Big Sky Prediction Thread - 2019

[css75]

Thanks.

For Sac's 4 wins, I picked SOU, NoCo, Montana (homecoming), & Cal Poly.

I'll walk naked down Higgins avenue if Sac beats us.

Hide the children.


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[Chizzang]

My first reaction was "eeew"...
but them I remembered AZ at lunch last month in TX and he looked Smokin' hot
In fact I've never seen the old fart look so good...

Thanks, sweetheart, but you're thinking of The Goddess...

Nope... pretty sure it was you
Although to be fair she looked great too

[JALMOND]

I'll walk naked down Higgins avenue if Sac beats us.

Hide the children.


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It's Montana. Hide the sheep.

[AZGrizFan]

Thanks, sweetheart, but you're thinking of The Goddess...

Nope... pretty sure it was you
Although to be fair she looked great too

It’s that salt-n-peppa goatee....gets you every time.

[SeattleGriz]

Thanks.

For Sac's 4 wins, I picked SOU, NoCo, Montana (homecoming), & Cal Poly.

I'll walk naked down Higgins avenue if Sac beats us.

Frank the Tank style!

[AZGrizFan]

I'll walk naked down Higgins avenue if Sac beats us.

Frank the Tank style!

Hey honey!! We’re streaking!!!

[css75]

https://youtu.be/XtzoUu7w-YM


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[CPAlum]

Mvemjsunpx...looks pretty good to me. Eastern seems to be benefiting from a lite schedule. Davis may be the top of the conference. As for Poly I think they will be better than you have them here and ironically that's because the defense will be much better than last year. They were extremely young on defense last year and by years end they had already started to improve with experience. I'd expect the defense to be middle to above average in conference. On Offense CP will be a crap shoot. They have three good options at QB, the redshirt freshman Hamler is very talented but may not get the nod. Lost of talent at FB and SB per usual but not sure what they have beyond that. I'd look for 4+ wins on the year.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Mvemjsunpx...looks pretty good to me. Eastern seems to be benefiting from a lite schedule. Davis may be the top of the conference. As for Poly I think they will be better than you have them here and ironically that's because the defense will be much better than last year. They were extremely young on defense last year and by years end they had already started to improve with experience. I'd expect the defense to be middle to above average in conference. On Offense CP will be a crap shoot. They have three good options at QB, the redshirt freshman Hamler is very talented but may not get the nod. Lost of talent at FB and SB per usual but not sure what they have beyond that. I'd look for 4+ wins on the year.

I do expect Cal Poly's defense to be better, but they have a long way to go. Average or better is probably too big of a leap. The offensive departures will probably hurt more than better defensive experience will help. 4 wins is feasible for the Mustangs, but they probably need at least a couple opponents to be worse than I'm expecting them to be.

[Bobcat]

Griz wont win 7 games this year and will lose to the Cats again. There is a new streak going and its gonna be a lot longer than the last one.

[Mvemjsunpx]

I am a fan of: NDSU

Uh… OK.

[AZGrizFan]

Griz wont win 7 games this year and will lose to the Cats again. There is a new streak going and its gonna be a lot longer than the last one.

[css75]

If ISU can find a good QB, they could easily win more than predicted. 17 starters are back.


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[Silenoz]

Griz wont win 7 games this year and will lose to the Cats again. There is a new streak going and its gonna be a lot longer than the last one.

We may be incompetent but we ain't 1985-2001 Cats incompetent

[SDHornet]

I am a fan of: NDSU

Uh… OK.

5 posts in 12+ years. So why post now?

[SACCAT]

Griz wont win 7 games this year and will lose to the Cats again. There is a new streak going and its gonna be a lot longer than the last one.

We may be incompetent but we ain't 1985-2001 Cats incompetent

Man... I was 9 when the streak started, and old enough to Drink legally when it ended..

[Bobcat]

We may be incompetent but we ain't 1985-2001 Cats incompetent

Man... I was 9 when the streak started, and old enough to Drink legally when it ended..

You will enjoy the next 17 years of dominance by the blue and gold then! Drink to that

[Bobcat]

Uh… OK.

5 posts in 12+ years. So why post now?

Haven't had anything to post about until this year, its the year of the Cat!

[SDHornet]

5 posts in 12+ years. So why post now?

Haven't had anything to post about until this year, its the year of the Cat!

