Final FCS Poll

Mon Jan 11, 2016 12:46 pm

The final STATS FCS poll was released today, with Western finishing at #22.
http://www.fcs.football/cfb/polls.asp?div=fcs

Other conference teams and Western opponents this season are:
#1 North Dakota State
#5 Illinois State
#8 Northern Iowa
#15 South Dakota State
#16 Coastal Carolina
#25 Eastern Illinois

Others receiving votes
#32 Dayton
#38 Youngstown State

Mon Jan 11, 2016 1:22 pm

Also, former employer of our Coach Fisher, Richmond, in at #4.

ibleedpurpleandgold · Mon Jan 11, 2016 1:32 pm

Should be ranked in the top 15 going into next yr.

Leatherneck177 · Mon Jan 11, 2016 1:41 pm

Great to be back in a season ending poll. Keep the momentum going from last year. I really hope the new coaching staff is able to address some of the holes on last year's team.

wiu712 · Mon Jan 11, 2016 1:45 pm

Montana State finished at #41.

Tere North · Mon Jan 11, 2016 1:47 pm

ST_Lawson wrote:Also, former employer of our Coach Fisher, Richmond, in at #4.

Hee, hee, and where does our former coach sit

Mon Jan 11, 2016 1:53 pm

Tere North wrote:Hee, hee, and where does our former coach sit

Not in the current rankings

However, Nielson isn't a bad coach, he did turn us around from a team that won a total of 5 games in 2 years to a 7-6 overall team that went 1-1 in the playoffs...a year sooner than I thought he would.
I think he'll be able to get USD up to mid-level in the conference....bordering on playoff-worthy. I don't think they'll get up to the top, but they'll be decent.

ibleedpurpleandgold · Mon Jan 11, 2016 1:55 pm

ST_Lawson wrote:
Tere North wrote:Hee, hee, and where does our former coach sit
Not in the current rankings

However, Nielson isn't a bad coach, he did turn us around from a team that won a total of 5 games in 2 years to a 7-6 overall team that went 1-1 in the playoffs...a year sooner than I thought he would.
I think he'll be able to get USD up to mid-level in the conference....bordering on playoff-worthy. I don't think they'll get up to the top, but they'll be decent.

Plus USD isn't nearly as bad as we where when he took over here they have some returning talent i mean they did NDSU.

letsgonecks · Mon Jan 11, 2016 2:17 pm

So do we still owe Nielson his bonus for finishing in the top 25? Or since he's no longer under contract with us, is it all clear. Believe it was 5k.

Mon Jan 11, 2016 2:28 pm

letsgonecks wrote:So do we still owe Nielson his bonus for finishing in the top 25? Or since he's no longer under contract with us, is it all clear. Believe it was 5k.

I would assume not. If they essentially "tore up" the contract, then any items in the future should be null and void. Then again, I'm no lawyer.