FCS Week 4

[NDSUstudent]

Very weak slate in the FCS this week but still a few interesting games....

Key FCS Games
Liberty vs. Southern Illinois 7 p.m. ESPN College Extra/ESPN3- This could be SIU's last stand, with two losses already Dale Lennon's squad cannot afford to fall to 0-3. For Liberty this is yet another chance to build up their at-large resume, following a big home win over Montana with a road win at an MVFC school would be a big feather in their cap.

Northern Arizona at Montana 3:00 p.m. Root Sports NW/Direct TV 101- This game could also be the last stand for the Griz, already with 2 losses in the young 2015 season and no down its starting QB the Griz cannot fall to 1-3 and expect to make the FCS playoffs. Enter Chad Chalich who fought for the starting job over the offseason, he showed a few flashes of brilliance against Liberty but in coach Stitt's fast paced offense he will need to be much more sharp in order to take down a decent NAU squad.

Cal Poly at Montana State 2:30 p.m.- Montana State QB Dakota Prukop had over 500 total yards of offense against EWU last week but it wasn't enough to lead the Bobcats to win. This week should be another high scoring affair with Cal Poly bringing a team in that had a lot of issues stopping UNI's offense at home in a 34-20 loss to the Panthers. Cal Poly is another team that already has two losses, a 1-3 hole is hard to dig out from.

FCS Game of the Week
Stony Brook at William and Mary 6:30 p.m. Comcast Sports Mid-Altantic/SNY- SBU and W&M could very well be the two best teams in the CAA this year. The Tribe came very close to upsetting FBS opponent Virginia last Saturday, falling 35-29 to the Cavilers of the ACC. Meanwhile last weekend Stony Brook crushed usual CAA power New Hampshire 31-6. The Seawolves salty defense has only given up a combined 15 points in 2015.

Last year it took overtime to settle the game between these two teams, with William and Mary winning 27-21. Another OT game wouldn't shock me at all, both teams are very solid defensively and are playing as good as any team in the FCS.

TV Guide
9/26 Southern at Georgia 11:00 a.m. SEC Nework
Colgate at Holy Cross 11:00 a.m. Comcast Sports NE/Comcast Sports CA
Delaware at North Carolina 11:30 a.m. Fox Sports Affiliates/NESN/Comcast Sports MA/STO/Root Pittsburgh
Nicholls St at Colorado 12:30 p.m. Pac 12 Network
UC Davis at North Dakota 1:00 p.m. Midco
SFA at Abilene Christian 2:30 p.m. Altitude/ASN
URI at Maine 2:30 p.m. Altitude
Northern Arizona at Montana 3:00 p.m. Root Sports NW/Direct TV 101
Houston Baptist at Sam Houston State 6:00 p.m. Fox College Sports Central
Stony Brook at William and Mary 6:30 p.m. Comcast Sports Mid-Altantic/SNY
Tenn Tech at Murray State 6:30 p.m. MASN

FCS on ESPN3
9/26 Delaware at North Carolina 11:30 a.m.
San Diego at Valpo 12:30 p.m.
Jax State at UT Martin 2:00 p.m.
VMI at Furman 2:00 p.m.
Morgan State at Howard 3:30 p.m.
Samford at Louisville 5:00 p.m.
Charleston Southern at The Citadel 5:00 p.m.
Lafayette at Wagner 5:00 p.m.
RMU at SDSU 5:00 p.m.
UCA at Northwestern St 6:00 p.m.
Liberty at SIU 6:00 p.m.
JMU at SMU 6:00 p.m.

FCS on ESPN College Extra
9/26 Delaware vs. North Carolina 11:30 p.m.
San Diego vs. Valparaiso 12:30 p.m.
Robert Morris vs. South Dakota State 5:00 p.m.
Liberty vs. Southern Illinois 6 p.m.
James Madison vs. SMU 6 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

[tjbison]

Dale Lennon nail in the coffin imo....they have given him lots of time, outside of playoffs I don't see him returning

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[BisoninNWMN]

I think SIU beats Liberty and SDSU will bitch slap RM.

[tony]

Wow, did not see Penn beating Villanova.

BTW, isn't SIU one of those teams that loses a lot of games in the non-conference and then does relatively well in conference play?

[tjbison]

Wow, did not see Penn beating Villanova.

