The big game was Georgia Southern at App. St. And Georgia Southern was just not ever really able to get their offense going. They lost 24-17, but it was really not that close. Appalachian State's quarterback change has really brought back Swift as an offensive force. He helped cap a late 1st half touchdown that ended Georgia Southern's hopes.
The other huge game was North Dakota St. vs. Northern Iowa. This one was closer, but North Dakota St. came out on top. Quarterback Brock Jensen had a great game and Northern Iowa was not able to get NDSU off the field when they needed to, and ended up losing their first conference game.
What this does is effectively give NDSU the inside track to the Missouri Valley title. Georgia Southern's loss throws the Southern Conference into chaos. Three teams now have one loss, and Wofford and Georgia Southern have yet to play. The outcome of that game will determine who the champ is, but all three have shots at it.
Sam Houston St. won their game and Maine did as well. Maine is now in control of the CAA because Delaware beat Towsen. Towsen and Maine play this weekend. Old Dominion beat James Madison to look like a playoff team coming out of the CAA.
The other game that was important was Jacksonville St. vs. Tennessee Tech. Tech was able to continue the fast paced offense and beat Jacksonville St. This means that Tech may have a shot at winning the OVC. It hurt Jacksonville St. in the polls, but has not eliminated theme from the playoff race nor the OVC title.
I will post again on polls in a bit.
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Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Monday, October 17, 2011
Week 7 results
I have to say most things went according to plan this week. Not a whole lot of upsets.
George Southern beat down Furman 50-20, and it was not really that close.
Northern Iowa won at South Dakota St. 31-14.
Montana St. was victorious over Northern Arizona 42-24.
North Dakota St. beat winless Missouri State 51-21.
Wofford beat Virginia Wise, which is a lower division, 47-14. The third string quarterback got to play. Back-to-back kick off returns for a touchdown did happen in this game.
Appy St. held off the Citadel 49-42, but most of the Citadel's points came late in the second half. So this was not as close as it looked.
James Madison beat Villanova 31-10. They were trailing at half, but turned on the jets in the second half.
Lehigh beat Fordham 34-12. Fordham managed a safety, but was really beat down in this game.
Jacksonville State beat Austin Peay 44-14. The OVC appears Jacksonville State's to lose as Tennessee Tech went down to rival Tennessee State 42-40. Jacksonville State is now the only team undefeated in OVC play.
The CAA did have the two real upsets this week. Towson beat Old Dominion 39-35. This means Towson is 5-1 and undefeated in the CAA. Delaware lost their game to UMass. UMass put up 21 points in the first quarter and never scored again. Delaware managed only 10 points, all in the second quarter. Towson and Maine are at the top of the conference with undefeated records. Maine beat Rhode Island this week. William and Mary manages to hang around in the picture with their home win against New Hampshire.
Some good games next week, as the season marches on. Stay tuned.
George Southern beat down Furman 50-20, and it was not really that close.
Northern Iowa won at South Dakota St. 31-14.
Montana St. was victorious over Northern Arizona 42-24.
North Dakota St. beat winless Missouri State 51-21.
Wofford beat Virginia Wise, which is a lower division, 47-14. The third string quarterback got to play. Back-to-back kick off returns for a touchdown did happen in this game.
Appy St. held off the Citadel 49-42, but most of the Citadel's points came late in the second half. So this was not as close as it looked.
James Madison beat Villanova 31-10. They were trailing at half, but turned on the jets in the second half.
Lehigh beat Fordham 34-12. Fordham managed a safety, but was really beat down in this game.
Jacksonville State beat Austin Peay 44-14. The OVC appears Jacksonville State's to lose as Tennessee Tech went down to rival Tennessee State 42-40. Jacksonville State is now the only team undefeated in OVC play.
The CAA did have the two real upsets this week. Towson beat Old Dominion 39-35. This means Towson is 5-1 and undefeated in the CAA. Delaware lost their game to UMass. UMass put up 21 points in the first quarter and never scored again. Delaware managed only 10 points, all in the second quarter. Towson and Maine are at the top of the conference with undefeated records. Maine beat Rhode Island this week. William and Mary manages to hang around in the picture with their home win against New Hampshire.
Some good games next week, as the season marches on. Stay tuned.
Saturday, October 8, 2011
Week 6 results
What a great week of football!!!!
Georgia Southern barely squeaks by UTC on a very controversial decision by UTC to go for two. Georgia Southern put up 21 points in the 2nd quarter to take control of the game 21-7. UTC held off Georgia Southern for the 3rd quarter and reduced the lead. Tied it early in the 4th, but Georgia Southern would go up 28-21 with 6:49 to go in the 4th. UTC responded and scored with 1:44 to go in the game. It was now 28-27 in Statesboro, and UTC decides to go for 2. They had momentum, but I would play the number 1 team in the nation in OT rather than lose outright. Georgia Southern stuffed it, and recovered the on-side kick for a big win in what was really their first test. Georgia Southern's option attack was on full display and it was enough as they had over 300 yards on the ground.
#2 Northern Iowa had no problem with their opponent in a 23-9 win. They were only up 10-9 at half, but the second half was all Northern Iowa. Indiana State drops their first conference game, but still has to play North Dakota St.
#3 Montana State won another close game that came down to a two point conversion try. This was at Portland State and it was kind of a back and forth game with the main difference being that Portland had to settle for field goals and Montana State scored TDs. However late in the fourth Portland put in a TD with 3 minutes and change left on the clock and made the two point conversion. They then recovered the on-side kick. Hit a pass in the end zone, went for a rushing two point conversion and was tackled short of the line. Game over. Montana State wins by two: 38-36.
