The game of the week: Weber State & NAU

[DuckDuckGriz]

Either team with a win has a good chance to win out and claim a BSC title. NAU still has to go to Missoula but ya never know.

NAU's last Big Sky title: 1978
Weber's: 1968

This is a huge game for the conference and for those of you who traditionally consider the Big Sky as Montana & Friends

[Peems]

GOTW in the Sky for sure. I like Weber by a 3 or so right now. I haven't seen NAU play and there competition hasn't been as tough as Weber's, hence why I go Weber. But I won't be surprised if NAu wins.

[DuckDuckGriz]

GOTW in the Sky for sure. I like Weber by a 3 or so right now. I haven't seen NAU play and there competition hasn't been as tough as Weber's, hence why I go Weber. But I won't be surprised if NAu wins.


I picked NAU by 3 - no doubt this will be a good one. I wonder how much Etuati being out for the Wildcats will have an effect - if I remember correctly he was particularly plaguing the Griz.

[travelinman67]

Higgins, Smith, Mailleu, Doyle -v- Lumberjacks DL

Weber by 11.

[iam4jacks]

Thanks DuckDuckGriz for firing up the thread. It still is over an hour to game time.

For inspiration I dusted off the VCR this morning and plugged in a tape that was labeled "Archie sets a Big Sky Record". I swear, I have not seen it since I recorded it.

How about a game today that mimicks this one for fun? Both ranked, NAU and Weber St., October 5, 1996 in the Skydome.

Just a mere 4 hour Big Sky game. After one quarter, NAU 21-14. Halftime Weber St. 38-28. Mid-third quarter Weber St. 45-28.

Final Score: NAU 59-45.

Archie Amerson set the Big Sky record for TDs with seven. His last carry was for 78 yards with four minutes left and the Jacks just up a TD. Archie Amerson ended up being the Walter Payton award winner. Not bad for 5' 9" and recuited as a defensive back.

I am now ready for some Big Sky football!...how about you?

---iam4jacks

[DuckDuckGriz]

Thanks DuckDuckGriz for firing up the thread. It still is over an hour to game time.

For inspiration I dusted off the VCR this morning and plugged in a tape that was labeled "Archie sets a Big Sky Record". I swear, I the have not seen it since I recorded it.

How about a game today that mimicks this one for fun? Both ranked, NAU and Weber St., October 5, 1996 in the Skydome.

Just a mere 4 hour Big Sky game. After one quarter, NAU 21-14. Halftime Weber St. 38-28. Mid-third quarter Weber St. 45-28.

Final Score: NAU 59-45.

Archie Amerson set the Big Sky record for TDs with seven. Archie Amerson ended up being the Walter Payton award winner.

I am now ready for some Big Sky football!...how about you?

---iam4jacks

Good lord 59-45 - definitive 1990s Big Sky Conference game xlolx

Where is Amerson these days?

[Grizzaholic]

How can I get the game. Is it on TV or is it on the net anywhere???

[I Bleed Purple]

Fox College Sports Pacific.

BigSkyTV.org.

NAU goes three and out on their first drive, Weber get the ball and scores easily.

7-0, WSU.

[griz&beer]

any feed links

[I Bleed Purple]

Teams trade possessions.

[I Bleed Purple]

Fumble, Weber's ball.

[Grizzaholic]

BSTV sucks. Everytime I have ever tried it, it cuts out the whole time or doesn't provide audio/ video pick one.


I will take the updates on line I guess.

[bobbythekidd]

any feed links
BSTV sucks, try this.

http://www.streamaudio.com/stations/player/pages/newplayer/index_win.asp?DB_OEM_ID=8600&Owner=&public=&headertext=KLO_AM&Station=KLO_AM&Mac=No&OptIn=&Streamtype=&filename=

[I Bleed Purple]

TD Weber.

Long pass to Nakamura.

[ddmann]

Surprizingly the Big Suck feed is good right now; the audio is a couple of seconds ahead of the video but hey, it's Big Suck what do you expect?

[Grizzaholic]

BSTV sucks, try this.

http://www.streamaudio.com/stations/player/pages/newplayer/index_win.asp?DB_OEM_ID=8600&Owner=&public=&headertext=KLO_AM&Station=KLO_AM&Mac=No&OptIn=&Streamtype=&filename=

Now I have to listen to this and UNI vs YSU game.


REPPIES TO YOU

[rcny46]

TD,WSU.Now 14-0.

[I Bleed Purple]

INT Weber. Folsolm's back.

[ddmann]

Of course now that I say that Big Suck drops into the ether!! Damn they are bad.

Grizholic where did find the audio for the YSU game?

[bobbythekidd]

Of course now that I say that Big Suck drops into the ether!! Damn they are bad.

Grizholic where did find the audio for the YSU game?
scroll up

[rcny46]

21-0 in the first quarter.Amazing.

