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Week 5 - SUU - Friday Night Lights!

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First breakeven record for season play for Coach Jay Hill's Wildcats? A 2 game win streak? In a Tie for 1st place in early BSC action? WOW!

Instate rivalry game/ conference game...consider all the comparisons, stats, etc. you want, you can count on both the Wildcats & Thunderbirds being UP for this one! Hoping for a good crowd, a good game, and of course, a Wildcat victory...it's due!!!! :nod:
 
I love Rivalry games, however I hate rivalry games that Weber ALWAYS PLAYS AT HOME ON OPENING ELK HUNT WEEKEND!!!!!

Why must Weber ALWAYS play a home game on this weekend?????? UGH!!!!!

Yes Im a hunter, It's what I do


On the game however, this game is huge, SUU has had our number as of late and it's getting a little old, Weber needs to come out and punch those T-Chickens in the face and not let up until the 4th quarter ends, I think this team has some mo going for them and it would be huge to go into Missoula on a 3 game win streak and some serious momentum on their side.

The offense needs to keep the ball moving, keep the turnovers down and SCORE TOUCHDOWNS, like last weekend. And the defense needs to keep this SUU offense that can score contained. Best team we will have played since NDSU.

Gonna be a lot of emotions on Friday.
 
Friday night lights, 70 degree temperature for tailgating, Conference Game, Rival game, This is a huge game, This game will have major ramifications on the season! GO CATS!! SHOW US SOMETHING!

If Hill doesn't have his team jacked up on both sides of the ball he never will. All the major college football programs in Utah won this past week, Utah, Weber State, SUU (Utah State had Bye) and of course BYU got slaughtered. Worst lost in NCAA history of a ranked team vs an unranked team! Congrats Bronco, outstanding fireside on Friday night before the Michigan game! Let's see ten years ago, Bronco or Whittingham? A decade later and Bronco is 1-27 against ranked teams and has never taken his team to a major bowl. Whittingham, better bowl record, better ranked record, and has been to major bowls and keeps getting better. BYU is 2 plays away from being 0-4 and getting worse. Good news is the Y plays Wagner in the end of October. Who the frick is Wagner. I heard they are announcing at conference this weekend that they are opening back up BYU idaho's football program (Ricks) to help the Y in Provo. They are having tryouts at next weeks fireside in Provo. Yes I love this stuff!!!

I think the Elk hunting can wait until an early Saturday morning drive up into the canyon. The Cats will bless you
 
...and BYU's an OC away from being 3-1 but who gives a rat's ass about BYU, the Pukes, or USU? Here's a tip: there are at least 3 local radio stations, 4 local TV news stations, and a handful of local newspapers that will talk ad nauseam about the those schools, to a much lesser degree for USU. Do you really have to bring it here too?
 
SWWeatherCat said:
...and BYU's an OC away from being 3-1 but who gives a rat's ass about BYU, the Pukes, or USU? Here's a tip: there are at least 3 local radio stations, 4 local TV news stations, and a handful of local newspapers that will talk ad nauseam about the those schools, to a much lesser degree for USU. Do you really have to bring it here too?
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:+1: :agree:
 
thewaterboy said:
SWWeatherCat said:
...and BYU's an OC away from being 3-1 but who gives a rat's ass about BYU, the Pukes, or USU? Here's a tip: there are at least 3 local radio stations, 4 local TV news stations, and a handful of local newspapers that will talk ad nauseam about the those schools, to a much lesser degree for USU. Do you really have to bring it here too?
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:+1: :agree:
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:thumb: AMEN!!

So, who starts at QB on Friday?

I don't quite understand pulling a kids RS just to relegate him back to the end of the bench for the rest of the year.

Also, why pull his RS, when you haven't really tested your other two QBs who are supposedly ahead of him on the depth chart? Yeah, Leckington got some garbage time against NDSU, which he made the most of, but still it wasn't the greatest chance.

Here are the facts, as I see them, it is evident to everyone that Jadrian isn't our best option at QB. The offense has been stagnant and tight. Yes, Weber has won the last two games, but those were supposed to be wins for the Cats. We all had those games penciled in as W's. What was impressive was a true freshman QB comes in to start the half. Leads the Cats on two drives that both end up being TDs. Most importantly, he shows us passing we haven't seen since Green got benched last year.

The problem is that most of us recognized Shaw's abilities this summer. He is destined to be Weber's starter along the road, but a RS was his best option right now, so that he had added time to realize his potential, develop, and to mature some more. Why put him in now, four games into the season without giving either Leckington or Green an option to show their skills. What sets Shaw apart from our other QBs? Is Leckington and Green so unimpressive that they don't merit a chance to lead the offense if Jadrian isn't getting the job done?
 
Other question marks, AJ Wilcox didn't make the trip to Greeley. Is he injured? To me, he is our best tackle and he isn't playing. Is he injured? How much longer is Zach Smith out? I like our running game. Wilkes and Garrertt have been doing an admirable job, but why not give the rock some more to Cory Thomson? He is a baller, and why not let Pooler run it some more? He made some nice moves to get into the end zone on Saturday.

