Random stuff 2024 *on to the new year 2025*

[AFCAT]

Is that Gatton Field just to the left of the Field House?

Yes.

Thanks, I guess I always thought it was where Sales/BobcatStadium is now.

Here is another shot. The Gatton gate was moved, I'm guessing after Reno H. Sales was built, and is now outside the fitness center but closer to where the actual Gatton field was located.

[catsrback76]

1964

Must have been nice to be able to drive through campus on a street other than 8th or Kagy...

Looks about what it did in 1976. We’d play intermural softball on the fields outside Culbertson, Mullen and Langford.

[allcat]

I never got to play drunken idiot at Gatton field. They made those stands that everyone wants to hate, so that I could get inebriated behind the band. I think they were playing football, but can't remember much of that.

[BleedingBLue]

Great write up here by Sam predicting an 11-1 season for the Cats. He's pretty damn high on us, and as an unbiased observer who's life is FCS, I think he's spot on. I'm predicting 12-0, but definitely think we could slip up on the road. As a lot of us have said over the past year or two, 2024 has always been THE YEAR. Sam agrees.

https://herosports.com/fcs-montana-stat ... ions-bzbz/

[AFCAT]

[coloradocat]

Great write up here by Sam predicting an 11-1 season for the Cats. He's pretty damn high on us, and as an unbiased observer who's life is FCS, I think he's spot on. I'm predicting 12-0, but definitely think we could slip up on the road. As a lot of us have said over the past year or two, 2024 has always been THE YEAR. Sam agrees.

https://herosports.com/fcs-montana-stat ... ions-bzbz/

I'm right there with Sam on his predictions. I don't think this is a 12-0 team, although it could happen, but 11-1 is likely if we can stay healthy.

[BleedingBLue]

Great write up here by Sam predicting an 11-1 season for the Cats. He's pretty damn high on us, and as an unbiased observer who's life is FCS, I think he's spot on. I'm predicting 12-0, but definitely think we could slip up on the road. As a lot of us have said over the past year or two, 2024 has always been THE YEAR. Sam agrees.

https://herosports.com/fcs-montana-stat ... ions-bzbz/

I'm right there with Sam on his predictions. I don't think this is a 12-0 team, although it could happen, but 11-1 is likely if we can stay healthy.

If we aren't a 12-0 team, then I think our shot at a National Championship declines significantly, especially if that loss is to someone other than UM. The only team in the last 10 years to win a title and have 1 loss NOT to an FBS team, or even multiple losses in a season is NDSU. 3 of the years NDSU didn't go undefeated and won it all they lost 1 game, or 2(2015). Those 1 game seasons the loss was to SDSU. In 2015 losses were week 0 to UM and South Dakota mid-season. JMU in 2016 only lost to North Carolina. NDSU is the only team to win a title without going undefeated against the FCS since EWU in 2010.

[The MICKSTER]

Great write up here by Sam predicting an 11-1 season for the Cats. He's pretty damn high on us, and as an unbiased observer who's life is FCS, I think he's spot on. I'm predicting 12-0, but definitely think we could slip up on the road. As a lot of us have said over the past year or two, 2024 has always been THE YEAR. Sam agrees.

https://herosports.com/fcs-montana-stat ... ions-bzbz/

I'm right there with Sam on his predictions. I don't think this is a 12-0 team, although it could happen, but 11-1 is likely if we can stay healthy.

Aug 24 at New Mexico.........to me this game will have an extraordinary impact on the season.....last year we lost a nail-bitter @SDSU and I think it had an impact on the rest of the season.....if we can get an FBS win right out of the gate, that will hopefully propel us to an outstanding season!
Aug 31 at Utah Tech............should be an easy win on the road
Sep 7 vs Maine..................should be an easy win
Sep 14 - BYE
Sep 21vs Mercyhurst............should be an easy win
Sep 28 at Idaho State...........should be a win
Oct 5 vs Northern Colorado.....should be an easy win
Oct 12 vs Idaho...................a potential competitive conference game at home
Oct 19 at Portland State.........should be a win but on the road
Oct 26 -BYE-
Nov 2 at Eastern Washington....should be a win but on the road
Nov 9 vs Sacramento State......another potential competitive conference game but at home
Nov 16 at UC Davis................likely our toughest conference game to date because it's on the road.....but their HC of the last 7 years, Dan Hawkins retired ....usually when a HC retires after several years of being at the helm, he usually does it when the outlook isn't very promising
....SDSU the exception.
Nov 23 vs gris.......................hopefully another shellacking at home like the last 4 years of the Brawl

