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What did we learn? Week 5

By on October 2, 2012 in FCS News

Well boys and girls sorry for not writing I know your lives are worse off of because of it, here are my thoughts on the past couple of weeks of FCS football.
Eastern Washington, while I was skeptical at first after their Idaho win, they beat an already reeling Grizz team, which ovbiously puts the eagles in the driver seat for the Big Sky title and top four slot, their only true test yet coming in Bozeman against Montana State on Oct. 13

Despite playing a vanilla schedule the NDSU bison came into the dome and made the Panthers pay for their tough schedule by sending the Panthers to 0-4 in DI compeition. The Bison looked legit on both sides of the ball while the panthers looked tired and made mistakes that cost them the game because of those mistakes. The Bison host the up and rising Youngstown State in the Fargodome for homecoming then the ever dangerous Sycamores also in the dome for the true meat of their schedule.
The Citadel played lke the Citadel of old when they turned out a terrible effort against a Moc team that brought their A game and earned a W against the Bulldogs, leaving Wofford as the only unbeaten in Socon play.
the CAA, what to say just wow, it is all over the place there is a Reason the CAA has been so dominant recently is that any given saturday case in point UNH over UD this weekend.

Sorry for you ECB but it is what it is, sending me your own thoughts and I will use it to exppand the East coast.

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CS: 2012 FCS Top 25 Football Poll Week 5 (10/1/2012)

By on October 1, 2012 in CS Poll

Week 5 | 10/1/2012 | CS Top 25 Poll

1. North Dakota State Bison
2. Old Dominion Monarchs
3. Youngstown State Penguins
4. Montana State Bobcats
5. Wofford Terriers
6. James Madison Dukes
7. Eastern Washington Eagles
8. Georgia Southern Eagles
9. Sam Houston State Bearkats
10. Illinois State Redbirds
11. Stony Brook Seawolves
12. Cal Poly Mustangs
13. Appalachian State Mountaineers
14. Towson Tigers
15. Lehigh Mountain Hawks
16. Northern Arizona Lumberjacks
17. New Hampshire Wildcats
18. The Citadel Bulldogs
19. Eastern Kentucky Colonels
20. Albany Great Danes
21. Central Arkansas Bears
22. Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens
23. South Dakota State Jackrabbits
24. McNeese State Cowboys
25. Harvard Crimson

Others receiving votes:
Northern Iowa Panthers, Villanova Wildcats, Alabama A&M Bulldogs, Montana Grizzlies, Sacramento State Hornets, Tennessee State Tigers, Lafayette Leopards, Indiana State Sycamores, Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks, Jacksonville State Gamecocks, Drake Bulldogs, Maine Black Bears, North Dakota, Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks

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CS: 2012 FCS Top 25 Football Poll Week 4 (9/25/2012)

By on September 24, 2012 in CS Poll

Week 4 | 9/25/2012 | CS Top 25 Poll

1. North Dakota State Bison
2. Montana State Bobcats
3. Old Dominion Monarchs
4. Youngstown State Penguins
5. Wofford Terriers
6. James Madison Dukes
7. Eastern Washington Eagles
8. Georgia Southern Eagles
9. Sam Houston State Bearkats
10. The Citadel Bulldogs
11. Towson Tigers
12. Illinois State Redbirds
13. Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens
14. Central Arkansas Bears
15. Stony Brook Seawolves
16. Northern Iowa Panthers
17. Lehigh Mountain Hawks
18. Appalachian State Mountaineers
19. Cal Poly Mustangs
20. Eastern Kentucky Colonels
21. Northern Arizona Lumberjacks
22. Albany Great Danes
23. Montana Grizzlies
24. New Hampshire Wildcats
25. North Dakota

Others receiving votes:
Maine Black Bears, South Dakota State Jackrabbits, Samford Bulldogs, Harvard Crimson, McNeese State Cowboys, Lafayette Leopards, Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks, Richmond Spiders, Alabama A&M Bulldogs, Tennessee State Tigers, Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles, Sacramento State Hornets, Jacksonville State Gamecocks, Norfolk State Spartans

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The Citadel?????

By on September 21, 2012 in FCS News

Well This years dark horse has got to be the dogs from The Citadel.  No longer able to fly under the radar with their beatdown of App State The citadel has become a tru national contender.

The Citadel has taken on the traditional SOCON powers and has become the team that can in FCS this year. I personally love seeing newer teams trising up to challenge the existing football powers, I mean come on which one of us isn’t, we are for the most part the little guys. Go Citadel you have a fan up here in missouri valley country.

