2014-2015 Basketball Schedule

[Webergrad02]

1. I don't think I would consider PSU one of the top teams in the conference. At least right now.
2. NAU, Eastern, Montana and Northern Colorado also could have made a similar claim if they were in Sacs shoes. One of the travel pairs had to come to Ogden without a return visit to their gym. Unfortunately it was Sac and PSU.
3. UNC & UND are feeling like lottery winners knowing that they don't have to play at the DEE this season. Will you cry foul when it is your turn to catch that break?

 

[SWeberCat02]

Cat's don't have to visit the Nest or Stott next year (there goes their two biggest games of the season), but the No Names and the Cubbies don't get the privilege of having a return visit to the Dee either.

To me I think that is the biggest thing that stands out. The hornets may be the second best team in the league and we only play them at home. I don't think UND will be very good. The cubbies will be middle of the road.

I guess having the Big Sky headquarters in Ogden does count for something. 2 of the top teams only get one game against Weber at altitude. You have to admit that looks more than coincidental. Can't wait to see what Fullerton did with Montana's schedule.

:crybaby:

 

[sapokama]

Cat's don't have to visit the Nest or Stott next year (there goes their two biggest games of the season), but the No Names and the Cubbies don't get the privilege of having a return visit to the Dee either.

To me I think that is the biggest thing that stands out. The hornets may be the second best team in the league and we only play them at home. I don't think UND will be very good. The cubbies will be middle of the road.

I guess having the Big Sky headquarters in Ogden does count for something. 2 of the top teams only get one game against Weber at altitude. You have to admit that looks more than coincidental. Can't wait to see what Fullerton did with Montana's schedule.

:crybaby:

Got to admit, I really don't get all the hype around Sac St. I understand they played better as the year went along, they made it to the Big Sky Semis,and they are returning just about everybody. But we are still talking about a team with a losing record that only won half of their big sky games.

I would love to see them become one of the top 2 teams next year. They are entertaining, but I don't see them there yet. More like 3-6. Frankly, I think N. Arizona is the team that should be getting this hype. I believe they only lose Jacobsen, and Yanku, Upshur and Keluna are all studs.

In my mind calling Portland St. a top team next year is quite the stretch.

 

[WILDCAT]

Cat's don't have to visit the Nest or Stott next year (there goes their two biggest games of the season), but the No Names and the Cubbies don't get the privilege of having a return visit to the Dee either.

To me I think that is the biggest thing that stands out. The hornets may be the second best team in the league and we only play them at home. I don't think UND will be very good. The cubbies will be middle of the road.

I guess having the Big Sky headquarters in Ogden does count for something. 2 of the top teams only get one game against Weber at altitude. You have to admit that looks more than coincidental. Can't wait to see what Fullerton did with Montana's schedule.

:crybaby:

Got to admit, I really don't get all the hype around Sac St. I understand they played better as the year went along, they made it to the Big Sky Semis,and they are returning just about everybody. But we are still talking about a team with a losing record that only won half of their big sky games.

I would love to see them become one of the top 2 teams next year. They are entertaining, but I don't see them there yet. More like 3-6. Frankly, I think N. Arizona is the team that should be getting this hype. I believe they only lose Jacobsen, and Yanku, Upshur and Keluna are all studs.

In my mind calling Portland St. a top team next year is quite the stretch.

Sacramento State was in the Qtr finals and lost to NoDak.

 

[WILDCAT]

Cat's don't have to visit the Nest or Stott next year (there goes their two biggest games of the season), but the No Names and the Cubbies don't get the privilege of having a return visit to the Dee either.

To me I think that is the biggest thing that stands out. The hornets may be the second best team in the league and we only play them at home. I don't think UND will be very good. The cubbies will be middle of the road.

I guess having the Big Sky headquarters in Ogden does count for something. 2 of the top teams only get one game against Weber at altitude. You have to admit that looks more than coincidental. Can't wait to see what Fullerton did with Montana's schedule.

Please tell me you didnt just post this

We still play Montana, Eastern Washington, and Northern Arizona twice as well as Idaho, and two of the teams we dont play twice (Northern Colorado and North Dakota) have been among the top consistant teams in the conference the last few years, and we play them on the ROAD.

so just to clarify, just because Weber doesnt play at Portland State and Sac State that the conference is trying to help Weber? Do you realise how rediculous that sounds?

And tell me, if the situation was changed and Weber was playing at Sac instead of Sac playing at Weber would you be complaining? You wanna win the conference, then win the games on your schedule, regardles of who or where they are.

 

[WeberSki]

Cat's don't have to visit the Nest or Stott next year (there goes their two biggest games of the season), but the No Names and the Cubbies don't get the privilege of having a return visit to the Dee either.

