re: Weekly FCS Poll and discussion...Poll in 4th post McNeese makes a jump

That offense that Northwestern had looked a lot better than any offense McNeese has seen this year though.

And I think it was a lot better than that record indicates. Rivers is legit, and that receiver (Eagan) was one little pain. Still, they held them to only 105 yards rushing, and 400 yards total.

Two of the Three TDs were blown plays. The Kickoff looked like someone got out of their lane. Blumenthal hit a lane and was gone on that 62 yard run, no one on the back end of that one. I think Rivers' last TD might have been a blown coverage too, can't remember.

Regardless, take that opening kickoff away, and it's a 4 TD blowout. The yardage doesn't concern me. Yards don't win games. The announcers pointed out during the game that it was the most points McNeese has given up this season. It was also the most points they've scored this season.

They may give up points, but they can score too. This is a very dynamic offense. With Ryan Ross running like a man possessed, and Sams being the threat on the ground and through the air that he is, you've got a two-headed monster in that backfield.

My one concern was the air balls that Sams was throwing up throughout the game. I don't know if the ball was wet, or he ate some popcorn before that game, but that is concerning. Take the air out of the ball, and that game gets out of hand quick. They had several missed opportunities early, and I thought it should have been much worse at half time than it was.

None the less, its a win, and we move up in the polls. If the status quo holds, it looks like a Top 10 show down on November 7th with Sam Houston. My concern is that Sam has a DII (albeit a good DII) this saturday, while we are making the long ROAD trip (supposedly if it were 8 miles further they could have flown? Someone needs to change that rule, ridiculous) to Abilene.

That may not be much need for concern, though, considering Abilene just got beat by UIW, who we blasted 43-6 earlier this year. Abilene's only wins this year are against SFA and HBU--not a who's who in the Southland this year.

Shaping up for a good year. I have to catch myself every once in a while, because this really looks like a very, very, VERY good team. I don't want to say great yet, but I'm excited. I just hope it keeps up and we can go into the playoffs rolling.