I got a busy day at work tomorrow, so I’m gonna post this tonight. We’re onto Idaho State. They enter year 2 of the Cody Hawkins era after going 3-8 last season. On paper, that may not look great but if you remember there were many people, myself included, that thought they were gonna go 0-11. They have a very young team and they could play spoiler this year. With that, let’s dive in!
August 31 @ Oregon State - L. Conference realignment has not been kind to the Beavs. Johnathan Smith and much of the staff went to Michigan State, and they’ve gotten crushed in the portal. Could be a long season for OSU, but they’ll win this one. I don’t think ISU has a shot.
September 7 vs. Western Oregon - W. Shout out to the Wolves for playing 2 Big Sky opponents this season (Cal Poly). Should be a great test for them, but I expect ISU to roll at home.
September 14 @ North Dakota - L. ISU heads to Grand Forks 1 week after the Griz. Could be interesting to see what UND looks like coming off the Griz game. That said, I would be very surprised if ISU won this game.
September 21 vs. Southern Utah - W. ISU will play both former Big Sky teams in the non-conference schedule. There’s some “experts” out there that think the T-Birds will win the UAC. I’m not as high on them as a lot of other people are, especially after the NCAA sanctions they received earlier this week. I actually think ISU is gonna win this game. This will be a good measuring stick game for them as they head into league play.
September 28 vs. Montana State - L. The cats first trip to the ICCU Dome (formerly Holt Arena) since 2018 when they lost to ISU. I expect it to be a much different result this time around as the cats will roll in this game.
October 5 @ Cal Poly - W. The Stangs are in an absolute state of disarray and ISU should win this game. I’ll be disappointed if they don’t.
October 12 vs. Portland State - W. ISU surprisingly beat PSU on the road last year, so I see no reason why they can’t win at home this year.
October 19 @ Northern Arizona - L. This is where things start to ramp up. This is probably ISU’s last winnable game to me. NAU is just a complete wild card to me and I’m gonna struggle with their predictions here in a few weeks. This feels like a 50-50 game but I’ll say NAU wins at home.
October 26 vs. Sacramento State - L. Idk why, but this feels like a game ISU could play spoiler in, but I can’t pull myself to pick them. I gotta go with Sac.
November 2 BYE.
November 9 @ Weber State - L. No matter how hard they try, ISU cannot beat Weber to save their lives. Weber could be winless on the year and they’d still win this game. They are ISU’s kryptonite. Weber should win comfortably.
November 16 @ Eastern Washington - L. Another very interesting game. By the time we get to this one, Eastern may have a lot on the line and cannot afford to drop this game at home. Eastern guts out a close one.
November 23 vs. Idaho - L. I don’t think this one will be pretty. Idaho may also have a lot on the line in this game. Vandys win handily.
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I got Idaho State going 4-8. They’re gonna have plenty of opportunities to win games early, but once they get to mid October, their chances will be few and far. I like Cody Hawkins and I think he will eventually build a winner, but sometimes it takes baby steps. That’s my prediction. Thoughts???
August 31 @ Oregon State - L. Conference realignment has not been kind to the Beavs. Johnathan Smith and much of the staff went to Michigan State, and they’ve gotten crushed in the portal. Could be a long season for OSU, but they’ll win this one. I don’t think ISU has a shot.
September 7 vs. Western Oregon - W. Shout out to the Wolves for playing 2 Big Sky opponents this season (Cal Poly). Should be a great test for them, but I expect ISU to roll at home.
September 14 @ North Dakota - L. ISU heads to Grand Forks 1 week after the Griz. Could be interesting to see what UND looks like coming off the Griz game. That said, I would be very surprised if ISU won this game.
September 21 vs. Southern Utah - W. ISU will play both former Big Sky teams in the non-conference schedule. There’s some “experts” out there that think the T-Birds will win the UAC. I’m not as high on them as a lot of other people are, especially after the NCAA sanctions they received earlier this week. I actually think ISU is gonna win this game. This will be a good measuring stick game for them as they head into league play.
September 28 vs. Montana State - L. The cats first trip to the ICCU Dome (formerly Holt Arena) since 2018 when they lost to ISU. I expect it to be a much different result this time around as the cats will roll in this game.
October 5 @ Cal Poly - W. The Stangs are in an absolute state of disarray and ISU should win this game. I’ll be disappointed if they don’t.
October 12 vs. Portland State - W. ISU surprisingly beat PSU on the road last year, so I see no reason why they can’t win at home this year.
October 19 @ Northern Arizona - L. This is where things start to ramp up. This is probably ISU’s last winnable game to me. NAU is just a complete wild card to me and I’m gonna struggle with their predictions here in a few weeks. This feels like a 50-50 game but I’ll say NAU wins at home.
October 26 vs. Sacramento State - L. Idk why, but this feels like a game ISU could play spoiler in, but I can’t pull myself to pick them. I gotta go with Sac.
November 2 BYE.
November 9 @ Weber State - L. No matter how hard they try, ISU cannot beat Weber to save their lives. Weber could be winless on the year and they’d still win this game. They are ISU’s kryptonite. Weber should win comfortably.
November 16 @ Eastern Washington - L. Another very interesting game. By the time we get to this one, Eastern may have a lot on the line and cannot afford to drop this game at home. Eastern guts out a close one.
November 23 vs. Idaho - L. I don’t think this one will be pretty. Idaho may also have a lot on the line in this game. Vandys win handily.
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I got Idaho State going 4-8. They’re gonna have plenty of opportunities to win games early, but once they get to mid October, their chances will be few and far. I like Cody Hawkins and I think he will eventually build a winner, but sometimes it takes baby steps. That’s my prediction. Thoughts???
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Then, to top it off, they still play in that tater shed.
