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Pulled this from Herder's analysis. Thought it's was interesting.
"It reminds me a bit of last year’s SDSU at NDSU semifinal game. The Bison narrowly beat the Jackrabbits in the regular season. But in the second round and quarterfinals, SDSU looked like a better team than NDSU in how it was playing. It’s a similar storyline heading into Saturday’s rivalry game. The slight difference is that NDSU won at home in the regular season, compared to MSU winning on the road. The Bison ended up narrowly beating SDSU in the semifinals, even though the two playoff games suggested the Jacks carried in better momentum.
A lot has happened outside of the norm in this year’s FCS playoff field. Typical powers have lost early. New blood is deep in the bracket. And plenty of road teams have won. But that’s on the other side of the bracket. I think the norm continues on this side. That norm is the team who’s better in the trenches wins deep in the playoffs, and home-field advantage is a difference-maker."
As much as it pains me to admit … Cats … are … better … in … trenches.
If the Cats don’t run a couple old fashioned screen passes against the over pursuing, blitzing, over committing defense of the Gris, they are really passing on some golden opportunities IMO.
Pulled this from Herder's analysis. Thought it's was interesting.
"It reminds me a bit of last year’s SDSU at NDSU semifinal game. The Bison narrowly beat the Jackrabbits in the regular season. But in the second round and quarterfinals, SDSU looked like a better team than NDSU in how it was playing. It’s a similar storyline heading into Saturday’s rivalry game. The slight difference is that NDSU won at home in the regular season, compared to MSU winning on the road. The Bison ended up narrowly beating SDSU in the semifinals, even though the two playoff games suggested the Jacks carried in better momentum.
A lot has happened outside of the norm in this year’s FCS playoff field. Typical powers have lost early. New blood is deep in the bracket. And plenty of road teams have won. But that’s on the other side of the bracket. I think the norm continues on this side. That norm is the team who’s better in the trenches wins deep in the playoffs, and home-field advantage is a difference-maker."
As much as it pains me to admit … Cats … are … better … in … trenches.
Well Old Man, I can see that you're teetering on jumping across from the dark side. C'mon over!!
Pulled this from Herder's analysis. Thought it's was interesting.
"It reminds me a bit of last year’s SDSU at NDSU semifinal game. The Bison narrowly beat the Jackrabbits in the regular season. But in the second round and quarterfinals, SDSU looked like a better team than NDSU in how it was playing. It’s a similar storyline heading into Saturday’s rivalry game. The slight difference is that NDSU won at home in the regular season, compared to MSU winning on the road. The Bison ended up narrowly beating SDSU in the semifinals, even though the two playoff games suggested the Jacks carried in better momentum.
A lot has happened outside of the norm in this year’s FCS playoff field. Typical powers have lost early. New blood is deep in the bracket. And plenty of road teams have won. But that’s on the other side of the bracket. I think the norm continues on this side. That norm is the team who’s better in the trenches wins deep in the playoffs, and home-field advantage is a difference-maker."
One thing interesting about our home field advantage is that Booby refuses to spend the night in Bozeman, and what I dug up from 2019, won't even feed his team in a Bozeman establishment. So, coming to Bozeman requires the Gris to be intentional with their distraction by petty details. I suppose it works out better for them that the game is later in the afternoon than the Brawl.
Pulled this from Herder's analysis. Thought it's was interesting.
"It reminds me a bit of last year’s SDSU at NDSU semifinal game. The Bison narrowly beat the Jackrabbits in the regular season. But in the second round and quarterfinals, SDSU looked like a better team than NDSU in how it was playing. It’s a similar storyline heading into Saturday’s rivalry game. The slight difference is that NDSU won at home in the regular season, compared to MSU winning on the road. The Bison ended up narrowly beating SDSU in the semifinals, even though the two playoff games suggested the Jacks carried in better momentum.
A lot has happened outside of the norm in this year’s FCS playoff field. Typical powers have lost early. New blood is deep in the bracket. And plenty of road teams have won. But that’s on the other side of the bracket. I think the norm continues on this side. That norm is the team who’s better in the trenches wins deep in the playoffs, and home-field advantage is a difference-maker."
That's not a slight difference.
