Football Championship Subdivision

8/3/2010 With the season right around the corner, I decided it was time to start the conference by conference breakdowns. X Southern Illinois 9-2 7-1 – Only slipping up once in conference and owning a win over UNI, SIU earns the MVFC auto-bid. Y  Northern Iowa  9-2  7-1 – Northern Iowa returns to the playoffs with [...]

Rob Weiss, FCS Update What a great time to be a FCS football fan, eh? We’re down to one final week to decide all 16 playoff spots.  Here’s a breakdown of last weekends action, as well as a look at the week ahead. 1. –  Montana wrapped up the Big Sky autobid with a 38-10 [...]

Rob Weiss, FCS Update 1. Richmond Spiders at Maine Black Bears My Prediction: Richmond 38   Maine 17 Reality: Richmond 38   Maine 21 Pretty close on this prediction. Richmond didn’t show up for the first half but put the Black Bears away in the second half. No one has had an easy time in Orono this [...]

Rob Weiss, FCS Update 1. Richmond Spiders at Maine Black Bears Richmond will be too much for an up and down Maine team.The Spiders continue the longest winning streak in FCS football. Richmond 38   Maine 17 2. Northern Iowa Panthers vs. 5. Southern Illinois Salukis Another classic MVFC battle in Cedar Falls. Last Saluki win in the UNI-Dome was [...]

Rob Weiss, FCS Update Crazy day in the Top 25. I had the opportunity to watch four games today. Here’s a rundown on my predictions, how it went down, and what I thought of the outcome. 1. Richmond is idle.   2. Villanova vs. No. 4 William and Mary My prediction: William and Mary 24  [...]