Playing them again

[91catAlum]

If UM loses, they're probably the 3 seed, which would mean that their path to the chipper would run through Bozeman.

If MSU loses, they're probably the 4 seed, which most likely means that their path would run through Fargo. However, there are two other possibilities that, while less likely, I could envision:

1) MSU only drops to the 3 and thus their road is through Missoula.

2) MSU drops to the 4 and UM gets the #1, meaning that their road is through Missoula.

Personally, I would LOVE to beat them this weekend and see them again in Bozeman.

Only way that UM gets the #1 seed is if NDSU loses to St Thomas this weekend AND the Pandas win by 3+ scores. Could happen, but doubt it.

Hard to know what the committee does if MUS loses...If it's a close game, its hard to see the Cats falling to #4. If it's a big blowout, I could see Tarleton or Lehigh or any number of teams jumping the Cats.

Likewise, if the Cats curbstomp the Pandas ( ) I could easily see any of those teams jumping the gris too.

Regardless, theres not a conceivable scenario where I would prefer the Cats end up on the Bizen side of the bracket. We 100% want the road to Nashville to either have a SF game in Zootown or Bozeman.

I guess I'm coming around to that..... but dang - the pain of playing them in Missoula and losing TWICE is almost too much to comprehend. So we all know the absolute best case scenario here. Just beat them on Saturday and pray they get the #3 seed.If we beat them in Missoula, I think we all agree there is an almost zero chance they're coming into our house and beating us in Bozeman. Can you imagine the crowd for that one...

If we win this week, I don’t think we care if the griz get the 3 seed or if it’s Lehigh or Tarleton or whoever. In fact I’d rather not see them again. Send them to Fargo with the 4 seed, and bring somebody else to Bozeman.

[catapult]

We won’t play the Gris again. We will beat them this weekend and Gris will lose to whatever Missouri Valley team they play in the playoffs. I wouldn’t be surprised if UND ends up heading back to washed up gissly stadium again. UND (they will beat SDSU this weekend) is slobbering all over themselves for a rematch if it happens. Gris have literally played no one. As the lyrical poet Mike Tyson once said, “everyone has a plan till they get punched in the face”. Cats win this weekend!

[catatac]

If UM loses, they're probably the 3 seed, which would mean that their path to the chipper would run through Bozeman.

If MSU loses, they're probably the 4 seed, which most likely means that their path would run through Fargo. However, there are two other possibilities that, while less likely, I could envision:

1) MSU only drops to the 3 and thus their road is through Missoula.

2) MSU drops to the 4 and UM gets the #1, meaning that their road is through Missoula.

Personally, I would LOVE to beat them this weekend and see them again in Bozeman.

Only way that UM gets the #1 seed is if NDSU loses to St Thomas this weekend AND the Pandas win by 3+ scores. Could happen, but doubt it.

Hard to know what the committee does if MUS loses...If it's a close game, its hard to see the Cats falling to #4. If it's a big blowout, I could see Tarleton or Lehigh or any number of teams jumping the Cats.

Likewise, if the Cats curbstomp the Pandas ( ) I could easily see any of those teams jumping the gris too.

Regardless, theres not a conceivable scenario where I would prefer the Cats end up on the Bizen side of the bracket. We 100% want the road to Nashville to either have a SF game in Zootown or Bozeman.

I guess I'm coming around to that..... but dang - the pain of playing them in Missoula and losing TWICE is almost too much to comprehend. So we all know the absolute best case scenario here. Just beat them on Saturday and pray they get the #3 seed.If we beat them in Missoula, I think we all agree there is an almost zero chance they're coming into our house and beating us in Bozeman. Can you imagine the crowd for that one...

If we win this week, I don’t think we care if the griz get the 3 seed or if it’s Lehigh or Tarleton or whoever. In fact I’d rather not see them again. Send them to Fargo with the 4 seed, and bring somebody else to Bozeman.

