I have to admit, I have been one of the doubters about Rovig but only because of the dreadful spring he had last year. It sounds like he has come a long ways since then. Vim has convinced me and I am officially on the Rovig bandwagon. Rolovich was a good athlete, trained to be a true QB since youth but he had anything but an average arm, it was a frickin' cannon. If Rovig or Bauman are anywhere near as good as Rolovich was we will be fine on offense. But I also have worries about the defense making a transition from Gregorak to Ioane. I love Kane and think he will be great but it may have some struggles this year despite being loaded with Talent.VimSince03 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 16, 2019 11:16 amJack Rolovich damn near led us to the promise land back in 2006!bobcat99 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 16, 2019 10:34 amThat's ridiculous. Has there ever been a successful QB like that before?!VimSince03 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 16, 2019 9:32 amEveryone is entitled to their opinion. My opinion is that I have also seen Rovig play/practice and he looks ready to roll this fall...in my eyes. Casey Bauman also has improved and should push Tucker during fall camp. I think Bobcat fans are stuck in the middle of what a QB should look like: superstars like Denarius/Dakota or explosive athletes who struggle to throw like Chris/Troy. What if I told you its okay to have a QB who is just a good athlete with an average arm who has trained to be a true QB since his youth?RobertCats wrote: ↑Tue Jul 16, 2019 9:06 amI'm sick of seeing people (not just you) cheapen Rovig's stats/production vs Wagner. They were not the best defense, but they were still a Division 1 football team with scholarship athletes. In fact, they gave up less passing yards (2301) than the Griz (2619) last year with a better completion % against (55% Wagner, 57% UM).Grizaddict wrote: ↑Mon Jul 15, 2019 5:49 pmSecond team defense at SDSU and Wagner....well you may as well use MT Tech as they’d give them a run for their money. I have my reasons for Rovig doubts. It’s not just me either. We will see how it plays out. Maybe he has upped his game considerably. Not impossible.
Wagner was 86th in the nation in Pass Defense Efficiency (out of 124) and was actually better than 4 big sky teams in that statistic. I know that the BSC is a pass-happy conference with better QB play than the NEC but to say Wagner was one of the worst pass defenses in the nation last year is just flat-out wrong. Not saying Rovig is going to light the world on fire or be considered an All-BSC QB, but he showed some skills and played well in some games last year. 300+ yards, 3 tds and no turnovers in his 2nd career start proves he has some talent, I don't care the opponent.
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I don't think he's GREAT at this point either..... because he hasn't proved that yet. I believe he has the potential to be an excellent QB in the Big Sky but he'll have to prove it. I said it in another thread but if he wins the starting job I could easily see him having a year like Case Cookus had his first year.bobcat99 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 16, 2019 10:39 amI think the thing with Wagner is you have to be careful with what you take from it.
Like the throw above, that's a good throw against anybody. That's a positive!
But on the flip side, Wagner was bad at pass defense. There's no way around it, they were. So just a blanket statement of "300 yards vs Wagner! He's good!" doesn't do a lot for me. The situation and circumstances matter. It's the same exact thing as saying, for example, bad stats against a top 3 team on the road, have to be taken with a grain of salt. And that's 100% correct as well!
Long story short, I think Rovig can be just fine in a game manager type situation. The one thing I'm concerned about is timing, and turnovers. The kid is still young, and he's going to grow and hopefully improve. Do I think he's great? No. Do I think he's awful? No. I think he's just fine. And that's good enough.
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Cataholic wrote: ↑Mon Jul 15, 2019 5:55 pmHero Sports had Troy as first team All American on defense in their preseason team:
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Cool.
Fwiw, it was Choate who put him on the FB spot according to Colter.
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Here's how Brooks and I voted and a full breakdown of why:
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Ryan Tootell and I broadcasted live from the Big Sky Kickoff yesterday. Here's our take on the preseason all-league teams and polls
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Choate said as much in his Twitter interview. I believe the coaches pick the position for their players.bobcat99 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 16, 2019 4:11 pmCataholic wrote: ↑Mon Jul 15, 2019 5:55 pmHero Sports had Troy as first team All American on defense in their preseason team:
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Fwiw, it was Choate who put him on the FB spot according to Colter.
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Bump here - Can someone point me in the right direction to find the coach and player interviews from the kickoff in SLC? All I've seen is the one for Choate. I searched around and couldn't find anything, you'd think those would be easier to find.
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If you go to Facebook and search “Montana State Bobcats”, they have a Facebook profile where they have posted the interviews.
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