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2 conference teams in championship
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IdaGriz01
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Looks like 1988, when Furman played Georgia Southern (in Pocatello, BTW).
Of course, the way teams have moved around among conferences, I may have missed something. The list is at http://www.ncaa.com/history/football/fcs
Like: Were Western Kentucky and McNeese State in the same conference in 2002? Pretty sure not, but it's hard to be sure.
Of course, the way teams have moved around among conferences, I may have missed something. The list is at http://www.ncaa.com/history/football/fcs
Like: Were Western Kentucky and McNeese State in the same conference in 2002? Pretty sure not, but it's hard to be sure.
As an Eagle fan, I watched with tremendous interest last week. Illinois State is the REAL DEAL. I have no idea how they and North Dakota State are pulling so much better talent than we are in the Big Sky. I don't think of those geographical areas as being real hotbeds of football talent; at least it doesn't seem to work that way at the FBS level. But for whatever reason, those MVC schools are really getting some high quality FCS guys.
There is no doubt in my mind that the top tier of the FCS is getting better every year. I joke with Eastern people that our 2010 National Championship team would struggle to make the semis any more. It wasn't that many years ago when even BCS bottom-feeders could feast on the best FCS teams. Nowadays, if you want to compete for National Championships at this level, you need to have a team at least capable of beating most mid-majors and the lower tier of BCS programs.
There is no doubt in my mind that the top tier of the FCS is getting better every year. I joke with Eastern people that our 2010 National Championship team would struggle to make the semis any more. It wasn't that many years ago when even BCS bottom-feeders could feast on the best FCS teams. Nowadays, if you want to compete for National Championships at this level, you need to have a team at least capable of beating most mid-majors and the lower tier of BCS programs.
Both Mac squads resemble a current big ten type of athlete, game approach in my view. Both could compete with the perennial bottom feeders in the big time, NDSU has certainly done that.
Our game and the anticipated new game produces the faster paced west coast style in general terms.
We get comparable athletes but expect or coach them up for a different result. So much comes down to coaching, game plans/philosophy, etc.
Our game and the anticipated new game produces the faster paced west coast style in general terms.
We get comparable athletes but expect or coach them up for a different result. So much comes down to coaching, game plans/philosophy, etc.
IdaGriz01
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Yep. Looks like you're right. Furman was the SoCon champion those times when they met in the NC game in 1985 and 1988. Can't exactly say when Ga So officially joined, but it looked to be about 1993.Grizlaw said:
So that leaves the question: When, if ever (before) have two teams from the same conference played for the NC?
When I go on down the list ... it looks to me like NEVER.
(Hopefully, TSN, or somebody else with a paid research staff, will give us the final scoop.
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IdaGriz01
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Just re-read the TSN "Playoff Roundup" http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/...ork&page=cfoot2/writers/infcshuddle/index.htm
I missed this little bit the first time through:
I missed this little bit the first time through:
I assume they do mean that this is indeed the first for FCS ("the division"), but I'm a bit surprised they didn't make a bigger deal of it. I mean, a "first" is a "first."TSN said:
IdaGriz01
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The Missouri Valley Football Conference, as you would expect, is playing up the "first."
The article (plus some others about the semi-final games) is at http://www.valley-football.org/news/default/2014-15/7779/valley-football-champs-meet-in-frisco/
I don't normally post an entire article, but did this time because they didn't use a byline.MVFC said:
The article (plus some others about the semi-final games) is at http://www.valley-football.org/news/default/2014-15/7779/valley-football-champs-meet-in-frisco/
