Cats vs. Idaho Predictions

[Bobcat4Ever]

If the ‘Cats play to their potential in a big game with no turnovers, they’ll win by 10-14 points. If they sort of revert to last year it could be another FG for the game. I’m going to say that Coach Vigen, with help from guys like Bobby Daly and Jody Owens, understand what happened last year and have fixed it. The whole team knows this is their first playoff game.

Bobcats — 32
Vandals — 22

[Bobcat4Ever]

Interesting comment from Jason Eck. He said he hoped MSU still lets fans leave the stadium at halftime, because that first series in the third quarter is a good time to get things done. He has the hindsight of having coached at MSU and being there with SDSU, but it’s food for thought when an administrative policy becomes part of the opponent’s game plan.

[coloradocat]

The Vandals come close, but still can't keep us under 31 points.

MSU - 31
Idaho - 27

[centralmtfan]

I think the Cats want to send a message to all the skeptics. Prime time TV and under the lights for a revenge game; 38-10 CATS!

[Prodigal Cat]

Interesting comment from Jason Eck. He said he hoped MSU still lets fans leave the stadium at halftime, because that first series in the third quarter is a good time to get things done. He has the hindsight of having coached at MSU and being there with SDSU, but it’s food for thought when the fans choices becomes part of the opponent’s game plan.

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[Bobcat Sig]

Interesting comment from Jason Eck. He said he hoped MSU still lets fans leave the stadium at halftime, because that first series in the third quarter is a good time to get things done. He has the hindsight of having coached at MSU and being there with SDSU, but it’s food for thought when an administrative policy becomes part of the opponent’s game plan.

It's a problem. And while this is an unpopular opinion here on ol' Bobcat Nation; no re-entry should be policy. That way, there is no issue about an empty stadium at the second-half kick.

[technoCat]

I'm concerned with the lack of production with our pass rush. We're half way through the season (the easiest part of the season) and Grebe has what, 1 sack?? With Seabass transferred out and Schmitt injured, we don't have anybody in the middle who commands a double team so teams are apparently able to neutralize Grebe now. Even unc showed life in the passing game eventually; same with Idaho state.

Now comes a much better team even with their injuries. They have shown the ability to slow down good running games. If they are able to keep Mellott in the pocket on passing downs, they could give the Cats trouble. They are well coached and just like last year, they'll come in with a solid game plan to keep this close. I'll stick with the Cats but this game does scare me.

MSU 27
Spuds 24

Yes, Bryce Grebe only has one sack. His older brother has 5 though.

Nice. Five surprises me! OK I stand corrected. For some reason it doesn't seem like we've gotten the same pressure as the last few years since maybe 2019 or so. Its possible my eyes are deceiving me. But when you play Unc, Utah Tech, and Lord-have-Mercyhurst, I guess my expectations were higher than what I see. My bad, most likely.

I haven't really kept up with the d-line discussions on BN but watching the games it feels like we've been getting a lot of pressure on the QBs but not necessarily getting home before they get a wild throw off.

Does the BSC keep track of QB pressures anywhere? We might not be getting the sack but the QB has to be throwing under duress at least 70% of the time. Very few clean pockets against us.

[DMMDCats]

Cats win toss, defer, get ball and run a 14 play 75 yd drive eating up 8 mins of clock.
Problem solved.

Stop trying to deny peoples freedom to roam, open more gates to get the crowd in faster. That is the real problem.

Why do sky boxers get a dedicated entrance??????????????? While everyone on the west side languishes in line????????????

[technoCat]

Interesting comment from Jason Eck. He said he hoped MSU still lets fans leave the stadium at halftime, because that first series in the third quarter is a good time to get things done. He has the hindsight of having coached at MSU and being there with SDSU, but it’s food for thought when an administrative policy becomes part of the opponent’s game plan.

It's a problem. And while this is an unpopular opinion here on ol' Bobcat Nation; no re-entry should be policy. That way, there is no issue about an empty stadium at the second-half kick.

I completely agree. It would be nice not to have people shuffling back in until midway through the 3rd quarter and block my LoS every game!! I also never left at halftime even when I tailgated because I hated missing the second half kick-off.

