The Unofficial Unofficial Official Gameday Thread

[onceacat]

Going to be a long year if the O-line can’t figure it out. SDSU was getting lots of pressure with only 4 guys. I don’t know how we ended with 200+ rushing yards. Our run game seemed inefficient, until the OT. I’m not sure if it was the play calling or the qb deciding to run way too often.

The defense played really well. That is a promising sign. A few really dumb penalties, 12 men on the field?!?

Guesses on how far we fall in the rankings?

Lamson had 20 carries (some of them were sacks & scrambles, but at least 10 were designed runs) and the best RB in the conference had 9 carries.

Thats a coaching decision thats REALLY hard to process.

[utucats]

Looks like I’m on the fire Vigen train again. It looked like he learned lessons and made improvements last year. Looks like I miss judged that one. Had no expectations against Oregon but this was a world class leg wetting.

Is it worth taking solace in the fact that Vigen is consistently mediocre?

2 natty appearances is mediocre? Crazy talk

[gris_h8er]

We literally graduated one of the most dynamic players in program history and are still competing with the top of the FCS. Vigen is a stud.

Oh great another Vigen apologist. How many losses against the dsu and gris will be enough for you to say show him the door?

[catinthezoo]

Still not a well timed screen or two and will we ever consistently attack the middle/seams of the field with the TE.

We fall to 9 or 10 in the rankings.

[CatBlitz]

Found the playbook of the fire Vigen folks:

[onceacat]

College overtime has gone from unwatchable to beyond unwatchable with the new rules

By far the worst OT in sports. Just trash.

People say some crazy things on this thread, but college football OT is far and away the best OT rule in any sport any division.

Its an order of magnitude better than any other sport.

SMH

Lol

And, yet true. Better than a shootout. 1000x better than NFL. Better than basketball extra period or extra innings.

Nothing else even comes close.

It literally is a shootout lol

College OT is fundamentally a completely different format than the rest of the game. You're completely changing the rules of the game.
It's a different game altogether.
You're starting at the 25 without doing anything to earn getting there. First OT is basically guaranteed 3 points without even moving the ball. That's not football.

A long time ago, teams started on the 15 and there was no requirement to go for two. You really wouldn’t have liked that.

Yep, going for 2 after the 1st OT is a huge improvement.

Of course you are going kick a 75% field goal without moving the ball. Thats what puts pressure on the other team.

BEST. OT. IN ANY SPORT, ANY LEVEL.

And not even close.

[gris_h8er]

Looks like I’m on the fire Vigen train again. It looked like he learned lessons and made improvements last year. Looks like I miss judged that one. Had no expectations against Oregon but this was a world class leg wetting.

Is it worth taking solace in the fact that Vigen is consistently mediocre?

2 natty appearances is mediocre? Crazy talk

How about a win in the championship? Ohh right winning is setting our sights too high. An appearance is enough.

[CatBlitz]

College overtime has gone from unwatchable to beyond unwatchable with the new rules

By far the worst OT in sports. Just trash.

People say some crazy things on this thread, but college football OT is far and away the best OT rule in any sport any division.

Its an order of magnitude better than any other sport.

SMH

Lol

And, yet true. Better than a shootout. 1000x better than NFL. Better than basketball extra period or extra innings.

Nothing else even comes close.

It literally is a shootout lol

College OT is fundamentally a completely different format than the rest of the game. You're completely changing the rules of the game.
It's a different game altogether.
You're starting at the 25 without doing anything to earn getting there. First OT is basically guaranteed 3 points without even moving the ball. That's not football.

A long time ago, teams started on the 15 and there was no requirement to go for two. You really wouldn’t have liked that.

Yep, going for 2 after the 1st OT is a huge improvement.

Of course you are going kick a 75% field goal without moving the ball. Thats what puts pressure on the other team.

BEST. OT. IN ANY SPORT, ANY LEVEL.

And not even close.

Didn't realize we were getting a free comedy show here tonight. This is great.

A FG is what puts pressure on the other team? To do what? Also kick a near guaranteed FG? Lol

[catgrad05]

Going to be a long year if the O-line can’t figure it out. SDSU was getting lots of pressure with only 4 guys. I don’t know how we ended with 200+ rushing yards. Our run game seemed inefficient, until the OT. I’m not sure if it was the play calling or the qb deciding to run way too often.

The defense played really well. That is a promising sign. A few really dumb penalties, 12 men on the field?!?

Guesses on how far we fall in the rankings?

Lamson had 20 carries (some of them were sacks & scrambles, but at least 10 were designed runs) and the best RB in the conference had 9 carries.

Thats a coaching decision thats REALLY hard to process.

Too many RB passes for touches and not getting into a downhill running game imo. Run to open up passing lanes not pass to open up running lanes. Playoff mentality

[Augustus]

This board is nuts. 2 natty appearances.

...That we LOST and should have won. There was NO excuse for losing last year. NONE.

Vigen is bought and paid for. Prove me wrong.

[onceacat]

Still not a well timed screen or two and will we ever consistently attack the middle/seams of the field with the TE.

We fall to 9 or 10 in the rankings.

LOL, lose to the #2/3 team in double OT when they were favored (I thought differently, BTW) and you think that the Cats are going to fall behind UIW or Tarleton?

LOL, put down the bottle.

Cats don't drop at all.

[onceacat]

Vigen won’t be here next year.

From your lips to God's ears.

With any luck he won’t be here next week. It was unfunny two years ago and is untenable now. Yet another let down against a dsu

This board is nuts. 2 natty appearances. Oklahoma State showed everyone how dominant Oregon is and we just lost a tight game against one of the premier programs in FCS. It’s amazing how much perspective some Cat fans have lost. We all want to win but I’m willing to bet that a lot of you look foolish at the end of the season.