BTW, isn't SIU one of those teams that loses a lot of games in the non-conference and then does relatively well in conference play?

yeah I thought nova was a better all around team, the loss of the Robertson must have really messed them up

[missingnumber7]

The Nova result without Robertson explains the UCONN game much better, I know they were missing more than just Robertson, however everyone expected them to just smack them around and they lost. I think this is going to be a very down year for the CAA. I will be watching the SB/W&M game closely.

[tjbison]

The Nova result without Robertson explains the UCONN game much better, I know they were missing more than just Robertson, however everyone expected them to just smack them around and they lost. I think this is going to be a very down year for the CAA. I will be watching the SB/W&M game closely.

I'm guessing for the 5th year in a row the NC might come out of the MVFC.....just looks like all the teams who were supposed to be strong have struggled with teams they should have rolled....long season left though

[missingnumber7]

I'm guessing for the 5th year in a row the NC might come out of the MVFC.....just looks like all the teams who were supposed to be strong have struggled with teams they should have rolled....long season left though

Look at who the CAA has added to their conference to puff up the historically good teams. They've replaced Hofstra, Northeastern, ODU,UMass with Elon, Stony Brook, and Albany (And Georgia St for a year)

[tony]

I'm guessing for the 5th year in a row the NC might come out of the MVFC.....just looks like all the teams who were supposed to be strong have struggled with teams they should have rolled....long season left though

Good chance of that, but Jacksonville State, Coastal Carolina, and whoever the Southland spits out will definitely be challenging. Not sure about the Big Sky, but EWU's offense looks pretty impressive (but their defense is pretty offensive.)

[moosbah]

Good chance of that, but Jacksonville State, Coastal Carolina, and whoever the Southland spits out will definitely be challenging. Not sure about the Big Sky, but EWU's offense looks pretty impressive (but their defense is pretty offensive.)

I've yet to see any glimmer that the NC will come from anywhere but the MVFC. The ballchin chickens barely hung on at home to outscore WIU last weekend. EWU's only hope at winning it is if the opponent can't play one lick of defense. CAA is waaaaaaaaaaaaaay down and the southern teams are all absentees this year. Plenty of season left, but a lot would have to change to make me see things differently.

[missingnumber7]

Good chance of that, but Jacksonville State, Coastal Carolina, and whoever the Southland spits out will definitely be challenging. Not sure about the Big Sky, but EWU's offense looks pretty impressive (but their defense is pretty offensive.)

You talking about the same CCU that struggled with WIU at home?

[JDZ]

Wow, did not see Penn beating Villanova.

First time Penn beat Villanova in 104 years. Wow.

http://www.thedp.com/article/2015/09/penn-nova-upset-of-century

[NDSUstudent]

UND 14
UCD 10 2nd QTR

[bruinbison]

N_rth Dak_ta 27
Cal Davis 10 in the 3rd qtr

Looks like the SunDogs have found the team even Wyoming could beat.

[tjbison]

N_rth Dak_ta 27
Cal Davis 10 in the 3rd qtr

Looks like the SunDogs have found the team even Wyoming could beat.

Davis is 0-3, losses to Nevada, Hawaii and South Dakota

[tjbison]

Montana up early 10-0 on NAU

Game is on Root, directv 687

I want another shot at Montana full strenght, Stitt is going for 1st downs with 12 minutes left in the first qtr and a lead....

[Bisonguy]

Did UC-Davis increase their schollies for football? I remember back in the GWFC days they were only awarding about 4, so they were essentially non-scholly.

[NDSUstudent]

Weber State 31
UNC 14 4th QTR

NAU 0
Montana 16 3rd QTR

Bison non-conference opponents doing well

[HerdBoy]

Jacksonville State 48 - UT Martin 27. 4th quarter.

[NDSUstudent]

Cal Poly 28
Montana State 45 FINAL

[HerdBoy]

Jacksonville State 48 - UT Martin 41. 4 minutes left. UT Martin scores then a successful onside kick and they score again.

[HerdBoy]

Jacksonville State 48 - UT Martin 41. Final.

[missingnumber7]

Weber State 31
UNC 14 4th QTR

NAU 0
Montana 16 3rd QTR

Bison non-conference opponents doing well

NAU 14
UM 16 4th Qtr
NAU driving...NAU has looked much better in the second half. Finally controlling TOP to give their D a break.

[missingnumber7]

NAU uses last timeout with 11:36 remaining in the 4th qtr. 4th and 5 at the 37

[missingnumber7]

NAU turns ball over on downs...then forces UM to go 3 and out.

NAU ball 10:17 remaining.

[HerdBoy]

Jacks 14 - Robert Morris 10. 2nd quarter.

