You cannot learn a lot from watching the FCS teams lose to BCS teams. Although it deserves mention the CAA continues to be a thorn in the side of the ACC. Richmond downed Duke. However, that means little. William and Mary lost to Virginia. That game would have been closer had Paulus been okay. He was off with his passes all day. He started off way to high. Then he over corrected in the second half and threw a few too low. As a result they had no offense and the D would eventually fold.
Montana did not look so good against Tenn. Joe Montana's son did not play. They had some rushing ability, but not much else.
Delaware got abused by Navy in a big surprise. Maybe their defense needs some work. They may be overrated.
Appy got killed by VaTech. This was a revenge game for VaTech. Appy can no longer sneak up on anyone, and VaTech lost to James Madison last year. No real hope there, but I was surprised at how bad it looked.
Sacramento State beat Oregon State. That was the big upset, but I don't think it says much about Sacramento State's future. Just how bad Oregon State is.
Northern Iowa looked real good against Iowa St. They lost on a late TD pass. They kicked field goals, which is a nice sign. I think they may win the Missouri Valley this year.
Eastern Washington should be number 1. They looked real good, but ultimately lost. They pass a lot more than last year, but it works. It is going to be a fun Big Sky year.
The two games to take something away from was Wofford vs. Presbyterian. Wofford was in real control, and then they seemed to quit. They gave up 21 straight points. They did manage to score one last time to win the game 34-28.
Coastal Carolina beat Furman in a bit of a surprise. This is a bad sign for Furman in the highly competitive SoCon. It is going to be a down year for Furman, but this is a real bad sign. With Appy, Georgia Southern, Wofford, and even UTC ranked the Paladins are going to need wins out of conference. They failed at that here.
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