Week #1 FCS Playoff Game Thread

[biga75]

I was just going to post something about that Fahque.

 

[Fahque]

This one went auburns way though

 

[IdaGriz01]

Northern Iowa dominating Stephen F. Austin.
30-7 early in the 3rd quarter.

Ya I quit watching it to watch Oregon and Oregon State.....then I quit watching that too.

Pretty much ... same here.

 

[biga75]

Certainly not enough to overturn the call on the field.

 

[IdaGriz01]

Meanwhile, UNI is totally kicking butt against SFA, 37-7 (and it's not that close). Long since quit watching that.

 

[Fahque]

Meanwhile, UNI is totally kicking butt against SFA, 37-7 (and it's not that close). Long since quit watching that.

Did SFA get an autobid? They stink in the playoffs

 

[IdaGriz01]

Meanwhile, UNI is totally kicking butt against SFA, 37-7 (and it's not that close). Long since quit watching that.

Did SFA get an autobid? They stink in the playoffs

No ... SFA was at-large. As I recall, SHSU got the auto-bid from the Southland over SELA. (And then nailed it down with the head-to-head opening playoff game.)

 

[Fahque]

Meanwhile, UNI is totally kicking butt against SFA, 37-7 (and it's not that close). Long since quit watching that.

Did SFA get an autobid? They stink in the playoffs

No ... SFA was at-large. As I recall, SHSU got the auto-bid from the Southland over SELA. (And then nailed it down with the head-to-head opening playoff game.)

If they were an at-large, why does the committee even bother? They get killed every year.

 

[IdaGriz01]

Not a bad first round. Three of the 8 matchups were "upsets" -- but none of those were huge shockers.

Indiana State (7-5 regular season) proved they deserved a bid despite their five losses and the way they tailed off at the end of the season. Their win against East. Kentucky was pretty convincing.

But Sam Houston basically won on home-field advantage (4 points), and part of that was, IMO, their playoff experience.

Liberty's win at JMU was a bit of a surprise, but they have played good teams tough all through the year. I'd worry some about the Flames as a sleeper.