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Just saw this on TSN - the annual Northern Iowa/Towson award for stupid scheduling goes to..........

Eastern Washington:

Aug. 31, at Oregon State
Sept. 7, Western Oregon
Sept. 14, at Toledo
Sept. 28 - at Sam Houston State
Oct. 5 - Weber State*
Oct. 12 - at North Dakota*
Oct. 19 - Southern Utah*
Oct. 26 - at Montana*
Nov. 2 - at Idaho State*
Nov. 9 - Montana State
Nov. 16 - at Cal Poly*
Nov. 23 - Portland State*

* - Big Sky Conference game

They most likely won't win a game that counts towards playoff eligibility until October & will be facing the task of either winning the Big Sky or get through it with one loss to even be eligible.

Two FBS games on the road - probable losses, a D-2 game & then goto Texas to play Sam Houston - yikes.

Add on road trips to Cal Poly & Montana and a home game against Montana St.

What I do know is we won't be seeing red fields in the upcoming seasons playoffs.

EWU is usually better than people expect. They can still win the Big Sky and get in the playoffs. Oregon St is the only game that I would count as a sure loss.

Given how good EWU has been the last few years, I wouldn't call ANY of those games a sure loss. I would certainly be careful about terming any (outside of ISU and WOU) a sure win. But I easily see EWU winning 8 games or more if they don't have injury problems.

Which 8 games turn out to be wins could turn out to surprise a few people, though. If Sac can beat Oregon State, I'd certainly think twice about saying EWU can't. That's not to say that the Eags WILL pull off that upset, mind you. But I wouldn't want to say that EWU is not as good as Sac particularly given that we haven't beaten them lately....

Gil Dobie wrote:EWU is usually better than people expect. They can still win the Big Sky and get in the playoffs. Oregon St is the only game that I would count as a sure loss.

EWU loses a ton this year offensively. They will lose 5 games. Book it.

AZGrizFan wrote:

Gil Dobie wrote:EWU is usually better than people expect. They can still win the Big Sky and get in the playoffs. Oregon St is the only game that I would count as a sure loss.

EWU loses a ton this year offensively. They will lose 5 games. Book it.

That's a very real possibility but I don't think we exactly "lose a ton" offensively. We basically lose three receivers. They were all REALLY good, but there's still some experience and size behind them. It's a shitty schedule and we are pretty much in a must-win-one situation against OSU, Toledo, or SHSU.

That being said, it's not a crazy notion that we could be good enough to run the table in conference. But at Mo and SLO late in the season are gonna be rough. If we were to somehow make the playoffs, look out.

AZGrizFan wrote:

Gil Dobie wrote:EWU is usually better than people expect. They can still win the Big Sky and get in the playoffs. Oregon St is the only game that I would count as a sure loss.

EWU loses a ton this year offensively. They will lose 5 games. Book it.

They have shown in their recent history, that they can reload on a yearly basis. Until they have a major coaching change, they will be a good team from year to year.

Sac State's OOC schedule is up in the air. 2 FBS games (SJSU and ASU) and I have no idea who the 3rd OOC will be. If it is a D2 then we fall into the same scheduling fail as EWU.

SDHornet wrote:Sac State's OOC schedule is up in the air. 2 FBS games (SJSU and ASU) and I have no idea who the 3rd OOC will be. If it is a D2 then we fall into the same scheduling fail as EWU.

Two FBS games are brutal, any way you look at it. But you did well last season with an upset, and if you can pull that off, it is something to use as a big plus for the whole season.

Sorry, but this years toughest schedule goes to Weber State

Sat, Aug 31 Stephen F. Austin
Sat, Sep 07 at Utah
Sat, Sep 14 at Utah State
Sat, Sep 21 at McNeese State
Sat, Sep 28 Sacramento State
Sat, Oct 05 at Eastern Washington
Sat, Oct 12 at Cal Poly
Sat, Oct 19 Montana State
Sat, Nov 02 at Portland State
Sat, Nov 09 Southern Utah
Sat, Nov 16 at Montana
Sat, Nov 23 Idaho State

I'm not sure that anyone with Idaho State on the schedule can lay claim to "toughest schedule" honors.

Wildcat Ryan wrote:Sorry, but this years toughest schedule goes to Weber State

Sat, Aug 31 Stephen F. Austin
Sat, Sep 07 at Utah
Sat, Sep 14 at Utah State
Sat, Sep 21 at McNeese State
Sat, Sep 28 Sacramento State
Sat, Oct 05 at Eastern Washington
Sat, Oct 12 at Cal Poly
Sat, Oct 19 Montana State
Sat, Nov 02 at Portland State
Sat, Nov 09 Southern Utah
Sat, Nov 16 at Montana
Sat, Nov 23 Idaho State

Nope. Sorry.

SuperHornet wrote:I'm not sure that anyone with Idaho State on the schedule can lay claim to "toughest schedule" honors.

Horsehockey. There's an Idaho State in every conference.

You make a good point, AZ. Of course, the CAA-apologists would like to claim otherwise. They'd be wrong, but they'd claim it anyway....