[I Bleed Purple]

TD Weber.

21-0

[JALMOND]

Wildcats showing they are for real.

[I Bleed Purple]

Three and out for NAU.

[I Bleed Purple]

Huge rolling punt by the kicker. Well struck, angled, and using the turf. Impressive.

[I Bleed Purple]

End of 1.

21-0 Weber.

Weber Ball 3rd and about 6 on own 35.

[I Bleed Purple]

Pick 6 NAU on a dropped ball.

[I Bleed Purple]

Weber to punt.

Return coming back. Penalty.

[I Bleed Purple]

Fumble to Weber.

Actually, it wasn't a fumble, but we get it anyway.

[I Bleed Purple]

I hate how the camera can't get to the corner of the end zone. Had no idea what happened there.

[I Bleed Purple]

TD Weber State.

[mvemjsunpx]

I knew Weber was for real, & I figured NAU might be a fraud, but I didn't think there was this big of a difference between the two.

[slycat]

I expected a much closer game. Weber St is the team to beat in the Big Sky now. Not that they weren't already.

[I Bleed Purple]

NAU's zone spread option run is runnin' well at the moment.

[I Bleed Purple]

Come on guys. Just the first half. Not even done in the first half.

[I Bleed Purple]

NAU on the Weber 6. 3rd and 1.

[Bronco]

Shouldn't be empty seats.
Weber Grill looks very good

[I Bleed Purple]

NAU on the goal line.

[I Bleed Purple]

TD NAU.

Still a game.

[I Bleed Purple]

Halftime.

28-14 NAU.

[JALMOND]

Halftime.

28-14 NAU.

IBP, way to be objective, but I think Weber is ahead.

[I Bleed Purple]

lol. oops.

[I Bleed Purple]

First three plays of the third.

Weber return to the 40. :)
Weber pass to the 23. :D
Weber hold. :(

[I Bleed Purple]

Hold leads to a missed field goal.

[uofmman1122]

Come on, NAU!!!! :D

[I Bleed Purple]

Ball on the turf. Kriesen recovers. 2nd and 25. Timeout burned by NAU.

[Grizzaholic]

Come on, NAU!!!! :D

That is kind of what I am thinking.


Dback has sent me a few texts.....only problem is, is that they all say the same thing.

[uofmman1122]

That is kind of what I am thinking.


Dback has sent me a few texts.....only problem is, is that they all say the same thing.I'm sure they all say, "Curses! Another squandered opportunity!"

And for some reason, I imagine Old Thyme Strong Bad saying that. xlolx

[gbhmt]

Jesus these radio announcers are spewing homers.

[I Bleed Purple]

Weber goes three and out.

NAU ball on their 25.

[I Bleed Purple]

Jesus these radio announcers are spewing homers.

It's a simulcast. It's the TV announcers too. I don't mind too much. The exuberance on a first down is eye rolling, though.


New QB in for NAU.

[uofmman1122]

New QB in for NAU.That doesn't sound good...:(

[gbhmt]

"Ohhhh nooo he didn't get that first down! Come on!!"

getting on my nerves and I'm not even rooting for anyone.

[I Bleed Purple]

Picked off on a dropped pass for Weber.

Not a pick 6, though.

[uofmman1122]

Picked off on a dropped pass for Weber.

Not a pick 6, though.:( :( :( :( :( :(

[I Bleed Purple]

"Ohhhh nooo he didn't get that first down! Come on!!"

getting on my nerves and I'm not even rooting for anyone.

Lol, ah, you must have the Weber feed. That's Brad Larsen, for you.

[I Bleed Purple]

TD called back on a holding.

[gbhmt]

What is the score right now?

edit: never mind.

"And he's interfered. But they're gonna call it incomplete you've got to be kidding me!"

ugh.

[I Bleed Purple]

Still 28-14.

[I Bleed Purple]

Touchdown, Weber State.

Smith from 3 yards.

[I Bleed Purple]

What is the score right now?

edit: never mind.

"And he's interfered. But they're gonna call it incomplete you've got to be kidding me!"

ugh.

Not a huge fan of Larsen. I wish they'd pay to have our home color guy go on the road.

[I Bleed Purple]

Extracurricular activity after the run back.

[I Bleed Purple]

NAU gets lots of penalty yards. In Weber territory.

[JALMOND]

NAU gets lots of penalty yards. In Weber territory.

Has a tendency to happen in Flag-town.

[uofmman1122]

They've got a lot of work to do if they want to get back in it.

[I Bleed Purple]

NAU has the QB pooch it at around the 35.

[I Bleed Purple]

Has a tendency to happen in Flag-town.

The funny thing is that the TV guys are reading emails from people rooting for the Jacks and hating on the officials.

