PSU continues to be impressive. Too bad they missed that last second FG but a big mistake that hurt them the most was a bad snap with first and goal from about the one yard line early in the game. The ball sailed over the QB's head and the Vikings failed to score after going for it on 4th down. Then OSU marched down the field and scored which turned the momentum of the game.

Yep, PSU is going to be a contender in the Big Sky this season. Eastern Washington is struggling big time against Tech. Gubrud looks just okay without his Kupp safety net and EWU's pass defense is getting shredded. TT's QB before being subbed out completed 26/30 passes for 384 and 3 TDs.

CP @ SJSU has started

Poly down 34-13 in the fourth quarter.

Howard beats UNLV
Liberty beats Baylor
James Madison POUNDS East Carolina

Howard was a 45 point underdog. Wow.

Apparently Protheroe went down with a knee injury in Cal Poly's game against San Jose State. That would be absolutely disastrous for them if he lost playing time.

Wow. And with a 5'11" Frosh QB, Caylin Newton... dual threat. Brother of Cam.

A $100 bet would have got you $55,000!

Let's just the top Las Vegas #Twitter trend is #UNLVFB, the program continues to flouder.

Six Big Sky teams played FBS opponents yesterday and lost all six games by a combined point total of 299 - 117. The average final score of these games was 49.8 - 19.5 so, essentially, the FBS teams won by an average score of 50 - 20...not even close to being competitive.

I get that it's a great experience for the players to play in such a big environment and that we take home a big paycheck. But, is it really worth getting trounced on national tv and risking injuries when players are so physically over matched?

The size and speed difference between teams like SDSU and us is ridiculous and I found myself just hoping we'd escape without getting too beat up. I don't think these games are very exciting for the FBS fans either. SDSU fans were sitting quietly looking bored to death at times and some were actually yawning in the third quarter.

But, then again, Portland State has held its own against 2 consecutive FBS teams and has taken home a bundle of money in doing so. So the jury is still out for me regarding the value of playing these kind of games to open the season.

PortSt - outlier?

Maybe but they look pretty damn good to me.

PSU looks legit. I watched them play BYU and OSU. We may be thankful for the scheduling quirk that made that a non-conference game.

We still talk about beating Stanford 12 years after the fact. A win against an FBS team can get the entire fan base fired up.

I'm not saying we should schedule Florida (Northern Colorado heads to Gainesville next week) but playing lower to mid-tier Pac 12 and MWC schools isn't a bad idea. Hawkins should be callling UNLV to try and get them on the schedule!

Edit:
Teams we should schedule:
Air Force
New Mexico State
San Jose State
UNLV
New Mexico
Kansas
Nevada
Rice

I'll be a hypocrite and say I like it that we are playing Stanford and Cal in the next two years...I just don't like getting trounced by anyone!

Nevada and SJSU should be regular fixtures IMO. Both leave open the possibility for occasional upsets (or at least respectable performances) and make for easy road trips for players and fans alike. Obviously we wouldn't get one of the two of them every year but if those two appeared every four years I would completely support that.

I understand, BGA. But remember, not all FBS games are bad!

Except for Fresno State. I never want to go to Fresno again.