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The finished regular season results...now let the post season fun begin:
1.Weber St
2. Montana
3.Idaho
4.Idaho St
5.North Dakota
6.Eastern Washington
7.Montana St
8.Portland St
9.Northern Colorado
10.Sacramento St
11.Southern Utah
12.Northern Arizona

Could one say possibly the "hottest" team going in is Idaho? Maybe most dangerous right now?
Let the MARCH MADNESS begin!! :yikes:
 
Let's face it. The Big Sky isn't a very good league. On a neutral floor, any one of these 12 teams can beat the other on a given night. It's going to be messy.
 
Weber will await the winner of the Northern Colorado / Portland State game.

Weber will avoid Montana, Montana State, Idaho and Eastern Washington until the title game, but North Dakota and Idaho State are on our side of the bracket.

Game 1: No. 8 Portland State vs No. 9 Northern Colorado, 12:05 p.m.
Game 2: No. 5 North Dakota vs No. 12 Southern Utah, 2:35 p.m.
Game 3: No. 7 Montana State vs No. 10 Sacramento State, 5:35 p.m.
Game 4: No. 6 Eastern Washington vs No. 11 Northern Arizona, 8:05 p.m.

Game 5: No. 1 Weber State vs Game 1 winner, 12:05 p.m.
Game 6: No. 4 Idaho State vs Game 2 winner, 2:35 p.m.
Game 7: No. 2 Montana vs Game 3 winner, 5:35 p.m.
Game 8: No. 3 Idaho vs Game 4 winner, 8:05 p.m.


Game 9: Game 5 winner vs Game 6 winner, 5:35 p.m.
Game 10: Winner game 7 vs Winner game 8, 8:05 p.m.

Game 11: Championship game, 5:45 p.m.



GO WEBER
 
So reNO doesn't even want the highest seeds (i.e. 1 & 2) with any more advantage than 3 & 4 or even a greater advantage over 5 thru 12? I'm not surprised but can't believe they wouldn't match high/low seeds in subsequent rounds. So, the possibility exists for the following in round two?

(1) Weber vs (8) Portland St.
(4) Idaho St. vs (12) Southern Utah
(2) Montana vs (10) Sac St.
(3) I-Da-Ho vs (11) NAU

Wouldn't that be fun, fair, and exciting? All in, and a neutral site just isn't enough to tempt fate for the chance to send one of the worst teams from one of the worst conferences to the dance! Weber certainly has the talent to get it done, so do 2-4 for that matter, but what a nightmare (and potential embarrassment) an any given team, any given night scenario could produce.
 
There may be one or two upsets. However, I wouldn't predict what you have there. I would expect the upsets to happen on Thursday. I don't see it in our game, but the other three games are a toss up, IMO. You never really know how a team might react to a neutral site, a site that will be new to all of the teams. Our experience in Florida may be an advantage. :twocents:

I gave some thought to the option of reseeding after each round. I came to the conclusion that bracketing was the best way to go. All of the teams will know where and when they will be playing on a win. Also, the time of day is consistent for the winners. I like the way it is organized. :rockon:

I expect that we will have poor officiating. Not the fault of the officials, they will do their best. The BSC just has them all messed up. No real leadership there. Oh well! :wall:
 
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/...ts-brand-by-bringing-tournaments-to-Reno.html

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And as much as they'd like to host the tournament — Weber State submitted a bid last year to be the host site, and other cities such as Spokane, Washington; Greeley, Colorado; and Billings, Montana, were also in the mix before Reno was selected — the Wildcats will continue to be a good soldier as a charter member of the conference.

"The old format was a proven commodity," Bovee said. "In our best interests, we liked the old plan because we had a chance to host it every year. But in the old format, 50 percent of the league was not in the running.

"This format is largely driven by the fact that it's a more fair venue for everybody to have a chance to compete. It also allows parents, families and fans an opportunity to plan ahead far in advance. There will be tournament gifts for the players, and it'll be a nice experience for the student-athlete to go to. So in the end, we're gonna go and do our best to be a good member of the Big Sky — and win it.

