As if Sperbeck and Wanless didn’t have enough on their hands right now, they still have to lock down a schedule for 2011. Given the high expectations of being in playoff contention, the schedule will be crucial to obtaining that goal. This was posted on the BSC website and it’s dated July 1st, 2008. Unless there were serious changes, the conference schedule is as follows. I just noticed that the conference schedule is identical to the 2010 only that the home teams were swapped. I wonder if this was intentional or I am looking at a non updated version.
http://www.bigskyconf.com/sports/2008/6/25/Future Schedules.aspx?tab=scheduledrafts
Week 1, Sept 3rd: @ Arizona State (can someone confirm this?)
Week 2, Sept 10th: OPEN (Hopefully it’s filled with an FCS game, USDiego would be great here)
Week 3, Sept 17th: @ Weber State
Week 4, Sept 24th: vs. Montana
Week 5, Oct 1st: @ Montana State
Week 6, Oct 8th: @ Northern Colorado
Week 7, Oct 15th: OPEN (Great week for a bye.)
Week 8, Oct 22nd: vs. Eastern Washington
Week 9, Oct 29th: vs. Northern Arizona
Week 10, Nov 5th: @ Portland State
Week 11, Nov 12th: vs. Idaho State
Week 12, Nov 19th: OPEN (Causeway?)
There are some options with this schedule. USD would probably want a home and home but I think it’s worth it. It would be an easy game following the annual FBS money game and traveling to SD would allow some fans to make the trip (plus it serves me well
). Also the trip to SoCal would be a great for recruiting. CP is playing at UM in week 2 so I don’t think we will see them on the schedule this season. If the Causeway is held for the last game of the season then the bye would fit perfectly in week 7.
Also of note, for the most part our opponents will either be facing UM or EWU the week before they play us.
What I don’t like is the back to back weeks against UM and MSU. This will be the second year in a row that happens. Also a bye before EWU has not served this program well at all in the past.
Mods, please get a sticky on this thread.
http://www.bigskyconf.com/sports/2008/6/25/Future Schedules.aspx?tab=scheduledrafts
Week 1, Sept 3rd: @ Arizona State (can someone confirm this?)
Week 2, Sept 10th: OPEN (Hopefully it’s filled with an FCS game, USDiego would be great here)
Week 3, Sept 17th: @ Weber State
Week 4, Sept 24th: vs. Montana
Week 5, Oct 1st: @ Montana State
Week 6, Oct 8th: @ Northern Colorado
Week 7, Oct 15th: OPEN (Great week for a bye.)
Week 8, Oct 22nd: vs. Eastern Washington
Week 9, Oct 29th: vs. Northern Arizona
Week 10, Nov 5th: @ Portland State
Week 11, Nov 12th: vs. Idaho State
Week 12, Nov 19th: OPEN (Causeway?)
There are some options with this schedule. USD would probably want a home and home but I think it’s worth it. It would be an easy game following the annual FBS money game and traveling to SD would allow some fans to make the trip (plus it serves me well

Also of note, for the most part our opponents will either be facing UM or EWU the week before they play us.
What I don’t like is the back to back weeks against UM and MSU. This will be the second year in a row that happens. Also a bye before EWU has not served this program well at all in the past.
Mods, please get a sticky on this thread.