Weber State Game Day Thread: Wildcats v. Portland State Vikings

There's nothing our WSU football squad would love more than to knock off a Top 25 opponent with playoff aspirations, just to send Coach Mac into retirement on a completely positive note

The Weber State Wildcats are back on the road today in Portland, Oregon, where they'll be facing playoffs-hopeful Portland State U. at 2:00 p.m., for their final conference game of the 2011 season. FCS No. 25-rated Portland State (7-3, 5-2 Big Sky) is coming off a 4-game win streak, and is harboring hopes that a big win in their Jeld-Wen Field home stadium will fortify their case for advancement to a Big Sky Conference playoff berth, while the Wildcats (4-6, 4-3 Big Sky), who are mathematically eliminated from contention for post-season play, will have to be content this afternoon to play a possible "spoiler role."

Adding to our WSU squad's motivation however is the percipient retirement of our much beloved Coach Ronnie Mac; so there's nothing the guys in purple and white would love more than to knock off a Top 25 opponent with playoff aspirations, just to send Coach Mac into retirement on a completely positive note. The S-E's Roy Burton provides the pre-game lowdown, wherein Coach Mac muses about how this season's relatively disappointing final outcome boils down to about four "blown" plays:

• 'Cats hope to end year on high in Mac's finale

You can can also click the link below for the online game audio, as per usual:

• KZNS (1280 The Zone) Live Broadcast

And here's the WSU Athletics Twitter feed:

• Weber State @weberstate

Don't be "fair weather fans" O Fans of WSU football.

The Wildcats are our home town football team, by the way; and we'll continue to support them, come hell or high water!

Go Wildcats!

Update 11/19/11 5:12 p.m.: Wildcats win another one for Mac. Final 48-33!

Update 11/20/11 8:25 a.m.: The Standard's Roy Burton provides the post-game story. Weber State (5-6, 5-3) finishes tied for third in the Big Sky Conference with Eastern Washington and Portland State:

• Wildcats give best final present to McBride: A football win