The SLC race: what's left?

[BEAR]

Her are the standings:

SELA 5-1
Sam 5-1
UCA 5-2
Mcneese 4-2
SFA 4-2

games left:

SELA has Mcneese and Nichols
Sam has HBU and UCA
UCA has only Sam
SFA has ACU and NWST
McNeese has SELA and Lamar

Bear fans will be Cowboy fans next week and hope for a win AT Sam. Not likely though. That loss with 7 turnovers at ACU ruined the conference season and most likely any playoff spot. If they beat Sam then 7 dI wins will be reached but will it be enough? Kinda doubting it.

SELA should hold serve next week and take the title.

Sam most likely will too.

If if it goes that way then two games will separate 1st(s) from third places.

but if the top two teams lose their could be a 5 way tie for the conference title!

[bluehenbillk]

How does a SELA - SHSU tiebreak work?

[lionsrking2]

How does a SELA - SHSU tiebreak work?

If SHSU and SLU both win out, the autobid would come down to whoever wins the season finale between SFA and NW State. That is assuming they're not in a three or four-way tie.

[Sammy94]

It depends on the final standings of SFA and NWST, which will most likely come down to the final game in which they play. Axe'em Jacks!!!

[McNeese72]

I don't think McNeese will win a game the rest of the season. We have too many people out with injuries or trying to play with injuries. I'm not even going to try to list them all.

[lionsrking2]

I don't think McNeese will win a game the rest of the season. We have too many people out with injuries or trying to play with injuries. I'm not even going to try to list them all.

Join the club. We've got a bunch too ... we'll call next week the Attrition Bowl.

[McNeese75]

Join the club. We've got a bunch too ... we'll call next week the Attrition Bowl.

Ummmm, no things are not the same between the two, we REALLY have injuries at all the critical skill areas as well as the OL, etc. We could not have put 70+ points on anyone last night. With Sams probably out for the year I expect to see the Lions stack the line and blitz every down. After seeing Zack Conque (Soph) last night, he is going to be a real force in the SLC with his size and talent.

I agree with Doc, I do not see us winning either of the final two games.

[lionsrking2]

Ummmm, no things are not the same between the two, we REALLY have injuries at all the critical skill areas as well as the OL, etc. We could not have put 70+ points on anyone last night. With Sams probably out for the year I expect to see the Lions stack the line and blitz every down. After seeing Zack Conque (Soph) last night, he is going to be a real force in the SLC with his size and talent.

I agree with Doc, I do not see us winning either of the final two games.

Bennett probably out, Roberson probably out, two and possibly three OL out ... not to mention several others playing dinged up.

[McNeese75]

Oh, only one running back out??? How about having your top three out. Keep Bennett out next week and lets make it a defensive struggle :D Maybe we can grab a safety or a 60 yd field goal to steal the win.

[Hammond, AMERICA]

Either way this is going to be a huge game for both sides. I've seen a very good Mcneese, and also a very bad Mcneese this year. I used to have a lot of confidence in Barnett (our back up QB), but after the SFA game, I'm not so sure my confidence is there. Since SLU had our bye last week, we should come out guns blazing, but I'm not 100% sure with Bennett on the fence. No SLC team has been flawless so this race could come down to an insane ending!

[McNeese72]

We have no offense at all. We lost what were our top three WR coming into this season for the year. We are missing our top three runningbacks and the other two are slowed by injuries. We have a several OL that are day to day every game and playing with injuries. And, now we lost Daniel Sams to a hand injury for the rest of the season. And we don't have the depth that you guys, evidently have (and have bragged about during the season).

[TheRevSFA]

If I was mcneese I'd be concerned about the defense. Y'all looked awful against us and couldn't adjust back to what we were doing after y'all put your focus in shutting Gus down

[McNeese75]

If I was mcneese I'd be concerned about the defense. Y'all looked awful against us and couldn't adjust back to what we were doing after y'all put your focus in shutting Gus down

Throw in some stupid mistakes (penalties, etc) depleted offensive skill players (not making excuses) and a it puts a lot of pressure on the defense.

You probably should be more concerned about your final games. Both of those teams have the capability of beating the Jacks (Ask UCA and SHSU).

[TheRevSFA]

Throw in some stupid mistakes (penalties, etc) depleted offensive skill players (not making excuses) and a it puts a lot of pressure on the defense.

