Southland Pick'em: Week 11

[BEAR]

All games November 11, 2017

Lamar at HBU
Nicholls at SFA
SHSU at ACU
NWST at McNeese
UCA at UIW



Playoff possible teams
Standings: Overall, SLC, Opponents left

UCA 8-1, 7-0 UIW, ACU
SHSU 8-1, 6-1 ACU, HBU
Nicholls 7-2, 6-1 SFA, SLU
McNeese 7-2, 5-2 NWST, Lamar

UCA can wrap up the SLC championship title next week vs UIW. They can win it outright at home vs ACU or share it with a loss the last game.

SHSU should have no problem winning out either and going 10-1.

McNeese can win out too.

Nicholls has the toughest road IMO.

[McNeese75]

Lamar at HBU
Nicholls at SFA
SHSU at ACU
NWST at McNeese
UCA at UIW

[bonarae]

HBU
Nicholls
SHSU
McNeese
UCA

[SFA 93]

SFA (4-3)

LAST THREE GAMES

L: #6 Central Arkansas 20-24
Defense: 450 Total Yards; TFL:6.0;INT:3;PBU:1; 3rd Down 6 of 14
Blumrick 19-36; 150; TD:1;INT:0
Team Rushing: 45; 232; TD:1; AVG:4.0
Kijana Amous 19; 142; TD:0; AVG:7.5

W: Houston Baptist 27-10
Defense: 238 Total Yards; TFL:8.0;SCK:3.0;QBH:5;INT:1;PBU:5; 3rd Down 4 of 15
Blumrick 24-34; 217; TD:0; INT:1
Team Rushing: 48; 281; TD:3; AVG:5.5
Kijana Amous 16; 83; TD:2; AVG:5.2

W: Lamar 34-7
Defense: 124 Total Yards; TFL:12.0;SCK:1.0;QBH:1;FF:1;FR:2;PBU:2 3rd DN:3 of 15
Blumrick 21-34; 311; TD:3; INT;1
Team Rushing: 50; 275; TD:1;AVG:5.0
Kijana Amous 21; 118; TD:1; AVG:5.6

BLUMRICK 3 GAME TOTAL: 64-104; 62%; 678; TD:4; INT:2; R:36; 94; TD:1
AMOUS 3 GAME TOTAL: 56; 343; AVG:6.1; TD:3; REC:14; 123

OFFENSE
QB:#10 Jake Blumrick 6-2; 202 (So.)
G:8;ATT:237;CMP:131;CP%:.55.4%;YDS:1290;TD:5;INT:6 ;R:77;YDS:128;TD:2

RB:#7 Kijana Amous 5-10; 210 (Sr.)
G:9;ATT:111;YDS:504;AVG:4.5;TD:6/REC:28;YDS:253;TD:0

WR:#80 Tamrick Pace 6-3; 200 (So.)
G:9;REC:44;YDS:551;TD:4
WR:#5 Terian Goree 6-3; 175 (Jr.)
G:9;REC:35;YDS:293;TD:2
WR:#2 Frank Iheanacho 6-6; 225 (Jr.)
G:9;REC:26;YDS:278;TD:1

K:#36 Storm Ruiz 5-10; 170 (So.)
FGA:14;FGM:12;LNG:43;APAT:20;MPAT:20

DEFENSIVE FRONT
DE:#13 John Franklin 6-4; 292 (Sr.)
G:9;TKL:42;TFL:10.5;SCK:2.5;FF:0;FR:0;PBU:0;INT:0; QBH:8
DT:#93 Lamont Alexander 6-3; 305 (Jr.)
G:9;TKL:34;TFL:4.5;SCK:1.5;FF:0;FR:0;PBU:0;INT:0;Q BH:0
DE:#77 Rayshad Nichols 6-3; 300 (R/Fr.)
G:9;TKL:30;TFL:6.5;SCK:1.0;FF:0;FR:1;PBU:0;INT:0;Q BH:5

