2016/17 schedule

[oldrunner]

:+1:

 

[Back2WSU]

Besides, I don't think there were many in the Weber fan base who was calling for Randy's job last year when he lost several that he really shouldn't have.

*cough cough* http://www.bigskyfans.com/wildcats/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=5183

 

[pccatfan]

Let's all agree on one thing...last years HOME schedule was lacking in effort. The road and neutral court games were fine. Playing SDSU was a great measure for our program, and I for one felt that the preseason schedule, sans three games at the Dee, was fairly challenging for the Cats.

YES, I want to see better games played in the Dee. But, I also want to see athletics actually try to make the Dee an amazing college game atmosphere. Doing work to improve the game day experience and building a fan base. They need to really try to fill the Dee and build a student following. This takes time, effort, and work. Something the marketing guy doesn't understand or do. It takes a plan and the execution of that plan months in advance not the day of, to really get the Dee rocking. I want to have a reason to get excited for having home games on TV so that the rest of the state can see what they are missing by not coming to Ogden to watch the Wildcats. Not to highlight Antelope Valley College and an empty DEE EVENTS CENTER. I can't believe Just Enough Jerry thought that was alright. Lets put crap games against NAIA BEATS on TV and showcase an empty stadium. THATS THE WAY TO BUILD A FAN BASE!! That'ta boy Jerry!! IS THERE A PLAN FOR THIS SEASON YET? I highly doubt it.

The problem wasn't who we played on the road, but who we played at home and even when we did play a highly competitive team at home, athletics ho-hummed it, THEY DID JUST ENOUGH, and didn't try to get butts in the seats or drive any sort of excitement. Maybe Randy doesn't want to bring in a top notch team to play them in a half empty Dee, where there are more cheer leaders than students students, no pep band, some random slob wandering around with a microphone during time-outs and the marketing director getting mad about the distribution of cupcakes. The problem is athletics getting the word out and making the experience memorable.

Atmosphere is everything. I went to the rodeo on Mon and that is an event! It was fun, exciting, and entertaining. They kept the crowd into the whole time and we're putting on a show. It was packed full too. I couldn't help but think that Weber could learn a lesson from them. You need to make it a spectacle and people will come. There is potential in Ogden and the rodeo proves it.

 

[PURPLEFORLIFE]

Let's all agree on one thing...last years HOME schedule was lacking in effort. The road and neutral court games were fine. Playing SDSU was a great measure for our program, and I for one felt that the preseason schedule, sans three games at the Dee, was fairly challenging for the Cats.

YES, I want to see better games played in the Dee. But, I also want to see athletics actually try to make the Dee an amazing college game atmosphere. Doing work to improve the game day experience and building a fan base. They need to really try to fill the Dee and build a student following. This takes time, effort, and work. Something the marketing guy doesn't understand or do. It takes a plan and the execution of that plan months in advance not the day of, to really get the Dee rocking. I want to have a reason to get excited for having home games on TV so that the rest of the state can see what they are missing by not coming to Ogden to watch the Wildcats. Not to highlight Antelope Valley College and an empty DEE EVENTS CENTER. I can't believe Just Enough Jerry thought that was alright. Lets put crap games against NAIA BEATS on TV and showcase an empty stadium. THATS THE WAY TO BUILD A FAN BASE!! That'ta boy Jerry!! IS THERE A PLAN FOR THIS SEASON YET? I highly doubt it.

The problem wasn't who we played on the road, but who we played at home and even when we did play a highly competitive team at home, athletics ho-hummed it, THEY DID JUST ENOUGH, and didn't try to get butts in the seats or drive any sort of excitement. Maybe Randy doesn't want to bring in a top notch team to play them in a half empty Dee, where there are more cheer leaders than students students, no pep band, some random slob wandering around with a microphone during time-outs and the marketing director getting mad about the distribution of cupcakes. The problem is athletics getting the word out and making the experience memorable.

Atmosphere is everything. I went to the rodeo on Mon and that is an event! It was fun, exciting, and entertaining. They kept the crowd into the whole time and we're putting on a show. It was packed full too. I couldn't help but think that Weber could learn a lesson from them. You need to make it a spectacle and people will come. There is potential in Ogden and the rodeo proves it.

