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Let's keep the smack out of this one please. Here are the games on tap for this weekend. Western Illinois @ (1) Appalachian State Villanova @ Stephen F Austin SE Missouri @ (5) Eastern Washington NDSU @ (4) Montana State Lehigh @ (3) Delaware New Hampshire @ Bethune-Cookman Wofford @ Jacksonville State Georgia Southern @ (2) William & Mary My picks: Appy St SFA EWU Montana St Delaware UNH Wofford W&M Guess I'm thinking the home teams will do alright. Should be some good games on the slate....

Today I'll take all the MVFC teams and Georgia Southern As for the final four, I've got SFA, EWU, Delaware and Wofford. Championship game EWU and Delaware, with the Hens winning it all. Should be a fun couple weeks!

Do you have anything that states this? You know that the person that you're saying is wrong is pretty much an expert on D2 football, don't you? Although I don't know which person is actually right, I would think that Bob has more credibility on the issue. So please provide evidence of this Dan. Edit - Bob, would you have any link or anything from the rule book that would state this either? I'd really like to know the actual answer so we can put this to bed.....

Best of luck to you Marlin! My prayers go out to you and your family.

Just getting ready to head over to the tailgaiting area. Pretty chilly outside, but it feels lke a good day for football. Should be a great time!

My flight leaves in about 3 hours - can't express how excited I am!

Dan - this is one of the rare occassions where you are spot on with your analysis. I completely agree. You have now added value to a conversation on SiouxSports And don't worry, even when you don't add value I do like your ability to get people riled up over here......

Who is all planning on heading to Missoula? I'm flying in tomorrow afternoon, meeting up with a couple guys that are driving from NoDak.

I was really hoping that they'd drop that. Hopefully it will help the Sioux men be more competitive and win some games. Defense needs to step up though......

I really like this - Kudos! Maybe you should forward this to Fullerton

The way the other message boards are buzzing, I'm almost leaning towards USD getting some sort of invite from the MVFC. Just one of those feelings that USD will not be joining us. I really hope I'm wrong on this one....

You know, I'm having a feeling that the home schedule, other than Poly and USD, is not going to be very good in 2011. We know of Sioux Falls (unless it has been bought out), but other than that and the two away FBS games we know nothing. You'd think that we would have heard something through other teams schedule leaks, but nothing so far........ I am really looking forward to the 2012 Big Sky schedule. Add in a home game with Central Arkansas and at San Diego State, it should be a great schedule. Also, 2013 will see SDSU coming to the Alerus on top of the Big Sky schedule, so we are going to have some good schedules the following years, which actually could have given us incentive to get a few home games for next year as the front end of home/home agreements (since we already have one good home OOC game scheduled for 2012 and 2013). Maybe next year won't be as bad as I'm anticipating......

Sioux fumbled into the end zone and Lamar recovered, and the game has since ended. Sioux win 31-6.

Jake Miller getting some carries. Wondering why Goska is still in - this could be time to get Hendrickson or Nichols some game experience. The Sioux have over 400 yards, and they are at the Lamar 35. And Jake Miller with a 25 yard gain down to the 10.

Sioux have 8 penalties for 138 yards. Lamar has the ball at the UND 37.

Just got back again, and it looks like it's 24-6 Sioux......and Chris Hall with a pick six! First INT of his career! 31-6 Sioux with a good lead.....1:49 left in the third quarter.

Goska threw a TD pass to Jerrell Davis - 58 yards. Goska is 9-11 for 128 yards (or something, don't know if I heard it right). The other TD was Murray, who has 2 carries for 16 yards. UND has 10 first downs, and Lamar has 12.

Unfortunately, they have only scored when I step away from the computer so I haven't heard anything. Maybe someone who is watching can help??

And on a last second pass, the Sioux are flagged for pass interference so Lamar gets another shot. And UND picks it off in the end zone. 14-6 at the half.

Sioux are up 14-6 with time winding down in the first half. Had the ball at the 25, but a personal foul is sending them back to the 41 yard line. So, they have taken another stupid penalty to take them out of FG range - now Miller is going to attempt a 58 yard FG. Had the distance but wide left. Lamar will get a few plays to try to score.

Not for us in MPLS. Missed the past few - Sioux are up 7-6. Don't know what happened.

End of 1st at 0-0. Lamar has the ball at the Sioux 37 with second down and 12 or so.

Not too shocking, but UND giving up first downs every time we get to third down, this one a 17 yard scramble on 3rd and 10. Lamar at the UND 35.

And the Sioux can't convert - 4th down at the 37 again. Downed at the one again, but UND flagged for interference with the return man. Stupid penalties are hurting us so far with field position. Not sure where they're spotting it, but assuming out around the 25. EDIT - they have it at their own 20.

Schwenzfier (sp?) picks it off and returns it deep into Lamar territory to the 10 - flags on the play so we'll see where it is. Marked way back at the 44 yard line on a personal foul.