Agree to disagree! If the Cats win on Saturday I want nothing more than the Griz having to come to Bozeman for something that has never happened in the history of the rivalry... and again, I can't even imagine the atmosphere of Cat\Griz in Bozeman for a semi final game, and I'd hope for a night game.

[Colter_Nuanez]

[onceacat]

It seems like the committee understands that the MT teams are 2/3 by a good margin so the only thing that should cause them to change their minds is a 20+ margin of victory. If that happens one of the pretenders could jump the loser but otherwise they should remain 2/3.

He's lobbying the committee in the event they lose handily imo. Their resume with a loss to us is not entirely dissimilar to tarleton, who has that win over army in their quiver. That plus the recency bias of say a 34-14 game where the Cats just expose them (conjecture of course), with tarleton's loss being a month old and ACU playing well, might lead the Griz to 4 in that scenario. Not impossible, if not likely. I doubt we stay at 3 if we lose.

It's pretty shocking how similar. Tarleton has the Army win, plus 10 FBS wins. UM has 10 FBS wins, no FCS

Tarleton (arguably) outperformed against PSU (common opponent).

UM has a 1 point win over bubble team UND and a 2 score win against bubble team Sac State.

Tarleton has wins over 3 bubble teams: (presumably) APU a blowout at West Georgia, and a 2 score win at Southern Utah.

Who do you pick for the #3? 10-1 Tarleton with more better wins or 9-1 with a slightly tougher schedule.

FWIW I think the Pandas are better than the Texans by 8-10 points...but that could be Montana bias. It certainly isn't shown in the resumes.

[91catAlum]

If UM loses, they're probably the 3 seed, which would mean that their path to the chipper would run through Bozeman.

If MSU loses, they're probably the 4 seed, which most likely means that their path would run through Fargo. However, there are two other possibilities that, while less likely, I could envision:

1) MSU only drops to the 3 and thus their road is through Missoula.

2) MSU drops to the 4 and UM gets the #1, meaning that their road is through Missoula.

Personally, I would LOVE to beat them this weekend and see them again in Bozeman.

Only way that UM gets the #1 seed is if NDSU loses to St Thomas this weekend AND the Pandas win by 3+ scores. Could happen, but doubt it.

Hard to know what the committee does if MUS loses...If it's a close game, its hard to see the Cats falling to #4. If it's a big blowout, I could see Tarleton or Lehigh or any number of teams jumping the Cats.

Likewise, if the Cats curbstomp the Pandas ( ) I could easily see any of those teams jumping the gris too.

Regardless, theres not a conceivable scenario where I would prefer the Cats end up on the Bizen side of the bracket. We 100% want the road to Nashville to either have a SF game in Zootown or Bozeman.

I guess I'm coming around to that..... but dang - the pain of playing them in Missoula and losing TWICE is almost too much to comprehend. So we all know the absolute best case scenario here. Just beat them on Saturday and pray they get the #3 seed.If we beat them in Missoula, I think we all agree there is an almost zero chance they're coming into our house and beating us in Bozeman. Can you imagine the crowd for that one...

If we win this week, I don’t think we care if the griz get the 3 seed or if it’s Lehigh or Tarleton or whoever. In fact I’d rather not see them again. Send them to Fargo with the 4 seed, and bring somebody else to Bozeman.

Agree to disagree! If the Cats win on Saturday I want nothing more than the Griz having to come to Bozeman for something that has never happened in the history of the rivalry... and again, I can't even imagine the atmosphere of Cat\Griz in Bozeman for a semi final game, and I'd hope for a night game.

Oh it would be epic to have a Cat griz playoff game. But if the goal is to get to another chipper, I'd rather see Lehigh or Tarleton come to Bozeman than see the griz twice. I think the griz are better than the other teams in that ranking area. Just my opinion.

[grizzh8r]

If UM loses, they're probably the 3 seed, which would mean that their path to the chipper would run through Bozeman.

