Week 8 GOTW
Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2010 8:30 pm
Penn (4-1) @ Yale (4-1)
Both of these Ivy teams have one loss out of conference. Yale to Albany by 3, and Penn to Top 10 Villanova by 12. Yale's wins have come close, and have yet to win a convicing game, but the Ivy is always a question mark until late in the season. Both are undefeated in the Ivy League and the Ivy championship would likely come down to the winner of this game and Brown.
Delaware (7-0) @ William & Mary (5-1)
Delaware had quite the scare against 2-4 Rhode Island, but escaped with the win thanks to their defense stepping up with a late interception. Defense has been the name of the game all season for Delaware, allowing a stingy EIGHT points a game. Not too shabby for a team that's faced two Top 25 teams on the road and another at home. William & Mary started the season slow, losing to Massachusetts after being up nine early in the 4th quarter. Since then, the Tribe have escaped close games against Old Dominion and Maine, but won a fairly convincing match-up against top 10 Villanova, neverminding the late touchdowns.
Chattanooga (4-2) @ Furman (4-2)
The Mocs have been trying to prove they belong in the top 25 all season. Their huge comeback win over Georgia Southern this week probably did it. After opening the season against two Top 5 teams in Appalachian State and Jacksonville State and losing close in both, Chattanooga has taken care of their competition, outscoring opponents 62-36 in the second half. Furman's only FCS loss of the year came against Top 25 member Wofford. The rest of the Paladins' schedule has been taken care of easily, 159-53. Furman wants to be legit, but they haven't beat anyone of note. Beating Chattanooga will do a lot for Furman's at-large hopes.
SF Austin (5-1) @ Sam Houston St. (4-2)
SF Austin had a scare last week against McNeese, but they came back strong against Central Arkansas. The Lumberjacks took care of their one difficult out of conference game, beating Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, 22-20. Sam Houston State lost to their MVFC opponent, Western Illinois, but their only other loss is to FBS Baylor. They didn't look good against the Leathernecks, but they've easily beaten their sub-par competition since, including last week's win over Southeastern Louisiana, who took down Top 25 Texas State.
Northern Arizona (4-2) @ Montana (5-2)
Both the Lumberjacks and Grizzlies lost close games to Eastern Washington in Cheney, both have bounced back. Northern Arizona took apart Top 10 Montana State at home, whereas the Griz have struggled against Sacramento State at home and Portland State on the road, along with losing to a now 4-3 Cal Poly, the Griz aren't looking like themselves this year. Any game in Missoula is exponentially more difficult, but the Lumberjacks have a lot to prove. Can Montana escape against a good team at home, or will their road woes follow them home?
Both of these Ivy teams have one loss out of conference. Yale to Albany by 3, and Penn to Top 10 Villanova by 12. Yale's wins have come close, and have yet to win a convicing game, but the Ivy is always a question mark until late in the season. Both are undefeated in the Ivy League and the Ivy championship would likely come down to the winner of this game and Brown.
Delaware (7-0) @ William & Mary (5-1)
Delaware had quite the scare against 2-4 Rhode Island, but escaped with the win thanks to their defense stepping up with a late interception. Defense has been the name of the game all season for Delaware, allowing a stingy EIGHT points a game. Not too shabby for a team that's faced two Top 25 teams on the road and another at home. William & Mary started the season slow, losing to Massachusetts after being up nine early in the 4th quarter. Since then, the Tribe have escaped close games against Old Dominion and Maine, but won a fairly convincing match-up against top 10 Villanova, neverminding the late touchdowns.
Chattanooga (4-2) @ Furman (4-2)
The Mocs have been trying to prove they belong in the top 25 all season. Their huge comeback win over Georgia Southern this week probably did it. After opening the season against two Top 5 teams in Appalachian State and Jacksonville State and losing close in both, Chattanooga has taken care of their competition, outscoring opponents 62-36 in the second half. Furman's only FCS loss of the year came against Top 25 member Wofford. The rest of the Paladins' schedule has been taken care of easily, 159-53. Furman wants to be legit, but they haven't beat anyone of note. Beating Chattanooga will do a lot for Furman's at-large hopes.
SF Austin (5-1) @ Sam Houston St. (4-2)
SF Austin had a scare last week against McNeese, but they came back strong against Central Arkansas. The Lumberjacks took care of their one difficult out of conference game, beating Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, 22-20. Sam Houston State lost to their MVFC opponent, Western Illinois, but their only other loss is to FBS Baylor. They didn't look good against the Leathernecks, but they've easily beaten their sub-par competition since, including last week's win over Southeastern Louisiana, who took down Top 25 Texas State.
Northern Arizona (4-2) @ Montana (5-2)
Both the Lumberjacks and Grizzlies lost close games to Eastern Washington in Cheney, both have bounced back. Northern Arizona took apart Top 10 Montana State at home, whereas the Griz have struggled against Sacramento State at home and Portland State on the road, along with losing to a now 4-3 Cal Poly, the Griz aren't looking like themselves this year. Any game in Missoula is exponentially more difficult, but the Lumberjacks have a lot to prove. Can Montana escape against a good team at home, or will their road woes follow them home?
Sorry, just had to say it. 