You probably should be more concerned about your final games. Both of those teams have the capability of beating the Jacks (Ask UCA and SHSU).

Seeing as how our team is Jackyll and Hyde (see what I did there) I'm concerned about both those games

[BEAR]

Question.

If a ball is punted or kicked and the punt/kick return guy catches it at the 1 yard line but falls backwards into the end zone and is down there, where do you spot the ball? Its not a touchback because he started outside the endzone and had possession of it on the 1 yard line. Is it a safety because he started on the one and retreated himself into the endzone? Or does his team start at the 1 because of forward progress.

Yes, this crap happens at Estes Stadium. xnodx

No that play wasn a deciding factor, just an interesting and weird rare happening.

[TheRevSFA]

Get rid of that ugly field then no issue

[Hammond, AMERICA]

Get rid of that ugly field then no issue

Agreed!

[BEAR]

Get rid of that ugly field then no issue

xlolx 3 losses in 3 years... Bears love birthday cake...xthumbsupx

yet no answer to the question....

[lionsrking2]

Question.

If a ball is punted or kicked and the punt/kick return guy catches it at the 1 yard line but falls backwards into the end zone and is down there, where do you spot the ball? Its not a touchback because he started outside the endzone and had possession of it on the 1 yard line. Is it a safety because he started on the one and retreated himself into the endzone? Or does his team start at the 1 because of forward progress.

Yes, this crap happens at Estes Stadium. xnodx

No that play wasn a deciding factor, just an interesting and weird rare happening.

If momentum carried him into endzone, it would be spotted at one ... If he backed into endzone on his own, it would be a safety and spotted at the 20 yard line. If for some reason it was determined possession was gained until after falling into endzone, it would be a touchback.

[lionsrking2]

We have no offense at all. We lost what were our top three WR coming into this season for the year. We are missing our top three runningbacks and the other two are slowed by injuries. We have a several OL that are day to day every game and playing with injuries. And, now we lost Daniel Sams to a hand injury for the rest of the season. And we don't have the depth that you guys, evidently have (and have bragged about during the season).

Gotta feeling you'll be magically healthy by Saturday.

[pokefan02]

Nothing about the McNeese situation is sandbagging. We are losing 2 or more players every week.

[McNeese72]

Gotta feeling you'll be magically healthy by Saturday.

I wish! But I don't think it will happen.

[BEAR]

So is Bennett out? xeyebrowx

SELA struggled with SFA without him. Hope he's ok.

[BEAR]

UCA vs. Sam Houston game chosen as SLC TV Wild card game.

Imagine the craziness if SLU loses and Sam has to get by UCA to win it outright.... spoiler game. So many champions..only ONE conference! xlolx

[LIONFAN07]

How many Cowboy fans should we expect? I was thinking1500 to maybe 2000 before SFA lose. As good as I know they travel I would still expect 1000 people making the trip.

[McNeese75]

How many Cowboy fans should we expect? I was thinking1500 to maybe 2000 before SFA lose. As good as I know they travel I would still expect 1000 people making the trip.

Based on the home crowd last week, I doubt it.

[Sammy94]

So glad we have the Bears at Bowers....finally.

[McNeese75]

So glad we have the Bears at Bowers....finally.

Just never know what Bear team is going to show up :D But it is nice for you to have them at home

[Texas]

Just never know what Bear team is going to show up :D But it is nice for you to have them at home

Unfortunately same could be said about which Kat team will show up. We are overdue for a win against them.


Wearing Blue and gold! Go Cowboys!

[McNeese72]

Unfortunately same could be said about which Kat team will show up. We are overdue for a win against them.


Wearing Blue and gold! Go Cowboys!

Don't hold your breath on that last statement. We have so many injuries, we are starting to raid the scout squad for players.

[Sammy94]

McNeese may need to invest in a better strength and conditioning coach? Seems this happens every year.

[McNeese75]

McNeese may need to invest in a better strength and conditioning coach? Seems this happens every year.

A different strength and conditioning coach would have made zero difference in most (if not all) of the key injuries this year. The team was well conditioned going into September.

[msupokes1]

If I was mcneese I'd be concerned about the defense. Y'all looked awful against us and couldn't adjust back to what we were doing after y'all put your focus in shutting Gus down

Ya'll had 288 yards of total offense. I will take that all day long. 2 3rd down penalties in the redzone killed us. Plus the 2 turnovers. The fact that the offense couldn't move the ball really effected defense. Special teams were bad too.

