Week 12 in the MVFC (and other games of interest)

[ST_Lawson]

You know the drill...

MVFC Games:
Youngstown State at Missouri State @ 2 PM
North Dakota State at South Dakota @ 2 PM
South Dakota State at Northern Iowa @ 4 PM
Illinois State and Indiana State wrapped up their regular seasons last weekend...this is their "bye" weekend.
All MVFC games available on ESPN3/WatchESPN.com

My preview of the games: http://thefcswedge.com/mvfc/mvfc-week-12-preview/

OOC Teams Games:
Eastern Illinois at Eastern Kentucky @ 12 PM
EIU can get to 6-5 overall and 4-4 in the OVC with a win
Should be available for streaming for free here: http://www.ovcdigitalnetwork.com/watch/?Live=4956

Southern Utah at Northern Arizona @ 4 PM
NAU can get to 6-5 overall and 5-3 in the Big Sky with a win
Should be available for streaming for free here: https://eversport.tv/big-sky/football/2 ... rn-arizona

Northern Illinois beat Eastern Michigan last Wednesday, 31-24 in OT.
Northern Illinois at Kent State on 11/24 (Thanksgiving), time TBD.
NIU can get to 5-7 overall and 4-4 in the MAC with a win. Might be available streaming on ESPN3, but has not been listed yet.

Wins from EIU and NAU (both possible, neither EKU nor SUU are playoff teams this year) would help our schedule look a little better, so if you're interested, root for them to win also.

[ST_Lawson]

So....

YSU played like someone insulted their mamas and went out outscored their previous 5 games, crushing MSU 65-20.
NDSU struggled but came away with the win over USD, 28-21.
SDSU pulls away late, outscoring UNI 17-0 in the 4th quarter to win 45-24.

Eastern Illinois shut out Eastern Kentucky 24-0 to finish 6-5 on the season.
Northern Arizona kept it close for a while, but was shut down in the second half, being outscored 20-0 after halftime, losing to Southern Utah 48-21 and falling to 6-5 to end their season.

Looks like NDSU and SDSU will probably end up with Top 8 seeds and first round byes in the playoffs.
YSU will be in the playoffs, and with both WIU and UNI losing, Illinois State could get consideration as a 4th MVFC team in the playoffs.
Everyone else looks like they'll be watching the playoffs from their couches.

[ST_Lawson]

Here's my review of the games, complete with our own game going "horribly wrong"....
http://thefcswedge.com/mvfc/mvfc-week-12-review/