Week 1 Score Thread - 2014 Season

[bonarae]

My friends, it's football season again! The FCS and also the NAIA seasons begin today. As always I am committed to begin the score threads for this season.

Game Today:

Sam Houston State at Eastern Washington, 3:30 pm EDT

Will post next week's slate of games after the said game ends.

[bonarae]

Halftime. 21 all is the score.

[bonarae]

First FCS game of 2014 is done.

EWU wins 56-35.

Next post: Next week's games.

[bonarae]

SCHEDULE FOR AUGUST 27-31:

(All Times Eastern)

Wednesday (August 27)
Abilene Christian at Georgia State 7 PM

Thursday (August 28)
7 PM:
Howard at Akron
Charlotte at Campbell
Chattanooga at Central Michigan
Point U at Charleston Southern
Reinhardt at Mercer
Eastern Illinois at Minnesota
Presbyterian at Northern Illinois
Missouri State at Northwestern State
Eastern Kentucky at Robert Morris
Missouri Baptist at SE Missouri State
Bryant at Stony Brook
Valparaiso at Western Illinois
7:30 PM:
Idaho State at Utah
8 PM:
Union (Kentucky) at Murray State
Cal Poly at New Mexico State
Taylor at Southern Illinois
Kentucky Christian at Tennessee Tech
10 PM:
North Dakota at San Jose State
10:30 PM:
Weber State at Arizona State

Friday (August 29):
7:30 PM:
Jacksonville State at Michigan State
Villanova at Syracuse

Saturday (August 30):
12 PM:
Wagner at Georgetown
Youngstown State at Illinois
Indiana State at Indiana
Northern Iowa at Iowa
North Dakota State at Iowa State
UT Martin at Kentucky
Delaware at Pittsburgh
12:30 PM:
Wofford at Georgia Tech
1 PM:
Delaware State at Monmouth
2 PM:
Nicholls at Air Force
Colgate at Ball State
3 PM:
Southern Utah at Nevada
3:30 PM:
Duquesne at Buffalo
James Madison at Maryland
South Dakota State at Missouri
Hampton at Old Dominion
4 PM:
Portland State at Oregon State
UC Davis at Stanford
William and Mary at Virginia Tech
Montana at Wyoming
5 PM:
Virginia-Lynchburg at Alcorn State
South Carolina State vs. Benedict (Columbia, SC)
University of Faith at Mississippi Valley State
6 PM:
Holy Cross at Albany
VMI at Bucknell
Coastal Carolina at The Citadel
Elon at Duke
Morgan State at Eastern Michigan
St. Francis (PA) at Fordham
Norfolk State at Maine
Liberty at North Carolina
Morehead State at Richmond
Marist at Sacred Heart
Central Connecticut State at Towson
7 PM:
Montana State at Arkansas State
College of Faith at Davidson
Grand View at Drake
Bethune-Cookman at FIU
Gardner-Webb at Furman
Sacramento State at Incarnate Word
Florida A&M at Jackson State
Southern U at Louisiana
Austin Peay at Memphis
Savannah State at MTSU
Northern Arizona at San Diego State
Western Carolina at USF
Samford at TCU
Edward Waters at Tennessee State
UAPB at Texas State
UCA at Texas Tech
UNH at Toledo
Stetson at Warner
7:10 PM:
SFA at Kansas State
7:30 PM:
Alabama State at Sam Houston State
8 PM:
NC Central at East Carolina
Grambling at Lamar
Jacksonville at SE Louisiana
9:05 PM:
Montana-Western at EWU
10:30 PM:
South Dakota at Oregon

Sunday (August 31):
NC A&T vs. Alabama A&M (Orlando, FL)
Texas Southern vs. Prairie View (Houston, TX)

[OhioHen]

First FCS game of 2014 is done.

EWU wins 56-35.

Next post: Next week's games.

Note to poll voters - SHSU gave up 56 points - NOT a top 25 worthy performance, IMO.

[Houndawg]

Note to poll voters - SHSU gave up 56 points - NOT a top 25 worthy performance, IMO.

By either of them.

[deez_na]

Eastern Washington could have scored more too but their receivers kept dropping long passes. Not sure on Eastern Washington being a top team yet either the way they looked.

[bonarae]

Bumping this for the other teams' week 1. (As TSN has put it this way)

[bonarae]

Halftime: Georgia State leads ACU 21-16.

[eiupantherfan94]

Halftime: Georgia State leads ACU 21-16.

Georgia State wins 38-37 on late field goal.

[skinny_uncle]

Malcom Agnew runs for a 65 yard TD on the first Saluki play of the season.
SIU 7 Taylor 0

[skinny_uncle]

Northwestern St. 17 Misery State 7 early in the second quarter
WIU 14 Valparaiso 0 early in the second.

[Bison Fan in NW MN]

Malcom Agnew runs for a 65 yard TD on the first Saluki play of the season.
SIU 7 Taylor 0


Who is the QB for SIU this year?

[FCS_pwns_FBS]

UTC leading CMU 10-0

[MR. CHICKEN]

CHARLESTON SOUTHERN.........35
POINT UNIVERSITY.................. 0.......5:37 2ND Q

NORTHWESTERN ST............... 17
MISSOURI ST......................... 0........8:08 2ND Q

STONY BROOK........................7
BRYANT..................................0........7 :24 2ND Q

E. KENTUCKY.........................17
ROBERT MORRIS.....................3........8:03 2ND Q

MINNESOTA............................7
E. ILLINOIS............................0........10:16 2ND Q

AKRON.................................21
HOWARD................................0.......12:5 2 2ND Q

CHATTANOOGA......................10
C. MICHIGAN..........................0........9:25 2ND Q

[JSUBison]

Chatty-10
C. Mich-0

late 2nd. Go Mocs Go!

