Wondering if Sac is going to mentally go south once again as UND ties it up?

speed as in velocity :-). Fatfingered it.

yes Davis defense better than Sac’s. Bennett and overall team spread very noticeable compared to UND. UND defense doesn’t have the team speed of Aggie defense.

Well defense optional both sides on first drives.

…or justifies selecting Sac if they win … or makes it look like they should have selected Davis over Sac if Sac loses. Endless mental possibilities. I have mixed feelings too, but would not turn down a heaping serving of schadenfreude.

From the Montana State board - a lighter note

https://bobcatnation.com/bobcatbb/viewtopic.php?t=53298#p846006

Agreed on all comments. One of my most fulfilling moments as an Aggie football fan was watching Maier, Doss and Ags stomp on Montana in Wa-Griz. I commented to my wife when seeing Montana fans stream out of the stadium on TV something like “that is a beautiful sight” and she made some sort of comment like I was being too harsh. I don’t think she understands the deep disdain I have for Bobby Hauck and his “jerk” behavior/comments. Tulsa was great too.

without a doubt the EWU game would have been a win. EWU had absolutely no answer for him, and Ags were ahead at his departure.

Technically the Aggies did not win every game upon his return. He returned in the NAU game - a disaster of not just turnovers but big turnovers (~90 yard fumble return for TD and an interception returned for big yards). Not to mention not being able to score in red zone.

Good for Lan and the team. He gave 100% effort on carry and pass reception. Amazing combination of balance, strength and speed (especially his acceleration).

+1. Gordon very good and a massive improvement over Kelly. To be honest I am not a huge fan of Scott Marsh. I’d rather listen to Greg Wong

Great picture and great win. Need to savor the victory over our long-time rival slack state.

Agree if the objective is to maximize playoff changes. Playing a PAC-12 (ok whatever they will be) team (unless a down Stanford team) virtually guarantees a loss. I think better to schedule the Nevadas, San Jose States for your one FBS game if desired.

My bad. I was hoping Illinois State would beat UND to sort of push down UND (or MVFC) at bit in committee eyes, but probably would have made no difference.

Agreed.

no way in my opinion does either Youngstown state or UNI (6-5) deserve to be selected. Buy politics is politics. 6 from one league is really pushing it. UNI seems to always get in somehow. Not saying the MVFC isn’t tough, but 6 teams is pushing it - especially when you look at big sky with 4.

I watched nichols/SELA game. Neither team impressed at all but Nichols gets the auto bid. NC Central will be out the first game. Neither Garner-Webb or Mercer are very good but all play in weak leagues. Kind of venting here but sorry for Lan Larison and especially seniors who are done with their careers now.

One last note. I don’t think the Montana AD cares a hoot about the big sky outside of Montana. It may also be that he preferred to have Sac State, rather than Davis in their bracket in case of an eventual game.

But Larison is not a QB :-). At least as formally listed. I think the Ags have the edge in the running game. Sac’s qb that they used last game is not a running qb, so unless they rotate back to Bennet they do not have a running qb either although Conklin is probably more mobile than Hastings.

I think defense will be a big key in this game and I hope the Ags make a statement and in that way create a bit of confusion with the freshman QB (if they go with him). Montana shut down Sac’s offense and I think they mentally imploded.

Rain is in forecast. With field turf, I don’t expect much in the way of unsure footing as back in the day (I remember one Causeway game in Davis - maybe 78,79?) that was an absolute mud bowl. I suspect the wind will have as much of an impact as wetness, and it may impact the passing game. Perhaps a bit more emphasis on the run game.

Press conference

https://www.youtube.com/live/f346I91JJxI?si=DFvMlp-wSFxemW8v

Montana is not allowing the Bobcat band to attend brawl of the wild. Not a good look for Montana administration if you ask me. From what I understand it’s just to get a few more bucks, and not concern over safety/bad behavior. As Hawk said in his press conference, money can warp what is good about college football.