BSC Pre Season Polls Released

[talhadfoursteals]

This is a really favorable home schedule. I hope the marketing gurus get on the ball and really start pushing Weber State sports. Honestly, I think the department should shoot for a 10K average for the season.

 

[ajwildcat]

This is a really favorable home schedule. I hope the marketing gurus get on the ball and really start pushing Weber State sports. Honestly, I think the department should shoot for a 10K average for the season.

PLEASE, Im begging, lets not turn yet another thread into a "marketing sucks" thread. :lol:

 

[talhadfoursteals]

No way NAU finishes ahead of Weber. I think NAU only wins 2 or 3 conference games (ISU and UNC in Flagstaff, and maybe PSU in Portland).

My predicted finish:

1. EWU 7-1 (losses - @ UM)
2. MSU 7-1 (@ EWU)
3. UM 6-2 (@ Sac St, @ MSU)
4. WSU 5-3 (@ EWU, @ UM, MSU)
5. Sac St 5-3 (@ WSU, @ MSU, EWU)
6. PSU 2-6 (MSU, @ UM, @ EWU, Sac St, @ UNC, WSU)
7. NAU 2-6 (@ PSU, EWU, @ MSU, UM, @ Sac St, @ WSU)
8. ISU 1-7 (@ NAU, PSU, UM, @ WSU, @ MSU, @ Sac St, EWU)
9. UNC 1-7 (@ ISU, WSU, @ UM, Sac St, EWU, MSU, @ NAU)

who do u have in the playoffs and what for our overall record?

To get into the Playoffs with a 5-3 conference record would mean that Weber needs to beat one of the FBS schools and beat SUU at home...definitely possible. An FBS victory would be really helpful come playoff selection time.

 

[talhadfoursteals]

This is a really favorable home schedule. I hope the marketing gurus get on the ball and really start pushing Weber State sports. Honestly, I think the department should shoot for a 10K average for the season.

PLEASE, Im begging, lets not turn yet another thread into a "marketing sucks" thread. :lol:

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!! :thumb: :lol:

Yeah, lets stick to the schedule. Maybe Talhad will come on again and complain, like the Sod he is.

 

[SWeberCat02]

No way NAU finishes ahead of Weber. I think NAU only wins 2 or 3 conference games (ISU and UNC in Flagstaff, and maybe PSU in Portland).

My predicted finish:

1. EWU 7-1 (losses - @ UM)
2. MSU 7-1 (@ EWU)
3. UM 6-2 (@ Sac St, @ MSU)
4. WSU 5-3 (@ EWU, @ UM, MSU)
5. Sac St 5-3 (@ WSU, @ MSU, EWU)
6. PSU 2-6 (MSU, @ UM, @ EWU, Sac St, @ UNC, WSU)
7. NAU 2-6 (@ PSU, EWU, @ MSU, UM, @ Sac St, @ WSU)
8. ISU 1-7 (@ NAU, PSU, UM, @ WSU, @ MSU, @ Sac St, EWU)
9. UNC 1-7 (@ ISU, WSU, @ UM, Sac St, EWU, MSU, @ NAU)

who do u have in the playoffs and what for our overall record?

With this predicted finish, EWU would get the auto and MSU would be a lock (MSU should go 2-1 ooc, giving them a 9-2 record). UM should go 2-1 ooc with good wins vs poly and SUU and a loss @ Tennessee. At 8-3 UM would be in. For Weber or Sac St to sneak in it would depend on what they do occ. Weber would have to beat SUU and win at least one of their FBS games. That would make them 7-4 with a win over a FBS school and no bad losses. That would seem to be good enough. Sac St could go 2-1 occ but could also go 0-3 (@ Oregon St, @ SUU, and UC Davis). Even at 7-4, their resume wouldn't be better than Weber's and would have a loss to Weber. The Sky won't get 5 teams in so Sac St would be left out.

As for Weber, I think this year will be really interesting. In all honesty it's hard to predict what will happen. I think they could be as good as 8-3, or as bad as 3-8. I have some real concerns with the WRs and RBs, and to a lesser degree the QBs. The WRs have limited experience and besides Booker, so do the RBs. Booker can be good but if he keeps putting the ball on the turf like last year, Mac will have to give freshman Collins a shot. We shall see how the season plays out. I just wish it would start already!

 

[josephpoint]

Yes, Sac State hosts Montana as the home opener after 3 road games
at

Oregon State
SUU
and
WSU

to open the season.

The Hornets have never beat Montana in 16 tries. Two overtime losses and several other close game.

Sac State also hosts EWU, a team the Hornets strangely have never beat in Sacramento.

And of course no wins for Sac in Ogden.

So lots of challenges to improve upon last year, the best since 1999 in terms of wins and losses.

The program has been improving and under the BSC radar for a long time. The foundation at Sac State is in place for most teams with $90 million in facility upgrades and support programs for student athletes . This includes a $90 million recreation center near the north end zone of the football stadium and a $12 football and track field hosue and $1 million field turf. I believe Sac State has the biggest athetic budget among BCS schools
due to sponsoring 20 sports, 6 more than the standard BSC sports. The Hornets have won 36 conference championships in the past 5 years in all sports. Besides the BCS, Sac plays men's soccer in the MPSF, baseball and gymnastics in the WAC, men's golf in the America Sky, softball in the PCSC and women's cres.

 

[WILDCAT]

1. Montana State
2. Eastern Washington
3. Weber State :nod:
4. Montana
5. Sacramento State
6. Portland State
7. Northern Arizona
8. Northern Colorado
9. Idaho State


Weber will finish no lower than 4th.

