Week 6 in the FCS

s--k said:
Yeah you got to act quick on the Dll games.

The Richmond - Bucknell line dropped at open with the QB for Richmond being ruled out and the backup being awful vs Howard. Little buy back on Spiders now up to -4.5.

Really surprised the Morgan - Georgetown total is still high. Opened 50.5 and 49.5 now. Lautner is expected to still be out for GT and with the backups Hoya O has generated 0 and 10 pts in the last 2 games and a TOTAL of 394y in both.

Morgan D held Towson to their lowest yardage output of the season. Morgan has played two FBS and two Dll, so not easy to get a read on them, but they normally have the top D in the MEAC. Two of their key guys on O were hurt last week, don't know status, and their OL has been down a few starters the last several weeks. I don't know where to get Morgan football updates. Would assume this is an ugly offensive game.
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Hard to play the under when you don't know who the QB will be.
 
Some speculation that Colgate's #1 and better QB Osborne is out this week. They do have an experienced #2 in Stearney although Osborne has showed to be pretty good this year. Stearney was the passing QB for 'Gate in the Cornell win last year.
 
Cole Gonzales leaves WCU to Oklahoma doesn't play. Transfers to Pitt to be with former OC, opens season as #2 QB and now when starter is out is passed over for a Tr Fr QB to start today. These guys chasing fame and fortune at the FBS level. Sometimes just know who you are and be a great FCS player rather than an FBS bench warmer.
 
s--k said:
Cole Gonzales leaves WCU to Oklahoma doesn't play. Transfers to Pitt to be with former OC, opens season as #2 QB and now when starter is out is passed over for a Tr Fr QB to start today. These guys chasing fame and fortune at the FBS level. Sometimes just know who you are and be a great FCS player rather than an FBS bench warmer.
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I think its more of a money thing

$0 to play at WCU and likely be the backup to Dickens

Not sure what Pitt is paying him but pretty sure its more than $0
 
sleepy said:
I think its more of a money thing

$0 to play at WCU and likely be the backup to Dickens

Not sure what Pitt is paying him but pretty sure its more than $0
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True on the money. Gonzales was a 1st Team SoCon QB, Dickens replaced him. Maybe we never know about Dickens if Cole stays at WCU. But they money I'm sure is appealing, but playing college football which anybody only gets so lucky enough to do for a few years at best is gone and never comes back. Especially being a really good player which he was the FCS level.
 
They had the UTPB/Angelo St game up for about 10 mins. Without question, game of the day in d2.
 
Could get VMI at 14/14.5 a little over an hour ago. 8 now!
 
s--k said:
True on the money. Gonzales was a 1st Team SoCon QB, Dickens replaced him. Maybe we never know about Dickens if Cole stays at WCU. But they money I'm sure is appealing, but playing college football which anybody only gets so lucky enough to do for a few years at best is gone and never comes back. Especially being a really good player which he was the FCS level.
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He can always just play four games redshirt and go back to FCS
 
sleepy said:
LOL at those people betting Richmond over
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Everyone must be thinking the Bucknell D is going to be worst group in the game regardless of who is QB for Richmond. Do think Richmond front 7 is strong, but they can be passed on which is what Rucker will do if he has time to do so. Bucknell D is bad, but with no passing threat from Richmond, might be less bad? Howard had a pretty good game plan last week. Richmond will obviously tweak things. Interesting game. I am on some now bad Bucknell numbers I took at open with the Richmond QB situation, but market is shaking that off. Saw a Richmond -6.5 just now which is higher than the 5.5 open.
 
sleepy said:
14-7 halfway through the first quarter
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Wickersham has lost his job to a backup when he was injured in 2023. This guy Snielsire whatever his name, looks like a week of practice knowing he was going to start made a bid difference than just getting thrown in unexpectedly last week. Wickersham might lose his job again, he's just like a RB who is slightly better passing
 
Dickens has completed all 30 pass attempts on the day so far. FCS record
 
Just got home from the YSU game. Have to get caught up on stuff.

Glad we all share some things. I took the "I can't bet Iowa teams" Drake-Valpo Under!
 
A couple Unders I am sore about...I love Unders and I hate Unders.

Did anyone see how the Morgan - Georgetown game ended? Umm...Hoya QB couldn't hit the ocean from the deck of ship but throws a perfect strike 50y with :00 left for walk-off TD (and Over)

And Stony Brook - Albany combine to score 16 in the 1H...scored 43 in the 2H. Sometimes the other team is so bad they almost score points for the opponent.
 
Richmond QB Snelsire was a definite boost to the offense, but his inexperience might've been the difference (3 INTs including game sealing INT down 5 thrown from B20). Biggest surprise from this game was how much of an effective running game Bucknell was able to generate (46att-212-4.6).

Lehigh avenges one of their 2024 losses. Mountainhawks got off to a fast start (TD-TD), Yale did not (punt-punt-punt). Yale O did find some life later but were already in a hole.

