Getting this post game write up done while I’m taking an Uber ride home from Ricky’s Sports Bar in San Leandro. Being I’m typing it on my phone, I’ll be a little more brief here.
Once again a choppy start that has basically become the signature start for these Griz this year, however as always they finished strong and came away with a solid win. The opening to this game was about as bad as it could be on offense, two tough picks and a fumble that’s got to be frustrating. I’ll credit Idaho for coming out with some fire and playing tough early there. The fumble forced on Knight was just a great hit right on the ball to knock it loose. However after that the return of Dalton Sneed lit a spark in this team that had them rally back and out score Idaho 42-7 the rest of the way.
A few quick takeaways:
- in terms of a pass rush this d line just gets better each week. Awesome days for Babros, O’Connell, Gubner, and Mamula. This D line has really come a long ways over the season and will get their biggest test yet next week. I like that they’re peaking at the right time.
- This pass defense is what it is, not sure what more can be said. Opportunistic at the right time but still pretty error prone. I think if Idaho had a real QB instead of Petrino they would’ve had at least 14 more points on the board. Likes what I saw from Fouch today.
- Solid day from Ostmo, plugging in after the Knight fumble and having a good receiving and rushing day with multiple TDs.
- Idaho is maybe one of the most undisciplined teams I’ve seen in a long time. Talk about shooting yourself in the foot.
- Glad Dalton is ok after getting the wind knocked out of him. Worried about Akem though.
- Olson got fooled once by Petrino when scrambling but otherwise had himself another awesome day. Caught a few guys from behind, lead the team in stops, and even landed on a fumble.
- Mitch Roberts out there snagging every catch, and all hands... reminds me of another #80 we used to have. His future is bright. Love the WR depth on this team.
- Dalton looked a little rusty at times but seemed to shake off that rust a bit. A few underthrows, but overall a good day. Also glad Cam got back in so he didn’t have to finish out the day after getting yanked in the first.
- Toure is having such a great rebound season this year. I’m sure he wishes he had that contested catch in the endzone in the 3rd but overall a great day with a tremendous 1 handed grab and then an awesome design for a wide open TD.
- it was tough to tell but it seemed liked on TV they were rotating safeties a lot. Was there some frustration with the inconsistency in coverage perhaps?
- Watching Barry Sacks celebrate big plays is awesome.
That’s all I’ve got, others can add more, the Griz are at 8 wins on the season, with 2 more games to go. HUGE game on the horizon with Weber coming to town. I’m loving how far this team has come and I can’t wait to be back in Wa Griz to cheer them on next week!
Go Griz!
Once again a choppy start that has basically become the signature start for these Griz this year, however as always they finished strong and came away with a solid win. The opening to this game was about as bad as it could be on offense, two tough picks and a fumble that’s got to be frustrating. I’ll credit Idaho for coming out with some fire and playing tough early there. The fumble forced on Knight was just a great hit right on the ball to knock it loose. However after that the return of Dalton Sneed lit a spark in this team that had them rally back and out score Idaho 42-7 the rest of the way.
A few quick takeaways:
- in terms of a pass rush this d line just gets better each week. Awesome days for Babros, O’Connell, Gubner, and Mamula. This D line has really come a long ways over the season and will get their biggest test yet next week. I like that they’re peaking at the right time.
- This pass defense is what it is, not sure what more can be said. Opportunistic at the right time but still pretty error prone. I think if Idaho had a real QB instead of Petrino they would’ve had at least 14 more points on the board. Likes what I saw from Fouch today.
- Solid day from Ostmo, plugging in after the Knight fumble and having a good receiving and rushing day with multiple TDs.
- Idaho is maybe one of the most undisciplined teams I’ve seen in a long time. Talk about shooting yourself in the foot.
- Glad Dalton is ok after getting the wind knocked out of him. Worried about Akem though.
- Olson got fooled once by Petrino when scrambling but otherwise had himself another awesome day. Caught a few guys from behind, lead the team in stops, and even landed on a fumble.
- Mitch Roberts out there snagging every catch, and all hands... reminds me of another #80 we used to have. His future is bright. Love the WR depth on this team.
- Dalton looked a little rusty at times but seemed to shake off that rust a bit. A few underthrows, but overall a good day. Also glad Cam got back in so he didn’t have to finish out the day after getting yanked in the first.
- Toure is having such a great rebound season this year. I’m sure he wishes he had that contested catch in the endzone in the 3rd but overall a great day with a tremendous 1 handed grab and then an awesome design for a wide open TD.
- it was tough to tell but it seemed liked on TV they were rotating safeties a lot. Was there some frustration with the inconsistency in coverage perhaps?
- Watching Barry Sacks celebrate big plays is awesome.
That’s all I’ve got, others can add more, the Griz are at 8 wins on the season, with 2 more games to go. HUGE game on the horizon with Weber coming to town. I’m loving how far this team has come and I can’t wait to be back in Wa Griz to cheer them on next week!
Go Griz!