ManOfVision
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martymoose said:
Couldn't agree more. We need to see some in-game adjustments if the offense isn't working. Even if it is just running Bobby more often, we need to get some easy yards and keep the defense on the sidelines.
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Portland State @ Montana State Game Thread
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Couldn't agree more. We need to see some in-game adjustments if the offense isn't working. Even if it is just running Bobby more often, we need to get some easy yards and keep the defense on the sidelines.
Countdown to Vikings kickoff: Eliminating turnovers will be half the battle
http://www.oregonlive.com/vikings/index.ssf/2008/11/countdown_to_vikings_kickoff_e.html
http://www.oregonlive.com/vikings/index.ssf/2008/11/countdown_to_vikings_kickoff_e.html
Welcome back, Jerry
http://bozemandailychronicle.com/articles/2008/11/15/bobcats/football/000glanville.txt
Ever since Jerry Glanville infamously left a ticket for Elvis Presley at an NFL preseason game in Memphis, he’s had the attention of fun-loving sports fans everywhere.
Ever since he admitted he never left tickets for The King more than once, despite reports he did it regularly, he’s had a spot reserved for him in sports sections everywhere the week his team plays the hometown favorite.
Why?
It’s not just because of the famous rumor. It’s because of Glanville’s reasoning for not dispelling it.
“Why screw up a good story?”
Whether it’s wearing all black as a tribute to Johnny Cash, driving James Dean replica vehicles, developing an offense that blots out the sun with footballs and attributes half of its rushing attempts to sacks or coming back to coach as an 11-year veteran of AARP, Glanville is a good story.
But one tale somehow lost in the pages of Glanville lore is his freshman season of college football. It’s not even on Wikipedia.
The small tidbit isn’t lost on Bozemanites, though. Even Bobcat defensive line coach Bo Beck, who rates himself as a five on a scale of 1-10 as a football historian, knows the answer.
“He played at Montana State,” Beck said.
Correct. Back in 1960. But we found that out last year when Montana State went on the road and beat Portland State 50-36. The real question as Glanville comes back to Bozeman for the first time as Portland State head coach is how long has it been since he’s been back?
“You’d have to ask him,” Beck said.
Well coach?
“I went back a couple years ago in a non-football season,” Glanville said.
But in true Glanville fashion, he didn’t stop there.
“And it’s the darnedest thing,” Glanville said of the visit, “I walked into a souvenir store, and I wanted to buy a long-sleeved Montana State shirt because my wife and I were out there hiking. And the guy in there said, ‘Jerry Glanville. Welcome home.’
“It just gives you chills, the great people and the athletic department out there.”
Glanville said some of his ex-teammates are going to meet him today for Portland State’s walk-through in preparation for Saturday’s game against MSU. He’s tickled, too, because “for the most part” he hasn’t seen any of his old Bobcat teammates since 1960. Bucky May, a former Montana State running back who resides in Whitefish, is one of them.
“Bucky was the best back we had and I had ever seen,” a reminiscing Glanville said. “It’s gonna be fun to grab a hold of him and hug him.”
Glanville also said he had a chance encounter with a former Bobcat in the locker room last year before his team’s game against Montana in Missoula. Although Glanville couldn’t recall his name, he didn’t forget his antics.
“He said, ‘I want to stand to the right of you.’” Glanville said. “I said, ‘Why do you want to stand to the right of me?’ Then he says, ‘In the team picture, I’m the guy right next to you.’”
One Bobcat Glanville won’t be rekindling a past fire with is MSU head coach Rob Ash. The second-year head coach said he’s only shaken the current Viking head coach’s hand a couple of times.
That doesn’t mean Ash’s program and the other one three hours west on I-90 haven’t made an impression on Glanville, though. For the second year in a row, Portland State will be playing the Montana teams on consecutive weeks and the coach is already yearning for next year, when Montana will fall early in the Vikings’ conference schedule and Montana State game remains late.
“I don’t like playing them both back-to-back,” Glanville said. “It doesn’t matter who’s first, you’re going to have trouble playing the next Montana team. You don’t realize until you live here (Montana) and coach here and play here that…playing Southern Cal wouldn’t be any bigger deal.
“It means so much to the people that live in this area (Montana), so it’s important for us to play them well.”
If last year, when Portland State lost 34-31 to Montana and then dropped a contest that was close until the fourth quarter the following week at home against Montana State, is any indicator, good news doesn’t lie ahead for the Vikings.
Last week, PSU once again lost a hard fought battle to the Grizzlies 29-12.
“I wish I could tell you we’d have that same intensity. I hope we do, I’m trying to coach that,” Glanville said of this week’s contest against MSU. “But I didn’t see that a year ago. A year ago we just spilled our guts and got beat and then we had to go play Montana State.
“Right now, I’ve got a big air hose and I’m trying to pump up the balloon. We’re not there yet,” Glanville said of his team’s emotional level on Tuesday. “But luckily we’re not playing tomorrow.”
http://bozemandailychronicle.com/articles/2008/11/15/bobcats/football/000glanville.txt
Ever since Jerry Glanville infamously left a ticket for Elvis Presley at an NFL preseason game in Memphis, he’s had the attention of fun-loving sports fans everywhere.
Ever since he admitted he never left tickets for The King more than once, despite reports he did it regularly, he’s had a spot reserved for him in sports sections everywhere the week his team plays the hometown favorite.
