Cue the NAU collapse

jacksdude0109 · Post by **jacksdude0109** » Thu Oct 31, 2013 10:35 am

I am calling it. This team is way overrated. We will lose to UND at the skydome, then beat UNC and finish off the season with a blowout loss to SUU. Souers will be up to his old tricks again. Any NAU bandwagoners here who think we are going deep in the playoffs?

Post by **Grizalltheway** » Thu Oct 31, 2013 10:40 am

Post by **grizzaholic** » Thu Oct 31, 2013 10:48 am

Grizalltheway wrote:

Pass me some of that. I cannot wait for dbacks response.

89Hen · Post by **89Hen** » Thu Oct 31, 2013 11:09 am

grizzaholic wrote:Pass me some of that. I cannot wait for dbacks response.

Kinda hard to disagree too much. NAU's finishes of late...

2012: 0-2
2011: 2-4
2010: 2-3
2009: 0-4
2008: 0-4
2007: 1-2

Post by **AZGrizFan** » Thu Oct 31, 2013 11:32 am

Well, if they collapse THIS year, then won't see the top 25 in my poll for the next 5 years. They've got by FAR the easiest schedule going in to get into the playoffs.

Post by **dbackjon** » Thu Oct 31, 2013 11:37 am

I hope not. We got two Monkey's off our back last year - FBS win, Win over Montana.

Last year NAU still finished 8-3, and should have been in the playoffs. Lost to a Playoff team (Poly) by 8, and SUU by 6. Not really a collapse.

GrizFanStuckInUtah · Post by **GrizFanStuckInUtah** » Thu Oct 31, 2013 11:38 am

dbackjon wrote:I hope not. We got two Monkey's off our back last year - FBS win, Win over Montana.

Last year NAU still finished 8-3, and should have been in the playoffs. Lost to a Playoff team (Poly) by 8, and SUU by 6. Not really a collapse.

Glad we could help, we are a bit of a monkey and a football this year.

mtjack · Post by **mtjack** » Thu Oct 31, 2013 2:43 pm

[quote="jacksdude0109"]I am calling it. This team is way overrated. We will lose to UND at the skydome, then beat UNC and finish off the season with a blowout loss to SUU. Souers will be up to his old tricks again. Any NAU bandwagoners here who think we are going deep in the playoffs?[/quote

Does being a fan since the mid 80s constitute "band wagon"?
Jacks offense has been lacking but shown improvement with Cartwright at the wheel. Defense has been darned good. Kicking has been abnormally atrocious. 6-2....Losses to a pac 12 UofA and a tough MSU squad with wins over Cal Poly and Montana...im generally pleased.
I'll be the contrarian, jacksdude, and say that i dont see the "collapse" with this team. The cal poly and sac state games are traditionally the kinds of games NAU always found a way to lose even when they played competitively. They didnt play great in either game but dug deep and found a way to win.

Do i see NAU going deep in the playoffs and competing for a national championship...no. do i see the Jacks winning 2 or 3 of their final games to earn a playoff bid.....yes. SUU is the wild card. UNC and N. Dakota are both hurting bad.

Win 2 of 3 and playoffs opening round on the road. Win 3 of 3 and, perhaps, a home game in the opening round?

I'm visiting relatives in Fargo this week. Fargo has a LOT of school spirit. Well played, Bison backers.

Gil Dobie · Post by **Gil Dobie** » Thu Oct 31, 2013 3:54 pm

jacksdude0109 · Post by **jacksdude0109** » Thu Oct 31, 2013 5:06 pm

dbackjon wrote:I hope not. We got two Monkey's off our back last year - FBS win, Win over Montana.

Last year NAU still finished 8-3, and should have been in the playoffs. Lost to a Playoff team (Poly) by 8, and SUU by 6. Not really a collapse.

Having the chance to a make the playoffs and just needing to win one of two home games? I'd call that a collapse

jacksdude0109 · Post by **jacksdude0109** » Thu Oct 31, 2013 5:09 pm

mtjack wrote:
jacksdude0109 wrote:I am calling it. This team is way overrated. We will lose to UND at the skydome, then beat UNC and finish off the season with a blowout loss to SUU. Souers will be up to his old tricks again. Any NAU bandwagoners here who think we are going deep in the playoffs?[/quote

Does being a fan since the mid 80s constitute "band wagon"?
Jacks offense has been lacking but shown improvement with Cartwright at the wheel. Defense has been darned good. Kicking has been abnormally atrocious. 6-2....Losses to a pac 12 UofA and a tough MSU squad with wins over Cal Poly and Montana...im generally pleased.
I'll be the contrarian, jacksdude, and say that i dont see the "collapse" with this team. The cal poly and sac state games are traditionally the kinds of games NAU always found a way to lose even when they played competitively. They didnt play great in either game but dug deep and found a way to win.

Do i see NAU going deep in the playoffs and competing for a national championship...no. do i see the Jacks winning 2 or 3 of their final games to earn a playoff bid.....yes. SUU is the wild card. UNC and N. Dakota are both hurting bad.

Win 2 of 3 and playoffs opening round on the road. Win 3 of 3 and, perhaps, a home game in the opening round?

I'm visiting relatives in Fargo this week. Fargo has a LOT of school spirit. Well played, Bison backers.