 

[WSUnPurple1]

hey Toles Bay, you forgot the Hornets Nest, the single most iconic athletic structure in all the BSC. 16 years in conference......

Yes, Sac State hosts Montana as the home opener after 3 road games
at

Oregon State
SUU
and
WSU

to open the season.

The Hornets have never beat Montana in 16 tries. Two overtime losses and several other close game.

Sac State also hosts EWU, a team the Hornets strangely have never beat in Sacramento.

And of course no wins for Sac in Ogden.

So lots of challenges to improve upon last year, the best since 1999 in terms of wins and losses.

The program has been improving and under the BSC radar for a long time. The foundation at Sac State is in place for most teams with $90 million in facility upgrades and support programs for student athletes . This includes a $90 million recreation center near the north end zone of the football stadium and a $12 football and track field hosue and $1 million field turf. I believe Sac State has the biggest athetic budget among BCS schools
due to sponsoring 20 sports, 6 more than the standard BSC sports. The Hornets have won 36 conference championships in the past 5 years in all sports. Besides the BCS, Sac plays men's soccer in the MPSF, baseball and gymnastics in the WAC, men's golf in the America Sky, softball in the PCSC and women's cres.

 

[SWeberCat02]

Yes, Sac State hosts Montana as the home opener after 3 road games
at

Oregon State
SUU
and
WSU

to open the season.

The Hornets have never beat Montana in 16 tries. Two overtime losses and several other close game.

Sac State also hosts EWU, a team the Hornets strangely have never beat in Sacramento.

And of course no wins for Sac in Ogden.

So lots of challenges to improve upon last year, the best since 1999 in terms of wins and losses.

The program has been improving and under the BSC radar for a long time. The foundation at Sac State is in place for most teams with $90 million in facility upgrades and support programs for student athletes . This includes a $90 million recreation center near the north end zone of the football stadium and a $12 football and track field hosue and $1 million field turf. I believe Sac State has the biggest athetic budget among BCS schools
due to sponsoring 20 sports, 6 more than the standard BSC sports. The Hornets have won 36 conference championships in the past 5 years in all sports. Besides the BCS, Sac plays men's soccer in the MPSF, baseball and gymnastics in the WAC, men's golf in the America Sky, softball in the PCSC and women's cres.

It's great to see all the physical improvements going on across the conference, including at Sac St. Eastern got new turf last year, and Weber and ISU are getting new turf this year. MSU is adding seats and making improvements, NAU has remodeled their dome, and PSU's stadium was just remodeled. EWU and Weber also have plans for further improvements. :thumb:

 

[weberwildcat]

Yes, Sac State hosts Montana as the home opener after 3 road games
at

Oregon State
SUU
and
WSU

I don't think we should we ranked this low in the Coaches Poll. Sac is not alone, a lot of the Big Sky have very tough schedules for September between FBS and early league games. Would be nice to see an FBS win by someone this year.

 

[WSUFootballer]

We are much better than 6th place. Why would they mock our football program like this?

 

[SDHornet]

To piggyback off of what josephpoint posted, here is a link to a photo of what Hornet Stadium looks like now.

 

[EWURanger]

How would it look if the Newbs were added? This is my opinion, but I think it would look like this
1. Eastern
2. State
3. UM
4. SAC
5. SUU
6. Weber
7. Poly
8. NAU
9. PSU
10. UC-Davis
11. UND
12. UNCO
13. ISU

I think if the newbs were playing this year, it'd look something like this.

1. Eastern Washington
2. Montana State
3. Montana
4. Cal Poly
5. Sac State
6. Weber State
7. Southern Utah
8. Northern Arizona
9. Portland State
10. UC Davis
11. Northern Colorado
12. North Dakota
13. Idaho State

 

[ajwildcat]

The poll seems to typically reflect how the teams finished last season

Sac State did finished tied for 3rd with Montana last year at 5-3. The Hornets lost to Montana by 3 at UM, by 4 at EWU with 33 seconds left in the game and to MSU in overtime on the only missed field goal of the year before the monsoon game at UC Davis (a 1 point loss in a fumble fest) to end the year.

The Hornets are typically picked 6th or 7th so not sure where the thinking comes that Sac is always ranked higher.

The new field at WSU looks great.

WSU also finished tied for 3rd at 5-3 in conference.

 

[weberwildcat]

The poll seems to typically reflect how the teams finished last season

Sac State did finished tied for 3rd with Montana last year at 5-3. The Hornets lost to Montana by 3 at UM, by 4 at EWU with 33 seconds left in the game and to MSU in overtime on the only missed field goal of the year before the monsoon game at UC Davis (a 1 point loss in a fumble fest) to end the year.

The Hornets are typically picked 6th or 7th so not sure where the thinking comes that Sac is always ranked higher.

The new field at WSU looks great.

WSU also finished tied for 3rd at 5-3 in conference.

If it is solely based on conference record we all finished tied for 2nd and not 3rd.

 

[Wildcat 100]

with da Beast being back i am really looking forward to the suu game. suu's QB is going to be a payton candidate i hear.

He's already on the first 20 player watch list. He's a transfer that started at BYU. He's big, talented, and has a real shot at playing professionally. That SUU game might be the best home game of the year.

which list are you referring to, the first 20?

 

[SWeberCat02]

with da Beast being back i am really looking forward to the suu game. suu's QB is going to be a payton candidate i hear.

He's already on the first 20 player watch list. He's a transfer that started at BYU. He's big, talented, and has a real shot at playing professionally. That SUU game might be the best home game of the year.

which list are you referring to, the first 20?

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