The Sky is SCREWED....

[SuperHornet]

...at least for this week.

The Kitties lost to a team that was 0-12 last year. (Not that that wasn't expected.)
Idaho State lost to Utah State. (Ditto.)
EWU squeaks out a win over a D-II school.
The Griz lost one to Cow Poly. (VERY unexpected, at least for me.)
Sac beat a D-II school, but apparently incurred big injuries and had some major blown coverages. (SD/GCM, please correct me if that's wrong. I'm just going off the SacBuzz thread because I didn't get to see it.)
UNC is beating Weber in the 3rd overtime. (REALLY unexpected unless one is a UNC fan. That also may not be accurate because I'm going off of Yahoo!, which has been running slow today.)
The only bright spots are NAU, which is losing to Arizona State (last I saw) by only a TD in the 3rd, and Portland State (which most expected to have a horrible year) taking down the Farm Extension in what would have to be considered the Sky Game of the Week (unless NAU gets it done).

We're going to take it in the shorts in the polls....

[dbackjon]

Yawn

[SuperHornet]

Correction:

Yahoo! is now showing Weber-UNC as a final with Weber winning 50-47.

The Sun Devils are pulling away from NAU late in the third, but it's still not too late for the 'Jacks to pull it off. As much as I love ASU grad Danny White as a football player, I'd love to see NAU take this game.

[EWURanger]

EWU seems to have incurred some injuries as well in their Division II game, most noticeably Taiwan Jones. Everyone is going to be wondering if he plays next week.

[G&B]

EWU seems to have incurred some injuries as well in their Division II game, most noticeably Taiwan Jones. Everyone is going to be wondering if he plays next week.

No way are you for real? That guy is a stud. I wish him a fast return.

[Screamin_Eagle174]

EWU seems to have incurred some injuries as well in their Division II game, most noticeably Taiwan Jones. Everyone is going to be wondering if he plays next week.

No way are you for real? That guy is a stud. I wish him a fast return.

Thanks. From all accounts, likely a slight concussion. If he doesn't play next week (per NCAA strict policy), we lose. He was walking on the sidelines and wanting back in the game tonight, but of course the coaches didn't let him.

[native]

No way are you for real? That guy is a stud. I wish him a fast return.

Thanks. From all accounts, likely a slight concussion. If he doesn't play next week (per NCAA strict policy), we lose. He was walking on the sidelines and wanting back in the game tonight, but of course the coaches didn't let him.

Bad news. Taiwan Jones is superb! Best wishes for a full and rapid recovery!

[Screamin_Eagle174]

Thanks. From all accounts, likely a slight concussion. If he doesn't play next week (per NCAA strict policy), we lose. He was walking on the sidelines and wanting back in the game tonight, but of course the coaches didn't let him.

Bad news. Taiwan Jones is superb! Best wishes for a full and rapid recovery!

Thanks as well. At least he had 3 TDs tonight to help his push for a Payton. 235 All-purpose yards to add to his 322 last week.

[native]

Big Sky standings after Week Two:

Weber State 1-1, (1-1 DI, 1-0 BSC) next (18 Sep) at Sac State, then (25 Sep) vs UC-Davis
Eastern Washington 1-1, (0-1 DI, 0-0 BSC) next vs UM, then at MSU
Idaho State 1-1, (0-1 DI, 0-0 BSC) next at UNC, then vs NAU
Montana 1-1, (0-1 DI, 0-0 BSC) next at EWU, then vs Sac State
Montana State 1-1, (0-1 DI, 0-0 BSC) next vs Drake, then vs EWU
Northern Arizona 1-1, (0-1 DI, 0-0 BSC) next Idle, then at ISU
Portland State 1-1 (1-1 DI, 0-0 BSC) next at #7 Oregon, then Idle
Sac State 1-1, (0-1 DI, 0-0 BSC) next vs WSU, then at UM
Northern Colorado 1-1, (0-1 DI, 0-1 BSC) next vs ISU, then at Michigan State

So far, the Big Sky is 2 of 11 in Division I contests, 0-7 vs FBS, 2-2 vs FCS, and 1-1 in out-of-conference FCS games. Two more OOC games on 18 Sep, and two on 25 Sep, including two FBS and two FCS.