If MSU loses, they're probably the 4 seed, which most likely means that their path would run through Fargo. However, there are two other possibilities that, while less likely, I could envision:

1) MSU only drops to the 3 and thus their road is through Missoula.

2) MSU drops to the 4 and UM gets the #1, meaning that their road is through Missoula.

Personally, I would LOVE to beat them this weekend and see them again in Bozeman.

Only way that UM gets the #1 seed is if NDSU loses to St Thomas this weekend AND the Pandas win by 3+ scores. Could happen, but doubt it.

Hard to know what the committee does if MUS loses...If it's a close game, its hard to see the Cats falling to #4. If it's a big blowout, I could see Tarleton or Lehigh or any number of teams jumping the Cats.

Likewise, if the Cats curbstomp the Pandas ( ) I could easily see any of those teams jumping the gris too.

Regardless, theres not a conceivable scenario where I would prefer the Cats end up on the Bizen side of the bracket. We 100% want the road to Nashville to either have a SF game in Zootown or Bozeman.

I guess I'm coming around to that..... but dang - the pain of playing them in Missoula and losing TWICE is almost too much to comprehend. So we all know the absolute best case scenario here. Just beat them on Saturday and pray they get the #3 seed.If we beat them in Missoula, I think we all agree there is an almost zero chance they're coming into our house and beating us in Bozeman. Can you imagine the crowd for that one...

If we win this week, I don’t think we care if the griz get the 3 seed or if it’s Lehigh or Tarleton or whoever. In fact I’d rather not see them again. Send them to Fargo with the 4 seed, and bring somebody else to Bozeman.

Agree to disagree! If the Cats win on Saturday I want nothing more than the Griz having to come to Bozeman for something that has never happened in the history of the rivalry... and again, I can't even imagine the atmosphere of Cat\Griz in Bozeman for a semi final game, and I'd hope for a night game.

Yep, agree to disagree. While it would be great drama to play (and beat) them twice in a season, I'd rather MSU play teams they have never played before, or at least not recently. This is the best part of the playoffs, in my opinion. That 2021 run where MSU beat UT Martin, SHSH on the road, and SDSU in the semi's was as much fun as I've had as a Bobcat fan. I'm so glad they've done away with the regional first round and potential QF matchups and now seed 1-16. Disliked playing conference foes again in the playoffs, like Weber and Idaho.

[MSUBRONCO]

Yess!! Successfully got Saturday work switched so don't start till 3 now! Means I can watch the game GO CATS!!

[Bobcat4Ever]

If UM loses, they're probably the 3 seed, which would mean that their path to the chipper would run through Bozeman.

If MSU loses, they're probably the 4 seed, which most likely means that their path would run through Fargo. However, there are two other possibilities that, while less likely, I could envision:

1) MSU only drops to the 3 and thus their road is through Missoula.

2) MSU drops to the 4 and UM gets the #1, meaning that their road is through Missoula.

Personally, I would LOVE to beat them this weekend and see them again in Bozeman.

Only way that UM gets the #1 seed is if NDSU loses to St Thomas this weekend AND the Pandas win by 3+ scores. Could happen, but doubt it.

Hard to know what the committee does if MUS loses...If it's a close game, its hard to see the Cats falling to #4. If it's a big blowout, I could see Tarleton or Lehigh or any number of teams jumping the Cats.

Likewise, if the Cats curbstomp the Pandas ( ) I could easily see any of those teams jumping the gris too.

Regardless, theres not a conceivable scenario where I would prefer the Cats end up on the Bizen side of the bracket. We 100% want the road to Nashville to either have a SF game in Zootown or Bozeman.

I guess I'm coming around to that..... but dang - the pain of playing them in Missoula and losing TWICE is almost too much to comprehend. So we all know the absolute best case scenario here. Just beat them on Saturday and pray they get the #3 seed.If we beat them in Missoula, I think we all agree there is an almost zero chance they're coming into our house and beating us in Bozeman. Can you imagine the crowd for that one...

