grizzlyjournal
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Randy Rahe's Weber State Wildcats are off to an impressive start on the 2021-22 season. Going in to a game against Dixie State, the Wildcats have a perfect 5-0 record, vs. solid D1 schools Duquesne, Ball State and Massachussets. The Wildcats' start has propelled the team close to breaking in to top 100 rankings by Haslametrics (105) and Kenpom (104), and a respectible 18th ranking from https://collegeinsider.com/mens-mid-major-top-25 ... which is significant, because no other Big Sky school has garnered even a point in the coaches' poll.
This isn't some kind of blanket "outsider's" post here at eGriz. I'm an original member of the Zoo and I've got a pretty healthy sense of competition regarding the Wildcats. However, I've read some comments that are speculating that this might be Rahe's best Wildcat team.... and that's saying something. I've interviewed coach Rahe many times over the years and consider him a very classy individual & coach.
I guess we could do a "wait & see," because the Wildcats will play at Washington State (52), before hosting Utah State (67), BYU (27) and Fresno State (122) as a kind of tuneup before heading for Montana to face the Griz and Bobcats. Whew. Wouldn't it be fun to host BYU, Utah State & Fresno State in even one season in Missoula?
This isn't some kind of blanket "outsider's" post here at eGriz. I'm an original member of the Zoo and I've got a pretty healthy sense of competition regarding the Wildcats. However, I've read some comments that are speculating that this might be Rahe's best Wildcat team.... and that's saying something. I've interviewed coach Rahe many times over the years and consider him a very classy individual & coach.
I guess we could do a "wait & see," because the Wildcats will play at Washington State (52), before hosting Utah State (67), BYU (27) and Fresno State (122) as a kind of tuneup before heading for Montana to face the Griz and Bobcats. Whew. Wouldn't it be fun to host BYU, Utah State & Fresno State in even one season in Missoula?