First Round Predictions

[89Hen]

Congrats to all the participants. Let's see your picks for the first round...

Coastal Carolina at No. 1 Appalachian State
Furman at Montana State
James Madison at No. 4 Youngstown State
Illinois State at Eastern Illinois

McNeese State at No. 2 Montana
UT-Martin at Southern Illinois
Lafayette at No. 3 Massachusetts
New Hampshire at Hampton

I've got four home and four away winners.

[dbackjon]

Coastal Carolina at No. 1 Appalachian State
Furman at Montana State
James Madison at No. 4 Youngstown State
Illinois State at Eastern Illinois

McNeese State at No. 2 Montana
UT-Martin at Southern Illinois
Lafayette at No. 3 Massachusetts
New Hampshire at Hampton

6 Home teams win (and still tossing around that EIU/ISU game).

[Peems]

the MSU-Furman game is gonna be one of the best ones in the first round.

[FlyYtown]

Coastal Carolina at No. 1 Appalachian State
Furman at Montana State
James Madison at No. 4 Youngstown State
Illinois State at Eastern Illinois

McNeese State at No. 2 Montana
UT-Martin at Southern Illinois
Lafayette at No. 3 Massachusetts
New Hampshire at Hampton

[Hansel]

Congrats to all the participants. Let's see your picks for the first round...

Coastal Carolina at No. 1 Appalachian State
Furman at Montana State
James Madison at No. 4 Youngstown State
Illinois State at Eastern Illinois

McNeese State at No. 2 Montana
UT-Martin at Southern Illinois
Lafayette at No. 3 Massachusetts
New Hampshire at Hampton

I've got four home and four away winners.
I can't beleive you are picking against MSU ;)

[89Hen]

I can't beleive you are picking against MSU ;)
Shocker, aint it?

[Grizzaholic]

OK. I know this is a first round game prediction thread and I don't mean to Hi-jack it but I would love to see MT-MSU in the Chipper!!!

Or it might just be the rements of yesterday's game wearing off of me.

[89Hen]

BTW, not to complain, but couldn't they have flipped the 2nd and 4th game in each side so the SoCon, A10 and Gateway don't have to square off against themselves if the win in the first round?

Coastal Carolina at No. 1 Appalachian State
Furman at Montana State
James Madison at No. 4 Youngstown State
Illinois State at Eastern Illinois

McNeese State at No. 2 Montana
UT-Martin at Southern Illinois
Lafayette at No. 3 Massachusetts
New Hampshire at Hampton

[The Cats]

Coastal Carolina at No. 1 Appalachian State
Furman at Montana State
James Madison at No. 4 Youngstown State
Illinois State at Eastern Illinois

McNeese State at No. 2 Montana
UT-Martin at Southern Illinois
Lafayette at No. 3 Massachusetts
New Hampshire at Hampton

6 home winners......

[mainejeff]

Appalachian State 31 Coastal Carolina 10
Montana State 28 Furman 7
Youngstown State 17 James Madison 14
Illinois State 38 Eastern Illinois 17
Montana 23 McNeese State 13
UT-Martin 20 Southern Illinois 17
UMass 35 Lafayette 21
UNH 52 Hampton 21

[FlyYtown]

Appalachian State 31 Coastal Carolina 10
Montana State 28 Furman 7
Youngstown State 17 James Madison 14
Illinois State 38 Eastern Illinois 17
Montana 23 McNeese State 13
UT-Martin 20 Southern Illinois 17
UMass 35 Lafayette 21
UNH 52 Hampton 21

Maine Fan I agree with everything except SIU.. Whitlock is good!
And you saw YSU face Maine---we aren't bad... are we!

[AZGrizFan]

Appalachian State 31 Coastal Carolina 10
Montana State 28 Furman 7
Youngstown State 17 James Madison 14
Illinois State 38 Eastern Illinois 17
Montana 23 McNeese State 13
UT-Martin 20 Southern Illinois 17
UMass 35 Lafayette 21
UNH 52 Hampton 21

:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

spot on, mj.

Montana State will surprise some people. Mark my words.

[Freightliner]

Coastal Carolina at No. 1 Appalachian State
Furman at Montana State
James Madison at No. 4 Youngstown State
Illinois State at Eastern Illinois

McNeese State at No. 2 Montana --yeah yeah...call me looney! xidiotx....but someone from the SLC has to break the WaGriz Skid!
UT-Martin at Southern Illinois
Lafayette at No. 3 Massachusetts
New Hampshire at Hampton

[mschn99]

McNeese State at No. 2 Montana --yeah yeah...call me looney! xidiotx....but someone from the SLC has to break the WaGriz Skid!

freightliner buddy........are you off your rocker???:p

i could see a few upsets in the first round though

[Freightliner]

freightliner buddy........are you off your rocker???:p

i could see a few upsets in the first round though

:dizzy:

I know I know....I'm sticking to my guns on this :)

[JMU2K_DukeDawg]

Appalachian State 31 Coastal Carolina 10
Montana State 28 Furman 7
Youngstown State 17 James Madison 14
Illinois State 38 Eastern Illinois 17
Montana 23 McNeese State 13
UT-Martin 20 Southern Illinois 17
UMass 35 Lafayette 21
UNH 52 Hampton 21

Knowing MaineJeff's track record, I'm a very thankful for the YSU pick over JMU :smiley_wi

[AggieFinn]

Coastal Carolina at No. 1 Appalachian State - Appy by 21.
Furman at Montana State - MSU by 3, close game, but they find a way.
James Madison at No. 4 Youngstown State - Gotta go with YSU at home, by 4.
Illinois State at Eastern Illinois - ISU by 10

McNeese State at No. 2 Montana - Montana by 20
UT-Martin at Southern Illinois - SIU looking strong lately, spank UTM by 17
Lafayette at No. 3 Massachusetts - UMass by 14.
New Hampshire at Hampton - UNH by 10

[The Dude]

Coastal Carolina at No. 1 Appalachian State - App is definitely not a "one and done" team
Furman at Montana State - I have to pick my Paladins
James Madison at No. 4 Youngstown State - The 2004 road warriors take it
Illinois State at Eastern Illinois - ISU comes back after last week's loss

McNeese State at No. 2 Montana - Montana rolls
UT-Martin at Southern Illinois - The home team takes it
Lafayette at No. 3 Massachusetts - UMass rolls
New Hampshire at Hampton - UNH remembers the first half of their season

[matfu]

the MSU-Furman game is gonna be one of the best ones in the first round.



i hope furman is anywhere close to being healthy and lives up to their half of the bargain. in greenville we would have had a chance.

[Souza]

Coastal Carolina at No. 1 Appalachian State
Furman at Montana State
James Madison at No. 4 Youngstown State
Illinois State at Eastern Illinois

McNeese State at No. 2 Montana
UT-Martin at Southern Illinois
Lafayette at No. 3 Massachusetts
New Hampshire at Hampton

[MplsBison]

Coastal Carolina at No. 1 Appalachian State
Furman at Montana State

These 2 games show how down the SoCon is this year. Coastal "shocks" the winner of the down SoCon and Montana St cruises at home.

