PurpleBlood said:
SWeberCat02 said:
SWWeatherCat said:WILDCAT said:AlumniWSU said:Hate to burst anyone's bubble but the latest forecast for Sat in Otown is high - 51/ low - 34 with 50%+ chance of rain. Now I know that some here really like the cold rain/snow conditions but I'm tellin' ya that a good sizeable crowd isn't likely with that. Of Course the weather can change quickly & hopefully those fair-weather-fans will show up for a instate game that possibly features the best (maybe only) chance for a Utah Div I football team to win this weekend. (That was mentioned on the KSL-TV sports news.)
Then those fans can stay home, One of my favorite Weber State games I ever attended was played during a freaking monsoon in 2008 against the then ranked #3 Montana Grizzlies. Everyone who stays home could miss a pretty epic game regardless of who wins.
To those scared of bad weather there are these things that were invented, they are called coats and umbrellas....Buy one.
As for me I was sitting on the side of the mountain last weekend in the Uintas in 30 degree weather with a wind chill that made it feel more like 20 degrees. So nothing short of a hurricane is going to keep me from going to the Beehive Bowl this weekend.
GO WILDCATS :rockon:
:agree: :lol:
The forecast has been changing the past day or two and will continue to change some the next day or two. The source I tend to use most is forecasting 46° and 0% chance measurable precip. at game start, and 40° with a 1% chance by the end of the game.
"a good sizeable crowd isn't likely" period. The weather is just another reason we like to use as a reason this community and student body is lame when it comes to WSU attendance.
I will believe that SUU thinks of this game as a rivalry when they bring 3,000+ fans with them to the game.PurpleBlood said:
oldrunner said:I will believe that SUU thinks of this game as a rivalry when they bring 3,000+ fans with them to the game.PurpleBlood said:
I don't think their community even likes the fact that SUU is in their town. :wall:
The fans in Ogden sure don't look at this game as a rivalry. Some of the players might see it that way, but the fans..., not so much.
I feel the same way you do. I should have said "most WSU fans", I over generalized. It will take a long time for the "little brother" aspect of our relationship with SUU to fade away. Let's face it, they are the little brother in many, many respects. The little brother does beat the big brother from time to time. I hope that it's not this year and I don't think it will be.WILDCAT said:oldrunner said:I will believe that SUU thinks of this game as a rivalry when they bring 3,000+ fans with them to the game.PurpleBlood said:
I don't think their community even likes the fact that SUU is in their town. :wall:
The fans in Ogden sure don't look at this game as a rivalry. Some of the players might see it that way, but the fans..., not so much.
Um, I do considering they had a record crowd of over 10,000 for their homecoming game against Cal Poly. Has Weber had a crowd of over 10,000 this year?
The thing is Weber fans should. Weber is in dire need of a rival. The current rivalry with Idaho State is almost dead, there has been little to no excitement for that game for quite a while and is just a protected rival due to proximity and history at this point. Weber fans can claim Montana and Montana State are rivals but the truth is Griz and Bobcat fans do not consider us rivals.
Now we have Southern Utah, An instate foe who is in fact Weber's biggest recruiting challenge due to the fact that both schools are trying to recruit the same kids and the winner of the Beehive Bowl could get leverage on who gets the recruit to commit, thus in turn making the game important. It's true that at this moment the hate is a little stronger on the SUU side right now, but that's due to them feeling like they are treated like the little brother by us, (kinda like we feel with Utah State in basketball).
This game is very important, no there isn't much history between the two schools, but it's a HUGE recruiting tool for both schools for State of Utah kids. Yes Weber leads the series 16-7 but after winning the first 11 games, SUU has won 7 of the last 12 and that does not sit well with me. That shouldn't sit well with any Weber fan.
oldrunner said:I feel the same way you do. I should have said "most WSU fans", I over generalized. It will take a long time for the "little brother" aspect of our relationship with SUU to fade away. Let's face it, they are the little brother in many, many respects. The little brother does beat the big brother from time to time. I hope that it's not this year and I don't think it will be.WILDCAT said:oldrunner said:I will believe that SUU thinks of this game as a rivalry when they bring 3,000+ fans with them to the game.PurpleBlood said:
I don't think their community even likes the fact that SUU is in their town. :wall:
The fans in Ogden sure don't look at this game as a rivalry. Some of the players might see it that way, but the fans..., not so much.
Um, I do considering they had a record crowd of over 10,000 for their homecoming game against Cal Poly. Has Weber had a crowd of over 10,000 this year?
The thing is Weber fans should. Weber is in dire need of a rival. The current rivalry with Idaho State is almost dead, there has been little to no excitement for that game for quite a while and is just a protected rival due to proximity and history at this point. Weber fans can claim Montana and Montana State are rivals but the truth is Griz and Bobcat fans do not consider us rivals.
Now we have Southern Utah, An instate foe who is in fact Weber's biggest recruiting challenge due to the fact that both schools are trying to recruit the same kids and the winner of the Beehive Bowl could get leverage on who gets the recruit to commit, thus in turn making the game important. It's true that at this moment the hate is a little stronger on the SUU side right now, but that's due to them feeling like they are treated like the little brother by us, (kinda like we feel with Utah State in basketball).
This game is very important, no there isn't much history between the two schools, but it's a HUGE recruiting tool for both schools for State of Utah kids. Yes Weber leads the series 16-7 but after winning the first 11 games, SUU has won 7 of the last 12 and that does not sit well with me. That shouldn't sit well with any Weber fan.