[OatmealWicket92]

SDSU doesn't look that scary ATM.


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[RowdyRabbit]

SDSU doesn't look that scary ATM.


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Nope gonna get killed if we play like this next week.

[NDSUstudent]

CCU 17
Bryant 17 Halftime

Beach chickens in another close game.

[OatmealWicket92]

RMU is starting to gash SDSU for some runs. If they had a more experienced QB I think this would be tied up.


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[missingnumber7]

SB/W&M on Directv 642

[bri-dog]

Salukis up 13-3 over Liberty with 8:15 left in the first half.

[NDSUstudent]

JMU 17
SMU 7 2nd QTR

[bri-dog]

20-3 Salukis with 2:14 left in the first half.

[Timp]

Where is the SDSU game on?

[NDSUstudent]

Where is the SDSU game on?

ESPN3 and I'm guessing Midco has it.

[HerdBoy]

Jacks 27 - Robert Morris 10. 4th quarter. Robert Morris starting QB goes out of game. I think they are down to their last QB. I broke down and paid to watch it on their website GoJacks. Jacks also using the Wildcat again.

[Timp]

It doesn't show up in my espn 3 line up.

[NDSUstudent]

It doesn't show up in my espn 3 line up.

Must be having some technical issues....Not sure.

[tjbison]

We roll SDSU

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[HerdBoy]

Jacks 34 - Robert Morris 10. 4th quarter. Lujan and Wieneke connection heating up.

[HerdBoy]

Jacks 34 - Robert Morris 10. Final.

[NDSUstudent]

Liberty 6
Stache 27 3rd QTR

[Bison 4 Life]

I'm not seeing anything special from the Stache. Lots of short passes and read option.


Have they said what's up with the names on the jerseys?

[tjbison]

“A win in the Big Sky is always a good feeling,” UND safety Cole Reyes said. “We moved past (the NDSU game) and got a really big win today. This is Big Sky play, and it’s a whole different atmosphere.”

http://www.inforum.com/sports/3848201-und-rediscovers-its-ground-game-big-sky-opener


Yep.....0-4 UC-DAVIS is a big win

[Lord Bison]

Jacks 27 - Robert Morris 10. 4th quarter. Robert Morris starting QB goes out of game. I think they are down to their last QB. I broke down and paid to watch it on their website GoJacks. Jacks also using the Wildcat again.

You paid for whaaaaat???

[HerdBoy]

You paid for whaaaaat???

To watch the game. I know 20 lashes for me.

[NDSUstudent]

JMU 41
SMU 31 4th QTR

[EC8CH]

SDSU was on midco.

[NDSUstudent]

JMU 41
SMU 45 2:04 left in regulation

[BisonHorns]

I'm not seeing anything special from the Stache. Lots of short passes and read option.


Have they said what's up with the names on the jerseys?

During their black out games they auction off the name spots on the jerseys. You can bid to have your name or saying on a guys back. Then they donate the money to charity. It has made somewhere around 250,000 bucks since they started it.

[Bison 4 Life]

During their black out games they auction off the name spots on the jerseys. You can bid to have your name or saying on a guys back. Then they donate the money to charity. It has made somewhere around 250,000 bucks since they started it.

ah. that wasn't explained, I was very confused at first.

[NDSUstudent]

JMU 48
SMU 45 27 seconds left in regulation

[NDSUstudent]

JMU's QB has had an insane game...

20/33 289 yards and 3 TDs passing
20 carries 276 yards and 2 TDs rushing

[NDSUstudent]

JMU 48
SMU FINAL

Down goes the FBS!

[NDSU1980]

http://www.inforum.com/sports/3848201-und-rediscovers-its-ground-game-big-sky-opener


Yep.....0-4 UC-DAVIS is a big win
I'm sure geaux sioux and _arell are already building a trophy case for the Big Fluffy championship. Outside of Northern Colorado, the rest of the Fluffy is going to pound them as badly as we did.

[BadlandsBison]

I got to watch Sam Houston today. They look worse than last season

[JDZ]

Anybody watch the SIU game? What was with the names on their jerseys? I heard the Liberty announcers say something about the all-black jerseys, but must have missed the reasoning behind the names not actually being the players' names.

[HerdBoy]

Anybody watch the SIU game? What was with the names on their jerseys? I heard the Liberty announcers say something about the all-black jerseys, but must have missed the reasoning behind the names not actually being the players' names.

It is for fund raising to fight cancer. The top 80 bidders get jersey with name of their choice on the back. Very cool. My father died from Cancer many years ago.