2011 BSC OOC Games -- Up or Down....

[AZGrizFan]

As usual, the BSC steps up and plays REAL I-A teams, not those faux I-A teams from the Sun Belch and Conference USA...

Eastern Washington @ Washington
Idaho State @ Washington State
Idaho State @ Brigham Young
Montana @ Tennessee
Montana State @ Utah
Northern Arizona @ Arizona
Northern Colorado @ Colorado State
Portland State @ TCU
Sacramento State @ Oregon State
Weber State @ Wyoming
Weber State @ Utah State

On the flip side, there's so little OOC to chose from that there's some real stinkers on the schedules as well:

Western States College @ Idaho State
Western Oregon @ Montana
Minot State @ Montana State
Fort Lewis @ NAU
Lindenwood @ Northern Colorado
Southern Oregon @ Portland State
Willamette @ Portland State

I REALLY hate scheduling like this. Montana only has 9 counters, so must go 7-2 assuming a loss at Tennessee. Portland State only has 8 counters, and must go 7-1 in conference to even be considered for the playoffs. Why is it so hard for AD's to figure out: Don't schedule UP and DOWN in the same effing year!!!



At least Weber has scheduled I-A teams that are capable of being beaten....

[bandl]

West coast teams are stupid.

[AZGrizFan]

West coast teams are stupid.

Thank you for that brilliant insight, professor.

[bandl]

West coast teams are stupid.

Thank you for that brilliant insight, professor.

Class is dismissed!

/end thread

[Grizalltheway]

I wouldn't exactly call Wazzu a 'real' FBS team. Then again, it is ISU playing them...

[AZGrizFan]

I wouldn't exactly call Wazzu a 'real' FBS team. Then again, it is ISU playing them...

They're still Pac-12.

[grizzaholic]

I wouldn't exactly call Wazzu a 'real' FBS team. Then again, it is ISU playing them...

They're still Pac-12.

Wait, what? Pac-12? SInce when.

[AZGrizFan]

They're still Pac-12.

Wait, what? Pac-12? SInce when.

I got some inside scoop that there might be some conference reaffiliations coming down the pike....hush hush stuff....don't let it slip...just between you and me, mmkay?

[grizzaholic]

Wait, what? Pac-12? SInce when.

I got some inside scoop that there might be some conference reaffiliations coming down the pike....hush hush stuff....don't let it slip...just between you and me, mmkay?

Got it, hush hush.

Grizo broke a story a couple weeks ago at lunch about Forceir (sp) possibly coming to Missoula to play for the Griz. I couldn't believe my ears.

[AZGrizFan]

I got some inside scoop that there might be some conference reaffiliations coming down the pike....hush hush stuff....don't let it slip...just between you and me, mmkay?

Got it, hush hush.

Grizo broke a story a couple weeks ago at lunch about Forceir (sp) possibly coming to Missoula to play for the Griz. I couldn't believe my ears.

I thought he was starting QB at Michigan?

[grizzaholic]

Got it, hush hush.

Grizo broke a story a couple weeks ago at lunch about Forceir (sp) possibly coming to Missoula to play for the Griz. I couldn't believe my ears.

I thought he was starting QB at Michigan?

Shocked me too.

[Screamin_Eagle174]

FWIW, here are the BSC FCS OOC games.

Eastern Washington @ South Dakota
Eastern Washington @ Cal Poly
Montana vs. Cal Poly
Montana State vs. UC-Davis
Northern Arizona vs. Southern Utah
Northern Colorado vs. North Dakota
Sacramento State @ Southern Utah
Sacramento State vs. UC-Davis
Weber State vs. Southern Utah

[EWURanger]

Western States College @ Idaho State
Western Oregon @ Montana
Minot State @ Montana State
Fort Lewis @ NAU
Lindenwood @ Northern Colorado
Southern Oregon @ Portland State
Willamette @ Portland State

I can almost see one, but two? WTF, Portland State?

Also, I like that NAU has traditionally played one of the Pac-10 Arizona schools, makes a lot of sense since it keeps the money in-state. I think EWU is also going this route, with UW in 2011 and the WSU in 2012 and 2013 I think? Strange that we have played pretty much ever Pac-10 team under the sun in the past but never UW or WSU.

We also play Idaho in 2012. Wish we could have had them in 2010 or 2011. They ended the series in 2003 after we beat them in the Kibble Dome.

[AZGrizFan]

We also play Idaho in 2012. Wish we could have had them in 2010 or 2011. They ended the series in 2003 after we beat them in the Kibble Dome.

They have a tendency to get sand in their vagina that way...

[EWURanger]

We also play Idaho in 2012. Wish we could have had them in 2010 or 2011. They ended the series in 2003 after we beat them in the Kibble Dome.

They have a tendency to get sand in their vagina that way...

I just looked. They lost to EWU and Montana that year.

[LDopaPDX]

I heard a rumor that Easterrn is out of their game with Idaho in 2012. I think it was because Idaho found someone willing to pay big bucks a bodybag game. Frankly, if this is true, it's good. Even though Idaho is a beatable FBS team, I hate having 2 on our schedule in the same year.

You know what the last two seasons in which Eastern didn't make the playoffs had in common? Two FBS opponents.

[AZGrizFan]

I heard a rumor that Easterrn is out of their game with Idaho in 2012. I think it was because Idaho found someone willing to pay big bucks a bodybag game. Frankly, if this is true, it's good. Even though Idaho is a beatable FBS team, I hate having 2 on our schedule in the same year.

You know what the last two seasons in which Eastern didn't make the playoffs had in common? Two FBS opponents.

Agreed wholeheartedly. And WSU is a more beatable FBS team anyways.

[EWURanger]

I heard a rumor that Easterrn is out of their game with Idaho in 2012.

Hope so, because:

A. I think they will have to buy us out if this is the case, so win-win there.
B. Other than them being somewhat beatable, there's really no benefit in us playing them. They don't provide a big pay day, plus we play WSU that year anyway.

If we have to play a true body-bag game every year, then I'd rather stick to the big BCS conferences that pay big bucks like the Big XII and Pac 10 teams in the past.

Also, agree about not playing two FBS teams (let alone BCS) in the same year. Although we were a few seconds away from beating Colorado in 2008 and pissed the game away. We played Texas Tech pretty tough that year, too. But take away one of those games and replace it with an FCS and we are probably at 7-4 and in the playoffs in 2008.

[Wildcat Ryan]

I like it when Weber schedules FBS teams that are beatable, unlike last year when we played BC and Texas T, and Wyoming and USU are very beatable

And gotta love that long awaited matchup with the T-Birds