Big Sky predictions 9-14

[JALMOND]

Sitting at 15-8 just two weeks into the season, I can't help but think back to the first year doing this when I only guessed 9 games incorrectly the whole year. I've probably lost a few brain cells since then but I would have thought I'd stay around close. So here are my predictions for this weekend. Mostly non-conference, but a couple involving conference members. All my opinion only so have at it.

CP at Colorado State---Not that long ago, having Fresno State and Colorado State would have looked good for an FCS team to get a couple big victories. Unfortunately, as Fresno State showed the Mustangs last week, those days are past...Colorado State 44, CP 40.

EWU at Toledo---It has been well documented what happened when the Eagles played the FBS earlier in the season. This is big to see if they can get a second win over the upper level. They do have the strength, however Toledo knows what happened as well...Toledo 35, EWU 31.

Western State at ISU---The Bengals showed that they can beat the DII after last week's win over Dixie State. They don't have to worry if those wins will translate to conference wins as they stay within the DII ranks playing as a big dog...ISU 31, Western State 10.

UM at UND---The Grizzlies are fresh, taking a week off after beating Appalachian State at home. Now they have to go to the noisy barn, home of the No-Names, and try to get a win. The former Sioux want to show they belong in the elite Big Sky level and would love to get this game...UM 32, UND 28.

Colorado Mesa at MSU---The Bobcats had last week's game at FBS SMU in the bag only to lose late. Also, they lost their super quarterback late as well. Now they come home to face DII Colorado Mesa. New quarterback, no problem here...MSU 52, Colorado Mesa 12.

NAU at UCD---The Lumberjacks licked their wounds in Week 1, getting shutout at Arizona. Now they have to head on the road and play conference foe, the Aggies, who are currently experiencing rebuilding woes. The Lumberjacks need the win here...NAU 27, UCD 14.

UNC at Wyoming---The Bears hoped to make some noise starting with two DII teams then stepping up. However, those plans got derailed last week to CSU-Pueblo. Now, in order to right the ship, they need a win over an improving Wyoming team...Wyoming 38, UNC 10.

Humboldt State at PSU---The Vikings practically did everything last week to get a win over Pac-12 Cal except actually get the win. Still a good performance overall and getting a win over the Pac-12 is tough. Now they head down a level, bringing DII's Humboldt State in...PSU 45, Humboldt State 17.

Southern Oregon at Sac State---Two games in and the Hornets have scored no points. No points, no wins but no home games. That should all change this week as Southern Oregon comes in, having lost to teams such as Montana-Western and Rocky Mountain College. If the Hornets can't score on them, long season...Sac State 37, Southern Oregon 10.

SUU at Washington State---A "surprising" game involving two surprising teams. The Thunderbirds have looked good post-Sorenson year, the question is can they continue. A win over the FBS and a DII looks good, but going into the Pac-12 is something else. Especially when Washington State just beat Southern Cal...Washington State 25, SUU 17.

WSU at Utah State---The good feelings of getting an impressive win over the Southland's Stephen F Austin team was tempered down a bit after the Wildcats were not competitive at all against Utah. Now they play another Utah team, the Mountain West's Utah State team, which gave Utah a game in week 1...Utah State 55, WSU 14.

[Mvemjsunpx]

EWU 28-45 Toledo — Eastern's questionable run defense gets its first test

Humboldt Pie 20-58 Portland St. — No obstacles for PSU's offense here

Cal Poly 28-24 Colorado St. — This is the one Big Sky/FBS upset I picked in the preseason

NAU 28-3 UC Davis — NAU's passing game is questionable, Davis's whole offense is bad

Soregon 10-35 Sac State — Schedule makers prevent a third-straight Hornet shutout

Western St. 10-51 Idaho St. — Enjoy this win, Bengals, for it will likely be your last

Suutah 6-38 Wazzu — The T-Birds don't have enough offense to contend with Mighty Mike Breske

Weber 14-56 Utah St. — The Wildcats will play better, but obviously not better enough

Mesa 10-41 Montana St. — Has there ever been more perfect timing for a non-DI game?

NoCo 17-52 Wyoming — Ummmm… no. Just no.

