Re: MSU vs Albany predictions
Posted: Tue Dec 03, 2019 8:20 am
Going to be a close one. But our defense has been lights out!
Cats 23
Albany 12
Cats 23
Albany 12
Oh trust me, I'm totally with you on this one and I think IF we come out and play with the focus and intensity that we did against UM we should win this one going away. However, these are kids, and sometimes they lose focus... maybe start thinking they're already great because they smashed UM, have a let down, etc.... Yes, I know Choate is keenly aware of these issues and I think he does a great job of managing the team and staying focused in the moment but you just never know how that ball is going to bounce when you get into the game. Cats got pretty lucky with the fumbles in that game, on both sided. I think we still would have won, but things like that are dangerous against a good team.VimSince03 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 02, 2019 10:54 pmAh whatever. MSU played and coached awful against UND.catatac wrote: ↑Mon Dec 02, 2019 8:41 pmSo was UND, turns out they wereVimSince03 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 02, 2019 5:46 pmSouthern Utah was described as a tough out per Choate.bobcat99 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 02, 2019 4:03 pmChoate makes UNC sound like a good team in his pressers.catatac wrote: ↑Mon Dec 02, 2019 3:54 pmI sure hope so! But, as others' correctly predicted, listening to Choate's presser he certainly sounds concerned about that passing game. They WILL air it out a ton and they DO have NFL caliber receiver and other personnel to make some big plays on us. If we can stop them on the ground and make them one dimensional and really get after that QB I think we'll have a good chance to win.
Albany doesn't have an NFL WR. I'll guarantee they don't have any WR as good as what we faced against UM. We did fine there.
Bingo. This is the second round of the playoffs, which means every matchup is arguably a top 20 pairing. Will there be a blowout or two this weekend? Probably, but I'm not expecting ours to be one of them, and I expect there to be more close games than not.catatac wrote: ↑Tue Dec 03, 2019 10:03 amOh trust me, I'm totally with you on this one and I think IF we come out and play with the focus and intensity that we did against UM we should win this one going away. However, these are kids, and sometimes they lose focus... maybe start thinking they're already great because they smashed UM, have a let down, etc.... Yes, I know Choate is keenly aware of these issues and I think he does a great job of managing the team and staying focused in the moment but you just never know how that ball is going to bounce when you get into the game. Cats got pretty lucky with the fumbles in that game, on both sided. I think we still would have won, but things like that are dangerous against a good team.VimSince03 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 02, 2019 10:54 pmAh whatever. MSU played and coached awful against UND.catatac wrote: ↑Mon Dec 02, 2019 8:41 pmSo was UND, turns out they wereVimSince03 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 02, 2019 5:46 pmSouthern Utah was described as a tough out per Choate.bobcat99 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 02, 2019 4:03 pmChoate makes UNC sound like a good team in his pressers.catatac wrote: ↑Mon Dec 02, 2019 3:54 pmI sure hope so! But, as others' correctly predicted, listening to Choate's presser he certainly sounds concerned about that passing game. They WILL air it out a ton and they DO have NFL caliber receiver and other personnel to make some big plays on us. If we can stop them on the ground and make them one dimensional and really get after that QB I think we'll have a good chance to win.
Albany doesn't have an NFL WR. I'll guarantee they don't have any WR as good as what we faced against UM. We did fine there.
Bottom line, I just don't feel right expecting a blowout win here... that just feels Grizzy to me
you back huh?
I gotta admit, Choate has upgraded the art of singing the praises of the opponent. I thought Lou Holtz was the master, but Choate isn't far behind!catatac wrote: ↑Mon Dec 02, 2019 3:54 pmI sure hope so! But, as others' correctly predicted, listening to Choate's presser he certainly sounds concerned about that passing game. They WILL air it out a ton and they DO have NFL caliber receiver and other personnel to make some big plays on us. If we can stop them on the ground and make them one dimensional and really get after that QB I think we'll have a good chance to win.
I get that , but I also believe with the Senior Leadership on this team , the one come to Jesus meeting after UND,catatac wrote: ↑Tue Dec 03, 2019 10:03 amOh trust me, I'm totally with you on this one and I think IF we come out and play with the focus and intensity that we did against UM we should win this one going away. However, these are kids, and sometimes they lose focus... maybe start thinking they're already great because they smashed UM, have a let down, etc.... Yes, I know Choate is keenly aware of these issues and I think he does a great job of managing the team and staying focused in the moment but you just never know how that ball is going to bounce when you get into the game. Cats got pretty lucky with the fumbles in that game, on both sided. I think we still would have won, but things like that are dangerous against a good team.VimSince03 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 02, 2019 10:54 pmAh whatever. MSU played and coached awful against UND.catatac wrote: ↑Mon Dec 02, 2019 8:41 pmSo was UND, turns out they wereVimSince03 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 02, 2019 5:46 pmSouthern Utah was described as a tough out per Choate.bobcat99 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 02, 2019 4:03 pmChoate makes UNC sound like a good team in his pressers.catatac wrote: ↑Mon Dec 02, 2019 3:54 pmI sure hope so! But, as others' correctly predicted, listening to Choate's presser he certainly sounds concerned about that passing game. They WILL air it out a ton and they DO have NFL caliber receiver and other personnel to make some big plays on us. If we can stop them on the ground and make them one dimensional and really get after that QB I think we'll have a good chance to win.
Albany doesn't have an NFL WR. I'll guarantee they don't have any WR as good as what we faced against UM. We did fine there.
Bottom line, I just don't feel right expecting a blowout win here... that just feels Grizzy to me
Just when I thought there was no humor here this week!kwcat wrote: ↑Tue Dec 03, 2019 3:17 pmIs it going to be.....[[/media]
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Hopefully, when it comes to our secondary we don’t have any bad touches....
And when it comes to our running game....
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And our defense is 1000 HP!!!
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Then we can all party like a....
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