Why?
It’s not just because of the famous rumor. It’s because of Glanville’s reasoning for not dispelling it.
“Why screw up a good story?”
Whether it’s wearing all black as a tribute to Johnny Cash, driving James Dean replica vehicles, developing an offense that blots out the sun with footballs and attributes half of its rushing attempts to sacks or coming back to coach as an 11-year veteran of AARP, Glanville is a good story.
But one tale somehow lost in the pages of Glanville lore is his freshman season of college football. It’s not even on Wikipedia.
The small tidbit isn’t lost on Bozemanites, though. Even Bobcat defensive line coach Bo Beck, who rates himself as a five on a scale of 1-10 as a football historian, knows the answer.
“He played at Montana State,” Beck said.
Correct. Back in 1960. But we found that out last year when Montana State went on the road and beat Portland State 50-36. The real question as Glanville comes back to Bozeman for the first time as Portland State head coach is how long has it been since he’s been back?
“You’d have to ask him,” Beck said.
Well coach?
“I went back a couple years ago in a non-football season,” Glanville said.
But in true Glanville fashion, he didn’t stop there.
“And it’s the darnedest thing,” Glanville said of the visit, “I walked into a souvenir store, and I wanted to buy a long-sleeved Montana State shirt because my wife and I were out there hiking. And the guy in there said, ‘Jerry Glanville. Welcome home.’
“It just gives you chills, the great people and the athletic department out there.”
Glanville said some of his ex-teammates are going to meet him today for Portland State’s walk-through in preparation for Saturday’s game against MSU. He’s tickled, too, because “for the most part” he hasn’t seen any of his old Bobcat teammates since 1960. Bucky May, a former Montana State running back who resides in Whitefish, is one of them.
“Bucky was the best back we had and I had ever seen,” a reminiscing Glanville said. “It’s gonna be fun to grab a hold of him and hug him.”
Glanville also said he had a chance encounter with a former Bobcat in the locker room last year before his team’s game against Montana in Missoula. Although Glanville couldn’t recall his name, he didn’t forget his antics.
“He said, ‘I want to stand to the right of you.’” Glanville said. “I said, ‘Why do you want to stand to the right of me?’ Then he says, ‘In the team picture, I’m the guy right next to you.’”
One Bobcat Glanville won’t be rekindling a past fire with is MSU head coach Rob Ash. The second-year head coach said he’s only shaken the current Viking head coach’s hand a couple of times.
That doesn’t mean Ash’s program and the other one three hours west on I-90 haven’t made an impression on Glanville, though. For the second year in a row, Portland State will be playing the Montana teams on consecutive weeks and the coach is already yearning for next year, when Montana will fall early in the Vikings’ conference schedule and Montana State game remains late.
“I don’t like playing them both back-to-back,” Glanville said. “It doesn’t matter who’s first, you’re going to have trouble playing the next Montana team. You don’t realize until you live here (Montana) and coach here and play here that…playing Southern Cal wouldn’t be any bigger deal.
“It means so much to the people that live in this area (Montana), so it’s important for us to play them well.”
If last year, when Portland State lost 34-31 to Montana and then dropped a contest that was close until the fourth quarter the following week at home against Montana State, is any indicator, good news doesn’t lie ahead for the Vikings.
Last week, PSU once again lost a hard fought battle to the Grizzlies 29-12.
“I wish I could tell you we’d have that same intensity. I hope we do, I’m trying to coach that,” Glanville said of this week’s contest against MSU. “But I didn’t see that a year ago. A year ago we just spilled our guts and got beat and then we had to go play Montana State.
“Right now, I’ve got a big air hose and I’m trying to pump up the balloon. We’re not there yet,” Glanville said of his team’s emotional level on Tuesday. “But luckily we’re not playing tomorrow.”
ManOfVision
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Game time! Let's go Viks!
Go Viks!
ManOfVision
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One play into the game and already three missed tackles. I'd love to see a stat tallying the missed tackle per play ratio.
Schantz is a beast.
Nice hit in the backfield.
Nice hit in the backfield.
ManOfVision
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INT!!!
Way to start the game Viks!!!!!!!!
ManOfVision said:One play into the game and already three missed tackles. I'd love to see a stat tallying the missed tackle per play ratio.
You track missed tackles and I'll track dropped passes. We already have 1. :-|
If MSU is going to bring their corners on blitzes all day, we should be able to roll on offense.
ManOfVision
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I'm liking this drive so far.
ManOfVision
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Tough to settle for the field goal, but we'll take it!
disappointing we had to settle for a field goal. Come on Viks, lets get it done in the red zone!
wide open receiver on that third down play too. :-(
Let's go defense!
By the way. What do they mean by 'sellout?' Lot of empty seats there.
Let's go defense!
By the way. What do they mean by 'sellout?' Lot of empty seats there.
ManOfVision
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Why throw on third and short? Give it Bobby or run an option play with CK!
Nice punt.
Back to work for the defense.
Back to work for the defense.
Why pass on third and a half of a yard?
ManOfVision said:Why throw on third and short? Give it Bobby or run an option play with CK!
Do we not have the ability to have the QB check off at the line? Third and short and their corners were playing eight yards off the receivers. Just dump it to the WR for the first down. Sheesh.
PSUVikings2
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Got to make the initial tackle......geez...