As others have said, the health of Mellott will likely have a significant impact on how our season goes. However, there are significant 'stretches' of our season we could win without him....for example Aug 25th to Nov 8th...??? I said it last year and I think it's the same scenario this year......I know it's odd that a week 0 game can have a significant impact on who the winner of a game on Jan 6th is, but if we can beat UNM I think that'll have a significant impact on the team's confidence and more directly on where we get seated come playoff time. GO CATS....BEAT THE Lobos!!!

[Montanabob]

Great write up here by Sam predicting an 11-1 season for the Cats. He's pretty damn high on us, and as an unbiased observer who's life is FCS, I think he's spot on. I'm predicting 12-0, but definitely think we could slip up on the road. As a lot of us have said over the past year or two, 2024 has always been THE YEAR. Sam agrees.

https://herosports.com/fcs-montana-stat ... ions-bzbz/

I'm right there with Sam on his predictions. I don't think this is a 12-0 team, although it could happen, but 11-1 is likely if we can stay healthy.

Aug 24 at New Mexico.........to me this game will have an extraordinary impact on the season.....last year we lost a nail-bitter @SDSU and I think it had an impact on the rest of the season.....if we can get an FBS win right out of the gate, that will hopefully propel us to an outstanding season!
Aug 31 at Utah Tech............should be an easy win on the road
Sep 7 vs Maine..................should be an easy win
Sep 14 - BYE
Sep 21vs Mercyhurst............should be an easy win
Sep 28 at Idaho State...........should be a win
Oct 5 vs Northern Colorado.....should be an easy win
Oct 12 vs Idaho...................a potential competitive conference game at home
Oct 19 at Portland State.........should be a win but on the road
Oct 26 -BYE-
Nov 2 at Eastern Washington....should be a win but on the road
Nov 9 vs Sacramento State......another potential competitive conference game but at home
Nov 16 at UC Davis................likely our toughest conference game to date because it's on the road.....but their HC of the last 7 years, Dan Hawkins retired ....usually when a HC retires after several years of being at the helm, he usually does it when the outlook isn't very promising
....SDSU the exception.
Nov 23 vs gris.......................hopefully another shellacking at home like the last 4 years of the Brawl

As others have said, the health of Mellott will likely have a significant impact on how our season goes. However, there are significant 'stretches' of our season we could win without him....for example Aug 25th to Nov 8th...??? I said it last year and I think it's the same scenario this year......I know it's odd that a week 0 game can have a significant impact on who the winner of a game on Jan 6th is, but if we can beat UNM I think that'll have a significant impact on the team's confidence and more directly on where we get seated come playoff time. GO CATS....BEAT THE Lobos!!!

coach dan hawkins took a step back to work at Bengals where his son coaches. not sure the retirement was because of team's abilities. Davis will be tough

[The MICKSTER]

Great write up here by Sam predicting an 11-1 season for the Cats. He's pretty damn high on us, and as an unbiased observer who's life is FCS, I think he's spot on. I'm predicting 12-0, but definitely think we could slip up on the road. As a lot of us have said over the past year or two, 2024 has always been THE YEAR. Sam agrees.

https://herosports.com/fcs-montana-stat ... ions-bzbz/

I'm right there with Sam on his predictions. I don't think this is a 12-0 team, although it could happen, but 11-1 is likely if we can stay healthy.