Passing defense was getting beat left and right on Saturday. Good thing the cubs of Northern Colorado are so poorly coached, they could have passed on us all afternoon. Lots of mistakes on defense. Our defensive line has got to get more of a push. Love the play of the LBs.

Finally, SPECIAL TEAMS!! Blocking on kicks has been terrible.

All in all, I really feel the team is getting better and better, but still giving up 17 unanswered points was tough to watch. Weber has got to get better on defense. We have speed, but the guys are out of position and not filling their lanes so much.
 
and BYU's an OC away from being 3-1 but who gives a rat's ass about BYU, the Pukes, or USU? Here's a tip: there are at least 3 local radio stations, 4 local TV news stations, and a handful of local newspapers that will talk ad nauseam about the those schools, to a much lesser degree for USU. Do you really have to bring it here too?

Thought it would be a breath of fresh air for the cougar faithful to hear the ugly truth. After the UCLA loss they were still talking about going to the bcs playoffs this year as a number 4. Guess Michigan killed that idea.

If the cats can have a winning season than I will not bring up the Utes or the cougs
 
ncaafootball said:
and BYU's an OC away from being 3-1 but who gives a rat's ass about BYU, the Pukes, or USU? Here's a tip: there are at least 3 local radio stations, 4 local TV news stations, and a handful of local newspapers that will talk ad nauseam about the those schools, to a much lesser degree for USU. Do you really have to bring it here too?

Thought it would be a breath of fresh air for the cougar faithful to hear the ugly truth. After the UCLA loss they were still talking about going to the bcs playoffs this year as a number 4. Guess Michigan killed that idea.

If the cats can have a winning season than I will not bring up the Utes or the cougs
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Take your Ute and Cougar loving A$$ over to their fan boards. I for one don't give a damn about the Mutes or the Zoobs. Don't get me wrong, I do love me some Cougars, but by definition, they are a little too old for College if ya know what im sayin. :-D
Anyway, screw the Utes and ByU.
 
ncaafootball said:
and BYU's an OC away from being 3-1 but who gives a rat's ass about BYU, the Pukes, or USU? Here's a tip: there are at least 3 local radio stations, 4 local TV news stations, and a handful of local newspapers that will talk ad nauseam about the those schools, to a much lesser degree for USU. Do you really have to bring it here too?

Thought it would be a breath of fresh air for the cougar faithful to hear the ugly truth. After the UCLA loss they were still talking about going to the bcs playoffs this year as a number 4. Guess Michigan killed that idea.

If the cats can have a winning season than I will not bring up the Utes or the cougs
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If you want the "cougar faithful" to hear the truth, then go tell them the truth on their damn board. Please look at the top of this page. It says WILDCATS, as in Weber State. No, we haven't been good lately. Hell, we have been down right terrible, but we still love our WILDcats. NCAA, thank you for your en-depth, biased, reviews. Please don't try to get into a pissing match about Utah or BYU. We just don't care here. I have to read and hear enough about those two schools already. I don't come onto this forum to talk about those institutions. Keep on reporting though. I find your epistles fascinating.

On to Friday! I definitely can't stomach another loss to the T-Birds on our field. Last year should have been a victory, but after, what was it, 5 Turnovers, the Cats just didn't have enough juice to finish off the game and ended up losing in Cedar 31-28. I'm worried about the state of our offense. We have a lot of guys getting mins, but our best players don't seem to be on the field, but the job is getting done. It is not pretty, but it is getting done. Lets keep this winning streak going and get another W on Friday night. 3 wins in a season??? Wouldn't that be a nice change of pace? Lets go Weber!!
 
Friday Night can't get here soon enough!! As good ol JR would say, this is gonna be a good old fashioned slobber knocker. Both sides better strap up them chin straps extra tight, as I expect both teams to want to beat the holy hell outtta each other.
I will be there cheering on our Wildcats to victory on what may be a cold rainy night.
LETS GO WILDCATS!!!!!! :rockon: :rockon:
 
What should Weber State expect on Friday from SUU's defense? Against Utah State, the Birds did a great job of limiting the "high-powered" offense of Matt Wells (I don't think Aggie fans would agree with that statement) holding them to 250 total yards (110 Pass and 140 Rush). Chuckie was bottled up most of the night and was virtually ineffective against the Birds defensive pressure. Granted, it was the first game of the season and the Aggies might not have wanted to show a lot of their plays in anticipation to playing the Utes. Who knows. SUU looked good against the Aggies and then the next week the Aggies looked efficient against the Utes. But, then the Birds visited South Dakota and that wasn't pretty.

Against South Dakota State, the Rabbits put up 579 yards of total offense against a team that held FBS Utah State to 250 the week before (very similar to what happened to the Cats against NDSU). Zach Lujan threw for 314 yards and a five Rabbit backs combined to rush for 188 yards (Dalton Douglas, backup QB, put up another 77 yards threw the air). The Rabbits did whatever they wanted against the Birds. It was a total thumping. The Birds couldn't do anything against the Rabbits offense. It was a true old-fashioned butt kicking.

