No interest in SIU at SEMO in week one? Really?

[Squealofthepig]

I'm just surprised not to see any discussion on this game - the MVC has some odd games this week (Indiana State at Penn State, Missouri State at Arkansas), but this looks to be a great game for us voters to figure out how the Salukis are going to do this year, and give us an idea of SEMO and the OVC overall.

[ValleyChamp]

SIU will win.

[Redhawk2010]

Still over a week away..

[msupigskin]

Would love to see SEMO win to help the rest of the OVC. I don't think SEMO will finish better than 3rd in the conference but the OVC will be very interesting this season I have a feeling.

[underdawg]

Should be a heck of a game--probably sold out. Wish Salukis had more OOC games this close--48 miles separates the two team's towns!

I know SEMO returns their QB and a safety> A pretty good RB from the folded D-2 Nebraska-Omaha program transferred in. No matter what they may say on here Saluki fans are nervous to see how their new QB will lead the team.

SIU RBs will be solid behind a great OL and defensively the Dawgs will be much faster.

[eiu1999]

I'm interested to see how SEMO looks this year, but I think SIU is a much better team.

[TTUEagles]

I just think it's hard to guage SEMO for me, because it was such a dramatic, worst-to-first season last year (and great for them!). I thought they represented the OVC very well: a tough place to go to your first playoff game - halfway across the country to the eventual national champion.
For me, they almost HAVE to be down a bit this year simply due to all of the other players lost. Didn't they lose 3 starters on O-line, top RB in the league and several Defensive stars?
It's just hard to really pick them in the OVC higher than 4th or 5th in what I think will be a very tough OVC race this year...
I will pull for SEMO but, pick SIU.

[Gil Dobie]

I'm just surprised not to see any discussion on this game - the MVC has some odd games this week (Indiana State at Penn State, Missouri State at Arkansas), but this looks to be a great game for us voters to figure out how the Salukis are going to do this year, and give us an idea of SEMO and the OVC overall.

The MVC doesn't have football, but the MVFC does. ;)

It should be a game on the radar as SIU is a yearly contender in the MVFC, and SEMO was in the playoff last year.

[underdawg]

Anyone interested in seeing the game free, it's on www.KFVS12.com Saturday night (sept. 3), Kick-ff at 6 pm. enjoy.

[Squealofthepig]

Anyone interested in seeing the game free, it's on www.KFVS12.com Saturday night (sept. 3), Kick-ff at 6 pm. enjoy.

Awesome, thanks!

[eiu1999]

Anyone interested in seeing the game free, it's on www.KFVS12.com Saturday night (sept. 3), Kick-ff at 6 pm. enjoy.

Cool

[Twentysix]

If I wasn't gonna be in the dome watching a game, I would totally partake, assuming the SUU SDSU game isnt the same time aswell.

[Redhawk2010]

If I wasn't gonna be in the dome watching a game, I would totally partake, assuming the SUU SDSU game isnt the same time aswell.

If you want to see it later, it will be archived after the game. KFVS12 does a GREAT job with this broadcast. In fact, I think they did a much better job last year than the NCAA webcast in the playoffs...

[Bison Fan in NW MN]

SIU will be much improved this year. Their defense could possibly be the best in the Valley.

SIU wins going away: 38-14

[Houndawg]

SIU will be much improved this year. Their defense could possibly be the best in the Valley.

SIU wins going away: 38-14

Their D was the best in the Valley last year and is already better this year. Unfortunately most of the league will be much improved too.

[Screamin_Eagle174]

I just think it's hard to guage SEMO for me, because it was such a dramatic, worst-to-first season last year (and great for them!). I thought they represented the OVC very well: a tough place to go to your first playoff game - halfway across the country to the eventual national champion.
For me, they almost HAVE to be down a bit this year simply due to all of the other players lost. Didn't they lose 3 starters on O-line, top RB in the league and several Defensive stars?
It's just hard to really pick them in the OVC higher than 4th or 5th in what I think will be a very tough OVC race this year...
I will pull for SEMO but, pick SIU.

Not discounting the strength of our team or the home-field advantage, but it wasn't that tough. They only had to go halfway across the country, and given they were going from East to West, they were playing the game later in the day which is generally easier. Much harder for a team to go all the way across the country from the West to East, and play 3 hours earlier in the day than they're used to. EWU did that against eventual (3-time) national champion App State in 2007, and we only lost by 3.

With that said, this looks like a good matchup, and I'm curious to see how both teams fare. SIU because they should be a contender in the MVFC once again, and SEMO to see if they can keep up the success they started last year.