#4 or 5 depending on the poll, North Dakota State had a tough time with Southern Illinois. But their defense was really impressive. It was 3- Southern Illinois at half, and North Dakota State's offense was non-existent. 30 yards of offense or something like that. I am pretty positive that Southern Illinois had less than 100. 76 I believe. Jensen the QB for NDSt was picked off for the first time this year. He has a nice arm, but does tend to throw into a crowd. He had a few others that were just missed, but they were often caught by his own team. A flea flicker helped NDSt get the game tying field goal in the 3rd. Then in the 4th they just picked Southern Illinois apart ending up in a beautiful TD pass and they won 3-10. McNorton had no success on the ground with only 31 total yards and nothing longer than 6 (which did come on a game icing drive). Still McNorton had a pretty good game. He caught one 10 yard pass, and was great in picking up the blitz.
#4 or 5 depending on the polls Wofford destroyed Citadel. Citadel was at home and coming off the big win over UTC. But this time they did not get the second half come back. Wofford had 14 in each of the first 2 quarters. It did not stop until the score was 43-0 (they got a safety). Citadel put 14 points up late when Wofford had emptied the benches. Breitenstein was over 100 yards and had a score. Mitch Allen had 80+ and a TD, Donavon Johnson was actually held in check, but did get a TD. Next year's quarterback Brian Kass was 3 for 3 for 56 yards passing, and 5 rushes for 11 yards. He handed it off to Alex Dunmire and Brody Hingst the majority of times. Wofford looked real good.
As a side note Furman lost in an upset to Samford. It could be the cures of looking ahead to Georgia Southern. UTC lost last week to Citadel and Furman this week. They get Georgia Southern this week.
New Hampshire had no problem with Villanova.
James Madison lost in OT to Maine.
Appy St. was off this week.
William and Mary proved me right that they are super overrated by losing to Delaware 0-21. That is right, they were shut out.
Leigh put an early strangle hold on the Patriot league with a pounding of Bucknell at Bucknell 30-6.
Sam Houston St. won.
McNeese St lost.
Jacksonville State did not play.
Those were your top 25 teams in action. Hopefully we will start to see some realistic placement of William and Mary and move Townsen up as they won again this week over Richmond.
Georgia Southern barely squeaks by UTC on a very controversial decision by UTC to go for two. Georgia Southern put up 21 points in the 2nd quarter to take control of the game 21-7. UTC held off Georgia Southern for the 3rd quarter and reduced the lead. Tied it early in the 4th, but Georgia Southern would go up 28-21 with 6:49 to go in the 4th. UTC responded and scored with 1:44 to go in the game. It was now 28-27 in Statesboro, and UTC decides to go for 2. They had momentum, but I would play the number 1 team in the nation in OT rather than lose outright. Georgia Southern stuffed it, and recovered the on-side kick for a big win in what was really their first test. Georgia Southern's option attack was on full display and it was enough as they had over 300 yards on the ground.
#2 Northern Iowa had no problem with their opponent in a 23-9 win. They were only up 10-9 at half, but the second half was all Northern Iowa. Indiana State drops their first conference game, but still has to play North Dakota St.
#3 Montana State won another close game that came down to a two point conversion try. This was at Portland State and it was kind of a back and forth game with the main difference being that Portland had to settle for field goals and Montana State scored TDs. However late in the fourth Portland put in a TD with 3 minutes and change left on the clock and made the two point conversion. They then recovered the on-side kick. Hit a pass in the end zone, went for a rushing two point conversion and was tackled short of the line. Game over. Montana State wins by two: 38-36.
#4 or 5 depending on the poll, North Dakota State had a tough time with Southern Illinois. But their defense was really impressive. It was 3- Southern Illinois at half, and North Dakota State's offense was non-existent. 30 yards of offense or something like that. I am pretty positive that Southern Illinois had less than 100. 76 I believe. Jensen the QB for NDSt was picked off for the first time this year. He has a nice arm, but does tend to throw into a crowd. He had a few others that were just missed, but they were often caught by his own team. A flea flicker helped NDSt get the game tying field goal in the 3rd. Then in the 4th they just picked Southern Illinois apart ending up in a beautiful TD pass and they won 3-10. McNorton had no success on the ground with only 31 total yards and nothing longer than 6 (which did come on a game icing drive). Still McNorton had a pretty good game. He caught one 10 yard pass, and was great in picking up the blitz.
#4 or 5 depending on the polls Wofford destroyed Citadel. Citadel was at home and coming off the big win over UTC. But this time they did not get the second half come back. Wofford had 14 in each of the first 2 quarters. It did not stop until the score was 43-0 (they got a safety). Citadel put 14 points up late when Wofford had emptied the benches. Breitenstein was over 100 yards and had a score. Mitch Allen had 80+ and a TD, Donavon Johnson was actually held in check, but did get a TD. Next year's quarterback Brian Kass was 3 for 3 for 56 yards passing, and 5 rushes for 11 yards. He handed it off to Alex Dunmire and Brody Hingst the majority of times. Wofford looked real good.
As a side note Furman lost in an upset to Samford. It could be the cures of looking ahead to Georgia Southern. UTC lost last week to Citadel and Furman this week. They get Georgia Southern this week.
New Hampshire had no problem with Villanova.
James Madison lost in OT to Maine.
Appy St. was off this week.
William and Mary proved me right that they are super overrated by losing to Delaware 0-21. That is right, they were shut out.
Leigh put an early strangle hold on the Patriot league with a pounding of Bucknell at Bucknell 30-6.
Sam Houston St. won.
McNeese St lost.
Jacksonville State did not play.
Those were your top 25 teams in action. Hopefully we will start to see some realistic placement of William and Mary and move Townsen up as they won again this week over Richmond.
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Week 5 results
We are starting to see some things emerge:
Big Sky - Montana St won and is in control. Eastern Washington finally won, but it means little. Montana won keeping that Montana St. showdown important. Portland State is undefeated in the Big Sky, but will face real challenges soon enough.
Big South had a weak week. Liberty still looks tough here.
