kalm wrote:Weber hasn't played anyone in conference yet either. Griz - Jacks is a bigger game.
And by bigger you mean the margin of victory for the Griz?
This is just that thing where people hype up our opponent in hopes that we'll lose, only to claim that they weren't that good anyway after we smash them.
89Hen wrote:
And by bigger you mean the margin of victory for the Griz?
This is just that thing where people hype up our opponent in hopes that we'll lose, only to claim that they weren't that good anyway after we smash them.
Are you fucking kidding me? NAU is the most under-rated 3-4 team in the nation! Unbelievable receiving corps, plucky D, and the Walkup Skydome is where great teams go to die...even if it wasn't at 11,000 feet above sea level.
(This has nothing to do with the fact we already beat them)
There is more at stake in this game for Weber since a loss could hurt their playoff chances, a loss to the Jacks wont necessarily hurt the Grizzlies unless they fold in the end and lose out, (but we all know that wont happen cause they wont lose to Idaho State, Montana State or UNC). Griz could lose to both NAU and EWU and still make the playoffs. Weber has to win AT LEAST 3 of their last 5 games to get into the playoffs, but even at 7-4 Weber can and most likely will get snuffed.
So in the end the Weber / SUU game has MUCH higher stakes which makes it more important aka Big Sky game of the Week.
But don't worry Griz fans, Griz/Eagles will be Big Sky game of the Week next week
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Wildcat Ryan wrote:There is more at stake in this game for Weber since a loss could hurt their playoff chances, a loss to the Jacks wont necessarily hurt the Grizzlies unless they fold in the end and lose out, (but we all know that wont happen cause they wont lose to Idaho State, Montana State or UNC). Griz could lose to both NAU and EWU and still make the playoffs. Weber has to win AT LEAST 3 of their last 5 games to get into the playoffs, that's right even at 7-4 Weber can and most likely will get snuffed.
So in the end the Weber / SUU game has MUCH higher stakes which makes it more important aka Big Sky game of the Week.
You're wasting your breath. There's no fixing Homer.
Wildcat Ryan wrote:There is more at stake in this game for Weber since a loss could hurt their playoff chances, a loss to the Jacks wont necessarily hurt the Grizzlies unless they fold in the end and lose out, (but we all know that wont happen cause they wont lose to Idaho State, Montana State or UNC). Griz could lose to both NAU and EWU and still make the playoffs. Weber has to win AT LEAST 3 of their last 5 games to get into the playoffs, that's right even at 7-4 Weber can and most likely will get snuffed.
So in the end the Weber / SUU game has MUCH higher stakes which makes it more important aka Big Sky game of the Week.
You're wasting your breath. There's no fixing Homer.
BDKJMU wrote:
A top 10 team in an opinion poll(s). Conference record is fact based- its cut and dry.
Sure, but their conference wins are UC Davis, MSU and PSU. And their last OOC win was 14-7 over Sac State, a team UM just beat 68-7...
Weber does not play Montana or EWU so a win over SUU puts them 4-0 in the conference with two very winnable games left (NAU and ISU). Very likely a bid to the playoffs.
SUU has ISU, MSU and NAU after this. If they win this week, they very well could end up 7-4 (6-2) which puts them in the playoffs.
NAU is most likely going to be a 5-6 team at best.
Grizalltheway wrote:
Sure, but their conference wins are UC Davis, MSU and PSU. And their last OOC win was 14-7 over Sac State, a team UM just beat 68-7...
Weber does not play Montana or EWU so a win over SUU puts them 4-0 in the conference with two very winnable games left (NAU and ISU). Very likely a bid to the playoffs.
SUU has ISU, MSU and NAU after this. If they win this week, they very well could end up 7-4 (6-2) which puts them in the playoffs.
NAU is most likely going to be a 5-6 team at best.
Hey, at this point, I'm just trying to make sure people realize that Montana is the better team, despite being behind Weber in the conference standings.
89Hen wrote:
There are nine teams in front of them and not all of them are in the GOTW poll either. Put a sock in it. Montana v NAU is not a GOTW contender.
Perhaps but you use poor logic to justify SUU vs Weber simply because of your dislike for Montana.
At least SUU-Weber is a rivalry game. NAU sans Cookus vs Montana is not GOTW material. Important for the Griz for sure, but not to the rest of the FCS
Vidav wrote:
Perhaps but you use poor logic to justify SUU vs Weber simply because of your dislike for Montana.
At least SUU-Weber is a rivalry game. NAU sans Cookus vs Montana is not GOTW material. Important for the Griz for sure, but not to the rest of the FCS
Two teams who will probably finish 7-4 or worse with an outside bubble chance vs. a top 10 team on the road vs a despesrate opponent with enough talent to have been picked preseason #1.
Cujo wrote:
At least SUU-Weber is a rivalry game. NAU sans Cookus vs Montana is not GOTW material. Important for the Griz for sure, but not to the rest of the FCS
Two teams who will probably finish 7-4 or worse with an outside bubble chance vs. a top 10 team on the road vs a despesrate opponent with enough talent to have been picked preseason #1.
I'm actually pretty nervous about this game. Even during our streak over NAU, there were some pretty tight games in the Skydome.
Cujo wrote:
At least SUU-Weber is a rivalry game. NAU sans Cookus vs Montana is not GOTW material. Important for the Griz for sure, but not to the rest of the FCS
Two teams who will probably finish 7-4 or worse with an outside bubble chance vs. a top 10 team on the road vs a despesrate opponent with enough talent to have been picked preseason #1.
I'm not saying SUU-Weber is a power house game. I'm just saying UM-NAU doesn't qualify as a GOTW. It's an important game, but not GOTW.
kalm wrote:
Two teams who will probably finish 7-4 or worse with an outside bubble chance vs. a top 10 team on the road vs a despesrate opponent with enough talent to have been picked preseason #1.
I'm not saying SUU-Weber is a power house game. I'm just saying UM-NAU doesn't qualify as a GOTW. It's an important game, but not GOTW.
