We finally made it. Today is the first day of Fall Camp, and with that comes our final Big Sky preview in Weber State. Last year, as I predicted was a very bad year for Weber going 6-5 in a season where they dropped 4 of their 5 home games, yikes! Weber did have a really tough schedule last year, and that will certainly be the case again this year as they will play 5 of the top 6 preseason ranked Big Sky teams. Weber has prided themselves on the fronts, and they got crushed on the D-line by graduation, and George Tarlas transferring to Boise State. Offensively, Bronson Barron and Josh Davis will be back from injury, but they gotta replace Rashid Shaheed in the WR core and in the punt/kick return game. With that, let’s dive in!
September 1 vs. Western Oregon - W. I’m sure Weber will get some flack for scheduling a D2 school, but in their defense, they originally were scheduled to play JMU in Harrisonburg week 1, but JMU pulled out of the game after they announced their move up. Because of that, Weber couldn’t find a replacement opponent until like February, and this was the best they could do. This schedule change I think may end up being the difference in Weber making the playoffs vs. missing it. Weber rolls in this one!
September 10 @ Utah State - L. A short bus ride up to Logan to take on the defending MWC champions in Utah State. I’ve seen some preseason polls where the MWC has 4 teams in the top 25 and Utah State has been a part of all those. The Aggies did very well in the transfer portal, and Blake Anderson is one of the best coaches in the game. Aggies roll in this one!
September 17 vs. Utah Tech - W. Weber destroyed these guys down in Dixie last year, and I expect the, to do the same thing in Ogden this year.
September 24 @ UC Davis - L. Weber dropped this game at home last year, and with all the question marks on Weber’s team last year, I can’t pull the trigger on them beating Davis on the road. Davis wins a close one.
October 1 BYE. Kind of early to have it. Could come back to haunt them.
October 8 vs. Eastern Washington - W. A battle of who has more question Marks? In my opinion, that’s Eastern, and I think Weber wins a close one at home.
October 15 @ Portland State - W. Weber dropped this game at home last year, and that ended up being the nail in the coffin on their season. They will however not drop this game in 2022. I don’t think PSU will be very good. Weber wins easily in this one.
October 22 @ Montana State - L. As much as I wanna pick the upset in this one, I’m gonna hold off on that. Weber hasn’t been to msu since 2017, and until Seber’s offense can prove they can score points, I’m not gonna pick the, on the road.
October 29 vs. Montana - L. Definitely not ideal drawing the Montana schools in back to back weeks, then getting Sac State the week after. Would you believe it if I told you we haven’t beat Weber in Ogden since 2012? If there were ever a year to beat them in Ogden, it’s this year. I think we’re the better team regardless of where this game is played, and we pickup a massive road win.
November 5 vs. Sacramento State - L. What a tough 3 game stretch for Weber. This is actually brutal. If they drop all 3 of these games, their season is over. I struggle to see how they win any of these 3 games with all the question marks they have. Sac wins on the road.
November 12 vs. Idaho State - a get right game, but this sets up a massive week 12 showdown that could decide if a 6-5 Weber team makes it into the playoffs. Also, what the hell does the Big Sky think they’re doing giving Weber 3 straight conference games at home? That’s bullshit.
November 19 @ Northern Arizona - L. NAU has always played Weber really tough. This could very well be a play in game for both teams. I like NAU’s team this year, and I think NAU wins this game and punches their ticket to the playoffs.
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I got Weber going 5-6. I will not fall into the rabbit hole that the media is in thinking that Weber had a down year and will be back this year. I said this last year, and I will say it again. I think Weber as a program hit its peak under Jay HIll in 2019, and I don’t think they’re gonna return to their glory days again with the emergence of the Griz and the cats. In fact, I’ll just say it. I would not be surprised if Jay HIll is getting burned out at Weber, and leaves this off-season to take an assistant job somewhere. I think Weber’s glory days are officially over! That’s my prediction! Thoughts???
September 1 vs. Western Oregon - W. I’m sure Weber will get some flack for scheduling a D2 school, but in their defense, they originally were scheduled to play JMU in Harrisonburg week 1, but JMU pulled out of the game after they announced their move up. Because of that, Weber couldn’t find a replacement opponent until like February, and this was the best they could do. This schedule change I think may end up being the difference in Weber making the playoffs vs. missing it. Weber rolls in this one!
September 10 @ Utah State - L. A short bus ride up to Logan to take on the defending MWC champions in Utah State. I’ve seen some preseason polls where the MWC has 4 teams in the top 25 and Utah State has been a part of all those. The Aggies did very well in the transfer portal, and Blake Anderson is one of the best coaches in the game. Aggies roll in this one!
September 17 vs. Utah Tech - W. Weber destroyed these guys down in Dixie last year, and I expect the, to do the same thing in Ogden this year.
September 24 @ UC Davis - L. Weber dropped this game at home last year, and with all the question marks on Weber’s team last year, I can’t pull the trigger on them beating Davis on the road. Davis wins a close one.
October 1 BYE. Kind of early to have it. Could come back to haunt them.
October 8 vs. Eastern Washington - W. A battle of who has more question Marks? In my opinion, that’s Eastern, and I think Weber wins a close one at home.
October 15 @ Portland State - W. Weber dropped this game at home last year, and that ended up being the nail in the coffin on their season. They will however not drop this game in 2022. I don’t think PSU will be very good. Weber wins easily in this one.
October 22 @ Montana State - L. As much as I wanna pick the upset in this one, I’m gonna hold off on that. Weber hasn’t been to msu since 2017, and until Seber’s offense can prove they can score points, I’m not gonna pick the, on the road.
October 29 vs. Montana - L. Definitely not ideal drawing the Montana schools in back to back weeks, then getting Sac State the week after. Would you believe it if I told you we haven’t beat Weber in Ogden since 2012? If there were ever a year to beat them in Ogden, it’s this year. I think we’re the better team regardless of where this game is played, and we pickup a massive road win.
November 5 vs. Sacramento State - L. What a tough 3 game stretch for Weber. This is actually brutal. If they drop all 3 of these games, their season is over. I struggle to see how they win any of these 3 games with all the question marks they have. Sac wins on the road.
November 12 vs. Idaho State - a get right game, but this sets up a massive week 12 showdown that could decide if a 6-5 Weber team makes it into the playoffs. Also, what the hell does the Big Sky think they’re doing giving Weber 3 straight conference games at home? That’s bullshit.
November 19 @ Northern Arizona - L. NAU has always played Weber really tough. This could very well be a play in game for both teams. I like NAU’s team this year, and I think NAU wins this game and punches their ticket to the playoffs.
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I got Weber going 5-6. I will not fall into the rabbit hole that the media is in thinking that Weber had a down year and will be back this year. I said this last year, and I will say it again. I think Weber as a program hit its peak under Jay HIll in 2019, and I don’t think they’re gonna return to their glory days again with the emergence of the Griz and the cats. In fact, I’ll just say it. I would not be surprised if Jay HIll is getting burned out at Weber, and leaves this off-season to take an assistant job somewhere. I think Weber’s glory days are officially over! That’s my prediction! Thoughts???