Playoff Impact Games

[kalm]

SELA up 21-17 on 8-2 Nichols, mid 4th quarter. Go Lions!

 

[kalm]

And SELA holds on 21-17. That helps us a ton.

 

[Palm Springs Eag]

Beat PSU and South Dakota, Illinois State, NAU, Furman to go. Exciting weekend.

 

[clawman1]

This weekends games:
http://www.fcs.football/cfb/scoreboard.asp?conf=fcs%3A-2&week=12

From Jim Allen of the SR;
Jim: Before I forget, here’s a quick cheat sheet on the other pertinent FCS games.

Jim: In my opinion, at least five of these teams must lose to put the Eagles in the postseason:

Jim: Northern Arizona (7-3)at Southern Utah (8-2)

Delaware (7-3) at Villanova (4-6)

New Hampshire (7-3) - at Albany (3-7)

Northern Iowa (6-4) vs. Indiana State (0-10)

Western Illinois (6-4) at Southern Illinois (4-6)

Furman (7-3) at Samford (7-3)

South Dakota (7-3) at South Dakota State (8-2)

Montana (7-3) at Montana State (4-6)

Illinois State (6-4) at North Dakota State (9-1)

Nicholls State (8-2) at Southeast Louisiana (5-5)

McNeese State (8-2) at Lamar (2-8)

Austin Peay (7-4) at Eastern Illinois (6-4)

 

[kalm]

This weekends games:
http://www.fcs.football/cfb/scoreboard.asp?conf=fcs%3A-2&week=12

From Jim Allen of the SR;
Jim: Before I forget, here’s a quick cheat sheet on the other pertinent FCS games.

Jim: In my opinion, at least five of these teams must lose to put the Eagles in the postseason:

Jim: Northern Arizona (7-3)at Southern Utah (8-2)

Delaware (7-3) at Villanova (4-6)

New Hampshire (7-3) - at Albany (3-7)

Northern Iowa (6-4) vs. Indiana State (0-10)

Western Illinois (6-4) at Southern Illinois (4-6)

Furman (7-3) at Samford (7-3)

South Dakota (7-3) at South Dakota State (8-2)

Montana (7-3) at Montana State (4-6)

Illinois State (6-4) at North Dakota State (9-1)

Nicholls State (8-2) at Southeast Louisiana (5-5)

McNeese State (8-2) at Lamar (2-8)

Austin Peay (7-4) at Eastern Illinois (6-4)

Interesting way to look at it and tough to wrap your mind around.

Someone has to lose between Furman and Samford. The same goes for Monmouth @ Kennesaw. The winner of both those games is a lock. The loser at 7-4 in the case of the SoCon and 9-2 in the case of the Big South will remain in the committee's discussions.

That takes the number of locks to 17.

 

[FormerEag]

This weekends games:
http://www.fcs.football/cfb/scoreboard.asp?conf=fcs%3A-2&week=12

From Jim Allen of the SR;
Jim: Before I forget, here’s a quick cheat sheet on the other pertinent FCS games.

Jim: In my opinion, at least five of these teams must lose to put the Eagles in the postseason:

Jim: Northern Arizona (7-3)at Southern Utah (8-2)

Delaware (7-3) at Villanova (4-6)

New Hampshire (7-3) - at Albany (3-7)

Northern Iowa (6-4) vs. Indiana State (0-10)

Western Illinois (6-4) at Southern Illinois (4-6)

Furman (7-3) at Samford (7-3)

South Dakota (7-3) at South Dakota State (8-2)

Montana (7-3) at Montana State (4-6)

Illinois State (6-4) at North Dakota State (9-1)

Nicholls State (8-2) at Southeast Louisiana (5-5)

McNeese State (8-2) at Lamar (2-8)

Austin Peay (7-4) at Eastern Illinois (6-4)

Interesting way to look at it and tough to wrap your mind around.

Someone has to lose between Furman and Samford. The same goes for Monmouth @ Kennesaw. The winner of both those games is a lock. The loser at 7-4 in the case of the SoCon and 9-2 in the case of the Big South will remain in the committee's discussions.

That takes the number of locks to 17.

Kalm- if NAU and/or Montana win tomorrow, do you think we have any shot?

 

[kalm]

This weekends games:
http://www.fcs.football/cfb/scoreboard.asp?conf=fcs%3A-2&week=12

From Jim Allen of the SR;
Jim: Before I forget, here’s a quick cheat sheet on the other pertinent FCS games.

Jim: In my opinion, at least five of these teams must lose to put the Eagles in the postseason:

Jim: Northern Arizona (7-3)at Southern Utah (8-2)

Delaware (7-3) at Villanova (4-6)

New Hampshire (7-3) - at Albany (3-7)

Northern Iowa (6-4) vs. Indiana State (0-10)

Western Illinois (6-4) at Southern Illinois (4-6)

Furman (7-3) at Samford (7-3)

South Dakota (7-3) at South Dakota State (8-2)

Montana (7-3) at Montana State (4-6)

Illinois State (6-4) at North Dakota State (9-1)

Nicholls State (8-2) at Southeast Louisiana (5-5)

McNeese State (8-2) at Lamar (2-8)

Austin Peay (7-4) at Eastern Illinois (6-4)

Interesting way to look at it and tough to wrap your mind around.