If we win this week, I don’t think we care if the griz get the 3 seed or if it’s Lehigh or Tarleton or whoever. In fact I’d rather not see them again. Send them to Fargo with the 4 seed, and bring somebody else to Bozeman.

Agree to disagree! If the Cats win on Saturday I want nothing more than the Griz having to come to Bozeman for something that has never happened in the history of the rivalry... and again, I can't even imagine the atmosphere of Cat\Griz in Bozeman for a semi final game, and I'd hope for a night game.

Yep, agree to disagree. While it would be great drama to play (and beat) them twice in a season, I'd rather MSU play teams they have never played before, or at least not recently. This is the best part of the playoffs, in my opinion. That 2021 run where MSU beat UT Martin, SHSH on the road, and SDSU in the semi's was as much fun as I've had as a Bobcat fan. I'm so glad they've done away with the regional first round and potential QF matchups and now seed 1-16. Disliked playing conference foes again in the playoffs, like Weber and Idaho.

Couldn’t agree more. The playoffs don’t prove anything with rematches. I’d love to see Harvard in their first playoffs. A game like that would have more interest to me than yet another ’Cat/gris game.

[grizzh8r]

If UM loses, they're probably the 3 seed, which would mean that their path to the chipper would run through Bozeman.

If MSU loses, they're probably the 4 seed, which most likely means that their path would run through Fargo. However, there are two other possibilities that, while less likely, I could envision:

1) MSU only drops to the 3 and thus their road is through Missoula.

2) MSU drops to the 4 and UM gets the #1, meaning that their road is through Missoula.

Personally, I would LOVE to beat them this weekend and see them again in Bozeman.

Only way that UM gets the #1 seed is if NDSU loses to St Thomas this weekend AND the Pandas win by 3+ scores. Could happen, but doubt it.

Hard to know what the committee does if MUS loses...If it's a close game, its hard to see the Cats falling to #4. If it's a big blowout, I could see Tarleton or Lehigh or any number of teams jumping the Cats.

Likewise, if the Cats curbstomp the Pandas ( ) I could easily see any of those teams jumping the gris too.

Regardless, theres not a conceivable scenario where I would prefer the Cats end up on the Bizen side of the bracket. We 100% want the road to Nashville to either have a SF game in Zootown or Bozeman.

I guess I'm coming around to that..... but dang - the pain of playing them in Missoula and losing TWICE is almost too much to comprehend. So we all know the absolute best case scenario here. Just beat them on Saturday and pray they get the #3 seed.If we beat them in Missoula, I think we all agree there is an almost zero chance they're coming into our house and beating us in Bozeman. Can you imagine the crowd for that one...

If we win this week, I don’t think we care if the griz get the 3 seed or if it’s Lehigh or Tarleton or whoever. In fact I’d rather not see them again. Send them to Fargo with the 4 seed, and bring somebody else to Bozeman.

Agree to disagree! If the Cats win on Saturday I want nothing more than the Griz having to come to Bozeman for something that has never happened in the history of the rivalry... and again, I can't even imagine the atmosphere of Cat\Griz in Bozeman for a semi final game, and I'd hope for a night game.

Yep, agree to disagree. While it would be great drama to play (and beat) them twice in a season, I'd rather MSU play teams they have never played before, or at least not recently. This is the best part of the playoffs, in my opinion. That 2021 run where MSU beat UT Martin, SHSH on the road, and SDSU in the semi's was as much fun as I've had as a Bobcat fan. I'm so glad they've done away with the regional first round and potential QF matchups and now seed 1-16. Disliked playing conference foes again in the playoffs, like Weber and Idaho.

Couldn’t agree more. The playoffs don’t prove anything with rematches. I’d love to see Harvard in their first playoffs. A game like that would have more interest to me than yet another ’Cat/gris game.

