Tuesday, Nov. 29
Louisiana Tech at Alabama Tuscaloosa
Santa Clara at San Jose State San Jose
Wednesday, Nov. 30
Fresno State at Buffalo Buffalo
Utah State at Utah Salt Lake City
UTEP at New Mexico State Las Cruces
San Jose State at California Berkeley
Eastern Washington at Idaho Moscow
Thursday, Dec. 1
Nevada at Kansas Lawrence ESPN2/Sirius 117
Boise State at Idaho State Pocatello
Saturday, Dec. 3
Southern at Louisiana Tech Ruston
Southern Utah at Idaho Moscow
Fresno State at Iowa State Ames
Boise State at Weber State Ogden
San Jose State at UC Irvine Irvine
Nevada at Pacific Stockton
New Mexico at New Mexico State Las Cruces
First of all, you have Lousiana Tech at Alabama. This game if, La Tech can pull out a miracle, would do wonders for the respect of the WAC. La Tech has disappointed, thus far, and would earn redemption with a victory. Next is San Jose hosting Santa Clara. These are the types of games that the WAC needs SJSU to win. They’ve all ready beaten Portland and a win here would help the WAC. Fresno St travels to Buffalo. This is a MAC team and the WAC needs to win these types of games. Fresno St is very capable of winning this game, but Buffalo has been tough recently.
Utah St at Utah. What can I say about this game. Let me put it this way, with Nevada beating UNLV, a win from Utah St would prove, hands down, that the WAC is a better BB conference this year. Without a win from Utah St, I don’t think that it can be argued with full confidence. The WAC needs to show that it is a better conference than the MWC in order to get multiple NCAA tournament bids. Note: The MWC has a higher sagarin rating than the PAC 10 right now. Maybe wins over the MWC would put the WAC higher than the PAC 10?
UTEP at NMSU. UTEP is considered one of the best C-USA after a large gap between them and Memphis. UTEP also lost to New Mexico on the road. If NMSU can win this game, it really earns respect for NMSU’s program and the WAC. NMSU has played some people tough, but hasn’t gotten the key victory they need. This is the one they need.
San Jose at Cal. We can dream here. Irvine beat Stanford at Stanford. Can SJSU do the same?
E. Washington at Idaho. E. Washington has been one of the better Big Sky teams. If Idaho wins this one, they earn some respect with me. Without a win, Idaho is looking at having a rating of 250 or below for the rest of the year, IMHO.
Nevada at Kansas. Another game that would give the WAC some respect. Nevada is very capable of winning this game. Then go and do it, PACK!
Boise St at Idaho St. This is a game that Boise St can’t lose for the sake of the WAC.
SUU at Idaho. SUU sucks and Idaho can’t lose this one for the sake of the WAC.
Fresno St at Iowa St. Another game begging for an upset. Fresno St has some kids that are capable of beating a team early in the year. Iowa St is one of the better Big 12 schools. Wouldn’t a 2-1 record against the Big 12 do wonders for the WAC with a win from Fresno St here?
Boise St at Weber St. Revenge for the Broncos. OK they lost to the dweebs in Boise and it isn’t likely to happen in Ogden.
SJSU at Irvine. Wouldn’t a win here be great?!? Irvine is a top 3 team in the Big West. If SJSU pulls off a win here, looks like one of the worst WAC teams is better than the majority of the Big West. That would prove that the WAC is, clearly, heads and shoulders above the Big West.
Nevada at Pacific. This is a game that Nevada should win. If they don’t, it will hurt, BIG TIME!
New Mexico at NMSU. NMSU is capable of winning this game. New Mexico is a good team, very good. But the Lobos aren’t the same team away from home. Let’s make it 7-1 against the MWC, New Mags!
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