Montana's QB!!!!

[Griz0383]

Cole B. is playing almost perfect football! I am impressed with the solid play at QB. He has the slow and steady approach and with the help of great running backs, stud receivers and a massive athletic O line, they wear defenses out. He is showing great leadership and may be the X factor for the Griz this year! xthumbsupx I think he deserves the player of the week!! Any thoughts!

[SeattleGriz]

Cole B. is playing almost perfect football! I am impressed with the solid play at QB. He has the slow and steady approach and with the help of great running backs, stud receivers and a massive athletic O line, they wear defenses out. He is showing great leadership and may be the X factor for the Griz this year! xthumbsupx I think he deserves the player of the week!! Any thoughts!


It is nice to have a QB who has "grown up" with the system, and therefore understands it. That, and having Ochs as the QB coach.

I can't wait for the Griz to open up the playbook for conference action.

[Walkon79]

I'll be the first Bobcat to admit that Cole is scaring me a little. I actually thought it was a good thing for the rest of the Sky when Hauck gave him the starting nod, but It's clear he's grown up a ton since the last time he was thrust into that role.

[Appaholic]

Yeah....great for you guys....now who exactly have you played this year...???

[PDXCat]

ooooo.... we have a near perfect quarterback and a near perfect team blah, blah, blah, blah ....more self congratulatory pink colored back slapping....blah, blah, blah......getting old......getting very old....blah, blah... what does everyone think?

[Phrebert]

ooooo.... we have a near perfect quarterback and a near perfect team blah, blah, blah, blah ....more self congratulatory pink colored back slapping....blah, blah, blah......getting old......getting very old....blah, blah... what does everyone think?

Envy rears its ugly head.

[Grizo406]

ooooo.... we have a near perfect quarterback and a near perfect team blah, blah, blah, blah ....more self congratulatory pink colored back slapping....blah, blah, blah......getting old......getting very old....blah, blah... what does everyone think?

You have a near perfect QB?

[AZGrizFan]

ooooo.... we have a near perfect quarterback and a near perfect team blah, blah, blah, blah ....more self congratulatory pink colored back slapping....blah, blah, blah......getting old......getting very old....blah, blah... what does everyone think?

You know, it's really easy NOT to open the thread.... xnodx xnodx xnodx xnodx xnodx xnodx

[Appaholic]

xhomerx xhomerx xhomerx xhomerx xdizzyx xdizzyx xhomerx xhomerx xhomerx
Cole B. is playing almost perfect football! I am impressed with the solid play at QB. He has the slow and steady approach and with the help of great running backs, stud receivers and a massive athletic O line, they wear defenses out. He is showing great leadership and may be the X factor for the Griz this year! xthumbsupx I think he deserves the player of the week!! Any thoughts!

[AZGrizFan]

xhomerx xhomerx xhomerx xhomerx xdizzyx xdizzyx xhomerx xhomerx xhomerx

do we have an icon for "dickhead alert"? xconfusedx xconfusedx xconfusedx xconfusedx xrolleyesx

[CopperCat]

You have a near perfect QB?

Nobody was talking about us.

But yes, Cole is better than the last time we saw him. I will also admit that. It'll be interesting to see what happens once UM is in the thick of league play in a few weeks.

[PDXCat]

You know, it's really easy NOT to open the thread.... xnodx xnodx xnodx xnodx xnodx xnodx

I know that - but he did ask for our thoughts. xsmiley_wix

[DuckDuckGriz]

Yeah....great for you guys....now who exactly have you played this year...???

Oh sorry.....

I forgot again how many you had in the stands for Lenoir-Rhyne I missed it on SportsCenter.

Are we not allowed to talk about our own team now? xrolleyesx

[AZGrizFan]

I know that - but he did ask for our thoughts. xsmiley_wix

Try forming a complete sentence with your thoughts next time. It makes it so much more interesting for the reader. xthumbsupx

[Appaholic]

Oh sorry.....