So glad the Ivies are in the playoffs now. It's badly needed for the success of the FCS moving forward.

[GoldstoneCat]

It seems like the committee understands that the MT teams are 2/3 by a good margin so the only thing that should cause them to change their minds is a 20+ margin of victory. If that happens one of the pretenders could jump the loser but otherwise they should remain 2/3.

He's lobbying the committee in the event they lose handily imo. Their resume with a loss to us is not entirely dissimilar to tarleton, who has that win over army in their quiver. That plus the recency bias of say a 34-14 game where the Cats just expose them (conjecture of course), with tarleton's loss being a month old and ACU playing well, might lead the Griz to 4 in that scenario. Not impossible, if not likely. I doubt we stay at 3 if we lose.

It's pretty shocking how similar. Tarleton has the Army win, plus 10 FBS wins. UM has 10 FBS wins, no FCS

Tarleton (arguably) outperformed against PSU (common opponent).

UM has a 1 point win over bubble team UND and a 2 score win against bubble team Sac State.

Tarleton has wins over 3 bubble teams: (presumably) APU a blowout at West Georgia, and a 2 score win at Southern Utah.

Who do you pick for the #3? 10-1 Tarleton with more better wins or 9-1 with a slightly tougher schedule.

FWIW I think the Pandas are better than the Texans by 8-10 points...but that could be Montana bias. It certainly isn't shown in the resumes.

I agree with pretty much everything you said here. Colter earlier in the season compared tarleton to NAU, which is probably pretty apt. Capable of beating a team like UM but definitely a big underdog. I just still think if we were to go in and lay one on them pretty good (like happened to us in 2021), I think the recency bias of that will resonate in the committee room. Also, I think there's either a conscious or subconscious tendency to split up the Dakotas and the Montanas from each other if there's justification or ability to do so, and with a 12-0 Lehigh and tarleton both sitting there i definitely think it's possible.

[mule]

If Bison lose this weekend do you think they drop out of #1 seat? If so would you think they drop to #2 seat??

[91catAlum]

If Bison lose this weekend do you think they drop out of #1 seat? If so would you think they drop to #2 seat??

No chance they lose this week. Zero.

[nanacat]

Not only interesting that he thinks they'll play each other again, but even made a comment that both Montana schools are probably the best teams in the country. Do you think it hurt him to give MSU that kind of nod? LOL

[Bocephus]

Not only interesting that he thinks they'll play each other again, but even made a comment that both Montana schools are probably the best teams in the country. Do you think it hurt him to give MSU that kind of nod? LOL

Bobby is always setting himself up in case he loses.

[Colter_Nuanez]

Not only interesting that he thinks they'll play each other again, but even made a comment that both Montana schools are probably the best teams in the country. Do you think it hurt him to give MSU that kind of nod? LOL

Bobby is always setting himself up in case he loses.

I was wondering if this was him hedging his bets in case they lose or if he was implying he think both teams are better than North Dakota State and could go to Fargo and win? Or if he was implying that both teams should be 2-3 no matter what happens? I think its the last one personally...

[tetoncat]

If UM loses, they're probably the 3 seed, which would mean that their path to the chipper would run through Bozeman.

If MSU loses, they're probably the 4 seed, which most likely means that their path would run through Fargo. However, there are two other possibilities that, while less likely, I could envision:

1) MSU only drops to the 3 and thus their road is through Missoula.

2) MSU drops to the 4 and UM gets the #1, meaning that their road is through Missoula.

Personally, I would LOVE to beat them this weekend and see them again in Bozeman.

Only way that UM gets the #1 seed is if NDSU loses to St Thomas this weekend AND the Pandas win by 3+ scores. Could happen, but doubt it.

Hard to know what the committee does if MUS loses...If it's a close game, its hard to see the Cats falling to #4. If it's a big blowout, I could see Tarleton or Lehigh or any number of teams jumping the Cats.