Fair enough. Although how will we get in at 8-3 with such an easy schedule this year if we didn't last year. No way we win all three. Whiskey doesn't have it in him

jacksdude0109 · Post by **jacksdude0109** » Thu Oct 31, 2013 5:10 pm

And UNC is a huge trap

Mvemjsunpx · Post by **Mvemjsunpx** » Thu Oct 31, 2013 6:29 pm

dbackjon wrote:I hope not. We got two Monkey's off our back last year - FBS win, Win over Montana.

Last year NAU still finished 8-3, and should have been in the playoffs. Lost to a Playoff team (Poly) by 8, and SUU by 6. Not really a collapse.

In a normal year, NAU would've been in the playoffs at 8-3, but the field was unusually strong last year. An 8-win power conference team wasn't safe like they normally would be. Losing the final two (including one to SUU) killed the 'Jacks in any kind of tiebreaker, if it indeed came to that.

Mvemjsunpx · Post by **Mvemjsunpx** » Thu Oct 31, 2013 6:32 pm

jacksdude0109 wrote:I am calling it. This team is way overrated. We will lose to UND at the skydome, then beat UNC and finish off the season with a blowout loss to SUU. Souers will be up to his old tricks again. Any NAU bandwagoners here who think we are going deep in the playoffs?

Even a collapsing team wouldn't lose to NoDak at home. UND matches up terribly to NAU: NAU has a secondary that can slow down their receivers, and NoDak's run D isn't good so Bauman should get free often.

Blowout loss to SUU? No-one loses in a blowout to SUU. They only beat ISU by 10 and only beat NoCo by 6. NAU might lose to Suutah, but it definitely won't be a blowout.

jacksdude0109 · Post by **jacksdude0109** » Thu Oct 31, 2013 6:35 pm

We beat isu at homecoming by only 9

Mvemjsunpx · Post by **Mvemjsunpx** » Thu Oct 31, 2013 7:53 pm

jacksdude0109 wrote:We beat isu at homecoming by only 9

After they scored two garbage TDs, yeah…

mtjack · Post by **mtjack** » Thu Oct 31, 2013 7:58 pm

jacksdude0109 wrote:We beat isu at homecoming by only 9

Really...did you watch the end of the game? 25 point lead with about 4-5 minutes left. 16 points scored by ISU in the final few minutes on NAU's defensive backups and an ISU recovered onside kick. I will give ISU's offense credit for improving over the previous season and the Big Human has ISU playing hard but this wasnt a "close" game.

Your hate for Souers is starting to show, dude.

jacksdude0109 · Post by **jacksdude0109** » Thu Oct 31, 2013 8:22 pm

Did you see the score at half time? And I absolutely hate souers , he should have been gone years ago.

Post by **grizzaholic** » Thu Oct 31, 2013 8:32 pm

jacksdude0109 wrote:Did you see the score at half time? And I absolutely hate souers , he should have been gone years ago.

Is your final game @ SUU or are you home?

Post by **kalm** » Thu Oct 31, 2013 9:09 pm

grizzaholic wrote:
jacksdude0109 wrote:Did you see the score at half time? And I absolutely hate souers , he should have been gone years ago.
Is your final game @ SUU or are you home?

Worst...Tbird fan...ever.

Mvemjsunpx · Post by **Mvemjsunpx** » Thu Oct 31, 2013 9:12 pm

jacksdude0109 wrote:Did you see the score at half time? And I absolutely hate souers , he should have been gone years ago.

Yes, we know. It seems to be the only thing you care about.

jacksdude0109 · Post by **jacksdude0109** » Thu Oct 31, 2013 9:27 pm

I love NAU fans. Completely satisfied with mediocrity for years. Well get em next year guys. Prepare for dissapointment at the end of the season, as usual

mtjack · Post by **mtjack** » Thu Oct 31, 2013 9:38 pm

jacksdude0109 wrote:Did you see the score at half time? And I absolutely hate souers , he should have been gone years ago.

I'm trying not to be a smart ass here but do you expect blowout victories every game? The Jacks are 6-2. Ranked. Third place out of 13 teams. Great opportunistic defense and rare for NAU talent @running back. Jacks have found ways to win games they would have lost in the past. I've sat through enough 5-7 or 6-6 seasons that i wont take success by my alma mater for granted. Instead of focusing on the potential collapse, im going to enjoy the moment.

mtjack · Post by **mtjack** » Thu Oct 31, 2013 9:51 pm

jacksdude0109 wrote:I love NAU fans. Completely satisfied with mediocrity for years. Well get em next year guys. Prepare for dissapointment at the end of the season, as usual

Ive never said i was happy with mediocrity nor have i ever professed to be a disciple of Souers. He has had some success and a lot of frustration but I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt for the time being based on 8-3 last season and 6-2 so far this season. Just think youre sounding a bit like a few internet Griz fans who are never...ever...happy. Just like last season...i will agree to disagree with you on our overall outlooks.

SuperHornet · Post by **SuperHornet** » Thu Oct 31, 2013 10:16 pm

Mvemjsunpx wrote:
jacksdude0109 wrote:Did you see the score at half time? And I absolutely hate souers , he should have been gone years ago.
Yes, we know. It seems to be the only thing you care about.

Sort of reminds me of the "Bobby's gotta go" crowd of a few years back.

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