"We're going to invest in it because it's important to us," Bovee said. "But your conference can only be as good as your weakest team, and we have some really weak teams that are not investing in it. ... If we're gonna get better as a conference, there are some things that have to change."...

Each school is obligated to sell 100 tournament ticket packages — as of Friday, front-running Weber State had sold barely half that many, although many more Wildcat fans than that are expected to make the trek westward since the WSU men's tourney opener isn't until Thursday.
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http://www.standard.net/Sports/2016/03/05/big-sky-tournament-bracket-2016-men-schedule-tv-scores-results.html
Per Brett Hein, Standard-Examiner, the men's bracket plus related info.
 
wsucatfan said:
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/...ts-brand-by-bringing-tournaments-to-Reno.html

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And as much as they'd like to host the tournament — Weber State submitted a bid last year to be the host site, and other cities such as Spokane, Washington; Greeley, Colorado; and Billings, Montana, were also in the mix before Reno was selected — the Wildcats will continue to be a good soldier as a charter member of the conference.

"The old format was a proven commodity," Bovee said. "In our best interests, we liked the old plan because we had a chance to host it every year. But in the old format, 50 percent of the league was not in the running.

"This format is largely driven by the fact that it's a more fair venue for everybody to have a chance to compete. It also allows parents, families and fans an opportunity to plan ahead far in advance. There will be tournament gifts for the players, and it'll be a nice experience for the student-athlete to go to. So in the end, we're gonna go and do our best to be a good member of the Big Sky — and win it.

"We're going to invest in it because it's important to us," Bovee said. "But your conference can only be as good as your weakest team, and we have some really weak teams that are not investing in it. ... If we're gonna get better as a conference, there are some things that have to change."...

Each school is obligated to sell 100 tournament ticket packages — as of Friday, front-running Weber State had sold barely half that many, although many more Wildcat fans than that are expected to make the trek westward since the WSU men's tourney opener isn't until Thursday.
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"But your conference can only be as good as your weakest team, and we have some really weak teams that are not investing in it. ... If we're gonna get better as a conference, there are some things that have to change."...
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Exactly! Here's hoping this isn't just talk from Bovee but that Weber, the strongest program in the conference, uses its influence to push for real change that will start to make a difference. But again I ask, does anyone else care enough to push for those changes?
 
"We've been talking about how are we going to build our basketball brand," Weber State athletic director Jerry Bovee said. "Right now we're a (NCAA tournament) one-bid league, and we want to be like the Missouri Valley (Conference). We want to figure out how to grow it like they did.

"But I'm not sure that doing a tournament at a neutral site is how you're going to do that."
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Again, exactly!
 
Can someone please explain why in the sam hill does the Big sky have the #1 seed Weber State playing in the first game on Thursday AND on Friday if they win Thursday? Seems to me like the #1 seed should get the primetime viewing time slot.
 
ajwildcat said:
Can someone please explain why in the sam hill does the Big sky have the #1 seed Weber State playing in the first game on Thursday AND on Friday if they win Thursday? Seems to me like the #1 seed should get the primetime viewing time slot.
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Supposedly gives them more time to recover, but agreed...the top seed should be getting the prime coverage. But, hell, this is the Big Sky after all.

We should also be asking ourselves:

1. Why should everyone in the Sky get another shot, a virtual restart to the conference season, when everyone started 0-0 in January. I don't get that 10th place Sac State, the closest school (congrats you guys are hosting, after almost 20 years you've done it) should even be in this thing. We sure do love to reward mediocrity in the big sky!!

2. Why the conference isn't doing everything in its power to ensure the best team represents the conference in the dance. The tournament should be in Ogden this week. Winning in the Big Dance is the best and fastest way to develop respect for the program and the conference. BUT...we should give the 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th place teams a shot. Heavens, that would be neat, watching NAU with 20 losses represent the Sky!!

3. Why Division I athletes need a participation ribbon?

4. Why the best team gets the worst prime coverage?

Hell, AJ, we could go on and on and on...

