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Subject: Yale vs Montana State - Saturday 2:00 PM Author: Boola Boola [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 08:59:18 12/04/25 Thu https://yalebulldogs.com/documents/2025/12/3/G12_Game_Notes_at_Montana_State__1_.pdf [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> Subject: Re: Yale vs Montana State - Saturday 2:00 PM Author: Penn Nation [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 09:59:37 12/04/25 Thu Must see TV this Saturday. Hope Yale does well.

[> [> Subject: Re: Yale vs Montana State - Saturday 2:00 PM Author: SAE94 [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 14:57:58 12/04/25 Thu Would love to see some Yale Fans in Bozeman. Big Sky is open, limited skiing, but skiing, nevertheless. Totally bummed that your coach won't do any radio interviews, press conferences, etc. It is nice to hear about where your opponent is from, their experiences throughout the season, etc. Our local guy really loves to get the backgrounds of the university, programs and history. Anyway, looking forward to the game and seeing your team. Little scared of the running back and receiver coming back from injury. The weather is the weather...this is what you play for. December. I don't think any snow during the game, but you might want to wear your fur lined undies.

[> Subject: Re: Yale vs Montana State - Saturday 2:00 PM Author: DeepBlue [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 10:58:02 12/04/25 Thu Montana State is favored by 27.5 points as of this morning; the Bobcats have had two weeks' rest and will be playing at home, in the cold, and at an altitude where Yale has no experience. Could be pretty rough...but I'm hoping Yale keeps it from being a blowout and cements the perception that the Ivy League belongs in this tournament.

[> [> Subject: Re: Yale vs Montana State - Saturday 2:00 PM Author: Ivy wanna be [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 11:09:25 12/04/25 Thu I’m with Deep Blue, if Yale can keep this close they have a good chance to be headed to Texas. Weather has a 70% chance of Snow. And a hostile fan base, in Bozeman. Majority of people snickering regarding Ivy League nerds playing football in this format. So Yale being Yale needs to show these knuckle daggers how it’s done.!! So with that Go Ivy League, but especially GO BULLDOGS and BEAT them Cats.!! Yale31 Montana State 28

[> Subject: Re: Yale vs Montana State - Saturday 2:00 PM Author: Fear the Quaker [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 12:10:34 12/04/25 Thu Yale overcame adversity last week, so why not this week. Go Bulldogs

[> Subject: It's Morning in The Ivy League Author: An Observer [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 13:05:13 12/04/25 Thu I've said on this board for years that Ivy League football needs two things and does not need two other things. What we do not need: athletic scholarships and an eleventh game. What we do need: FCS playoff participation and an earlier start to the season, preferably the Saturday after Labor Day. FCS playoff participation will pay tremendous dividends. We are a competitive conference and our champion will, in some years, make noise. The best of our champions is a threat to go all the way. Over the last two decades, I think that three-to-five of our best were candidates to make it to the Final Four. Not coincidentally, FCS playoff participation may lead to an earlier start to the season. Our coaches now realize that we need to schedule up in out-of-conference games to improve our playoff seeding. In this case, scheduling up does not mean just dropping Stetson and Merrimack. It means one or two games per season per Ivy title contender against the Mercer's and Villanova's of the world, on our way to scheduling against the Dakotas and Montanas. The only time that the latter are willing to play us is earlier in September. This may take some time, but it's the logical step, a season start two weeks earlier. Last Saturday when Yale and Harvard were trailing at halftime by 56 points cumulatively, it didn't look great. But then it all turned around. Bigly. We're playing with house money now. I'm optimistic. Let's go.

[> [> Subject: I agree with Stetson, but... Author: Go Green [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 15:24:54 12/04/25 Thu You could have listed a number of other teams before Merrimack. They probably would have finished in the middle of the Patriot League.

