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NDSUstudent
09-16-2015, 11:34 PM
This is a great week of FCS football....tons of great match ups...

Winnable FBS Games
Wofford at Idaho 4:00 p.m. ESPN3- This is an interesting game, Wofford seems to be coming back into form and Idaho is well Idaho. Should be fun watching Idaho trying to stop an option offense they rarely see.

Key FCS Games
Montana at Liberty 6:00 p.m. ESPN3/ESPN College Extra- This is a big game for both teams. With CCU still in the Big South the Flames need to b concerned with doing whatever they can to make themselves an attractive at-large playoff team. A win over the Griz would do just that, for Montana this game is all about bouncing back from a tough loss at home to Cal Poly. If the Griz can go on the road and beat a tough Liberty squad it will show they are still a top tier team and worthy of a possible seed come selection Sunday.

WIU at CCU 5:00 p.m. Big South Network- The Leathernecks looked impressive easily dispatching EIU but against Illinois WIU really struggled. Meanwhile CCU grinded out a tough win against Furman in week one and then blasted SC State last weekend. This is a very tough roadtrip for WIU, back to back coming off an FBS team. If they can pull the upset it will show they are a contender in the MVFC.

Montana State at EWU 3:00 p.m. RSNW/RSRM/DTV: 101- After going to UNI and losing a tough game, the Eagles get rewarded with a game against Montana and will face QB Dakota Prukop and the Bobcats. Even worse EWU might be without star receiver Cooper Kupp, who injured his hip after racking up over 150 yards of receiving in one half against UNI. With their usual shaky defense, EWU might struggle to keep pace without their star WR.


FCS Game of the Week
Northern Iowa at Cal Poly 9:30 p.m. Comcast Sports CA/ASN- UNI's murders row of opponents continues with a game at Cal Poly. CP has looked like an FCS contender after going into Washington Grizzly stadium and knocking off the Griz and following that up with a gritty loss against Arizona State of the Pac 12. The Mustangs have their high octane option offense rolling, averaging over 300 yards of rushing per game. QB Chris Brown runs the option with expertise and can gouge teams with his legs but he can get a little inconsistent thru the air.

UNI is running a QB tandem with Sawyer Kollmorgen making defense prep for his arm and Aaron Bailey forcing defense to focus on his legs. The duo was very effective against EWU, with Bailey rushing for over 100 yards and Kollmorgen throwing for just over 100 yards. Cal Poly's defense is a bit more stout than EWU, it will be intersting to see how Farely plays the two QB's this week. One thing going for UNI is its stout rushing defense, allowing only 51 yards per game in 2015 but with teams gouging them via the air that stat will be put to the test this weekend. With road games against ISUR and NDSU still on the horizon, this is a big game for UNI. A loss would leave them with little breathing room.

TV Guide
9/17: Florida A&M at SC State 6:30 p.m. ESPNU
9/18: Howard at Hampton 6:30 p.m. ESPNU
Idaho State at Boise State 8:00 p.m. CBS Sports Network
9/19: Delaware at Villanova 11:00 a.m. Comcast Sports NE/MidAtlatnic/CA
Albany at James Madison 2:00 p.m. Comcast Sports MA
Chattanooga at Samford 2:30 p.m. Altitude 2/ASN
Montana State at Eastern Washington 3:00 p.m. Root Sports NW/RM/Direct TV 101
Austin Peay at Vandy 3:00 p.m. SECN/SECN+
Northwestern State at Mississippi State 3:00 p.m. SECN/SECN+
Lamar at Sam Houston State 6:00 p.m. Altitude 2/MASN/ASN
UNH at Stony Brook 6:00 p.m. SNY/ASN
WCU at Tennessee 6:00 p.m. ESPNU
Northern Iowa at Cal Poly 9:30 p.m. Comcast Sports CA/ASN
NAU at Arizona 10:00 p.m. Pac 12 Network

FCS on ESPN3
9/19: Savannah State at Akron 11:00 a.m.
Southeastern LA at Ohio 1:00 p.m.
College of Faith at Valpo 1:00 p.m.
Tenn State at Jax State 1:00 p.m.
Drake at South Dakota 2:00 p.m.
Chattanooga at Samford 2:30 p.m.
UND at NDSU 2:30 p.m.
William and Mary at UVA 2:30 p.m.
St Francis at YSU 3:00 p.m.
Wofford at Idaho 4:00 p.m.
Jackson State at Southern 5:00 p.m.
The Citadel at GSU 5:00 p.m.
Furman at UCF 5:00 p.m.
Murray State at Western Michigan 6:00 p.m.
Missouri State at Arkansas State 6:00 p.m.
McNeese State at SFA 6:00 p.m.
Montana at Liberty 6:00 p.m.
Maine at Tulane 7:00 p.m.