James Madison at No. 4 Youngstown State
Illinois State at Eastern Illinois
UT-Martin at Southern Illinois

The Gateway is the best conference this year. YSU, SIU, and ISU will cruise.

McNeese State at No. 2 Montana

Montana is very solid at home.

Lafayette at No. 3 Massachusetts

UMass is the real #1 this year.

New Hampshire at Hampton

New Hamp won't have any problems with the best from the MEAC.

[appst97]

Coastal Carolina at No. 1 Appalachian State
Furman at Montana State

These 2 games show how down the SoCon is this year. Coastal "shocks" the winner of the down SoCon and Montana St cruises at home.

James Madison at No. 4 Youngstown State
Illinois State at Eastern Illinois
UT-Martin at Southern Illinois

The Gateway is the best conference this year. YSU, SIU, and ISU will cruise.

McNeese State at No. 2 Montana

Montana is very solid at home.

Lafayette at No. 3 Massachusetts

UMass is the real #1 this year.

New Hampshire at Hampton

New Hamp won't have any problems with the best from the MEAC.


(look at)MePLeaseBison...Don't be a SoCon Hater Start thawing your turkey and looking for B-Ball tickets

[bigchocolate]

A couple of upset specials!!!!!

Coastal Carolina at No. 1 Appalachian State
Furman at Montana State
James Madison at No. 4 Youngstown State
Illinois State at Eastern Illinois
McNeese State at No. 2 Montana
UT-Martin at Southern Illinois
Lafayette at No. 3 Massachusetts
New Hampshire at Hampton

[RabidRabbit]

Appalachian State 31 Coastal Carolina 10
Montana State 28 Furman 21
Youngstown State 37 James Madison 27
Illinois State 38 Eastern Illinois 17
Montana 27 McNeese State 13
Southern Illinois 27 UT-Martin 17
UMass 35 Lafayette 21
UNH 52 Hampton 21

[SeattleGriz]

App vs CCU - App State
Too much going for App State to lose this one.

Montana State vs Furman - MSU
After watching MSU yesterday, I think they will suprise Furman.


E Illinois vs Illinois State - ISU
Don't know enough about E Illinois, so I am going with the team that won the earlier matchup and the fact the Gateway is a tougher conference.

Youngstown vs JMU - YSU
Holy crap! What a game this will be. I am giving the slight edge to YSU since they are at home and have beaten opponents convincingly. Be interesting to see how well JMU's D does against YSU.



Montana vs McNeese - Montana
Don't like this matchup like a person wouldn't like Georgia Southern even this year - too much playoff history with McNeese. Montana just has too much going for it as well.

S Illinois vs UT Martin - SIU
Although UT Martin is kicking butt this year, I have to go with the team that has the overall stronger conference and has been to the playoffs the last couple of years.


Hampton vs New Hampshire - UNH
Hampton hasn't convinced me yet that they are capable of stepping up and beating teams from stronger conferences.

UMass vs Lafayette - UMass
Too much power on the UMass side.

[Appguy]

Coastal Carolina at No. 1 Appalachian State
Furman at Montana State

These 2 games show how down the SoCon is this year. Coastal "shocks" the winner of the down SoCon and Montana St cruises at home.

MPLS is a socon hater

[UMass922]

Coastal Carolina 28 @ #1 Appalachian State 27
Montana State 19 vs. Furman 14

#4 Youngstown State 30 vs. James Madison 24
Illinois State 32 @ Eastern Illinois 10


#2 Montana 16 vs. McNeese State 6
Southern Illinois 38 vs. Tennessee-Martin 21

#3 Massachusetts 24 vs. Lafayette 20
New Hampshire 21 @ Hampton 17

[JMU_MRD'03-'07]

Coastal Carolina at No. 1 Appalachian State
Furman at Montana State
James Madison at No. 4 Youngstown State
Illinois State at Eastern Illinois

McNeese State at No. 2 Montana
UT-Martin at Southern Illinois
Lafayette at No. 3 Massachusetts
New Hampshire at Hampton

[Big Dawg]

New Hampshire at Hampton

New Hamp won't have any problems with the best from the MEAC.

I wouldn't be so sure about that...Hampton is very strong this year.

[Appalachian]

CCU at Appalachian State
Furman at Montana State
Illinois St at Eastern Ill.
JMU at YSU
Lafayette at Umass (Upset of the Day) :thumbsup:
New Hampshire at Hampton
UT Martin at SIU
McNeese St. at Montana

[JMU_MRD'03-'07]

Coastal Carolina at No. 1 Appalachian State
Furman at Montana State

These 2 games show how down the SoCon is this year. Coastal "shocks" the winner of the down SoCon and Montana St cruises at home.

James Madison at No. 4 Youngstown State
Illinois State at Eastern Illinois
UT-Martin at Southern Illinois

The Gateway is the best conference this year. YSU, SIU, and ISU will cruise.

McNeese State at No. 2 Montana

Montana is very solid at home.

Lafayette at No. 3 Massachusetts

UMass is the real #1 this year.

New Hampshire at Hampton

New Hamp won't have any problems with the best from the MEAC.

Nobody is going to be cruising through a No. 4 vs No. 5 game (IMO I don't know where the polls will put JMU this week). But the winner of that game is going to the Finals. Sorry App... but you're going to get knocked off your high horse before ya repeat.

[Death Dealer]

Y'all keep on dissin us......we prefer to play as underdogs. I think MSU is the one in for a surprise!
SOCON rolls through round one, to go head to head one more time at KB (as it should be).

[TxState_GO_CATS!]

#1 Appalachian State 35 vs. Coastal Carolina 17
Furman 14@ Montana State 13

#4 Youngstown State 28 vs. James Madison 20
Illinois State 35 @ Eastern Illinois 10


#2 Montana 35 vs. McNeese State 3
Southern Illinois 28 vs. Tennessee-Martin 24

#3 Massachusetts 42 vs. Lafayette 10
New Hampshire 35 @ Hampton 17

[sdgriz24]

Coastal Carolina at No. 1 Appalachian State
Furman at Montana State
James Madison at No. 4 Youngstown State
Illinois State at Eastern Illinois(No idea on this one,so go with the home)

McNeese State at No. 2 Montana
UT-Martin at Southern Illinois
Lafayette at No. 3 Massachusetts
New Hampshire at Hampton

[sdgriz24]

#2 Montana 35 vs. McNeese State 3


I understand the 3 by McNeese,but do they have a bad D or sumn,IDK how we score that much.

[kardplayer]

If you're going to make predictions anyway go to the bracket competitions HensRock and I setup (they're both free, but they have different rules)

Mine (1-2-4-8):
http://www.sportsbracket.com/predict...675504618.html (http://www.sportsbracket.com/predict...675504618.html)

HensRock (50-75-95-110):
http://gohens.net/i-aapool/ (http://gohens.net/i-aapool/)

[TxState_GO_CATS!]