I forgot again how many you had in the stands for Lenoir-Rhyne I missed it on SportsCenter.

Are we not allowed to talk about our own team now? xrolleyesx

blah....blah...blah...Wa/Griz is the biggest stadium in the world....blah...blah....our quarterback threw 5 td's.....in the 1st series.....blah...blah...nobody tops our tailgaiting....blah...blah...we'll play anybody in Missoula.....blah...blah....Don Read could coach the Grizzlies to the World Cup final....blah...blah....xdeadhorsex

[Appaholic]

Just kidding Griz fans.....I'm in a fiesty mood today.....might go juggle some cats

[AZGrizFan]

blah....blah...blah...Wa/Griz is the biggest stadium in the world....blah...blah....our quarterback threw 5 td's.....in the 1st series.....blah...blah...nobody tops our tailgaiting....blah...blah...we'll play anybody in Missoula.....blah...blah....Don Read could coach the Grizzlies to the World Cup final....blah...blah....xdeadhorsex

I'm sure alcoholic would rather we open another one of about 1,000,000 threads on how great ASU is since they beat Michigan. xrolleyesx xrolleyesx xrolleyesx xrolleyesx xrolleyesx xrolleyesx

[putter]

Cole has been a nice surprise. QB was one of the areas of concern that I had going into the season because of lack of play that Cole has had. He knows the system and some of the throws he has against Albany were thrown before the receiver made his cut which was good to see.

Why didn't App get crap for posting 500 posts of Penn St or Ohio state fans celebrating? Could have used the homer icon for that as well. Nothing wrong with complementing your team as it also gets info out to other teams about how they are playing..

[Appaholic]

I'm sure alcoholic would rather we open another one of about 1,000,000 threads on how great ASU is since they beat Michigan. xrolleyesx xrolleyesx xrolleyesx xrolleyesx xrolleyesx xrolleyesx

So you heard about that.....awesome....I'll send you some photos if you're interested....xsmiley_wix

[already123]

Cole B appears to have had a great start to the season. I havent gotten a chance to watch him up close and personal, but I am lookin forward to the NAU Griz game in October!

Congrats Griz

[Walkon79]

blah....blah...blah...Wa/Griz is the biggest stadium in the world....blah...blah....our quarterback threw 5 td's.....in the 1st series.....blah...blah...nobody tops our tailgaiting....blah...blah...we'll play anybody in Missoula.....blah...blah....Don Read could coach the Grizzlies to the World Cup final....blah...blah....xdeadhorsex

So much for a discussion thread. I'm interested in what other think of the UM QB at this point. I know the competition hasn't been stellar, but I'm reasonably impressed so far.

[AZGrizFan]

So you heard about that.....awesome....I'll send you some photos if you're interested....xsmiley_wix

Do that. I need something to wipe my a** with ( a concept with which ASU fans are unfamiliar). xeyebrowx xeekx

[Appaholic]

Cole has been a nice surprise. QB was one of the areas of concern that I had going into the season because of lack of play that Cole has had. He knows the system and some of the throws he has against Albany were thrown before the receiver made his cut which was good to see.

Why didn't App get crap for posting 500 posts of Penn St or Ohio state fans celebrating? Could have used the homer icon for that as well. Nothing wrong with complementing your team as it also gets info out to other teams about how they are playing..

No...I agree....just fouking with you Griz fans....ya'll have the targets on your backs now...

Seriously...is this the same quarterback from last year?

[Appaholic]

Do that. I need something to wipe my a** with ( a concept with which ASU fans are unfamiliar). xeyebrowx xeekx

xlolx xlolx xlolx xlolx xlolx xlolx xlolx that's why God gave us TWO handsxlolx xlolx xlolx

[Ronbo]

Funny isn't it how anyone from any school can post a positive about their school, team, or facilities on this board except a Griz fan. Go back 6 months and count the number of threads that talk about a stadium, attendance, facilities, players, the Coach, or any other subject relating to a school. And I'll wager there are fewer from Griz fans than some other schools. Especially ASU. xlolx xlolx

[AZGrizFan]

So much for a discussion thread. I'm interested in what other think of the UM QB at this point. I know the competition hasn't been stellar, but I'm reasonably impressed so far.


