89Hen wrote:
I think this will be a close game and I'd take UR over Fordham, Chatty, JaxSt (maybe the most overrated program of the last 10 years), and maybe even SHSU.
I'd take Richmond over Montana, too. Montana hasn't beaten anybody of note and they don't seem to be able to stop anyone who can pass the ball (and no, beating a defenseless MSU team doesn't count).
Take the Griz out of Grizzyworld and they are nothing special. Heck, recently they aren't even special in Grizzyworld.
Yeah. Only 7-0 this year.
"Ah fuck. You are right." KYJelly, 11/6/12
"The future must not belong to those who slander the prophet of Islam." Barack Obama, 9/25/12
The game I want to see most is Liberty beating Villanova (hopefully). But the hands-down best game? That's got to be UM-EWU....
SuperHornet's Athletics Hall of Fame includes Jacksonville State kicker Ashley Martin, the first girl to score in a Division I football game. She kicked 3 PATs in a 2001 game for J-State.
89Hen wrote:
So sad how the mighty have fallen. Now SacSt and SUU are the measuring stick.
You must have missed the part about top 10 passing offenses.
Put the shovel down lads.
4. Murray State
5. Yale
7. Lamar
8. Jacksonville
What benchmarks!
We know the Big Sky doesn't play defense. Four of the top ten passing offenses reside in the Big Sky... where do you think you got the name for the conference?
kalm wrote:
You must have missed the part about top 10 passing offenses.
Put the shovel down lads.
4. Murray State
5. Yale
7. Lamar
8. Jacksonville
What benchmarks!
We know the Big Sky doesn't play defense. Four of the top ten passing offenses reside in the Big Sky... where do you think you got the name for the conference?
We played who we played. Those two teams were prolific passing offenses up until they faced our defense. Do you not think that refutes cluck's statement that we can't stop teams who can pass?
Grizalltheway wrote:Those two teams were prolific passing offenses up until they faced our defense. Do you not think that refutes cluck's statement that we can't stop teams who can pass?
You're right. The 14 SUU put up on SELA and the 6 on South Dakota State were quite prolific. Matter of fact, outside of the Big Fluff, the Turdbirds scored 13.75 points per game. Congrats on holding them close to their OOC totals.
Grizalltheway wrote:Those two teams were prolific passing offenses up until they faced our defense. Do you not think that refutes cluck's statement that we can't stop teams who can pass?
Grizalltheway wrote:Those two teams were prolific passing offenses up until they faced our defense. Do you not think that refutes cluck's statement that we can't stop teams who can pass?
You're right. The 14 SUU put up on SELA and the 6 on South Dakota State were quite prolific. Matter of fact, outside of the Big Fluff, the Turdbirds scored 13.75 points per game. Congrats on holding them close to their OOC totals.
/discussion
I know how closely you follow the BSC, so you of course realize that those early games were under a new system with 1st year OC Gary Crowton (former BYU Head Coach) and at that time Aaron Cantu was still the QB. Once Ammon Olsen (BYU transfer) won the starting job, the birds passing offense exploded.
I don't know if this has reached your part of the woods yet, but offenses are dominating football at most levels, and both SUU and Sac have big boy offenses as does half of the rest of the conference. So yep, defensive numbers are down.
BTW, did you check out the top total defenses and passing defenses in FCS? There are some real winners there too.
kalm wrote:I don't know if this has reached your part of the woods yet, but offenses are dominating football at most levels, and both SUU and Sac have big boy offenses as does half of the rest of the conference.
The "big boy" offenses in the top 10 from the Big Sky were a combined 1-7 vs DI OOC (congrats on the Incarnate Word win). In the losses they gave up 56, 56, 55, 41, 40... I'd try something else.
kalm wrote:I don't know if this has reached your part of the woods yet, but offenses are dominating football at most levels, and both SUU and Sac have big boy offenses as does half of the rest of the conference.
The "big boy" offenses in the top 10 from the Big Sky were a combined 1-7 vs DI OOC (congrats on the Incarnate Word win). In the losses they gave up 56, 56, 55, 41, 40... I'd try something else.
And that has what to do with Montana's D playing well against them?
89Hen wrote:
The "big boy" offenses in the top 10 from the Big Sky were a combined 1-7 vs DI OOC (congrats on the Incarnate Word win). In the losses they gave up 56, 56, 55, 41, 40... I'd try something else.
And that has what to do with Montana's D playing well against them?
We already covered that before you tried to change the discussion to whether it was better to have a good offense. You're punch drunk kalm. Did you swipe some weed from the Mrs this morning?
kalm wrote:
And that has what to do with Montana's D playing well against them?
We already covered that before you tried to change the discussion to whether it was better to have a good offense. You're punch drunk kalm. Did you swipe some weed from the Mrs this morning?
Cluck stated Montana couldn't stop anyone who could pass. Yet they clearly stopped two of the best passing teams from a conference that has 4 out of the top 10.
89Hen wrote:
We already covered that before you tried to change the discussion to whether it was better to have a good offense. You're punch drunk kalm. Did you swipe some weed from the Mrs this morning?
Cluck stated Montana couldn't stop anyone who could pass. Yet they clearly stopped two of the best passing teams from a conference that has 4 out of the top 10.
CAA Flagship wrote:Allright UNI, this is your final chance with me. Lose and I am going to stop following your football program and only focus on basketball and wrestling.
Haven't been following them for years. They always disappoint.
So I've become a huge Alabama Crimson Tide fan in the interim.
CAA Flagship wrote:Allright UNI, this is your final chance with me. Lose and I am going to stop following your football program and only focus on basketball and wrestling.
Haven't been following them for years. They always disappoint.
So I've become a huge Alabama Crimson Tide fan in the interim.
kalm wrote:
Cluck stated Montana couldn't stop anyone who could pass. Yet they clearly stopped two of the best passing teams from a conference that has 4 out of the top 10.
For your Eagles, yes. For this thread... not so much. If you think giving up 394 total yards is a good day... Only a Big Sky fan could say that with a straight face.
Put the shovel down lads.