That said, I know a lot of people that might stop coming to games if this was the case. They are there to socialize and the game is a nice perk. I think they might stay at home if they couldn't go out at halftime. Would be interesting to see the difference between a good game and a blowout if they ever decided to rip the band aid and implement this.

[ilovethecats]

Cats win toss, defer, get ball and run a 14 play 75 yd drive eating up 8 mins of clock.
Problem solved.

Stop trying to deny peoples freedom to roam, open more gates to get the crowd in faster. That is the real problem.

Why do sky boxers get a dedicated entrance??????????????? While everyone on the west side languishes in line????????????

"Sky boxers" have their own entrance? I have a suite and I am unaware of this.

[DMMDCats]

Cats win toss, defer, get ball and run a 14 play 75 yd drive eating up 8 mins of clock.
Problem solved.

Stop trying to deny peoples freedom to roam, open more gates to get the crowd in faster. That is the real problem.

Why do sky boxers get a dedicated entrance??????????????? While everyone on the west side languishes in line????????????

"Sky boxers" have their own entrance? I have a suite and I am unaware of this.

The one by the Ipf. Big sign, suite entrance only.

[BelligerentBobcat]

Interesting comment from Jason Eck. He said he hoped MSU still lets fans leave the stadium at halftime, because that first series in the third quarter is a good time to get things done. He has the hindsight of having coached at MSU and being there with SDSU, but it’s food for thought when an administrative policy becomes part of the opponent’s game plan.

It's a problem. And while this is an unpopular opinion here on ol' Bobcat Nation; no re-entry should be policy. That way, there is no issue about an empty stadium at the second-half kick.

When I went to the Idaho game last year, I really enjoyed the no entry policy. Place was full! Downsides were the lines for beer were very long, concourse was incredibly full.

Reality is that at minimum, 1/4 of the people who go to the games are just there for the party. So they’re going to go out at halftime, drink a bunch, and meander back in when convenient. I’m not sure if you can change that. A lot of people wouldn’t come if you do no re-entry. I don’t really drink much, so to me it’s no big deal, but to those who probably don’t remember what game they watched the next day, they care.

[BelligerentBobcat]

So regarding the Idaho schedule, it’s pretty overrated.

They played Oregon in a game Oregon didn’t really care about, and made a lot of offensive changes afterwards. Redid their OL. Makes a difference.

They beat a ranked Albany that they like to crow about. That same ranked Albany lost to Maine. Now of course, we played a ****** team in Maine. Albany is good though! Because they had a number next to them.

They beat Wyoming. I’m not sure how anybody can objectively say that Wyoming is better than New Mexico, but whatever.

They beat Abilene Christian by 3, who has a really weird resume. Lost in OT to Texas Tech, beat Northern Colorado by 2, beat Utah Tech by 25. I doubt ACU is that good.

Lost to UC Davis, who probably scares me the most for remaining teams left. Davis also just barely “beat” Portland State.

Beat NAU by 6. NAU is solid, nothing special. Middle of BSC team at best.

We’re better than Idaho, we’re at home, we’re on a revenge tour, we’re gonna roll. Idaho is well coached, they’ll be fired up, they have good talent, but they’re on their 3rd string QB and we’re just plain better. We should win by 14+, and honestly, that’s me being conservative.

[MSU01]

Interesting comment from Jason Eck. He said he hoped MSU still lets fans leave the stadium at halftime, because that first series in the third quarter is a good time to get things done. He has the hindsight of having coached at MSU and being there with SDSU, but it’s food for thought when an administrative policy becomes part of the opponent’s game plan.

It's a problem. And while this is an unpopular opinion here on ol' Bobcat Nation; no re-entry should be policy. That way, there is no issue about an empty stadium at the second-half kick.

When I went to the Idaho game last year, I really enjoyed the no entry policy. Place was full! Downsides were the lines for beer were very long, concourse was incredibly full.

Reality is that at minimum, 1/4 of the people who go to the games are just there for the party. So they’re going to go out at halftime, drink a bunch, and meander back in when convenient. I’m not sure if you can change that. A lot of people wouldn’t come if you do no re-entry. I don’t really drink much, so to me it’s no big deal, but to those who probably don’t remember what game they watched the next day, they care.

