It had to happen sometime
Well, this is a little closer to the season we were all expecting.
The streak is over and you had to know it'd happen in a game like this. The Griz go on the road, in poor weather and finally have to pay for their mistakes. They didn't just lose to Weber State either, they got straight blown out by the Wildcats. And that's the way it had to go down. This team can screw everything up, try to give games away, but if it's close they'll pull a 'W' out of the back of their pants. Assuming it's not in the playoffs.
There have to be some positives though, right? Not from the actual game—which based on attendance, level of play and production quality looked worse than a high school game—but from losing. They know now they're not good enough to play terrible and win. They also know their defense isn't winning them any games this year. Unfortunately, so does everyone else.
And isn't this kind of fun? We're vulnerable again. I have a buddy who's half-hoping the nation's current economic turmoil turns into a full-blown depression. I never understood that. But I'm starting to. Sometimes people have it so good that they just have to be kicked in their collective taint. This is one of those times. We win the conference every goddamn year. I'm not saying we shouldn't. But you shouldn't be so comfortable doing it. A sprinkle of mediocrity here and there builds character.
On to Eastern next week, where both teams need try to avoid a legit losing streak. I may be there, to see if these flames can't go a little higher.
This is good for the Griz it brings them back down to earth. I think a lot of the guys on the team thought eastern was the only game that was going to matter i knew Weber would be a trap game look at how tough Weber played Utah and Hawaii from the top level. We lack speed and a big time offensive playmaker. I know montanan's take pride in all these local players but the reality is if you want speed you gotta go to the big states like california, washington, and oregon for your recruiting as well as sign more transfer players from big schools.I've been a student here for 3 yrs now and i still think our best team was the team from 2 yrs ago with Swogger, Eric Allen, Chambers, Jimmy Wilson, etc...what do all those players have in common they are all out of staters that brought speed and big game experience to the table the only big time play makers...its true we have had good local players the last couple yrs carp, biermann, and Lex but they are a rare find in talent thin montana we were lucky with those guys
oh yeah and how bout Trumaine Johnson that guy's a stud bobby should maybe think about using his speed in the special teams game or maybe even on offensive as a deep threat. And what is this spread offense crap we are trying we DO NOT have the speed nor a Tim Tebow in the backfield to run that effectively...Why don't we line it up pro style O and use that huge O line we have to the best of its ability