LB:#43 Anthony Jacobs 5-11; 225 (So.)
G:9;TKL:47;TFL:4.0;SCK:0.5;FF:1;FR:0;PBU:2;INT:0;Q BH:0
LB:#54 Spencer Choka 6-0; 228 (So.)
G:9;TKL:45;TFL:5.0;SCK:1.5;FF:0;FR:1;PBU:0;INT:0;Q BH:1
LB:#42 Teddy Britton 5-11; 226 (So.)
G:9;TKL:41;TFL:7.5;SCK:0.0;FF:1;FR:0;PBU:1;INT:0;Q BH:4

S:#33 Alize Ward 5-10; 195 (So.)
G:9;TKL:70;TFL:3.5;SCK:0.5;FF:0;FR:0;PBU:9;INT:4;Q BH:0;TD:1

CB:#8 Trent Perriman 5-11; 184 (Sr.)
G:9;TKL:55;TFL:3.5;SCK:0.0;FF:1;FR:0;PBU:8;INT:0;Q BH:0
S:#3 Lawrence Ghansah 6-0; 195 (Jr.)
G:9;TKL:43;TFL:2.5;SCK:1.0;FF:1;FR:0;PBU:2;INT:2;Q BH:0
S:#38 Trenton Gordon 5-11; 195 (Fr.)
G:8;TKL:54;TFL:0.5;SCK:0.0;FF:0;FR:1;PBU:0;INT:0;Q BH:0
CB:#11 Aaron Foy 5-11; 184 (Sr.)
G:9;TKL:16;TFL:0.0;SCK:0.0;FF:0;FR:0;PBU:4;INT:1;Q BH:0

[McCowboys]

All games November 11, 2017

Lamar at HBU
Nicholls at SFA
SHSU at ACU
NWST at McNeese
UCA at UIW



Playoff possible teams
Standings: Overall, SLC, Opponents left

UCA 8-1, 7-0 UIW, ACU
SHSU 8-1, 6-1 ACU, HBU
Nicholls 7-2, 6-1 SFA, SLU
McNeese 7-2, 5-2 NWST, Lamar

UCA can wrap up the SLC championship title next week vs UIW. They can win it outright at home vs ACU or share it with a loss the last game.

SHSU should have no problem winning out either and going 10-1.

McNeese can win out too.

Nicholls has the toughest road IMO.

The Demons have learned to win. After a close game and loss to the Bearkats, they have won two games by a field goal each game. There is no love lost between McNeese and Northwestern St. Cowboys better be ready.

[McCowboys]

SFA (4-3)

LAST THREE GAMES

L: #6 Central Arkansas 20-24
Defense: 450 Total Yards; TFL:6.0;INT:3;PBU:1; 3rd Down 6 of 14
Blumrick 19-36; 150; TD:1;INT:0
Team Rushing: 45; 232; TD:1; AVG:4.0
Kijana Amous 19; 142; TD:0; AVG:7.5

W: Houston Baptist 27-10
Defense: 238 Total Yards; TFL:8.0;SCK:3.0;QBH:5;INT:1;PBU:5; 3rd Down 4 of 15
Blumrick 24-34; 217; TD:0; INT:1
Team Rushing: 48; 281; TD:3; AVG:5.5
Kijana Amous 16; 83; TD:2; AVG:5.2

W: Lamar 34-7
Defense: 124 Total Yards; TFL:12.0;SCK:1.0;QBH:1;FF:1;FR:2;PBU:2 3rd DN:3 of 15
Blumrick 21-34; 311; TD:3; INT;1
Team Rushing: 50; 275; TD:1;AVG:5.0
Kijana Amous 21; 118; TD:1; AVG:5.6

BLUMRICK 3 GAME TOTAL: 64-104; 62%; 678; TD:4; INT:2; R:36; 94; TD:1
AMOUS 3 GAME TOTAL: 56; 343; AVG:6.1; TD:3; REC:14; 123

OFFENSE
QB:#10 Jake Blumrick 6-2; 202 (So.)
G:8;ATT:237;CMP:131;CP%:.55.4%;YDS:1290;TD:5;INT:6 ;R:77;YDS:128;TD:2

RB:#7 Kijana Amous 5-10; 210 (Sr.)
G:9;ATT:111;YDS:504;AVG:4.5;TD:6/REC:28;YDS:253;TD:0