CAA - Maine's upset of Delaware was the big news, and it puts James Madison in the drivers seat. They beat Richmond. Townson is still having a good season and was in it against Maryland for a while. William and Mary beat Villanova, but they are still in big trouble. Old Dominion looks good, and is still in it. New Hampshire played out of conference and won. They are the real wild card here. How good are they?
Independents - Southern Utah may have cost themselves a shot at the tournament by losing to North Dakota.
Ivy - Yale was embarrassed by Leigh (out of conference), but they still may be the class of the Ivy. Harvard has the same record as does Brown, who put up a nice win against Rhode Island (out of conference). Those are the teams to watch.
MEAC - South Carolina State dropped a game to Norfolk State who is now in control of the MEAC race. Wow. Did not see that one coming. Norfolk State is 4-1 overall and undefeated in the MEAC.
MVC - North Dakota State and Northern Iowa both took care of business. They are clearly on a collision course. Don't sleep on an Indiana State team that is also undefeated in conference and 4-1 overall. They could mess everything up. This conference should get multiple bids this year.
NEC - Duquesne has the best record, but this conference still feels open. Robert Morris is 1-0 in the conference getting their first win. So we will see.
OVC - Tennessee Tech beat UT Martin to remain undefeated in the conference. They will have to dethrone Jacksonville State who continues to play well in conference.
Patriot - Bucknell dismantled Georgetown to remove a potential contender. That leaves Leigh. They won again and have played a nice out of conference schedule. Leigh should be favored, but the season is young.
Pioneer - Jacksonville, Drake, and San Diego all won and are all 2-0 in the conference.
Southern - Georgia Southern destroyed Elon too remain #1 in the nation in all polls. However, Wofford upset Appy St, and could have won by a bigger score. UTC on the other hand just lost to Citadel giving up a 24-0 halftime lead. Wow. With Georgia Southern and Wofford still on the schedule that may have cost UTC the playoffs. Furman is undefeated in the conference, and looking to take UTC's slot as playoff hopeful.
Southland - This conference is again coming down to McNeese State versus Sam Houston State. Both look real good. I am ready for this game.
SWAC - Jackson State and Alabama State are the leaders out of the gate.
I don't understand the national polls still ranking William and Mary so high, but this year looks to be a good year for the MVC and the Southern. CAA may be a bit down, but will still have several strong teams in the playoffs. James Madison in particular looks great.
Big Sky - Montana St won and is in control. Eastern Washington finally won, but it means little. Montana won keeping that Montana St. showdown important. Portland State is undefeated in the Big Sky, but will face real challenges soon enough.
Big South had a weak week. Liberty still looks tough here.
CAA - Maine's upset of Delaware was the big news, and it puts James Madison in the drivers seat. They beat Richmond. Townson is still having a good season and was in it against Maryland for a while. William and Mary beat Villanova, but they are still in big trouble. Old Dominion looks good, and is still in it. New Hampshire played out of conference and won. They are the real wild card here. How good are they?
Independents - Southern Utah may have cost themselves a shot at the tournament by losing to North Dakota.
Ivy - Yale was embarrassed by Leigh (out of conference), but they still may be the class of the Ivy. Harvard has the same record as does Brown, who put up a nice win against Rhode Island (out of conference). Those are the teams to watch.
MEAC - South Carolina State dropped a game to Norfolk State who is now in control of the MEAC race. Wow. Did not see that one coming. Norfolk State is 4-1 overall and undefeated in the MEAC.
MVC - North Dakota State and Northern Iowa both took care of business. They are clearly on a collision course. Don't sleep on an Indiana State team that is also undefeated in conference and 4-1 overall. They could mess everything up. This conference should get multiple bids this year.
NEC - Duquesne has the best record, but this conference still feels open. Robert Morris is 1-0 in the conference getting their first win. So we will see.
OVC - Tennessee Tech beat UT Martin to remain undefeated in the conference. They will have to dethrone Jacksonville State who continues to play well in conference.
Patriot - Bucknell dismantled Georgetown to remove a potential contender. That leaves Leigh. They won again and have played a nice out of conference schedule. Leigh should be favored, but the season is young.
Pioneer - Jacksonville, Drake, and San Diego all won and are all 2-0 in the conference.
Southern - Georgia Southern destroyed Elon too remain #1 in the nation in all polls. However, Wofford upset Appy St, and could have won by a bigger score. UTC on the other hand just lost to Citadel giving up a 24-0 halftime lead. Wow. With Georgia Southern and Wofford still on the schedule that may have cost UTC the playoffs. Furman is undefeated in the conference, and looking to take UTC's slot as playoff hopeful.
Southland - This conference is again coming down to McNeese State versus Sam Houston State. Both look real good. I am ready for this game.
SWAC - Jackson State and Alabama State are the leaders out of the gate.
I don't understand the national polls still ranking William and Mary so high, but this year looks to be a good year for the MVC and the Southern. CAA may be a bit down, but will still have several strong teams in the playoffs. James Madison in particular looks great.
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Week 4 keeps us entertained
I think there will be a shake up in the top 10.
Georgia Southern did enough to show us they were still the number 1 pick. A dominating game.
But we did see a few teams falter.
Montana followed up their big win with a dud against Sacramento State. That loss in the Big Sky is going to put them behind the 8-Ball. Especially since . . .
Montana State disposed of Eastern Washington with relative ease. Admittedly E. Washington had a tough stretch of games, but they failed miserably. They are almost out of the running for the Big Sky title, and may end up missing the playoffs if they do not start winning and stopping people on defense.
William and Mary's new quarterback played well, but was not enough as James Madison ran through them for a 20-14 win. William and Mary has not looked good, and this may have been their best game. A bad start to the conference season.
Richmond gave up 28 second quarter points to lose 43-45 to New Hampshire. Richmond has a good team, but losses in the CAA at home are hard to overcome.
