FCS Post Season Thread and Final Poll

This is the playoff and TV schedule all times Eastern Will Highlight the two conferences I always do. If I am NDSU fan I am upset at not being the 1 but they get home field throughout and have an easy trip to Frisco, IMO. UNH was protected as a 1 seed, EKU and Indiana St are not really teams that can hurt them. But they will get beat in Semis I feel by EWU.

FIRST ROUND

Saturday, Nov. 29

Sacred Heart (9-2) at Fordham (10-2), noon (ESPN3)

Indiana State (7-5) at Eastern Kentucky (9-3), 1 p.m. (ESPN3)
Puzzled how ISU got in after losing to Western and YSU was left out by losing to NDSU. Both lost last game of year and I think YSU was the better team, even though lost @ ISU. You could make the case that the committee had its mind made up there are going to 5 MVC teams no matter what.

Morgan State (7-5) at Richmond (8-4), 1 p.m. (ESPN3)

Southeastern Louisiana (9-3) at Sam Houston State (8-4), 2 p.m. (ESPN3)
Disgrace that this game is being played, but they didnt play in reg season. I can not understand how Sam outbid SLU

South Dakota State (8-4) at Montana State (8-4), 4 p.m. (ESPN3)

San Diego (9-2) at Montana (8-4), 4 p.m. (ESPN3)

Liberty (8-4) at James Madison (9-3), 4 p.m. (ESPN3)

Stephen F. Austin (8-4) at Northern Iowa (8-4), 8 p.m. (ESPN3)
The annual weed out the field game putting two best conferences together

SECOND ROUND

Saturday, Dec. 6

Sacred Heart-Fordham winner at No. 1 seed New Hampshire (10-1), 1 p.m. (ESPN3)

Indiana State-Eastern Kentucky winner at No. 8 seed Chattanooga (9-3), 1 p.m. (ESPN3)

Morgan State-Richmond winner at No. 7 seed Coastal Carolina (11-1), 1 p.m. (ESPN3)

Stephen F. Austin-Northern Iowa winner at No. 5 seed Illinois State (10-1), 2 p.m. (ESPN3)
Another weed out the field to get rid of the two best conferences

Southeastern Louisiana-Sam Houston State winner at No. 3 seed Jacksonville State (10-1), 2 p.m. (ESPN3)

South Dakota State-Montana State winner at No. 2 seed North Dakota State (11-1), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN3)

San Diego-Montana winner at No. 4 Eastern Washington (10-2), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN3)

Liberty-James Madison winner at No. 6 seed Villanova (10-2), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN3)

Payton Award voting has started, the FCS equal of the Heisman and there are 24 guys who are finalist. I think EWU QB should get it. He was the best player and EWU only loss came while he was hurt.

Buchannon Award Finalist named, again 24 guys but no clue who will get it.

Possible coaching changes not mentioned above

Youngstown St.
Columbia
Wagner

Three more coaching spots need to be added as open

Penn
Prairie View
VMI


All jobs that are hard to win at

Fordham didn't thrill me against Army. Yes I watched part of New Hampshire and Maine.

So 5 of the top 25 teams didn't make the playoffs?

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Harvard couldn't go if invited

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FIFY

The Ivy League wouldn't allow it.

There are auto bids that has to be filled. These auto bids have earned a chance.

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There are auto bids that has to be filled. These auto bids have earned a chance.

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Yep, 11 (I think) of the 24 spots are auto bids.



On a side note, I really hate how ESPN has the rights to all of the FCS playoff games and then decide to broadcast like 1 or 2 a weekend.

Insane crazy stupid news from the SWAC

Alabama St has recalled a 3 yr extension signed by head coach AD and school president