Here is my take, the ol' tooth less gumbo eatin cowboys were the luckiest team in the playoffs.
1.) because they got the #1 seed.
2.) They play in a lame ass conference.
3.) They play a 7-5 bobcat team to only a 3 point
victory.
4.) They beat the Griz JV team by only 4 points.
5.) Beat Villinova with a 1 armed QB.
6.) They get some favorable calls by officials
throughout the playoffs.
7.) They are 2 time losers.
WARNING: To all you cowboy fans. The Griz had a astronomically devistating year for injuries, we never had less than 3 starters out of any game this year, and had as many as 7 starters out of 1 game, when we played you we had 6 starters out and still played with a banged up RB with no one to back him up. Granted you also had your top RB out for most of the game against us, but do you think you would have beaten us with 5 more of your starters out? .........
I'll answer for you NO!!!!
Here is the really bad news for you and the rest of 1-AA football. The Griz only lose 2 players on Defense, but we get back 2 pre season All Americans who never even played a down this year due to injuries and surgeries. One of the losses is going to be tough to replace, but the other may actually have a red shirt Freshman who could have been better than the senior who was a 2 year starter, bigger and faster too. The one loss on offense is not really a loss at all, our starting QB was actually not our best, but his father donated millions to the program over the past 2 years so figure that out. Our 2 QB for next year will be Craig Ochs, a 2 year starter at U of Colorado a perenial top 20 team in D-1, he will have 2 years left at U of Montana, thats right he started as a Frosh. and Soph.at Colorado. He will own 1-AA football next year. The other QB is a JC transfer from California, he owns many JC passing records. My greatest wish for the new year is to play McNeese in Missoula next year, then you will hear what real fans sound like in the noisiest stadium in 1-AA. Just to give you an incling of what it's like, a NW St. fan who came up this year told me after the game that he went to U of Mississippi and our croud was way louder than any game he had been to at Mississippi. See you guys next year!
Oh and one other thing our new coach is not offensivly conservative like our old coach, the past 3 years we have won many games but the Offense was not a all out gang break like Griz fans are use to, the good ol days of 45 point wins will be back next year.
