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VMI 17 Citadel 13 (FINAL)
North Dakota 42 North Dakota State 17 (Q4)
ETSU 10 Wofford 0 (Q2)

Bizun gittin’ skint.

Yep. Bison lost 49-24.

Chatt 12 Mercer 0 (early 2H)

furmandad wrote: ↑

Sat Oct 14, 2023 5:07 pm

Yep. Bison lost 49-24.

Assuming they make the playoffs… they should not have the comfort of the Fargo dome.

Montana 17 #3 Idaho 0 second quarter currently on espn2

gman84 wrote: ↑

Sat Oct 14, 2023 6:49 pm

furmandad wrote: ↑

Sat Oct 14, 2023 5:07 pm

Yep. Bison lost 49-24.

Assuming they make the playoffs… they should not have the comfort of the Fargo dome.

FINALLY

Idaho scored 2 tds in the last 6 minutes, converted a 2 point conversion but failed on the second to trail by 2 with under 2 to play. Recovered the onsides kick but had a questionable offsides. Montana gets the ball but gives the ball up on downs to Idaho with 52 seconds left. Idaho qb fumbles while trying to scramble on first down and Montana recovers. Great game, Final MU 23 Idaho 21

#3 @ #5 Next week in Cullowhee …with #1 & #2 on the road @ #14 and what will be #4, respectively, which are both in-conference opponents, a Furman win COULD put the Paladins into the #1 Spot…in AGS, at least…

AGS Rank Team Result (W/L) Score Opponent AGS Rank Next
1 South Dakota State Jackrabbits W 41-06 27 @ #14 Southern Illinois
2 Montana State Bobcats W 59-19 UNR @ (Expected) #4 Sacramento State
3 Idaho Vandals L 21-23 19 IDLE
4 Furman Paladins W 27-21 @ Western Carolina
5 Sac State Hornets W 21-13 vs. Montana State
6 North Dakota State Bison L 24-49 15 vs. Western Illinois
7 Western Carolina Catamounts IDLE vs. Furman
8 Incarnate Word Cardinals W 28-11 @ McNeese
9 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens W 21-06 @ Hampton
10 South Dakota Coyotes W 34-31 20 @ Indiana State
11 Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks IDLE vs. Charleston Southern
12 Holy Cross Crusaders IDLE vs. Lafayette
13 North Carolina Central Eagles IDLE @ Morgan State
14 Southern Illinois Salukis W 27-06 vs. South Dakota State
15 North Dakota Fighting Hawks W 49-24 6
16 Albany Great Danes L 31-38 36
17 Harvard Crimson W 48-07
18 William & Mary Tribe IDLE
19 Montana Grizzlies W 23-21 3
20 Youngstown State Penguins L 31-34 10
21 Chattanooga Mocs W 22-10 26
22 Central Arkansas Bears W 24-21
23 Florida A&M Rattlers IDLE
24 Eastern Washington Eagles L 41-42
25 Villanova Wildcats W 21-00 33

Bird's eye view from SoCon.

Two teams control their destiny: Furman and Western Carolina.

UTC is currently in that third spot. I have to assume they are Furman fans and hope that the Paladins notch WCU with a loss and then look to beat Furman in a few weeks.

UTC has comparatively the easiest remaining SoCon schedule with ETSU, VMI, and Furman still to go. For some reason, the Mocs have a November bye week and then scheduled Alabama. That seems ill advised.

Mercer's in a tough spot now. They don't have a win over any of the ranked teams and it will probably take some magic for them to sneak into the 3rd spot in the SoCon. They really need to win out and really need a signature win over a ranked opponent for their playoff resume (pretty much just WCU left). With as much volatility as we've seen in the FCS this year, the bubble may be weak and a 4th SoCon team with 8 wins might be appealing.

For both UTC and Mercer, the North Alabama game looks worse each week. Mercer at least beat them.

I suspect the winner of the Wofford/Citadel game will go 1-11 and the loser will go 0-12. Some Wofford fans in the preseason talked about the Terriers as a dark horse in the SoCon, but they've been objectively terrible. The Terriers are 0-7 and still haven't gotten to the toughest part of their schedule (they end with Mercer, WCU, and Furman in three of their final four).