[Bison Fan in NW MN]

Gophers only up 7-0 only EIU in the 2nd quarter...xeyebrowx

[skinny_uncle]

Who is the QB for SIU this year?

Mark Iannotti

[Mr. C]

Pretty solid first-half performance by UTC. A holding call and a false start take Central Michigan out of scoring range and a missed field goal leaves it at 10-0 Mocs late in the second quarter.

[MR. CHICKEN]

CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 42 HALFTIME

POINT U. 0

NORTHWESTERN STATE 17 4:40 2ndQ

MISSOURI STATE 7

[skinny_uncle]

Agnew scores again for the Salukis on a 45 yard run.

[MR. CHICKEN]

NORTHWESTERN STATE 24 2:27 2ND Q
MISSOURI ST 7

[ETSUfan1]

Chattanooga 16
C. Michigan 0

3:30
2Q

[FCS_pwns_FBS]

17-0 UTC.

[MR. CHICKEN]

MINNESOTA 14 1:27 2ND Q2ND Q
E. ILLINOIS 0

[MR. CHICKEN]

CHATTANOOGA 16 2:10 2ND Q
C. MICHIGAN 0

[Mr. C]

UTC 16, CMU 7 1:43 left first half after a roughing the passer penalty kept a drive alive.

Even the announcers are calling the roughing call ticky-tack.

[MR. CHICKEN]

NEW MEXICO ST 7
CAL-POLY 0 1Q

S. ILLINOIS 14
TAYLOR 0 1Q

MURRAY STATE 14
UNION 0 1Q

W. ILLINOIS 21
VAL-PO 0 2Q

[skinny_uncle]

21-0 Salukis after a TD by McCall.

[Bison Fan in NW MN]

NORTHWESTERN STATE 24 2:27 2ND Q
MISSOURI ST 7


Yikes!

Seems like MSU always starts the season slow.

[aces1180]

NORTHWESTERN STATE 24 2:27 2ND Q
MISSOURI ST 7

Woah!!! This one surprises me.

[Bison Fan in NW MN]

21-0 Salukis after a TD by McCall.

What is Taylor?

NAIA?

[Red & Black]

Woah!!! This one surprises me.

Why? Misery State is not very good at all.


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[skinny_uncle]

What is Taylor?

NAIA?

Yep.

[Bison Fan in NW MN]

Why? Misery State is not very good at all.


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Actually as the season went on they were pretty good. They started the season 0-4

[Red & Black]

Actually as the season went on they were pretty good. They started the season 0-4

Oh. I just meant in general.


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[OrangeAndBlack]

Reinhardt 21
Mercer 24
HALF

Mercer hanging tough. Some opening game miscues have kept this one tight. Go Bears!

[skinny_uncle]

Iannotti 10 yard TD pass to Pruitt.
Salukis up 28-0

[BEAR]

The SLC website is so freakin lame. No score update. I'm sure after it's done they'll post the final.

[aces1180]

Oh. I just meant in general.


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I thought they had some momentum last year...You are right, nothing really changes.

[Red & Black]

Cal Poly holding their own against NMSU. Prior to CP losing all those players I'd have said they'd be a solid pick to win this game. It could go either way now. They do need to generate some sort of passing game, though.


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[skinny_uncle]

Salukis go up 35-0 after a 62 yard screen pass to Agnew from Iannotti.

[skinny_uncle]

WIU leading Valparaiso 24-0 at the half.

[clenz]

Reinhardt 21
Mercer 24
HALF

Mercer hanging tough. Some opening game miscues have kept this one tight. Go Bears!

A d1 shouldn't be "hanging tough" against whatever it is a Reinhardt is.......

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[Bison Fan in NW MN]

Salukis go up 35-0 after a 62 yard screen pass to Agnew from Iannotti.


Does Taylor or whatever team it is, have a defense on the field...:D

[marenlee]

First drive for CMU against the Mocs in the 2nd half. Mocs defense cannot tackle anything.

[Bisonator]

NORTHWESTERN STATE 24 2:27 2ND Q
MISSOURI ST 7

Frickin Bears, stinkin it up again OOC. xrolleyesx

[Bison Fan in NW MN]

A d1 shouldn't be "hanging tough" against whatever it is a Reinhardt is.......

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never heard of them so I googled them.

Didn't recognize any team....Cumberland, Union,.....must be an NAIA team...

[Red & Black]

never heard of them so I googled them.

Didn't recognize any team....Cumberland, Union,.....must be an NAIA team...

Lol.


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[skinny_uncle]

Kill's boys whipping EIU 21-0 in the third quarter.

[skinny_uncle]

Does Taylor or whatever team it is, have a defense on the field...:D

Yeah, but they ain't fast enough to keep up.

[skinny_uncle]

Northwestern State 24 Misery State 14 late in the third quarter.

[clenz]

Taylor has been sub. 500 something like 90 percent of the time the last decade or so in the NAUA

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[Bison Fan in NW MN]

Yeah, but they ain't fast enough to keep up.


Couldn't SIU find a FCS school to schedule?

These non-counters hurt come playoff selection....xsmhx

[Red & Black]

Chattanooga now getting lit up.

[FargoBison]

Chattanooga now getting lit up.

So they are in midseason form already.