Aug 24 at New Mexico.........to me this game will have an extraordinary impact on the season.....last year we lost a nail-bitter @SDSU and I think it had an impact on the rest of the season.....if we can get an FBS win right out of the gate, that will hopefully propel us to an outstanding season!
Aug 31 at Utah Tech............should be an easy win on the road
Sep 7 vs Maine..................should be an easy win
Sep 14 - BYE
Sep 21vs Mercyhurst............should be an easy win
Sep 28 at Idaho State...........should be a win
Oct 5 vs Northern Colorado.....should be an easy win
Oct 12 vs Idaho...................a potential competitive conference game at home
Oct 19 at Portland State.........should be a win but on the road
Oct 26 -BYE-
Nov 2 at Eastern Washington....should be a win but on the road
Nov 9 vs Sacramento State......another potential competitive conference game but at home
Nov 16 at UC Davis................likely our toughest conference game to date because it's on the road.....but their HC of the last 7 years, Dan Hawkins retired ....usually when a HC retires after several years of being at the helm, he usually does it when the outlook isn't very promising
....SDSU the exception.
Nov 23 vs gris.......................hopefully another shellacking at home like the last 4 years of the Brawl

As others have said, the health of Mellott will likely have a significant impact on how our season goes. However, there are significant 'stretches' of our season we could win without him....for example Aug 25th to Nov 8th...??? I said it last year and I think it's the same scenario this year......I know it's odd that a week 0 game can have a significant impact on who the winner of a game on Jan 6th is, but if we can beat UNM I think that'll have a significant impact on the team's confidence and more directly on where we get seated come playoff time. GO CATS....BEAT THE Lobos!!!

coach dan hawkins took a step back to work at Bengals where his son coaches. not sure the retirement was because of team's abilities. Davis will be tough

Point taken. They're picked to finish 4th in the BSC and Hero Sports have them at 21 just above Weber State, well behind Idaho(7) & Sac(8). They do have their returning QB and likely the best RB in the conference along with 20+ seniors. However, they do have a new HC and a new OC (who was recently a high school coach but was a TE coach at UCD a few years ago). Their defense finished 5th in the conference last year. I'll admit.....they do look good on paper. They open BSC play by hosting Idaho on Sep 28th, so that should be a good bellwether for both teams.

[The MICKSTER]

Here are some ‘bigger’ games for the 2024 BSC football season IMHO…………

Aug 24
MSU @ UNM

Aug 29 (TH)
Sac @ San Jose St

Sep 7th
Sac @ Fresno
Idaho @ Wyoming
‘gris @ North Dakota

Sep 28
Idaho @ UC Davis
‘gris @ EWU

Oct 5
Weber @ gris

Oct 12
Idaho @ MSU

Oct 19
Weber @ Sac

Oct 26
EWU @ Idaho

Nov 2
MSU @ EWU

Nov 9
Sac @ MSU
UCD @ gris

Nov 16
Weber @ Idaho
MSU @ UCD

Nov 23
‘gris @ MSU
UCD @ Sac

[CodyCat]

2010 Cat/gris game popped up for me on Youtube. Pretty fun to watch. It was definitely cold!

[smith427]

Is this new, coach Daly being listed as "Assistant Head Coach"?
https://msubobcats.com/sports/football/ ... -daly/1123

[BelligerentBobcat]

Is this new, coach Daly being listed as "Assistant Head Coach"?
https://msubobcats.com/sports/football/ ... -daly/1123

No.

[AFCAT]

Is this new, coach Daly being listed as "Assistant Head Coach"?
https://msubobcats.com/sports/football/ ... -daly/1123

He has had that title since Choate was head coach.

[Joe Bobcat]

2010 Cat/gris game popped up for me on Youtube. Pretty fun to watch. It was definitely cold!

Nice memory, only game I've ever been to at Bobcat stadium west.

[BLACKnBLUEnGOLD]

Any Seahawks fans here? Does it look like he's going to make the team?

[wbtfg]

DHardy sighting

[MSU01]

Any Seahawks fans here? Does it look like he's going to make the team?

Not a Seahawks fan, but I've been following their roster projections and none that I've seen have Ty making the 53-man roster. I'd guess he has a good shot at being on their practice squad though.

[BLACKnBLUEnGOLD]

The Athletic has Hardy making the Bears, so that's cool