Which is Better?

[SWWeatherCat]

Strictly from a "what's better for the team" perspective, what's better: a 60+ point thumping of Weber at the hands of a fBS team or a 60+ point thumping by Weber of a DII school? Say both are relatively injury-free and there is no big payout involved, which is better?

 

[PurpleBlood]

Obviously I'd rather beat a D2 team. However, with the way we played today we would lose to a lot of D2 teams. Obviously Utah has talent but there is no excuse for our team to lose the way we did. Any legit FCS team should be able to make it respectable.

 

[talhadfoursteals]

DII, no doubt about it. These are very poorly scheduled games. No reason at all for the Cats to endure through this schedule while they are rebuilding. Absolutely painful game. Next week will be just as bad. What can Sears do to keep his guys focused and confident? Final thought, Kyle Whittingham is one of the most classless coaches in America. Once he gets fired he'll deserve it.

 

[weberwildcat]

Beating the d2 is better for the team but your queation is what is wrong with college football, for me. It shouldn't need to be d2 or fbs. As bad as it was to watch that game my complaints would be minimal if we had one fbs on the schedule, but since there are two I am a bit annoyed to put it nicely. I sure hope we had a half million or so pay out for playing a pac 12. Idaho St played one a couple yrs ago and got 700k.

We started out great vs sfa but following that up with two fbs is bad.

Also a loss like this is so much worse when its instate. It wasn't a big deal when we were blown out by texas tech and we were pretty much expecting it. Texas peopls don't care about weber and won't be talking smack for weeks or months after.

I've said this a number of times on here but we really need to play 1 fbs, not 2. Don't play instate teams, go for a big school that pays 700k or a million like I've seen isu get.

What was the Utah payout?

 

[AlumniWSU]

Beating the d2 is better for the team but your queation is what is wrong with college football, for me. It shouldn't need to be d2 or fbs. As bad as it was to watch that game my complaints would be minimal if we had one fbs on the schedule, but since there are two I am a bit annoyed to put it nicely. I sure hope we had a half million or so pay out for playing a pac 12. Idaho St played one a couple yrs ago and got 700k.

We started out great vs sfa but following that up with two fbs is bad.

Also a loss like this is so much worse when its instate. It wasn't a big deal when we were blown out by texas tech and we were pretty much expecting it. Texas peopls don't care about weber and won't be talking smack for weeks or months after.

I've said this a number of times on here but we really need to play 1 fbs, not 2. Don't play instate teams, go for a big school that pays 700k or a million like I've seen isu get."(quote)

AMEN TO THAT!!! : :nod:

 

[oldrunner]

If having to play two FBS teams per year, for financial purposes, is the problem. Then donating to the athletics scholarship fund (Wildcat Club) is part of the solution. Some contribute a lot and others just a little. It's all good. Some are not yet able to contribute and that is OK as well. The fans that I have a hard time with are those with the ability to be part of the solution, refuse to, and yet still complain about 'THE PROBLEM'.

If you are not part of the solution, you ARE part of the problem. :twocents: :twocents:

 

[wsucatfan]

Bible say's it better to give than receive, so I would rather give the beat down then receive the beat down.

 

[logancat]

I have been reading this fourm for a while and finally decided to give me two cents worth. As a former player i always wanted to play against the best. This loss sucked, but i would rather play up then down.

 

[Kiltman]

I have been reading this fourm for a while and finally decided to give me two cents worth. As a former player i always wanted to play against the best. This loss sucked, but i would rather play up then down.

I don't think it should be about playing up or down. When you play up, it's for the money AND an opportunity to improve your competitive ability. When you play down, it's so you can practice some executions in a game situation. Last Saturday gave us money. That's all. I don't feel it was worth it because we were not able to improve our level of play or execution. It wasted our time, and disheartened our athletes before conference play. Truly counter-productive.

On another note, we aren't being given the opportunity to defend the strength of our athletics program. LK needs to grow a pair and compete at both the Dee and the Huntsman. The U has only one standard when it comes to OOC games, if they can't guarantee a win, they play the "we're too good" attitude and hide.
:dead:

 

[talhadfoursteals]

I have been reading this fourm for a while and finally decided to give me two cents worth. As a former player i always wanted to play against the best. This loss sucked, but i would rather play up then down.

Welcome to the board Logancat! Always nice hearing from former players.

I agree with you. It is nice to face the challenge of FBS teams. You want to play the best teams possible, but for our team right now, is it the wisest? I'm not so sure. After everything this team has been through, it almost seems better that the Cats play anyone they can beat to develop confidence and togetherness. But...who knows, from these tough games we might be gaining a lot of experience and a better understanding of what needs to be done to being successful in the future.

 

[logancat]

I agree the schedule did not play out well this year. It will be nice to get this game over with and get on with the rest of the season. Having said that i plan on being at the game sat cheering on the cats.