2011 Predictions

[Screamin_Eagle174]

So, if I'm counting this correctly, we now have at LEAST 4 teams in the BSC that will go 9-2 or 10-1.

someone's gonna look really smart!

everyone pretty much agrees MSU is a top ten team, yet EVERY OTHER BSC fan thinks their team will beat MSU!? huh?

i guess i know how griz fans feel now. (feels pretty good...)

EWU fans have good reason to believe we'll beat the kitties.

[big_meowski]

someone's gonna look really smart!

everyone pretty much agrees MSU is a top ten team, yet EVERY OTHER BSC fan thinks their team will beat MSU!? huh?

i guess i know how griz fans feel now. (feels pretty good...)

EWU fans have good reason to believe we'll beat the kitties.

indeed.

the cats have that whole "getting to play teams after the griz" thing going for them though.

[SuperHornet]

No way the Kitties beat the Griz or the National Champs. No way the Kitties lose to ISU or UNC. The rest? Coin toss, though I think my Hornets have a pretty good shot. This refers to conference play only.

[uofmman1122]

the cats have that whole "getting to play teams after the griz" thing going for them though.

You may laugh, but every single team lost last year the week after they played the Griz. Teams also only won 35% of the time the week after they played us since 2002.

(They did go 7-1 in 2009, though...but that was the only year it was over .500)

lol

[Screamin_Eagle174]

the cats have that whole "getting to play teams after the griz" thing going for them though.

You may laugh, but every single team lost last year the week after they played the Griz. Teams also only won 35% of the time the week after they played us since 2002.

(They did go 7-1 in 2009, though...but that was the only year it was over .500)

lol

So if we lose to the Griz, those kitties better put on fresh tampons because they're gonna get worked over real good on the red stuff.







Yeah, I left that one wide open.



Damn, did it again.

[bpcats]

Big Sky Co Champs - EWU and UM
3rd team to qualify for playoffs from Big Sky - Montana State.

EWU wins the head to head against UM in another close battle because they have the edge along the offensive and defensive lines and return their starting QB.

UM rides it defense (mainly LB and secondary) to share of Big Sky title. I think that Sac State beat the Griz though in an upset.

MSU makes the playoffs riding an improved defense over previous year.

Either Sac State or UNC may challenge top 3 teams for a playoff spot.

Idaho State will upset some team not ready for them and win 3 or 4 conference games.

[kalm]

It will be very interesting to see how the defense does without Sherritt and how the o does without TJ. Zak Johnson should be able to pick up much of Sherritt's production, the d-line is solid, so as usual it boils down to how well we defend the pass - especially with two new corners. Mitchell was a better QB without TJ last year and I'm guessing we'll be more of pass to set up the run type offense this year. The receiving corps appears to be just a talented and even deeper than when we had Boyce and Vigil.

I don't see any team running the conference table this year, but if they do - look out.

I see us losing to the UW, splitting with the Montana's and losing at either Sac or Poly. 8-3 to 10-1 depending on how a few things break.

[Screamin_Eagle174]

Big Sky Co Champs - EWU and UM
3rd team to qualify for playoffs from Big Sky - Montana State.

EWU wins the head to head against UM in another close battle because they have the edge along the offensive and defensive lines and return their starting QB.

UM rides it defense (mainly LB and secondary) to share of Big Sky title. I think that Sac State beat the Griz though in an upset.

MSU makes the playoffs riding an improved defense over previous year.

Either Sac State or UNC may challenge top 3 teams for a playoff spot.

Idaho State will upset some team not ready for them and win 3 or 4 conference games.

I think Idaho State could win 2 or 3, but not 4 BSC games this year. Next year and the year after though, watch out.

[AZGrizFan]

Big Sky Co Champs - EWU and UM
3rd team to qualify for playoffs from Big Sky - Montana State.

EWU wins the head to head against UM in another close battle because they have the edge along the offensive and defensive lines and return their starting QB.

UM rides it defense (mainly LB and secondary) to share of Big Sky title. I think that Sac State beat the Griz though in an upset.

MSU makes the playoffs riding an improved defense over previous year.

Either Sac State or UNC may challenge top 3 teams for a playoff spot.

Idaho State will upset some team not ready for them and win 3 or 4 conference games.

So, in your scenario the Griz lose two conference games, as apparently does EWU, but EWU beats the Griz. To whom, might I ask, do you have the Vultures losing?

[EWURanger]

It will be very interesting to see how the defense does without Sherritt and how the o does without TJ. Zak Johnson should be able to pick up much of Sherritt's production, the d-line is solid, so as usual it boils down to how well we defend the pass - especially with two new corners. Mitchell was a better QB without TJ last year and I'm guessing we'll be more of pass to set up the run type offense this year. The receiving corps appears to be just a talented and even deeper than when we had Boyce and Vigil.

I don't see any team running the conference table this year, but if they do - look out.

I see us losing to the UW, splitting with the Montana's and losing at either Sac or Poly. 8-3 to 10-1 depending on how a few things break.

This. I don't see EWU, or any other team, making it through the conference slate unbeaten. Just ain't gunna happen, IMO.

[EWURanger]

Big Sky Co Champs - EWU and UM
3rd team to qualify for playoffs from Big Sky - Montana State.

Really? I gotta think MSU is one of the favorites at this point. It's going to depend on how far your lines have improved in the off season, I think.

Right now I think it's something like this going into the season:

EWU-MSU
UM-Sac State
Weber State, NAU, UNC
PSU, ISU

[Silenoz]

Big Sky Co Champs - EWU and UM
3rd team to qualify for playoffs from Big Sky - Montana State.

Really? I gotta think MSU is one of the favorites at this point. It's going to depend on how far your lines have improved in the off season, I think.

