http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/ncaa/500/2710.png&h=100&w=100 AT http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/ncaa/500/2287.png&h=100&w=100 Game Time: 12:00 PM (Noon) Central, 11/4/2017 Location: Hancock Stadium, Normal, IL Weather: http://www.leathernecknation....

I bet Western goes with another Big Sky game for non-conference next year. Look at the scheduling lately between MVFC and BSC. Well, we are playing Montana on September 15th, so there's that. Otherwise, we already have the game at U of I scheduled and most likely the season home opener against Tenn...

So here is my take, at the beginning of the year, I had Western pegged at 5-3 at this point. Maybe swap out USD and CCU as wins, but I had 5-3 as a guess at this point. I didn’t see Western beating NDSU or SDSU, we actually match up worse with the Jackrabbits as we have seen the past two years. SO,...

Not sure it'll even get up to 40 degrees today. Time to break out the cold weather gear.


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Damn...I always forget to post Northwestern. They're local, and they have a Leatherneck punter. That is #31 Luke Otto who was on the Western football team for 3 years. http://www.nusports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5305&path=football Yup, I'm well aware of Luke. Pretty sure he tweets more about Leat...

Deja vu...

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wiu712 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 27, 2017 1:44 pm The Northern Iowa at North Dakota State game will also be on NBC Sports Chicago.

Another game of local interest:
Michigan State at Northwestern: 2:30 PM on ESPN.

Damn...I always forget to post Northwestern. They're local, and they have a Leatherneck punter.

rocki wrote: ↑Fri Oct 27, 2017 12:18 pm I see Saturday's game will be played in memory of Reid Brewer. Can't think of a better source of inspiration than that little guy who fought so hard.

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My usual preview article: http://thefcswedge.com/mvfc/mvfc-week-9-preview-2/ MVFC Games 1:00 PM – #11 South Dakota State (5-2, 2-2 MVFC) at #12 Western Illinois (5-2, 2-2 MVFC) 1:00 PM – #16 Illinois State (5-2, 3-1 MVFC) at #21 Youngstown State (3-4, 1-3 MVFC) 2:00 PM – Indiana State (0-7, 0-4 MVFC...