For the first time in history, Real Salt Lake has made the post season. Yura Movsisyan tied the game with the Colorado Rapids in the 90s minute and put the Royals in the playoffs. Now it is a two-game goal-aggregate series against the Chivas-USA. (Chivas is Spanish for Goat. It does not have the same context in Hispanic culture.)
Weber State bounced back from the embarrassing near loss and the arrest of one of their best play-makers to trounce the Lumberjacks in Flagstaff. Montana is still going to be ranked higher in this week's poll, but the WebCats are in firm control of the Big Sky football race. If they win the final three, the first round of the FCS playoffs are certain to be played a Steward Stadium. The final three are Portland State, @Idaho State and Eastern Washington.
BYU won a close one if Provo and Utah State lost a close one in Logan. Breathe easy in Provo, all is not lost. In Logan, can you say bye Guy?
I'm not that excited about the World Series.
Mountain West Power Rankings
1. TCU
2. Utah
3. Air Force
4. BYU
5. Colorado State
6. UNLV
7. New Mexico
8. San Diego State
9. Wyoming
WAC
1. Boise State
2. Fresno State
3. Nevada/Hawaii
3. Nevada/Hawaii
(Depends on the outcome of their game. It's on the Islands, and I am not staying up for the end.)
5. Louisiana Tech
6. San Jose State
7. Idaho
8. New Mexico State
9. Utah State
Big Sky Power Rankings
1. Weber State
2. Montana
3. Northern Arizona
4. Eastern Washington
5. Montana State
6. Portland State
7. Sacramento State
8. Northern Colorado
9. Idaho State
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Polite Football
Today at Stewart Stadium in Ogden, I witnessed Cameron Higgins bad day. Not one, not two but three turnovers in the red zone. And what should have been a Weber State blowout of Northern Colorado turned into a close shave. Perhaps he was mentally on the bus to Flagstaff.
To Northern Colorado I say...this is bad. You have the ball inside the 50 with a little over 5 minutes left and you are down two scores, you need to not take 4 minutes to score. If you don't get the on-side kick, the game is over.
Deron William will be out the remainder of the NBA pre-season and should be back for the beginning of the regular season. It was an ankle sprain, but it could have been worse.
TCU seemed to have looked past the big game in Norman for their home game against BYU. We will see how well that stragegy works for them. UNLV has beaten BYU twice in history...during BYU's homecoming. Will history repeat itself?
RSL needs a Colorado loss or tie tomorrow to clinch a playoff spot. Good luck to them. The CRapids are playing likely first round opponent for RSL, Chivas LA.
What's not hot? Idaho outside of Boise.
MWC Power Rankings.
1. TCU--Sorry Ute fans. The Frogs took control this week. The Utes will be higher in the BCS standings, but the Frogs made a HUGE statement.
2. Utah.
3. Air Force
4. BYU
5. Colorado State
6. UNLV
7. New Mexico
8. Wyoming
9. San Deigo State
WAC Power Rankings
1. Boise State
2. Fresno State
3. Hawaii
4. Nevada
5. Louisiana Tech
6. San Jose State
7. New Mexico State
8. Utah State
9. Idaho
Big Sky Power Rankings
1. Weber State
Tie. Northern Arizona
3. Montana
4. Eastern Washington
5. Portland State
6. Montana State
7. Sacramento State
8. Northern Colorado
9. Idaho State
To Northern Colorado I say...this is bad. You have the ball inside the 50 with a little over 5 minutes left and you are down two scores, you need to not take 4 minutes to score. If you don't get the on-side kick, the game is over.
Deron William will be out the remainder of the NBA pre-season and should be back for the beginning of the regular season. It was an ankle sprain, but it could have been worse.
TCU seemed to have looked past the big game in Norman for their home game against BYU. We will see how well that stragegy works for them. UNLV has beaten BYU twice in history...during BYU's homecoming. Will history repeat itself?
RSL needs a Colorado loss or tie tomorrow to clinch a playoff spot. Good luck to them. The CRapids are playing likely first round opponent for RSL, Chivas LA.
What's not hot? Idaho outside of Boise.
MWC Power Rankings.
1. TCU--Sorry Ute fans. The Frogs took control this week. The Utes will be higher in the BCS standings, but the Frogs made a HUGE statement.
2. Utah.
3. Air Force
4. BYU
5. Colorado State
6. UNLV
7. New Mexico
8. Wyoming
9. San Deigo State
WAC Power Rankings
1. Boise State
2. Fresno State
3. Hawaii
4. Nevada
5. Louisiana Tech
6. San Jose State
7. New Mexico State
8. Utah State
9. Idaho
Big Sky Power Rankings
1. Weber State
Tie. Northern Arizona
3. Montana
4. Eastern Washington
5. Portland State
6. Montana State
7. Sacramento State
8. Northern Colorado
9. Idaho State
Sunday, October 12, 2008
The Jazz this year.
I have to say that I am only a little excited about the Jazz season this year. I am not as thrilled about the NBA right now as I was in the past. My dad thinks that the NBA is fixed, and I just about agree with him. I think that the league is set up so that the big market teams succeed and the small market teams can do well, but constantly fall short. At least we have Oklahoma City now in the fight (or misery) with us here in Utah, and with Portland and Sacramento as small market cities with teams that will do well, but never win it all.
BTW--Forbes now lists the New Orleans Hornets as one of the ten sports franchises that could move. Say hello to the Seattle Hornets. Or the Las Vegas Hornets. Either one will take some getting used to.