[BEAR]

This bye week for UCA is needed also. Our starting QB is out with an ankle issue. Our backup, who was the starter last year, had a horrible game against ACU but a decent game vs. Lamar. You just never know with him. Credit to ACU defense though. It was their night. I'll be glad to have two options at QB against Sam in two weeks.

[McNeese72]

I just looked at the future 2015 and 2016 football schedules on the Houston Baptist website and see that McNeese is not on them. What the hell is up with that? They are so close it only seems natural that we would be playing them. Everybody else gets to play them while they suck and we don't?

I'm still not happy with them because they ended up causing our opening weekend open date this season. We were trying to sign a contract with them to play and finally they backed out of it and said that they weren't ready to play us. By that time it was impossible for us to line up another game. We couldn't even get a D-II game because the D-II teams weren't allowed to schedule a game that early and we ended up with only 11 games this season.

Bunch of fricking cowards, imo.

[lionsrking2]

I just looked at the future 2015 and 2016 football schedules on the Houston Baptist website and see that McNeese is not on them. What the hell is up with that? They are so close it only seems natural that we would be playing them. Everybody else gets to play them while they suck and we don't?

I'm still not happy with them because they ended up causing our opening weekend open date this season. We were trying to sign a contract with them to play and finally they backed out of it and said that they weren't ready to play us. By that time it was impossible for us to line up another game. We couldn't even get a D-II game because the D-II teams weren't allowed to schedule a game that early and we ended up with only 11 games this season.

Bunch of fricking cowards, imo.

Not sure of the formula or method used to determine who doesn't play who, but everybody in the league has one team they don't play for three seasons, and another that rotates on and off. You guys also don't play UCA this season. Eventually, the conference will go to a nine game schedule, assuming the league stays intact.

[BEAR]

Everybody else gets to play them while they suck and we don't?

they backed out of it and said that they weren't ready to play us.

Bunch of fricking cowards, imo.

A. You suck. So do we but comparatively to McNeese standards, you suck. The gold standard of the SLC is looking a little bronzish as of late. Again, we suck too but at least McNeese has history on its side.

B. They werent ready to play ANYBODY! Their AD and three fans must have something against you guys. The games theyve showed up for they certainly didnt play.

[McNeese75]

A. You suck. So do we but comparatively to McNeese standards, you suck. The gold standard of the SLC is looking a little bronzish as of late. Again, we suck too but at least McNeese has history on its side.

B. They werent ready to play ANYBODY! Their AD and three fans must have something against you guys. The games theyve showed up for they certainly didnt play.

Then they should not be in the conference and their games should count as a D-II game for opponents.

(of course I guess the same can be said of Nicholls this year xrolleyesx)

[BEAR]

Then they should not be in the conference and their games should count as a D-II game for opponents.

(of course I guess the same can be said of Nicholls this year xrolleyesx)

So will HBU become the Cowboys biggest rival...if they ever play? (sorry, I don't know the history of the SLC too well..um..except for the fact that the Cowboys have dominated it for so long. xlolx

[McNeese75]

Obviously not since we will never play them. I guess that is better than becoming their bitch like another newbe in northwest Texas maybe doing to a certain prominent SLC member ;)

[TheEagleSHSU]

They have lost their last 2 games by a score of 148-21. Last 2 teams putting up 70+ on HBU.

If SHSU doesn't throw up at least 70 this weekend its a failure, Katy HS in Houston could be these guys....and Nichols St.

[McNeese72]

Not sure of the formula or method used to determine who doesn't play who, but everybody in the league has one team they don't play for three seasons, and another that rotates on and off. You guys also don't play UCA this season. Eventually, the conference will go to a nine game schedule, assuming the league stays intact.

And, even though we don't play UCA this season and went to Conway last season, why do we have to go back to Conway next season without them making a trip to Lake Charles in between? This is not the first time we had to make to trips in a row to Conway.

[Nickels]

This is not the first time we had to make to trips in a row to Conway.
Welcome to the club.

[McNeese72]

So will HBU become the Cowboys biggest rival...if they ever play? (sorry, I don't know the history of the SLC too well..um..except for the fact that the Cowboys have dominated it for so long. xlolx

I don't know about the rivalry or what our administration prefers but I rather they be one of those teams on our schedule every year. The McNeese fans would much prefer a road trip to Houston then having to make that long trip to Conway or Abilene which we will have to do to both next season in a span of three weeks.

