dakotadan Posted January 7, 2011 Posted January 7, 2011 2010-11 NCAA DI FCS National Championship Friday, January 7, 2011 6:00 Central Pizza Hut Park, Frisco, TX Tv: ESPN2 Eastern Washington University vs. University of Delaware Maybe this one will stay on track. Quote
dakotadan Posted January 7, 2011 Author Posted January 7, 2011 Since we are all fairly new to I-AA/FCS football, I figured we could use a little history lesson to study up on. Big Sky members are in bold. Past DI-AA/FCS Championship games: Year Champion Score Runner-Up 1978 Florida A&M 35-28 Massachusetts 1979 Eastern Ky. 30-7 Lehigh 1980 Boise St. 31-29 Eastern Ky. 1981 Idaho St. 34-23 Eastern Ky. 1982 Eastern Ky. 17-14 Delaware 1983 Southern Ill. 43-7 Western Carolina 1984 Montana St. 19-6 Louisiana Tech 1985 Ga. Southern 44-42 Furman 1986 Ga. Southern 48-21 Arkansas St. 1987 La.-Monroe 43-42 Marshall 1988 Furman 17-12 Ga. Southern 1989 Ga. Southern 37-34 Stephen F. Austin 1990 Ga. Southern 36-13 Nevada 1991 Youngstown St. 25-17 Marshall 1992 Marshall 31-28 Youngstown St. 1993 Youngstown St. 17-5 Marshall 1994 Youngstown St. 28-14 Boise St. 1995 Montana 22-20 Marshall 1996 Marshall 49-29 Montana 1997 Youngstown St. 10-9 McNeese St. 1998 Massachusetts 55-43 Ga. Southern 1999 Ga. Southern 59-24 Youngstown St. 2000 Ga. Southern 27-25 Montana 2001 Montana 13-6 Furman 2002 Western Ky. 34-14 McNeese St. 2003 Delaware 40-0 Colgate 2004 James Madison 31-21 Montana 2005 Appalachian St. 21-16 UNI 2006 Appalachian St. 28-17 Massachusetts 2007 Appalachian St. 49-21 Delaware 2008 Richmond 24-7 Montana 2009 Villanova 23-21 Montana The Big Sky has been very successful on a national level over the years. It would be nice to see EWU win a championship to bring the Big Sky up to 4 active members who have won championships. Quote
dakotadan Posted January 8, 2011 Author Posted January 8, 2011 Delaware just had a 80-yard drive to score a touchdown. But EWU blocked the PAT. UD 6 EWU 0 5:14 left in 1st. I'm just heading out the door to the hockey game. So I hope the Ralph keeps us updated on the score. Quote
SiouxCrew11 Posted January 8, 2011 Posted January 8, 2011 I find it interesting that every starter on EWU's defense is from the state of WA. Just goes to show the recruiting advantage that schools from larger states have. Could you imagine UND or NDSU fielding a championship quality D1 FCS football team using nothing but ND kids?! Quote
Sioux27 Posted January 8, 2011 Posted January 8, 2011 I find it interesting that every starter on EWU's defense is from the state of WA. Just goes to show the recruiting advantage that schools from larger states have. Could you imagine UND or NDSU fielding a championship quality D1 FCS football team using nothing but ND kids?! Nope.........too many buthockeys to the south. Quote
UNDvince97-01 Posted January 8, 2011 Posted January 8, 2011 EWU scores a TD. 19-13 with over 8 minutes left. We have a game. Quote
UNDvince97-01 Posted January 8, 2011 Posted January 8, 2011 EWU scores with 2:48 left. 19-19 tie. Extra point is good. 20-19 EWU. Quote
Smoggy Posted January 8, 2011 Posted January 8, 2011 What a crazy fun end to this game! Delaware had a 4th and 10 from 40 but only got 9 yards so Eastern Washington will win. Quote
UND1983 Posted January 8, 2011 Posted January 8, 2011 Congratulations to Eastern Washington! Go Big Sky!!!! Quote
jodcon Posted January 8, 2011 Posted January 8, 2011 What a comeback for EWU! I thought this team was dead when their stud RB went down but they ran the table anyway. Congrats to them and the Big Sky Conference. Quote
GeauxSioux Posted January 8, 2011 Posted January 8, 2011 Nice comeback by EWU. Great win for the Eagles and the Big Sky. Quote
Dagger Posted January 8, 2011 Posted January 8, 2011 Since we are all fairly new to I-AA/FCS football, I figured we could use a little history lesson to study up on. Big Sky members are in bold. Past DI-AA/FCS Championship games: Year Champion Score Runner-Up 1978 Florida A&M 35-28 Massachusetts 1979 Eastern Ky. 30-7 Lehigh 1980 Boise St. 31-29 Eastern Ky. 1981 Idaho St. 34-23 Eastern Ky. 1982 Eastern Ky. 17-14 Delaware 1983 Southern Ill. 43-7 Western Carolina 1984 Montana St. 19-6 Louisiana Tech 1985 Ga. Southern 44-42 Furman 1986 Ga. Southern 48-21 Arkansas St. 1987 La.-Monroe 43-42 Marshall 1988 Furman 17-12 Ga. Southern 1989 Ga. Southern 37-34 Stephen F. Austin 1990 Ga. Southern 36-13 Nevada 1991 Youngstown St. 25-17 Marshall 1992 Marshall 31-28 Youngstown St. 1993 Youngstown St. 17-5 Marshall 1994 Youngstown St. 28-14 Boise St. 1995 Montana 22-20 Marshall 1996 Marshall 49-29 Montana 1997 Youngstown St. 10-9 McNeese St. 1998 Massachusetts 55-43 Ga. Southern 1999 Ga. Southern 59-24 Youngstown St. 2000 Ga. Southern 27-25 Montana 2001 Montana 13-6 Furman 2002 Western Ky. 34-14 McNeese St. 2003 Delaware 40-0 Colgate 2004 James Madison 31-21 Montana 2005 Appalachian St. 21-16 UNI 2006 Appalachian St. 28-17 Massachusetts 2007 Appalachian St. 49-21 Delaware 2008 Richmond 24-7 Montana 2009 Villanova 23-21 Montana The Big Sky has been very successful on a national level over the years. It would be nice to see EWU win a championship to bring the Big Sky up to 4 active members who have won championships. Between the CAA and the Big Sky , they are definitely the top 2 conferences in FCS. It is really EXCITING to think that we are joining the Big Sky. I can't wait. Quote