To me I think that is the biggest thing that stands out. The hornets may be the second best team in the league and we only play them at home. I don't think UND will be very good. The cubbies will be middle of the road.

I guess having the Big Sky headquarters in Ogden does count for something. 2 of the top teams only get one game against Weber at altitude. You have to admit that looks more than coincidental. Can't wait to see what Fullerton did with Montana's schedule.

As soon as Hornets can figure out to manage a game clock, the conference has promised Katz additional conference home games, but not until then.

 

[SWeberCat02]

Good to see the conference finally got this right: @SUU on a Saturday, @ISU on a Saturday, and ISU at home on a Saturday.

 

[WILDCAT]

Good to see the conference finally got this right: @SUU on a Saturday, @ISU on a Saturday, and ISU at home on a Saturday.

Too bad our game against Montana at home isnt on a Saturday, regardless of how well each team is doing that game would always draw.

 

[sacstateman]

Cat's don't have to visit the Nest or Stott next year (there goes their two biggest games of the season), but the No Names and the Cubbies don't get the privilege of having a return visit to the Dee either.

To me I think that is the biggest thing that stands out. The hornets may be the second best team in the league and we only play them at home. I don't think UND will be very good. The cubbies will be middle of the road.

I guess having the Big Sky headquarters in Ogden does count for something. 2 of the top teams only get one game against Weber at altitude. You have to admit that looks more than coincidental. Can't wait to see what Fullerton did with Montana's schedule.

As soon as Hornets can figure out to manage a game clock, the conference has promised Katz additional conference home games, but not until then.

Talk about whining......

 

[Webergrad02]

Sacstatesmen - If you are going to troll our forum, please answer our questions. What if Weber was only visiting the nest this year, would we have room to complain? What travel pairs deserve to only play at Weber and ISU this year?

 

[n.ogdencat]

Sacstatesmen - If you are going to troll our forum, please answer our questions. What if Weber was only visiting the nest this year, would we have room to complain? What travel pairs deserve to only play at Weber and ISU this year?

Visiting the Nest really isn't that scary. Weber has a better record at the Nest than the home team Hornets.

Do I think Sac St. will be one of the better teams? Yes, next year, they will be. They have all the components in place that could lead to having a great season. Katz, in my opinion, is one of the better coaches in the Sky and has really been recruiting well lately. But, to complain about the schedule...YIKES!! UND was in the championship game last season and UNCO has been far better and more consistent over the years than Sacramento State. Last I checked they had won a Big Sky Championship, and have a pretty good record against the Cats at the Butt-Cock pavilion. To me, the Cats are getting a raw deal, not only in terms of having to play against better long-term programs on the road, who can defend their home courts far better than other Big Sky programs, but/and also how this will affect our attendance averages. Nobody comes to the Dee when we play Sac and PSU.

 

[WILDCAT]

Sacstateman just hit a new low, I knew he was "upset" about not getting to play Weber at home, but he even went as far as going onto Portland State's forum to cry about it there. :facepalm:

http://www.bigskyfans.com/vikings/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=3434&p=27607#p27607


hno:

 

[Webergrad02]

 

[hdqweber]

The loss of three key players notwithstanding, I think we are too talented to play two non-D1 teams. Even as a season ticket holder, I'd rather see us play a BCS top 100 on the road then host a non D1 team. From what I can tell, The following schools were offering guarantees the day we play Presentation: Nebraska, Arkansas, Colorado State. And on the day we play Bristol: Rhode Island, Washington, and Houston. I was also surprised of the number of games considering our exempt event.

 

[WILDCAT]

http://www.hornetsports.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/1415_mbb_schedule_webI.pdf

Sac State released their schedy, I wonder if Sacstateman is crying that the Hornets only play Montana and Montana State at home and wont have to go on one of if not the most difficult road trip in the Big Sky this year

:roll:

 

[Webergrad02]

Montana will be a little down this year, but Dahlberg is always a tough place to play. If I was in Sac and didn't have to go to Montana in January I would be happy. I like the new travel partners. I think it is fairly balanced.

Sac State has always been the team I cheer for besides Weber. When I lived there I didn't even know they had fans. They are the ultimate underdog. But, after hearing the banter especially from Sacstateman, I want to see them get smacked around this year. I like pre-season optimism, but to say that Sac & PSU are the best teams in conference is a stretch. Then to say that they were jobbed by the pro Weber Big Sky Conference, come on lets be real.

