2025 Non-UND FCS News/Scores Thread

[tnt]

3 hours ago, The Sicatoka said:

What happened to the penguins? Yale figure them out? Defense implode? Turnovers? 

29 unanswered is Chernobyl category melt down. 

Sometimes it’s a matter of a team thinking they have it in the bag and losing a bit of focus and letting up, even if it is slightly.  They give up one score, no big deal, they give up another and they start playing not to lose and the other team starts to think they have a chance. Suddenly the ball of momentum is running down hill and is hard to stop.  Don’t know if that was the case here, but have seen it on many occasions.

[nodakvindy]

5 minutes ago, tnt said:

Sometimes it’s a matter of a team thinking they have it in the bag and losing a bit of focus and letting up, even if it is slightly.  They give up one score, no big deal, they give up another and they start playing not to lose and the other team starts to think they have a chance. Suddenly the ball of momentum is running down hill and is hard to stop.  Don’t know if that was the case here, but have seen it on many occasions.

Exactly. Michael MacKelvie just posted a great video on this phenomenon.

https://youtu.be/8By4b6cTVFU?si=uPvOWOkXmcbbnM8e

[fightingsioux4life]

11 minutes ago, nodakvindy said:

Exactly. Michael MacKelvie just posted a great video on this phenomenon.

https://youtu.be/8By4b6cTVFU?si=uPvOWOkXmcbbnM8e

I've seen it happen in all sports, at all levels.

[vlarson]

The MVFC had a decent day with 4 wins out of 5.  Attendance was not that great at any of the games.  Ill St. (W) vs SE La. 3321 att.,  USD (W) vs Drake 3964 att.,  SDSU (W) vs. NH 3843 att., Tn Tech (L) vs. UND 4641 att.,  YSU (L) vs Yale 4869 att.

[CMSioux]

6 hours ago, The Sicatoka said:

Found on TwiX 

FCS first-round playoff attendance:
at Rhode Island: 2,640
at Villanova: 2,125
at Youngstown State: 4,869
at Abilene Christian: 4,588
at South Dakota: 3,964
at Tennessee Tech: 4,641
at SDSU: 3,843
at Southeastern Louisiana: 3,321

Tennessee Tech numbers are interesting. Crowd was all on one side and it certainly did not look or sound like 4,600 spectators. The reality about the first round is there will seldom be lots of students in attendance due to holiday weekend so if its outdoors it's not that much of an advantage (except for having to arrange travel and logistics).  

[F'n Hawks]

11 minutes ago, vlarson said:

The MVFC had a decent day with 4 wins out of 5.  Attendance was not that great at any of the games.  Ill St. (W) vs SE La. 3321 att.,  USD (W) vs Drake 3964 att.,  SDSU (W) vs. NH 3843 att., Tn Tech (L) vs. UND 4641 att.,  YSU (L) vs Yale 4869 att.

UND had 6,500 against Sac State in 2023, which is higher than all on that list but still low for our standards. Thanksgiving weekend is tough 

[SIOUXFAN97]

5 minutes ago, F'n Hawks said:

UND had 6,500 against Sac State in 2023, which is higher than all on that list but still low for our standards. Thanksgiving weekend is tough 

couldn't $1 tickets fix that????

$2 dollars?

1 dollar dogs....

 

[F'n Hawks]

12 minutes ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:

couldn't $1 tickets fix that????

$2 dollars?

1 dollar dogs....

 

Back then we had to bid still I believe, so $1 tickets wouldn’t have made sense.

[SIOUXFAN97]

1 hour ago, F'n Hawks said:

Back then we had to bid still I believe, so $1 tickets wouldn’t have made sense.

in the corners...1 dollar seats...with corner seats tickets...dollar dogs.....

think outside the box like atl does....

get em in the building one way or the other....

[Big Green]

1 hour ago, F'n Hawks said:

UND had 6,500 against Sac State in 2023, which is higher than all on that list but still low for our standards. Thanksgiving weekend is tough 

I’m sure that’s why 1st round tickets are sold with season ticket packages, at least get the ticket sold even if no one uses it. 
 

