Maier's ability to keep his cool under pressure, like he was at Montana, is very, very special. He was connecting on passes thrown from awkward positions because of the Montana rush and he just pops up and does it again. Tough as nails and calm as a cucumber...perfect for leading this team...

Has anyone seen the replay of the game yet? I cant seem to find it.

It hasn't yet been posted over on Big Sky TV. I hope it will be up soon since I didn't get to watch it live.

I believe we scored 3 or 4 times in 4 or 5 minutes. Obviously, their untimely TOs as they pushed to come back were killer, their QB was also hammered on his throwing arm.

If they don't post on BigSky TV soon, then I may be forced to attend the next two home games instead of my original conflicting plans. I don't want to be dependent on late BigSky TV replays in the future.

Dunning is calling it a magical year. If we are favored with NAU and Slack... that leaves EWU in Cheney. Potentially 9-2, or 10-1?

I think 9-2 is very realistic and I wouldn't bet against us at EWU. 9-2 would be magical and 10-1 insanely stupendous!

If we are favored with NAU and Slack.

We easily should be, but NAU has some decent wins and seem to be up and down this season. I was at the psu-suc game last night. SUC is absolutely terrible. We will destroy them :).

I said it in another thread that we don't want to count our chickens before they hatch, but 9-2 is very realistic and 10-1 isn't outside the realm of possibility. I thought going into this season that we'd be improved and maybe at best be like 7-4. This season has been absolutely amazing.

I like the sound of that!

I believe that. 4 TD’s in 20 minutes of real time (considering time outs after kickoffs) doesn’t take much time off the game clock!

Its tempting to think about rolling up 70 points on an opponent .. but I think I'd rather see our 2s and 3s get more PT.

Local Missoula news says it was the worst Montana loss, EVER, in Washington-Grizzly Stadium.

I'd also like to point out, that back in his playing days, Tim Plough marched into Bozeman in 2006 and beat the Cats 45-0.

we had a backup drop a pick 6 in the last few minutes, else it would have been 56!

I watched the post game TV interview with Hawk and Maier and Doss and it was great. But one of the most significant comments was when Hawk answered the question: why don’t you have starting line ups or depth charts (or something like that) and Hawk answered: we don’t like the term “starters” we like the term “contributors. We like to give everyone a chance.” My lord, if Silicon Valley, the government, and corporate America all had this same mindset it would be a great step forward for us all. Too bad Hawk already has a job here!

I watched the interviews too and that statement by Hawk was special. He also said, "We play a lot of people. We have a great defense but, if you look at our defensive stats in the Big Sky, you won't see any of our defensive players in the Top 20. We use a lot of players. That's what we do." He also said that the reason he lists so many players instead of just starters is because all those players contribute.

Great way to build team chemistry and let everyone contribute. Awesome!

It's moments like these where I begin to suspect that we legitimately have the best coach in the FCS, or at least the most desirable one for our particular situation. Turning a 21-3 deficit into a 49-21 blowout also leads me a bit towards that conclusion

looks like Erron Duncan was the injured Aggie. My guess is that he is totally cramped up. Hope it is that and nothing serious.

Hawkins is the perfect coach for us. He is always touting the school and our history. That’s going to help with recruiting and support. He has credibility with that as an alum who’s been around.

Crawford is quite an addition. Big game from him even aside from the WR pass which was nicely thrown. Five catches 61 yards and a touchdown. Not bad for the fourth or fifth receiver.
I was hoping they were going to keep having him throw the ball even though in previous games it didn’t work.

He looks like he played some QB. Did he play in HS?

Yeah Crawford played QB in HS.

He played QB his senior year and wide receiver prior.

So perfect for trick plays. He's not unlike Orlando Ornelas in our current recruiting class. We recruited him as a WR and he is playing QB his senior year.

Talking about QBs, I didn't see Spencer in the game against Montana. Were the plays that he was part of too predictable? Is he OK?

I think with the emergence of a run game with Gilliam and Thomas plus the fact that Spencer's passing wasn't reliable enough to make the wildcat a consistently effective option buried him on the depth chart. He seems like a good kid, but the throws just weren't cutting it from what I have observed over his time with the team. I don't know anything about injuries regarding him.

He appeared against ISU in the wildcat package for one play that went nowhere.

I think that package has very little benefit these days compared to just running the ball out of the pistol or shotgun. Our backs are very good and one took a snap himself at Stanford, and CJ didn't demonstrate that he could pass effectively out of the wildcat.

Exactly. Spencer's game was entirely too predictable because he wasn't a passing threat. When he came in the game, opponents knew that it was going to be a keeper. Wildcat only works if you can at least threaten to throw it or else opponents just zero in.

Yes, I agree regarding his passing efficiency. Too bad he is not getting a chance to contribute in other ways. He is a pretty good receiver and blocker as well.

I hope Duncan is OK, he is solid.

Crawford's strength was WR, but if I recall he shifted to QB when a stud QB graduated as he was their best athlete.