[weberwildcat]

i didnt like our 4 overtime game tonight but hope it doesnt mean anything. last yr we threw picks like crazy. this yr we fumble like ur supposed to. 9 fumbles in 2 games for to's.

[Herky]

...at least for this week.

The Kitties lost to a team that was 0-12 last year. (Not that that wasn't expected.)
Idaho State lost to Utah State. (Ditto.)
EWU squeaks out a win over a D-II school.
The Griz lost one to Cow Poly. (VERY unexpected, at least for me.)
Sac beat a D-II school, but apparently incurred big injuries and had some major blown coverages. (SD/GCM, please correct me if that's wrong. I'm just going off the SacBuzz thread because I didn't get to see it.)
UNC is beating Weber in the 3rd overtime. (REALLY unexpected unless one is a UNC fan. That also may not be accurate because I'm going off of Yahoo!, which has been running slow today.)
The only bright spots are NAU, which is losing to Arizona State (last I saw) by only a TD in the 3rd, and Portland State (which most expected to have a horrible year) taking down the Farm Extension in what would have to be considered the Sky Game of the Week (unless NAU gets it done).

We're going to take it in the shorts in the polls....

Sac's defensive backs need to get their act together. They did not play well.

Although the score looked somewhat close, the game was never close, Sac was never in any danger of losing.

Sperbeck play a lot of second and third stringers.

Shaw left the field on a stretcher.

MBT might be having ankle surgery and is possibly done for the season (rumor for now). For now, Fleming is the starter and Herky Hornet is the backup QB.

[native]

...Sac's defensive backs need to get their act together. They did not play well. ...

Good news for Weber. In two games, Cameron Higgins is 57 of 93 for 574 yards with 5 TDs and 1 INT.

...now if the Wildcats can hold onto the ball (6 fumbles vs UNC) they might have a chance in Sacramento.

[Wildcat Ryan]

Good news- Higgins is actually playing well so far

Bad news- nobody else is.

[Screamin_Eagle174]

EWU seems to have incurred some injuries as well in their Division II game, most noticeably Taiwan Jones. Everyone is going to be wondering if he plays next week.

No way are you for real? That guy is a stud. I wish him a fast return.

Just saw this from the Spokesman-Review article:
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/s ... t-central/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Junior running back Taiwan Jones had another big game, rolling up 235 all-purpose yards and scoring three of Eastern’s five touchdowns. The 6-foot-1, 200-pound speedster, who was vomiting before the game, rushed for 89 yards on 14 carries, scoring on a pair of short runs, and caught four passes for 63 yards and another touchdown.

But there were some anxious moments when Jones was helped off the field with 111/2 minutes left in the game and did not return.

According to Eastern coach Beau Baldwin, Jones suffered a minor concussion but should be ready for Montana. Brian Norton, the Eagles’ head athletic trainer, said he thought dehydration was involved, because of Jones’ undiagnosed illness.

From the sounds of it, he'll play next weekend, which is great news for EWU. As for the illness, hopefully it's just dehydration, and not something more serious.

[ALPHAGRIZ1]

No way are you for real? That guy is a stud. I wish him a fast return.

Thanks. From all accounts, likely a slight concussion. If he doesn't play next week (per NCAA strict policy), we lose. He was walking on the sidelines and wanting back in the game tonight, but of course the coaches didn't let him.

You lose either way...........money in the bank.

[EWURanger]

Thanks. From all accounts, likely a slight concussion. If he doesn't play next week (per NCAA strict policy), we lose. He was walking on the sidelines and wanting back in the game tonight, but of course the coaches didn't let him.