I understand the 3 by McNeese,but do they have a bad D or sumn,IDK how we score that much.

well...we scored 38 on them and we were fourth in the weak SLC.

meh, i dunno. maybe you won't score 35, but i wouldn't be surprised if you did.:twocents:

[Saint3333]

First Round:

BRACKET ONE
Coastal Carolina (9-2) at Appalachian State #1 (10-1)

I don't predict ASU games.

Furman (8-3) at Montana State (7-4)

If Felton & Grey were 100% Furman, they won't be so MSU

James Madison (9-3) at Youngstown State #4 (9-2)

Best game of the round - YSU at the Ice Castle, their RB is a beast, JMU is probably the fifth best team in the playoffs-total hose job

Illinois State (8-3) at Eastern Illinois (8-4)

ISU, don't know much about either team, but ISU is battle tested in the Gateway

BRACKET TWO
McNeese State (7-4) at Montana #2 (10-1)

Montana - Griz stadium, November against a Southland team, no brainer

UT-Martin (9-2) at Southern Illinois (8-3)

SIU, UT-M great defense but Whitlock runs SIU to Montana (SIU my upset pick in the second round)

Lafayette (6-5) at UMass #3 (10-1)

Pards are tough, but UMass's D is too good

New Hampshire (8-3) at Hampton (9-1)

Highest scoring game of the day, Santos to Ball at least twice as UNH cruises

[Mountaineer#96]

hey guys lets not forget Coastal is playing AT App State :nod:

[McNeese75]

well...we scored 38 on them and we were fourth in the weak SLC.

meh, i dunno. maybe you won't score 35, but i wouldn't be surprised if you did.:twocents:

:confused: The score this year was 27-17 and we turned the ball over 6 times. Who did you score 35 on????

[appfan2008]

APP- WE WILL WIN IT ALL
FURMAN- the socon is better than you think
YSU- jmu @ app this year showed me how bad they are
EIU- this is a pick em game so i flipped a coin
UMASS-at home way too much
HAMPTON- unh has been sliding and they will keep that up
UTM- they will surprise some people and siu is no good
MONTANA- in a blowout

[BestOfBreed]

Coastal Carolina at No. 1 Appalachian State
Furman at Montana State
James Madison at No. 4 Youngstown State
Illinois State at Eastern Illinois

McNeese State at No. 2 Montana
UT-Martin at Southern Illinois
Lafayette at No. 3 Massachusetts
New Hampshire at Hampton

[skinny_uncle]

Coastal Carolina at No. 1 Appalachian State
Furman at Montana State

James Madison at No. 4 Youngstown State
Illinois State at Eastern Illinois

McNeese State at No. 2 Montana
UT-Martin at Southern Illinois

Lafayette at No. 3 Massachusetts
New Hampshire at Hampton

I'm not real good at predicting scores, so I won't try that.

[TxState_GO_CATS!]

:confused: The score this year was 27-17 and we turned the ball over 6 times. Who did you score 35 on????


ah...you are correct sir! my apologies. i was thinking of our game vs. SELA.

[FurmanPaladins4138]

Coastal at App State
Furman at Montana State
Illinois St at E Illinois
James Madison at Youngstown State

Lafayette at Massachusetts
New Hampshire at Hampton
Tenn.-Martin at S Illinois
McNeese St. at Montana

[Redbird Fan 21]

EIU- this is a pick em game so i flipped a coin



You really think so??? Just curious after ISU already beat them by 2 TD's without their all american WR that is back in Laurent Robinson.

#2 WR Pierre Jelly Jackson had over 150 yards and 2 TD (i think those stats are correct)... if they couldnt cover our #2 by himself... can they really cover our #1 and #1 WR's???

just some food for thought...

[FCS_pwns_FBS]

App State: 27
Coastal: 20
Not that I think App State isn't good - they are my second pick to win the NC behind Montana, but Coastal is an underrated team who will put up a fight. They are already 2-1 against Socon teams and they beat the second and third best Socon teams.

Furman: 28
Montana State: 14
MSU will be eager to prove that they belong, and Furman will be at 100% after their week off. I don't think Montana State has the rush D to hold Furman.

Youngstown State: 31
James Madison: 27
JMU gets shafted as EIU and Hampton get to host and they do not, and they will pay the price for that.

Illinois State: 38
EIU: 28
I'm not sold on EIU and I think PSU would have made a more worthy opponent.

Montana: 42
McNeese: 13
I expect the Griz to be focused and play the best game they have all season to date.

MY UPSET PICK...
UT Martin: 17
Southern Illinois: 14

UMASS: 35
Lafayette: 13

New Hampshire: 34
Hampton: 20
Hampton is better than people think, but they will still be no match for UNH.

[JMU2K_DukeDawg]

Coastal at App State
Furman at Montana State
Illinois St at E Illinois
James Madison at Youngstown State

Lafayette at Massachusetts
New Hampshire at Hampton
Tenn.-Martin at S Illinois
McNeese St. at Montana

What he said... I am beginning to notice a fond alliance growing between JMU and Furman. Maybe it's the style of play, hard hitting D, the history of having great QBs from Florida, the mutual respect after a memorable Quarterfinal in their house in 2004 (while we won, they were the better team that year), eating humble pie from losing to Coastal Carolina, enjoying the sweet taste of victory when beating the Spiders in Richmond, great well-respected academic institutions, or simple fear that opposing teams must cope with when faced with the idea of getting beat by men wearing purple, but truly Furman is my favorite team outside of the CAA.

[FurmanPaladins4138]

What he said... I am beginning to notice a fond alliance growing between JMU and Furman. Maybe it's the style of play, hard hitting D, the history of having great QBs from Florida, the mutual respect after a memorable Quarterfinal in their house in 2004 (while we won, they were the better team that year), eating humble pie from losing to Coastal Carolina, enjoying the sweet taste of victory when beating the Spiders in Richmond, great well-respected academic institutions, or simple fear that opposing teams must cope with when faced with the idea of getting beat by men wearing purple, but truly Furman is my favorite team outside of the CAA.

Wouldn't a Furman - JMU rematch in the semis be great? Could happen...either way, we would have to beat a team we lost to earlier in the year to get there. Just curious, where would it be played?

[JMU2K_DukeDawg]

Wouldn't a Furman - JMU rematch in the semis be great? Could happen...either way, we would have to beat a team we lost to earlier in the year to get there. Just curious, where would it be played?

Yes it would. That's my dream scenario regardless of where it might be played. Jeff Bourne, our AD, was quoted as saying JMU bids would be "aggressive"... ??? We'll see in week 2 if we advance to see if we host in that round.

Ok, for the playoffs, my avatar will officially now be a Furman helmet in honor of the screw job you guys got... Someone needs a geography lesson.

EDIT: ...until we face Furman in the Semi-Finals!!!

[blur2005]

Coastal Carolina at #1 Appalachian State
Furman at Montana State
James Madison at #4 Youngstown State
Illinois State at Eastern Illinois

McNeese State at #2 Montana
UT-Martin at Southern Illinois
Lafayette at #3 Massachusetts
New Hampshire at Hampton

[Panthers_Blue]

App. State
Mon. State
Young. State
E. Illinois

Mon.
UT Mart.
Mass.
New Hamp.