[> [> [> Subject: Re: I agree with Stetson, but... Author: An Observer [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 10:15:32 12/05/25 Fri You are correct. There are better examples than Merrimack. I think I just had a kneejerk reaction from when I first found out a few years ago that Harvard men's basketball was going to play Merrimack. My first thought was, "As in the Monitor?" I like to maintain the self-congratulatory delusion that there are very few NCAA colleges (as opposed to NAIA) I have never heard of. I was struck that the most famous university in the world by far was going to play a varsity basketball competition against a school which was completely new to me. And I lived in Boston for more than a decade, about half an hour from Merrimack. One of the greatest women I ever dated, on our first date told me that she had graduated from Pacific Lutheran University. Then she added, "We're national champions." I asked, "In what?" She responded, "In football." I literally thought that she might be crazy. Well, as the hours passed on our that fateful first date, it became clear that, not only was she sane, she was one of the smartest, clearest thinking, and most capable people I had ever met. Later I looked up Pacific Lutheran. Sure enough, they were the reigning NAIA Division II national champions in football. There are more schools you've never heard of than you might think.

[> Subject: Re: Yale vs Montana State - Saturday 2:00 PM Author: GoldstoneCat [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 16:57:14 12/04/25 Thu Bobcat fan here. Hope to see some of your fans make the trip. Please circulate through the tailgates if you do, I think you'll find our crew hospitable, willing to share a beer and some food, and talk a little football. The weather looks to straighten out by kickoff. As for the game, I have some opinions on how it'll go, but I'm excited to see your RB play and just get a look at what the Ivy League looks like on the field.

[> [> Subject: Re: Yale vs Montana State - Saturday 2:00 PM Author: voy vey [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 10:02:16 12/05/25 Fri I was in Bozeman (and Big Sky) this summer -- and loved it out there. Little did I know I was unwittingly scouting future venues for Yale football, LOL. I would really love to make the road trip to experience some pre-game Bobcat hospitality and watch Yale challenge themselves against the #47 team in the country (per Sagarin--better than programs such as Nebraska, Boise St., the service academies, VA Tech, UCLA, UConn, BC, Hawaii, Belichick's UNC). Unfortunately, I'll instead be tuned to ESPN+, thankful for protection from the elements, echoing Old Blue's hopes that our banged-up squad makes a good showing on the field and is able to advance to the quarterfinals.

[> Subject: Re: Yale vs Montana State - Saturday 2:00 PM Author: OldBlue [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 21:02:43 12/04/25 Thu Gentlemen; I would be honored to experience the hospitality of the westerners from the big sky country. Unfortunately, the trip is not on the table. The bobcat faithful are anxious to see what are blue will bring to the table. It is unclear which players will be available for this contest. I am hopeful whoever does participate will do our squad proud.

[> Subject: Re: Yale vs Montana State - Saturday 2:00 PM Author: bulldog10jw [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 13:43:53 12/06/25 Sat If you have DIRECTV the game will be on channel 210-4. I don't know if there are any restrictions.

[> Subject: Montana State 7 Yale 0 Author: Boola Boola [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 14:27:47 12/06/25 Sat 2 minutes left in 1st quarter.

[> [> Subject: Re: Montana State 7 Yale 0 Author: Boola Boola [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 14:49:33 12/06/25 Sat Yale has outgained MSU in yardage so they can move the ball on offense.

[> [> [> Subject: Halftime: Montana State 7 Yale 0 Author: Boola Boola [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 15:16:12 12/06/25 Sat It's anyone's game in the second half.

[> [> [> Subject: Re: Montana State 7 Yale 0 Author: sparman [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 15:17:34 12/06/25 Sat Defense is keeping them level. We will see effect of halftime adjustments but it looks like MS might be startimg to feel frustrated.

[> [> [> [> Subject: Re: Montana State 7 Yale 0 Author: voy vey [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 15:24:30 12/06/25 Sat Y offense shows flashes but need consistency to finish the drives. Defense played a great first half. Hopefully the dam doesn't break.

[> [> [> [> [> Subject: Re: Montana State 7 Yale 0 Author: sparman [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 15:55:06 12/06/25 Sat Yale passing game off and elis cannot afford these mistakes.

