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Congrats to your team! Make some noise in the playoffs Hawks!

Good game guys, I think if we can find a QB this season we'll be pretty good, but until then... Good luck the rest of the year fellas.

If you guys haven't listen to Colter's Pod Cast of the Jeff Choate press conference, give it a listen. Good stuff, highly complimentary of your team. http://skylinesportsmt.com/big-sky-breakdown-jeff-choate-und-press-conference/

Junk Defense is a term used to describe a Defense with a heavy front and blitz's a lot.

The game should be streamed on MSUBobcats.com/watch/ It will pop up usually the day before/ day of the game. it's $9.99 per game, you may have to relogin after the purchase to get the video going. I know its crap and it's 3 bucks more than griz games but it is what it is.

So far everything has been pretty vanilla, due to competition. Bruggman runs a more traditional offense I'd expect to see a lot of 2-3 back sets with Newell at FB and Brekke at HB. Newell is a powerback that can block very well, he ran for 108 yards against Idaho very hard north south running. Brekke is an all-round back good speed and power. I expect to see a lot of that Saturday. A lot of young player made impacts, John D'Agostino has also shown to be a clutch WR and the whole offensive line is brand new besides all America JP Flynn. The Offense has been really subpar so far this season, and really its been due to poor QB play and some poor RB play. Bruggman will hold on to the ball forever, he tends to look down his receivers and doesn't scan the field. He's getting better but if his first read isn't open we're in trouble. Defense has been great and the best part is they are really young. Hiring Ty Gregorak from UM has been a god send as well as former NFL CB Gerald Alexander at DB's coach. The kids are pumped and play with intensity I haven't seen in years. Right now the D is a modified 3-4, where we put a "buck" end on the strong side. There are also times we put in 2 bucks and the front looks like a 5-2, I expect to see a lot of that to counter Santiago. The D is constantly subbing in and out changing look and personnel, bringing a lot of pressure. Lots of good contributors on D, Bucks Grant Collins(so), Jesse Clark(sr); Linebackers Fletcher Collins(sr), Mac Bignell(jr), Josh Hill(fr); Defensive Backs Bryson McCabe(jr), John Walker(sr), Tre'von Strong(so). Really excited for Saturday!

Hey Guys! Bobcat fan here to swap some good info back and forth. We had our best game last week vs Western Oregon, unfortunately they are a poor D2 team, but I hope our team uses this as a confidence builder going forward. Hopefully some of you can come enjoy the game in Bozeman on Saturday, but what you see from the Bobcats will be 180 degrees from what you've seen the past 3-4 years. Our Defense seems to the shining star this season, currently lead by shut down corner John Walker (yes, I know he almost ended up here and I'm glad he didn't because he's really fricken good). Walker has 3 picks so far this season, helping to the Bobcats to a +11 Turnover margin which is tops in FCS. While our D looks stout and deep, the offense has been on life support all season. With Dakota a Duck, we now have a 2 headed Hydra in Tyler Bruggman and Chris Murray. Bruggman is a former highly touted 4 star recruit that never really found a home, and I can see why. The kid is super streaky. When he's on he looks like a pro, but that usually only lasts a few plays. Murray is different, more Mcghee or Prukop like, very fast agile and he packs a gun of an arm. BUT he's 17, and he really needs to grow. last week he scored 3 TD's on the ground. The O line has been decent but they could do better to protect and open holes, but half our run game has been injured all season too. Next week we get back Newell and for the first time this season we'll see the offense that was installed during the spring and fall camps. Your guess is as good as mine as too what we'll see, I expect a lot of power football coming from the offense. So what are the Hawks looking like this season?