ISU uses the 3-3-5 D

[Vamos Gatos Vamos]

Not my work, I saw this on egriz & verified. It's been a rare game where MSU didn't destroy this defensive scheme.

[damnyoutuesday]

3-3-5 works when you have the correct personnel for it (aka adequately sized linemen) that the Griz do not have, and have only had in 2023 when they went to the title game. I'm assuming ISU isn't as stupid as the Griz in that regard

[2015cat]

From what i've seen, they stem and and jump into multiple fronts quite a bit (only watched part of the Nova game). Could be a small problem with how many false starts we've had the last few weeks.

[kwcat]

From what i've seen, they stem and and jump into multiple fronts quite a bit (only watched part of the Nova game). Could be a small problem with how many false starts we've had the last few weeks.

This

[TomCat88]

Jake Anderson, 6-5, 295 is a good DT. He was honorable mention this year and second team last year. They had three players on the first and second team from their defense.

Niekamp is a beast at LB. MVFC POY. His dad(?) is the DC.

[TomCat88]

I’m baffled that ISU played so well defensively vs NDSU and didn’t do well vs UC Davis.

[kwcat]

I’m baffled that ISU played so well defensively vs NDSU and didn’t do well vs UC Davis.

Matchups for one and football is an emotional game number two

[wbtfg]

Jake Anderson, 6-5, 295 is a good DT. He was honorable mention this year and second team last year. They had three players on the first and second team from their defense.

Niekamp is a beast at LB. MVFC POY. His dad(?) is the DC.

Niekamp sounds familiar.....wasn't he an assistant at UM under Bob Stitt?

(maybe this is old news...I hadn't seen it mentioned anywhere)

[BelligerentBobcat]

Jake Anderson, 6-5, 295 is a good DT. He was honorable mention this year and second team last year. They had three players on the first and second team from their defense.

Niekamp is a beast at LB. MVFC POY. His dad(?) is the DC.

Niekamp sounds familiar.....wasn't he an assistant at UM under Bob Stitt?

(maybe this is old news...I hadn't seen it mentioned anywhere)

Yes, and their strength coach was at UM under Stitt. Pretty sure Niekamp was their LB coach. Semore was their DC. He’s now the DC at Southern Miss.

[Montanabob]

Jake Anderson, 6-5, 295 is a good DT. He was honorable mention this year and second team last year. They had three players on the first and second team from their defense.

Niekamp is a beast at LB. MVFC POY. His dad(?) is the DC.

Niekamp sounds familiar.....wasn't he an assistant at UM under Bob Stitt?

(maybe this is old news...I hadn't seen it mentioned anywhere)

Yes, and their strength coach was at UM under Stitt. Pretty sure Niekamp was their LB coach. Semore was their DC. He’s now the DC at Southern Miss.

Niekamp spent two seasons as part of the coaching staff at Montana prior to returning to Illinois State, serving as the Grizzlies’ special teams coordinator and linebackers coach. He joined head coach Bob Stitt’s staff in January of 2016, and in his first season at Montana, Niekamp coached linebacker Josh Buss, who finished the 2016 season as Montana’s leading tackler. Buss posted 20 tackles for loss, a national best among sophomores, and earned a place on the HERO Sports FCS Sophomore Defensive All-America first team.

[wbtfg]

Anyone have a good scouting report on ISU's defense?

[seataccat]

I’m baffled that ISU played so well defensively vs NDSU and didn’t do well vs UC Davis.

Maybe it's because UCD has the better offense.

[TomCat88]

I’m baffled that ISU played so well defensively vs NDSU and didn’t do well vs UC Davis.

Matchups for one and football is an emotional game number two

Hmm, they gave up 179 to ndsu and 533 to UC Davis. What were the matchup issues?

[TomCat88]

I’m baffled that ISU played so well defensively vs NDSU and didn’t do well vs UC Davis.

Maybe it's because UCD has the better offense.

Oh! Yeah!

[kwcat]

I’m baffled that ISU played so well defensively vs NDSU and didn’t do well vs UC Davis.

Matchups for one and football is an emotional game number two

Hmm, they gave up 179 to ndsu and 533 to UC Davis. What were the matchup issues?

Look from where the numbers came. And then UCD did not finish.