Furman @ Samford. Socon game of the week

[FUGameBreaker]

AGS game of the week poll:

http://www.anygivensaturday.com/show...S-GOTW-Week-12

[soconjohn5]

Furman is already in the playoffs win or lose Saturday...The question is whether Samford will be?

[soconjohn5]

If you want it you can get it!

[Terrier19]

I CANT WAIT TO SEE THIS ONE. 2 GOOD TEAMS DOING BATTLE.

Samford playing for its post season life
Furman looking to get a piece of the ship.

Lots of things on the line....the loser will be sweating bullets for about a week until they get to see their name called on Selection Sunday.....or not.

I am just glad we got our part of the SOCON done.......this game is pressure packed.....

[gofurman]

Our last game vs ETSU we had 3 new starting O-Linemen. The center, RG, and RT. Our best WR, McKnight, has a shoulder injury. He played, caught one pass, and came out to be treated. Shaheed Salmon, our leading tackler who has been injured, played, but went out and was treated and I don't think he returned. I know nothing official, but what difference does it make? I gather from what is being said here that we don't have a snowball's chance anyhow. Furman has a better resume' even if they lose, and Blazejowski(who is a great QB and person IMO) is so much better than Hodges, that we are doomed. Hey, maybe Herink of ETSU should be #2 - didn't he have over 400 yards of passing vs Furman?
Also, Furman has the SoCon tradition, NC, and is obviously the best choice to represent the SoCon in the Playoffs. There is even a threat of rain in Homewood for Saturday. I wonder if Samford should just do the right thing and forfeit this mismatch?

Samford is a great team... I just hope fu can somehow get out w a W. somehow. I mean that. You have beaten' Wofford (only team to do so) and whalloped Mercer - no one else held Mercer to 3 points! You have a lot of talent.

*thank you for the response on injuries ! "Our last game vs ETSU we had 3 new starting O-Linemen. The center, RG, and RT. Our best WR, McKnight, has a shoulder injury. He played, caught one pass, and came out to be treated. Shaheed Salmon, our leading tackler who has been injured, played, but went out and was treated and I don't think he returned." Wasn't the Omari Williams kid listed as out one game too? Did he play v ETSU? thanks for answers. Figure I will watch the game replay but wanted to ask - you know your stuff. We are missing our 3 starting LBs but have been since game 4. Our CBs have been changed but not due to injury I don't think

[Schism55]

Furman is already in the playoffs win or lose Saturday...The question is whether Samford will be?

Wrong. This is a loser leaves town match, gotta love it!

[Terrier19]

Wrong. This is a loser leaves town match, gotta love it!

I think you might be right.....makes this game a lot of fun to watch....

[gofurman]

Wrong. This is a loser leaves town match, gotta love it!

Not if AGS is a good poll. !! Last year the AGS poll had every AQ and at-large included included in their top 25 poll. The entire playoff list was in the AGS top 25. No exception unless an AQ from a weaker conference. Furman is currently 14 (13 if you take out NCAT) and Samford is about 18 (17 without NCAT). If 14 loses away at 18 then that probably puts Furman at 20th (19th without NCAT)? Are you saying AGS has it wrong ??

AGS Poll Results - WEEK 11 - 11/13/2017

AGS Poll Results - WEEK 11 - 11/13/2017

Rank	Team:	Total Points	First Place Votes	Previous Wk.
1	James Madison Dukes	1974	78	1
2	North Dakota State Bison	1820	1	4
3	Central Arkansas Bears	1804		3
4	Jacksonville State Gamecocks	1752		2
5	South Dakota State Jackrabbits	1661		5
6	Sam Houston State Bearkats	1534		6
7	Wofford Terriers	1464		8
8	Southern Utah Thunderbirds	1419		9
9	Stony Brook Seawolves	1221		11
10	Weber State Wildcats	1189		12
11	Western Illinois Leathernecks	1119		13
12	Elon Phoenix	1032		7
13	North Carolina A&T Aggies	921		14
14	Furman Paladins	891		15
15	South Dakota Coyotes	841		10
16	Northern Arizona Lumberjacks	746		16
17	Northern Iowa Panthers	649		19
18	Samford Bulldogs	641		17
19	Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens	591		20
20	New Hampshire Wildcats	416		27
21	Monmouth Hawks	371		22
22	Montana Grizzlies	285		25
23	McNeese State Cowboys	269		24
24	Kennesaw State Owls	249		26
25	Eastern Washington Eagles	209		23
	ORV:
26	Illinois State Redbirds	194		21
27	Nicholls State Colonels	180		28
28	Western Carolina Catamounts	97		18
29	Grambling State Tigers	88		29
30	Yale Bulldogs	21		31

[Schism55]

AGS is the best poll, period.
But as has been mentioned in other threads Furmans SoS and wins are unimpressive.
If games break certain ways this weekend the bubble will be packed an I think that leaves Furman on the outside looking in.
At any rate, take care of business this saturday and no worries for the 'Dins

[gofurman]

I hear ya. Just for what I was saying This one was last year. FU will be an AGS top 25 win or lose this week - at 14 we aren't falling out of poll
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The AGS poll nailed the field last year as well. This was the poll released prior to Selection Sunday (autobids are underlined, at large are bolded). Grambling and NC Central weren't eligible since they were in the Celebration Bowl.

Rank Team: Total Points First Place Votes
1 North Dakota State Bison 1636 32
2 Eastern Washington Eagles 1631 24
3T Jacksonville State Gamecocks 1509 4
3T James Madison Dukes 1509 4
5 Sam Houston State Bearkats 1505 4
6 The Citadel Bulldogs 1364
7 South Dakota State Jackrabbits 1284
8 North Dakota Fighting Hawks 1208
9 Youngstown State Penguins 1019
10 Villanova Wildcats 1004
11 Chattanooga Mocs 966
12T Richmond Spiders 917
12T Central Arkansas Bears 917
14 Charleston Southern Buccaneers 814
15 Lehigh Mountain Hawks 788
16 Wofford Terriers 755
17 Cal Poly Mustangs 585
18 New Hampshire Wildcats 393
19 Grambling State Tigers 357
20 Samford Bulldogs 334
21 Weber State Wildcats 277
22 North Carolina Central Eagles 270
23 Illinois State Redbirds 267
24 North Carolina A&T Aggies 216
25 Albany Great Danes 214


Although to be fair I think the STATS poll also projected the field correctly last year after talking out the ineligible teams and the autos.