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Show Sports Wildcats romp rivals MONDAY OCTOBER 17 2011 Problem with the BCS poll The BCS polls need to end By Trevor Amicone columnist I The Signpost This weekend, the first BCE standings of the 2011 year werE released. These standings will eventually determine who gets to play for a national championship at the end of the season, A messy conglomeration of computer calculations and votes from coaches and journalists is what will determinE the best two teams in collegE football. It will have very littlE to do with what happens on the field. That could lead to a completely different discussion about the BCS and why we need a playoff system, but I just want to talk about one aspect of the BCS formula: polls and the ridiculousness of the weight they are given in determining the best team in college football. PHOTO BY BRYAN BUTTERFIELD I THE SIGNPOST There are two things thal Weber State University receiver Shaydon Kehano catches a pass in the end zone to score a touchdown in the homecoming game against Idaho I hear college football anaState University on Saturday night. WSU won 39-12. WSU will stay at Stewart Stadium and face off to Southern Utah University on Oct. 22. lysts say all the time that makE caught a pass from Kevin Yost to for a safety, and WSU's first points me want to pull my hair out. game. The first is "Well, so-and-sc Weber State defeats Despite the impressive win, Mc- take the ball inside the 20-yard line of the game. didn't make it into the national for the Bengals. Bride said that as a coach, there are Taylor had a big game defenISU 39-12 in ISU went for it on fourth and sively for the Wildcats; along with championship game becausE no stress-free games. "Saturdays are never fun, you goal from the one-yard line, and recording the safety, he blocked they didn't start highly ranked homecoming game enough." know, because it's gut-wrenching," was able to score the first touch- two punts. That's the bogus BCS prinMcBride said. "You sit over there down of the game on a Aaron Prier Early in the second quarter, ciple that kept Utah from gettin{ By Nathan Davis Hoke, who had thrown 196 conand sometimes you ask yourself, one-yard touchdown run. sports editor I The Signpost The Wildcat offense answered secutive passes without an inter- a chance in 2008 and Auburn in `What the hell am I doing?' Especially in the first quarter, I get so well on their next possession. Bar- ception, saw his streak come to 2004. Essentially what those analysts are saying is "Well, we didn't The day after Head Coach Ron pissed off - excuse my language rinton Collins sparked the WSU an end. The Wildcats attempted a know they were that good beforE offense and broke a 17-yard run flea-flicker and Hoke threw the ball McBride's 72nd birthday, the Weber - at the penalties." WSU struggled with penalties down the side of the field; Col- deep, but it was picked off by Don- the season started." State University football team domThat's not a good reason to keer inated rival Idaho State University early in the game, committing lins would have scored had he not ovan Henley. Hoke's streak was the a team out of the national champilongest in the nation. at Stewart Stadium, running away three penalties on ISU's first drive stepped out of bounds. WSU's defense looked better of the game. The Bengals got into The Wildcats took the lead for onship game. A bunch of computwith a 39-12 victory. ers and a bunch of journalists whc After a tough first half, which Wildcat territory thanks to WSU's as the quarter progressed. After a the first time in the game halfway think they are computers decided saw WSU commit nine penalties, mistakes; the Wildcats committed punt from Josh Kealamakia pinned through the second quarter when you weren't good enough beforE the Wildcats turned it around in the three penalties on third down to ex- the Bengals deep in their side of the Hoke connected with Shaydon Ke- you even took a snap. Good logic. second half and ran away with the tend the ISU drive. Anthony Boyles field, Caldwell Taylor sacked Yost See Football page 7 See Polls page 7 Soccer splits series at home Wildcats remain atop the Big Sky after a win and loss at home and half, as they found themselves stymied again and again by the Eagles' junior goalkeeper, Jamie Walker. EWU The Weber State University women's was not to be stopped, as they scored soccer team played two tough games twice in the first 15 minutes of the seclast week against the University of ond half and held the Wildcats scoreless Montana and Eastern Washington Uni- as they won 3-0. Not only did Saturday's versity, winning on Thursday and losing loss represent WSU's first loss to a conference opponent of the season, but it on Saturday. Thursday afternoon, the Wildcats was also EWU's first win against a conplayed a very close game against the ference opponent for the season. The biggest problem for the WildUM Grizzlies. Throughout the first half, and most of the second half, both teams cats Saturday was their offense, as they appeared evenly matched as neither made almost four times as many shots team was able to score. With eight min- as EWU but were unable to score once. "We gave away too many goals," said utes remaining in the second half, junior Tianna Woodhead scored the first Head Coach Tim Crompton after the goal of the game for WSU. The Grizzlies game. "You have to play every play. It's attempted to come back and tie the about executing the whole time you are game with three minutes left, but a div- out there." Freshman Mackenzie Day said she ing save by sophomore goalkeeper Ryann Waldman proved to be the deciding felt the team performed well, and that factor, as the Wildcats were able to hold the score does not represent how the game went. on to win 1-0. "We did some good passes and we On Saturday morning, Wildcat fans had a lot of shots on the goal," Day came out to watch WSU match up against the EWU Eagles. The Eagles said. "We just couldn't get it in. Overall got off to a quick start, with freshman we did good; they just had some lucky Cassie Black scoring their first goal four shots." After the loss, the team still remained minutes into the game. The Wildcats positive about how they performed. Sestruggled heavily on offense throughout the first half, attempting nine shots nior Kylie Johnson said that, despite on the goal, seven more times than the the loss, there were some pluses for the Eagles, but were unable to score. WSU's team. "I think overall we did good things," offensive woes continued into the secBy Michael Grennell sports reporter I The Signpost PHOTO BY AIMEE SMITH I THE SIGNPOST Weber State University defender Mackenzie Day fights for a ball against the University of Montana's Tyler Adair during a game over the weekend. WSU knocked off UM 1-0, and lost 3-0 to Eastern Washington University. |