Fair enough.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• 1. Eastern Washington__8-0____10-2_____ They aren't really the best team, but that schedule is an absolute gift
  2. UC Davis ____________7-1_____9-3_____ Losing Keelan Doss hurts, but the Aggies don't have to replace much else
  3. Weber State__________7-1_____9-3_____ They could win games with their fantastic special teams alone
  4. Montana State________6-2_____8-4_____ MSU will spin a wheel to determine what position Andersen will play each week
  —North Dakota ________5-3_____7-4_____ The Fighting Hawks bid farewell to the Big Sky with an at-large bid
  5. Southern Utah _______4-4_____5-7_____ It's an odd-numbered year for the T-Birds, but the schedule is just too brutal
  6. Northern Arizona ____4-4_____6-6_____ The last time Jerome Souers wasn't coaching in the Big Sky? 1985
  7. Idaho_________________4-4_____5-7_____ The Kibbie Dome props up an otherwise crappy team
  8. Montana _____________3-5_____6-6_____ The Griz are a better team than last year, but the schedule won't let them prove it
  9. Idaho State __________3-5_____4-8_____ The Fighting Phenicies appear to have an awful special-teams unit
  10.Portland State________2-6_____4-8_____ Bruce Barnum won more games his first year than he's won the last 3 years combined
  11.Sacramento State ____2-6_____4-8_____ Can Hardship-Waiver U rebound with a new coach?
  12.Cal Poly _____________1-7_____2-9_____ The 'Stangs allowed 7.5 yards-per-carry last season
  13.Northern Colorado___0-8_____0-12____ The Bad-Football Bears return only 1 starter from an OL that gave up 46 sacks

• 1. Weber State__________7-1_____9-3_____ Nailed It!
  2. Sacramento State ____7-1_____9-3_____ +5/+5 vs. my predictions
  3. Montana State________6-2_____9-3_____ 0/+1 vs. my predictions
  4. Montana _____________6-2_____9-3_____ +3/+3 vs. my predictions
  5. Eastern Washington__6-2_____7-5_____ -2/-3 vs. my predictions
  —North Dakota ________5-3_____7-4_____ Nailed It!
  6. UC Davis ____________3-5_____5-7_____ -4/-4 vs. my predictions
  7. Portland State________3-5_____5-7_____ +1/+1 vs. my predictions
  8. Idaho_________________3-5_____5-7_____ -1/0 vs. my predictions
  9. Cal Poly ______________2-6_____3-8_____ +1/+1 vs. my predictions
  10.Southern Utah _______2-6_____3-9_____ -2/-2 vs. my predictions
  11.Northern Arizona ____2-6_____4-8_____ -2/-2 vs. my predictions
  12.Northern Colorado___2-6_____2-10____ +2/+2 vs. my predictions
  13.Idaho State __________2-6_____3-9_____ -1/-1 vs. my predictions

A mixed bag, I guess. I nailed Weber & NoDak completely, nailed MSU's conference record, and nailed Idaho's overall record, but I was somewhat off on Montana and way off on Sac & Davis. To be fair, though, Sac could've potentially gone in any direction this year.
The two Big Sky teams that are changing coaches (so far) actually did better than my expectations.
The odd-year luck completely ran out for Southern Utah.
Was the coaching change at NAU really a good idea? Case Cookus is gone now, and this year's defense was garbage.
I think Rob Phenicie's safe for this year, but he's gotta be on the hot seat in 2020.

[SDHornet]

Thanks.

For Sac's 4 wins, I picked SOU, NoCo, Montana (homecoming), & Cal Poly.

I'll walk naked down Higgins avenue if Sac beats us.

So, how'd this go?

[SeattleGriz]

I'll walk naked down Higgins avenue if Sac beats us.

So, how'd this go?

I just noticed that as well.

[AZGrizFan]

I'll walk naked down Higgins avenue if Sac beats us.

So, how'd this go?

It was cold.

[AZGrizFan]

Wasn’t sure about that and was too lazy to look. An 8-4 Griz team might not be a playin game...

An 8-4 MT would be a LOCK. Heck, a 7-5 MT would get consideration, but think would be left out.
Looked at you'all's schedule-
-A P5,
-no Div II (N Bama is playing a full Div I scheduled, so I assume they are fully transitioned, or at least count as Div I).
-@ a decent MVFC
-playing top 4 projected Big Sky.

A 9-3/7-1 MT would be a lock for a seed (but not 9-3/6-2-think Big Sky will be get 2 seeds).

How many seeds?

[css75]

Special teams was not ISU’s issue. Poor and inconsistent QB play doomed them.


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