[blackfordpu]

I thought they tried to put two seeds in each region (help anyone)? This is definetly not the case here.

Coastal Carolina at No. 1 Appalachian State
Furman at Montana State
James Madison at No. 4 Youngstown State
Illinois State at Eastern Illinois

McNeese State at No. 2 Montana
UT-Martin at Southern Illinois
Lafayette at No. 3 Massachusetts
New Hampshire at Hampton

[UAalum72]

Coastal Carolina at #1 Appalachian State - too early for defending champs to go out

Furman at Montana State - too cold for Paladins

James Madison at #4 Youngstown State - home team in what could be closest game of the 1st round

McNeese State at #2 Montana - same as Furman

Lafayette at #3 Massachusetts - LC's only OOC win over 2-9 Sacred Heart

New Hampshire at Hampton - MEAC stays winless this century

UT-Martin at Southern Illinois - OVC winless since 1996

Illinois State at Eastern Illinois - EIU gets an at-large based on what ... its 10-pt. win over 1-10 Indiana State? Please...

[JMU-MRD-DAD]

APP- WE WILL WIN IT ALL
FURMAN- the socon is better than you think
YSU- jmu @ app this year showed me how bad they are
EIU- this is a pick em game so i flipped a coin
UMASS-at home way too much
HAMPTON- unh has been sliding and they will keep that up
UTM- they will surprise some people and siu is no good
MONTANA- in a blowout
Yep........JMU is really bad.........

[chiapet9]

Coastal Carolina at No. 1 Appalachian State
Furman at Montana State
James Madison at No. 4 Youngstown State
Illinois State at Eastern Illinois

McNeese State at No. 2 Montana
UT-Martin at Southern Illinois
Lafayette at No. 3 Massachusetts
New Hampshire at Hampton

[D1B]

Appalachian State 31 Coastal Carolina 10
Montana State 28 Furman 7
Youngstown State 17 James Madison 14
Illinois State 38 Eastern Illinois 17
Montana 23 McNeese State 13
UT-Martin 20 Southern Illinois 17
UMass 35 Lafayette 21
UNH 52 Hampton 21

UTM won't beat SIU. JMU will beat YSU. Furman will beat MSU.:twocents:

Note to Flytown - I hope YSU crushes em. I think YSU has problems winning the big games at home. (UNI):smiley_wi

[D1B]

Coastal Carolina at No. 1 Appalachian State
Furman at Montana State
James Madison at No. 4 Youngstown State
Illinois State at Eastern Illinois

McNeese State at No. 2 Montana
UT-Martin at Southern Illinois
Lafayette at No. 3 Massachusetts
New Hampshire at Hampton


Eastern Illinois, well the OVC, is a subpar CS conference, just a step ahead of the MEAC and SWAC, IMO. I will shave my azz and run across the field wearing nothing but a diaper and a rainbow afro wig if EIU beats Illinois state.:thumbsup:

[chiapet9]

Eastern Illinois, well the OVC, is a subpar CS conference, just a step ahead of the MEAC and SWAC, IMO. I will shave my azz and run across the field wearing nothing but a diaper and a rainbow afro wig if EIU beats Illinois state.:thumbsup:


that will be a hilarious sight to see. especially coming from someone who went to Jerry Falwell University.

[Madisonian]

First Round:

BRACKET ONE
Coastal Carolina (9-2) at Appalachian State #1 (10-1)

I don't predict ASU games.

Furman (8-3) at Montana State (7-4)

If Felton & Grey were 100% Furman, they won't be so MSU

James Madison (9-3) at Youngstown State #4 (9-2)

Best game of the round - YSU at the Ice Castle, their RB is a beast, JMU is probably the fifth best team in the playoffs-total hose job

Illinois State (8-3) at Eastern Illinois (8-4)

ISU, don't know much about either team, but ISU is battle tested in the Gateway

BRACKET TWO
McNeese State (7-4) at Montana #2 (10-1)

Montana - Griz stadium, November against a Southland team, no brainer

UT-Martin (9-2) at Southern Illinois (8-3)

SIU, UT-M great defense but Whitlock runs SIU to Montana (SIU my upset pick in the second round)

Lafayette (6-5) at UMass #3 (10-1)

Pards are tough, but UMass's D is too good

New Hampshire (8-3) at Hampton (9-1)

Highest scoring game of the day, Santos to Ball at least twice as UNH cruises

So let's give that JMU 9-2 a win over YSU. Check the stats.

[JohnStOnge]

that will be a hilarious sight to see. especially coming from someone who went to Jerry Falwell University.

You haven't been around long enough. He went to and played for Northern Iowa. I think the Liberty Helmet is some kind of reverse political/philosophical statement.

[Madisonian]

Wouldn't a Furman - JMU rematch in the semis be great? Could happen...either way, we would have to beat a team we lost to earlier in the year to get there. Just curious, where would it be played?

Yes a rematch would be great, especially in Greenville (a mere 1.5 hour ride up I-85). However, I think JMU has a score to settle with Happy Appy. I would prefer for the Dukes to dash the App hopes and dreams at the Rock!

By the way, is it just me or are the purple armies not getting any respect out here? I think JMad likes being the underdog, so please continue to bring on the YSU predictions. Just ask AppFan2008he "knows how bad" our team is. We're awful, 9-2, A-10 South Champ, Rascati QB on the 2004 NC team. -That's clearly a terrible track record. :smiley_wi Lucky for us this guy still has two more years of education before he is released on society. Go DUUUUUUKES!

[Chi Panther]

First off, I'd like to say congrats to all playoff teams. You all deserve it.

I'm disappointed in two items however:

1) Illinois State playing at EIU doesn't add up. Did the Redbirds not bid for a home game?????....the Blue Panthers have already been beat by 14 by the Redbirds.....

2) JMU at YSU is a TOUGH draw for both schools.....too bad.....

I like UMASS in the bottom half of the bracket.

The Top half with the #1 and #4 seeds....seem to have a tougher go....

How many teams besides App State (beat Furman and JMU) and UNI (beat YSU and Ill State) have beat 2 playoff teams.....and how many have played atleast 3 playoff teams?

I'll be cheering for SIU, UMASS, Ill State and App State to make the Semi Finals......:bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow:

[ButlerGSU]

I'm expecting an upset or two in the first round.

[mschn99]

First off, I'd like to say congrats to all playoff teams. You all deserve it.

I'm disappointed in two items however:

1) Illinois State playing at EIU doesn't add up. Did the Redbirds not bid for a home game?????....the Blue Panthers have already been beat by 14 by the Redbirds.....

2) JMU at YSU is a TOUGH draw for both schools.....too bad.....

I like UMASS in the bottom half of the bracket.

The Top half with the #1 and #4 seeds....seem to have a tougher go....

How many teams besides App State (beat Furman and JMU) and UNI (beat YSU and Ill State) have beat 2 playoff teams.....and how many have played atleast 3 playoff teams?