Likewise, if the Cats curbstomp the Pandas ( ) I could easily see any of those teams jumping the gris too.

Regardless, theres not a conceivable scenario where I would prefer the Cats end up on the Bizen side of the bracket. We 100% want the road to Nashville to either have a SF game in Zootown or Bozeman.

I guess I'm coming around to that..... but dang - the pain of playing them in Missoula and losing TWICE is almost too much to comprehend. So we all know the absolute best case scenario here. Just beat them on Saturday and pray they get the #3 seed.If we beat them in Missoula, I think we all agree there is an almost zero chance they're coming into our house and beating us in Bozeman. Can you imagine the crowd for that one...

If we win this week, I don’t think we care if the griz get the 3 seed or if it’s Lehigh or Tarleton or whoever. In fact I’d rather not see them again. Send them to Fargo with the 4 seed, and bring somebody else to Bozeman.

Agree to disagree! If the Cats win on Saturday I want nothing more than the Griz having to come to Bozeman for something that has never happened in the history of the rivalry... and again, I can't even imagine the atmosphere of Cat\Griz in Bozeman for a semi final game, and I'd hope for a night game.

Yep, agree to disagree. While it would be great drama to play (and beat) them twice in a season, I'd rather MSU play teams they have never played before, or at least not recently. This is the best part of the playoffs, in my opinion. That 2021 run where MSU beat UT Martin, SHSH on the road, and SDSU in the semi's was as much fun as I've had as a Bobcat fan. I'm so glad they've done away with the regional first round and potential QF matchups and now seed 1-16. Disliked playing conference foes again in the playoffs, like Weber and Idaho.

Agree. Herder had a bracket last week with Cats having possibility to play SDSU, UCD, and UM a repeats. I had mentioned in another thread that it would be a uninspiring playoff. Still exciting to try to make championship, but as a fan would rather see new teams.

[Bocephus]

Not only interesting that he thinks they'll play each other again, but even made a comment that both Montana schools are probably the best teams in the country. Do you think it hurt him to give MSU that kind of nod? LOL

Bobby is always setting himself up in case he loses.

I was wondering if this was him hedging his bets in case they lose or if he was implying he think both teams are better than North Dakota State and could go to Fargo and win? Or if he was implying that both teams should be 2-3 no matter what happens? I think its the last one personally...

I don't disagree with you there, and honestly he's probably not wrong to be lobbying for the 2 and 3 seeds for both teams.

[BgCATfan]

If UM loses, they're probably the 3 seed, which would mean that their path to the chipper would run through Bozeman.

If MSU loses, they're probably the 4 seed, which most likely means that their path would run through Fargo. However, there are two other possibilities that, while less likely, I could envision:

1) MSU only drops to the 3 and thus their road is through Missoula.

2) MSU drops to the 4 and UM gets the #1, meaning that their road is through Missoula.

Personally, I would LOVE to beat them this weekend and see them again in Bozeman.

Only way that UM gets the #1 seed is if NDSU loses to St Thomas this weekend AND the Pandas win by 3+ scores. Could happen, but doubt it.

Hard to know what the committee does if MUS loses...If it's a close game, its hard to see the Cats falling to #4. If it's a big blowout, I could see Tarleton or Lehigh or any number of teams jumping the Cats.

Likewise, if the Cats curbstomp the Pandas ( ) I could easily see any of those teams jumping the gris too.

Regardless, theres not a conceivable scenario where I would prefer the Cats end up on the Bizen side of the bracket. We 100% want the road to Nashville to either have a SF game in Zootown or Bozeman.

I guess I'm coming around to that..... but dang - the pain of playing them in Missoula and losing TWICE is almost too much to comprehend. So we all know the absolute best case scenario here. Just beat them on Saturday and pray they get the #3 seed.If we beat them in Missoula, I think we all agree there is an almost zero chance they're coming into our house and beating us in Bozeman. Can you imagine the crowd for that one...

