I apologize for not getting a post up last week. It was after all a pretty crazy week for the Sub-Division. Number 1 ranked Appy State went down in the Quarter Finals to the defending champion Villanova. Wofford also was upset by fellow Southern Conference foe Georgia Southern. Wofford had bested Georgia Southern in conference play, but they laid an egg to open that game. Immediately they were down 17-0 and end the first half 20-3. But they fought back to make a game of it. The final was 23-20. In other news Delaware cleaned house as did Eastern Washington against North Dakota State.
That made one semi-final very interesting and another a bit of a walk over. Delaware pasted Georgia Southern. It was 17-3 at the end of the 3rd with Delaware on the way for some more. A meaningless touchdown by Georgia Southern at the end made the score 27-10. My pick to win it all is still in the hunt going into the finals. Crazy amazing Andrew Pierce put up 186 on 26 carries.
The more interesting game was Villanova, defending champs, up against Eastern Washington, the favored team ranking wise at any rate. Villanova returned the opening kick off for a touchdown, but that did not end the game by any means. Eastern Washington answered with a quick drive capped by a 31 yard TD. Villanova then fumbled on their first play from scrimmage, and it lead to an Eastern Washington field goal. A second fumble lead to another field goal. Eastern Washington took their next possession in for a TD, but gave up a TD to Villanova and then E Washington missed a field goal late in the 2nd period.
The second half was more balanced. Eastern Washington returned the fumble favor giving up a field goal before driving to the End Zone again. Villanova got it back pretty quick. So the game was 24-27 Eastern Washington ahead going into the final quarter. The game basically ended when Villanova fumbled a third time and it was returned for a TD. Villanova put another 7 on the board to make it 31-34, but the next possession was a back breaker as Eastern Washinton took six minutes and scored a touchdown leaving only 58 second for Villanova to score twice. Fittingly an interception sealed it.
The finals are set
Delaware versus Eastern Washington
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Second Round Results
The playoffs are getting interesting. Most things went according to plan, with one section being totally out of whack.
Appy State put down Western Illinois without trouble. Appy plays last year's champ Villanova, who destroyed Stephen F. Austin. Villanova looks as good as they have all year, and they know how to win in the playoffs. It is going to be a great game.
Eastern Washington won by a surprisingly large margin over SE Missouri State. E Washington will now take on North Dakota State, who upset Montana State. in fact, they really put the boots to Montana State. The first real big upset. This prevents a Big Sky show down, and sets up a winnable game for Eastern Washington. They get a second home game out of this deal.
Delaware won 42-20 over Leigh. So my pick to win it all is still in the game. Delaware will face the next surprise winner, New Hampshire. New Hampshire beat Bethune-Cookman by a 45-20 total. This is a CAA match up. The two did not play this year. Delaware ought to win this one as well.
The section that was the surprise is this one. It started with Wofford beating Jacksonville State. This was really the only good game as Wofford hung on to win 17-14. The big play (usually a big run) hurt Jacksonville State, and Wofford pulled the upset. They will face Georgia Southern, who had the biggest upset of the weekend by beating William and Mary. In fact, the 31-15 beat down of William and Mary makes Wofford get a home game. Wofford beat Georgia Southern at Georgia Southern earlier this year, but the game was a barn burner. Wofford kept Georgia Southern close Georgia Southern got a safety and recovered another fumble in the end zone to get 9 points without any offense. Add in some kicking game miscues and that is why the game was so close. But since then Georgia Southern defeated Appy, so they are ready to go.
The games march on and some of them start tomorrow, so keep an eye out for scores.
Appy State put down Western Illinois without trouble. Appy plays last year's champ Villanova, who destroyed Stephen F. Austin. Villanova looks as good as they have all year, and they know how to win in the playoffs. It is going to be a great game.
Eastern Washington won by a surprisingly large margin over SE Missouri State. E Washington will now take on North Dakota State, who upset Montana State. in fact, they really put the boots to Montana State. The first real big upset. This prevents a Big Sky show down, and sets up a winnable game for Eastern Washington. They get a second home game out of this deal.
Delaware won 42-20 over Leigh. So my pick to win it all is still in the game. Delaware will face the next surprise winner, New Hampshire. New Hampshire beat Bethune-Cookman by a 45-20 total. This is a CAA match up. The two did not play this year. Delaware ought to win this one as well.
The section that was the surprise is this one. It started with Wofford beating Jacksonville State. This was really the only good game as Wofford hung on to win 17-14. The big play (usually a big run) hurt Jacksonville State, and Wofford pulled the upset. They will face Georgia Southern, who had the biggest upset of the weekend by beating William and Mary. In fact, the 31-15 beat down of William and Mary makes Wofford get a home game. Wofford beat Georgia Southern at Georgia Southern earlier this year, but the game was a barn burner. Wofford kept Georgia Southern close Georgia Southern got a safety and recovered another fumble in the end zone to get 9 points without any offense. Add in some kicking game miscues and that is why the game was so close. But since then Georgia Southern defeated Appy, so they are ready to go.
The games march on and some of them start tomorrow, so keep an eye out for scores.
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