I'll be cheering for SIU, UMASS, Ill State and App State to make the Semi Finals......:bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow:
one thing your not thinking about though is how many teams were knocked out of the playoffs by teams......Montana beating PSU and Cal Poly......MSU beating PSU definately affected them, and im sure there are TONS of those senerios between all 16 teams. Quality wins are quality wins even if your win made it so that team DIDNT make the playoffs.

[FlyYtown]

Love seeing the non-east coast bias in this thread.. After hearing CSN Waves today, I figured EVERYONE would pick JMU....

http://ysusports.com/images/playoff-box.jpg

[JaxSinfonian]

Eastern Illinois, well the OVC, is a subpar CS conference,
just a step ahead of the MEAC and SWAC, IMO.

Got any backup for that opinion?


I will shave my azz and run across the field wearing nothing but a diaper and a rainbow afro wig if EIU beats Illinois state.:thumbsup:

As if I didn't have reason enough to pull for the Panthers. Now this. Make sure you have a buddy with a camera there.

[Mountaineer#96]

Coastal Carolina at Appalachian State ... Mountaineers beat the chickens out of them in Boone, hopefully its really nice and cold. 38 - 16

Furman at Montana State ....MSU drops the Purple People Eaters in a close one 24-20 (but they score some in the 2nd half)

James Madison at Youngstown State .... I think this will be the best game of the first round, and JMU pulls it out in the end with a last second field goal 31 - 29

Illinois State at Eastern Illinois....... ISU excutes ball control and slaps the shackles down on defense for the win 28 - 7

McNeese State at Montana ...... tough first round draw for McNeese and they get spanked for it 31 - 3

UT-Martin at Southern Illinois..... Martin follows OVC standard procedure and lays an egg 24 - 14

Lafayette at Massachusetts .... UMass has got too much up front on offense, they pound the ball all day 35 - 10

New Hampshire at Hampton....... would rather see Wofford in here than stupid Hampton, they go home in the first round ....again 41 - 21

[JohnStOnge]

Got any backup for that opinion?



As if I didn't have reason enough to pull for the Panthers. Now this. Make sure you have a buddy with a camera there.

One backup would be recent playoff performance. I think the last OVC playoff win was in 2000 by then OVC member Western Kentucky beat Florida A&M. The last time a current member of the OVC won a playoff game was, I think, in 1996 when Murray State beat Western Illinois.

[yosef1969]

App State - IMO closer than expected, Thigpen and Simpson keep CCU in the game until late 3rd or early 4th - 28-17
Furman - Depends of health of Paladins. Honestly would rather host MSU to see how we stack up against different competition - 23-21
YSU - Game of the week. Home field advantage too much to overcome. Dukes got the shaft from the committee on this one - 28-24
ISU - OVC hasn't proven it produce playoff winners and the Redbirds prove they should have been at home for this one - 35 - 21
Montana - Griz handle the Cowboys at home - 21-6
SIU - See statement above regarding OVC. Gateway far superior league and Salukis prove it - 31-10
UMASS - Wish I could pick the upset here but UMASS D too much for the Pards - 24-3
Hampton - Hampton hasn't proven they can win in the playoffs but just a hunch that UNH is set for the trap - 28-27

[Cocky]

Appalachian State Coastal Carolina
Montana State Furman
Youngstown State James Madison
Illinois State Eastern Illinois
Montana McNeese State
UT-Martin Southern Illinois
UMass Lafayette
UNH Hampton

[PaladinFan]

ASU v. Coastal: Tyler Thigpen will give the Chants a chance. ASU best be ready. This isn't the same team they saw last year.

Montana State v. Furman: Paladins playing with a chip on their shoulder. Give em hell.

Youngstown State v. James Madison: Not an easy task for the Dukes in round one. Should have beaten Villanova.

Ill State v. EIU: Dangerous offense. Needs to get clicking in the playoffs

Montana v. Mcneese State: I'm out on how good Montana actually is. They are a good bit better than Mcneese state though.

UTM v. SIU: Go Skyhawks

Umass v. Lafayette: no problem for the Minutemen

UNH v. Hampton: How did UNH tank the last half the season and come out smelling like roses? This is Hampton's chance to prove some people wrong. Many still consider UNH one of the nation's better teams.

[WrenFGun]

Coastal Carolina at No. 1 Appalachian State
Furman at Montana State
James Madison at No. 4 Youngstown State
Illinois State at Eastern Illinois

McNeese State at No. 2 Montana
UT-Martin at Southern Illinois
Lafayette at No. 3 Massachusetts
New Hampshire at Hampton

I think I have pretty much a routine selection here. The Furman/MSU and JMU/YSU games will both be tight, and particularly in the case of JMU, the loser quite possibly could be better than a few of the remaining teams (UNH for sure, likely SIU, ISU and possibly Furman). Really tough draw there, JMU deserved the Hampton game. I think the UNH/Hampton game is pretty much a crapshoot, depending on which UNH team shows up. If the team of the first half/last 2 games shows up, then it's probably no contest. If not, Hampton could win going away. I just think Furman has a better team than MSU, so we'll see if they can bear it.

UNH/UMass will be a helluva 2nd round game, and you can't go wrong with APP ST/Furman, either.

[FlyYtown]

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[nothingbutjsu]

Coastal Carolina @ Appalachian St. - ASU
Furman @ Montana State - FU
Illinois State @ Eastern Illinois - EIU
James Madison @ Youngstown State - YSU
Lafayette @ Massachusetts - UMass
New Hampshire @ Hampton - UNH
UT-Martin @ Southern Illinois - SIU
McNeese State @ Montana - Montana

[Lafayette71]

#3 Massachusetts 24 vs. Lafayette 20
New Hampshire 21 @ Hampton 17

Nobody's taking the Leopards lightly this time around. Last year there were a bunch of angry penguins predicting a 40 point margin going into the App St. game in the first round last year.

[Pards Rule]

Do Penquins squawk?

[Lafayette71]

Coastal Carolina at No. 1 Appalachian State
Furman at Montana State
James Madison at No. 4 Youngstown State
Illinois State at Eastern Illinois(No idea on this one,so go with the home)

McNeese State at No. 2 Montana
UT-Martin at Southern Illinois
Lafayette at No. 3 Massachusetts
New Hampshire at Hampton

That's what I like to see. sdgrizz24 just said what everyone was thinkingxlolx xlolx Or was it just me? Don't sleep on the Pards. The record is deceiving. This team is coming in hitting on all cylinders offensively. Lafayette has got to come out and show that they can match the minutemen up front. I think it's going to be a great game, and just a short ride up 91 to McGurk.

[carney2]

Coastal Carolina at No. 1 Appalachian State Can't pick against no. 1 in the first round

Furman at Montana State MSU lost to Chadron State, but Furman has to travel 2,000 miles - that does it for me.

James Madison at No. 4 Youngstown State On a mission - for a week or two, anyway.

Illinois State at Eastern Illinois Very concerned about the "rematch rule" which says that the previous loser usually wins in the rematch. Is there any way this could be a tie?

