicted 8-3 or 7-4 for the Griz. 7-4 is still possible if tey can pull their collective heads out of their asses.


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Trouble with that is, that every time someone on the Griz staff pulls their head out of their ass, and ya' think things will get better...two more staff members put their heads in their asses!

Grizo406 wrote:

EWURanger wrote:The thing is, Montana could still be a bubble team if they can win out and beat the Cats, who are beatable.

Anyway, I'm not saying "I told you so", but I seem to recall a bunch of Griz fans assuring everyone that all the off-season stuff would be a non-factor on the field this season. That losing a HC, O and D coordinators etc. was nothing to be alarmed about. I predicted 8-3 or 7-4 for the Griz. 7-4 is still possible if tey can pull their collective heads out of their asses.


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Trouble with that is, that every time someone on the Griz staff pulls their head out of their ass, and ya' think things will get better...two more staff members put their heads in their asses!

I actually hope that Montana wins out to go 7-4 and get a play-in game. Cats will make it in as will Cal-Poly, but I'm not sold on NAU yet. And of course, I hope EWU can finish strong. I see 4 Big Sky teams making it in this season.


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Was finally able to see a game in Washingon Grizzly and have to say thank you Montana fans, you guys were great and made me want to come back again.
Am super pumped that my T-Birds were able to overcome a tough test on the road and to beat the Griz (no one was giving them a shot and this is easily one of the biggest wins in our programs recent history) and gives us some very slim hopes to get into the playoffs this season (if we win out).

SUUTbird wrote:Was finally able to see a game in Washingon Grizzly and have to say thank you Montana fans, you guys were great and made me want to come back again.
Am super pumped that my T-Birds were able to overcome a tough test on the road and to beat the Griz (no one was giving them a shot and this is easily one of the biggest wins in our programs recent history) and gives us some very slimp hopes to get into the playoffs this season (if we win out).

Congrats, Tbird, your school is now a member of a very exclusive club.

Grizalltheway wrote:

SUUTbird wrote:Was finally able to see a game in Washingon Grizzly and have to say thank you Montana fans, you guys were great and made me want to come back again.
Am super pumped that my T-Birds were able to overcome a tough test on the road and to beat the Griz (no one was giving them a shot and this is easily one of the biggest wins in our programs recent history) and gives us some very slimp hopes to get into the playoffs this season (if we win out).

Congrats, Tbird, your school is now a member of a very exclusive club.

If you're referring to winning in Wa Griz, they've already done it before.

And it seems like the bouncers guarding the door to that club are off getting stoned or something this year.

"I actually hope that Montana wins out to go 7-4 and get a play-in game. Cats will make it in as will Cal-Poly, but I'm not sold on NAU yet. And of course, I hope EWU can finish strong. I see 4 Big Sky teams making it in this season."

Really? You think Montana will be the fourth team in at 7-4 and not NAU?
NAU is 5-1. Which 3 teams are gonna beat NAU? UCD that just barely beat Idaho State? or maybe winless Idaho State or Northern Colorado?
Or maybe SUU or Cal Poly both of whom they play at home.

How many brewskis did you have after your big win over the cats? Congrats by the way but I think that red rug is given off some biochemical fumes that have distorted your ability to reason.

JackParty wrote:

"I actually hope that Montana wins out to go 7-4 and get a play-in game. Cats will make it in as will Cal-Poly, but I'm not sold on NAU yet. And of course, I hope EWU can finish strong. I see 4 Big Sky teams making it in this season."

Really? You think Montana will be the fourth team in at 7-4 and not NAU?
NAU is 5-1. Which 3 teams are gonna beat NAU? UCD that just barely beat Idaho State? or maybe winless Idaho State or Northern Colorado?
Or maybe SUU or Cal Poly both of whom they play at home.

How many brewskis did you have after your big win over the cats? Congrats by the way but I think that red rug is given off some biochemical fumes that have distorted your ability to reason.

SUU will be a test, that's by no stretch going to be a gimme, and right now Cal Poly is playing the best football in the conference and have the best overall record. So, as of right now you won't be favored in that game. UC Davis isn't great, but they're no push-over, either (see last week's MSU game). UNC and ISU are no-brainers...but, the other three not so much. One thing's for sure, NAU really got over by not having to play MSU or EWU this season.

NAU definitely has a much better chance at the playoffs than UM. All I was saying is that you can never count them out and I think they are in at 7-4.

But there's still a ton of different possibilities that involve other teams, too. We'll know a lot more in a couple weeks.


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SeattleGriz wrote:Need to fire both the offensive and defensive coordinator.

Wait, how did Rosenbach & Gregorak lose this game? Especially Gregorak: the Griz D got a ton of sacks and denied the big play; SUU only drove the field once the entire game. Keep in mind the Griz secondary is very young & you don't want them on islands very often, especially with a QB like Sorensen.


Special teams coaching & executive decision making were the real problems (aside from the usual freshman/sophomore inconsistency stuff, both that's pretty much a given with the personnel the Griz have). Montana's special teams were humming along pretty nice coming in, then they decide to totally switch things up with some weird, gimmicky punt return/block formations (pulling all of the blockers back about 5 yards off the line before the snap) that I'd never seen before. They used that return-only formation twice when SUU was punting from around midfield. Why are you setting up a heavy return formation that is basically conceding the fake when the other team is punting from your territory and you aren't gonna get much of a return anyway? That led to a muff inside the 10 and the gimme fake punt that effectively won the game (aside from SUU's kicker making a tough kick to cash in).

Delaney & co. seem to really struggle with clock management. The Griz neglected to use a timeout when SUU was punting late in the first half and Montana ended up settling for a long field goal (blocked) instead of having a real good chance at a TD. Also, the 2-minute drive attempts after SUU took the 23-20 lead were awful. There was no urgency or up-tempo play at all; I think the offense ran off 25 seconds between the first two plays.

Was it my imagination, or did UM let Southern Utah score on the last touchdown run. If so, that was really stupid because the Griz had 3 timeouts and could've gotten the ball back without falling behind by two scores.



The Griz are not officially dead yet, though. Three opponents with lousy run defenses loom and, if the Griz can turn things around enough to win those, that sets up a Bobcat game with playoff possibilities on the line.

Funny that a bunch of folks want Rosenbach fired. He is a good coach and had very prolific offenses at EWU. The thing is, he's not an option-spread guy. He's a pro-style guy. I said that before the season, but no one listened.

Montana just needs to find a good Qb and go back to a pro-style offense.


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