Someone has to lose between Furman and Samford. The same goes for Monmouth @ Kennesaw. The winner of both those games is a lock. The loser at 7-4 in the case of the SoCon and 9-2 in the case of the Big South will remain in the committee's discussions.

That takes the number of locks to 17.

Kalm- if NAU and/or Montana win tomorrow, do you think we have any shot?

Yes but we'd probably need a couple of upsets between UNI, WIU, UD, UNH, McNeese.

I think NAU losing is the most important for us.

 

[kalm]

This weekends games:
http://www.fcs.football/cfb/scoreboard.asp?conf=fcs%3A-2&week=12

From Jim Allen of the SR;
Jim: Before I forget, here’s a quick cheat sheet on the other pertinent FCS games.

Jim: In my opinion, at least five of these teams must lose to put the Eagles in the postseason:

Jim: Northern Arizona (7-3)at Southern Utah (8-2)

Delaware (7-3) at Villanova (4-6)

New Hampshire (7-3) - at Albany (3-7)

Northern Iowa (6-4) vs. Indiana State (0-10)

Western Illinois (6-4) at Southern Illinois (4-6)

Furman (7-3) at Samford (7-3)

South Dakota (7-3) at South Dakota State (8-2)

Montana (7-3) at Montana State (4-6)

Illinois State (6-4) at North Dakota State (9-1)

Nicholls State (8-2) at Southeast Louisiana (5-5)

McNeese State (8-2) at Lamar (2-8)

Austin Peay (7-4) at Eastern Illinois (6-4)

Interesting way to look at it and tough to wrap your mind around.

Someone has to lose between Furman and Samford. The same goes for Monmouth @ Kennesaw. The winner of both those games is a lock. The loser at 7-4 in the case of the SoCon and 9-2 in the case of the Big South will remain in the committee's discussions.

That takes the number of locks to 17.

Kalm- if NAU and/or Montana win tomorrow, do you think we have any shot?

Yes but we'd probably need a couple of upsets between UNI, WIU, UD, UNH, McNeese.

I think NAU losing is the most important for us.

Edit: Might be able to scratch McNeese. I forgot they played a D2 and even at 9-2 would have the same # of D1 wins as Nichols and they lost the H2H with Nichols.

If all the aforementioned win as well as UM and NAU that leaves one spot up for grabs between us, the 9-2 loser of Kennesaw and Monmouth, and the 7-4 loser between Furman and Samford.(I think APSU is a stretch).

Samford has a better win against Wofford but a weaker SoS than us and also played a D2 so they'd finish with only 6 D1 wins. (An example of how scheduling a D2 instead of a 2nd quality FCS can hurt - trolling Dopa here :mrgreen: )

We should get in over a 9-2 Big South #2, but that would mean putting 5 BSC teams in the field. There'd be pressure and bias against that within the committee, wanting to share the wealth around but if it happened, the tears from other conferences would be delicious.

 

[Obzerver]

If I were a betting man..and I am..I bet SUU beats NAU @ SUU. MSU should have beat NAU @ NAU last week.

 

[kalm]

Delaware 0 Nova 14

Stony Brook 7 Maine 19

SBU losing to Maine would help us because SBU is UD's best win.

 

[LDopaPDX]

Don't want to jinx it, but so far, so good. NAU or Montana losing would still be the best thing. But going into halftime of the first games, the rest of the leagues are complying.

 

[FormerEag]

Nova just went up 28-0 on Delaware. Albany up 12-0 over UNH. Salukis are slugging it out with WIU. Bobcats look to be finding a rhythm against the grizz.

Whew, this is like March Madness!

Knock on wood, hope the Eags beat down the Viks today!

 

[clawman1]

FYI- on Dtv ch 683
Cats are up 14-3 now!!!

 

[Jibjab68]

Cats go up 14-3 on Griz mid 2 nd qtr.

 

[clawman1]

Is Montana really that slow or do they just look that way??
Cats 21-10

 

[luckyintheorder]

Is Montana really that slow or do they just look that way??
Cats 21-10

Griz QB not getting any help from his receivers either. Stony Brook pulls out a win, but it looks like the BlueHens are going down to Nova and Albany is beating UNH late in the CAA.

 

[Palm Springs Eag]

I didn’t have a lot of hope in Nova or New Hampshire losing. That helps. Illinois State loses too. South Dakota down early.

 

[clawman1]

I have to think if MT wins they are in and find it difficult to believe the committee would take 4 Big Sky teams. So far Cats are ahead 13-21 but they are not looking good

 

[LDopaPDX]

Still looking good. There really hasn't been a result that hurts us yet. I'll feel a lot better if MSU can beat the Griz.

 

[LDopaPDX]

Also, FWIW, Montana State's kickoff game might be the worst I've seen in decades. My goodness are they bad.