Everybody else is getting started early, so let's do it. Though thanks to the NDSU game we are starting later in relation to when our first game is.


Friday 8/27

Charelston Southern@North Dakota State- 6:30 pm ESPN


Thursday 9/1

Southwestern (Kan.)@Missiouri State- 6:00 pm ESPN3

Western Illinois @Eastern Illinois- 6:00 pm OVC Network

Duquesne @Youngstown State- 6:30 pm ESPN3

South Dakota @New Mexico- 8:00 pm ROOT


Saturday 9/3

Butler @Indiana State- 2:00 pm ESPN3

Southern Illinois @Florida Atlantic- 5:00 pm no TV listed

Valparaiso @Illinois State- 6:00 pm ESPN3

South Dakota State @TCU- 7:00 pm FSN

Northern Iowa @Iowa State- 7:00 pm CycloneTV




So I'll go

NDSU by 14- late TD by CSU makes it look closer than it was

MSU by 10- they have to be better than last year by a little, right?

WIU by 7- it's the OVC in OOC, so this should happen

YSU by 21- fighting Pelinis come out angry

New Mexico by 17- too much to win the first game with a new coach vs a FBS squad

ISUb by 14- even without their former starting QB

FAU by 10- I have no idea on the spread, don't know a lot about FAU but I don't have huge faith in SIU this year.

ISUr by 21- Pioneer league team, should be a route


TCU by 21- hopefully I'm wrong, would like it to be a good game for the first three quarters. We'll see.

UNI by 3- UNI gets the first FBS scalp for the MVFC