The Tennessee Climate soccer group might be making their 7th playoff look this Saturday, week the group web hosting them, Montana, might be of their twenty eighth such enterprise.
Tigers head trainer Eddie George has spotted that hole in enjoy, and he and his personnel are ready for no matter demanding situations come once they play games at Washington-Grizzly Stadium at 10:15 EST on ESPN2.
“This team is very disciplined, they play great at home, they’re very physical and they have a great deal of experience,” George mentioned during this week’s Big South-OVC coaches’ conference. “They play in the playoffs year in and year out. This is their expectation; this is their floor.”
The Grizzlies, 8-4 general and 5-3 in Weighty Sky play games, had been FCS runners-up a pace in the past and are hungry to get again to the championship recreation. The Tigers are on the lookout for their first playoff win since a 31-0 blanking of Butler College in 2013. George and his personnel have spent sufficient year reviewing pictures of a Griz protection that he likens to a sci-fi vintage.
“They throw bodies everywhere, it is a defense where they are very tough, physical. They plug gaps. The best way to describe it is like Star Wars. It’s a blitzkrieg and they do a good job of it,” he defined.
“Trying to get that sorted out is going to be a challenge for us from a protection standpoint and a running game standpoint. We have to be patient; we can’t do too much where we get behind schedule. They are experienced, they’ve got some playmakers as well. Riley Wilson, one of their linebackers, makes it go. We’re going to have our hands full; it’s going to be a great challenge for our offense.”
George does have some intel to hand, as defensive coordinator Brandon Fisher performed for those identical Grizzlies as a student-athlete.
“He knows the culture. He understands it. He’s born in it, molded by it. He gives great insight,” George mentioned of Fisher, in his fourth pace on TSU’s personnel. “He often refers to their preparation when he played for the Griz. That speaks to what we’re trying to be as well and what to expect. It’s going to be tight quarters, tight sidelines, it’s going to be hostile, it’s going to be cold. All those things help us in terms of what to expect on Saturday. Hopefully, it’ll be a fun environment.”
Irrespective of Saturday’s result, George believes it is a momentum spice up and a corner-turning enjoy to hand for Tennessee Climate soccer.
“We just want to go up and compete, find a way to win this ball game,” he mentioned. “We didn’t just want to make the playoffs. It’s going to be an awesome environment, a great experience for our kids. Win, lose or draw, we’re going to go in there play our best ball and see where the chips fall.”
