UNI – Page 4 – The FCS Wedge

MVFC – Week 10 Preview

November 2, 2017November 2, 2017 Scott Lawson

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 so, we already know that... Read More

MVFC – Week 9 in Review

October 30, 2017October 30, 2017 Scott Lawson

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 record, and then each team’s... Read More

MVFC – Week 9 Preview

October 27, 2017October 27, 2017 Scott Lawson

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 two teams in the conference... Read More

MVFC – Week 8 in Review

October 23, 2017October 23, 2017 Scott Lawson

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 they’re already out of the... Read More

MVFC – Week 8 Preview

October 20, 2017October 20, 2017 Scott Lawson

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 the rest of the season... Read More

MVFC – Week 7 in Review

October 16, 2017October 16, 2017 Scott Lawson

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 relation to being set up... Read More

MVFC – Week 7 Preview

October 13, 2017October 15, 2017 Scott Lawson

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, but I know that it’s... Read More

MVFC – Week 6 in Review

October 9, 2017October 10, 2017 Scott Lawson

TweetWell, as I’m writing most of this, it’s 12:30 AM Sunday morning, I just got back from watching my Leathernecks give me a heart attack against Northern Iowa, and I was driving, so I’m still awake from some later-than-usual caffeine. I must say…this was an interesting week…assuming you like a bit of chaos with your football, right? Now that we’re... Read More

MVFC – Week 6 Preview

October 6, 2017October 6, 2017 Scott Lawson

TweetOn to Week 6…wait…seriously?!?…Week 6 already? I thought we just started this thing. Like it or not, the football season goes by pretty fast for us hard-core fans. Up this week we have a couple of likely close games including one that looks like it could have a big impact on who the eventual conference champion is. We also have... Read More

MVFC – Week 5 in Review

October 2, 2017October 2, 2017 Scott Lawson

Tweet Wow…what a first week of MVFC action. There were record-breaking performances, a couple of highly ranked teams battling in close games, and a nearly epic comeback. It was a pretty exciting start to what should be a strong conference season. Missouri State (1-3) at #2 North Dakota State (3-0) 4-0 on the season. 1-0 in the Valley. pic.twitter.com/BHnL6Vt89B —... Read More