I just wonder how he's gonna do when he actually has to run some complicated plays. xeyebrowx

[Appaholic]

Funny isn't it how anyone from any school can post a positive about their school, team, or facilities on this board except a Griz fan. Go back and count the number of threads that talk about a stadium, attendance, facilities, players, the Coach, or any other subject relating to a school. And I'll wager there are fewer than Griz fans than some other schools. Especially ASU. xlolx xlolx

OK Ronbo...mea culpa....


Is this the same QB from last year?

[putter]

No. Cole did play 2 years ago but then Josh Swogger transferred from Washington St last year and Cole only played against South Dakota St (and had a good game by the way!)

[trouthunter]

OK Ronbo...mea culpa....


Is this the same QB from last year?

No, he was the backup behind Josh Swogger.

[Walkon79]

I just wonder how he's gonna do when he actually has to run some complicated plays. xeyebrowx

I'm just surprised so far. I would have bet anything that Rolo would have better numbers than Cole so far, even with the competition differences. We'll see how it plays out in conference.

[Appaholic]

No. Cole did play 2 years ago but then Josh Swogger transferred from Washington St last year and Cole only played against South Dakota St (and had a good game by the way!)

That's right...I remember some controversy about Hauck switching to Swogger last year....so is Cole a junior...senior...? Andwhat has Hilliard done so far this year?

[Ronbo]

I'm just surprised so far. I would have bet anything that Rolo would have better numbers than Cole so far, even with the competition differences. We'll see how it plays out in conference.

Pinpoint passing is pinpoint passing no matter who you play and Cole has been deadly accurate. 73% completion average. He also is showing breakaway running ability. He looked alot like a guy named Lulay in the Albany game.

[DuckDuckGriz]

Cole is IMO a real team-guy that recognizes the strenghts of the offense, even if he is not included in some of them (IE Lex & the O-line on certain plays) - we will see how he does later on.

[Ronbo]

That's right...I remember some controversy about Hauck switching to Swogger last year....so is Cole a junior...senior...? Andwhat has Hilliard done so far this year?

Cole's a Junior. Hilliard is leading the Big Sky in rushing at 110 yards per game on 57 carries, 5.8 yards per carry, 6 TD's.

[GtFllsGriz]

Cole has been a real pleasant surprise. I felt all summer that he was the question mark in the offense and he has gone a long ways toward putting those fears to rest. Granted, he does a stupid thing every now and then but the good things have been awesome, ie; running ability, wow....passing has been very good....judgement has been very good and he is still maturing and learning. He has the potential to be very, very good. I would hate to be planning defensive strategy against this team.

I do have concerns with the defensive secondary. A good passing team will be our stiffest competition. Eastern Wash. will be very interesting.

[kalm]

No real surpise that he's doing well. I saw some flashes of solid play when EWU played you guys in Missoula 2 years ago.

Here's the current QB stats for the conference. With EWU's secondary, there's definite potential for a pass-fest at WGS in two weeks.

PASSING (by QB rating) G PA PC Pct Yds TD Int Yds/G Yds/A Rating
1. Cole Bergquist, Montana 3 67 49 73.1 596 5 1 198.7 8.9 169.7
2. Matt Nichols, E. Washington 3 98 62 63.3 766 9 1 255.3 7.8 156.7
3. Brian White, Portland St. 4 148 96 64.9 1200 3 4 300.0 8.1 133.1
4. Jack Rolovich, Montana St. 3 88 46 52.3 629 4 1 209.7 7.1 125.0
5. Jason Smith, CS Sacramento 3 58 37 63.8 319 1 2 106.3 5.5 108.2
6. Luke Butler, Idaho St. 3 45 25 55.6 295 0 1 98.3 6.6 106.1
7. Russel Hill, Idaho St. 3 85 50 58.8 588 2 8 196.0 6.9 105.1
8. Lance Kriesien, Northern Arizona 4 139 73 52.5 762 3 1 190.5 5.5 104.0
9. Cameron Higgins, Weber State 2 24 11 45.8 117 0 0 58.5 4.9 86.0
10. Jimmy Barnes, Weber State 3 67 23 34.3 299 2 3 99.7 4.5 72.5

[AZGrizFan]

No real surpise that he's doing well. I saw some flashes of solid play when EWU played you guys in Missoula 2 years ago.