:thumb: Agreed! I was at the parade on Mon and just thought about the many missed opportunities. Why isn't athletics handing out football schedules at the parade? They have the entire cheer team and a captive audience. This isn't rocket science. Isn't marketing about creating relationships and talking to people? What guy wouldn't take a schedule from a good looking cheerleader or dancer? Why isn't there a booth at the farmers market? It has been packed every week. My family has a booth and we meet a lot of people. You could hand out information at all the graduations or at least have a booth at each entrance with information on season tickets etc. Every event in Ogden or the local countys, athletics should be represented at. It is shocking that they just don't care. They should have been at the rodeo each night handing out information or putting information on cars parked at the rodeo. Missed opportunities should be the motto of athletics.

 

[n.ogdencat]

Wednesday Dec 7...@BYU

 

[WSUProf]

Hey, any Coach who is not willing to play a game that he could possibly lose, and take a little heat if he actually loses, should get out of the kitchen. ... It is hard to have that same respect for Randy because of the padding of his record by scheduling of schools so unrecognizable that they don't seem to be playing in any pond at all.

How many times have you heard/read Rahe saying he doesn't care about his pre-conference record? The man is not trying to pad his record by scheduling cupcakes. He wants the toughest pre-conf schedule he can get. The tougher that schedule is the better prepared his players are when conference play begins.

 

[oldrunner]

Hey, any Coach who is not willing to play a game that he could possibly lose, and take a little heat if he actually loses, should get out of the kitchen. ... It is hard to have that same respect for Randy because of the padding of his record by scheduling of schools so unrecognizable that they don't seem to be playing in any pond at all.

How many times have you heard/read Rahe saying he doesn't care about his pre-conference record? The man is not trying to pad his record by scheduling cupcakes. He wants the toughest pre-conf schedule he can get. The tougher that schedule is the better prepared his players are when conference play begins.

I think the world of Randy and what he has been able to do here. However, I call BS on that. I read more into what he does than the coach speak that goes out to the press. All coaches know what needs to be said when it will be quoted in the media. :twocents:

 

[AlumniWSU]

Hey, any Coach who is not willing to play a game that he could possibly lose, and take a little heat if he actually loses, should get out of the kitchen. ... It is hard to have that same respect for Randy because of the padding of his record by scheduling of schools so unrecognizable that they don't seem to be playing in any pond at all.

How many times have you heard/read Rahe saying he doesn't care about his pre-conference record? The man is not trying to pad his record by scheduling cupcakes. He wants the toughest pre-conf schedule he can get. The tougher that schedule is the better prepared his players are when conference play begins.

I think the world of Randy and what he has been able to do here. However, I call BS on that. I read more into what he does than the coach speak that goes out to the press. All coaches know what needs to be said when it will be quoted in the media. :twocents:

Absolutely agree...and I'm not just hammering on Rahe, (way back when :lol I spoke out complaining about the pre-conf scheduling effect on attendance when McCarthy was coach...it got the attention of AD Crompton who responded (but it was basically "your wrong" & back off). The beat goes on.

 

[WILDCAT]

Updated "pending"

Home
Utah Valley
Denver
West Coast Baptist



Road
@ Utah State
11/15 @ Pepperdine
11/24 vs UC Davis (Great Alaskan shootout)
11/25 vs Drake/Iona (Great Alaskan Shootout)
11/26 vs UAA/Buffalo/Oakland/Nevada (Great Alaskan Shootout)
12/7 @ BYU

Conference Games
12/29 @ Montana State
12/31 @ Montana
1/7 @ Idaho State
1/12 vs Idaho
1/14 vs Eastern Washington
1/19 @ North Dakota
1/21 @ Northern Colorado
1/28 vs Idaho State
2/2 vs Southern Utah
2/4 vs Northern Arizona
2/9 @ Sacramento State
2/11 @ Portland State
2/16 vs Northern Colorado
2/18 vs North Dakota
2/23 @ Eastern Washington
2/25 @ Idaho
3/1 vs Montana
3/3 vs Montana State

 

[WILDCAT]

For all of those dogging on our preseason schedule that so far features only one pasty game, it could be much worse. Just take a look at UNC's OOC schedule.

@ Butler
Colorado Christian
@ Santa Clara
@ Arizona
@ Las Vegas Tourney
@ Oklahoma
Northern New Mexico
@ Colorado State
@ Denver
UC Riverside

They play ONE Div.I school at home this year. + I'm all for a tough road schedy, but that is ridiculous.