[skinny_uncle]

WIU 38 Valparaiso 0 in the third
SIU 35 Taylor 0 at the half

[FargoBison]

NWST State 27 MSU 21 4th quarter

[skinny_uncle]

Couldn't SIU find a FCS school to schedule?

These non-counters hurt come playoff selection....xsmhx

Couldn't find an FCS.
D2 schools can't start until next week per NCAA rules.
Took what we could to get a sixth home game.

[FargoBison]

EIU LB just got tossed out of the Gopher game....And then the Gophers get a TD

28-0 MN crushing EIU

[skinny_uncle]

397 yards for SIU in the first half.
Agnew 145 yards rushing and a 62 yard TD reception and 3 TDs. (I think his hamstring might be OK this year.)

[Red & Black]

Couldn't find an FCS.
D2 schools can't start until next week per NCAA rules.
Took what we could to get a sixth home game.
Same boat, unfortunately.

[BEAR]

Geez SE Mo State and Murray State are crushing tonight.

[MR. CHICKEN]

NEW MEXICO STATE 14
CAL-POLY 10 13:13 3RD Q

BRYANT 13
STONY BROOK 7 5:25 4TH Q

E. KENTUCKY 29
ROBERT MORRIS 10 5:11 4TH Q

[FargoBison]

Central Michigan botches a punt...Chatty has a shot to take the lead.

[MR. CHICKEN]

CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 61 FINAL
POINT U 9

[FargoBison]

Well Chatty is going to Chatty...throw an INT to give the ball back to CMU

[citdog]

nice throw mini Huesman

[Go Lehigh TU owl]

The SBU score is pretty surprising. I thought SBU could be a sleeper playoff team....

[OrangeAndBlack]

A d1 shouldn't be "hanging tough" against whatever it is a Reinhardt is.......

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Whatever team you root for... take away all their seniors and juniors and see what happens. It's Mercer's 2nd year after the team was reinstated....

EDIT -- Oh and the sophomores had to be recruited without scholarships.

[marenlee]

Chatty is making it so hard to cheer for them. It's CENTRAL Michigan for crying out loud.

[skinny_uncle]

Misery State takes the lead over Northwestern ST 28-27 in the fourth.

[BEAR]

Is SEMO seriously going to score again? 77-0. Sigh. Boring game for both fans.

[Go Lehigh TU owl]

I was hoping Cecchini would fair a little better in his coaching debut. Down 45 to a blah WIU team is pretty ugly....

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NEC takes down the CAA!!

Bryant 13 SBU 7 Final, I'm on the fringe of shocked.....

[bonarae]

Uh oh...

Charlotte 33, Campbell 9 10:57 4Q
Reinhardt 42, Mercer 38 14:46 4Q xoopsx xsmhx
Central Michigan 20, Chattanooga 16 2:40 4Q
NMSU 21, Cal Poly 10 4:29 3Q xsmhx

[BEAR]

And NWST punts with 3 minutes left?

[dwtime]

Chatty is making it so hard to cheer for them. It's CENTRAL Michigan for crying out loud.

If they actually called some decent plays they might win the game!

[FargoBison]

Another Chatty INT..this one ends the game..20-16 CMU wins.

[Go Lehigh TU owl]

Either Chatty or Jax State will be starting the year 0-2 after next week....

[citdog]

Making me physically ill to see the SoCon emblem on the field and a team who has their next game against something called Lindsey Wilson is winning.

[skinny_uncle]

WIU 45 Valparaiso 6 final
Misery State 34 Northwestern State 27 final

[darell1976]

8:24 1Q

UND 0
SJSU 7

[bonarae]

Back-and-forth...

Mercer 45, Reinhardt 42 2:23 4Q

No more hope... xbawlingx

NMSU 28, Cal Poly 10 7:24 4Q

[darell1976]

2:25 1Q

UND 0
SJSU 14

[344Johnson]

2:25 1Q

UND 0
SJSU 14

Lolololololololllllllol

[Bison Fan in NW MN]

2:25 1Q

UND 0
SJSU 14


Sounds like UND cannot stop the run so far...

[skinny_uncle]

SIU 45 Taylor 0 after backup QB West throws a TD pass to Lamprakes.

[blackbeard]

Mercer dodges the bullet with a missed FG that would have set it to OT.....not a banner night for the SoCon

[citdog]

Mercer wins 45-42. furman will beat them by 60 next Saturday.

[darell1976]

End of 1st

UND 0
SJSU 14

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Sounds like UND cannot stop the run so far...

That and the WR screen. Both scores have been on short fields.

[RowdyRabbit]

Mercer dodges the bullet with a missed FG that would have set it to OT.....not a banner night for the SoCon

Heh. I got a kick out of the excitement the Mercer players showed after that.

"Yeah, we barely squeaked by a team we should've drilled".

[Bison Fan in NW MN]

Mercer wins 45-42. furman will beat them by 60 next Saturday.


You keep saying Furman sucks....xeyebrowx

[OrangeAndBlack]

Mercer wins 45-42. furman will beat them by 60 next Saturday.

Yes because one game predicts the entire season for every team, every year xthumbsupx xcoffeex

BEARS WIN! 45-42

[citdog]

Yes because one game predicts the entire season for every team, every year xthumbsupx xcoffeex

BEARS WIN! 45-42

Southern Conference Teams win that game by at least 35pts.

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You keep saying Furman sucks....xeyebrowx

they do. even when they are good.

[Bison Fan in NW MN]

Southern Conference Teams win that game by at least 35pts.

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they do. even when they are good.


