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[EWU98]

Your collective arrogance is the reason everyone says FTG and means it!

:rofl: :clap: :notworthy: :rofl: :clap: :notworthy: :rofl: :clap: :rofl: :notworthy: :clap:

 

[eaglesfootball]

but a 4-1 record against Montana in the past 5 years might be considered a "trend".

Your "trend" was nothing more than beating up on a powerhouse with one hand tied behind its back the last 3 years...

not sure I understand what you mean by this. Montana should get a bye for Hauck's indiscrestions? The DOE and DOJ investigations? Or are you speaking to the NCAA violations?

EWU lost scholarships over much lesser offenses, but the very next year we won a national championship. there's really no excuse for Montana's poor performances the past several years.

 

[clawman1]

The offensive coordinator/QB coach at Colorado State University is Dave Baldwin
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[ewueagle2010]

Oh look, Griz fans coming to the EWU board to try and make the Griz sound more relevant! The same thing they always accuse Eastern fans for doing on Egriz. Boy the tides sure have turned.... :lol:

FTG!! (And I mean that from the bottom of my heart!)

 

[Hambone]

Back to the original discussion. I will have to be a Montana fan for a short amount of time on Saturday. It'd be great if they could win one for the Gipper!

 

[GoldenEagle]

This thread is improving dramatically. :thumb: :thumb:

 

[MTGriz]

but a 4-1 record against Montana in the past 5 years might be considered a "trend".

Your "trend" was nothing more than beating up on a powerhouse with one hand tied behind its back the last 3 years...

not sure I understand what you mean by this. Montana should get a bye for Hauck's indiscrestions? The DOE and DOJ investigations? Or are you speaking to the NCAA violations?

EWU lost scholarships over much lesser offenses, but the very next year we won a national championship. there's really no excuse for Montana's poor performances the past several years.

I didn't say Montana should get a bye.
I'm saying, the Griz struggles over the last three years were caused by self inflicted wounds...not Eastern Washington.
I'm also saying those wounds are about to heal up and then some.
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And to compare EWU's turmoil to Montana's is just about comical.
What Montana has gone through the last few years would have sank most FCS programs.

 

[Seattle Eagle]

but a 4-1 record against Montana in the past 5 years might be considered a "trend".

Your "trend" was nothing more than beating up on a powerhouse with one hand tied behind its back the last 3 years...

not sure I understand what you mean by this. Montana should get a bye for Hauck's indiscrestions? The DOE and DOJ investigations? Or are you speaking to the NCAA violations?

EWU lost scholarships over much lesser offenses, but the very next year we won a national championship. there's really no excuse for Montana's poor performances the past several years.

I didn't say Montana should get a bye.
I'm saying, the Griz struggles over the last three years were caused by self inflicted wounds...not Eastern Washington.
I'm also saying those wounds are about to heal up and then some.
.
.
.
And to compare EWU's turmoil to Montana's is just about comical.
What Montana has gone through the last few years would have sank most FCS programs.

Montana has definitely had to deal with some self inflicted wounds. It also happened during a time of major success and growth of Eastern's program. A perfect storm, if you will.

 

[MTGriz]

but a 4-1 record against Montana in the past 5 years might be considered a "trend".

Your "trend" was nothing more than beating up on a powerhouse with one hand tied behind its back the last 3 years...

not sure I understand what you mean by this. Montana should get a bye for Hauck's indiscrestions? The DOE and DOJ investigations? Or are you speaking to the NCAA violations?

EWU lost scholarships over much lesser offenses, but the very next year we won a national championship. there's really no excuse for Montana's poor performances the past several years.

I didn't say Montana should get a bye.
I'm saying, the Griz struggles over the last three years were caused by self inflicted wounds...not Eastern Washington.
I'm also saying those wounds are about to heal up and then some.
.
.
.
And to compare EWU's turmoil to Montana's is just about comical.
What Montana has gone through the last few years would have sank most FCS programs.

Montana has definitely had to deal with some self inflicted wounds. It also happened during a time of major success and growth of Eastern's program. A perfect storm, if you will.

That "perfect storm" is nothing more than an illusion triggered by Montana's temporary absence...

 

[EWURanger]

but a 4-1 record against Montana in the past 5 years might be considered a "trend".

Your "trend" was nothing more than beating up on a powerhouse with one hand tied behind its back the last 3 years...

not sure I understand what you mean by this. Montana should get a bye for Hauck's indiscrestions? The DOE and DOJ investigations? Or are you speaking to the NCAA violations?

EWU lost scholarships over much lesser offenses, but the very next year we won a national championship. there's really no excuse for Montana's poor performances the past several years.

I didn't say Montana should get a bye.
I'm saying, the Griz struggles over the last three years were caused by self inflicted wounds...not Eastern Washington.
I'm also saying those wounds are about to heal up and then some.
.
.
.
And to compare EWU's turmoil to Montana's is just about comical.
What Montana has gone through the last few years would have sank most FCS programs.

Montana has definitely had to deal with some self inflicted wounds. It also happened during a time of major success and growth of Eastern's program. A perfect storm, if you will.

That "perfect storm" is nothing more than an illusion caused by Montana's temporary absence...