CCSU plays in so many games like this, close, late lead changes and somebody wins in the final minute. Was another one vs SHU. CCSU led 20-7, then trailed 20-21! 4 lead changes 4Q, onto OT, CCSU scores, SHU does not.

One of the Pioneer flag bearers goes down to an improved Marist team! Marist had 1 win last year, has 3 this year. The first 2 were vs weak teams, but beating a decent San Diego is something. SD took away the run, so the Red Fox turned to the pass and connected on 2 long TDs and the Marist D shut down the SD O, just 2 good drives all game and 3.5ypp.

If you had most Stonehill-Duquesne Overs in the 40s you were in for a treat, if you had late numbers, oh so close. Duq scored a TD right before HT to keep hope alive despite being behind pace. It was only 27-7 early 4Q. Duq converted on a 4th-13 down to the SH05 and scored from there less than 7min to go. Exchange of punts. Less than 4min to go SH ball, they converted 4th-7, 4th-3 and scored TD :55 left to make it 34-14 F.

Bad beat or good luck in the Fordham-Lafayette game. Laf led 21-0, but Ford actually had a 405-402 ttl yard edge (5.3-6.3), but Laf won 24-10 as a little greater than 2 TD fav. Laf was SOD at the F19 early, threw INT from F29, had a 1st goal at the F02, but would kick a FG from there up 11 to make it a 14 pt game late 4Q and had a FD at the F22 after an INT, but would fail on 4th down from the F18 instead of kicking a FG. Granted, with all those yards, Fordham had plenty of blown opportunities for pts of their own (Fum L30, missed FG L15, FG from L08, ended game at L14)

Penn QB O'Brien passed with a 2-1 ratio and Dartmouth QB Saunier was 0-2 and Dartmouth was -2 TOs which were impactful in Penn's 39-24 win as Quakers turned both INTs into pts plus a muffed punt was recovered at the D19 setting up a short Penn TD drive and late game Penn had a great punt return for a short field FG. Dartmouth had led the game 14-0. It got tied 17-17 and Dartmouth had a penalty on a punt requiring them to punt again and this time a bad snap went over the Punter's head for a safety and Penn never trailed from there. Dartmouth outgained them slightly 326-323 (4.9-5.1), but that was about 150 yard below Dartmouth's early season per game average.

Villanova outgained UNH 461-207 (6.8-4.3)!

Tennessee Tech maybe started a little slow, it was just 24-17 mid 2Q, but TTU scored the next 28 unanswered including a pick-six in the 66-20 route.

Stetson beat a Dl team for the first time this year and Davidson has yet to beat one. The lead changed often until Stetson got up by 11 after Dave was SOD near midfield about 2min to go and Stet went down to score. Dave hit a 58y TD pass on 4th-16 to make it a 3pt game :37, but could not recover the onside kick. Earlier in the game Dave fumbled into the EZ for a touchback instead of a touchdown.

Dayton led 28-0 HT, but Morehead had a 28pt 3Q! Game was tied until very late 4Q when the Fliers got a TD for the win.

Drake only had 334y (5.4), but held Valpo to only 105 TOTAL yards (1.7). Somehow Valpo actually had 11 first downs still on that yardage (4 were by penalty) - and Drake sacked them 7x for a loss of 40y (13 TFL for 66y).

Mercyhurst is done with their tour of FCS power programs and handled LIU who was back to starting their 3rd string QB Howell. LIU's F5 drives of the game netted only 30 yards!

Merrimack was a DD fav hosting Robert Morris and only led 10-7 entering the 4Q, but scored 2 TDs in the final quarter for the 24-7 win. RM had 92y on their first possession then 129 the rest of the game.

The thing about Georgetown's win vs Morgan, all opinions aside, it was a fantastic throw, catch and one of those finishes you only get in college football. BUT, here is the thing, Morgan could've done more to ensure it never happened. Morgan's D had just sacked the Hoya QB 3 of the last 4 plays including a 4th down, so Morgan is taking over at the G42 and GT has 2 timeouts 1:25 to go. They go through the first 3 plays and it's 4th-3 about :40 left clock running. Morgan throws a go-route down the sideline 35 yards which is incomplete...hello?! How about a nice play to try and pickup the first down? You know, so you can then take a knee and win the game (and keep it Under). To throw the ball deep in that situation makes zero sense, it wasn't like they had like :05 left and were just trying to get the final seconds off the clock. As bad as that situation was to watch, here comes Dez Thomas, the guy we have seen suck for 3 straight games. Throws several awful passes as he typically does. Then with :07 to go he throws a strike 50y into the EZ and Kibble makes it over the hand of the defender (jumped too soon or it would've been knocked down) for the kind of finish nobody will forget for a very long time.

I like doing this, but will have to wrap it up. Traveling this week. Will have week 7 thread up tonight.
 
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