If someone doesn't do a Good-Bad-Ugly by Sunday night every week, I going to embarrass myself like this. Please help me.
Happy:
Lamson's accuracy. I don't care who you're playing 26- of 29 is
Three drives post-INT. Pure perfection. 85 yards in 1:15; opening drive of 2nd half; third one with Jones 25-yard run, then best pass of the day from Lamson to Taco in the bucket, then two Davis bursts to house.
Defense didn't allow SD past MSU 42 until backups started coming in.
Davis getting 10 ypc.
Special teams had no miscues. (of course this should be the case every game).
Sad: first half run game (see Vigen's comments)
Unattractive: No "the good, the bad and the ugly" thread.
Re: The happy, the sad, the unattractive
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2025 8:05 am
by 91catAlum
Good: the defense continues to shine, especially the run D. SD had negative rushing yards at the half thanks to the Dowler sack.
Taco should have a fantastic year in conference play.
Bad: the O line is still searching for some continuity, especially in the running game.
Ugly: decades of game attendance and I still have not won the 50 50.
Re: The happy, the sad, the unattractive
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2025 8:31 am
by SparkCat
The Best: Someone made gris_8er and maybe msuhunterdork vanish.
If someone doesn't do a Good-Bad-Ugly by Sunday night every week, I going to embarrass myself like this. Please help me.
Happy:
Lamson's accuracy. I don't care who you're playing 26- of 29 is
Three drives post-INT. Pure perfection. 85 yards in 1:15; opening drive of 2nd half; third one with Jones 25-yard run, then best pass of the day from Lamson to Taco in the bucket, then two Davis bursts to house.
Defense didn't allow SD past MSU 42 until backups started coming in.
Davis getting 10 ypc.
Special teams had no miscues. (of course this should be the case every game).
Sad: first half run game (see Vigen's comments)
Unattractive: No "the good, the bad and the ugly" thread.
No one can question Lamson's accuracy but I might put his shot selection(or maybe the playcall itself) in bad because he had a couple WIDE open receivers for big shots and he just doesn't seem to see them or anticipate it pre-snap. That throw to Taco was into triple coverage and King had half a field to himself on the other side. Hopefully a bit of film study will clean that up.
Re: The happy, the sad, the unattractive
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2025 8:51 am
by luckyirishguy25
To add:
The Good = Julius Davis, his vision is unparalleled. Lamson had a good game zipping the ball around.
The Bad = First half blocking, it got better but the first half was bad.
The Ugly = Didn't really have anything super ugly stand out, nor should we have had with the opponent we faced.
If someone doesn't do a Good-Bad-Ugly by Sunday night every week, I going to embarrass myself like this. Please help me.
Happy:
Lamson's accuracy. I don't care who you're playing 26- of 29 is
Three drives post-INT. Pure perfection. 85 yards in 1:15; opening drive of 2nd half; third one with Jones 25-yard run, then best pass of the day from Lamson to Taco in the bucket, then two Davis bursts to house.
Defense didn't allow SD past MSU 42 until backups started coming in.
Davis getting 10 ypc.
Special teams had no miscues. (of course this should be the case every game).
Sad: first half run game (see Vigen's comments)
Unattractive: No "the good, the bad and the ugly" thread.
No one can question Lamson's accuracy but I might put his shot selection(or maybe the playcall itself) in bad because he had a couple WIDE open receivers for big shots and he just doesn't seem to see them or anticipate it pre-snap. That throw to Taco was into triple coverage and King had half a field to himself on the other side. Hopefully a bit of film study will clean that up.
Yes, I noticed that as well and asked Taco to go through that play and he pointed out that King was open. So, they probably talked about that right after the play.
The pass, however, was one of if not the best I’ve seen Lamson throw and Taco liked it as well.
I think it worked out well because the Bobcats were in a rhythm and they sustained that the next two plays. Either way is good but they strung a bunch of good plays together for three straight drives before turning it over to the backups.
Re: The happy, the sad, the unattractive
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2025 9:34 am
by BelligerentBobcat
Happy: I have to say now that we finally saw a lot of it in action, I like the passing scheme. A deep threat (Long) will take it even further. Love that we’re using the MOF. As there’s more tape on it, defenses will respect it more and running will become easier.
The Best: Someone made gris_8er and maybe msuhunterdork vanish.
Strange how someone could have other responsibilities and obligations that prevent them from sitting on their butt all weekend long watch fcs football. Must be a nice luxury to have to be singularly focused on one activity
The Best: Someone made gris_8er and maybe msuhunterdork vanish.
Strange how someone could have other responsibilities and obligations that prevent them from sitting on their butt all weekend long watch fcs football. Must be a nice luxury to have to be singularly focused on one activity
Ugly: msuhunter’s teenage angst is still among us.
The Best: Someone made gris_8er and maybe msuhunterdork vanish.