Montana 37-27 NoDak — The Griz won't hold the No-Nicks to 6 points, but they obviously won't need to

[Wildcat Ryan]

Humbolt State- 3
Portland State- 50

Colorado Mesa- 10
Montana State- 45

Cal Poly- 23
Colorado State- 28

Northern Colorado- 17
Wyoming- 35

Western State-10
Idaho State- 38

Southern Utah- 21
Washington State- 31

Weber State- 10
Utah State- 58

Northern Arizona- 41
UC Davis- 13

Montana- 34
North Dakota- 23

Southern Oregon- 14
Sacramento State- 38

Eastern Washington- 28
Toledo- 31

[SuperHornet]

EWU 42-13 Toledo — Pushing for #1....

Humboldt State 24-35 Portland St. — PSU must fight the slackness after that incredible game at Cal....

Cal Poly 28-17 Colorado St. — The Rams haven't done much lately....

NAU 35-5 UC Davis — NAU takes an intentional to run out the clock....

Soregon 9-17 Sac State — I'm still not convinced about this Hornet team....

Western St. 10-35 Idaho St. — I don't trust ISU to do much more than this, even against one of the worst D-II's around....

Suutah 0-49 Wazzu — Can't hang with the Big Boys....

Weber 24-42 Utah St. — The struggles continue despite improvement....

Mesa 21-13 Montana St. — History repeats itself....

NoCo 0-63 Wyoming — The Cowboys are just too much....

Montana 49-10 NoDak — The season deteriorates from here on out for the Sioux....

[Screamin_Eagle174]

18-5 so far.



Humbolt State- 13
Portland State- 52

Colorado Mesa- 10
Montana State- 45

Cal Poly- 31
Colorado State- 27

Northern Colorado- 9
Wyoming- 41

Western State-14
Idaho State- 38

Southern Utah- 10
Washington State- 34

Weber State- 10
Utah State- 58

Northern Arizona- 27
UC Davis- 13

Montana- 38
North Dakota- 24

Southern Oregon- 7
Sacramento State- 30

Eastern Washington- 38
Toledo- 34

[Mvemjsunpx]

EWU 42-13 Toledo — Pushing for #1....

[CatBlitz22]

EWU 42-13 Toledo — Pushing for #1....

Humboldt State 24-35 Portland St. — PSU must fight the slackness after that incredible game at Cal....

Cal Poly 28-17 Colorado St. — The Rams haven't done much lately....

NAU 35-5 UC Davis — NAU takes an intentional to run out the clock....

Soregon 9-17 Sac State — I'm still not convinced about this Hornet team....

Western St. 10-35 Idaho St. — I don't trust ISU to do much more than this, even against one of the worst D-II's around....

Suutah 0-49 Wazzu — Can't hang with the Big Boys....

Weber 24-42 Utah St. — The struggles continue despite improvement....

Mesa 21-13 Montana St. — History repeats itself....

NoCo 0-63 Wyoming — The Cowboys are just too much....

Montana 49-10 NoDak — The season deteriorates from here on out for the Sioux....

Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life, son.

[Screamin_Eagle174]

EWU 42-13 Toledo — Pushing for #1....

Humboldt State 24-35 Portland St. — PSU must fight the slackness after that incredible game at Cal....

Cal Poly 28-17 Colorado St. — The Rams haven't done much lately....

NAU 35-5 UC Davis — NAU takes an intentional to run out the clock....

Soregon 9-17 Sac State — I'm still not convinced about this Hornet team....

Western St. 10-35 Idaho St. — I don't trust ISU to do much more than this, even against one of the worst D-II's around....

Suutah 0-49 Wazzu — Can't hang with the Big Boys....

Weber 24-42 Utah St. — The struggles continue despite improvement....

Mesa 21-13 Montana St. — History repeats itself....

NoCo 0-63 Wyoming — The Cowboys are just too much....

Montana 49-10 NoDak — The season deteriorates from here on out for the Sioux....

Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life, son.

[SuperHornet]

EWU 42-13 Toledo — Pushing for #1....

Humboldt State 24-35 Portland St. — PSU must fight the slackness after that incredible game at Cal....

Cal Poly 28-17 Colorado St. — The Rams haven't done much lately....

NAU 35-5 UC Davis — NAU takes an intentional to run out the clock....

Soregon 9-17 Sac State — I'm still not convinced about this Hornet team....

Western St. 10-35 Idaho St. — I don't trust ISU to do much more than this, even against one of the worst D-II's around....

Suutah 0-49 Wazzu — Can't hang with the Big Boys....