Right now I think it's something like this going into the season:

EWU-MSU
UM-Sac State
Weber State, NAU, UNC
PSU, ISU

So, the exact same as last year?

As much as the usual suspects are at the top and bottom every year, I think there will be at least some shakeup (like us being back at the top ).

[EWURanger]

Really? I gotta think MSU is one of the favorites at this point. It's going to depend on how far your lines have improved in the off season, I think.

Right now I think it's something like this going into the season:

EWU-MSU
UM-Sac State
Weber State, NAU, UNC
PSU, ISU

So, the exact same as last year?

As much as the usual suspects are at the top and bottom every year, I think there will be at least some shakeup (like us being back at the top ).

Not the exact same! Ok, pretty close, although I think both Montana and Sac improve on their records, maybe with UM at 8-3 and Sac at 7-4. I am also predicting an 8-3 finish for EWU. No idea how MSU will do other than they will probably be in the mix for a co-championship.

There have been three way ties in the past. I think in 2005 UM-MSU-UM all shared the title. Wouldn't be surprised if something like that happened again this year with how evenly matched the top teams are and some of the bottom feeders having the potential to knock someone off.

[Mvemjsunpx]

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Either Sac State or UNC may challenge top 3 teams for a playoff spot.

Idaho State will upset some team not ready for them and win 3 or 4 conference games.

Sac State - Yes. The Hornets don't really look outstanding on anything except for maybe the RB corps, but they look solid all around. If Sac improves the pass defense & Chris Diniz's brother, Jason, proves to be an adequate replacement at kicker, they'll be good.

UNC - No, I don't see that one happening at all. Orms & his receivers are solid, but what else do they have? Their lines were terrible last year & I doubt they'll improve that much. They also lost top LB John Eddy.

Idaho State winning 3 or 4 conference games? I'd be surprised if they won more than 1, honestly. They're switching to a pass-heavy scheme, but they don't have an experienced QB and their OLine has been terrible for years. The Bengal defense could be decent, but I doubt that's enough to make up for an offense that will likely be horrid. Kramer may turn ISU around, but it won't be this year.

[danefan]

Date Opponent Location Time (ET) Results Media
  Sat, Sep 03  Colgate at Hamilton, N.Y.   6:00 p.m.W - Always tough in Hamilton, but the Danes are th better team.
  Sat, Sep 17  Maine Albany, N.Y.   6:00 p.m. L - we play terrible at home at night and Maine owes us one for the last 2 years.
  Sat, Sep 20 Columbia at New York, N.Y.   12:30 p.m. W - Should be a fun day for NYC alumni
  Sat, Oct 01  Saint Francis, Pa. * at Loretto, Pa.   1:00 p.m. W - not this year.
  Sat, Oct 08 Duquesne * Albany, N.Y.   1:00 p.m. W - tight one, but tough road trip to win in Albany.
  Sat, Oct 15 Robert Morris (Homecoming) * Albany, N.Y.   1:00 p.m. W - homecoming and a big crowd make for a good one.
  Sat, Oct 22 Central Connecticut State * at New Britain, Conn.   12:00 p.m. L - let down came for a young Danes team that has struggled against CCSU in recent years. .
  Sat, Oct 29  Wagner * at Staten Island, N.Y.   1:00 p.m. W- Danes love plaing on Staten Island. Easy win.
  Sat, Nov 05  Bryant * Albany, N.Y.   1:00 p.m. W - Danes in a cold grinder game.
  Sat, Nov 12  Monmouth * at West Long Branch, N.J.   12:00 p.m. W- cold windy day at the sure ends with the Danes winning big and winning the NEC and the AQ.
  Sat, Nov 19  Sacred Heart * Albany, N.Y.   1:00 p.m. W -Game won't mean anything and because that it's closer than it should be, but the Danes pull it out in the end to cap off a good season.

9-2
NEC Champs
Playoffs cap off the last season at Universiy Field

[clenz]

You guys are potentially just a couple of purchased players away from being in the national title hunt again.

Who did we purchase in 1993, 1994, and 1997? Furthermore in 1992, 1999, and 2006?

If you believe Tressel ever ran a clean program at YSU or OSU you are dumber than I initially thought

[Mvemjsunpx]

Montana


9/3 @ (FBS) Tennessee - The Vols are a middling SEC team, but that's still at or above the level of the FCS elite

• L, 35-17

9/10 vs. Cal Poly - The Griz won't play near as bad as they did in SLO last year

• W, 35-21

9/17 vs. Eastern Washington - Last year, EWU won because of Taiwan Jones & in spite of Mitchell; no more TJ…

• W, 27-21

9/24 @ Sac State - On paper, this is Sac's best-ever chance of beating the Griz; UM will make one too many mistakes

• L, 28-24

10/1 vs. Northern Colorado - The Bears are still mediocre

• W, 38-13

10/8 @ Idaho St. - Mike Kramer's revamped offense will excel at giving Montana the ball

• W, 30-6

10/15 vs. Portland St. - No McKnight heroics will be necessary this time

• W, 45-20

10/22 @ Northern Arizona - Thanks to a decimated defense, the 'Jacks won't even be in position for a tragic loss

• W, 34-21

10/29 vs. Weber St. - Weber won't be contending for anything this year

• W, 31-14

11/5 vs. (DII) Western Oregon - WOU will do better than Western State, but that doesn't really say much

• W, 42-3

11/19 @ Montana St. - Davis's suspension hurts the Bobcat running game, and they need a strong one to beat UM

• W, 27-24

The Griz will go 9-2 (7-1 Big Sky). I'm not sure about the auto-bid, but that will certainly be enough for a first-round bye in the playoffs.

A realistic range would be anywhere from 7-4 to 10-1, with 7-4 being the least likely and 9-2 the most.

Just though I'd show everyone how awesome & perfect I am.