Furman wins the SoCon this year!!

[OrangeAndBlack]

Southern Conference Teams win that game by at least 35pts.


Don't be mad that Mercer scheduled The Citadel as the homecoming game.

[citdog]

Furman wins the SoCon this year!!

furman sucks

[citdog]

Don't be mad that Mercer scheduled The Citadel as the homecoming game.

Why would i be mad? It's a 5 touchdown win for the Cadets.

[darell1976]

5:29 2Q

UND 0
SJSU 21

i can't wait to see more of Bubba's players and less of Muss's. It's a big hole to climb out of.

[Bison Fan in NW MN]

Why would i be mad? It's a 5 touchdown win for the Cadets.


How bad is the Citadel going to get beat by Florida State next week?

63-0?

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5:29 2Q

UND 0
SJSU 21

i can't wait to see more of Bubba's players and less of Muss's. It's a big hole to climb out of.


Is he playing them now?

Tough to win when you cannot run the ball or stop it.

[citdog]

How bad is the Citadel going to get beat by Florida State next week?

63-0?

About 475,000 dollars

[GoAgs72]

Cal Poly gets no brownie points for losing to New Mexico State 28-10. North Dakota looks to be struggling also. Neither FBS team are the cream of the crop for sure.

[Red & Black]

Geez, I must have missed that there's a team called Mercer playing in the SOCON now. From GA SO to Mercer...hmm.


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[Red & Black]

Cal Poly gets no brownie points for losing to New Mexico State 28-10. North Dakota looks to be struggling also. Neither FBS team are the cream of the crop for sure.

Yup. Very poor showing for the BSC against the FBS so far.


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[Dane96]

Why would i be mad? It's a 5 touchdown win for the Cadets.

Mercer fans: THIS IS THE PROPER WAY TO SMACK TALK IN THE FCS!!!! Read.Absorb.Repeat.

[blackbeard]

Southern Conference Teams win that game by at least 35pts.




Yep, and pulls their starters after the first series of the 3rd Q

[Go Lehigh TU owl]

Cal Poly gets no brownie points for losing to New Mexico State 28-10. North Dakota looks to be struggling also. Neither FBS team are the cream of the crop for sure.


The odds of the FCS team winning are always very small, even against really bad FBS teams.

[Bison Fan in NW MN]

About 475,000 dollars


475K?

That's it?

I thought the Seminoles paid cupcakes 600-700K to come get a beat down...

[skinny_uncle]

The odds of the FCS team winning are always very small, even against really bad FBS teams.

But yet it will happen this Saturday.

[PaladinFan]

Yes because one game predicts the entire season for every team, every year xthumbsupx xcoffeex

BEARS WIN! 45-42

You are right. Furman certainly didn't let a closer-than-expected win over PC spoil their season.

Still, I think Mercer's honeymoon of winning all of these wild home games is going to come to an end real soon. Their offense just keeps bailing out what has otherwise been a objectively bad defense the last two years. They don't stop the pass and they don't stop the run.

Surrendering 460 yards of offense and 42 points to an NAIA team at home is not going to get it done in the SoCon.

[TheRevSFA]

NW state already in mid season form

[bonarae]

The odds of the FCS team winning are always very small, even against really bad FBS teams.

True for recent years. The FBS teams have grown bigger in terms of talent yet the FCS teams, talent-wise, have stayed the same or have quite regressed.

We'll see if Yale can upset Army. xwhistlex

[darell1976]

1:53 2Q

UND 3
SJSU 21

[darell1976]

How bad is the Citadel going to get beat by Florida State next week?

63-0?

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Is he playing them now?

Tough to win when you cannot run the ball or stop it.

Muss left the cupboard very empty so lots of Muss players out there. Bubba will try to do a lot with very little.

[Bison Fan in NW MN]

You are right. Furman certainly didn't let a closer-than-expected win over PC spoil their season.

Still, I think Mercer's honeymoon of winning all of these wild home games is going to come to an end real soon. Their offense just keeps bailing out what has otherwise been a objectively bad defense the last two years. They don't stop the pass and they don't stop the run.

Surrendering 460 yards of offense and 42 points to an NAIA team at home is not going to get it done in the SoCon.



If the team I saw in the FargoDome last year is better now...xnodx

Furman was the best team the Bison played in the playoffs last year. They could be a contender this year.

[bonarae]

Still, I think Mercer's honeymoon of winning all of these wild home games is going to come to an end real soon.

Surrendering 460 yards of offense and 42 points to an NAIA team at home is not going to get it done in the SoCon.

As a fan jumping ship to ETSU next season, I'm worried that may also be true for the Bucs in their first three seasons back. The SoCon is chock-full of teams who belong to two sides: those with playoff potential and those with cellar capabilities. I'm not sure where to pigeonhole ETSU for the preseason 2015 predictions. Note that the Bucs 2015 schedule has a D3 and a NAIA on it.

[PaladinFan]

If the team I saw in the FargoDome last year is better now...xnodx

Furman was the best team the Bison played in the playoffs last year. They could be a contender this year.

We've got to take care of GWU first. Mercer can wait.

[PaladinFan]

As a fan jumping ship to ETSU next season, I'm worried that may also be true for the Bucs in their first three seasons back. The SoCon is chock-full of teams who belong to two sides: those with playoff potential and those with cellar capabilities. I'm not sure where to pigeonhole ETSU for the preseason 2015 predictions. Note that the Bucs 2015 schedule has a D3 and a NAIA on it.

