FCS Week 6 Thread

[Lehigh Owl]

Are they eligible for an at-large playoff bid? They do have an FBS win and a win at New Hampshire. Decent resume that will get stronger if they beat Lehigh.

Fordham beat Villanova an also notched a win over my horrifically bad Temple Owls. Fordham is a a lock for a at-large bid with a win this weekend. Honestly, the winner on Saturday has a great chance to run the table and be one of the 8 seeds.

[Mayville Bison]

Fordham beat Villanova an also notched a win over my horrifically bad Temple Owls. Fordham is a a lock for a at-large bid with a win this weekend. Honestly, the winner on Saturday has a great chance to run the table and be one of the 8 seeds.

With that said, I'll be cheering for Lehigh this weekend. Fordham has to be undefeated to get an at-large birth and I really don't want to see two Patriot League teams in the playoffs.

As I type that, I'm quickly remembering that there aren't that many elite teams, so maybe a 11-1 Fordham and 11-0 Lehigh could both get in. Even if Lehigh runs the table, I think they will have to play in the opening weekend. They don't have any quality wins (save Fordham) to justify it. New Hampshire is gonna have to start blowing teams out to make a 7-point win look a lot better.

[Lehigh Owl]

With that said, I'll be cheering for Lehigh this weekend. Fordham has to be undefeated to get an at-large birth and I really don't want to see two Patriot League teams in the playoffs.

As I type that, I'm quickly remembering that there aren't that many elite teams, so maybe a 11-1 Fordham and 11-0 Lehigh could both get in. Even if Lehigh runs the table, I think they will have to play in the opening weekend. They don't have any quality wins (save Fordham) to justify it. New Hampshire is gonna have to start blowing teams out to make a 7-point win look a lot better.

Fordham DOES NOT have to go undefeated to make the playoffs. 11-1 with a win over Villanova and FBS Temple will be more than enough to get a bid. Don't forget, they expanded the playoffs this year to 24.

I think you're looking into what happened last year too much. Lehigh got a bye in 2011 with a 10-1 record. UNH is still a quality win (obviously subject to change) and Princeton could be as well.

[Mayville Bison]

Fordham DOES NOT have to go undefeated to make the playoffs. 11-1 with a win over Villanova and FBS Temple will be more than enough to get a bid. Don't forget, they expanded the playoffs this year to 24.

I think you're looking into what happened last year too much. Lehigh got a bye in 2011 with a 10-1 record. UNH is still a quality win (obviously subject to change) and Princeton could be as well.

I think you stopped reading after where you bolded. I couldn't even finish the post before I changed my mind. Nova has been pretty underwhelming to me thus far and a Temple win is more impressive if you just call it an FBS win.

[Lehigh Owl]

I think you stopped reading after where you bolded. I couldn't even finish the post before I changed my mind. Nova has been pretty underwhelming to me thus far and a Temple win is more impressive if you just call it an FBS win.

Villanova underwhelming? They've beaten SBU (losses to FBS Buffalo, #2 Towson and Villanova) and Penn (Pre-season IL favorite) the last two weeks by a combined score of 70-12. Their only losses are two a very good Fordham team and a decent FBS Boston College squad. Villanova gets W&M on the Main Line this weekend to keep the positive mojo going. Villanova could be a serious challenger to NDSU come December. They are loaded....

[ndsubison1]

Villanova underwhelming? They've beaten SBU (losses to FBS Buffalo, #2 Towson and Villanova) and Penn (Pre-season IL favorite) the last two weeks by a combined score of 70-12. Their only losses are two a very good Fordham team and a decent FBS Boston College squad. Villanova gets W&M on the Main Line this weekend to keep the positive mojo going. Villanova could be a serious challenger to NDSU come December. They are loaded....

agreed. fordham is looking good and bc isnt a bad loss. they returned 18 starters from a playoff team. theyll be a threat in the playoffs

[JSUBison]

Patriot will get two teams in, unless Fordham absolutely implodes, but that won't happen. The Socon will get only one this year I think. OVC probably get two as well. And then there is the Big South who could get at least 2 in if things break right...going to be an interesting playoff selection if some of these hot teams stay hot.

[Mayville Bison]

Villanova underwhelming? They've beaten SBU (losses to FBS Buffalo, #2 Towson and Villanova) and Penn (Pre-season IL favorite) the last two weeks by a combined score of 70-12. Their only losses are two a very good Fordham team and a decent FBS Boston College squad. Villanova gets W&M on the Main Line this weekend to keep the positive mojo going. Villanova could be a serious challenger to NDSU come December. They are loaded....

I compare Nova to UNI from last year - tons of talent but early season losses doomed their season. I hope they continue to win as the FCS needs it's best teams in the playoffs to get as many good matchups as possible.





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[NDSUstudent]

If you have Direct TV you can find the following games on these channels....
Lehigh at Fordham 221
UNH at Towson 630
WIU at ISUR 665
UNI at NDSU 652-1(HD) and 626
Portland State at Montana 101, 239, 334, 500 and 687

[Tatanka]

SDSU vs SIU in the mud in Brookings. Glad it's not us there this week. The pasture is going to be terrible. It's already in bad shape... SIU typically has a pretty stout run d... I'm betting Zenner goes for less than 15 zenners today. An SIU win wouldn't shock me.