If we win this week, I don’t think we care if the griz get the 3 seed or if it’s Lehigh or Tarleton or whoever. In fact I’d rather not see them again. Send them to Fargo with the 4 seed, and bring somebody else to Bozeman.

Agree to disagree! If the Cats win on Saturday I want nothing more than the Griz having to come to Bozeman for something that has never happened in the history of the rivalry... and again, I can't even imagine the atmosphere of Cat\Griz in Bozeman for a semi final game, and I'd hope for a night game.

Yep, agree to disagree. While it would be great drama to play (and beat) them twice in a season, I'd rather MSU play teams they have never played before, or at least not recently. This is the best part of the playoffs, in my opinion. That 2021 run where MSU beat UT Martin, SHSH on the road, and SDSU in the semi's was as much fun as I've had as a Bobcat fan. I'm so glad they've done away with the regional first round and potential QF matchups and now seed 1-16. Disliked playing conference foes again in the playoffs, like Weber and Idaho.

That 2021 Semi against SDSU was the best football game environment I've ever experienced. Great game, then when they fired up Alabama, the place went nuts!

[Montanabob]

If UM loses, they're probably the 3 seed, which would mean that their path to the chipper would run through Bozeman.

If MSU loses, they're probably the 4 seed, which most likely means that their path would run through Fargo. However, there are two other possibilities that, while less likely, I could envision:

1) MSU only drops to the 3 and thus their road is through Missoula.

2) MSU drops to the 4 and UM gets the #1, meaning that their road is through Missoula.

Personally, I would LOVE to beat them this weekend and see them again in Bozeman.

Only way that UM gets the #1 seed is if NDSU loses to St Thomas this weekend AND the Pandas win by 3+ scores. Could happen, but doubt it.

Hard to know what the committee does if MUS loses...If it's a close game, its hard to see the Cats falling to #4. If it's a big blowout, I could see Tarleton or Lehigh or any number of teams jumping the Cats.

Likewise, if the Cats curbstomp the Pandas ( ) I could easily see any of those teams jumping the gris too.

Regardless, theres not a conceivable scenario where I would prefer the Cats end up on the Bizen side of the bracket. We 100% want the road to Nashville to either have a SF game in Zootown or Bozeman.

I guess I'm coming around to that..... but dang - the pain of playing them in Missoula and losing TWICE is almost too much to comprehend. So we all know the absolute best case scenario here. Just beat them on Saturday and pray they get the #3 seed.If we beat them in Missoula, I think we all agree there is an almost zero chance they're coming into our house and beating us in Bozeman. Can you imagine the crowd for that one...

If we win this week, I don’t think we care if the griz get the 3 seed or if it’s Lehigh or Tarleton or whoever. In fact I’d rather not see them again. Send them to Fargo with the 4 seed, and bring somebody else to Bozeman.

Agree to disagree! If the Cats win on Saturday I want nothing more than the Griz having to come to Bozeman for something that has never happened in the history of the rivalry... and again, I can't even imagine the atmosphere of Cat\Griz in Bozeman for a semi final game, and I'd hope for a night game.

Yep, agree to disagree. While it would be great drama to play (and beat) them twice in a season, I'd rather MSU play teams they have never played before, or at least not recently. This is the best part of the playoffs, in my opinion. That 2021 run where MSU beat UT Martin, SHSH on the road, and SDSU in the semi's was as much fun as I've had as a Bobcat fan. I'm so glad they've done away with the regional first round and potential QF matchups and now seed 1-16. Disliked playing conference foes again in the playoffs, like Weber and Idaho.

That 2021 Semi against SDSU was the best football game environment I've ever experienced. Great game, then when they fired up Alabama, the place went nuts!

Cats win big in zoola. Pandas drop to 4... the only rematch I want is in Nashville. period.....