We have to go into Sac State and NAU to make the playoffs... if South Dakota was busting our balls, this might be impossible.
The thing worth noting is that Montana is only decent this year; they aren't great by any stretch. Once again, we came out sluggish. We had plenty of opportunities to tie or take the lead, and answered with our worst drives of the game. I mean, you can't explain away not being able to punch it in from literally the 1-inch line... that's just bad.
I don't know what happened to the intensity we had at the UW game. It just seems to have disappeared. We almost seem listless at times. We don't seem to have much toughness, and even our conditioning seems suspect (DL, we're looking at you!)
That's not really calling anyone out, it's just noting basic facts. We are playing really poorly, and I'd argue we have now been beaten twice by teams of lesser talent, and that is really frustrating.
You play through the "what if" scnearios in your mind. What if we beat Montana State this upcoming weekend? It would almost make Chaves look worse because it would show that there is some spark at our homefield. But again, Montana State was smart and scheduled Minot State this weekend at home so they are completely fresh rolling into Cheney.