I guess we will have to wait until HBU gets better to have them on our schedule.

Doc

[BEAR]

This weekend I am a Cowboy fan.

Next weekend I am a Bear fan...so will all the other 5-2 fans. xlolx

[BEAR]

And, even though we don't play UCA this season and went to Conway last season, why do we have to go back to Conway next season without them making a trip to Lake Charles in between? This is not the first time we had to make to trips in a row to Conway.

I don't know why the league schedules games like they do. Next year UCA has 5 home games and the first home game isn't until October 3rd. The good news is we got the Cowboys, Lions, Lumberjacks, and Bearkats in Conway. I've never seen that before!



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Date
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Thu.
9/3/2015
Samford University (http://www.samfordsports.com/)
Birmingham, AL
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Sat.
9/12/2015
Oklahoma State (http://www.okstate.com/)
Stillwater, Okla.
TBA

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Sat.
9/19/2015
OPEN



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Sat.
9/26/2015
Northwestern State University (http://www.nsudemons.com/)
Natchitoches, LA
TBA

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Sat.
10/3/2015
Abilene Christian University (http://www.acusports.com/)
CONWAY
TBA

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Sat.
10/10/2015
Houston Baptist University (http://www.hbuhuskies.com/)
Houston, TX
TBA

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Sat.
10/17/2015
McNeese State University (http://www.mcneesesports.com/)
CONWAY
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Sat.
10/24/2015
Lamar University (http://www.lamarcardinals.com/)
Beaumont, TX
TBA

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Sat.
10/31/2015
Southeastern Louisiana University (http://www.lionsports.net/)
CONWAY
TBA

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Sat.
11/7/2015
Stephen F. Austin (http://www.sfajacks.com/)
CONWAY
TBA

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Sat.
11/14/2015
Nicholls State University (http://geauxcolonels.com/)
Thibodaux, LA
TBA

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Sat.
11/21/2015
Sam Houston State University (http://www.gobearkats.com/)
CONWAY
TBA

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[McNeese75]

I don't know why the league schedules games like they do. Next year UCA has 5 home games and the first home game isn't until October 3rd. The good news is we got the Cowboys, Lions, Lumberjacks, and Bearkats in Conway. I've never seen that before!



Day
Date
Opponent
Location
Time/Result
Live Stats
Details


Thu.
9/3/2015
Samford University (http://www.samfordsports.com/)
Birmingham, AL
TBA

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Sat.
9/12/2015
Oklahoma State (http://www.okstate.com/)
Stillwater, Okla.
TBA

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Sat.
9/19/2015
OPEN



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Sat.
9/26/2015
Northwestern State University (http://www.nsudemons.com/)
Natchitoches, LA
TBA

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Sat.
10/3/2015
Abilene Christian University (http://www.acusports.com/)
CONWAY
TBA

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Sat.
10/10/2015
Houston Baptist University (http://www.hbuhuskies.com/)
Houston, TX
TBA

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Sat.
10/17/2015
McNeese State University (http://www.mcneesesports.com/)
CONWAY
TBA

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Sat.
10/24/2015
Lamar University (http://www.lamarcardinals.com/)
Beaumont, TX
TBA

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Sat.
10/31/2015
Southeastern Louisiana University (http://www.lionsports.net/)
CONWAY
TBA

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Sat.
11/7/2015
Stephen F. Austin (http://www.sfajacks.com/)
CONWAY
TBA

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Sat.
11/14/2015
Nicholls State University (http://geauxcolonels.com/)
Thibodaux, LA
TBA

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Sat.
11/21/2015
Sam Houston State University (http://www.gobearkats.com/)
CONWAY
TBA

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You obviously bid more than the rest of us xrolleyesx

[McNeese72]

You obviously bid more than the rest of us xrolleyesx

LOL! That is funny! Especially for us guys that remember the old playoff bid system that existed in the 1994 playoffs and before.

[Hammond, AMERICA]

So will HBU become the Cowboys biggest rival...if they ever play? (sorry, I don't know the history of the SLC too well..um..except for the fact that the Cowboys have dominated it for so long. xlolx I'm just happy that we're finally able to make some noise in the conference! It feels good to finally see what its like for people to start talking about your program. Really hoping Nicholls can get it together so we can actually make the River Bell Classic something to talk about again.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgZGCN7onvU