Aside from NAU's second fumble, haven't seen anything really wrong.

[I Bleed Purple]

End of 3.

35-14

Weber State.

(Thanks Jalmond for making me remember who was ahead. :D )

[JALMOND]

End of 3.

35-14

Weber State.

(Thanks Jalmond for making me remember who was ahead. )

Anytime. Something tells me that NAU is not done yet. Don't give the defense a rest.

[I Bleed Purple]

Touchdown, Weber State.

Time Toone.

[uofmman1122]

Anytime. Something tells me that NAU is not done yet. Don't give the defense a rest.I hope you're right, but I don't see it.

Methinks I'm gonna have to get used to the idea of Weber as the outright BSC champion. :(

[mvemjsunpx]

NAU's live stats suck. They still think it's 28-14 w/ 10:45 left in the 3rd.

[I Bleed Purple]

Williams injured for NAU.

[I Bleed Purple]

Long pass for NAU. They're inside the 10.

[I Bleed Purple]

Goal line stand for Weber.

[I Bleed Purple]

3:30 left to go. 28 point lead.

[JALMOND]

3:30 left to go. 28 point lead.

Any idea on how much rushing yards Weber has against that "great" NAU rushing defense?

Or is Higgins doing it all through the air?

[I Bleed Purple]

Well, Higgins got sacked three or four times. Two of them were -15 yards. So Higgins has around -50 yards. Smith has somewhere around 80.

[I Bleed Purple]

Game over.

42-14 Weber State.

[JALMOND]

Game over.

42-14 Weber State.

Take that over to the scores thread.

A one game lead over both Montana and NAU, and holding the tiebreakers over both. Definite yours to lose. Wildcats in the drivers seat.

[WrenFGun]

As I suspected, Weber State did a bit of exposing of NAU and their lack of big games. NAU needs to focus for next week, but it looks like Weber is for real. If I remember their schedule, they'll be the easy favorites the rest of the way, barring an upset.

[I Bleed Purple]

To better expound on NAU's run defense. It's good. It's very similar to MSU's run defense as far as quality is concerned.

[I Bleed Purple]

As I suspected, Weber State did a bit of exposing of NAU and their lack of big games. NAU needs to focus for next week, but it looks like Weber is for real. If I remember their schedule, they'll be the easy favorites the rest of the way, barring an upset.

vs. PSU 3-4 (2-2)
at ISU 0-8 (0-5)
vs. EWU 3-4 (2-2)



74 net rushing yards for Weber.

[mvemjsunpx]

Williams injured for NAU.


If that's long-term, then the 'Jacks are screwed.

[I Bleed Purple]

If that's long-term, then the 'Jacks are screwed.

Had lots of ice on his leg, which in all reality is a good sign. Sprained knee, maybe. Anything torn would have had him wheeled into the locker room.

[JALMOND]

vs. PSU 3-4 (2-2)
at ISU 0-8 (0-5)
vs. EWU 3-4 (2-2)



74 net rushing yards for Weber.

Should be favored in all, but both PSU and EWU will be eager. Keep in mind you own the tiebreaker so one loss will not kill the title (that is if the Griz and Jacks win out and one of them will fall next week). Still, yours to lose. Nice to have both the Griz and Jacks in the rear view mirror.

[I Bleed Purple]

Should be favored in all, but both PSU and EWU will be eager. Keep in mind you own the tiebreaker so one loss will not kill the title (that is if the Griz and Jacks win out and one of them will fall next week). Still, yours to lose. Nice to have both the Griz and Jacks in the rear view mirror.

Oh yeah. Worst team in conference on the road and two middle tier teams at home (although EWU really shouldn't be mid tier) is all you can hope for at this point in the year and you're looking to win a title. We want an outright title, though, and I expect either NAU or more likely UM to win out, so I think 8-0 is the number.

[mvemjsunpx]

Bryant Eteu… who?



There are 2 constants in the Big Sky Conference:


1. Montana is always good.

2. NAU always chokes.

[I Bleed Purple]

Bryant Eteu… who?



There are 2 constants in the Big Sky Conference:


1. Montana is always good.

2. NAU always chokes.

The problem with that is that #3 was:

3. WSU is always average.


And look at this year. Things can change. Awwwooooooooooooo. xthumbsupx

[mvemjsunpx]

3. WSU is always average.





Oh, come now. Remember 2002? And 2004?

[gbhmt]

Should be favored in all, but both PSU and EWU will be eager. Keep in mind you own the tiebreaker so one loss will not kill the title (that is if the Griz and Jacks win out and one of them will fall next week). Still, yours to lose. Nice to have both the Griz and Jacks in the rear view mirror.

They'd get the tiebreaker for the title regarding the autobid, but technically speaking, if there were two teams with one conference loss, it'd be a shared title. It's been a fairly common occurrence in recent years.