ETSU should at least get their feet wet. Mercer probably did it right by easing their way into a tougher schedule, but investing heavily in facilities early.

[darell1976]

Halftime

UND 3
SJSU 21

[Red & Black]

The odds of the FCS team winning are always very small, even against really bad FBS teams.

Yet the FCS had the largest number of wins over the FBS ever during the 2013 season. Including 2 over P5 conference members.


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[centennial]

1:53 2Q

UND 3
SJSU 21
UND looks like it needs a lot of work.

[citdog]

475K?

That's it?

I thought the Seminoles paid cupcakes 600-700K to come get a beat down...

Also Crab Legs

thanks '02

[eiupantherfan94]

EIU LB just got tossed out of the Gopher game....And then the Gophers get a TD

28-0 MN crushing EIU

http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=400547960

Minny wins 42-20. Wasn't able to watch the game but going off the box score our o-line was undermatched vs. a tough Gopher defense. Whitlow obviously showed off his running skills but Manley is going to be the more polished passer. Panthers also out-gained Gophers 409-338 in terms of offensive yardage. Next week's game vs. SIU will be a good gauge for how both teams will do the rest of the season.

[skinny_uncle]

NW state already in mid season form

Snatching defeat from the hands of victory?

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http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=400547960

Minny wins 42-20. Wasn't able to watch the game but going off the box score our o-line was undermatched vs. a tough Gopher defense. Whitlow obviously showed off his running skills but Manley is going to be the more polished passer. Panthers also out-gained Gophers 409-338 in terms of offensive yardage. Next week's game vs. SIU will be a good gauge for how both teams will do the rest of the season.
Looking forward to it.

[centennial]

Snatching defeat from the hands of victory?

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Looking forward to it.
Hope you guys stick it to EIU.

[BisonFan02]

Also Crab Legs

thanks '02

xthumbsupx it only seemed like the right thing to do.

[darell1976]

UND looks like it needs a lot of work.

Yes they do, unless Bubba can get some fire in them in the second half. I hope they can keep it within reason and not get destroyed.

[eiupantherfan94]

Hope you guys stick it to EIU.

What does an NDSU fan have against EIU?

[centennial]

Yes they do, unless Bubba can get some fire in them in the second half. I hope they can keep it within reason and not get destroyed.
I am calling SJSU backups in the late 3rd. I hoped that you guys would be doing the fundamentals right (SIU clone), but even that doesn't look improved..

[centennial]

What does an NDSU fan have against EIU?
Nothing really. I would like to see SIU winning, it helps us get more teams in the playoffs.

[eiupantherfan94]

Nothing really. I would like to see SIU winning, it helps us get more teams in the playoffs.

Ah, okay. Your original comment made you sound like you had some sort of odd vendetta against us. xlolx

[skinny_uncle]

Ah, okay. Your original comment made you sound like you had some sort of odd vendetta against us. xlolx

He's just being a MoValley fan.

[centennial]

He's just being a MoValley fan.
Yes, I am being a homer. Plus I am interested in if EIU can still maintain the level of play from last year, without it the OVC becomes 2 bid league.

[OrangeAndBlack]

You are right. Furman certainly didn't let a closer-than-expected win over PC spoil their season.

Still, I think Mercer's honeymoon of winning all of these wild home games is going to come to an end real soon. Their offense just keeps bailing out what has otherwise been a objectively bad defense the last two years. They don't stop the pass and they don't stop the run.

Surrendering 460 yards of offense and 42 points to an NAIA team at home is not going to get it done in the SoCon.

I can't ever doubt what these players and Bobby Lamb can accomplish. No one thought Buster Douglas would beat Tyson. No one thought Mercer would be 10-2 last year. I know, easier schedule.. but still big underdogs. All they do is keep raising the bar one notch at a time... it's all they can do. You better hope no stars gets dumped by a girlfriend or something that would rattle an 18-22 year old! ;) Anything can happen. Especially Bobby Lamb playing Furman for the first time... emotions will be running high.

Will be a great game and hopefully the start of a great rivalry for years to come.

[IBleedYellow]

I was pulling for EIU against UoM tonight, I was disappointed by the end result, though. The gophers defense isn't that amazing, so maybe EIU wasn't as good as I thought they would be. HOWEVER from what I saw they shot themselves in the foot quite a few times killing drives or totally missing points and leaving them on the field.

[darell1976]

6:38 3Q

UND 3
SJSU 28

[darell1976]

:14 3Q

UND 3
SJSU 35

[BisonFan02]

0:13 3rd

UND 3
SJSU 35

Punt return TD.....awesome

[SUPharmacist]

UND 3
SJSU 35
Punt Return 14 seconds left in 3rd

My bad got beat to the punch on this one.

[centennial]

The game that was kind of exciting was Missouri State vs NorthWestern St. Unfortunately, I don't think it was available on ESPN 3. The UND game is a snoozefest.

[Sader87]

Bryant beating Stony Brook has to be a bit of a surprise, no????

[Go Lehigh TU owl]

Bryant beating Stony Brook has to be a bit of a surprise, no????

Very big surprise. SBU had Coker back and seemed to be positioned to make a run at the playoffs. Not a single person picked Bryant and most expected a blowout, that includes the NEC faithful....

FBS score, Temple 21 Vandy 7 at Half, there was a 90 minute weather day...

[mvemjsunpx]

Very big surprise. SBU had Coker back and seemed to be positioned to make a run at the playoffs. Not a single person picked Bryant and most expected a blowout, that includes the NEC faithful....

FBS score, Temple 21 Vandy 7 at Half, there was a 90 minute weather day...