Another tough schedule for the Catamounts, except for maybe the projected D-2 opponent game.


Aug 31 at Middle Tennessee State
Sep 7 at Virginia Tech
Sep 14 The Citadel
Sep 21 TBA (most likely, home vs d2 school)
Sep 28 at Samford
Oct 5 at UT-Chattanooga
Oct 12 at Auburn
Oct 19 TBA (most likely, home vs Wofford)
Oct 26 Elon
Nov 2 TBA (most likely, OPEN DATE)
Nov 9 at Georgia Southern
Nov 16 Furman
Nov 23 at Appalachian State

SBU hasn't released officially yet, but they'll start their first four games on the road, including two FBS games (Boston College and Buffalo) and a rematch of their first round playoff game at Villanova.

StonyBrooks Official schedule was released today for 2013
8/31 At Boston College
9/7 At Rhode Island
9/14 At Buffalo
9/21 At Villanova
9/28 Towson
10/5 Bryant Univ.
10/12 At Colgate
10/19 Bye Week
10/26 UNH
11/2 At Maine
11/9 Richmond
11/16 AT James Madison
11/23 Albany

12 games all D-1 and by far our toughest schedule to date. September will be tough with four road games and two of them FBS.

Good SBU sched. And one that they will enjoy some success under. Maybe not as well as in recent years, but certainly worth a shot at the playoffs.

8/31 At Boston College L
9/7 At Rhode Island W
9/14 At Buffalo W
9/21 At Villanova PUNT
9/28 Towson PUNT
10/5 Bryant Univ. W
10/12 At Colgate W
10/19 Bye Week
10/26 UNH L
11/2 At Maine W
11/9 Richmond W
11/16 AT James Madison L
11/23 Albany W

Week 1 - 8/29/2013: at San Jose State (San Jose, Calif.) - Probable regional TV broadcast Comcast

Week 2 - 9/5/2013: at Arizona State (Tempe, Ariz.) - Likely regional TV broadcast on ESPN/P12N

Week 3 - 9/14/2013: SOUTHERN OREGON (Hornet Stadium)

Week 4 - 9/21/2013: SOUTHERN UTAH (Hornet Stadium)

Week 5 - 9/28/2013: at Weber State* (Ogden, Utah)

Week 6 - 10/5/2013: NORTHERN COLORADO* (Hornet Stadium)

Week 7 - 10/12/2013: NORTHERN ARIZONA* (Hornet Stadium) - Likely regional TV broadcast on FSN

Week 8 - 10/19/2013: at North Dakota* (Grand Forks, N.D.) - Likely regional TV broadcast on FSN

Week 9 - Bye

Week 10 - 11/2/2013: MONTANA* (Hornet Stadium) - Likely Root Sports broadcast

Week 11 - 11/9/2013: at Cal Poly* (San Luis Obispo, Calif.) - Probable regional TV broadcast on a SLO channel

Week 12 - 11/16/2013: at Portland State* (Portland, Ore.)

Week 13 - 11/23/2013: farm extension* (Hornet Stadium) - Likely regional TV broadcast on Comcast

*BSC Game

http://www.hornetsports.com/sports/foot ... /index.asp

12 games for us, 6 home, 1 D2 game so really an 11 game schedule. I'm down with this.

SDHornet wrote:Week 1 - 8/29/2013: at San Jose State (San Jose, Calif.) - Probable regional TV broadcast Comcast

Week 2 - 9/5/2013: at Arizona State (Tempe, Ariz.) - Likely regional TV broadcast on ESPN/P12N

Week 3 - 9/14/2013: SOUTHERN OREGON (Hornet Stadium)

Week 4 - 9/21/2013: SOUTHERN UTAH (Hornet Stadium)

Week 5 - 9/28/2013: at Weber State* (Ogden, Utah)

Week 6 - 10/5/2013: NORTHERN COLORADO* (Hornet Stadium)

Week 7 - 10/12/2013: NORTHERN ARIZONA* (Hornet Stadium) - Likely regional TV broadcast on FSN

Week 8 - 10/19/2013: at North Dakota* (Grand Forks, N.D.) - Likely regional TV broadcast on FSN

Week 9 - Bye

Week 10 - 11/2/2013: MONTANA* (Hornet Stadium) - Likely Root Sports broadcast

Week 11 - 11/9/2013: at Cal Poly* (San Luis Obispo, Calif.) - Probable regional TV broadcast on a SLO channel

Week 12 - 11/16/2013: at Portland State* (Portland, Ore.)

Week 13 - 11/23/2013: farm extension* (Hornet Stadium) - Likely regional TV broadcast on Comcast

*BSC Game

http://www.hornetsports.com/sports/foot ... /index.asp

12 games for us, 6 home, 1 D2 game so really an 11 game schedule. I'm down with this.

Good schedule except for Southern Oregon which is NAIA. Two FBS games and a sub-DI game is not good news though. I previously posted that I was glad UC Davis migrated away from this type schedule for 2013 to 11 FCS games plus one FBS game. It makes it very difficult to get into the playoffs with a non-counter and two FBS games. San Jose State is much improved over several years ago.

