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FCS/SoCon Week 8
PostPosted:Sat Oct 21, 2023 7:38 pm
by The Jackal
Re: FCS/SoCon Week 8
PostPosted:Sat Oct 21, 2023 7:44 pm
by Sad Din
talk abt a drop.. woofy is 0-8
luv it
Re: FCS/SoCon Week 8
PostPosted:Sat Oct 21, 2023 7:46 pm
by The Jackal
Looks like all but two teams in CAA have at least three losses.
Re: FCS/SoCon Week 8
PostPosted:Sat Oct 21, 2023 7:52 pm
by The Jackal
Sad Din wrote: ↑Sat Oct 21, 2023 7:44 pm
talk abt a drop.. woofy is 0-8
luv it
And they still have WCU and Furman to go.
Re: FCS/SoCon Week 8
PostPosted:Sat Oct 21, 2023 7:55 pm
by The Jackal
UNI up 27-0 on UND.
So, a handful of teams behind WCU in the standings all lost, several to unranked opponents. Might be the Catamounts stay hovering not too far outside the top 10 next weeks.
Re: FCS/SoCon Week 8
PostPosted:Sat Oct 21, 2023 8:40 pm
by purplehorse123
CAA seems to have added lots of bad teams since I looked in the last. At one time they were a pretty dominant conference but it looks like that has changed.
Re: FCS/SoCon Week 8
PostPosted:Sat Oct 21, 2023 9:20 pm
by The Jackal
purplehorse123 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 21, 2023 8:40 pm
CAA seems to have added lots of bad teams since I looked in the last. At one time they were a pretty dominant conference but it looks like that has changed.
The best CAA team appears to be Delaware.
Beyond that, it's a bunch of meh.
W&M was highly ranked, but they struggled with Wofford and Charleston Southern and has now lost three in a row.
Richmond is 5-3, but has a few ugly losses, including a loss to the worst team in the MEAC.
Elon is their #3 team, but is only 4-4.
I suspect just math will mean at least a few of those teams will have 7 wins by post season selection time. I suspect Furman, WCU, UTC, Mercer, or Samford would probably blow most of their teams off the field much like Furman did to Elon last season.
Re: FCS/SoCon Week 8
PostPosted:Sat Oct 21, 2023 9:32 pm
by The Jackal
Re: FCS/SoCon Week 8
PostPosted:Sat Oct 21, 2023 9:34 pm
by The Jackal
With as bad as the Southland has been and as bad as the CAA has been, maybe there could be 3 or 4 SoCon teams in the post season.
Re: FCS/SoCon Week 8
PostPosted:Sat Oct 21, 2023 9:37 pm
by FUwolfpacker
#5 Incarnate Word is down 24-7 at half. Their starting QB, Zach Calzada is out. According to the FCS Triumvirate guys (all 3 have some connection to UIW), Stubblefield (ECU transfer) is their 3rd string guy.
Former Paladin Jace Wilson and Texas Southern currently lead #19 FAMU at halftime.
Looking forward to watching #2 vs #3 tonight with Montana St traveling to Sac State. If Sac State wins, I'm not sure we'd move up in the Stats poll as long as it's not a blowout, but if MSU wins, we should be #3 in each poll.
Western should find a soft place to land. They were #8 in the Stats poll and numbers 11, 12, 13, 15, and 18 all lost. Wouldn't be surprised to see them in the high teens and Chattanooga in the lower teens.
Re: FCS/SoCon Week 8
PostPosted:Sat Oct 21, 2023 9:45 pm
by FUwolfpacker
The Jackal wrote: ↑Sat Oct 21, 2023 9:34 pm
With as bad as the Southland has been and as bad as the CAA has been, maybe there could be 3 or 4 SoCon teams in the post season.
Assuming things play out like they should the rest of the way, I'd be shocked if the SoCon didn't get 3. 4 might be tough. If Mercer beats Western next week, then 4 is definitely possible. If they lose, a 7-4 Mercer team getting in will depend a lot on how the bubble looks on Selection Sunday as they wouldn't have any real marquee wins (depending on how a people view a win over Samford at the end of the year.
Kind of depends on what you want to see as a SoCon fan. Western may still have a shot at a seed if they don't fall too far this week and win out. Would it be better for Mercer to win and the SoCon likely get 4 teams in, or would it be better for them to maybe get 2 seeds? A lot can and likely will change before that, but it is an interesting thought.
Re: FCS/SoCon Week 8
PostPosted:Sun Oct 22, 2023 12:17 am
by FU Hoopla
No shame in us being #3 behind South Dakota St. and Montana St., both those programs have been to the semifinals or better in each of their last 3 season played.................
Re: FCS/SoCon Week 8
PostPosted:Sun Oct 22, 2023 10:09 am
by FUBeAR
FUwolfpacker wrote: ↑Sat Oct 21, 2023 9:45 pm
The Jackal wrote: ↑Sat Oct 21, 2023 9:34 pm
With as bad as the Southland has been and as bad as the CAA has been, maybe there could be 3 or 4 SoCon teams in the post season.
Assuming things play out like they should the rest of the way, I'd be shocked if the SoCon didn't get 3. 4 might be tough. If Mercer beats Western next week, then 4 is definitely possible. If they lose, a 7-4 Mercer team getting in will depend a lot on how the bubble looks on Selection Sunday as they wouldn't have any real marquee wins (depending on how a people view a win over Samford at the end of the year.
Kind of depends on what you want to see as a SoCon fan. Western may still have a shot at a seed if they don't fall too far this week and win out. Would it be better for Mercer to win and the SoCon likely get 4 teams in, or would it be better for them to maybe get 2 seeds? A lot can and likely will change before that, but it is an interesting thought.
A 7-4 Mercer Team will NEVER get in the Playoffs
Re: FCS/SoCon Week 8
PostPosted:Sun Oct 22, 2023 10:32 am
by FUwolfpacker
Well, that’s what I was thinking but I was trying to be a little hopeful.