Weber 24-42 Utah St. — The struggles continue despite improvement....

Mesa 21-13 Montana St. — History repeats itself....

NoCo 0-63 Wyoming — The Cowboys are just too much....

Montana 49-10 NoDak — The season deteriorates from here on out for the Sioux....

Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life, son.

THIS is sort of what I expected.

EWU 42-13 Toledo — Pushing for #1....

THIS is what you pulled out of there, Venus? I'm shocked! I would have thought my Kitty prediction to be more noteworthy.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life, son.

THIS is sort of what I expected.

THIS is what you pulled out of there, Venus? I'm shocked! I would have thought my Kitty prediction to be more noteworthy.

Even Mesa beating the Bobcats is more likely than EWU curb-stomping Toledo.

[Cujo]

Humbolt State
Portland State -After almost beating Cal this should be a cake walk

Colorado Mesa
Montana State -Even w/o Black Jesus Bobkitties should handle this

Cal Poly
Colorado State -Should be a close game, but i'll pick the home team to come out on top

Northern Colorado
Wyoming -Even if it is Wyoming...no

Western State
Idaho State -Idaho's 2nd and last win of the season!

Southern Utah
Washington State -Wazzu is actually decent this year otherwise i'd pick SUU

Weber State
Utah State -Weber is not the king of Utah. In football anyway.

Northern Arizona -UC Davis isn't ready for the rush attack of NAU
UC Davis

Montana -Revenge! But really will probably be closer then expected. App St may not have been the big test Montana needed to start the season, but this sure is.
North Dakota

Southern Oregon
Sacramento State -Suck St may not be able to score on a FBS, but they better be able to score on southern oregon or there might be an increase of anti-depression pill sales in Sacramento soon.

Eastern Washington
Toledo -While i don't think Toledo is actually better, I feel like this is a "letdown" game for EWU after the big win.

[EWURanger]

Portland State, 38-10

Montana State, 45-14

Colorado State, 28-21

Wyoming, 48-3

Idaho State, 35-21

Washington State, 54-28

Utah State, 44-13

Northern Arizona, 31-21

Montana, 24-17

Sac State, 34-10

Toledo, 45-38


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[AZGrizFan]

Portland State, 38-10

Montana State, 45-14

Colorado State, 28-21

Wyoming, 48-3

Idaho State, 35-21

Washington State, 54-28

Utah State, 44-13

Northern Arizona, 31-21

Montana, 24-17

Sac State, 34-10

Toledo, 45-38


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I don't see UND holding Montana to 24...more like 38. I also think EWU beats Toledo.

[EWURanger]

Portland State, 38-10

Montana State, 45-14

Colorado State, 28-21

Wyoming, 48-3

Idaho State, 35-21

Washington State, 54-28

Utah State, 44-13

Northern Arizona, 31-21

Montana, 24-17

Sac State, 34-10

Toledo, 45-38


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I don't see UND holding Montana to 24...more like 38. I also think EWU beats Toledo.

You could be right, but I expect Montana to grind it and keep the UND offense off the field. So probably a pretty low scoring game.

I don't know what to expect from the Toledo game. It should be a good game, but I think we'll struggle to stop their rushing attack. Hope I'm wrong about that.


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[Screamin_Eagle174]

I don't see UND holding Montana to 24...more like 38. I also think EWU beats Toledo.

You could be right, but I expect Montana to grind it and keep the UND offense off the field. So probably a pretty low scoring game.

I don't know what to expect from the Toledo game. It should be a good game, but I think we'll struggle to stop their rushing attack. Hope I'm wrong about that.


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Yeah, but UND is a heavy passing team, and Hardin will destroy the subpar Griz secondary. I think it'll be a higher scoring game. Also, if WSU can hold USC to 7 points, there's no way SUU gets 28 on them unless the Cougs put in their 3rd string beginning 4th leading 30+ to 0.

[AZGrizFan]

You could be right, but I expect Montana to grind it and keep the UND offense off the field. So probably a pretty low scoring game.

I don't know what to expect from the Toledo game. It should be a good game, but I think we'll struggle to stop their rushing attack. Hope I'm wrong about that.


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Yeah, but UND is a heavy passing team, and Hardin will destroy the subpar Griz secondary. I think it'll be a higher scoring game. Also, if WSU can hold USC to 7 points, there's no way SUU gets 28 on them unless the Cougs put in their 3rd string beginning 4th leading 30+ to 0.