GoAgs72 wrote:

SDHornet wrote:Week 1 - 8/29/2013: at San Jose State (San Jose, Calif.) - Probable regional TV broadcast Comcast

Week 2 - 9/5/2013: at Arizona State (Tempe, Ariz.) - Likely regional TV broadcast on ESPN/P12N

Week 3 - 9/14/2013: SOUTHERN OREGON (Hornet Stadium)

Week 4 - 9/21/2013: SOUTHERN UTAH (Hornet Stadium)

Week 5 - 9/28/2013: at Weber State* (Ogden, Utah)

Week 6 - 10/5/2013: NORTHERN COLORADO* (Hornet Stadium)

Week 7 - 10/12/2013: NORTHERN ARIZONA* (Hornet Stadium) - Likely regional TV broadcast on FSN

Week 8 - 10/19/2013: at North Dakota* (Grand Forks, N.D.) - Likely regional TV broadcast on FSN

Week 9 - Bye

Week 10 - 11/2/2013: MONTANA* (Hornet Stadium) - Likely Root Sports broadcast

Week 11 - 11/9/2013: at Cal Poly* (San Luis Obispo, Calif.) - Probable regional TV broadcast on a SLO channel

Week 12 - 11/16/2013: at Portland State* (Portland, Ore.)

Week 13 - 11/23/2013: farm extension* (Hornet Stadium) - Likely regional TV broadcast on Comcast

*BSC Game

http://www.hornetsports.com/sports/foot ... /index.asp

12 games for us, 6 home, 1 D2 game so really an 11 game schedule. I'm down with this.

Good schedule except for Southern Oregon which is NAIA. Two FBS games and a sub-DI game is not good news though. I previously posted that I was glad UC Davis migrated away from this type schedule for 2013 to 11 FCS games plus one FBS game. It makes it very difficult to get into the playoffs with a non-counter and two FBS games. San Jose State is much improved over several years ago.

Amsterbison on AGS mentioned that Sac St has not played a FCS opponent outside the current Big Sky Conference in the last decade, while Montana has played 32 different in the same time frame.

2013 Catamount Football Schedule

Thu., Aug. 29 - at Middle Tennessee State - Murfreesboro, Tenn.

Sat., Sep. 7 ---at Virginia Tech - Blacksburg, Va.

Sat., Sep. 14 --vs. The Citadel * - Cullowhee, N.C.

Sat., Sep. 21 --vs. Mars Hill - Cullowhee, N.C.

Sat., Sep. 28 --at Samford * - Birmingham, Ala.

Sat., Oct. 5 ---at Chattanooga * - Chattanooga, Tenn.

Sat., Oct. 12 --at Auburn - Auburn, Ala.

Sat., Oct. 19 --vs. Wofford * - Cullowhee, N.C.

Sat., Oct. 26 --vs. Elon * - Cullowhee, N.C.

Sat., Nov. 2 ---OPEN

Sat., Nov. 9 ---at Georgia Southern * - Statesboro,
Ga.
Sat., Nov. 16 --vs. Furman * - Cullowhee, N.C.

Sat., Nov. 23 --at Appalachian State *- Boone, N.C.

Gil Dobie wrote:

GoAgs72 wrote:
Good schedule except for Southern Oregon which is NAIA. Two FBS games and a sub-DI game is not good news though. I previously posted that I was glad UC Davis migrated away from this type schedule for 2013 to 11 FCS games plus one FBS game. It makes it very difficult to get into the playoffs with a non-counter and two FBS games. San Jose State is much improved over several years ago.

Amsterbison on AGS mentioned that Sac St has not played a FCS opponent outside the current Big Sky Conference in the last decade, while Montana has played 32 different in the same time frame.

Montana has a slight advantage in bringing other teams to Missoula. I wonder how many of those 32 were road games?

Regarding GoAgs point, I agree, but if there's a year to do it, it's when you have a 12 game schedule. Note that Southern Utah is a non-conference game.

kalm wrote:

Gil Dobie wrote:
Amsterbison on AGS mentioned that Sac St has not played a FCS opponent outside the current Big Sky Conference in the last decade, while Montana has played 32 different in the same time frame.

Montana has a slight advantage in bringing other teams to Missoula. I wonder how many of those 32 were road games?

Regarding GoAgs point, I agree, but if there's a year to do it, it's when you have a 12 game schedule. Note that Southern Utah is a non-conference game.

Don't hate us because we're beautiful.

AZGrizFan wrote:

kalm wrote:
Montana has a slight advantage in bringing other teams to Missoula. I wonder how many of those 32 were road games?

Regarding GoAgs point, I agree, but if there's a year to do it, it's when you have a 12 game schedule. Note that Southern Utah is a non-conference game.

Don't hate us because we're beautiful.

Gil Dobie wrote: Amsterbison on AGS mentioned that Sac St has not played a FCS opponent outside the current Big Sky Conference in the last decade, while Montana has played 32 different in the same time frame.

Not a surprise since the new BSC contains every FCS program in the west. I do wish we would schedule some home and homes with Southland teams but given our new philosophy on 2 FBS games, I don’t think that is possible.