You lose either way...........money in the bank.

After last night, it'd be hard for me to disagree with you. But the odds of us winning without him are exponentially less.

[SACCAT]

...at least for this week.

The Kitties lost to a team that was 0-12 last year. (Not that that wasn't expected.)
Idaho State lost to Utah State. (Ditto.)
EWU squeaks out a win over a D-II school.
The Griz lost one to Cow Poly. (VERY unexpected, at least for me.)
Sac beat a D-II school, but apparently incurred big injuries and had some major blown coverages. (SD/GCM, please correct me if that's wrong. I'm just going off the SacBuzz thread because I didn't get to see it.)
UNC is beating Weber in the 3rd overtime. (REALLY unexpected unless one is a UNC fan. That also may not be accurate because I'm going off of Yahoo!, which has been running slow today.)
The only bright spots are NAU, which is losing to Arizona State (last I saw) by only a TD in the 3rd, and Portland State (which most expected to have a horrible year) taking down the Farm Extension in what would have to be considered the Sky Game of the Week (unless NAU gets it done).

We're going to take it in the shorts in the polls....

Washington State won 1 game last year...Just FYI

[mlbowl]

Forgive me if I don't jump ship after week 2!

[kalm]

Yep, pretty hard to determine anything at this point.

If we don't develop a deep passing game, Taiwan will be shut down and/or not finish the season due to injuries. Same can be said for our defense which should be improved but has shown nothing. Are Nevada and CWU really good, or are we a 6-5 team?

Is Poly really good, did the Griz play bad, or are the Griz a bit overated with a new coaching staff.

Sac, UNC, and ISU are all showing signs of life.

WSU joins EWU in needing a defense.

NAU still a bit of a mystery but played ASU tough for quite awhile.

I watched a bunch of the MSU-WAZZU game and the cats look again to be very big and physical with an athletic quarterback and a solid defense.

They defintely had the best week.

[SuperHornet]

Although the score looked somewhat close, the game was never close, Sac was never in any danger of losing.

Sperbeck play a lot of second and third stringers.

This is good to hear. Looking through the SacBuzz game thread made it seem as if everyone was hitting the panic button like crazy.

Thanks for bringing some perspective to it, Herk.

[Willie]

[SDHornet]

Although the score looked somewhat close, the game was never close, Sac was never in any danger of losing.

Sperbeck play a lot of second and third stringers.

This is good to hear. Looking through the SacBuzz game thread made it seem as if everyone was hitting the panic button like crazy.

Thanks for bringing some perspective to it, Herk.

I don't know about that. Big Sky TV was down, shocker I know, so I can't say how they looked wrt defensive schemes and what not. It sure as hell didn't sound impressive from the audio feed.

It was an 11 point lead for much of the night. It's not as comfortable as I would have liked but Herky is right, we were never in any real danger of losing. My concern is the health of the players. We are suffering way too many injuries t his early in the season.

[EWURanger]

Montana State could be the team to beat this year in the BSC, IMO. They've looked pretty darn tough and definitely should have won that game last night if their defense hadn't given up 16 points in the 4th. Looks like Pac-10 level depth got the best of them.......but they are going to be darn tough in the BSC.

[catbob]

Montana State could be the team to beat this year in the BSC, IMO. They've looked pretty darn tough and definitely should have won that game last night if their defense hadn't given up 16 points in the 4th. Looks like Pac-10 level depth got the best of them.......but they are going to be darn tough in the BSC.

Stupid deflected interceptions cost us the game. Our D did a goal line stand to force a FG, and gave the offense a chance to drive and kick the FG. Don't know why we weren't running it in their territory so late...

[ALPHAGRIZ1]

You lose either way...........money in the bank.

After last night, it'd be hard for me to disagree with you. But the odds of us winning without him are exponentially less.

Oh I want you to have TJ playing. If I had to bet I would say he will.

But it wont matter.