This isn't the 2012 secondary, pal.

[Grizalltheway]

You could be right, but I expect Montana to grind it and keep the UND offense off the field. So probably a pretty low scoring game.

I don't know what to expect from the Toledo game. It should be a good game, but I think we'll struggle to stop their rushing attack. Hope I'm wrong about that.


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Yeah, but UND is a heavy passing team, and Hardin will destroy the subpar Griz secondary. I think it'll be a higher scoring game. Also, if WSU can hold USC to 7 points, there's no way SUU gets 28 on them unless the Cougs put in their 3rd string beginning 4th leading 30+ to 0.

Just like the best receiving corps in FCS was going to destroy our "sub par" secondary, amirite?

BTW, take notes on what Toledo does to your sub par rush defense. You'll see a repeat of it on 10/26.

[SDHornet]

CP at Colorado State- Could be close.

EWU at Toledo - I have no idea what Toledo bring to the table, so I'm picking them.

Western State at ISU - Blowout win.

UM at UND - Close game.

Colorado Mesa at MSU - Comfortable win.

NAU at cal davis - NAU controls the clock and the game behind Bauman's legs.

UNC at Wyoming - Comfortable win.

Humboldt State at PSU - Blowout win.

Southern Oregon at Sac State - Comfortable win. Safron needs to get his shit together, and if not I sure as hell hope the coaches put in the freshman.

SUU at Washington State - Blowout loss.

WSU at Utah State - Blowout loss.

[Screamin_Eagle174]

Yeah, but UND is a heavy passing team, and Hardin will destroy the subpar Griz secondary. I think it'll be a higher scoring game. Also, if WSU can hold USC to 7 points, there's no way SUU gets 28 on them unless the Cougs put in their 3rd string beginning 4th leading 30+ to 0.

This isn't the 2012 secondary, pal.

Oh?

[Screamin_Eagle174]

Yeah, but UND is a heavy passing team, and Hardin will destroy the subpar Griz secondary. I think it'll be a higher scoring game. Also, if WSU can hold USC to 7 points, there's no way SUU gets 28 on them unless the Cougs put in their 3rd string beginning 4th leading 30+ to 0.

Just like the best receiving corps in FCS was going to destroy our "sub par" secondary, amirite?

BTW, take notes on what Toledo does to your sub par rush defense. You'll see a repeat of it on 10/26.

The Griz don't play the best WR corps in FCS until Oct. 26.

[SuperHornet]

I expect that the Griz DL will cover any deficiencies in the secondary....

[EWURanger]

Double post.

[EWURanger]

Just like the best receiving corps in FCS was going to destroy our "sub par" secondary, amirite?

BTW, take notes on what Toledo does to your sub par rush defense. You'll see a repeat of it on 10/26.

Looks like someone is butt hurt that we've beaten them 2 of the last 3 years and it is clouding their reasoning a little.

Anyway, I'd wait until you've gotten a couple more games under your belt before making such bold claims. Montana has played one game, and in my opinion hasn't proven anything other than they can beat what looks to be a very down App State team at home. Same thing goes for EWU, we're proven we can get up to beat a Pac 12 school and kick the shit out of a DII team at home. Let's see how things play out some.

[kalm]

Just like the best receiving corps in FCS was going to destroy our "sub par" secondary, amirite?

BTW, take notes on what Toledo does to your sub par rush defense. You'll see a repeat of it on 10/26.

The Griz don't play the best WR corps in FCS until Oct. 26.

Simmer down SE.

I'd rate the Griz secondary slightly ahead of a decent MEAC squad at this point.

[Grizalltheway]

Just like the best receiving corps in FCS was going to destroy our "sub par" secondary, amirite?

BTW, take notes on what Toledo does to your sub par rush defense. You'll see a repeat of it on 10/26.

Looks like someone is butt hurt that we've beaten them 2 of the last 3 years and it is clouding their reasoning a little.

Anyway, I'd wait until you've gotten a couple more games under your belt before making such bold claims. Montana has played one game, and in my opinion hasn't proven anything other than they can beat what looks to be a very down App State team at home. Same thing goes for EWU, we're proven we can get up to beat a Pac 12 school and kick the shit out of a DII team at home. Let's see how things play out some.

Where's the fun in that?

Oh, and 26-12-1.