McNeese State at No. 2 Montana What drunk scheduled this mismatch?

UT-Martin at Southern Illinois I once dated a girl whose last name was Martin, but I digress. This shouldn't be close

Lafayette at No. 3 Massachusetts I don't actually believe this, but if the unthinkable actually occurs and there is peace in our time, I will be the only person on the planet who has the right to come back here and give all of you the finger

New Hampshire at Hampton Even a drunk wouldn't schedule this one. Hampton proved last year that they don't belong.

[chiapet9]

Furman at Montana State MSU lost to Chadron State, but Furman has to travel 2,000 miles - that does it for me.



on a plane. i'd rather fly a few hours than drive a few hours.

[ysubigred]

UTM won't beat SIU. JMU will beat YSU. Furman will beat MSU.:twocents:

Note to Flytown - I hope YSU crushes em. I think YSU has problems winning the big games at home. (UNI):smiley_wi

LOL!! You can't compare UNI to anybody that plays YSU! UNI could dress their band against YSU and some how YSU would lose :bang: xidiotx We've only beaten these guy's like 6 time in a 18 game history :eek:

[89Hen]

Nobody's taking the Leopards lightly this time around.
I will. I think UMass/LC will be the most lopsided of all the first round games. :twocents:

[FU97]

on a plane. i'd rather fly a few hours than drive a few hours.

Yeah, I'm not sure the travel thing is really all that big a deal. The team will be on a charter flight. Its not like they will have to sit in 3 airports waiting for connecting flights. Having the game at 1:30 our time would seem to help with the time zone lag. Seems like that's a much easier time to play than 11:30. Maybe MSU plays a lot of games that early, but it would seem strange to start that early. I would expect Furman to stay on EST with all their preparations. A night game out there would have been much more difficult for us. I imagine we will probably head out on Thursday (a day early) to help overcome the trip.

[BillLuc1982]

Appalachian State -- CCU is happy they're in the playoffs, but they better be happy that it's Monday because come Saturday you'll be hearing nothing but TOUCHDOWN APPALACHIAN STATE!!!

Appalachian State 55, Coastal Carolina 10

Furman -- They may have to travel 2,000 miles, but they'll show MSU who is the "better team"

Furman 24, Montana State 20

YSU -- Running game will prevail. Kicking game a concern for both teams, though.

YSU 35, JMU 24

Illinois State -- EIU = pathetic in the playoffs

Illinois State 32, Eastern Illinois 15

Montana -- McNeese State will play their hearts out, but ...

Montana 23, McNeese State 7

SIU -- Gateway overpowers OVC once again

Southern Illinois 28, UT-Martin 16

UMass -- Next game, please.

UMass 41, Lafayette 5

UNH -- Santos will be involved in more points than Hampton's whole team

UNH 40, Hampton 17

[chiapet9]

UMass 41, Lafayette 5



you're actually giving Lafayette a safety. hahah...

[Pards Rule]

Yeah I saw that!

[CharlestonAppFan]

Appalachian State 28, Coastal Carolina 17
Watched CCU this weekend against CSU. CCU did not look good in the first half, and CSU isn't all that great. Interested to see how CCU responds when they are down in the first half and more interested to see how ASU responds to CCU's intense catch-up passing game in the 4th quarter.

Furman 17, Montana State 14
Furman knows how to play in the playoffs and win close games even though they are not as great of a team this year. Coach Lamb will have these guys ready to compete and should hold on in a tough environment.

JMU 28, YSU 24
JMU should be pissed and on a mission because of their draw. I believe if JMU actually does win, all teams need to watch out. A lot of experience, good coaching, and emotion may lead this team to the semis.

Illinois State 35, Eastern Illinois 10
Don't know too much about EIU, but ISU has been a great team this year, but playing in a tough conference will only help them win. What's with all the Illinois teams in the playoffs each year?

Montana 20, McNeese State 10
Montana has a great chance to win it all, but they don't have a great offense. Defense wins championships, but you have to score in the playoffs too. Don't think they will be able to score against a good D (thinking of UMASS)

Southern Illinois 24, UT-Martin 6
Great running game and will eat up the clock. They don't give UTM a chance to score.

UMass 24, Lafayette 20
Closer than people expect. Playoffs are tough because all teams are good and deserve to be there. ASU played them last year in the first game and they gave us a handfull for a while. UMass needs to focus on each game and not begin to think of future matchups.

UNH 35, Hampton 14
My sleeper pick to win this bracket. If they get going and focus, they could be one of the best teams this year. Who can keep up with this offense if they get hot?

[walliver]

Coastal Carolina at No. 1 Appalachian State - ASU 35-14
Furman at Montana State - MSU 23-21 (I'm pulling for the horsey people but the weather and the long trip does them in)
James Madison at No. 4 Youngstown State - JMU 24-21
Illinois State at Eastern Illinois - ?
McNeese State at No. 2 Montana - Griz 28-17
UT-Martin at Southern Illinois - SIU 31-14
Lafayette at No. 3 Massachusetts - UMass 35-7
New Hampshire at Hampton - UNH 42-7

[SunCoastBlueHen]

Coastal Carolina at No. 1 Appalachian State - ASU by 28
Furman at Montana State - Furman by a TD
James Madison at No. 4 Youngstown State - YSU by 10
Illinois State at Eastern Illinois - ISU by 14

McNeese State at No. 2 Montana - Montana by 14
UT-Martin at Southern Illinois - SIU by two TDs
Lafayette at No. 3 Massachusetts - UMASS by 21
New Hampshire at Hampton - UHN by 17

[MYTAPPY]

App State 35, CCU 20: 24 in a row at THE ROCK!! Nuff Said.
MSU 21, FU 18: Hoping for a Snowstorm in Bozeman. MSU comes out fired up.
EIU 16, Illinois State 28
YSU 28, JMU 27


UMass 31, Lafayette 14
Hampton 17, UNH 42
SIU 19, Tenn-Matin 20
UM 30, McNeese St. 12

[Gil Dobie]

Appalachian State
Furman
YSU
Illinois State
Montana
Southern Illinois
UMass
UNH

[JaxSinfonian]

One backup would be recent playoff performance. I think the last OVC playoff win was in 2000 by then OVC member Western Kentucky beat Florida A&M. The last time a current member of the OVC won a playoff game was, I think, in 1996 when Murray State beat Western Illinois.

It seems that most folks, in making their predictions, do their best to analyze teams' strengths and weaknesses. Unless there's an OVC team involved, in which case they cite the opposing team's strengths and/or refer to the OVC's performance over the last few years. That's if there's any attempt at analysis at all, and not simply some use of the word "rolls."

I don't mind people picking against OVC teams. But how about basing those picks on the team in question rather than how their conference mates have fared in other years?