Somehow hockey get 11.5k for thanksgiving weekend game.  

[SIOUXFAN97]

10 minutes ago, Big Green said:

I’m sure that’s why 1st round tickets are sold with season ticket packages, at least get the ticket sold even if no one uses it. 
 

Somehow hockey get 11.5k for thanksgiving weekend game.  

 

[geaux_sioux]

2 hours ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:

 

Is this picture above your bed?

[CMSioux]

3 hours ago, Big Green said:

I’m sure that’s why 1st round tickets are sold with season ticket packages, at least get the ticket sold even if no one uses it. 
 

Somehow hockey get 11.5k for thanksgiving weekend game.  

Season tickets have a lot to do with that hockey number don't you think? Was not aware that other schools do the first round playoff ticket included with season ticket package? If true SDSU had a lot of no shows.  

[bubbaball69]

On 11/29/2025 at 5:49 PM, Dustin said:

Bring him to UND next year 🙂

Thats a pipe dream, I wouldn't hate it though.

[UND-FB-FAN]

1 hour ago, geaux_sioux said:

Is this picture above your bed?

I mean, in most instances using that photo/reference, @SIOUXFAN97 is not wrong, but the obsession isn’t healthy …

[SIOUXFAN97]

1 hour ago, geaux_sioux said:

Is this picture above your bed?

nope

[jdub27]

20 hours ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:

couldn't $1 tickets fix that????

$2 dollars?

1 dollar dogs....

There are some weird restrictions on what you can sell playoff tickets for. I think it is tied to what price tickets are sold for during the regular season, which may have also been a reason that UND lowered some of the SDSU tickets to $12 for the last regular season game.

[SIOUXFAN97]

11 minutes ago, jdub27 said:

There are some weird restrictions on what you can sell playoff tickets for. I think it is tied to what price tickets are sold for during the regular season, which may have also been a reason that UND lowered some of the SDSU tickets to $12 for the last regular season game.

nothing stopping em from advertising dollar dogs....cheap nachos in a bag...2 dollar cokes....nothing is stopping em from trying the ATL method....

[SIOUXFAN97]

izzo going nutz over some drunk sportswriter in iowa throwing his vote away ...

 

[Wilbur]

3 hours ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:

izzo going nutz over some drunk sportswriter in iowa throwing his vote away ...

 

He's pretty hurt that Payton didn't get offensive POY.  

Yet please remember Payton's performance at the Alerus against what he believed was a non playoff team.

 

[F'n Hawks]

6 minutes ago, Wilbur said:

He's pretty hurt that Payton didn't get offensive POY.  

Yet please remember Payton's performance at the Alerus against what he believed was a non playoff team.

 

His “NDSU went undefeated so that automatically means they should have won at least one of the major individual awards” take is weird. Typical Dom though.  Although Payton had a good year and probably wins in most years, Brungard absolutely deserved it. Polasek ended up winning coach of the year as well. 

 

As for DPOY, I can’t speak to if an NDSU player deserved it more over who was selected.

[homer]

45 minutes ago, Wilbur said:

He's pretty hurt that Payton didn't get offensive POY.  

Yet please remember Payton's performance at the Alerus against what he believed was a non playoff team.

 

There are two dents in the north garage door if anyone needs a reminder

[Wilbur]

1 hour ago, F'n Hawks said:

His “NDSU went undefeated so that automatically means they should have won at least one of the major individual awards” take is weird. Typical Dom though.  Although Payton had a good year and probably wins in most years, Brungard absolutely deserved it. Polasek ended up winning coach of the year as well. 

 

As for DPOY, I can’t speak to if an NDSU player deserved it more over who was selected.

I mean all Brungard did was lead his team in passing and rushing and put up nearly 4,700 yards of total offense this season.    

Payton a very respectful 3,400 yards of total offense, and very much agree that most years he is the guy.  

[Shawn-O]

8 minutes ago, Wilbur said:

I mean all Brungard did was lead his team in passing and rushing and put up nearly 4,700 yards of total offense this season.    

Payton a very respectful 3,400 yards of total offense, and very much agree that most years he is the guy.  

Both will get serious CFL looks.