FCS on ESPN College Extra
9/19: College of Faith at Valpo 1:00 p.m.
UND at NDSU 2:30 p.m.
Saint Francis(Pa) at YSU 3:00 p.m.
Furman at UCF 5:00 p.m.
Montana at Liberty 6:00 p.m.
McNeese State at SFA 6:00 p.m.
Maine at Tulane 7:00 p.m.

Where to find other FCS games(FREE) online....
http://lsufootball.net/tvschedule.htm (Guide to all games on TV or online webcasts)
OVC Conference...http://www.ovcdigitalnetwork.com/watch/
Big Sky Conference...http://eversport.tv/big-sky
Big South Conference...http://www.bigsouthsports.com/live/8589
Northeast Conference...http://www.necfrontrow.com/
Patriot League...http://www.campusinsiders.com/network/patriot_league/live
SoCon Digital Network...http://www.socondigitalnetwork.com

bruinbison
09-17-2015, 02:30 AM
According to Craig Haley, Cooper Kupp of EWU
will be back for the Montana State game.

NDSUstudent
09-17-2015, 02:34 AM
According to Craig Haley, Cooper Kupp of EWU
will be back for the Montana State game.

Thanks for the update, hadn't seen that. With that news I expect the scoreboard to have a meltdown, could be over 100 combined points like last year if Kupp can be effective playing through it.

JDZ
09-17-2015, 03:29 PM
Thanks for doing this preview each week. I really enjoy it.

Chattanooga at Samford should give us a little clearer picture of the SoCon.

Is SELA at Ohio a winable FBS game?

How sad is it that Delaware at Villanova is not one of the big games this year?

College of Faith at Valpo should be a good one...

ndsubison1
09-17-2015, 03:36 PM
I doubt SELA beats Ohio

EC8CH
09-17-2015, 03:50 PM
Thanks for doing this preview each week. I really enjoy it.


Agreed... these are great posts!

HerdBoy
09-19-2015, 12:22 AM
Go Howard Bison!

Bisonwinagn
09-19-2015, 02:09 AM
Thanks for doing this preview each week. I really enjoy it.

Chattanooga at Samford should give us a little clearer picture of the SoCon.

Is SELA at Ohio a winable FBS game?

How sad is it that Delaware at Villanova is not one of the big games this year?

College of Faith at Valpo should be a good one...

SELA is terrible this year and will get destroyed.

HerdBoy
09-19-2015, 08:00 PM
USD 17 - Drake 0. 2nd quarter.

Bisonguy
09-19-2015, 08:17 PM
24-0 USD with 10:50 left in 2q.

HerdBoy
09-19-2015, 08:30 PM
Trees 0 - SEMO 7. 2nd quarter.

Bisonguy
09-19-2015, 08:35 PM
Coyotes up 31-0 with 2:17 in the first half. Drake is who we thought they were.

HerdBoy
09-19-2015, 09:05 PM
Youngstown 24 - St Francis 0. 2nd quarter.

HerdBoy
09-19-2015, 09:36 PM
Jacksonville State 48 - Tennessee State 13. Final

HerdBoy
09-19-2015, 09:37 PM
Trees 21 - SEMO 7. 4th quarter.

HerdBoy
09-19-2015, 10:37 PM
Trees 29 - SEMO 28. Final.

HerdBoy
09-19-2015, 11:05 PM
Leathernecks 7 - Coastal Carolina 10. Halftime. Leathernecks have a 25 yard FG attempt blocked right before the half.

NDSUstudent
09-19-2015, 11:24 PM
Montana down 14-0 early to Liberty

HerdBoy
09-19-2015, 11:39 PM
Leathernecks 14 - Coastal Carolina 10. 3rd quarter. Leathernecks scored pretty fast on the Coastal defense.

NDSUstudent
09-19-2015, 11:43 PM
Montana State 50
EWU 55 FINAL

EWU
Kupp 201 yards 3 TDs
West 21/24 401 yards 6 TDs

MSU
Prukop 29/46 353 yards 4 TDs 1 INT....196 yards rushing and 1 TD

Where is the defense?

NDSUstudent
09-19-2015, 11:45 PM
Wofford 38
Idaho 34 4th QTR

HerdBoy
09-19-2015, 11:52 PM
Leathernecks 21 - Coastal Carolina 17. 3rd quarter. Teams trading TD's.

onbison09
09-19-2015, 11:56 PM
Wofford 38
Idaho 34 4th QTR
Game's on ESPN3. Why doesn't Idaho go FCS? What's the point?

NDSUstudent
09-19-2015, 11:57 PM
Game's on ESPN3. Why doesn't Idaho go FCS? What's the point?

They'll be forced down soon. I think the Belt is going to give them the boot.

