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Also, here's where things are with teams in our region in the other divisions/leagues:

NCAA DII
#1 Ferris State beat #4 Central Oklahoma last weekend and will play Harding (AR)
Minnesota State beat #1 CSU Pueblo last weekend and will play Bemidji State

NCAA DIII
Wisconsin La-Crosse lost last weekend to St. John's (MN)
Wartburg (IA) beat Wisconsin Platteville and will play Bethel (MN)
Aurora (IL) fell to Hope (MI)
North Central (IL) beat Whitworth and will play Hope (MI)

NAIA
#2 Grand View (IA) vs #11 Northwestern (IA)
#3 Indiana Wesleyan vs #9 Benedictine (KS)
#4 Montana Western vs #6 Morningside (IA)

NJCAA Semifinals
Northwest Mississippi CC vs Iowa Western CC
North Dakota State College of Science vs Iowa Central CC
Louisburg College vs College of DuPage (DIII championship game)

Every time I see "Minnesota State" I think of Hayden Fox, Luther Van Damm, and Dauber. I loved that show.

rocki wrote: Mon Dec 02, 2024 11:30 am Every time I see "Minnesota State" I think of Hayden Fox, Luther Van Damm, and Dauber. I loved that show.


 

Lest we not forget about team owner Doris Sherman (Katherine Helmond) on that show.  She was also cast in so many good ones like Soap, Who's the Boss, Everybody Loves Raymond back when TV was worth watching.  Amazing career.
 
Now, when I hear Minnesota State, I think of Matt Margenthaler.

sealhall74 wrote: Mon Dec 02, 2024 12:36 pm

rocki wrote: Mon Dec 02, 2024 11:30 am Every time I see "Minnesota State" I think of Hayden Fox, Luther Van Damm, and Dauber. I loved that show.



 

Lest we not forget about team owner Doris Sherman (Katherine Helmond) on that show.  She was also cast in so many good ones like Soap, Who's the Boss, Everybody Loves Raymond back when TV was worth watching.  Amazing career.
 
Now, when I hear Minnesota State, I think of Matt Margenthaler.

 

"Soap" was another quirky favorite of mine.
 

Truman State will be playing Tiffin University (Ohio) in the America's Crossroads Bowl in Hobart, Indiana on December 7.  Game time is 1:00 PM.
 

Someone over at AGS compiled a list of all college football games (excluding JUCO) that are going on this weekend: https://www.anygivensaturday.com/showth ... ost3228028

The games in Black are FCS games, red are FBS games, blue are D2, orange are D3, and brown are NAIA. All start times are listed in Eastern, so adjust your viewing schedule accordingly.

According to massey ratings, here's the list of this weekend's FCS games in order of "closeness".

Villanova @ Incarnate Word - UIW by 4
Illinois State @ UC Davis - UCD by 7
Rhode Island @ Mercer - Mercer by 11
TN Martin @ Montana State - MSU by 17
Tarleton State @ South Dakota - USD by 20
Lehigh @ Idaho - Idaho by 21
Montana @ South Dakota State - SDSU by 24
Abilene Christian @ North Dakota State - NDSU by 26

Today's America's Crossroads Bowl:
Truman State  29
Tiffin University  10
 
 

That Tarleton State offense scheme was very strange.  If you have an RB with lightning quickness who can pick his own holes wisely and change direction on a dime, it can be deadly.  I dont think USD ever really figured out how to stop it but got some lucky turnover breaks to get the job done.  I might make a trip to Vermillion next week to catch the Quarters as well as the mens Hoops game.

sealhall74 wrote: Sat Dec 07, 2024 6:58 pm That Tarleton State offense scheme was very strange.  If you have an RB with lightning quickness who can pick his own holes wisely and change direction on a dime, it can be deadly.  I dont think USD ever really figured out how to stop it but got some lucky turnover breaks to get the job done.  I might make a trip to Vermillion next week to catch the Quarters as well as the mens Hoops game.

 

Both games currentlly scheduled for 2pm on Saturday.  Surely they will make an adjustment to the start times?