[> Subject: Montana State 14 Yale 0 - late in 3rd quarter Author: Ed S. [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 15:59:26 12/06/25 Sat Long drive by MSU.

[> [> Subject: Yale scores 14-6 MSU in 4th Author: Boola Boola [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 16:16:36 12/06/25 Sat Defense needs a stop here.

[> [> Subject: 14-6 after Yale TD Author: Boola Boola [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 16:19:38 12/06/25 Sat Yale defense needs a stop on this drive.

[> [> [> Subject: MSU scores now 21-6 Author: Boola Boola [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 16:21:19 12/06/25 Sat 10 minutes left in 4th. Plenty of time left for a Yale comeback.

[> [> [> [> Subject: Yales scores! MSU 21 Yale 13 Author: Boola Boola [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 16:43:30 12/06/25 Sat Comeback kids with 2 minutes left in the game.

[> [> [> [> [> Subject: I see an OT game coming Author: Boola Boola [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 16:46:49 12/06/25 Sat .

[> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: Yale deserves congrats for this game despite the loss Author: Penn Nation [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 16:56:20 12/06/25 Sat A few breaks and they win. They showed the Ivy League they can go head to head with the FCS best.

[> [> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: Agreed Author: voy vey [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 17:00:19 12/06/25 Sat The message sent to the rest of FCS: disrespect the Ivy League at your own peril.

[> [> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: Well done Yale! Author: Floridared [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 17:44:25 12/06/25 Sat The showed they belong, and that the Ivy League belonged in the FCS playoffs years ago.

[> Subject: Re: Yale vs Montana State - Saturday 2:00 PM Author: DeepBlue [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 17:00:06 12/06/25 Sat 21-13. Yale, a four-score underdog, was in this game until the end against the number-two seed, having cleared the first round. I think most people would agree that the Ivy League champion belongs in this tournament.

[> Subject: Re: Yale vs Montana State - Saturday 2:00 PM Author: Basil Rathbone [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 17:51:23 12/06/25 Sat The overarching opinion of many Montana State fans on social media this week was that this game was going to be something of a glorified late-season scrimmage, and anything less than a 40-point victory would feel like a loss. I think the Bulldogs gave them of lot more of a fight than they wanted and opened up eyes all across the country. Take away a couple of unfortunate tipped passes and an unlucky end-zone fumble bounce, and the outcome could just as easily gone the other way. The Yale Bulldogs represented quite well. Helluva season! Looking forward to 2026!

[> Subject: Re: Yale vs Montana State - Saturday 2:00 PM Author: Son of Eli [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 18:19:59 12/06/25 Sat I’m happy Yale got the opportunity to experience the terrific game atmosphere that MSU provides. Never seen anything like it at the FCS level.

[> [> Subject: Re: Yale vs Montana State - Saturday 2:00 PM Author: P-Fan [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 19:21:57 12/06/25 Sat As a big time Tiger fan since the mid 60's, if you didn't get excited watching Yale's last two games, you just don't appreciate IL football. Absent those two key turnovers, this is possibly a Yale win. I compare this to 1989 when the NCAA's were thinking about taking away the automatic bid to the NCAA basketball tournament. That is, until the Princeton Georgetown game. Yale has set the groundwork for the rest of the Ivies. That can't be bad. Congrats to Yale.

[> Subject: Re: Yale vs Montana State - Saturday 2:00 PM Author: remember it well [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 19:48:39 12/06/25 Sat P-Fan is right. Absent the two turnovers Yale's season might have continued. Nonetheless this Yale team provided Bulldog fans and Ivy fans with some outstanding entertainment for two playoff games and showed the Ivy League can be a formidable opponent against the top ranked FCS teams. Congratulations Yale team 152. Thank you for a great season.

