Wilson Shortens Tour

Blenda J. Wilson, president of Cal State Northridge, did not tour all of the Montana athletic facilities on Sunday as was expected.

Wilson attended the Northridge-Montana football game on Saturday afternoon and said she would be one of three Northridge administrators looking at the rest of the complex the following morning.

“My interest was on seeing the stadium on Saturday,” Wilson said. “I’ve seen a zillion university campuses.”

Ron Kopita, vice president of student affairs, and Paul Bubb, athletic director, were the two Northridge administrators who toured the entire complex.

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Believe it or not, Northridge is not mathematically eliminated from finishing in at least a tie for first place in the Big Sky Conference football race.

But the Matadors can’t win the title.

Here’s the simplest way to explain how Northridge (2-3 in Big Sky play) could reach the top--with plenty of company:

If the Matadors defeat Idaho State (1-4) on Saturday at home, Eastern Washington (5-1) on Nov. 15 in Cheney and Northern Arizona (4-2) on Nov. 22 at home, they would finish 5-3 in conference games.

If Northern Arizona beats Eastern Washington on Saturday in Flagstaff and loses to the Matadors, the Lumberjacks would finish 5-3. Eastern Washington has only two games remaining.

Throw in permutations with the other teams in the conference and there could be a six-way tie for first place, each team with a 5-3 record.

The tiebreaker would be head-to-head competition among the six teams and Northern Arizona would win the championship with a 4-1 record.