SiouxFanatic Posted January 8, 2011 Posted January 8, 2011 EWU only won the National Championship because the refs handed every playoff game to them. *wah wah wah wah refs suck, EWU shouldn't be there* I wonder what fanbase I am mocking... Congrats to EWU. Quote
star2city Posted January 8, 2011 Posted January 8, 2011 EWU only won the National Championship because the refs handed every playoff game to them. *wah wah wah wah refs suck, EWU shouldn't be there* I wonder what fanbase I am mocking... Congrats to EWU. Whineryville !! They have to be content with the former glory days of Youngstown State. Go Big Sky!! Quote
tho0505 Posted January 8, 2011 Posted January 8, 2011 Awesome game, they were dead in the water! Great for Spokane and EWU. I'm living in Spokane now and it was fun watching the game with other Eagles fans. Quote
Johnny Five Posted January 8, 2011 Posted January 8, 2011 Awesome game, they were dead in the water! Great for Spokane and EWU. I'm living in Spokane now and it was fun watching the game with other Eagles fans. All 40 of them? Ha...JK. Good for EWU. Sorry I'm a Bison fan but not a whiner. Bison had plenty of opportunities to beat them on their turf and blew it. Just like MMA, don't put in the officials hands to affect the game....don't drop the ball. EWU seemed like a team "destined" to win it this year. Winning tight games and comebacks all season long. I think the exciting part is as a Bison fan, really not that far off. NDSU usually has a solid running game. This year the defense was there and I think they were really a good QB and some horrible play calls away from making a more serious run. And for you Sioux fans we just really don't know yet but it will be exciting for you to get into that Big Sky schedule to see where you are at and what you need to do to get there. A lot of people b*tch about your attendance, etc...EWUs is a joke for attendance and now they are National Champs. It's what is on the field that counts. Time to close the book on the 2010 season and look forward to the recruiting, etc. Quote
The Sicatoka Posted January 10, 2011 Posted January 10, 2011 Bison had plenty of opportunities to beat them on their turf and blew it. Most Bison fans I've talked to blame the defense for the loss by giving up the 90 yard drive to tie. Nope, not them. I say it was lost when NDSU punted on 4th and 2 and turned the ball over to a potent offense (that had admittedly been struggling that day). NDSU had been getting 4 yards per run up to that point. Run the ball, get first down, insert dagger. Instead, the NDSU coaches opted to punt. EWU had offense. How do I know? They rattled off 20 unanswered from 19 down against Delaware. They deserve the win and all that comes with it. Quote
bisoninnwmn Posted January 11, 2011 Posted January 11, 2011 Most Bison fans I've talked to blame the defense for the loss by giving up the 90 yard drive to tie. Nope, not them. I say it was lost when NDSU punted on 4th and 2 and turned the ball over to a potent offense (that had admittedly been struggling that day). NDSU had been getting 4 yards per run up to that point. Run the ball, get first down, insert dagger. Instead, the NDSU coaches opted to punt. EWU had offense. How do I know? They rattled off 20 unanswered from 19 down against Delaware. They deserve the win and all that comes with it. Probably the 3rd down right before that. Bison ran a fake sweep to Sigers and the QB (Jensen) tried a dive and it failed. Sigers had a lead blocker and 10 yds of open field.......geeez!! What ifs....... Quote
Johnny Five Posted January 12, 2011 Posted January 12, 2011 Don't forget a 4th and Goal where they called Jensen's number as well. Quote
star2city Posted January 18, 2011 Posted January 18, 2011 Should UND put in Kelley Green turf? Weber St considering purple turf Eastern alum Michael Roos, now a Tennessee Titans offensive lineman, believes the Inferno helped the Eagles blaze into the FCS title game, where they defeated Delaware 20-19. "I think the red turf definitely helped them. It seemed to unify everyone and give them more motivation to protect their home field." Roos is no unbiased observer: It was his donation that helped pay for EWU's red turf. From a marketing standpoint, the media attention, including appearances on ESPN Gameday and in USA Today and Sports Illustrated paid major dividends for Eastern Washington, Big Sky spokesman Jon Kasper said. "I think it was immeasurable, what happened this year," he said. "It's great when you put in the red turf and then you go undefeated on it and win the national championship, so I don't know, maybe we'll see everyone else try to see if it works for them." Quote
PhillySioux Posted January 18, 2011 Posted January 18, 2011 Taiwan Jones I cant imagine this impacts FCS teams very often. Quote
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