Appy State had a bad game, but won. They ended up coming from behind, but their win should be considered a falter. Chattanooga missed a field goal, took a 6-0 late in the third quarter and then gave up a fumble return for a touchdown and an interception return for a touchdown on back to back drives. The next drive they took it all the way and scored. It was too late by that point and Appy hung on to win 14-12. Yes, DeAndre Presley did not lead the team to any points on offense. Not a one. That is a bad sign for the Mountaineers.
Jacksonville State, Wofford, McNeese State, and South Carolina State all had important, but expected wins. Northern Iowa played well and won too.
Delaware won the big show down with Old Dominion in what was a great game that was still in doubt late in the 4th. Delaware did it mostly with passing and Pierce was held in check and did not lead the team in rushing. Nijha White was found again and caught a 7 yard TD pass as part of his 117 yard game. He had been missing from their attack often this year, but not in this game.
North Dakota State beat Minnesota just like I called. Perhaps more impressive was Southern Utah taking down UNLV. Big wins for both those schools. Southern Utah should get some real good looks at high rankings this week.
Although the team that is a sleeper right now is Georgetown. They obliterated Marist and are now 3-1 in a weak Patriot league. Darby (QB) had a 200 yard game, and they almost had two 100 yard rushers. Durham had 103 and a TD on 8 touches including a 67 yarded. Campanella had 82 on 18 touches. He too had a TD. Darby had an even 50 and a rushing TD as well. Their lone loss was on the road at Yale, which is nothing to be ashamed of. They have some big games including next week at 3-1 Bucknell, but they could be playing the last week of the season for a playoff spot as they travel to Leigh.
I hope you all enjoyed the FCS this week as much as I did. Looking forward to the new rankings coming out.
Georgia Southern did enough to show us they were still the number 1 pick. A dominating game.
But we did see a few teams falter.
Montana followed up their big win with a dud against Sacramento State. That loss in the Big Sky is going to put them behind the 8-Ball. Especially since . . .
Montana State disposed of Eastern Washington with relative ease. Admittedly E. Washington had a tough stretch of games, but they failed miserably. They are almost out of the running for the Big Sky title, and may end up missing the playoffs if they do not start winning and stopping people on defense.
William and Mary's new quarterback played well, but was not enough as James Madison ran through them for a 20-14 win. William and Mary has not looked good, and this may have been their best game. A bad start to the conference season.
Richmond gave up 28 second quarter points to lose 43-45 to New Hampshire. Richmond has a good team, but losses in the CAA at home are hard to overcome.
Appy State had a bad game, but won. They ended up coming from behind, but their win should be considered a falter. Chattanooga missed a field goal, took a 6-0 late in the third quarter and then gave up a fumble return for a touchdown and an interception return for a touchdown on back to back drives. The next drive they took it all the way and scored. It was too late by that point and Appy hung on to win 14-12. Yes, DeAndre Presley did not lead the team to any points on offense. Not a one. That is a bad sign for the Mountaineers.
Jacksonville State, Wofford, McNeese State, and South Carolina State all had important, but expected wins. Northern Iowa played well and won too.
Delaware won the big show down with Old Dominion in what was a great game that was still in doubt late in the 4th. Delaware did it mostly with passing and Pierce was held in check and did not lead the team in rushing. Nijha White was found again and caught a 7 yard TD pass as part of his 117 yard game. He had been missing from their attack often this year, but not in this game.
North Dakota State beat Minnesota just like I called. Perhaps more impressive was Southern Utah taking down UNLV. Big wins for both those schools. Southern Utah should get some real good looks at high rankings this week.
Although the team that is a sleeper right now is Georgetown. They obliterated Marist and are now 3-1 in a weak Patriot league. Darby (QB) had a 200 yard game, and they almost had two 100 yard rushers. Durham had 103 and a TD on 8 touches including a 67 yarded. Campanella had 82 on 18 touches. He too had a TD. Darby had an even 50 and a rushing TD as well. Their lone loss was on the road at Yale, which is nothing to be ashamed of. They have some big games including next week at 3-1 Bucknell, but they could be playing the last week of the season for a playoff spot as they travel to Leigh.
I hope you all enjoyed the FCS this week as much as I did. Looking forward to the new rankings coming out.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
What we learned: Week 2
There was some real shockers!
App St. is not going to be shut out again. They demolished poor little North Carolina A&T 58-6. They have put the FCS on notice. They are back.
Sacramento State is not going to be that good. They beat Oregon State, jumped in the rankings, and promptly laid an egg against a beatable opponent in Southern Utah. Instead they lost 35-14.
South Carolina State has the early edge in the MEAC. They took down Bethune-Cookman on the road in a back and forth game. South Carolina State pulled it out late, but also had some strange coaching decisions that led to a few drive killing turnovers and points for Bethune-Cookman. The win against last year's co-champs puts SC State in the driver seat.
Jacksonville State is still not ready for prime time. They lost to UTC 38-17. Jacksonville State had the early lead, but UTC adjusted and shut down Jacksonville State after the first quarter. The SoCon is still a better conference than the OVC. Jacksonville State may win the OVC, but this loss shows where they rank against top quality teams.
Montana got their revenge. They beat Cal Poly, which derailed the Grizzles last year. Montana is now set for a real battle in the Bi Sky. They have looked good so far this year in their running game, and hopefully that defense holds. Rivals Montana State won too (against UC Davis) and of course there is the defending champs: Eastern Washington . . .
Eastern Washington LOST. No kidding. In the shocker of the week, Eastern Washington slipped up to South Dakota. South Dakota ran all over Eastern Washington. They had 5 players with double digit rushing yards, and they got the early surprise big pass play touch down. But what really helped them over the top was kicker Kevin Robb. Eastern Washington's bend but don't break defense did not account for Robb's leg. He kicked three 30+ yard field goals to help South Dakota to a 30-17 upset. Bo Levi Mitchell passed 60 times. For a team that had the leading rusher in FCS last year, this is too much. He threw two TD's and two picks, one of which was returned for a score.
