The FCS Wedge – 2018-1218 – Wk16 (Rd.4) REVIEW

TweetTopic 1 Games North Dakota State 44 South Dakota State 21 Eastern Washington 50 Maine 19 Topic 2 What we learned Weaker conferences like the NEC, Big South, and Patriot are still quite a ways behind the power conferences. It’s really hard to reach the Championship Game. Home field matters. Topic 3: Are the playoffs …

MVFC in the Semifinals – In Review

TweetThe Scores (for both games, not just MVFC) South Dakota State – 21 North Dakota State – 44 Maine – 19 Eastern Washington – 50 South Dakota State at North Dakota State The Not-Dakota-Marker game started off this time around as a defensive battle, with a couple of 3-and-outs to start the game. The Bison …

MVFC in the Semifinals – Preview

TweetHere we are…the granddaddy of them all…this one’s for all the marbles…the…wait…this isn’t the championship game? Ok, fine…the “unofficial” MVFC Championship Game is this weekend with a rematch of a game that happened about 2 ½ months ago when the Jackrabbits visited Fargo to compete for the Dakota Marker trophy. This time around, it’s the …

The FCS Wedge – 2018-1211 – RD3 REVIEW

TweetTOPIC 1: The Games Maine 23 Weber State 18 Eastern Washington 34 UC Davis 29 South Dakota State 27 Kennesaw State 17 North Dakota State 35 Colgate 0 Topic 2 Coaches & Players Being Rewarded Chris Klieman hired at Kansas State Josh Davis runs away with the Jerry Rice Award Topic 3: What did we …

MVFC in the Quarterfinals – In Review

TweetThe Scores Colgate – 0 North Dakota State – 35 South Dakota State – 27 Kennesaw State – 17 #8 Colgate at #1 North Dakota State Colgate’s struggles in this game started early, with the Bison taking their first possession 96 yards in 4 plays with RB Ty Brooks running it into the end zone …

Patriot League Quarterfinal Playoff Preview: #8 Colgate at #1 North Dakota State

Tweet#8 Colgate (10-1) at #1 North Dakota State (12-0) 12 P.M. ET Location: Fargo, ND Stadium: Fargo Dome (19,000) Live TV/Streaming: ESPN/ESPN3 What’s At Stake: A spot in the FCS Semifinals against the winner of Kennesaw State-South Dakota State. Series History: First Ever Meeting Playoff History: Colgate – 11th Appearance, 7-10 record, 2003 National Runner-Up North …

MVFC Postseason Week 3 Preview

TweetConsidering some of the discussion and analysis of playing schemes and stuff over on the game-related threads at AnyGivenSaturday.com, I kinda feel like these articles are a bit redundant this far into the playoffs. If you’ve been reading my articles for a while, you know I’m not really a guy who gets into things like …

The FCS Wedge – 2018-1204 – Rd.3 PREVIEW

TweetTopic 1: Game Previews Maine at Weber State (Friday night ESPN 2 8:00 Eastern) Colgate @ NDSU (ESPN 12:00 Eastern) SDSU @ KSU (ESPN 3 2:00 Eastern) UC Davis @ EWU (ESPN 3 4:00 Eastern) Topic 2: Payton, Buchanan, Rice, Robinson awards are discussed. Topic 3: : Picking the games for this week. Kris & …

The FCS Wedge – 2018-1204 – RD2 REVIEW

TweetA Nicholls fan reached out on social media hoping to tailgate with some EWU folks with the promise of Cajun food. Kris invited him up….listen in to hear a good story about FCS fans and the good bonds that are easily made between fan bases. TOPIC 1: Games Maine 55 Jacksonville State 27 Weber State …