The Birds did get back on track against against NCU, but the cubs did end up out gaining the Bird 420 - 392 in total yards. The thing that undid the cubs was their 6 turnovers. Knipp had 257 yards passing, but also had 3 picks. Six cubs combined to rush for 105 yards and backup QB Jonathan Newsom threw for an additional 58 yards, but also had two picks. Knipp had a far better showing at home against the Cats and was able to move the ball without any picks against the Cats, but still in a losing effort. The Cats were able to put together long drives, sustain possession, and finish in the red zone against the cubs. It was a sign of progress for Weber. Who knows what would have happened if the cubs could have held onto the ball. The SUU offense was only able to score 23 points against the cubs and some of those were because of short fields due to turnovers. I'm convinced the game would have been closer, but turnovers are part of the game. Looked what happened to the Cats in Cedar last year. We had 5 turnovers (I think) and still only lost by 3.

Finally, against a bad DII from Mass, the Birds were able to virtually do whatever they liked. Brevard did end up with 176 yards rushing against the Birds. They only had 36 yards passing on 4 attempts.

Looking at the numbers and the teams we have played, with one similar opponent, I feel the Cats are the better team and should win on Friday. It is going to be a stormy night and that could affect the game a bit. I'm sure we will see a lot of running plays on Friday, which bodes well for the Cats. They haven't been breaking major runs, but have been consistent running the ball. Two games in a row with over 100 yards rushing is pretty good for the Cats. The cubs defense did a decent job against the Birds running game. Holding them to 140 yards, whereas, the Cats rushed for 254 yards last Saturday against the Cubs in Greeley. I'm hopeful that the Cats can move the ball against the Birds and pull out a W at home Friday night. Weber needs to run the ball effectively and hold onto the rock. If they limit turnovers and end up with another good night of running the ball, Weber should end up with ringing the bell.
 
N.OgdenCat said:
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Looking at the numbers and the teams we have played, with one similar opponent, I feel the Cats are the better team and should win on Friday. It is going to be a stormy night and that could affect the game a bit. I'm sure we will see a lot of running plays on Friday, which bodes well for the Cats. They haven't been breaking major runs, but have been consistent running the ball. Two games in a row with over 100 yards rushing is pretty good for the Cats. The cubs defense did a decent job against the Birds running game. Holding them to 140 yards, whereas, the Cats rushed for 254 yards last Saturday against the Cubs in Greeley. I'm hopeful that the Cats can move the ball against the Birds and pull out a W at home Friday night. Weber needs to run the ball effectively and hold onto the rock. If they limit turnovers and end up with another good night of running the ball, Weber should end up with ringing the bell.
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I've been looking at SUU vs UNC and WSU @ UNC stats (see image) since it's a common opponent and the games were only a week apart. I doubt any indicators mean much since this is it's own game and a "rivalry" game at that. Still, many of the numbers vs UNC are in the same ball park and Weber wins out more of them. Combine the stats with SUU playing UNC at home while Weber played them at their place, and Weber has SUU at home, and it all adds up favorably. I don't have much interest in picking scores and am sure I'd be horrible at it, but just for fun: Wildkitties 31 DaBirds 20. That is, if Weber can put the better players on the field (cough, cough, QB) and the weather isn't too impacting. The temperature should actually be nice for playing football and the storminess isn't looking too organized so we don't know what we're looking at precipitation-wise -- might get a few showers, missed, or we might get dumped on.



 
SWeberCat02 said:
http://www.thespectrum.com/story/sp.../30/suu-weber-short-history-rivalry/73070348/

This is becoming a pretty intense rivalry. Can't wait for Friday! Too bad the internet hasn't made it's way to Cedar City yet. Would love some discussion or smack talk from TBird fans. Might as well shut down their forum.
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That 2011 game?! To me, that has got to be one of the absolute worst officiated games in the history of Stewart Stadium. That was the game that SUU got a safety on a pick when our guy supposedly ran back into the endzone. Ugh!! Sooo many bad calls on that October day. It was a Great West, remember that league, crew who might have been a bit anxious about the conference's impending dome.

By the way, where was this slanderous sign? It might have been a student's sign?

As for the past few games, they have been a lot of fun and I'm looking forward to Friday's game too. I'm sure that both teams will be bringing their top efforts. I'm almost to the point of having the SUU game at the end of the season and having ISU earlier, but not quite. I love seeing the Bengals season end with a Loss to Weber State. :nod: :thumb: :stir:
 
WILDCAT said:
SWeberCat02 said:
http://www.thespectrum.com/story/sp.../30/suu-weber-short-history-rivalry/73070348/

This is becoming a pretty intense rivalry. Can't wait for Friday! Too bad the internet hasn't made it's way to Cedar City yet. Would love some discussion or smack talk from TBird fans. Might as well shut down their forum.
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Love it, someone should take a sign that says SUUCKS on it
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:lol: a large one, but be ready for the event staff shutting it down like they have at some bball games. Anything they can do to accommodate the opponent and diminish a hostile home crowd....
 
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