Exactly. Not really giving the Cats full credit for winning arguably the biggest regular season FCS game on the road in a stadium that is pretty hard to win in.
Pulled this from Herder's analysis. Thought it's was interesting.
"It reminds me a bit of last year’s SDSU at NDSU semifinal game. The Bison narrowly beat the Jackrabbits in the regular season. But in the second round and quarterfinals, SDSU looked like a better team than NDSU in how it was playing. It’s a similar storyline heading into Saturday’s rivalry game. The slight difference is that NDSU won at home in the regular season, compared to MSU winning on the road. The Bison ended up narrowly beating SDSU in the semifinals, even though the two playoff games suggested the Jacks carried in better momentum.
A lot has happened outside of the norm in this year’s FCS playoff field. Typical powers have lost early. New blood is deep in the bracket. And plenty of road teams have won. But that’s on the other side of the bracket. I think the norm continues on this side. That norm is the team who’s better in the trenches wins deep in the playoffs, and home-field advantage is a difference-maker."
That's not a slight difference.
It’s comical like most things coming from them. They absolutely RAVE about their stadium, the bowl, fans on top of players, capacity, noise, mountains, history, tradition. It’s THEE best in the nation and rivals only those such as the Big House……..
Then we go in there and win. Now get them at home where WE have all the advantages in addition to how the griz play in Bozeman as of late. Now suddenly homefield advantage and noise isn’t really that big of a deal. Ha.
Pulled this from Herder's analysis. Thought it's was interesting.
"It reminds me a bit of last year’s SDSU at NDSU semifinal game. The Bison narrowly beat the Jackrabbits in the regular season. But in the second round and quarterfinals, SDSU looked like a better team than NDSU in how it was playing. It’s a similar storyline heading into Saturday’s rivalry game. The slight difference is that NDSU won at home in the regular season, compared to MSU winning on the road. The Bison ended up narrowly beating SDSU in the semifinals, even though the two playoff games suggested the Jacks carried in better momentum.
A lot has happened outside of the norm in this year’s FCS playoff field. Typical powers have lost early. New blood is deep in the bracket. And plenty of road teams have won. But that’s on the other side of the bracket. I think the norm continues on this side. That norm is the team who’s better in the trenches wins deep in the playoffs, and home-field advantage is a difference-maker."
That's not a slight difference.
It’s comical like most things coming from them. They absolutely RAVE about their stadium, the bowl, fans on top of players, capacity, noise, mountains, history, tradition. It’s THEE best in the nation and rivals only those such as the Big House……..
Then we go in there and win. Now get them at home where WE have all the advantages in addition to how the griz play in Bozeman as of late. Now suddenly homefield advantage and noise isn’t really that big of a deal. Ha.
I really thought the crowd wasn’t nearly as loud in Missoula in November as it can be. They really get going when the other team gets flustered. That never happened, the energy was pretty tamped down.
One thing interesting about our home field advantage is that Booby refuses to spend the night in Bozeman, and what I dug up from 2019, won't even feed his team in a Bozeman establishment. So, coming to Bozeman requires the Gris to be intentional with their distraction by petty details. I suppose it works out better for them that the game is later in the afternoon than the Brawl.
Fun fact. The NCAA makes the hotel plans.....Bobby doesn't get to choose his hotel location this time
Nice. Does she live in MT, or what is the connection.
Stephanie was born and raised in Bozeman. I believe she lives in Nashville now trying to advance her music career. my understanding is that one of the staff on the local news asked her to write something a few days ago, and she turned it out in a couple days.
Obviously, not gonna be a chart topper, but kind of fun and lots of good video
Nice. Does she live in MT, or what is the connection.
Stephanie was born and raised in Bozeman. I believe she lives in Nashville now trying to advance her music career. my understanding is that one of the staff on the local news asked her to write something a few days ago, and she turned it out in a couple days.
Obviously, not gonna be a chart topper, but kind of fun and lots of good video
Her parents still live outside Bozeman.
Egriz quote "...the BSC is the bubs world and everyone else is just living in it."
The young man asking questions in this interview does a good job. And Kramer does a great job of explaining the intricacies of playoff football and the progression of Montana State.
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