When is it time to pull the plug?

Weber State, at best, will finish with 2 wins.  The question before athletic director Jerry Bovee right now is whether to execute the clause in Jody Sears' contract allowing him to be fired without a buyout.  That contact stated he needed to gain 4 victories this year.

To be fair to Sears, he should have looked at the schedule this season before agreeing to the clause.  Weber State didn't exactly get a fair shake in 2013.  First, there were not one, but two FBS schools on the schedule, which has happened before.  And there were two FBS schools back-to-back, which has happened for three consec utive seasons.  Most FCS schools only have one money game on the schedule.  Second, WSU had probably the most difficult half of the Big Sky Conference on the schedule.  UC Davis, North Dakota and Northern Colorado weren't on the schedule this season. 

In 2014, Weber State has two games left to schedule, and so far there are no FBS teams on the schedule.  North Dakota and Northern Colorado are on the conference schedule in place of Montana and Eastern Washington.  If WSU had this schedule in 2013, perhaps they would have more than 1 win.

As for the final two games, Jerry Bovee should schedule at least one game that is a realistic, confidence-building game for the Wildcats.  Perhaps a Division II team, such as Humboldt State or New Mexico Highlands would be a welcome addition to the four-game home schedule.  There probably will be an FBS game, but it would be nice if it fit into one of two categories.

Either it should be against a school that would so over-match WSU, that they will easily reach into their bench early in the second quarter. This game should be against one of those schools that would sell out the stadium even though Weber State is the visiting team.  This would provide a once-in-a-lifetime experience for the players.  Ohio State or Alabama would fit into that category.  The second category is an FBS program that would present a winnable game for WSU, such as New Mexico or (sorry to say this) Idaho.

WSU has the toughest schedule in the Big Sky Conference in 2013.  Sometimes that is a good thing, but it was unrealistic this year.  It doesn't work when you are rebuilding your program.

BYU 59 Idaho State 13

BYU POW: RB Jamaal Williams

Oregon 44 Utah 21

Utah POW: WR/KR Dres Anderson

Southern Utah 22 Montana State 14

SUU POW: WR Anthony Norris

Montana 36 Weber State 6

WSU POW: DB AJ Cooney

Conference Games of the Week

FBS Independent

None selected

PAC-12

USC 20 Stanford 17

MW

San Diego State 28 Hawaii 21

Big Sky

Sacramento State 43 Portland State 42

Players of the Week

FBS Independents

BYU RB Jamaal Williams

PAC-12

Arizona RB Ka'Deem Carey

MW

Colorado State RB Kapri Bibbs

Big Sky

Portland State RB DJ Adams

Power Rankings

FBS Independent

1. BYU (Fight Hunger Bowl)
2. Notre Dame (Pinstripe Bowl)
3. Navy (Armed Forces Bowl)
4. Old Dominion (Not Bowl Eligible due to FBS transition)
5. Army
6. Idaho
7. New Mexico State

PAC-12 (Post-Season)

1. Oregon (Rose Bowl)
2. UCLA (Alamo Bowl)
3. Stanford (Holiday Bowl)
4. USC (Sun Bowl)
5. Arizona State (Las Vegas Bowl)
6. Washington (Fight Hunger Bowl)
7. Arizona (New Mexico Bowl)
8. Oregon State (Poinsettia Bowl)
9. Utah (Bowl Eligible, but not invited)
10. Washington State
11. Colordo
12. California

MW

1. Fresno State (Fiesta Bowl)
2. Utah State (Las Vegas Bowl)
3. Boise State (Poinsettia Bowl)
4. San Diego State (Hawaii Bowl)
5. Colorado State (Armed Forces Bowl)
6. San Jose State (New Mexico Bowl)
7. UNLV (Potato Bowl)
8. Wyoming
9. Nevada
10. Air Force
11. New Mexico
12. Hawaii

Big Sky

1. Eastern Washington (First Round Bye)
2. Montana (First Round Home Game)
3. Cal Poly (First Round Home Game)
4. Southern Utah (First Round Road Game)
5. Montana State
6. Northern Arizona (First Round Road Game)
7. Sacramento State
8. UC Davis
9. Portland State
10. North Dakota
11. Northern Arizona
12. Idaho State
13. Weber State

Predictions


BYU
Current Record: 7-3
Projected Wins: Notre Dame, Nevada, Washington (Fight Hunger Bowl)
Projected Finish: 10-3

Utah
Current Record: 4-6
Projected Wins: Washington State, Colorado
Projected Finish: 6-6

Utah State
Current Record: 6-4
Projected Wins: Colorado State, Wyoming
Projected Loss: Arizona State (Las Vegas Bowl)
Projected Finish: 8-5

Southern Utah
Current Record: 8-3
Projected Win: Northern Arizona
Projected Loss: Youngstown State (FCS Playoffs)
Projected Finish: 9-4

Weber State
Current Record: 1-10
Projected Loss: Idaho State
Projected Finish: 1-11
Note: If WSU falls to Idaho State, it will be their worst season in history.