BYU and Utah did not move up in the polls this week. Both did not exactly blow away opponents the way that people expected them to. The MWC is tougher than a lot of people think. Both the Utes and the Cougars played against their 2nd biggest conference rivals and against Mother Nature. If you think the MWC is weak, just ask 7 members of the PAC-10, who have all lost the last game they played against a MWC opponent. All of the teams in the MWC that you would expect to win did, but none of them blew away the competition.
If you are a fan of Big Sky conference football. Mark the 25th of October on your calendar. That is when Weber State and Northern Arizona hook up in the Walkup Skydome in Flagstaff in what now looks to be the Big Sky game of the year.
Moutain West Power Rankings:
1. BYU
2. Utah
3. TCU
4. Air Force
5. Colorado State
6. UNLV
7. New Mexico
8. San Diego State
9. Wyoming
WAC Power Rankings
1. Boise State
2. Fresno State
3. Hawaii
4. San Jose State
oh boy
5. Louisiana Tech
6. Nevada
7. New Mexico State
8. Utah State
9. Idaho
Big Sky Power Rankings
1. Weber State
2. Northern Arizona
3. Montana
4. Eastern Washington
5. Montana State
6. Portland State
7. Sacramento State
8. Northern Colorado
9. Idaho State
BTW--Forbes now lists the New Orleans Hornets as one of the ten sports franchises that could move. Say hello to the Seattle Hornets. Or the Las Vegas Hornets. Either one will take some getting used to.
BYU and Utah did not move up in the polls this week. Both did not exactly blow away opponents the way that people expected them to. The MWC is tougher than a lot of people think. Both the Utes and the Cougars played against their 2nd biggest conference rivals and against Mother Nature. If you think the MWC is weak, just ask 7 members of the PAC-10, who have all lost the last game they played against a MWC opponent. All of the teams in the MWC that you would expect to win did, but none of them blew away the competition.
If you are a fan of Big Sky conference football. Mark the 25th of October on your calendar. That is when Weber State and Northern Arizona hook up in the Walkup Skydome in Flagstaff in what now looks to be the Big Sky game of the year.
Moutain West Power Rankings:
1. BYU
2. Utah
3. TCU
4. Air Force
5. Colorado State
6. UNLV
7. New Mexico
8. San Diego State
9. Wyoming
WAC Power Rankings
1. Boise State
2. Fresno State
3. Hawaii
4. San Jose State
oh boy
5. Louisiana Tech
6. Nevada
7. New Mexico State
8. Utah State
9. Idaho
Big Sky Power Rankings
1. Weber State
2. Northern Arizona
3. Montana
4. Eastern Washington
5. Montana State
6. Portland State
7. Sacramento State
8. Northern Colorado
9. Idaho State
Sunday, October 5, 2008
College Football Weekend
BYU was good enough against Utah State to win the game in the first quarter and coast the rest of the way. Question is, did USU do well enough against the Y to convince more fans to come out and support the Aggeis? They need to average over 12,000 the rest of the way to stay off probation.
BYU's performance against Utah State gave Bronco Mendenhall plenty of stuff to fume about over the next week. Then the team will take it out on the New Mexico Lobos next. Then the conference schedule will get difficult for the Cougars.
The most impressive win by a Utah college football team this weekend was Weber State's big win over Montana on Saturday at Stewart Stadium. With the win, McBride's Cats are now in the Big Sky drivers seat, with Eastern Washington also loosing. Are the Cats for real? It will not take us long to find out. There is the cat fight next Saturday in Bozeman. There is also a road game coming up against Northern Arizona. There will be home games against Portland State and Eastern Washington. Certainly if the WebCats are going to win the Big Sky Conference this year, their work is cut out for them. Right now, they are looking like the team to beat.
Mountain West Power Rankings.
1. BYU
2. Utah
3. TCU
4. Colorado State
5. Air Force
6. UNLV
7. New Mexico
8. Wyoming
9. San Diego State
WAC Power Rankings
1. Boise State
2. Hawaii
3. Fresno Sate
4. Nevada
5. San Jose State
6. Louisiana Tech
7. Utah State
8. New Mexico Sate
9. Idaho
Big Sky Power Rankings
1. Weber State
2. Northern Arizona
3. Montana State
4. Portland State
5. Montana
6. Eastern Washington
7. Sacramento State
8. Northern Colorado
9. Idaho State
BYU's performance against Utah State gave Bronco Mendenhall plenty of stuff to fume about over the next week. Then the team will take it out on the New Mexico Lobos next. Then the conference schedule will get difficult for the Cougars.
The most impressive win by a Utah college football team this weekend was Weber State's big win over Montana on Saturday at Stewart Stadium. With the win, McBride's Cats are now in the Big Sky drivers seat, with Eastern Washington also loosing. Are the Cats for real? It will not take us long to find out. There is the cat fight next Saturday in Bozeman. There is also a road game coming up against Northern Arizona. There will be home games against Portland State and Eastern Washington. Certainly if the WebCats are going to win the Big Sky Conference this year, their work is cut out for them. Right now, they are looking like the team to beat.
Mountain West Power Rankings.
1. BYU
2. Utah
3. TCU
4. Colorado State
5. Air Force
6. UNLV
7. New Mexico
8. Wyoming
9. San Diego State
WAC Power Rankings
1. Boise State
2. Hawaii
3. Fresno Sate
4. Nevada
5. San Jose State
6. Louisiana Tech
7. Utah State
8. New Mexico Sate
9. Idaho
Big Sky Power Rankings
1. Weber State
2. Northern Arizona
3. Montana State
4. Portland State
5. Montana
6. Eastern Washington
7. Sacramento State
8. Northern Colorado
9. Idaho State
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