Strange how someone could have other responsibilities and obligations that prevent them from sitting on their butt all weekend long watch fcs football. Must be a nice luxury to have to be singularly focused on one activity
Ugly: msuhunter’s teenage angst is still among us.
Or i didn't watch the game, so i don't have the arrogance to comment on what happened in the game ...
The Best: Someone made gris_8er and maybe msuhunterdork vanish.
Strange how someone could have other responsibilities and obligations that prevent them from sitting on their butt all weekend long watch fcs football. Must be a nice luxury to have to be singularly focused on one activity
Ugly: msuhunter’s teenage angst is still among us.
Or i didn't watch the game, so i don't have the arrogance to comment on what happened in the game ...
Well… in that case, I hope you were out doing something you enjoy, like hunting, and if so, I hope it was a great outing!
If someone doesn't do a Good-Bad-Ugly by Sunday night every week, I going to embarrass myself like this. Please help me.
Happy:
Lamson's accuracy. I don't care who you're playing 26- of 29 is
Three drives post-INT. Pure perfection. 85 yards in 1:15; opening drive of 2nd half; third one with Jones 25-yard run, then best pass of the day from Lamson to Taco in the bucket, then two Davis bursts to house.
Defense didn't allow SD past MSU 42 until backups started coming in.
Davis getting 10 ypc.
Special teams had no miscues. (of course this should be the case every game).
Sad: first half run game (see Vigen's comments)
Unattractive: No "the good, the bad and the ugly" thread.
No one can question Lamson's accuracy but I might put his shot selection(or maybe the playcall itself) in bad because he had a couple WIDE open receivers for big shots and he just doesn't seem to see them or anticipate it pre-snap. That throw to Taco was into triple coverage and King had half a field to himself on the other side. Hopefully a bit of film study will clean that up.
King was extremely disappointed on that play and not getting the ball. He just stood there and didn't move for awhile. Vigen noticed and came over to talk to him as he came off the field.
Re: The happy, the sad, the unattractive
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2025 11:38 am
by bobcatbob
Happy:
Defense continues to do good and improve.
Lamson's passing accuracy.
Play of special teams
Davis's running.
Sad:
Not getting good yardage on first downs.
OL run blocking.
If someone doesn't do a Good-Bad-Ugly by Sunday night every week, I going to embarrass myself like this. Please help me.
Happy:
Lamson's accuracy. I don't care who you're playing 26- of 29 is
Three drives post-INT. Pure perfection. 85 yards in 1:15; opening drive of 2nd half; third one with Jones 25-yard run, then best pass of the day from Lamson to Taco in the bucket, then two Davis bursts to house.
Defense didn't allow SD past MSU 42 until backups started coming in.
Davis getting 10 ypc.
Special teams had no miscues. (of course this should be the case every game).
Sad: first half run game (see Vigen's comments)
Unattractive: No "the good, the bad and the ugly" thread.
No one can question Lamson's accuracy but I might put his shot selection(or maybe the playcall itself) in bad because he had a couple WIDE open receivers for big shots and he just doesn't seem to see them or anticipate it pre-snap. That throw to Taco was into triple coverage and King had half a field to himself on the other side. Hopefully a bit of film study will clean that up.
He tends to lock onto Taco. Plays where he isn't primary he seems to go thru reads more. He did mention in interview he missed King for td. Getting that stuff an film should help him grow
Re: The happy, the sad, the unattractive
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2025 7:48 pm
by TomCat88
Forgot to mention the shutdown of Matt Columbo. 6 carries 4 yards. Came in with 52-254.
The three drives after the interception 5-85, 8-75, 6-90. 19-250; 13 ypp. Lamson 10-10-0, 159 yards, 1 TD pass. Davis, Jones, Lamson 9-91, 2 TDs.
Re: The happy, the sad, the unattractive
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2025 9:49 pm
by Catbacker_1
The Good: The defense has looked good stopping the run making teams more one dimensional. Julius healthy again his vision, patience, toughness has been on full display and it’s fun to watch.
The Bad: the lack of turnovers to this point. The secondary plays so far off keeping the players in front of them I don’t see many opportunities for interceptions coming. Dropping easy interceptions need to snag more of those.
The Ugly: Probably this take but IMO Jared White at this point should be the #2 running back. Adam just doesn’t have the ability to break tackles and get the hard yards. In open space and to speed he’s as dangerous as they come but that’s maybe one or two plays a game. White impressed me in the spring and in the limited time he has seen the field this season. He has shown he can make the first guy miss and get 5-7 yards consistently.
Re: The happy, the sad, the unattractive
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2025 7:27 pm
by onceacat
The good: No punts blocked!
The rest: Who cares, Cats didn't let a punt get blocked!
Re: The happy, the sad, the unattractive
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2025 7:41 pm
by Colter_Nuanez
Re: The happy, the sad, the unattractive
Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2025 10:25 am
by aucat
Good: Play of defense. Great crowd after the huge gold rush game
concern: THrow the ball deeper down the field
(of course this should be the case every game).