The CAA is still the best, but may look different this year. Traditional top dogs may find themselves on the bottom looking up unless things change quick. Delaware under performed against Navy last week in a loss, and this week still underperformed in a win against Division II West Chester. A 28-17 win is not good. Admittedly they put up 21 in the first quarter, but did little after until they had to in order to win. Villanova lost to drop to 0-2 with an ugly game against Towson 31-10. Towson is now 2-0 and Villanova 0-2. This puts Towson technically in first in the CAA. William and Mary beat VMI 24-7 with another great defensive performance, but the offense struggled again. Paulus was 11 of 20. He needs to be sharper for them to repeat as champs. James Madison and Richmond both won. Richmond looks like it could be the top dog this year. The battle for Virginia is very interesting when you add in Old Dominion who laid a 40-17 beat down on Georgia State. New Hampshire won a close one at 48-41 over Leigh. And Maine took Pittsburgh to the wire before dropping a 35-29 decision.
Wofford also looked real good against Clemson. They had a 21-21 tie at half time and were leading 24-21 half way through the 3rd. They really lost the game when they went for a bomb, which was destined to fail. It was intercepted. It was a strange call as Wofford had moved the ball rather well on the ground. They lost when they could not pick up the 4th down on the final drive. And they were driving. Game ended 35-27.
App St. is not going to be shut out again. They demolished poor little North Carolina A&T 58-6. They have put the FCS on notice. They are back.
Sacramento State is not going to be that good. They beat Oregon State, jumped in the rankings, and promptly laid an egg against a beatable opponent in Southern Utah. Instead they lost 35-14.
South Carolina State has the early edge in the MEAC. They took down Bethune-Cookman on the road in a back and forth game. South Carolina State pulled it out late, but also had some strange coaching decisions that led to a few drive killing turnovers and points for Bethune-Cookman. The win against last year's co-champs puts SC State in the driver seat.
Jacksonville State is still not ready for prime time. They lost to UTC 38-17. Jacksonville State had the early lead, but UTC adjusted and shut down Jacksonville State after the first quarter. The SoCon is still a better conference than the OVC. Jacksonville State may win the OVC, but this loss shows where they rank against top quality teams.
Montana got their revenge. They beat Cal Poly, which derailed the Grizzles last year. Montana is now set for a real battle in the Bi Sky. They have looked good so far this year in their running game, and hopefully that defense holds. Rivals Montana State won too (against UC Davis) and of course there is the defending champs: Eastern Washington . . .
Eastern Washington LOST. No kidding. In the shocker of the week, Eastern Washington slipped up to South Dakota. South Dakota ran all over Eastern Washington. They had 5 players with double digit rushing yards, and they got the early surprise big pass play touch down. But what really helped them over the top was kicker Kevin Robb. Eastern Washington's bend but don't break defense did not account for Robb's leg. He kicked three 30+ yard field goals to help South Dakota to a 30-17 upset. Bo Levi Mitchell passed 60 times. For a team that had the leading rusher in FCS last year, this is too much. He threw two TD's and two picks, one of which was returned for a score.
The CAA is still the best, but may look different this year. Traditional top dogs may find themselves on the bottom looking up unless things change quick. Delaware under performed against Navy last week in a loss, and this week still underperformed in a win against Division II West Chester. A 28-17 win is not good. Admittedly they put up 21 in the first quarter, but did little after until they had to in order to win. Villanova lost to drop to 0-2 with an ugly game against Towson 31-10. Towson is now 2-0 and Villanova 0-2. This puts Towson technically in first in the CAA. William and Mary beat VMI 24-7 with another great defensive performance, but the offense struggled again. Paulus was 11 of 20. He needs to be sharper for them to repeat as champs. James Madison and Richmond both won. Richmond looks like it could be the top dog this year. The battle for Virginia is very interesting when you add in Old Dominion who laid a 40-17 beat down on Georgia State. New Hampshire won a close one at 48-41 over Leigh. And Maine took Pittsburgh to the wire before dropping a 35-29 decision.
Wofford also looked real good against Clemson. They had a 21-21 tie at half time and were leading 24-21 half way through the 3rd. They really lost the game when they went for a bomb, which was destined to fail. It was intercepted. It was a strange call as Wofford had moved the ball rather well on the ground. They lost when they could not pick up the 4th down on the final drive. And they were driving. Game ended 35-27.
Monday, November 15, 2010
Waiting on the polls
While the polls have not been updated yet, we can be sure that Delaware is going to be number 1 after mopping up the stadium with UMass at UMass. William and Mary put and end to the debate after losing to James Madison, and Appy State will probably be two after humiliating Wofford. Wofford has a chance to make the playoffs if they can win next week against Chattanooga.
Eastern Washington might be number 3 as they won at home against Southern Utah. They win next week and the automatic bid from the Big Sky is theirs.
Liberty was a surprise loser throwing the Big South into question as Stony Brook is now in the lead. Liberty has one loss and it is to Coastal Carolina, who has only one conference loss.
Penn beat Harvard to basically win the Ivy League title.
Bethune-Cookman remained undefeated overall and in conference (MEAC), but a couple of teams boast only one loss, so it is not theirs yet.
Northern Iowa won the Missouri Valley Conference with a win over Missouir State. They will make the playoffs, but are probably looking at a tough first round game.
Robert Morris lost this week surprisingly, but they already had the conference title for the NEC.
Jacksonville State played the game of the week against SE Missouir State. With four minutes left SE Missouri took a lead with a touchdown, but then with 11 seconds left Jacksonville State responded with a game winning touchdown. Wow. Both teams ought to make the playoffs, but if Jacksonville State wins next week, they win the automatic bid from the Ohio Valley Conference.
Lehigh won the Patriot crown, and Jacksonvile University has had the Pioneer title sown up for some time. They are 10-1 overall now, and it will be interesting to see them against some stiffer competition.