NDSUstudent
09-19-2015, 11:58 PM
Liberty 17
Griz 0 2nd QTR

onbison09
09-20-2015, 12:00 AM
Montana down 17-0 to Liberty

NDSUstudent
09-20-2015, 12:01 AM
Wow not sure what happened to the Griz offense, they are brutal.

HerdBoy
09-20-2015, 12:08 AM
Leathernecks 21 - Coastal Carolina 20. 4th quarter.

NDSUstudent
09-20-2015, 12:19 AM
Liberty 17
Griz 9

Back up QB has given the Griz a spark.

NDSUstudent
09-20-2015, 12:30 AM
Liberty 17
Griz 12

JDZ
09-20-2015, 12:44 AM
Watching Lamar about to take a 3 TD lead into half against Sammy. On local antenna TV. Sweet.

HerdBoy
09-20-2015, 12:44 AM
Leathernecks 27 - Coastal Carolina 34. 1:20 left in 4th quarter. Leathernecks with the ball.

HerdBoy
09-20-2015, 12:54 AM
Leathernecks 27 - Coastal Carolina 34. Final. Leathernecks attempt a Hail Mary and it fails.

NDSUstudent
09-20-2015, 01:18 AM
Furman 16
Central Florida 15 FINAL

NDSUstudent
09-20-2015, 01:46 AM
Liberty 31
Montana 19 4th QTR

Winterborn
09-20-2015, 01:52 AM
Liberty 31
Montana 19 4th QTR

The fumble on the 1 yard line really took the wind out of Montana's sails.

HerdBoy
09-20-2015, 02:28 AM
Liberty 31 - Griz 21. Final.

HerdBoy
09-20-2015, 02:32 AM
Redbirds 24 - Eastern Illinois 24. 4th quarter.

JDZ
09-20-2015, 02:38 AM
Sam Houston playing a little better in the second half, but better kick it in the butt if they want to win. Their band starting "Hey Baby" between plays while they're on offense and the 10k crowd keeps it going for two downs. Every time I think the Southland Conference is making itself better, they pull Bush League crap like this.

Edit: Sam forces 3 and out, promptly scores a TD, pulls within 3 with 5 minutes and change to go in the game.

Edit to the edit: then Lamar runs 80 yards to go up by 10 with 3 minutes to go.

NDSUstudent
09-20-2015, 02:59 AM
UNI up 14-0 early on Cal Poly.

JDZ
09-20-2015, 03:02 AM
Sam scores. Penalty. Onside kick from 20 yard line f'd up. Lamar in victory formation.

HerdBoy
09-20-2015, 03:09 AM
Redbirds 31 - Eastern Illinois 31. 2 minutes left in 4th quarter.

NDSUstudent
09-20-2015, 03:10 AM
UNI's offense is much improved....Cal Poly can't even slow them down...21-0 still in the 1st quarter.

NDSUstudent
09-20-2015, 03:17 AM
Redbirds 31 - Eastern Illinois 31. 2 minutes left in 4th quarter.

ISUR is in trouble.

NDSUstudent
09-20-2015, 03:21 AM
WOW EIU misses a short FG. Looking like OT.

HerdBoy
09-20-2015, 03:27 AM
ISUR is in trouble.

Not sure what to think of the Redbirds at this time. They get beat down by Iowa and are now having problems with a team the Leathernecks beat by 28 points a couple of weeks ago.

NDSUstudent
09-20-2015, 03:36 AM
Not sure what to think of the Redbirds at this time. They get beat down by Iowa and are now having problems with a team the Leathernecks beat by 28 points a couple of weeks ago.

I think they have some issues, their game with UNI should be very interesting. Hard to get a feel for them right now.

JDZ
09-20-2015, 05:08 AM
In FCS vs Unsanctioned action, Valparaiso beat College of Faith 86-0.

HerdBoy
09-20-2015, 02:31 PM
I think they have some issues, their game with UNI should be very interesting. Hard to get a feel for them right now.

One game I think that will be interesting is the Youngstown at USD game on the 3rd. USD is 2-1 right now.:omfg:

NDSUstudent
09-20-2015, 02:35 PM
Week 3 is in the books. My AGS Top 5...

1. CCU
2. SDSU
3. JSU
4. Villanova
5. NDSU

I will have 4 MVFC teams in the top 10...conference play is going to be a meat grinder.

NorthernBison
09-20-2015, 05:37 PM
Montana lost Gustafson to what appears to be a broken fibula. Possibly season-ending.

ndsubison1
09-20-2015, 06:08 PM
Furman beat Central Florida

BadlandsBison
09-21-2015, 01:01 AM
Unfortunately I think Montana's goose is cooked. They must've spent so much time and energy getting Gustafson up to snuff that there was no plan B at quarterback. The backup didn't have a darn clue what to do

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