[Black and Gold Express]

Coastal Carolina at No. 1 Appalachian State
The head to head matchups point to a fairly big ASU win. Pulling stats from a post on the MMB (not by me), they have 5 common opponents this year with ASU going 5-0 and average score of 33-12 and CCU going 3-2 and average score of 33-30. CCU is terrible at rush defense, and proved they had no answer for the ASU ground attack last year, and it's just as potent this year. CCU has senior leadership, and the home field crowd will not be near as big as usual since the first round never is well-attended. But in the end I don't see this one being less than a 3 score difference. ASU 42 CCU 21

Furman at Montana State
You could say Furman got hosed, I don't agree. They may well have been one of the final teams in. They are beat up in key spots and are 0-2 against playoff teams this year. I have heard in years past from Furman fans that the Furman administration is loathe to make high bids for games, so it could just be that MSU put out more than the minimum bid and got the home game because of that. I watched the second half of the UM/MSU game and did not come away overly impressed with MSU, so that leads me to think this will be a close game. If Felton and Gray are playing near full strength, Furman has what it takes to win this one. And I'll fully admit that I'm a SoCon homer when games are close. That's the only reason I go with the Paladins to get their rematch with ASU, though deep down inside I'd like to see fresh blood grace Kidd-Brewer this year. Furman 24, Montana State 20

James Madison at No. 4 Youngstown State
For JMU, I can only go on what I've seen of them, which is the ASU game and the UNH game. Clearly that was two different teams that played in those games, but I hedge it by pointing out I was always critical of UNH's makeup especially on defense. JMU played ASU in the pre-Armanti "era" of this season, but our defense was the same as it has been all year, so a good defense can shut down JMU. They are not overly dynamic on offense. I know nothing of YSU this year, but to get a seed in this year's playoffs you have to be a good team. This is definitely the toughest game for all the seeds this round, but I'l give the edge to the home team. YSU in a grinder. Youngstown State 24, James Madison 18

Illinois State at Eastern IllinoisMaybe some day an OVC team will break through in the playoffs. Maybe it will happen this year. But it won't be against the Gateway. I'm going strictly on conference reputation for this pick. Illinois State 35, Eastern Illinois 21

McNeese State at No. 2 Montana
By everyone's admission, the Southland is down this year. Montana has played great considering they lost their best offensive player in Hilliard. Wash-Griz and Kidd-Brewer are the two stadiums nobody really wants to go to this year (and in large part because of that, my early pick is for an ASU/Montana finals) so the choice for me is easy here. Montana 28, McNeese State 10

UT-Martin at Southern Illinois
See the EIU/ISU pick. Gateway over OVC. This game is the OVC's best shot though, IMO. Southern Illinois 24, Tennessee-Martin 21

Lafayette at No. 3 Massachusetts
Lafayette has proven the past two seasons that they can be a tough opponent. They are big and plodding and methodical and don't make unforced errors. The biggest worry they have is facing someone with a lot of team speed. I see this one going similar to their game against ASU last year. Look for the Leopards to keep this game tight, maybe even lead it, into the late third quarter. Then it will be a matter of if UMass can wear them down or not and pull away. I say they can. UMass 34, Lafayette 23

New Hampshire at Hampton
UNH will be exposed by someone this year for the paper tigers they are, especially on defense. Fortunately for them, they face even more of a paper tiger in Hampton, who will again prove why nobody repesects any MEAC team in the playoffs anymore. UNH 52, Hampton 21

[BillLuc1982]

you're actually giving Lafayette a safety. hahah...

Nothing against Lafayette, I am actually cheering them on since they're the underdog.

And the safety reminds me of when YSU was really bad. They lost by some big number to 2. A lot of games in HS and college are like that. And we can't forget the 17-5 YSU-Marshall game in 1993!

[th0m]

Heh. We beat Maine 38-2 last year. Crazier things have indeed happened.

[pantherclaw]

Appalachian State
Furman
YSU
Illinois State
Montana
Southern Illinois
UMass
UNH


I agree.

[ysubigred]

I agree.

WOW!! Eliminate Montana and the furthest West team would be SIU :confused:

As for as the predictions I concur with Gil also :hurray:

[appfan2008]

i have been keeping tally of the predictions here is the current standings

ASU- 40 votes
CCU- 4 votes

FU- 21 votes
MSU- 23 votes

JMU- 11 votes
YSU- 33 votes

ISU- 33 votes
EIU- 11 votes

MSU- 1 votes
UM- 43 votes

UTM- 8 votes
SIU- 36 votes

LC- 3 votes
Umass- 41 votes

UNH- 41 votes
HU- 3 votes

[bandl]

i have been keeping tally of the predictions here is the current standings

ASU- 40 votes
CCU- 4 votes

FU- 21 votes
MSU- 23 votes

JMU- 11 votes
YSU- 33 votes

ISU- 33 votes
EIU- 11 votes

MSU- 1 votes
UM- 43 votes

UTM- 8 votes
SIU- 36 votes

LC- 3 votes
Umass- 41 votes

UNH- 41 votes
HU- 3 votes
Thank god we actually play the games, huh, instead of that crap they do in the BCS!!! :hurray: :hurray:

And your tally is a bit skewed....you need to check out the individual game threads...Hampton, Lafayette, UTM and JMU are getting alot more votes on those threads. ;)

[PurpleandGold]

people seem to be giving YSU all the love for "homefield advantage"...lets keep in mind that our 2004 run was all away and this year we beat the then top team in the nation at their own homecoming and followed it up the next week by beating a highly ranked richmond at their homecoming. the stats favor JMU in this one...better defense, similar run heavy offense. not saying we definately win, but our odds are better than the 3-1 we're getting here, homefield advantage or no.

[slycat]

Coastal Carolina at No. 1 Appalachian State
Furman at Montana State
James Madison at No. 4 Youngstown State
Illinois State at Eastern Illinois

McNeese State at No. 2 Montana
UT-Martin at Southern Illinois
Lafayette at No. 3 Massachusetts
New Hampshire at Hampton

[kats89]

I think there will be a couple of upsets.

[pantherclaw]

Coastal Carolina at No. 1 Appalachian State
Furman at Montana State
James Madison at No. 4 Youngstown State
Illinois State at Eastern Illinois

McNeese State at No. 2 Montana
UT-Martin at Southern Illinois
Lafayette at No. 3 Massachusetts
New Hampshire at Hampton

You have a McNeese State team from a VERY down southland conference beating a good Montana team, i am curious behind you're reasoning? Not being condescending, just curious to know, maybe we've all overlooked something in Mcneese.

(though i will say that if McNeese brings their cheerleaders then McNeese in a blowout)

[slycat]

You have a McNeese State team from a VERY down southland conference beating a good Montana team, i am curious behind you're reasoning? Not being condescending, just curious to know, maybe we've all overlooked something in Mcneese.

(though i will say that if McNeese brings their cheerleaders then McNeese in a blowout)

i know Mcneese winning seems a long shot but i have them as the big upset for the playoffs. they have been very good since the coaching change. i dont think that their record reflects how good they are now. i saw them lose to texas st on tv but that was because of a lot of turnovers and penalties. even with all the mistakes they were never out of the game (not that texas st was any good this year). i think that if they stop these mistakes they will put up a strong fight. plus i would like to see a slc team finally win at Montana.

im sure others are wondering why i picked Hampton over UNH. IMO UNH has slipped the second half of the season. i think it will be close i just dont think UNH is that good and they wont beat Hampton on the road.