Appalachin State beat down Wofford to take the Southern Conference automatic bid. Wofford still has to play Chattanooga, but if they win they ought to make the post season as well.
SF Austin won to remain in the driver seat for the Southland title. Win and they are in. McNeese State won as well to keep pressure up, but the head to head loss puts Austin's destiny in their own hands.
In the second best game last week Grambling lost the SWAC title to Texas Southern in overtime. Grambling does not participate in the post season anyway, so Texas Southern was probably going to the Post Season. They ought to go now. Grambing will now wait for the big game against Southern.
Eastern Washington might be number 3 as they won at home against Southern Utah. They win next week and the automatic bid from the Big Sky is theirs.
Liberty was a surprise loser throwing the Big South into question as Stony Brook is now in the lead. Liberty has one loss and it is to Coastal Carolina, who has only one conference loss.
Penn beat Harvard to basically win the Ivy League title.
Bethune-Cookman remained undefeated overall and in conference (MEAC), but a couple of teams boast only one loss, so it is not theirs yet.
Northern Iowa won the Missouri Valley Conference with a win over Missouir State. They will make the playoffs, but are probably looking at a tough first round game.
Robert Morris lost this week surprisingly, but they already had the conference title for the NEC.
Jacksonville State played the game of the week against SE Missouir State. With four minutes left SE Missouri took a lead with a touchdown, but then with 11 seconds left Jacksonville State responded with a game winning touchdown. Wow. Both teams ought to make the playoffs, but if Jacksonville State wins next week, they win the automatic bid from the Ohio Valley Conference.
Lehigh won the Patriot crown, and Jacksonvile University has had the Pioneer title sown up for some time. They are 10-1 overall now, and it will be interesting to see them against some stiffer competition.
Appalachin State beat down Wofford to take the Southern Conference automatic bid. Wofford still has to play Chattanooga, but if they win they ought to make the post season as well.
SF Austin won to remain in the driver seat for the Southland title. Win and they are in. McNeese State won as well to keep pressure up, but the head to head loss puts Austin's destiny in their own hands.
In the second best game last week Grambling lost the SWAC title to Texas Southern in overtime. Grambling does not participate in the post season anyway, so Texas Southern was probably going to the Post Season. They ought to go now. Grambing will now wait for the big game against Southern.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Wow what a week
Okay, I have been a bit behind on the blog. The new polls almost all agree that Delaware drops to 6th and everyone else slides up a spot, except the FCSNow Poll which puts Delaware at 5th still in front of Villanova. The Coaches Poll interestingly now has all but one of the first place votes for Appy State. The other still goes to Stephen F. Austin, who is 3rd behind Jacksonville State, who got no first place votes. No respect for the easy schedule faced by Jacksonville State. Montana is 7th, and by the way, Montana was going to be my outside shot at the national title winner.
And yes, I am sticking with Delaware as my national title team, although the schedule does not get any easier for them. They were ahead the whole game on William and Mary. It took the insertion of the back up quarterback to win. His first drive included three passes, the third for a touchdown. He also steered the winning drive. But don't forget that Delaware was there to win it. They simply missed the game winning field goal.
Montana, Eastern Washington, Chatanooga, and Montana State all made pretty amazing comebacks to win their games. Montana's was literally in the last seconds and Chattanooga's was on the road against Furman for their first win over Furman in 15 tries.
And yes, I am sticking with Delaware as my national title team, although the schedule does not get any easier for them. They were ahead the whole game on William and Mary. It took the insertion of the back up quarterback to win. His first drive included three passes, the third for a touchdown. He also steered the winning drive. But don't forget that Delaware was there to win it. They simply missed the game winning field goal.
Montana, Eastern Washington, Chatanooga, and Montana State all made pretty amazing comebacks to win their games. Montana's was literally in the last seconds and Chattanooga's was on the road against Furman for their first win over Furman in 15 tries.
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Week 7 in review
What a crazy week in the FCS. Let us look at it by conference today.
The Ivy League is still Penn’s to lose as they won, and Harvard coughed up a 17 point lead in the 3rd quarter to lose to Lehigh. Yale on the other had did remain unbeaten with a 4th quarter touchdown. They share the Ivy League lead.
The surprising league today was the Big Sky. Eastern Washington had to come back to Northern Colorado. Northern Arizona handled Montana State in the biggest surprise of the day by a score of 34-7. Montana and Portland State went to the wire as well, but Montana ended their west coast jinx 23-21. This is now basically a three way tie at the top between Eastern Washington (4-1), Montana (4-1), and Montana State (3-1) who all have one loss in the conference and a 5-2 overall record. Northern Arizona is 4-2 overall but also only has one conference loss (2-1).
The Big South featured Liberty rolling over VMI 41-7. Liberty is undefeated in conference and 5-2 over all. They are not getting a lot of national respect, but they have a good offense. Technically Coastal Carolina is undefeated in conference too thanks to a win today, but this is Liberty’s to lose.
The Colonial Athletic Conference had Delaware and Villanova win, but James Madison lost to New Hampshire 28-14, and Richmond surprised Umass 11-10.
The Great West saw an upset as well as Southern Utah beat Cal Poly 20-7, and the Cal Poly touchdown as meaningless as the game ticked away. South Dakota U (soon to be Great West) lost to Northern Iowa.
The MEAC served up surprises as well. Bethune-Cookman shut out South Carolina State 14-0. I did not see that one coming. Hampton stayed undefeated in the MEAC and 5-1 overall. Florida State’s 31-0 drubbing of Savanah State keeps them with an outside hope of a MEAC title.
The Missouri Valley remains a mystery. South Dakota State’s 31-10 victory over Southern Illinois muddies the water in the MVC. Every team now has a loss. Youngstown State’s victory over Western Illinois was also a shocker and cost Western a chance to grab a lead in conference.
The NEC is Robert Morris as they showed again by beating Albany 38-0. Wagner is next in conference and they won 22-14 over St. Francis PA.