I didn't see SBU as a playoff contender this season, but I still figured they'd beat Bryant without much trouble.

[darell1976]

UND loses 42-10. Next week they host Robert Morris, hopefully Bubba gets his first win.

[Laker]

I was pulling for EIU against UoM tonight, I was disappointed by the end result, though. The gophers defense isn't that amazing, so maybe EIU wasn't as good as I thought they would be. HOWEVER from what I saw they shot themselves in the foot quite a few times killing drives or totally missing points and leaving them on the field.

I was at the game. The Gophers were not impressive. I thought that the passing game was suspect- too many times the running backs were getting hit at the mesh point- and I don't remember a real drive all game. EIU made too many turnovers and had chances to make it a game. I liked the diamond formation of four receivers left, then the backward pass to the deep man in the diamond and the throwback. I would have run that formation again and thrown it to one of the other receivers.

They announced 44,000- I would say that there was about 20,000 less than that!

[eiupantherfan94]

I was at the game. The Gophers were not impressive. I thought that the passing game was suspect- too many times the running backs were getting hit at the mesh point- and I don't remember a real drive all game. EIU made too many turnovers and had chances to make it a game. I liked the diamond formation of four receivers left, then the backward pass to the deep man in the diamond and the throwback. I would have run that formation again and thrown it to one of the other receivers.



I believe tonight's struggles can be attributed to two QB's getting used to what is probably a more complicated pro-style offense. Babers already had an experienced QB when he became coach in plus the spread is easier to learn/run. Back to the 2 QB idea, I do not like it. I understand Whitlow is a good runner but I believe Manley needs to be THE guy. Use Whitlow as an extra weapon and you're set.

[Bison Fan in NW MN]

I was at the game. The Gophers were not impressive. I thought that the passing game was suspect- too many times the running backs were getting hit at the mesh point- and I don't remember a real drive all game. EIU made too many turnovers and had chances to make it a game. I liked the diamond formation of four receivers left, then the backward pass to the deep man in the diamond and the throwback. I would have run that formation again and thrown it to one of the other receivers.

They announced 44,000- I would say that there was about 20,000 less than that!


Gophs will struggle to get to 6 wins for bowl eligibility.

[Lehigh'98]

Yes, I am being a homer. Plus I am interested in if EIU can still maintain the level of play from last year, without it the OVC becomes 2 bid league.

No chance. Dropoff with no Garoppolo will be significant.

[aceinthehole]

Very big surprise. SBU had Coker back and seemed to be positioned to make a run at the playoffs. Not a single person picked Bryant and most expected a blowout, that includes the NEC faithful....

FBS score, Temple 21 Vandy 7 at Half, there was a 90 minute weather day...


Agreed, did not see that happening. Bryant, from all appearance was rebuilding after the graduation of RB Jordan Brown and others. The Bulldogs had a .500 NEC record the past 2 seasons and was picked to finish 6th this year - ahead of only St. Francis. I know that CCSU was outmanned by SBU back in 2012, but that was part of our disappointing last 3-years.

In any case, a HUGE win for Bryant and the NEC!

[hebmskebm]

Very big surprise. SBU had Coker back and seemed to be positioned to make a run at the playoffs. Not a single person picked Bryant and most expected a blowout, that includes the NEC faithful....

FBS score, Temple 21 Vandy 7 at Half, there was a 90 minute weather day...

Coker was suspended for this game for violation of team rules. Will be back next week.

[Bison311]

I was pulling for EIU against UoM tonight, I was disappointed by the end result, though. The gophers defense isn't that amazing, so maybe EIU wasn't as good as I thought they would be. HOWEVER from what I saw they shot themselves in the foot quite a few times killing drives or totally missing points and leaving them on the field.

MN secondary is considered to be the best they have had in decades. You're right though, they shot themselves in the foot plenty of times. MN also tried to give them points early on and they couldn't capitalize.

[CID1990]

You better hope no stars gets dumped by a girlfriend or something that would rattle an 18-22 year old! ;) Anything can happen. Especially Bobby Lamb playing Furman for the first time... emotions will be running high.

Thats some mighty sweet Kool Aid youre drinking there. Mercer is well set to
be competitive in a few years, but right now the reality is the top 2/3 of the SoCon can handle Mercer with their second strings. In fact if you allow an NAIA school to hang more than 40 on you you can pretty much assume that your only hope at a win this year is against VMI, and that's a long shot.

[PaladinFan]

I can't ever doubt what these players and Bobby Lamb can accomplish. No one thought Buster Douglas would beat Tyson. No one thought Mercer would be 10-2 last year. I know, easier schedule.. but still big underdogs. All they do is keep raising the bar one notch at a time... it's all they can do. You better hope no stars gets dumped by a girlfriend or something that would rattle an 18-22 year old! ;) Anything can happen. Especially Bobby Lamb playing Furman for the first time... emotions will be running high.

Will be a great game and hopefully the start of a great rivalry for years to come.

You are right. Anything can happen.

Still, Mercer's defense really has not shown it is capable of shutting down an opponent. Mercer's offense has been good, but they are going to have to do more than read option against Furman. Furmans DEs are fast enough to cover the QB without help (see: Furman v. SCSU in last year's playoffs).

I also wouldn't discount what this game means to Furman. Football players love to send messages. I imagine Furman will want to let Mercer know they are in the deep water now.

[Lehigh Football Nation]

Wanted to shout to to Go Lehigh TU Owl for his team knocking off Vandy. The rest of the AAC thanks you for the resulting "schedule strength" you gave to it!

