Turnovers are a part of the game... UNI had 3 of them too. Good teams take care of the ball and good teams take the ball away. Both UNI and Missouri St underperformed so hopefully that's just a blip but if SDSU goes into a similar shell this weekend we'll only have one MVFC team left by the quarterfinals which would be the fewest since 2013 in a year where the MVFC had more playoff teams than ever.
Cal Davis's fate was sealed early in the 3rd qt. when the 3rd of 5 interceptions was returned for a touchdown.
One play stood out to me. On an interception over the middle the Missouri St WR sort of ducked and curl up to avoid the defensive player that came across, reached out and snagged the ball. That was the ultimate "not my job". Not sure he would have been able to break up the pass and stop the interception but he didn't even try.
Playoff picture:
Sagarin (Seed) Team................. Qtr...... Semi..... Final
67.30 (1) Sam Houston State. 69.2%... 34.6%.. 12.4%
62.27 (8) Montana State........ 30.8%... 10.5%... 2.4%
60.42 (5) Villanova................ 24.2%.... 8.1%.... 1.6%
71.58 South Dakota State...... 75.8%... 46.8%.. 22.4%
69.71 (3) James Madison....... 61.7%... 22.3%.. 12.0%
67.42 (6) Montana................ 38.3%... 11.6%.... 5.5%
56.42 (7) East Tennessee State 7.4%..... 1.1%.... 0.2%
74.30 (2) North Dakota State.. 92.6%... 65.0%.. 43.3%
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We all live in stories... It seems to me that a definition of any living vibrant society is that you constantly question those stories... The argument itself is freedom. It's not that you come to a conclusion about it. Through that argument you change your mind sometimes... That's how societies grow. When you can't retell for yourself the stories of your life then you live in a prison... Somebody else controls the story. - S. Rushdie
I must admit, I am somewhat surprised that Sam Houston is given a 69% chance of beating Montana State. The other percentages seem about right for the quarter finals.
Not completely sold on shsu over msu or jmu over montana. 30% odds are still pretty good for the "underdogs" there i guess.
If Sagarin is right, its the Bison v SDSU for the title this year.