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CS: 2012 FCS Top 25 Football Poll Week 3 (9/17/2012)

By on September 17, 2012 in CS Poll

Week 3 | 9/17/2012 | CS Top 25 Poll

1. North Dakota State Bison
2. Sam Houston State Bearkats
3. Old Dominion Monarchs
4. Montana State Bobcats
5. Youngstown State Penguins
6. Northern Iowa Panthers
7. Wofford Terriers
8. Eastern Washington Eagles
9. The Citadel Bulldogs
10. Montana Grizzlies
11. James Madison Dukes
12. Georgia Southern Eagles
13. Illinois State Redbirds
14. Stony Brook Seawolves
15. Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens
16. Appalachian State Mountaineers
17. Towson Tigers
18. Lehigh Mountain Hawks
19. Cal Poly Mustangs
20. McNeese State Cowboys
21. New Hampshire Wildcats
22. Central Arkansas Bears
23. Indiana State Sycamores
24. Maine Black Bears
25. Sacramento State Hornets

Others receiving points:
Jacksonville State Gamecocks,  Albany Great Danes, Eastern Kentucky Colonels, Harvard Crimson, Samford Bulldogs, Northern Arizona Lumberjacks, South Dakota State Jackrabbits, Lafayette Leopards, Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles, North Dakota, Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks, Richmond Spiders, Norfolk State Spartans, Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks, Yale Bulldogs

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CS: 2012 FCS Top 25 Football Poll Week 2 (9/10/2012)

By on September 10, 2012 in CS Poll

Week 2 | 9/10/2012 | CS Top 25 Poll

1. North Dakota State Bison
2. Sam Houston State Bearkats
3. Youngstown State Penguins
4. Appalachian State Mountaineers
5. Eastern Washington Eagles
6. Montana State Bobcats
7. Old Dominion Monarchs
8. Northern Iowa Panthers
9. James Madison Dukes
10. Wofford Terriers
11. Georgia Southern Eagles
12. Montana Grizzlies
13. Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens
14. Towson Tigers
15. Illinois State Redbirds
16. Stony Brook Seawolves
17. McNeese State Cowboys
18. Lehigh Mountain Hawks
19. New Hampshire Wildcats
20. Indiana State Sycamores
21. Central Arkansas Bears
22. Sacramento State Hornets
23. Cal Poly Mustangs
24. Jacksonville State Gamecocks
25. Albany Great Danes

Others receiving points:
Norfolk State Spartans, The Citadel Bulldogs, Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks, Samford Bulldogs, Eastern Illinois Panthers, South Dakota State Jackrabbits, Northern Arizona Lumberjacks, Eastern Kentucky Colonels, Maine Black Bears, Harvard Crimson, North Dakota, Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks, Bethune-Cookman Wildcats, Lafayette Leopards, Liberty Flames, Coastal Carolina Chanticleers, Yale Bulldogs, Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles, Idaho State Bengals

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Now what did we learn? Parts 1 and 2

By on September 9, 2012 in FCS News

Hello anyone who reads this, my humblest apologies for failing to write last week, I could afford any number of excuses, but they are just that excuses. So here is a double hit for you this week boys and girls.
1. Week 1 we learned that YSU may be finally putting it all together this year after throttling FBS Pittsburgh.  UNI came out very strong against what was supposed to be a good Wisconsin team.  Bad thing for both UNI and YSU is those games were put into question as both team lost in Week 2(Wisconsin to an average-looking Oregon State team and Pitt to a improving Cincy team)

OK so its late and I haven’t surfed the net in a few days so I am a bit behind, but after looking at some things it is shaping up to be a very interesting year in the FCS.  The MVC looks like it will come down to 5 teams vying for the title with a resurgent Illinois state team coming on strong after last years disappointing season, and of course Indiana State ,UNI, YSU and NDSU looking strong as well.

In the Big Sky the Bobcats of MSU did not look impressive in their win against Drake, however like most teams its the beginning of the year, however the Big Sky will once again be a tight race with the ever present Montana, and Eastern Washington who was only narrowly defeated by FBS Washington State, but did take down FBS/FCS wannabe Idaho. Sacramento State upset Pac-12 Colorado this weekend, which is a huge boost for the Hornets as the only remaining road test for the Hornet will be against EWU on the 20th of October.

The socon to an interesting turn this weekend, App State Went out in the FCS Game of the week and beat a Montana team that looks to continue on the Montana path of always being strong.  However its the surprise upset of Georgia Southern by the Citadel that has GSU and Furman who lost to Samford in week one and Coastal Carolina on the bottom looking up at a Strong looking SOCON.  The eagles are lucky in that they get perennial SOCON powers Wofford and App State at home.  The Eagles visit Furman on Oct 20th.

The Terriers have gotten to take it easy the last two weeks, and have a tough five game stretch starting Oct. 6 hosting Furman, then on the road at APP State and Georgia Southern in consecutive weeks, followed by hosting the Citadel and on the road against Samford.Looking for that to be the decisive stretch for the terriers.

In the Colonial New Hampshire looked down right awful against a so-so Minnesota team(I actually watched that game)  Other than that it seems as though the colonial will be as up for grabs as anyone, as of this point no one setting themselves apart(except for Georgia State)

 

Well there you have it my thoughts on what I have seen and read, see ya later in the week GO FCS!

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