MVFC – Week 11 Preview

TweetWeek 11 in the FCS season…the penultimate weekend for all but 24 teams. Up to 6 MVFC teams could theoretically be playing after Thanksgiving. I don’t believe any conference has ever had 6 teams in the playoffs before, so that seems pretty unlikely, but stranger things have happened. Two of the games involve matchups of …

MVFC – Week 10 in Review

TweetBum…bum…bum…another one bites the dust. Another Saturday of MVFC football is in the books and another team is effectively eliminated from playoff contention. Let’s take a look at conference standings, where teams are in relation to being set up for a playoff spot or if they’re already out of the picture. School Overall Conference Remaining …

MVFC – Week 10 Preview

TweetNovember…the time when the FCS regular season winds down to a close and for all but 24 teams, coaches and players focus on the off-season…recruiting, scheduling, spending quality time in the weight room. The MVFC lately has been at the level where fully half the teams have a decent shot at postseason football, but even …

MVFC – Week 9 in Review

TweetAnother week of winnowing down the potential playoff teams as a preseason conference favorite got effectively eliminated from contention. Let’s take a look at conference standings, where teams are in relation to being set up for a playoff spot or if they’re already out of the picture. I’ll list the team, then overall record, conference …

MVFC – Week 9 Preview

TweetAnd then there were four…weeks left in the season, that is. As is often the case this time of year, nearly every game looks like it could have a huge impact in deciding who ends up playing after Thanksgiving and who gets to sit at home and eat turkey, dreaming about next year. There’s only …

MVFC – Week 8 in Review

TweetAnother week of games, and a couple more upsets. Seems like this is often the way it goes…a bunch of tough teams able to grind out wins against higher-ranked opponents. First up though, let’s take a look at conference standings, where teams are in relation to being set up for a playoff spot or if …

MVFC – Week 8 Preview

TweetI apologize for being a little later than usual with my weekly preview post. In addition to being a fan of MVFC football, I’m also a Chicago Cubs fan, so my evening writing sessions have been somewhat constrained by watching Cubs games. In case you weren’t aware though, that won’t be a problem for me …

OVC – Week 7 Recap and Week 8 Preview

TweetYou’re probably not used to me talking much about the Ohio Valley Conference, but I’m filling in for the usual OVC coverage team this time around. I apologize if my coverage isn’t quite up to the level of what I normally do for the MVFC, but hopefully I can get you enough info to stay …

MVFC – Week 7 in Review

TweetWeek 7 in the books and another interesting week in the MVFC. A couple of big “upsets”, a close game delayed by weather, and a “Game of the Week” that lived up to it’s billing, going to an exciting overtime finish. First up though, let’s take a look at conference standings, where teams are in …

MVFC – Week 7 Preview

TweetOn to Week 7…the midpoint of season. Everyone has played 5 games so far and has 6 left…all are MVFC games until the playoffs start. Disclaimer: For those of you who don’t know me very well, I’ve been a Western Illinois fan for over 20 years. I will do my best to be relatively unbiased, …