Here's the current QB stats for the conference. With EWU's secondary, there's definite potential for a pass-fest at WGS in two weeks.

PASSING (by QB rating) G PA PC Pct Yds TD Int Yds/G Yds/A Rating
1. Cole Bergquist, Montana 3 67 49 73.1 596 5 1 198.7 8.9 169.7
2. Matt Nichols, E. Washington 3 98 62 63.3 766 9 1 255.3 7.8 156.7
3. Brian White, Portland St. 4 148 96 64.9 1200 3 4 300.0 8.1 133.1
4. Jack Rolovich, Montana St. 3 88 46 52.3 629 4 1 209.7 7.1 125.0
5. Jason Smith, CS Sacramento 3 58 37 63.8 319 1 2 106.3 5.5 108.2
6. Luke Butler, Idaho St. 3 45 25 55.6 295 0 1 98.3 6.6 106.1
7. Russel Hill, Idaho St. 3 85 50 58.8 588 2 8 196.0 6.9 105.1
8. Lance Kriesien, Northern Arizona 4 139 73 52.5 762 3 1 190.5 5.5 104.0
9. Cameron Higgins, Weber State 2 24 11 45.8 117 0 0 58.5 4.9 86.0
10. Jimmy Barnes, Weber State 3 67 23 34.3 299 2 3 99.7 4.5 72.5

Holy CRAP that's a lot of passes. One more game than the Griz, but over twice as many passes....how many do Griz backups have? I'm assuming White and Kriesien have played the vast majority of the snaps in their games?

[Ronbo]

We're averaging 244 yards a game passing and 248 yards a game rushing. I would guess PSU and NAU are pass first. We've played all 4 QB's. Cole's total minutes probably equal about two games. Larson has had about a half and Selle has had a little less than a half. I think I've seen Stapp in a couple series.

[Tod]

No real surpise that he's doing well. I saw some flashes of solid play when EWU played you guys in Missoula 2 years ago.

Here's the current QB stats for the conference. With EWU's secondary, there's definite potential for a pass-fest at WGS in two weeks.

PASSING (by QB rating) G PA PC Pct Yds TD Int Yds/G Yds/A Rating
1. Cole Bergquist, Montana 3 67 49 73.1 596 5 1 198.7 8.9 169.7
2. Matt Nichols, E. Washington 3 98 62 63.3 766 9 1 255.3 7.8 156.7
3. Brian White, Portland St. 4 148 96 64.9 1200 3 4 300.0 8.1 133.1
4. Jack Rolovich, Montana St. 3 88 46 52.3 629 4 1 209.7 7.1 125.0
5. Jason Smith, CS Sacramento 3 58 37 63.8 319 1 2 106.3 5.5 108.2
6. Luke Butler, Idaho St. 3 45 25 55.6 295 0 1 98.3 6.6 106.1
7. Russel Hill, Idaho St. 3 85 50 58.8 588 2 8 196.0 6.9 105.1
8. Lance Kriesien, Northern Arizona 4 139 73 52.5 762 3 1 190.5 5.5 104.0
9. Cameron Higgins, Weber State 2 24 11 45.8 117 0 0 58.5 4.9 86.0
10. Jimmy Barnes, Weber State 3 67 23 34.3 299 2 3 99.7 4.5 72.5

Two each for ISU and WSU and that knocks the UNC QB (or QBs) right off the board?

xeyebrowx