[blackbeard]

Wanted to shout to to Go Lehigh TU Owl for his team knocking off Vandy. The rest of the AAC thanks you for the resulting "schedule strength" you gave to it!

All this game really means is that Vandy is going back to being the Vandy of old. James Franklin worked some magic, he's gone. Vandy goes back to the SEC cellar.

[Lehigh Football Nation]

All this game really means is that Vandy is going back to being the Vandy of old. James Franklin worked some magic, he's gone. Vandy goes back to the SEC cellar.

Vandy will be bad, but they have a perceived "strong schedule" because they play in the SEC. So wins over Vandy will have a multiplier effect for the AAC, even if Vandy only wins a game or two all season.

You'll see.

[Laker]

Gophs will struggle to get to 6 wins for bowl eligibility.

From what I saw last night- 6 wins is top end. I hope that I am wrong.

[Lehigh Football Nation]

I thought the Gophers were a bit slow out of the gate but they are a pretty talented team. If Kill can stay healthy enough to remain on the sidelines and they continue to develop, I can see a 7-5, 8-4 year or better. Gophers were not bad.

[blackbeard]

Vandy will be bad, but they have a perceived "strong schedule" because they play in the SEC. So wins over Vandy will have a multiplier effect for the AAC, even if Vandy only wins a game or two all season.

You'll see.

Agreed

[Houndawg]

EIU LB just got tossed out of the Gopher game....And then the Gophers get a TD

28-0 MN crushing EIU

Can he play next week?

[bonarae]

In a few minutes, it's gametime for Jacksonville State and Villanova!

[bonarae]

Yikes. 64 yard TD reception for Sparty. Flag on JSU, to be enforced on kickoff... roughing the passer penalty. Sparty QB is injured.

[clenz]

That was a chicken ****, completely dirty, hit by #1 of Jax St on connor cook on that td pass.

I wish people who do **** like that could/would be suspended. There is no place for that in football.

He deserves whatever knee injury he suffers this year.

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[dwtime]

That was a cheap shot by Johnson for Jacksonville State.......

[dwtime]

That was a chicken ****, completely dirty, hit by #1 of Jax St on connor cook on that td pass.

I wish people who do **** like that could/would be suspended. There is no place for that in football.

He deserves whatever knee injury he suffers this year.

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Was it 1 or 4? I thought it was 4 but I might have missed it.

[bonarae]

Oh no. Getting ugly for Jacksonville State. Sparty QB is back though.

14-0 10:23 1Q

Meanwhile, Villanova and Syracuse are scoreless 8:56 1Q.

[clenz]

Was it 1 or 4? I thought it was 4 but I might have missed it.
Ref called the penalty on 1 but could have been 4.

Whoever it was put a target on his knees if he comes near a MSU OL.


Oh... Where is cocky and his pick of beating Michigan State.

MSU had run like 5 plays and scored twice

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[bonarae]

Was it 1 or 4? I thought it was 4 but I might have missed it.

The flag was on #1.

[clenz]

Photo of the hit. This was a solid 2 steps and 2 years dive after the pass was thrown by the db.

Clearly intended to take Cook out

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[dwtime]

Bad drop by the Nova receiver should have been 6.

[Thumper 76]

Photo of the hit. This was a solid 2 steps and 2 years dive after the pass was thrown by the db.

Clearly intended to take Cook out

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Whoa thats bad

[Mr. C]

7-0 Syracuse over Nova after a quarter. The Cats are looking great on defense except for one busted play TD and have moved the ball. But a dropped pass might have cost them a TD and a running into the punter call set up the Syracuse score. Nova also missed a short FG. Freshman kickers?

[BisonFan02]

Whoa thats bad

Just turned it on and finally saw the replay....that was an extremely chicken**** move.

[Mr. C]

Nova driving to the Cuse four with a first down and about 10 minutes left in the half.

[Mr. C]

Kevin Monangai 4-yard TD. 7-7 10:17 left in the second quarter.

[Go Lehigh TU owl]

Nova is out playing Cuse so far. Robertson looks awesome....

[Pard4Life]

Nova is indeed impressive so far...

[Mr. C]

11 minute edge in time of possession for Villanova thus far.

[Mr. C]

38-yard FG for Syracuse, 10-7 Orange 6:49 left in the half.

[clenz]

Slow mo video i pulled off my tv.

Good thing MSU makes all qbs wear a brace on their plant leg. Still playing well but noticeably limping

http://youtu.be/jUD5Oaxsd-I

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[melloware13]

Slow mo video i pulled off my tv.

Good thing MSU makes all qbs wear a brace on their plant leg. Still playing well but noticeably limping

http://youtu.be/jUD5Oaxsd-I

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The brace plus the contact starting when the leg isn't fully planted saved him. ESPN just had someone calling for the Jax St player to be suspended at least one game.

[clenz]

The brace plus the contact starting when the leg isn't fully planted saved him. ESPN just had someone calling for the Jax St player to be suspended at least one game.
I agree with that.

I would have been perfectly okay with an ejection

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[Go Lehigh TU owl]

Cuse QB was just ejected!

[Mr. C]

Syracuse starting QB ejected for throwing a punch.

[Pard4Life]

Cuse QB was just ejected!

Wow... yeah, he should be gone... closed fist punch..

[dwtime]

Wow the refs got that right, clear punch and the Cuse QB gets ejected.

[Go Lehigh TU owl]

The Cuse faithful are growing restless. It might get worse once they stop selling beer....