The Ohio Valley Conference is a showdown between undefeated Jacksonville State (including that big win at Ole Miss) and SE Missouri State, the surprise team this year who is undefeated in conference and 5-1 overall. Jacksonville State had no problem with Tennessee State 24-0, and SE Missouri survived Austin Peay after a slow start 41-24. They were down 13-14 at half.
Colgate has the Patriot league lead, I think. They won 44-3 over Cornell (Ivy League). This league is weak overall.
Pioneer Conference is going to be Jacksonville, who hung an 86-7 victory on Valpo, or Dayton, who beat Butler 33-13. Both are 5-1 overall and undefeated in conference.
The Southern Conference went according to plan. Wofford beat Western Carolina 45-14 and Appy State beat Citadel 39-10. Both are undefeated in Southern Conference play. Chattanooga pulled off a second half come back (35-27) on Georgia Southern to remain in the chase with one conference loss and they have yet to play Wofford.
Southland also went pretty calmly. SF Austin continued to roll as did Sam Houston State. When those two meet it ought to be fun. McNeese State gave LSU all they could handle, but were unable to pull off the upset. LSU ran up the score at the end to try and avoid being a laughing stock. McNeese St. was only down 16-10 at half.
SWAC ends our tour with Grambling State showing a great game in beating Alcorn State 38-28. Southern let Jackson State have a tough time of it. That game ended with Jackson St squeeking at a 49-45 victory.
The Ivy League is still Penn’s to lose as they won, and Harvard coughed up a 17 point lead in the 3rd quarter to lose to Lehigh. Yale on the other had did remain unbeaten with a 4th quarter touchdown. They share the Ivy League lead.
The surprising league today was the Big Sky. Eastern Washington had to come back to Northern Colorado. Northern Arizona handled Montana State in the biggest surprise of the day by a score of 34-7. Montana and Portland State went to the wire as well, but Montana ended their west coast jinx 23-21. This is now basically a three way tie at the top between Eastern Washington (4-1), Montana (4-1), and Montana State (3-1) who all have one loss in the conference and a 5-2 overall record. Northern Arizona is 4-2 overall but also only has one conference loss (2-1).
The Big South featured Liberty rolling over VMI 41-7. Liberty is undefeated in conference and 5-2 over all. They are not getting a lot of national respect, but they have a good offense. Technically Coastal Carolina is undefeated in conference too thanks to a win today, but this is Liberty’s to lose.
The Colonial Athletic Conference had Delaware and Villanova win, but James Madison lost to New Hampshire 28-14, and Richmond surprised Umass 11-10.
The Great West saw an upset as well as Southern Utah beat Cal Poly 20-7, and the Cal Poly touchdown as meaningless as the game ticked away. South Dakota U (soon to be Great West) lost to Northern Iowa.
The MEAC served up surprises as well. Bethune-Cookman shut out South Carolina State 14-0. I did not see that one coming. Hampton stayed undefeated in the MEAC and 5-1 overall. Florida State’s 31-0 drubbing of Savanah State keeps them with an outside hope of a MEAC title.
The Missouri Valley remains a mystery. South Dakota State’s 31-10 victory over Southern Illinois muddies the water in the MVC. Every team now has a loss. Youngstown State’s victory over Western Illinois was also a shocker and cost Western a chance to grab a lead in conference.
The NEC is Robert Morris as they showed again by beating Albany 38-0. Wagner is next in conference and they won 22-14 over St. Francis PA.
The Ohio Valley Conference is a showdown between undefeated Jacksonville State (including that big win at Ole Miss) and SE Missouri State, the surprise team this year who is undefeated in conference and 5-1 overall. Jacksonville State had no problem with Tennessee State 24-0, and SE Missouri survived Austin Peay after a slow start 41-24. They were down 13-14 at half.
Colgate has the Patriot league lead, I think. They won 44-3 over Cornell (Ivy League). This league is weak overall.
Pioneer Conference is going to be Jacksonville, who hung an 86-7 victory on Valpo, or Dayton, who beat Butler 33-13. Both are 5-1 overall and undefeated in conference.
The Southern Conference went according to plan. Wofford beat Western Carolina 45-14 and Appy State beat Citadel 39-10. Both are undefeated in Southern Conference play. Chattanooga pulled off a second half come back (35-27) on Georgia Southern to remain in the chase with one conference loss and they have yet to play Wofford.
Southland also went pretty calmly. SF Austin continued to roll as did Sam Houston State. When those two meet it ought to be fun. McNeese State gave LSU all they could handle, but were unable to pull off the upset. LSU ran up the score at the end to try and avoid being a laughing stock. McNeese St. was only down 16-10 at half.
SWAC ends our tour with Grambling State showing a great game in beating Alcorn State 38-28. Southern let Jackson State have a tough time of it. That game ended with Jackson St squeeking at a 49-45 victory.
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Oct 9 - Week 6 - In review
Well, that was an exciting day of football. Some close games coming down to the wire. Let us run through the Top 25.
#1 Appalachin State beats #16 Elon 34-31. Elon briefly led 10-7, but Appy had this game in hand most of the day. A late Elon score made it closer, but Appy wins and will probably stay #1. Elon might just fall out of the Top 25.
#2 Delaware beats Maine 26-7. This was not a real test for the Blue Hens.
#3 Jacksonville State beats Tennesse Martin 30-20. Again this was not as close as it looks. Jacksonville State was up 10-0 after the 1st and 23-6 at half.
#4 William and Mary beats Rhode Island 26-7. William and Mary cruised to another victory in the tough CAA.
#5 Stephen F. Austin beats #23 McNeese State 32-27. This was a close and exciting game. Austin scored in the last minute of play to give them the win. McNeese St. had just gone for 10 unanswered to take the lead, but was unable to hold on. Possible Game of the Week.
#6 Villanova was idle.
#7 James Madison beat Townson 17-13. Madison put up 14 in the first quarter, but then seemed to take the rest of the game off. They hang on to win unimpressively.