Sounds vaguely similar to Montana's ascension to the top following the permanent absence of Boise State, Idaho, and Nevada-Reno.

See how that works?

 

[MTGriz]

but a 4-1 record against Montana in the past 5 years might be considered a "trend".

Your "trend" was nothing more than beating up on a powerhouse with one hand tied behind its back the last 3 years...

not sure I understand what you mean by this. Montana should get a bye for Hauck's indiscrestions? The DOE and DOJ investigations? Or are you speaking to the NCAA violations?

EWU lost scholarships over much lesser offenses, but the very next year we won a national championship. there's really no excuse for Montana's poor performances the past several years.

I didn't say Montana should get a bye.
I'm saying, the Griz struggles over the last three years were caused by self inflicted wounds...not Eastern Washington.
I'm also saying those wounds are about to heal up and then some.
.
.
.
And to compare EWU's turmoil to Montana's is just about comical.
What Montana has gone through the last few years would have sank most FCS programs.

Montana has definitely had to deal with some self inflicted wounds. It also happened during a time of major success and growth of Eastern's program. A perfect storm, if you will.

That "perfect storm" is nothing more than an illusion caused by Montana's temporary absence...

Sounds strangely similar to Montana's ascension to the top following the permanent absence of Boise State, Idaho, and Nevada-Reno.

Not in the same ballpark

 

[EWURanger]

Not in the same ballpark

How so? BSU, Idaho, and UNR were the "powers that be" in the Big Sky throughout the 80's and up until the mid 90's. Montana, MSU, and yes, EWU, were all an afterthought. Their departures created a power vacuum that Montana filled - anyone who has knowledge of the conference and Montana's rise knows that. Do you seriously think the Griz would have had the kind of success they did if those three had stuck around? If so, you are more confused than I thought.

 

[LDopaPDX]

For the last ten years that Nevada, Idaho, and Boise State were all in the conference, Montana was a collective 9-21 against those teams. Interestingly, they were 3-7 against each. There were 3 years in which they were swept by the three.

Honestly, not a terrible record against what was the class of the conference... Better than I thought the record would be, to be honest. However, clearly those three leaving the conference created a vacuum that Montana was able to capitalize on while the rest of the teams had to play catch up.

A similar situation would be if Chattanooga wins the SoCon for the next 5 years running. Obviously, that would be an accomplishment. But it would have to be tempered against the fact Georgia Southern and Appalachian State just left the conference.

 

[EWURanger]

A similar situation would be if Chattanooga wins the SoCon for the next 5 years running. Obviously, that would be an accomplishment. But it would have to be tempered against the fact Georgia Southern and Appalachian State just left the conference.

Exactly. And another illustration of how cyclical this stuff is could be the Ga So/App State comparison. For years, Ga So ruled the SoCon until App St made their run and Ga So was relegated to second fiddle up until a few years ago when they (App St) forced Jerry Moore out (bad move).

As for the SoCon in 2014 it is a mere shell of its former self. There may be some improvement by some of the other teams, but App St. and Ga So ruled that conference for a couple decades and it will take some time for the other teams to fill the void that they left.

In the mean time, it appears that the Big South may be the benefactor of the SoCon's recent demise.

 

[MTGriz]

That "perfect storm" is nothing more than an illusion caused by Montana's temporary absence...

Sounds vaguely similar to Montana's ascension to the top following the permanent absence of Boise State, Idaho, and Nevada-Reno.

See how that works?

Not in the same ballpark

How so?

I'm not sure how it's even on the same planet...
For starters, Montana isn't in a permanent absence.
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Not only is Montana staying but it's also adding multiple imposing resources to its already unrivaled arsenal which will make for a tough go of any BigSky school attempting to show up Montana's run
...which takes me to your next question:

Do you seriously think the Griz would have had the kind of success they did if those three had stuck around? If so, you are more confused than I thought.

Between the multiple beatdowns of an even more resourceful Idaho in this era and the dismantling of Boise State directly prior to their FBS move up I'm not sure how much more evidence you need to believe Montana would have still ran it in this era. Montana was the stronger program before Boise left and in my opinion, would have continued to beat up on the FCS versions of these teams.

 

[EWU98]

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz....there is no fixing stupid and ignorant! Time to troll somewhere else!

 

[Screamin_Eagle174]

It's a win-win. If the Griz win, we win the conference outright. Cats win, eGriz melts down, and the Kittens will likely get an easy draw 1st round then be forced to go to fargo to get their asses kicked again. :lol:

Win-win-win. Outright title, AND Cats will go to NDSU if they win! Love it! :rofl:

 

[EWURanger]

It's a win-win. If the Griz win, we win the conference outright. Cats win, eGriz melts down, and the Kittens will likely get an easy draw 1st round then be forced to go to fargo to get their asses kicked again. :lol:

Win-win-win. Outright title, AND Cats will go to NDSU if they win! Love it! :rofl:

Cats are done unless Prukop and Johnson miraculously come back from injury in time for next week's game. And even then, it's a big if.

 

[EWU98]

Johnson played well yesterday...did he get hurt towards the end?

 

[grizfnz]

Johnson played well yesterday...did he get hurt towards the end?

Nope, he's fine it was just a slight cramp. He had a great day running the ball yesterday, very reminiscent of his sophomore year.