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Upset Guesses (Oct 31)

Where are the upsets?

  • #22 Dartmouth (6-0) at #15 Harvard (6-0)

    Votes: 4 10.3%
  • #21 Indiana St (4-3) at #3 Illinois St (6-1)

    Votes: 2 5.1%
  • #13 E Kentucky (5-2) at #1 J’ville St (6-1)

    Votes: 7 17.9%
  • #25 YSU (3-4) at #23 W Illinois (4-3)

    Votes: 8 20.5%
  • #16 W&M (5-2) vs #9 James Madison (7-1)

    Votes: 19 48.7%
  • #24 Charles So (6-1) vs #2 Coastal Car. (7-0)

    Votes: 9 23.1%
  • W Carolina (5-2) at #4 Chattanooga (6-1)

    Votes: 5 12.8%
  • South Dakota (4-3) at #18 UNI (3-4)

    Votes: 13 33.3%
  • S Illinois (3-4) vs #7 NDSU (5-2)

    Votes: 3 7.7%

  • Total voters
    39

IdaGriz01

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As Paytonlives says, we have a football-junkie weekend coming up. Seven games (one in the Big Sky) between ranked teams, plus plenty of other hopefully-competitive games. Chattanooga is better at home but West C’s record looks pretty good -- their losses have been to The Citadel (currently tied with Chattie for the SoCon lead at 4-0) and to FBS Tennessee.

Of course, I could not pass up the chance to offer an unranked 4-3 team against #18 UNI, with its losing record. And the Salukis have definitely performed better at home, so I give them at least a shot against #7 NDSU.

(Underdogs on left, two choices allowed.)

BTW: I decided not to do a Big Sky upsets poll. Since the Griz are the underdog, I figured most people would want to pick them. I could have gone with the other four games, but figured: What's the point?

And, as it happens, UC-Davis, Sac State, and Idaho State are all idle this weekend. So no one gets to feed on the bottom-dwellers in the Big Sky. (Kind of an amazing coincidence.)
 
krammer said:
this is fun every week idagriz,,,thanks for your time in setting it up....
You're welcome. It's more fun than worrying about QB "controversies" or play-calling or injuries ...

Speaking of which ...
 
This could change the season odds:
STATS said:
- James Madison redshirt senior quarterback Vad Lee will undergo surgery and miss the rest of the season, Dukes coach Everett Withers announced Tuesday on Twitter.

Lee was injured early in the fourth quarter of a 59-49 loss to Richmond on Saturday - the No. 9 Dukes' first of the season - and the school said Monday that Lee would have an MRI on his foot.

Lee ranks first in the FCS in total offense at 375.5 yards per game and has accounted for 29 touchdowns (21 passing, eight rushing) in eight games.

He finishes his career tied for the school passing touchdown mark (51), is second in total offense (7,292 yards), third in passing yards (5,652) and completions (446), and fourth in pass attempts (705).

"If you are a JMU alum, fan, student or supporter and you have gotten to see this young man play in the last 21 games at JMU, you know you have witnessed something special," Withers said.

"Vad Lee will finish his career statistically as one of the best quarterbacks to play at JMU, but looking beyond just his impressive stats, Vad Lee was a game changer. He's not only one of the best players in JMU history, but one of the best people I have ever been associated with. Vad will continue to be the vocal leader of this team as we continue to fight for Madison down the stretch."

Lee was replaced last week by sophomore Bryan Schor, who is expected to start for JMU (7-1, 4-1 CAA Football) against No. 16 William & Mary (5-2, 3-1) on Saturday.

Schor rushed for his first career touchdown and threw for his first score in the fourth quarter against Richmond. He is 8 for 11 for 115 yards and has carried the ball 13 times for 57 yards this season.

"In the process of building a program, you're only as good as your two," Withers said. "That's been our mantra, we talk about strength in the unit in our programs. Everybody in our unit has a responsibility to prepare the same, just like a starter. So Bryan's done an unbelievable job of that. We've had people step up because of injury in the past."
Hah ... sometimes you're only as good as your three (or maybe four). :lol:
Next man up!

But on a more serious note ... it is always a damn shame when a player's career (college, anyway) ends early because of an injury. Don't know what the young man's pro prospects are ... but I think we can all wish him the best in the future.
 
No surprise that most people favor W&M over James Madison, since so much of the JMU offense was built around the special skills of their QB Vad Lee.

But I'm a bit surprised that no one thinks Indiana State has a chance at Illinois State.
 
IdaGriz01 said:
No surprise that most people favor W&M over James Madison, since so much of the JMU offense was built around the special skills of their QB Vad Lee.

But I'm a bit surprised that no one thinks Indiana State has a chance at Illinois State.
No change in either of these. Still can't believe at least one person thinks Indiana State can win.
 
IdaGriz01 said:
IdaGriz01 said:
No surprise that most people favor W&M over James Madison, since so much of the JMU offense was built around the special skills of their QB Vad Lee.

But I'm a bit surprised that no one thinks Indiana State has a chance at Illinois State.
No change in either of these. Still can't believe at least one person thinks Indiana State can win.


Yo, Idaho...... I pick ISUb over ISUr , the battle for the FCS title in the state of Illinois ( SIU doesn't count)
 
A Griz home and home with either of these teams would be sweet.
TD Harvard. 13-7 Dartmouth, 6:38 to go.
 
biga75 said:
A Griz home and home with either of these teams would be sweet.
TD Harvard. 13-7 Dartmouth, 6:38 to go.
Dartmouth had a chance to run out the clock and did the big no-no -- turnover (fumble) in their own territory. Harvard drives down and scores.

Neither team played worth s**t, but Harvard made one fewer mistakes and wins, 14-13.
 
IdaGriz01 said:
biga75 said:
A Griz home and home with either of these teams would be sweet.
TD Harvard. 13-7 Dartmouth, 6:38 to go.
Dartmouth had a chance to run out the clock and did the big no-no -- turnover (fumble) in their own territory. Harvard drives down and scores.

Neither team played worth s**t, but Harvard made one fewer mistakes and wins, 14-13.

DOH!
 
Two potential upsets at half time:
Colgate (unranked) leads #11 Fordham, 24-9.
#21 Indiana State leads #3 Illinois 21-9. Has rained heavily there. (BTW, ESPN has the wrong score posted.)
 
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