I agree that MSU can't really decide now to go to a no re-entry policy after they've already allowed a very robust tailgating atmosphere to develop over the years. The group that sits next to us is obviously VERY much into tailgating given their levels of intoxication every week when they make it into the stadium, and the last two games they left midway through the second quarter and never made it back inside for the second half. I've always mostly avoided drinking before the game in favor of enjoying a few beers or bourbons afterwards to celebrate a Bobcat win, but everyone has their own preferences and enjoys the game day experience in different ways. I also highly doubt that it has any more than an extremely negligible effect on the result of the game itself.

[catscat]

Interesting comment from Jason Eck. He said he hoped MSU still lets fans leave the stadium at halftime, because that first series in the third quarter is a good time to get things done. He has the hindsight of having coached at MSU and being there with SDSU, but it’s food for thought when an administrative policy becomes part of the opponent’s game plan.

It's a problem. And while this is an unpopular opinion here on ol' Bobcat Nation; no re-entry should be policy. That way, there is no issue about an empty stadium at the second-half kick.

I completely agree. It would be nice not to have people shuffling back in until midway through the 3rd quarter and block my LoS every game!! I also never left at halftime even when I tailgated because I hated missing the second half kick-off.

That said, I know a lot of people that might stop coming to games if this was the case. They are there to socialize and the game is a nice perk. I think they might stay at home if they couldn't go out at halftime. Would be interesting to see the difference between a good game and a blowout if they ever decided to rip the band aid and implement this.

I'm not a fan of people coming back late either as we sit on an aisle and it's a pain to have them tripping over us unto the third quarter, but to implement no re-entry just to have fans in the stands is tantamount to saying the Cats can't win without the fans in the stands. Folks are at the games for lots of different reasons and although I never miss a second half kickoff, I am not one to advocate for telling people what they must do when it's unnecessary. I think fans getting back is much better for the "big" or close games, but apparently you would deny them re-entry for the Maines and Mercyhursts which would just result in them not coming back at all.

[CodyCat]

I think Idaho has played a tougher schedule than MSU. But not by much. I pretty much feel the same as Belligerent on his write up.

The Cats are going to be really ready to play this game. The environment is going to be nuts. Defense absolutely shines and the offensive continues its path of destruction.

Cats 31
Spuds 13

[ilovethecats]

Cats win toss, defer, get ball and run a 14 play 75 yd drive eating up 8 mins of clock.
Problem solved.

Stop trying to deny peoples freedom to roam, open more gates to get the crowd in faster. That is the real problem.

Why do sky boxers get a dedicated entrance??????????????? While everyone on the west side languishes in line????????????

"Sky boxers" have their own entrance? I have a suite and I am unaware of this.

The one by the Ipf. Big sign, suite entrance only.

That's incredible I never noticed. However I get there early to stock it up and get food going but I had no clue there was an entrance exclusive to suite holders.

[Catsrgrood]

31-21 Cats

The Cats control the game, but never blow it wide open and it stays close. It’ll be the first game in 7 weeks that the 1’s are in until the end.

[RockyBearCat]

CATS 27 - spuds 17

[nanacat]

Interesting comment from Jason Eck. He said he hoped MSU still lets fans leave the stadium at halftime, because that first series in the third quarter is a good time to get things done. He has the hindsight of having coached at MSU and being there with SDSU, but it’s food for thought when an administrative policy becomes part of the opponent’s game plan.

It's a problem. And while this is an unpopular opinion here on ol' Bobcat Nation; no re-entry should be policy. That way, there is no issue about an empty stadium at the second-half kick.

When I went to the Idaho game last year, I really enjoyed the no entry policy. Place was full! Downsides were the lines for beer were very long, concourse was incredibly full.

Reality is that at minimum, 1/4 of the people who go to the games are just there for the party. So they’re going to go out at halftime, drink a bunch, and meander back in when convenient. I’m not sure if you can change that. A lot of people wouldn’t come if you do no re-entry. I don’t really drink much, so to me it’s no big deal, but to those who probably don’t remember what game they watched the next day, they care.

ISU has a no re-entry policy too. I'm sure it's nice for the band to have a full house for their performance, and certainly having everyone there for the start to the 2nd half is a benefit. Can't see MSU implementing that now, but maybe they should?