I just wish I had 1K to spend on a tournament. I don't, so, I will be at home. :thumb:
 
ajwildcat said:
Can someone please explain why in the sam hill does the Big sky have the #1 seed Weber State playing in the first game on Thursday AND on Friday if they win Thursday? Seems to me like the #1 seed should get the primetime viewing time slot.
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I agree, but I also like that they give the top seeds more time to prep and recover between games. They've earned it. Shorter turnaround wouldn't be fair to the top seeds.
 
Just watched the semifinals in the WCC tourney in Vegas, #3 BYU losing to #2 Gonzaga...the same thing was mentioned, it's an advantage (all be it slight maybe) to give the #1 seed the earliest schedule playing for more resting time.
 
AlumniWSU said:
Just watched the semifinals in the WCC tourney in Vegas, #3 BYU losing to #2 Gonzaga...the same thing was mentioned, it's an advantage (all be it slight maybe) to give the #1 seed the earliest schedule playing for more resting time.
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Well as a fan with a job, the start times for the WSU games SUCK! :twocents:
 
UNC Bears vs PSU Vikings starts in a few hours, we swept both teams during the regular season, but you know the saying it's hard to beat a team 3 times in the same year, we seemed to have easier games vs the Bears winning by 18 at home and10 on the road (despite horrible shooting). We did beat Portland State pretty easily in Portland 73-58, but they gave us all we could handle in Ogden, Weber winning by 9 (mostly due to our 14 turnovers) I feel confident that Weber will beat either team that they get, but either team is capable of winning any game and putting up big numbers.

Sets up a pretty interesting first round game, probably the most interesting of round 1, only other really interesting one is Sac and MSU, Eastern and UND should take care of business today

GO WEBER
 
I'm on my way to Reno...Oldrunner, if we make it to Thursday I'd like to meet and say hi to you...I'll be the 6'6" guy in the grey SacState sweatshirt...if you happen to see me don't hesitate to say hi, in fact I'll buy you a beverage if you desire....good luck Weber...get in the car and drive, you'll regret it if you don't...Your loss if you don't attend...
 
I'll watch for you Sac.

I agree that many will regret not coming to the event. Road trips are a blast and the drive is not that bad. There may be many who can not get off work, but those who can make it to a game should. If you think that your not attending will somehow make a statement, you are right. It will make the statement that nobody in the BSC gives a crap and will travel with their teams. The ones getting the message may not be who you think it should be. BSC administration doesn't give a crap. The message will be more of a nationwide thing and will only hurt WSU, not the BSC. Your protests are ill advised. You need to rethink it. :coffee:
 
oldrunner said:
I'll watch for you Sac.

I agree that many will regret not coming to the event. Road trips are a blast and the drive is not that bad. There may be many who can not get off work, but those who can make it to a game should. If you think that your not attending will somehow make a statement, you are right. It will make the statement that nobody in the BSC gives a crap and will travel with their teams. The ones getting the message may not be who you think it should be. BSC administration doesn't give a crap. The message will be more of a nationwide thing and will only hurt WSU, not the BSC. Your protests are ill advised. You need to rethink it. :coffee:
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Sac and Olds, pour one back for me. From what I have heard, catcat will be there as well Wazzu. I'd like to go, I hate the idea of this new format and feel it really doesn't help the Sky in the absolute slightest. Reality, it hurts the Sky, but, it is what it is. To bad, I don't have 1K to spend on a trip to Reno, nor do I want to give up vacation time for this.
 
I can barely focus at work today. Ughhh. I'm leaving tomorrow morning with my little brother. (Patton JR) I hope there are more Weber fans coming. Driving to Reno is not that bad. Plus you get to stop in Winnamuca. haha
 
ajwildcat said:
AlumniWSU said:
Just watched the semifinals in the WCC tourney in Vegas, #3 BYU losing to #2 Gonzaga...the same thing was mentioned, it's an advantage (all be it slight maybe) to give the #1 seed the earliest schedule playing for more resting time.
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Well as a fan with a job, the start times for the WSU games SUCK! :twocents:
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I think it's long been established that the Big Sky doesn't give a damn about the fans.
 
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