Wednesday's positivity post

by Jeff Nusser on Sep 16, 2009 11:00 PM PDT

You know, this would be so much easier if bad news didn't keep coming out.

The third positive I took away from Saturday? Perhaps the easiest call of all: Running back James Montgomery.

Montgomery -- did you know that he transferred to WSU from Cal? -- gained 118 yards on 17 carries against Hawaii, and is now 16th nationally in all-purpose yards. He's been everything we could have hoped for, and then some, displaying quickness and an ability to make defenders miss, but also an ability to initiate contact when a move simply won't do the trick.

To underscore Montgomery's toughness, consider that he's running with a banged up knee that required 55 cc's (about two ounces) of fluid to be drained out of it in the days after the game. But I guess you'll do that when you haven't played any meaningful football in over a year. You can listen to him talk about it himself in this interview with Ian Furness today.

Paul Wulff has said Montgomery will start on Saturday if he's healed enough to go. Because, while Dwight Tardy is good, Montgomery is better, and we need all the help we can get to beat SMU. Sad, but true.

Wait! This is the positivity post! Sorry about that.

Ladies and gentlemen ... James Montgomery, your Wednesday positivity post honoree.

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we are great!

That was my attempt at being positive. They picked up another sleeper committment today.

Montgomery is definitely a positive. Fumbles aside, Karstetter has looked pretty good. I like the look of Solomon and who knows what they are going to get out of Forzani. Actually, they really need Forzani to turn into a bit of a game-breaker. Add in Simone and Norrell hopefully at some point and they have a decent group of receivers.

OK, that’s about all the positive I have in me today.

by BornCoug on Sep 16, 2009 11:23 PM PDT reply actions

oh, and blackledge

my cup runeth overethththth

by BornCoug on Sep 16, 2009 11:28 PM PDT reply actions

Don't count on Norrell in the future...

I hope he does the right thing and sticks around to make amends, but one can never know the whims of 19 year olds…

by '03CouveCoug on Sep 17, 2009 8:52 AM PDT reply actions

So far, FWIW,

it seems Norrell intends to come back. That could obviously change, but he’s using his redshirt this year, meaning he would lose a year of eligibility of he transferred.

Some guys on CF.C have been posting about odd private messages from someone they think might be his dad, or someone else close to KN. Seems to indicate he wasn’t drunk the night he was popped (might be other substances, including NyQuil or something… might be bogus altogether). But they still indicate he intends to be back.

by TiltingRight on Sep 17, 2009 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions

Third hand hearsay

I know.

by TiltingRight on Sep 17, 2009 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions

Regardless of the source...

I hope that its true and Norrell intends to come back with a vengence next season!

by '03CouveCoug on Sep 17, 2009 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions

If he was going to go

You’d think he’d be gone by now, because he has to sit out one calendar year on transfer (unless he drops down a level). If he transferred at this point, yes, he’d be able to use his redshirt, but he’d also have to sit out the first two or three games of his new team next year.

CougCenter

by Jeff Nusser on Sep 17, 2009 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions

no hole no gain

I say the o-line deserves the positivity. Vastly improved over last year by their baptism of fire when so many vets went down… the younger guys have stepped up well thus far. Alfred is the only senior and Roxas will be back next year at center w/ 2 to play. The future is bright at o-line and the roster is deep at this position. Give the d-line this year to learn painful lessons and improve; an off season of iron work and we just might have some front line play that an hold the line. But this year, right now- you gotta like the growth of the offensive horses…

If you can't Go Cougs... don't go.

by hollyweirdcoug on Sep 18, 2009 2:19 AM PDT reply actions