 

[Skippy]

For all of those dogging on our preseason schedule that so far features only one pasty game, it could be much worse. Just take a look at UNC's OOC schedule.

@ Butler
Colorado Christian
@ Santa Clara
@ Arizona
@ Las Vegas Tourney
@ Oklahoma
Northern New Mexico
@ Colorado State
@ Denver
UC Riverside

They play ONE Div.I school at home this year. + I'm all for a tough road schedy, but that is ridiculous.

Idaho State's will be similar: Lamar will be our only D-1 home game. At: BYU, Utah State, Boise State, New Mexico, Texas Tech, Northridge, Utah Valley and Wisconsin and Cancun tourney. Anticipated drop in enrollment and loss of fees means across the board cuts in athletic department budgets. That means more $$$ games, fewer home games and no D-1 teams want to come to Pocatello as part of a home-and-home arrangement. Our lot in life these days. Oh how I long for the days when Gonzaga, USC, Wazzu and the three Utah schools would come to Pocatello. Won't see that again in my lifetime.

 

[WILDCAT]

For all of those dogging on our preseason schedule that so far features only one pasty game, it could be much worse. Just take a look at UNC's OOC schedule.

@ Butler
Colorado Christian
@ Santa Clara
@ Arizona
@ Las Vegas Tourney
@ Oklahoma
Northern New Mexico
@ Colorado State
@ Denver
UC Riverside

They play ONE Div.I school at home this year. + I'm all for a tough road schedy, but that is ridiculous.

Idaho State's will be similar: Lamar will be our only D-1 home game. At: BYU, Utah State, Boise State, New Mexico, Texas Tech, Northridge, Utah Valley and Wisconsin and Cancun tourney. Anticipated drop in enrollment and loss of fees means across the board cuts in athletic department budgets. That means more $$$ games, fewer home games and no D-1 teams want to come to Pocatello as part of a home-and-home arrangement. Our lot in life these days. Oh how I long for the days when Gonzaga, USC, Wazzu and the three Utah schools would come to Pocatello. Won't see that again in my lifetime.

College sports just isn't the same anymore. Its really sad.

 

[baller]

WSU Prof... you've had a bit too much of the purple kool-aid! Any coach who puts together a pre-conference home schedule like the one Weber played last year is looking to improve his won-lot record. No two ways about it! There just ain't no justification for that embarrassment...

 

[ajwildcat]

Have any of you "insiders" heard when the schedule will be announced? Possibly still waiting on the Big Sky to figure out the conference part of the schedule. Any day now would be fine. :twocents:

 

[oldrunner]

Have any of you "insiders" heard when the schedule will be announced? Possibly still waiting on the Big Sky to figure out the conference part of the schedule. Any day now would be fine. :twocents:

If there were not problems with it, it would be out by now. Seems like everybody is late with their schedules this year. However, I don't think it is due to the BSC. If it was a BSC thing, then I vote for a full 22 game BSC schedule. :thumb:

 

[ajwildcat]

Have any of you "insiders" heard when the schedule will be announced? Possibly still waiting on the Big Sky to figure out the conference part of the schedule. Any day now would be fine. :twocents:

If there were not problems with it, it would be out by now. Seems like everybody is late with their schedules this year. However, I don't think it is due to the BSC. If it was a BSC thing, then I vote for a full 22 game BSC schedule. :thumb:

I will bet you a free WSU t-shirt that it is indeed a conference thing, otherwise at least 1 Big Sky team would have announced their schedule by now. :twocents:

 

[wazzuwildcat03]

Actually 2 schools in the big sky have announced their schedules. Montana and northern colorado. I'm sure we are trying to get st. Kathrine college to finalize the date. Ugh. I have a bad feeling our home schedule will be worse than last year. I hope I'm wrong

 

[SWWeatherCat]

If there were not problems with it, it would be out by now. Seems like everybody is late with their schedules this year.

Yeah, it can create a problem when zero D1 schools "are willing" to schedule road games.

 

[ajwildcat]

Actually 2 schools in the big sky have announced their schedules. Montana and northern colorado. I'm sure we are trying to get st. Kathrine college to finalize the date. Ugh. I have a bad feeling our home schedule will be worse than last year. I hope I'm wrong

Dammnitt all to hell! I guess I owe OldmanRunner a free WSU t-shirt. :doh:

 

[n.ogdencat]

In recent memory, when was the latest that the schedule was released? It is usually out before the start of football's fall camp.