All posts tagged "FCS playoffs"

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Strength of schedule works

Chalk these FCS playoffs up to strength of schedules. There are eight teams remaining and four of them, including NDSU, have four losses. The other four have two defeats. It proves the point that strength of conference does matter.  It also shows you how well a playoff system works.  A team like...

TV info for playoff game

Here is the TV information for Saturday’s playoff game, via university release: The North Dakota State at Eastern Washington NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) quarterfinal game scheduled for 2:35 p.m. (Central) Saturday, Dec. 11, will be televised on the North Dakota NBC Sports Network, ESPN GamePlan and ESPN3.com … Trey...

One guy had it right in September

The Father of Football, who by the way will be in Cheney, Wash., for Saturday’s NDSU at Eastern Washington quarterfinal game, said this in early September before the NDSU opener. I think it bears repeating since he was right, and most of us, like Dom, were wrong. “I think the team has...

Bison at Bobcats: your prediction

There will be no Saturday Morning Sports Show tomorrow because of a commitment to a high school basketball preview show with Erick Johnson, although Dom and myself will sneak on the last 10 minutes or so at about 10:45 from Bozeman. So let this be your forum to the prediction for Saturday’s...

Weather talk

Talked with Montana State head coach Rob Ash and he said about the only way weather will have a major impact on Saturday’s playoff game with NDSU is if there is heavy snow during the game. The little black pellets in the FieldTurf, then, act like snowballs and it gets messy. That happened against Weber...

Playoff TV info

Here is the TV schedule for Saturday’s playoff game at Montana State. So for you out-of-staters, find a joint that can get one of those networks. It should be doable almost anywhere. The game will be televised on the North Dakota NBC Sports Network, Max Media, Altitude, ESPN GamePlan and ESPN3.com …...

Why the new practice surface was installed

Score a victory for the new Sprinturf practice surface at old Dacotah Field. It was a process to get installed, but this is why it was done: preparing for a late season or playoff game in inclimate weather. The Bison begin preparation for Montana State at 8 tonight and it’s not exactly...

Colonials at Bison, playoff live

Check out the reaction to the action, here

It’s not quite 1985, but comparisons are there

The year was 1985 and the season didn’t go as expected. With more losses than what was hoped and the season completed, the Bison players were sent home for the Thanksgiving break, only to be called back after NDSU unexpectedly made the field of 16  8 for the Division II playoffs. Seems...