#8 UMass is idle.
#9 South Carolina State beats Norfolk State 34-13. A big win for SC St.
#10 Montana State beats Portland State 44-31. Portland raced out to an 18-3 lead at the end of the 1st, but Montana State responded with 34 unanswered points before a late rally put more points on the board for Portland State, but the game was over already.
#11 Richmond lost to #22 New Hampshire 0-17. It is clear that Richmond was overrated, but not scoring at all is embarassing. New Hampshire basically ended any hopes Richmond had at seeing post season play.
#12 Montana beats Idaho State 47-28. This is a good win for Montana who appears to have recovered their balance. Back to top form.
#13 Texas State lost to Southeast Louisiana 24-49. Texas State was down seven at half and only managed a field goal in the 2nd half.
#14 Eastern Washington beats #18 Northern Arizona 21-14. Eastern Washington was up 14-0 at halftime, but ended up with a hard fought win.
#15 Northern Iowa lost to #25 Southern Illinois 38-45. Southern Illinois owned the first half, Northern Iowa the second half, but overtime went to Southern. Not a knock out blow for Northern Iowa, but a clear indication that Southern Illinois is for real. Look for them to move up in the rankings.
#17 Georgia Southern lost to Wofford 31-33. Georgia Sothern's defense kept them in this game and Wofford tried to give it to them with a missed extra point that kept the margine at 2 pts, but in the end a draw play was taken down for a loss of 6 yards and the clock ran out on Georgia Southern. Their defense was responsible for 14 points, but they still lost at home. Look for Wofford to be ranked this next week.
#19 Cal Poly beats Old Dominion 50-37. Not a lot of defense, but Cal Poly got it done on the road.
#20 Western Illinois lost to South Dakota State 29-33. SD State had been so close yet so far. Their nice outing against Nebraska is starting to pay off. They stayed in the game and this time had what it took to come out on top.
#21 North Dakota State beats Youngstown State 34-29. A big second quarter of 21 points was enough to put them ahead for good. ND State keeps hope alive for playoffs with a big win.
#24 Liberty beats CSU 44-20. Liberty continue its impressive season with an easy victory in conference. It was their Big South Conference opener.
One would expect some new faces in the Top 25 this week. Wofford seems to be one of them. Perhaps Grambling State, who had a win this week as well will be another. Expect McNeese State to fall out of the rankings and maybe Northern Arizona too. Elon also has a shot at disappearing from the rankings.
#1 Appalachin State beats #16 Elon 34-31. Elon briefly led 10-7, but Appy had this game in hand most of the day. A late Elon score made it closer, but Appy wins and will probably stay #1. Elon might just fall out of the Top 25.
#2 Delaware beats Maine 26-7. This was not a real test for the Blue Hens.
#3 Jacksonville State beats Tennesse Martin 30-20. Again this was not as close as it looks. Jacksonville State was up 10-0 after the 1st and 23-6 at half.
#4 William and Mary beats Rhode Island 26-7. William and Mary cruised to another victory in the tough CAA.
#5 Stephen F. Austin beats #23 McNeese State 32-27. This was a close and exciting game. Austin scored in the last minute of play to give them the win. McNeese St. had just gone for 10 unanswered to take the lead, but was unable to hold on. Possible Game of the Week.
#6 Villanova was idle.
#7 James Madison beat Townson 17-13. Madison put up 14 in the first quarter, but then seemed to take the rest of the game off. They hang on to win unimpressively.
#8 UMass is idle.
#9 South Carolina State beats Norfolk State 34-13. A big win for SC St.
#10 Montana State beats Portland State 44-31. Portland raced out to an 18-3 lead at the end of the 1st, but Montana State responded with 34 unanswered points before a late rally put more points on the board for Portland State, but the game was over already.
#11 Richmond lost to #22 New Hampshire 0-17. It is clear that Richmond was overrated, but not scoring at all is embarassing. New Hampshire basically ended any hopes Richmond had at seeing post season play.
#12 Montana beats Idaho State 47-28. This is a good win for Montana who appears to have recovered their balance. Back to top form.
#13 Texas State lost to Southeast Louisiana 24-49. Texas State was down seven at half and only managed a field goal in the 2nd half.
#14 Eastern Washington beats #18 Northern Arizona 21-14. Eastern Washington was up 14-0 at halftime, but ended up with a hard fought win.
#15 Northern Iowa lost to #25 Southern Illinois 38-45. Southern Illinois owned the first half, Northern Iowa the second half, but overtime went to Southern. Not a knock out blow for Northern Iowa, but a clear indication that Southern Illinois is for real. Look for them to move up in the rankings.
#17 Georgia Southern lost to Wofford 31-33. Georgia Sothern's defense kept them in this game and Wofford tried to give it to them with a missed extra point that kept the margine at 2 pts, but in the end a draw play was taken down for a loss of 6 yards and the clock ran out on Georgia Southern. Their defense was responsible for 14 points, but they still lost at home. Look for Wofford to be ranked this next week.
#19 Cal Poly beats Old Dominion 50-37. Not a lot of defense, but Cal Poly got it done on the road.
#20 Western Illinois lost to South Dakota State 29-33. SD State had been so close yet so far. Their nice outing against Nebraska is starting to pay off. They stayed in the game and this time had what it took to come out on top.
#21 North Dakota State beats Youngstown State 34-29. A big second quarter of 21 points was enough to put them ahead for good. ND State keeps hope alive for playoffs with a big win.
#24 Liberty beats CSU 44-20. Liberty continue its impressive season with an easy victory in conference. It was their Big South Conference opener.
One would expect some new faces in the Top 25 this week. Wofford seems to be one of them. Perhaps Grambling State, who had a win this week as well will be another. Expect McNeese State to fall out of the rankings and maybe Northern Arizona too. Elon also has a shot at disappearing from the rankings.
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