So I guess we have finally had our moving day. I mean it had to come at some point right? Though the way things had been going, moving day might not have been til sometime around week 11...but alas, we have some form of clarity in the FCS world. Its still not much when you look at the conference races in the Southland, Big Sky, and the CAA (my word the possibilities) but the number of teams we thought had playoff hopes lowered considerably after this week.
CAA Bundle
Speaking of the CAA, after this past weeks action, four teams (Deleware, James Madison, Towson, Maine) sit at the top of the conference with 4-1 records. Elon, who had the week off, sits at 3-1. And not to leave them out of the mix, Stony Brook sits at 4-2 and Rhode Island still is in the hunt at 3-2. And to top all the craziness, they all have 5 or more wins overall, all have solid playoff resumes, and all of them play at least two of the other teams before the season ends
So, the moral of the story is, if you can figure out who will win the conference and get in the playoffs, you know a lot more than most cause figuring out the knot of string hurts. Luckily I like a little pain and will be doing my best in a post later this week
So who are these guys?
You may not have noticed them, but the Colgate redemption tour is coming soon to the playoffs. With the 38-0 destruction of Georgetown, Colgate is now 7-0 and ranked 12th in the Stats Top 25 and passed probably its last real test before the playoffs. And the Raiders are taking care of things defensively...the Raiders posted its FCS leading fourth shutout of the season (in five weeks) and overall has only allowed 23 points all year (17 of those opening week versus Holy Cross). For those who didn't want to do the math, that is an average of 3.3 points a game. On top of that, they only give up 218.4 yards per game and Georgetown had 36 total yards
Here is the one hiccup...Colgate hasn't played anyone. The combined record of the teams they have played so far...18-38. Yes granted they played New Hampshire and still have Army on the schedule, but both are having down years. If they do win out, which is possible, this team could sneak a Top 8 seed and have a pretty favorable bracket. They are the wildcard of the whole playoffs because nobody really knows how good they are
Unbreakable Record?
This is one of those records that when you hear about it and hear how long it has been you just have to sit in awe of the length and the scope of the record itself. So to break the suspense, Dayton has now gone an amazing 474 games without being shutout.
That record stretches all levels, from FBS to Division III. The 474 straight games with points is a streak that date backs to 1976 when the Flyers competed on the Division III level. If you look at just the FCS level its still at 279 games.
To put the streak in some perspective...Montana had a streak of 373 games, Florida had one of 363.
Gerald Ford was in the White House, gas was 59 cents for a gallon and Star Wars was still about a year away from premiering. Oct 16, 1976, the last time the Flyers were shutout, Marshall won 9-0
When in doubt ground it out
The weather in the Northeast wasn't pretty this past weekend so it would just be the case that a couple running backs in the Northeast Conference topped the 300-yard mark on the ground.
Sacred Heart senior tailback, Jordan Meachum set a school-record with 318 yards on 23 carries in the 47-27 win at home versus Bryant. Add on top, three touchdowns as the Pioneers stayed at the top of the Northeast.
Central Connecticut State sophomore Aaron Dawson messed around and went out and set the conference record with 361 yards on only 24 carries plus five touchdowns in the 49-24 win versus Wagner. Oh yeah, he set a Division I record (yards in a half) by getting 308 of those yards in the second half. Hey, maybe all that rain helped
CAA Bundle
Speaking of the CAA, after this past weeks action, four teams (Deleware, James Madison, Towson, Maine) sit at the top of the conference with 4-1 records. Elon, who had the week off, sits at 3-1. And not to leave them out of the mix, Stony Brook sits at 4-2 and Rhode Island still is in the hunt at 3-2. And to top all the craziness, they all have 5 or more wins overall, all have solid playoff resumes, and all of them play at least two of the other teams before the season ends
So, the moral of the story is, if you can figure out who will win the conference and get in the playoffs, you know a lot more than most cause figuring out the knot of string hurts. Luckily I like a little pain and will be doing my best in a post later this week
So who are these guys?
You may not have noticed them, but the Colgate redemption tour is coming soon to the playoffs. With the 38-0 destruction of Georgetown, Colgate is now 7-0 and ranked 12th in the Stats Top 25 and passed probably its last real test before the playoffs. And the Raiders are taking care of things defensively...the Raiders posted its FCS leading fourth shutout of the season (in five weeks) and overall has only allowed 23 points all year (17 of those opening week versus Holy Cross). For those who didn't want to do the math, that is an average of 3.3 points a game. On top of that, they only give up 218.4 yards per game and Georgetown had 36 total yards
Here is the one hiccup...Colgate hasn't played anyone. The combined record of the teams they have played so far...18-38. Yes granted they played New Hampshire and still have Army on the schedule, but both are having down years. If they do win out, which is possible, this team could sneak a Top 8 seed and have a pretty favorable bracket. They are the wildcard of the whole playoffs because nobody really knows how good they are
Unbreakable Record?
This is one of those records that when you hear about it and hear how long it has been you just have to sit in awe of the length and the scope of the record itself. So to break the suspense, Dayton has now gone an amazing 474 games without being shutout.
That record stretches all levels, from FBS to Division III. The 474 straight games with points is a streak that date backs to 1976 when the Flyers competed on the Division III level. If you look at just the FCS level its still at 279 games.
To put the streak in some perspective...Montana had a streak of 373 games, Florida had one of 363.
Gerald Ford was in the White House, gas was 59 cents for a gallon and Star Wars was still about a year away from premiering. Oct 16, 1976, the last time the Flyers were shutout, Marshall won 9-0
When in doubt ground it out
The weather in the Northeast wasn't pretty this past weekend so it would just be the case that a couple running backs in the Northeast Conference topped the 300-yard mark on the ground.
Sacred Heart senior tailback, Jordan Meachum set a school-record with 318 yards on 23 carries in the 47-27 win at home versus Bryant. Add on top, three touchdowns as the Pioneers stayed at the top of the Northeast.
Central Connecticut State sophomore Aaron Dawson messed around and went out and set the conference record with 361 yards on only 24 carries plus five touchdowns in the 49-24 win versus Wagner. Oh yeah, he set a Division I record (yards in a half) by getting 308 of those yards in the second half. Hey, maybe all that rain helped
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