FB: Northwest Conference

[Patrick Coleman]

My 15 year old daughter was with me and called the music that game ops uses a "divorced dad" playlist.

Hahah! This definitely creates a mental image.

Also, she is 15? Wow!

[wildcat11]

My 15 year old daughter was with me and called the music that game ops uses a "divorced dad" playlist.

Hahah! This definitely creates a mental image.

Also, she is 15? Wow!

16 in a few days. Great kid and has really enjoyed going to games this season.

Time flies.

[RFBredux]

My 15 year old daughter was with me and called the music that game ops uses a "divorced dad" playlist.

Hahah! This definitely creates a mental image.

Also, she is 15? Wow!

16 in a few days. Great kid and has really enjoyed going to games this season.

Time flies.

Enjoy it while you can, RC. My daughter who you met is a 19 year old sophomore in college now. She balled out playing HS hoops in San Diego, but is a normal college student now and as happy as a clam.

[catjumper]

Well, 'Cats got the job done.  Extended the streak to an amazing 70-years.  Shut-out PLU.

Still--if they play the way they did yesterday--they may see themselves on the losing end of the game against Lewis and Clark next week and will find themselves missing the play-offs for a second year in a row.

Things to fix:
1.  Untimely and stupid penalties.  Hitting the punter twice to extend drives for PLU--can't happen against a better team.
2.  Missing wide open throws that would have been huge gains or easy TDs--QB needs to make those more than 50% of the time.
3.  Not wrapping up/tackling the ball carrier and allowing big secondary gains/QB getting passes off to wide open guys because the DBs have given up on the play.
4.  Missing short FG attempts-all season our FG/PAT team has been suspect.  They need to clean it up.

If 'Cats play clean and to their ability---they win next week, but as we've seen all season--that's a big "IF".

McNabb's misses in the first half surprised me - my view so far this season was his long throws had been greatly improved over last year.

The schedule does the Wildcats a favor (maybe): for Lewis & Clark and Whitworth, their two "must-win" games among this season's big three are back-to-back; Linfield had a week in between to get past any slippage after a big win.

But we'll see ...

[MonroviaCat]

Well, that didn't play out how I thought it would.  Both teams had trouble scoring which was not what I anticipated.  'Cat's Defense came-up big when it had to and the offense got enough done (despite the continued kicking game issues).  Either way, big win for the 'Cats but big loss with Johnson going down (looked like a possible shoulder dislocation). 'Cats have UPS and Willamette to tune-up with before the play-offs.  Hopefully they can get guys healthy and get some young 'Cats game time. 

[wildcat11]

'Cats played the same script as Whitworth. Get a lead and grind out a win. Felt like Linfield should have put them away comfortably in that 2nd and 3rd but penalties along with our inability to kick FG's is painful. Glad we went to the back up.

Defense was masterful today. L&C has weapons but it was obvious this was their first time this year the River Otters felt a push from a defensive front.

[gren2]

Griswold Stadium general admission is the worst place to watch a football game I have ever attended. Dont know why I waste my money at Palintine Hill when I always end up watching the game through the fence at the maintenance entrance. Good assessment RC you should replace Tebow on ESPN.

[MonroviaCat]

Great to see the 'Cats come out and fire an all cylinders (though it was a very bad UPS team).  So many young guys got in and Joe let them play.  I do wish he would have let that last drive finish in the end zone to set a new school record for points in game but we can't have everything I guess......

'Cats completed 30 of 33 passes by 4 different QBs to 18 different receivers. 

Next week could be a similar outcome as the 'Cats tune things up and wait to see where they will be playing the following week (spoiler alert--it will be back down at Chapman).

[wildcat11]

No idea how UPS won 2 games this year.

[gren2]

Well thankfully the Cats didnt score 80 on them or it would have knocked them out of the top 25.

[Patrick Coleman]

Well thankfully the Cats didnt score 80 on them or it would have knocked them out of the top 25.

Linfield moved down two spots when the voters finally realized that they should be behind Chapman, and when Calvin beat Hope and needed to move up.

[Patrick Coleman]

And even in moving down two spots, they actually gained three points. It's not like the voters changed their mind on Linfield -- just on Chapman and Calvin.

[gren2]

It doesn't matter Pat it just seemed funny. The Cats will be on the road in the playoffs regardless. Redemption on the road is always sweeter.

[MonroviaCat]

Well thankfully the Cats didnt score 80 on them or it would have knocked them out of the top 25.

Linfield moved down two spots when the voters finally realized that they should be behind Chapman, and when Calvin beat Hope and needed to move up.

The question I have (and like Gren said it doesn't really matter) is:  What did the voters see this week that suddenly had them move Chapman ahead of Linfield when, in reality, they should have been there all along give the head to head result.  This past week, Chapman had a win (but didn't look amazing) against a mediocre, at best, CLU team while Linfield absolutely destroyed a horrible UPS team.  Neither result really seems to provide much rationale for the change.  The other questionable change is Utica moving up after beating a pretty bad Hartwick team.   At any rate, I fully expect the 'Cats to get a chance to avenge the early season loss in two weeks.

[criswyly]

I would defintly like to see a rematch with Chapman.