[Walkon79]

Furman: 28
Montana State: 14
MSU will be eager to prove that they belong, and Furman will be at 100% after their week off. I don't think Montana State has the rush D to hold Furman.


One of the best Rush D's in the country, at just over 100 yards a game. This is one of our strengths. The question is, does Furman have the pass D to stay in the game and keep it low scoring.

[Walkon79]

A night game out there would have been much more difficult for us. I imagine we will probably head out on Thursday (a day early) to help overcome the trip.

No lights at MSU, thus the early start time. Starts getting dark at about 4:00 this time of year.

[pantherclaw]

i know Mcneese winning seems a long shot but i have them as the big upset for the playoffs. they have been very good since the coaching change. i dont think that their record reflects how good they are now. i saw them lose to texas st on tv but that was because of a lot of turnovers and penalties. even with all the mistakes they were never out of the game (not that texas st was any good this year). i think that if they stop these mistakes they will put up a strong fight. plus i would like to see a slc team finally win at Montana.

im sure others are wondering why i picked Hampton over UNH. IMO UNH has slipped the second half of the season. i think it will be close i just dont think UNH is that good and they wont beat Hampton on the road.

I can see your reasoning behind the McNeese game, though i disagree and i just don't think Montana will lose at home. I saw them at the Iowa game, and though they got their butts handed to them, they did look good, were just overpowered(kinda like UNI was last year, they have some huge guys on their lines)

I Do think that the UNH and the Hampton game will be close, and i agree the UNH has been slumping, but we'll see in 5 days if that slump continues.

[FlyYtown]

people seem to be giving YSU all the love for "homefield advantage"...lets keep in mind that our 2004 run was all away and this year we beat the then top team in the nation at their own homecoming and followed it up the next week by beating a highly ranked richmond at their homecoming. the stats favor JMU in this one...better defense, similar run heavy offense. not saying we definately win, but our odds are better than the 3-1 we're getting here, homefield advantage or no.
Congrats---Wanna award or something? You are failing to forget: YSU WON THE FREAKING GATEWAY CONFERENCE.... People do realize to win this conference you gotta be good. The last team to win it went to Chattanooga last year: FORGET!

[pantherclaw]

Congrats---Wanna award or something? You are failing to forget: YSU WON THE FREAKING GATEWAY CONFERENCE.... People do realize to win this conference you gotta be good. The last team to win it went to Chattanooga last year: FORGET!


HEHEHEHE....he's talking about


:hurray: :hurray: :hurray: UNI:hurray: :hurray: :hurray:

okay im done.

[chiapet9]

Congrats---Wanna award or something? You are failing to forget: YSU WON THE FREAKING GATEWAY CONFERENCE.... People do realize to win this conference you gotta be good. The last team to win it went to Chattanooga last year: FORGET!

and in 2004 where was the winner of THE FREAKING GATEWAY CONFERENCE? xidiotx


not in Chattanooga, buddy.

[skinny_uncle]

Coastal Carolina at No. 1 Appalachian State
Furman at Montana State
James Madison at No. 4 Youngstown State
Illinois State at Eastern Illinois

McNeese State at No. 2 Montana
UT-Martin at Southern Illinois
Lafayette at No. 3 Massachusetts
New Hampshire at Hampton
I don't suppose that Martin pick is a homer pick is it?
:D

[birdsflyhigh]

Ended up going 22-6 picking the Gateway games this year, so I'm going to take a shot at calling the playoff games. Do want to note that IMO this season's Gateway Conference was the strongest in many a moon, and think there's been some serious smoke blown by a couple of conferences.

Here goes (just the winners):

ASU- in a no contest

Furman- proving that it SHOULD have been UNI in the playoffs instead of MSU

YSU- argh! not fond of picking the Penguins as one YSU fan in particular seemed to continually belittle UNI by saying they weren't playoff worthy..hmmm? you know who you are

ISU-Birds will be focused and the OVC does NOT compare to the GFC

UM- in a no contest

SIU- in a total b****-slap of the OVC Salukis are probably playing the best they have all year right now. Talk about a good time to peak!

UMass- in a no contest

UNH-could be closer than some think


Predict 3 GFC teams onto the 2nd round and the OVC teams to be shown for what they are....just above average. Think having 3 GFC teams in the final 8 would give some ammo to my assesment that UNI would have been more worthy of the playoffs rather than either EIU or MSU.

Who knows? It'll be great to get the playoffs rolling! :hurray:

[slycat]

I don't suppose that Martin pick is a homer pick is it?
:D

oh no im a texas st fan. but im hoppin on the martin bandwagon. i just want them to do well in the playoffs.

[JMU_MRD'03-'07]

[QUOTE=appfan2008]YSU- jmu @ app this year showed me how bad they are

By the same token, showed me how bad you are for not crushing us by 20.
That wasn't serious, it was just proving the point that these are different teams now and have improved greatly.

[JMU_MRD'03-'07]

Congrats---Wanna award or something? You are failing to forget: YSU WON THE FREAKING GATEWAY CONFERENCE.... People do realize to win this conference you gotta be good. The last team to win it went to Chattanooga last year: FORGET!

Wanna cookie?
as Ray Lewis would say, "Stop talking and play football!"
We're coming in there with a 4-0 homecoming record this year... That means 3 of them were on the road... Watch out, because there is no way that its going to be an easy game for either team. And I'm really kinda hoping it'll be an all A10 final just to make you really wish you had accepted that cookie.

[Cincy App]

ASU 38 Coastal 16
Montana St 17 Furman 14 (home field advantage pays - good luck Paladins though!)
JMU 28 Youngstown St 27
Illinois St 31 E. Illinois 27
Montana 20 McNeese St 12
S. Illinois 24 UT-Martin 10
UMass 27 Lafayette 14
UNH 35 Hampton 31

Eight playoff games today! Can't wait!

[Pards Rule]

Two and a half hours to our kickoff! GO PARDS! WIN ONE FOR SUPERFAN!

[MR. CHICKEN]

AN' DUH WINNERAHS ARE:

APPALACHIAN STATE
MONTANA STATE
JAMES MADISON
ILLINOIS STATE
MONTANA
TENNESSEE-MARTIN
MASSACHUSETTS
HAMPTON.....................UPSET SPECIAL..........:eek:....BRAWK!

[GaSouthern]

Coastal Carolina at No. 1 Appalachian State
Furman at Montana State
James Madison at No. 4 Youngstown State
Illinois State at Eastern Illinois

McNeese State at No. 2 Montana
UT-Martin at Southern Illinois
Lafayette at No. 3 Massachusetts
New Hampshire at Hampton

6 Home teams win (and still tossing around that EIU/ISU game).

This is exactly my prediction.

[AZGrizFan]

Wouldn't a Furman - JMU rematch in the semis be great? Could happen...either way, we would have to beat a team we lost to earlier in the year to get there. Just curious, where would it be played?


Maybe next year, huh? xlolx xlolx xlolx xlolx