Yeah, theres plenty to be critical of, in particular the OC calling 15 or so designed runs for Lamson...and whoever is in charge of the punt team...

But these comments are bonkers.

Cats are still a lock for the Semis and its not even close to the #4 team.

[onceacat]

College overtime has gone from unwatchable to beyond unwatchable with the new rules

By far the worst OT in sports. Just trash.

People say some crazy things on this thread, but college football OT is far and away the best OT rule in any sport any division.

Its an order of magnitude better than any other sport.

SMH

Lol

And, yet true. Better than a shootout. 1000x better than NFL. Better than basketball extra period or extra innings.

Nothing else even comes close.

It literally is a shootout lol

College OT is fundamentally a completely different format than the rest of the game. You're completely changing the rules of the game.
It's a different game altogether.
You're starting at the 25 without doing anything to earn getting there. First OT is basically guaranteed 3 points without even moving the ball. That's not football.

A long time ago, teams started on the 15 and there was no requirement to go for two. You really wouldn’t have liked that.

Yep, going for 2 after the 1st OT is a huge improvement.

Of course you are going kick a 75% field goal without moving the ball. Thats what puts pressure on the other team.

BEST. OT. IN ANY SPORT, ANY LEVEL.

And not even close.

Didn't realize we were getting a free comedy show here tonight. This is great.

A FG is what puts pressure on the other team? To do what? Also kick a near guaranteed FG? Lol

The thread has already turned into a bad joke.

Yes...

BEST

OT

IN

ALL

SPORTS

And its not even close.

[utucats]

We literally graduated one of the most dynamic players in program history and are still competing with the top of the FCS. Vigen is a stud.

Oh great another Vigen apologist. How many losses against the dsu and gris will be enough for you to say show him the door?

Vigen is, I believe, 47-12. I sure am an apologist.

[utucats]

Looks like I’m on the fire Vigen train again. It looked like he learned lessons and made improvements last year. Looks like I miss judged that one. Had no expectations against Oregon but this was a world class leg wetting.

Is it worth taking solace in the fact that Vigen is consistently mediocre?

2 natty appearances is mediocre? Crazy talk

How about a win in the championship? Ohh right winning is setting our sights too high. An appearance is enough.

What is the winning percentage? You’ve lost your mind.

[CatBlitz]

College overtime has gone from unwatchable to beyond unwatchable with the new rules

By far the worst OT in sports. Just trash.

People say some crazy things on this thread, but college football OT is far and away the best OT rule in any sport any division.

Its an order of magnitude better than any other sport.

SMH

Lol

And, yet true. Better than a shootout. 1000x better than NFL. Better than basketball extra period or extra innings.

Nothing else even comes close.

It literally is a shootout lol

College OT is fundamentally a completely different format than the rest of the game. You're completely changing the rules of the game.
It's a different game altogether.
You're starting at the 25 without doing anything to earn getting there. First OT is basically guaranteed 3 points without even moving the ball. That's not football.

A long time ago, teams started on the 15 and there was no requirement to go for two. You really wouldn’t have liked that.

Yep, going for 2 after the 1st OT is a huge improvement.

Of course you are going kick a 75% field goal without moving the ball. Thats what puts pressure on the other team.

BEST. OT. IN ANY SPORT, ANY LEVEL.

And not even close.

Didn't realize we were getting a free comedy show here tonight. This is great.

A FG is what puts pressure on the other team? To do what? Also kick a near guaranteed FG? Lol

The thread has already turned into a bad joke.

Yes...

BEST

OT

IN

ALL

SPORTS

And its not even close.

Keep saying it all you want. Doesn't make it true.
It's not what football is.

[SparkCat]

Vigen won’t be here next year.

From your lips to God's ears.

With any luck he won’t be here next week. It was unfunny two years ago and is untenable now. Yet another let down against a dsu

This board is nuts. 2 natty appearances. Oklahoma State showed everyone how dominant Oregon is and we just lost a tight game against one of the premier programs in FCS. It’s amazing how much perspective some Cat fans have lost. We all want to win but I’m willing to bet that a lot of you look foolish at the end of the season.

Yeah, theres plenty to be critical of, in particular the OC calling 15 or so designed runs for Lamson...and whoever is in charge of the punt team...

But these comments are bonkers.

Cats are still a lock for the Semis and its not even close to the #4 team.

This team will turn a corner. I think Lamson will be a great QB but they can’t use him like Tommy. Definitely not an ideal way to start the season, but after tonight’s performance they didn’t deserve the win. They can and I believe will grow from these last two games.

[Augustus]

Cats are still a lock for the Semis and its not even close to the #4 team.

Lock for the semis? We don't make past the quarters, if we make the playoffs at all.

Sorry, but as a life long Cat fan, we're done for the next 2-3 years...at least.

[CatBlitz]

We literally graduated one of the most dynamic players in program history and are still competing with the top of the FCS. Vigen is a stud.

Oh great another Vigen apologist. How many losses against the dsu and gris will be enough for you to say show him the door?

Vigen is, I believe, 47-12. I sure am an apologist.

This.
This game sucked balls. But anyone that thinks Vigen should be fired is an absolute clown.

[gris_h8er]

We literally graduated one of the most dynamic players in program history and are still competing with the top of the FCS. Vigen is a stud.

Oh great another Vigen apologist. How many losses against the dsu and gris will be enough for you to say show him the door?

Vigen is, I believe, 47-12. I sure am an apologist.

You didn’t answer the question. How many more times do you want to lose to the gris and dsu schools?

You can flaunt his record all you want but how many of those victories come against equally matched programs and rosters?