Road to Reno

[EverettGriz]

Does anyone know, with the dozens and dozens planning to attend, will someone be providing regular traffic reports on current conditions on the "Road to Reno"? I wouldn't anyone getting stuck in bumper to bumper congestion. :?

 

[NorthEndZoneDan]

For those flying, updates would be great as well. Wouldnt want fans to get stuck at the airport! :shock:

 

[PlayerRep]

The UM Dance Team and band will be there. They're excited about the trip. May be en route now.

 

[ALPHAGRIZ1]

Why waste that money for a one and done?

 

[SWeberCat02]

Each school is obligated to sell 100 tournament ticket packages — as of Friday, front-running Weber State had sold barely half that many

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/...and-by-bringing-tournaments-to-Reno.html?pg=2

 

[EverettGriz]

Each school is obligated to sell 100 tournament ticket packages — as of Friday, front-running Weber State had sold barely half that many

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/...and-by-bringing-tournaments-to-Reno.html?pg=2

I simply cannot stop laughing.

 

[PlayerRep]

Schools are using some of these to fulfill their comp ticket obligations. Think all-season tiks are $75.

 

[statler & waldorf]

Why waste that money for a one and done?

Sadly, yes.
If you want to hear Mick Holien's last broadcast, best plan on Thursday, March 10, at 5:35 PST. Hopefully, there will be another game. Based on the choke factor displayed by our Griz late this season, a long tourney run seems improbable.

 

[Buttegrizzle]

I hope AG1 and S&W are wrong, but I feel like I got kicked in the balls after watching the NoCol game. Hopefully TDC will use it to motivate.

By the way, does anyone have the Reno Park-n-Ride map in case I decide to run down there? I hear parking at the venue is a bitch.

Is this the road to Reno?

 

[EverettGriz]

If a tournament falls flat on its face, and there's no one there to hear it, does it make a sound?

 

[Potomac Griz]

Based on the choke factor displayed by our Griz late this season, a long tourney run seems improbable.

I wouldn't count the Griz out yet just because of a bad loss at home in the last game of the season. After the last very disappointing loss (blowing the huge lead @Sac) the Griz won 5 in a row before having that winning streak come to an end @Weber in a very close hard fought game...then promptly destroyed #5 UND in the next game. Sure though I'd feel a hell of a lot more confident if the Griz had handled their business against UNC rather than what happened.... uke:

Anyway, every team in the Big Sky has shown to be very beatable this year (even by bad competition) and unfortunately even the bottom dwellers have shown they have the potential to beat a top seed team in a huge upset.

Here's a look at the top 6 teams going into the tournament and their last 4 games. Not really a dominant team in the bunch. Idaho and Weber both finished 3-1 but had some very close calls too. Idaho also had the benefit of playing 3 of their last 4 at home.

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#1 Weber: 3-1 (2-0 at home and 1-1 on the road). Loss @ #3 Idaho, close win vs #6 EWU on the road and a close win vs #2 Montana at home, 8 point win vs #7 MSU at home.

#2 Montana: 2-2 (1-1 on the road, 1-1 at home). Close loss @ #1 Weber, 13 pt Win @ #4 Idaho State, 25 pt Win over #5 UND at home, close loss (but a bad loss) to #11 UNC at home.

#3 Idaho: 3-1 (3-0 at home 0-1 on the road). Close loss @ #12 Sac, Close wins vs #1 Weber and #6 EWU at home. 14 Point win vs #4 ISU at home.

#4 Idaho State: 2-2 (1-1 at home, 1-1 on the road). 13 point loss vs #2 Montana at home, Close win vs #7 MSU at home, Close win @ #6 EWU on the road, 14 point loss @ #3 Idaho on the road.

#5 North Dakota: 2-2 (2-0 at home, 0-2 on the road). Close win vs #8 PSU at home, 26pt Win vs #12 Sac at home, 25 pt Loss @ #2 Montana, close loss @ #7 MSU.

#6 Eastern Washington: 0-4 (0-2 at home, 0-2 on the road). 16 point loss @ #8 PSU, Close loss @ #3 Idaho, Closs loss to #4 ISU at home, close loss to #1 Weber at home.

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Unfortunately (in my opinion) the side of the bracket the Griz are on is much tougher than the Weber side. Idaho is playing very well right now and EWU (even though they lost their last 4) is still very dangerous. Can't count a team out that has that much talent. I was hoping those two teams would be on Weber's side...

That said Idaho isn't unbeatable. They lost to Sac twice this year and dropped a game to NAU on the road.

It'll be an interesting tournament that's for sure. If I were betting money though I'd have the Griz in the championship game for sure. I'm sure DeCuire will have them ready to go against either the Cats or Sac, and I like our chances against EWU or Idaho (or NAU if NAU pulls off the huge upset of EWU tomorrow then by some miracle gets by Idaho too).