LND and CoCo- Your post got me thinking about the Cats uniforms.  What is the best look for the Wildcats?

New Purple on Purple
Dont think there was an Old Purple on Purple
New White on White
Old White on White
New Purple on White
Old Purple on White
New White on Purple
Old White on Purple

....Personally I like the new White on White but I am biased, theres just something about the old style uniforms that remind me of hockey jerseys.

GH CAT  -    I think Mrs Snapper and I are coming over to the game, what time do the pre game festivities start up.  Come to think of it Ive always been at the stadium to early to see it.  Is the wild longie crew down by the Library?  Anyways hope to see all the Cat and Rat fans this weekend for a early November rat roasting.

Lop the head off!!!

One thing that the coaches at Linfield are known for is fixing their mistakes.  I have no reason to believe the staff will continue to let turnovers be a problem for the cats.  Though with a high flying passing attack and a young QB turnovers do happen. 

Defense however has been playing out of their minds.  The philosophy for our D is not to let what happens on offense affect how you play on defense.  If their is a turnover then the D steps in with a 3 and out.  This week will by far be the biggest challenge to date for the O & D.

As for a little insight for this weeks CATS vs RATS game, I see Clark having a more typical 05 game but it still wont be enough to overcome the passing attack of the Cats on turf.  Having seen the last few games up close and personal I would say that the Rats always present a new twist or challenge to their game plan for the Cats.  Some years it only takes a few series to find a weakness while other years it doesnt happen until later in the second half. 

For what ever reason year in and year out Linfield has some aspect of their game step up for the Whitworth game.  01 it was the punt return team, other years it has been fly around D, and lately it has been the O's turn. 

To me the two keys for this weeks game are special teams and 3rd down conversions.  As for ST Linfield I believe has the edge because of speed and preperation.  3rd down is a little more interesting with both teams sitting at around 40%.  I believe the team that can drive the ball longer and spell their D a little R&R will come out with a W.  With that said my prediction is .....

RATS- 17
CATS- 35

Hope to see you all at the CATDOME on Sat.

This weeks predictions.....
         
                 UPS - 14
                 Col Co. - 21            *   Upset of the Week   *

                 Will. - 17
                 Whit - 42

                 Linf - 49
                 Men - 7

                 PLU - 56
                 LC - 14

Quote from: downtown48 on October 25, 2006, 05:39:45 PM
Interesting rankings...I'd say Linfield is right where they should be...Good to see that the people doing the rankings aren't fooled by Oxy's record.  Bad to see they continue to be fooled by the Wisconsin schools, LaCrosse got blown out in their loss to WW.  Linfield should have a good chance to jump at least Oxy if they get it done against Whitworth in two weeks.  They should jump LaCrosse but I'm not holding my breath.

Wouldn't it be classic if they send undefeated Oxy to the Catdome to 2 loss Linfield...AGAIN...

Let's get by Menlo first though...

Personally I'd love to see the Cats vs Oxy matchup no matter where its held.  Obviously theres no place like home at the CATDOME but Oxy has one of the most underated offenses in the West.  The last two years they have been one of the few teams able to give the Cats a challenge during the playoffs.  Other than the obvious games with the Johnnies or Central, are there any playoff matchups that the Cat Nation wants to see?

MonroviaCat- Thanks for the heads up on the posts.  Its odd to me how the LC vs MC games have gone the last few years.  00-02 games were hard faught games that could have gone either way. Especially the 01 game, which some would say sparked the cats 04 Championship.  Lately (03-05) though the Oaks have had the athletes but not the mental aspect to the game.  I am curious to see which team will show up on Saturday.

I do think your right when you say that our O-line has and will continue to gel.  If we get good protection not to many teams can keep up.

Because of the large turnover with JC transfers I dont know too much about the Oaks team this year.  Are there any other NWC team posters that have seen the Oaks in person this year?  What are their strengths/weaknesses?  In the past they have always been athletic but had no real team unity.  How have they looked this year?

sorry roughing calls

Linfield has always been around the top of the NWC in penalites.  I think it has a lot to do with our defensive philosophy....fly around and hit someone.  You've got to be willing to have a few late hits and ruffing calls in order to strike fear in opposing offenses.  As for this weekends game...I say it'll be close but not too close.

Cats - 36
Flutes - 21

Quote from: thepolitician on September 13, 2006, 09:39:41 AM
I dont know about you guys but every time i think about wildcat football i think about the sideline reminders.  Crazy how something sticks in your head for the rest of your life....
Talk about a cool feeling end of pre game practice.  everyone on the same page believing, and in unison (sp?) spouting the words...
gives me chills to hear the words....
Dont give up on the cats yet........long season, and everyday, sure is a good day to be a wildcat!!!

How do we substitute:  "Hustle on, hustle off, call the mans name."
Everybody in the ballgame, Offense: "Right"  Defense: "Left" Special teams: "In the middle"
Punt and punt return ready to go on: "3rd down."
Unusual formations: "Take a look at them and call time out."
Time outs per half: "3 save one for thelast play of the half."
Who can call a time out: "Any player," What do they have to do: "Sprint to the nearest official and call time out."
Kicking game rules: 1) "Don't be off sides" 2) "don't rough the kicker" 3) "dont block below the waist" 4) "dont clip" 5) "catch the ball"
Goaline defense: 1) "attitude!!!!"  2) "create a line of scrimmage two yards deep, get up and play football"  3) they will not score on the: "run"  if they pass it must be: "over the top"
Goaline offense: 1) "attitude!!!"  2) "create a line of scrimmage two yards deep"
3) "sustain!!!"

How could you forget SCORE! at the end of the reminder.

Quote from: 'Cats Fa Natic on September 11, 2006, 08:43:08 PM

Quote from: RedandPurple on September 11, 2006, 06:47:23 PM

Quote from: ClassicCat on September 11, 2006, 06:20:31 PM
The word is the locker room right now to "improve fundalmentals." You block your man (zone) consistently, you win. You tackle your man consistently, you win. The team that doesn't  block or tackle very well, 99% of the losses. Coaches and players alike know that.


Go CATS! Unleash!

"Football is two things, blocking and tackling." Vince Lombardi

Too true.

Talked to my father-in-law, a former cat and HS head coach, and he's feeling a bit better about the game but he said the same thing Classic Cat did about blocking and tackling. That's got to be improved.

Didn't the Cats go through a spat of a game or two early in the season about three or four years ago when the D was porous and had a real hard time tackling?  As I recall, in addition to better tackling fundamentals, they got that corrected by staying in their lanes and learning to rely on their fellow D to help tackle. That and not trying to tackle so higHopefully, as the team gains confidence in each other and the coaches' scheme, they'll get that corrected too.

One thing LC football teaches is that each man does his job.  Offense, defense, and ST all do their jobs.  No one needs to be a superman out there to beat HSU just each man doing his job and believing the guy next to you will do his.  Linfield at many positions is still very young, it might have taken a loss to WOU to get them to figure things out.

How's everyone doin out in CATDOME country?  I'd like to throw out a prediction for the game this weekend. 
CATS-42
WOU-17
THe wolfpack might put some points up early but there is no way the cats D gives up more than two td's.