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SLIDESHOW: Weber State vs. Montana football

MISSOULA. Mont. -- So what now?

That's what a Weber State Wildcats were asking themselves following Saturday's humbling loss to No. 2-ranked Montana. The Wildcats, who came into a diversion ranked No. 14, prepared all week as if their postseason lives depended upon a result, which was a fair assessment. But a Wildcats didn't fool around like it, as well as mislaid their chance at repeating as Big Sky Conference champions.

However WSU (5-4, 5-2 Big Sky) still has dual games left, as well as could possibly finish second in a Big Sky which competence additionally include a mark in a Division you FCS playoffs.

"We came up here expecting to win as well as right away you have to win out as well as hope which you can get into a playoffs to keep a deteriorate going," pronounced WSU far-reaching receiver Tim Toone. "I don't consider it's a end for this team. you consider you have a lot of bent which you didn't uncover here, as well as it's starting to sit low in us as well as we're starting to fool around hard as well as hopefully have a playoffs."

WSU is off subsequent week, as well as then will finish a unchanging deteriorate with home games opposite Northern Arizona as well as Cal Poly. If a Wildcats kick a Lumberjacks, WSU would finish with a 6-2 joining mark. The best NAU could finish would be 5-3. Eastern Washington is 5-2 following Saturday's win over Portland State, however a Eagles additionally mislaid to WSU earlier in Oct as well as even if they finish 6-2, would remove a tiebreaker to Weber State

WSU would additionally need Montana State to remove a single of a last 3 joining games, which would give a Bobcats 3 conference losses. MSU kick a Wildcats earlier in a year as well as owns a head-to-head tiebreaker should both teams finish 6-2.

Since 1981, there have usually been dual seasons when a Big Sky did not have dual teams in a playoffs.

Of course, a lot of a decision by a playoff cabinet as to who! gets a 8 at-large berths will be dynamic by what happens via a nation inside of other energy conferences. So all a Wildcats can do is be concerned about themselves.

"We've got dual games left as well as obviously as a manager I'm not starting to give them any excuses," pronounced WSU manager Ron McBride. "They're starting to have to step up to a plate as well as be men. This is not a diversion for kids. This is a man's diversion so these guys have been starting to have to respond like men. Not like little kids."

Another thing to consider is WSU's unchanging season-ending diversion opposite Cal Poly. Even if a No.18-ranked Mustangs, who mislaid upon Saturday to North Dakota, have been in position to finish first in their league, a Great West Conference is not a single of a leagues which is not granted an involuntary playoff mark for a champion. If a Wildcats have been ranked above a Mustangs as well as have a win, WSU would likely get a mark over Cal Poly.

But of course, it all depends upon WSU violence a Lumberjacks as well as Mustangs as well as Montana State losing a single more joining contest.

"You've got to rise from a deficit," McBride said.

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