 

[sacstateman]

webergrad02 said the following:

To me I think that is the biggest thing that stands out. The hornets may be the second best team in the league and we only play them at home. I don't think UND will be very good. The cubbies will be middle of the road.[/quote]

I was commenting on webergrad02"s comments. Where did I say Sac and PSU WERE THE TWO TOP TEAMS????? I said they were two of the top teams. Sac will be one of the teams to beat and Portland didn't lose much from last years team that went to the tournament. If you don't understand what a disadvantage it is to play at altitude I can't help you. We have the longest road trips of any team in the conference. I do think Montana and Montana St. would like to get a shot at us at home but they aren't the same teams as last year. It's hard to tell where Montana might land this year. Our toughest roadie is to UND and UNC. Last year on that trip, because of weather, we didn't get our whole team to UND for a Saturday night game until Saturday afternoon. I know that with the new alignment the uneven schedule has to start somewhere but I didn't want to miss getting a shot at you guys in the Nest this year with our whole team coming back. We are the only sea level team and the only California team which makes travel in the BSC all the more difficult. Our home games are an absolute must win against the top teams if you want to make the tournament. Last year, the only reason we made the tourney was the tie breaker (the win against you guys). If you think I was out of line with my comments that's fine. I will look forward to our one shot at you guys any way. As far as thinking I was so out of line for informing the Portland fans of the situation, I don't see it that way. I was simply giving them a heads up about their schedule ( which is still not released) , as they are as close to sea level as any team except us.

 

[Webergrad02]

Cat's don't have to visit the Nest or Stott next year (there goes their two biggest games of the season), but the No Names and the Cubbies don't get the privilege of having a return visit to the Dee either.

To me I think that is the biggest thing that stands out. The hornets may be the second best team in the league and we only play them at home. I don't think UND will be very good. The cubbies will be middle of the road.

I guess having the Big Sky headquarters in Ogden does count for something. 2 of the top teams only get one game against Weber at altitude. You have to admit that looks more than coincidental. Can't wait to see what Fullerton did with Montana's schedule.

TWO of the top teams only get one game against Weber at altitude.

 

[WILDCAT]

webergrad02 said the following:

To me I think that is the biggest thing that stands out. The hornets may be the second best team in the league and we only play them at home. I don't think UND will be very good. The cubbies will be middle of the road.

I was commenting on webergrad02"s comments. Where did I say Sac and PSU WERE THE TWO TOP TEAMS????? I said they were two of the top teams. Sac will be one of the teams to beat and Portland didn't lose much from last years team that went to the tournament. If you don't understand what a disadvantage it is to play at altitude I can't help you. We have the longest road trips of any team in the conference. I do think Montana and Montana St. would like to get a shot at us at home but they aren't the same teams as last year. It's hard to tell where Montana might land this year. Our toughest roadie is to UND and UNC. Last year on that trip, because of weather, we didn't get our whole team to UND for a Saturday night game until Saturday afternoon. I know that with the new alignment the uneven schedule has to start somewhere but I didn't want to miss getting a shot at you guys in the Nest this year with our whole team coming back. We are the only sea level team and the only California team which makes travel in the BSC all the more difficult. Our home games are an absolute must win against the top teams if you want to make the tournament. Last year, the only reason we made the tourney was the tie breaker (the win against you guys). If you think I was out of line with my comments that's fine. I will look forward to our one shot at you guys any way. As far as thinking I was so out of line for informing the Portland fans of the situation, I don't see it that way. I was simply giving them a heads up about their schedule ( which is still not released) , as they are as close to sea level as any team except us

That's fine and dandy, but dont go around saying that the Big Sky conference is trying to help Weber by not making them play at Sac State, that's ludicrous. Weber has plenty of tough road trips including the UND/UNC, UM/MSU and EWU/UI trips,

And I wouldnt call this "informing" I would call this whining.

I just saw Weber released their schedule for next year. Interestingly enough they only play Portland St and Sac St at home. Amazing how the only 2 sea level teams, who will also field 2 of the strongest teams in the BSC, don't get a home game against Weber. It's good to have the conference office in your home town.

Like I said earlier, If you want to win the conference, you gotta win the games regardles of who or where they are. NO ONE is going to have a favorable conf schedule.

 

[SWWeatherCat]

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We are the only sea level team and the only California team which makes travel in the BSC all the more difficult.
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As far as thinking I was so out of line for informing the Portland fans of the situation, I don't see it that way. I was simply giving them a heads up about their schedule ( which is still not released) , as they are as close to sea level as any team except us.

I was going to say Portland is about as close to sea level as you can get, and Eastern Washington at 2K isn't too big a deal with altitude. Altitude-wise, Sac going to Eastern isn't much difference from Eastern coming to Weber. I don't really see the extra hardship with Sac being in Cali. Winter travel in the Rocky Mountain West is difficult regardless of where you call home.