[> Subject: Re: Yale vs Montana State - Saturday 2:00 PM Author: sparman [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 19:59:20 12/06/25 Sat Yale deserves applause from all the ivy teams and I expect this game will facilitate recruiting for everyone. They played with heart that should be a lesson to all. Next year's ivy representative(s) can know they belong. I bet MS knows this was a seesaw contest. I thought there were several strategic mistakes that handicapped and ultimately cost them a chance. First, going for 2 after the first TD. I know some people advocate it based on "analytics", but I have never been a fan of such a tactic until it's necessary. Second, in the final few minutes of the game they were not organized enough to get off quick plays, and when closing on on their second TD ran too many time-consuming running plays to gain a couple yards for a first down (unsuccessfully), showing lack of urgency as the announcers commented. Finally, I can't help thinking how Princeton played Yale mostly even until the final minutes. What could have been.

[> [> Subject: Re: Yale vs Montana State - Saturday 2:00 PM Author: DeepBlue [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 21:33:45 12/06/25 Sat I thought Princeton played very well against Yale and was a much better team than their win/loss record indicated. If Princeton had beaten Yale, though, Harvard would have won the league, there would most likely have been no at-large bid for Yale and, after Harvard got beaten 52-7 by Villanova, the first year of postseason play would have been blighted because no one in FCS football outside of the Ivies would take Ivy football seriously. In the circumstances, I think Princeton took one for the team.

[> [> [> Subject: Thank You Yale for a wonderful season to remember Author: Ivy wanna be [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 01:02:39 12/07/25 Sun Congratulations to each every member of this team. The dedication and hard work has paid off. To showing the country what Yale Football truly is. For being the ambassadors for The Ivy League. That you are brilliant athletes. To the coaches who teach and guide these young men. To the staff that over see their care. 28.5 point underdogs, 11% chance to win the game. Most of the so called experts, gave Yale no respect, well with last weeks win. This weeks battle MSU football team was extremely lucky to escape with a win. So many people are so damn PROUD of you. !! To the Seniors on the team. When you get together for your reunions and get togethers . You will have some great memories to share. 4 years of Big Three Championships. Winning against Princeton and Harvard. Winning 3 Ivy League Football Championships. (Remarkable).!! Going to the FCS Playoffs leading teams for the future .To Mason Shipp, you young man deserve much of the gratitude in the fight to open the eyes of the Ivy League Administration in making this a reality. For Yale and the other 7 institutions. Because with out you I wouldn’t be writing this .!! So Thank you so much for Everything. Have a wonderful Holiday season, blessed New Year to all . May we do this again . Go Bulldogs.!!

[> [> [> [> Subject: Re: Thank You Yale for a wonderful season to remember Author: Art (Proud) [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 06:04:29 12/07/25 Sun Ivy Wanna be, you said everything I wanted to say, thank you! Loved Yale Football since 1962.

[> [> Subject: Re: Yale vs Montana State - Saturday 2:00 PM Author: M3 [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 07:50:34 12/07/25 Sun Yale has shown that the Ivies belong in the national discussion of college football Well done Bulldogs

[> Subject: Re: Yale vs Montana State - Saturday 2:00 PM Author: YAGreen [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 08:31:01 12/07/25 Sun Great showing by Yale in the postseason. Doing the Ivy proud

[> [> Subject: Re: Yale vs Montana State - Saturday 2:00 PM Author: Old Blue [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 08:44:50 12/07/25 Sun Gentlemen; My hats off to the squad, splendid season great effort against the bobcats. Congratulations to the players and coaching staff..

[> Subject: Re: Yale vs Montana State - Saturday 2:00 PM Author: Bulldogs and Lions [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 11:08:02 12/07/25 Sun Yale redeemed the Ivy with this gutsy performance. To take the #2 team to the brink shows that the Bulldogs can play with anyone. If this had been at a neutral site, among a few other things, this could've been a Yale win. Yale did a great job cleaning up the mess Harvard left with that debacle at Villanova...

[> Subject: Good Job, Yale! Author: Boston Lion [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 18:31:25 12/07/25 Sun

[> Subject: Re: Yale vs Montana State - Saturday 2:00 PM Author: Woodsman [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 17:23:24 12/08/25 Mon As the father of a running back I’m slightly biased but the Yale RB was the best player on the field in my opinion. That kid is a stud.