[clenz]

Halftime stats.

32 of JSUs yards came in their first play from scrimmage

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[Mr. C]

After penalties by Nova extended a drive for Cuse, the QB punch killed the drive. 2 minutes left in the half.

[clenz]

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[Mr. C]

Wow... yeah, he should be gone... closed fist punch..
One of the dumbest plays you will ever see. 4 officials threw flags. Sophomore backup QB now playing his first college game for the Orange.

Villanova downing the ball to head to the half.

Syracuse 10, Villanova 7

[robsnotes4u]

Great first half for Nova, except for the running into or roughing the punter in the end zone

[Sader87]

Villanova has a very good chance to win this game, particularly now that Cuse's QB is out.

[robsnotes4u]

yes, but definitely the right call.

[smilo]

That drop by Clay Horne was pretty miserable too. Would've been a TD or at least a FG. Commentator was right - he's no higher than 4th on the depth chart and Gulyas is going to get some time. Heck, even Lincoln Collins (!) has a catch tonight and he's 6th.

[danefan]

One of the dumbest plays you will ever see. 4 officials threw flags. Sophomore backup QB now playing his first college game for the Orange.

Villanova downing the ball to head to the half.

Syracuse 10, Villanova 7

Agree to that. Unbelievably stupid and good for the Nova players not to retaliate.

[Fordham]

Wow. Go 'Nova

[Go Lehigh TU owl]

TD Cuse! This qb looks pretty good. A dicey PI call kept the drive alive....

[Mr. C]

Syracuse reserves take it down for a TD drive on the opening possession of the second half. 17-7 Orange.

[Mr. C]

TD Cuse! This qb looks pretty good. A dicey PI call kept the drive alive....
The PI call was bad. The ball was 10 yards over the receiver's head and uncatchable.

[Go Lehigh TU owl]

The PI call was bad. The ball was 10 yards over the receiver's head and uncatchable.

Are you at the dome?

[Go Lehigh TU owl]

TD Nova! Huge punt return!

[robsnotes4u]

TD Nova

[Mr. C]

Poppy Livers punt return TD.

[eaglesdare]

Wow

[Mr. C]

68-yard return set up by a great Don Cherry block. Most guys would have called for a fair catch on that punt. 17-14 Syracuse.

[Go Lehigh TU owl]

That was another dicey pi on nova....

[Mr. C]

Another bad PI call against Nova. Home cooking from the refs.

[Mr. C]

Nova overcomes the bad call to stop Cuse late in the third quarter.

[Mr. C]

Robertson looks like he is about ready to take over out there.

[Mr. C]

Syracuse 17, Villanova 14 after three quarters. The Cats are on the move.

[robsnotes4u]

Robertson playing smart. Great General

[Go Lehigh TU owl]

Robertson's ability to extend plays is crazy. The Cuse D is pretty darn fast imo...

[Mr. C]

Should have been a late hit flag on the sideline when Syracuse hit Robertson on the Orange 35.

[Go Lehigh TU owl]

Robertson shaken up...

[Go Lehigh TU owl]

What a throw!

[eaglesdare]

What a grab.....

[robsnotes4u]

wow nice catch

[Go Lehigh TU owl]

There's a sense of impending doom at the dome. No matter the outcome, Fordham will have their hands full....

[centennial]

Nova playing well. If they can score this one can get interesting.

[robsnotes4u]

great run

[robsnotes4u]

we have a game here!

[Mr. C]

Tied at 17 between Nova and Cuse with 7 minutes left.

[Go Lehigh TU owl]

Cuse can't afford a 3 and out...

[tribe_pride]

Should have been a late hit flag on the sideline when Syracuse hit Robertson on the Orange 35.

I agreed initially but on the replay, it looked like it was a good no call.

[Go Lehigh TU owl]

And that was a quick 3 and out....

[robsnotes4u]

Nova defense is strong

[dwtime]

Livers is a scary return guy.

[Go Lehigh TU owl]

This reminds me of the Nova Temple games in '09 and '10. Nova has good players all over the field...

[Mr. C]

Monangai with a big run inside the Syracuse 40 with less than 4 minutes left. 15 yards for face mask. Robertson to the 30.

[WrenFGun]

God how great is Robertson? Jesus.

[Go Lehigh TU owl]

Nova OL just leaning on cuse front 7. That 3 and out was death for the cuse. A lot of face palms right now at the dome....

[robsnotes4u]

Impressive game by Nova, especially the first game of the year

[Go Lehigh TU owl]

Cuse finally call TO to give D a break. This place is emptying out....

[dwtime]

Nova is going to win this if the kicker can nail another FG.

[Go Lehigh TU owl]

Wow! Choke!

[eaglesdare]

Unbeleivable

[WrenFGun]

Terrible.

[centennial]

Wow

[blackbeard]

You gotta be kidding me

[dwtime]

Wow that was a really bad kick......

[robsnotes4u]

****

[SUPharmacist]

Does Nova persevere or is that the start of the downfall in this game.

[clenz]

Worst 25 yard fg I've ever seen

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[SU DOG]

RATS!!!

[robsnotes4u]

He is going to need to kick again, more than likely. Not good

[dwtime]

Worst 25 yard fg I've ever seen

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I think that would have missed if he was kicking it from the goal line.

[robsnotes4u]

Anything is a downfall, unless they win. They game was in the bag. The engraver already started to engrave.

[RichH2]

Wow that was a really bad kick......

Wow,that kid choked. Now can Nova keep it up and pull out a W.

[SUPharmacist]

That was close.