bincitysioux Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 Kolpack Blog 1) The California schools will have scheduling headaches for years to come. To paraphrase Cal Poly head coach Rich Ellerson, there just aren't a lot of FCS schools out west. In my opinion, looking long range, Davis and Poly either should go FBS (I-A) or lobby San Diego to go to scholarship football and some schools like Western Washington and/or Humboldt State (anybody for that matter) to move up a division. Then again, with a four-year Division I membership moratorium, there's not a lot of options there, either. 2) In order for the Great West to work long term, San Diego needs to add scholies, which would get the league to the minimum number of teams to qualify for an automatic playoff berth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkster Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 Kolpack Blog So, what are the odds of San Diego going the scholie route? Looks like nobody else is possible due to the moratorium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammersmith Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 So, what are the odds of San Diego going the scholie route? Looks like nobody else is possible due to the moratorium. Not great. Being a private school, San Diego has pretty high tution($30,000/year), so funding a competitive program in the GWFC would be very expensive for them($2.5M+/year for 63 scholarships). Their previous coach was for the idea, but he's gone now and their AD has stated several times that scholarships are not on the agenda. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeauxSioux Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 Not a good week for the Great West. SDSU lost to WIU UCD lost to WWU Cal Poly lost to Texas State SUU lost to Montana while the Bison were idle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiouxMD Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 Not a good week for the Great West. SDSU lost to WIU UCD lost to WWU Cal Poly lost to Texas State SUU lost to Montana while the Bison were idle A couple other scores of interest from saturday... 19 Augustana 20 Concordia-St. Paul 21 Humboldt St. 23 Mesa St. 31 UoM - Duluth 14 Bemidji St. 41 UNO 24 UNK 28 WWU 21 UCD (FCS) 27 Tarleton St. 24 Stephen F. Austin (FCS) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UND-1 Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 A couple other scores of interest from saturday... 19 Augustana 20 Concordia-St. Paul 21 Humboldt St. 23 Mesa St. 31 UoM - Duluth 14 Bemidji St. 41 UNO 24 UNK 28 WWU 21 UCD (FCS) 27 Tarleton St. 24 Stephen F. Austin (FCS) Ouch...not good for SOS arguments. That and Davis losing to Western Washington doesn't look good for anyone in the Great West. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sIoUxPeRsTiTiOuS Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 Another FCS loss to a lowly D2...... Delta State 27 Jackson State 15 Also Stephen F. Austin losing to Tarleton, who is not a perennial playoff participant in D2, makes ndsu's stronger scheduling argument a little weaker. So I'm guessing ndsu should win by at least 4 TD's then right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
star2city Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 Another FCS loss to a lowly D2...... Delta State 27 Jackson State 15 Also Stephen F. Austin losing to Tarleton, who is not a perennial playoff participant in D2, makes ndsu's stronger scheduling argument a little weaker. So I'm guessing ndsu should win by at least 4 TD's then right? Also, another IAA Southland team Sam Houston St barely beat DII also-ran Angelo State, 17-13. To be fair, the Southland Conference did have some good victories: Nicholls St 16, Rice 14 Texas St 38, Cal Poly 35 McNeese St 35 Portland St 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiouxMD Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 27 Tarleton St. 24 Stephen F. Austin (FCS) One more comment about SFA... TarletonState.com The Texans (2-0) handed the Lumberjacks their third straight loss to a NCAA Division II opponent to remain undefeated in the young season. Humboldt State is 1-2 against their last three NCAA Division II opponents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 Another FCS loss to a lowly D2...... Delta State 27 Jackson State 15 Also Stephen F. Austin losing to Tarleton, who is not a perennial playoff participant in D2, makes ndsu's stronger scheduling argument a little weaker. So I'm guessing ndsu should win by at least 4 TD's then right? What will it matter...will you cheer for them if they do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sIoUxPeRsTiTiOuS Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 What will it matter...will you cheer for them if they do? What? Not quite sure how to reply to that statement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 What? Not quite sure how to reply to that statement. As you noted, SFA lost to tarleton-not exactly Grand Valley. If NDSU beats them by four or fourty, will it change your opinion of them after the game? A Bison win doesn't really tell us much about them (particularly to Sioux fans). But a Bison loss.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cratter Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 Not great. Being a private school, San Diego has pretty high tution($30,000/year), so funding a competitive program in the GWFC would be very expensive for them($2.5M+/year for 63 scholarships). Their previous coach was for the idea, but he's gone now and their AD has stated several times that scholarships are not on the agenda. Harvard is private and so is the majority of the "Ivy League." Harvard has high tuition so funding their athletic programs is "very expensive" like San Diego as you describe. So to answer the first question of the odds of San Diego going the scholie route? It is definately possible. They just dont' call it "scholies" but Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nd1sufan Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 Another FCS loss to a lowly D2...... Delta State 27 Jackson State 15 Also Stephen F. Austin losing to Tarleton, who is not a perennial playoff participant in D2, makes ndsu's stronger scheduling argument a little weaker. So I'm guessing ndsu should win by at least 4 TD's then right? So since we seem to be into comparison scores, Before the Sioux play Southern Utah the week, Should we all agree that whoever fares the best against Southern Utah this year is the better team? They will be the only common opponent this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiouxMD Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 So since we seem to be into comparison scores, Before the Sioux play Southern Utah the week, Should we all agree that whoever fares the best against Southern Utah this year is the better team? They will be the only common opponent this year. ...and some say the rivalry is dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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