FCS Bowl - Saturday 12/9 @ 1:30 PM - Daytona, FL

[FUBeAR]

Just thought this might interest some here. https://www.fcsbowl.com/

It interests FUBeAR because both Mercer’s Punter & Placekicker are playing (on opposite Teams) & they both had outstanding Seasons / Careers. For example, Mercer was #1 in FCS in Net Punting (the Punting Stat that REALLY matters) & their Punter was 8th in FCS in Punting Average. Of course, he didn’t make the Coaches OR Media 1st OR 2nd Team All-SoCon Teams...but, anyway...

Rosters below - only showing FCS Players here.
There are many other non-FCS Players on the full rosters. No FBS Players.

National Team

NO	NAME		COLLEGE	POS	HT	WT
2	Glen	Cuiellette	Texas Southern University	QB	6’0	220
4	Aaron	Blockmon	Campbell University	WR	6'0	210
5	Kurron	Ramsey	Alabama State University	DB/FS/SS	6'3	203
6	Brycen	Alleyne	Delaware State University	RB/KR/SLOT	5’6	165
10	Jibreel	Hazly	Florida A&M	LB	6’0	227
12	Jack	Soslow	University of Pennsylvania	K	6'3	195
13	TJ	Linta	Wagner College	QB	6’4	232
14	Daniel	Lindsey	Charleston Southern University	WR/SLOT/KR/PR	5’7	176
16	Ryan	Fulse	Wagner College	RB	5'11	202
18	Taronn	Selby	Delaware State University	WR	5'10	175
23	Isaiah	Johnson	Eastern Illinois State University	RB/KR	6'0	210
26	Dashawn	Davis	Presbyterian College	WR/KR/PR	5'8	163
27	Dylan	Hamilton	Alabama A&M University	DB	6’1	195
28	Keyjuan	Selby	Delaware State University	DB/CB/KR	5'10	175
30	Matt	Shiel	Mercer University	P	5'11	210
32	Wesley	Beans	Marist College	DB/S	5'10	195
33	Thomas	Oporto	Jacksonville University	DB/SS/LB	6’1	205
34	Solomon	Brown	Charleston Southern University	LB	6'1	235
37	Jordan	Laube	Bryant University	LS	6'2	205
44	Brandon	Varner	Grambling State University	DE/DT	6'3	268
55	Linwood	Banks	Grambling State University	DL/NG/DT	6'0	295
57	Matthew	Pyke	East Tennessee State University	OL/OC/OG	6’2	300
60	Loubens	Polinice	Florida A&M University	OL/RG/LG/RT	6'3	290
65	Noah	Beh	University of Delaware	OL	6'6	295
66	Connor	Christian	Jacksonville State University	DT	6'3	275

American Team

NO	NAME		COLLEGE	POS	HT	WT
1	Prince	Gray	Jacksonville University	WR/DB/KR/PR	5’10	190
4	Raphael	Lewis	Houston Baptist University	DB/CB	6”0	182
5	Damon	Cox	University of North Alabama	RB/KR	5'10	207
7	Colin	McGovern	Stetson University	QB	6’1	200
8	Tyler	Harris	University of Rhode Island	QB	6'4	235
15	Cedric	Battle	University of Central Arkansas	RB/KR	5’10	190
18	Lawson	Page	Morehead State University	QB	6'2	225
21	Ryan	Ross	McNeese State University	RB	5’9	205
22	Orlando	McKinley	Florida A&M University	DB/CB/KR/PR	5'9	165
23	Griffin	Norberg	Valparaiso University	WR	6'2	225
25	Brad	Woodard	Texas Southern University	RB	5’8	185
26	Malique	Jackson	Bethune-Cookman University	WR	5’11	180
27	Andrew	Whittier	Idaho State University	DB	5'7	165
29	Joshua	Amanfo	University of North Alabama	LB/WLB/NICKEL	6'0	215
36	James	Gilleylen	University of Tennessee-Martin	LB	6'2	230
40	D’erren	Wilson	Wagner College	WR	6’3	205
44	Todney	Evans	Bethune-Cookman University	DL/DE/OLB	6’3	230
46	Trenton	Bridges	Bethune-Cookman University	LB/MLB	6'1	240
55	Jaylin	Dailey	University of North Alabama	DE	6'1	255
63	Thomas	Dennis	University of Pennsylvania	OL/OT	6'5	305
65	Jakob	Dempsey	Jacksonville University	OL/RG	6'2	300
77	John	Yarbrough	University of Richmond	OL/OC	6'5	300
81	Quinn	McElfresh	Mississippi Valley State	WR/PR	6’3	215
88	Alex	Ng	Valparaiso University	P/HOLDER	6'0	215
90	Kevin	Thompson	Bethune-Cookman University	DL/DE	6'3	250
91	Nicholas	Flores	Morehead State University	DT	5'11	290
98	Coleman	Fisher	Mercer University	K	6'1	190
99	Zane	Smith	Stetson University	DL/DT	6'3	295

[Bison Fan in NW MN]

Wow, there are a lot of Valley players in there....

[ST_Lawson]

Wow, there are a lot of Valley players in there....

Oh, didn't you see though..."Eastern Illinois State University"...apparently EIU is now part of the Illinois State system...so maybe that's the MVFC representation. /s


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[kalm]

Wow, there are a lot of Valley players in there....

And players from west of the Mississippi in general.

[SochorField]

And players from west of the Mississippi in general.

WTF one player from the "west" (Idaho State DB Whittier)

Is this by invite?

Maybe there will be another game, but on the West Coast?

[Bisonator]

Lol is this another HBCU "classic"?

This the one where players have to pay to play?

[FUBeAR]

Yep - they have to pay $595 to play & pay their own way - travel, hotel, etc.

Probably why most kids are from the SE/South or NE (snow bunnies, we call ‘em). So, yeah all that sucks and the game won’t be very polished...like ALL Aall-Star games aren’t.

But...here’s the upsides for the Players

1) Get to play in 1 more Football game - that’s not nothing. If you played & loved the game, I don’t care how old you are today, your a$$ wishes you could play in just 1 more game...in your younger body.

2) I see a lot of them popping up gofundme’s to finance their Holidays trip to FL. I wish somebody would paid for my college beach trips, including bail money. They are past NCAA restrictions, so, it’s all good...and if they get ‘extra’ cash, they can upgrade from PBR & Natty to something a little better.

3) 84 Players in this game the past 3 or 4 years have had at least had a cup of coffee in an NFL or CFL Training Camp. Maybe, they would have had those opportunities anyway. Maybe not. If so, see #1 & #2, and #4.

4) Bikinis vs. Parkas for a week

If this (and gofundme) were around when I finished playing ball, I’d a darn-sure did it! Wish I could NOW!


Why (it seems) do y’all want to ‘knock’ this? Maybe you aren’t; just kinda seems that you are.

[ST_Lawson]

Why (it seems) do y’all want to ‘knock’ this? Maybe you aren’t; just kinda seems that you are.

I don't think most people were knocking the game itself, just the fact that representation seemed to be very "regional", which seemed odd for a postseason "seniors-type" game.
Now that you explained/reminded people of the setup, it makes sense that you don't have many players from further away. If you can drive or take an easy flight, it's not as big of a deal, but trying to get to Daytona from places like Brookings, SD, Cedar City, UT, or Bozeman, MT...not so easy (or cheap) usually.

[FUBeAR]

Just realized that 12/9 is Sunday.

My apologies for screwing up the thread title.

[Bisonoline]

There was a play to pay bowl last year where the guy walked with the money. No game.