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2023 Rocky Mountain Showdown Preview Thread (9/16/23)
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I guess it's a good change since we've had a lot of noobs join. But for anybody who's been here a minute, that was like adding "water is wet"
Little early but these have usually gotten some good info in the past. Honestly, I wanted to post this tweet that made me laugh but didn’t know where to put it:
#RamGRIT? I hope that means we get good #EDGE type tweets in the near future.
Sean Keeler? Who is this C#nt?
Is there a sheep by the water? Asking for a friend.
ahoelsken
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Its not positive. If we win, we're supposed to. If we lose, we get mocked.
Its another game. We don't have a true rival, and haven't since the conference change. Nebraska's the only thing resembling a rival we have.
This is the solution.
Make the game so unpleasant for them that they would rather not think about it.
FIFY
ahoelsken
Well-Known Member
Air Force is a completely different animal. Their offense is wacky. I've heard Mark Dantonio (AFA played there a couple of times while he was at MSU) say they started working on Air Force the prior spring. They're probably the most disciplined team in America.
CSU is not. They're bad. I think we'd have beaten them by 10 points last year had we played. As Sean Keeler happily pointed out......they're recruiting well in comparison to the MWC, but that's still bottom tier Pac 12 for comparison sake. CSU might be somebody we beat on talent alone. The game might look similar to the one in 2019. That's the worry-not a loss.
CSU used to have an advantage I felt when we always played them first game of the year. Sonny used as his measuring stick (which was smart for them then), and so they spent their entire spring and fall prepping for us, and it was clear we didn't.
Week 3 doesn't bode well for them, I expect us to struggle game one at TCU, then the Nubs are probably going to come down to whose team has come together better, Prime's or Rhule's. I expect we're gonna have a lot of kinks worked out by game 3.
The letdown thing is a possibility, I suppose, but I'm not sure it's going to matter.
Week 3 doesn't bode well for them, I expect us to struggle game one at TCU, then the Nubs are probably going to come down to whose team has come together better, Prime's or Rhule's. I expect we're gonna have a lot of kinks worked out by game 3.
The letdown thing is a possibility, I suppose, but I'm not sure it's going to matter.
Formerly_Medford
Well-Known Member
I really don't think TCU is anything special...even this year. It's on the road though, with a whole new roster.
66BUFF
FTW
Some dude that looks like Jay Leno with an eating problem.
What’s TCU without Duggan next year?
This is a very good pick up for them. That said, outside of Henderson and the QB from Utah (who I really like) the rest of their class is mediocre at best. And yes, I've watched film on every single one.
DeNiro
My Dixie Wrecked
Little early but these have usually gotten some good info in the past. Honestly, I wanted to post this tweet that made me laugh but didn’t know where to put it:
#RamGRIT? I hope that means we get good #EDGE type tweets in the near future.
They did sign more WR then us. Yet looking at their class, they lack Colorado kids that will have that chip on their shoulder to make the game fun.
BuffLuke80
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I had no problem hating them when Bradlee Van Pelt was there, that punk mother****er.
Even this year? They are 12-1 and in the four team playoff, right?
Next year I view them as a stepped down version of the Bearcats
Seems like a good pick up but basically an even trade for their RB Morrow who has assault charges
That poor sheep hasn't been able to walk straight since.
I like that idea for such a thread since we'll be able to laugh about that school. It feels that way more than disdain.
NDSU appeared to have more than a few key players enter the portal. Kobe Johnson entered in January with the stated goal of playing for a power five team with his final year of eligibility. I’m not sure if the offers never materialized, but he was in the portal for a bit, and now signed with CSU. He was a team captain and averaged 6.7 yards per carry during his Bison career.
They're like 3 HCs (and a ton of key assistants) removed from the men who built that dynasty. I think they are moving into the after-the-peak time for their program similar to post-Petersen Boise State. Still great for their level, but will no longer sustain dominance like they used to. Attrition and other things will be happening more than before.