WR:#80 Tamrick Pace 6-3; 200 (So.)
G:9;REC:44;YDS:551;TD:4
WR:#5 Terian Goree 6-3; 175 (Jr.)
G:9;REC:35;YDS:293;TD:2
WR:#2 Frank Iheanacho 6-6; 225 (Jr.)
G:9;REC:26;YDS:278;TD:1

K:#36 Storm Ruiz 5-10; 170 (So.)
FGA:14;FGM:12;LNG:43;APAT:20;MPAT:20

DEFENSIVE FRONT
DE:#13 John Franklin 6-4; 292 (Sr.)
G:9;TKL:42;TFL:10.5;SCK:2.5;FF:0;FR:0;PBU:0;INT:0; QBH:8
DT:#93 Lamont Alexander 6-3; 305 (Jr.)
G:9;TKL:34;TFL:4.5;SCK:1.5;FF:0;FR:0;PBU:0;INT:0;Q BH:0
DE:#77 Rayshad Nichols 6-3; 300 (R/Fr.)
G:9;TKL:30;TFL:6.5;SCK:1.0;FF:0;FR:1;PBU:0;INT:0;Q BH:5

LB:#43 Anthony Jacobs 5-11; 225 (So.)
G:9;TKL:47;TFL:4.0;SCK:0.5;FF:1;FR:0;PBU:2;INT:0;Q BH:0
LB:#54 Spencer Choka 6-0; 228 (So.)
G:9;TKL:45;TFL:5.0;SCK:1.5;FF:0;FR:1;PBU:0;INT:0;Q BH:1
LB:#42 Teddy Britton 5-11; 226 (So.)
G:9;TKL:41;TFL:7.5;SCK:0.0;FF:1;FR:0;PBU:1;INT:0;Q BH:4

S:#33 Alize Ward 5-10; 195 (So.)
G:9;TKL:70;TFL:3.5;SCK:0.5;FF:0;FR:0;PBU:9;INT:4;Q BH:0;TD:1

CB:#8 Trent Perriman 5-11; 184 (Sr.)
G:9;TKL:55;TFL:3.5;SCK:0.0;FF:1;FR:0;PBU:8;INT:0;Q BH:0
S:#3 Lawrence Ghansah 6-0; 195 (Jr.)
G:9;TKL:43;TFL:2.5;SCK:1.0;FF:1;FR:0;PBU:2;INT:2;Q BH:0
S:#38 Trenton Gordon 5-11; 195 (Fr.)
G:8;TKL:54;TFL:0.5;SCK:0.0;FF:0;FR:1;PBU:0;INT:0;Q BH:0
CB:#11 Aaron Foy 5-11; 184 (Sr.)
G:9;TKL:16;TFL:0.0;SCK:0.0;FF:0;FR:0;PBU:4;INT:1;Q BH:0

Congrats to the Jacks on not giving up the ghost! I can't believe this is the same team the Cowboys took to the woodshed a few games ago. Continued success to SFA!

[katss07]

I agree, Nicholls has a very tough road, but if they win out they should make the field.

[Daytripper]

Lamar at HBU - Lamar is just a steaming pile....
Nicholls at SFA - bye week for SFA will ruin Nicholls' playoff hopes
SHSU at ACU - this is the kind of game Keeler has been known to lose. Be careful.
NWST at McNeese - Cowboys should win at home, but it won't be easy
UCA at UIW - Bears easily.....

If McNeese and Nicholls both win out, and UCA and SHSU take care of their business, it think the SLC gets 4 in total with two seeds.

[Wildcat1997]

All games November 11, 2017

Lamar at HBU
Nicholls at SFA
SHSU at ACU
NWST at McNeese
UCA at UIW



Playoff possible teams
Standings: Overall, SLC, Opponents left

UCA 8-1, 7-0 UIW, ACU
SHSU 8-1, 6-1 ACU, HBU
Nicholls 7-2, 6-1 SFA, SLU
McNeese 7-2, 5-2 NWST, Lamar

UCA can wrap up the SLC championship title next week vs UIW. They can win it outright at home vs ACU or share it with a loss the last game.

SHSU should have no problem winning out either and going 10-1.

McNeese can win out too.

Nicholls has the toughest road IMO.HBU
Nicholls
SHSU (ACU’s depth on defense is starting to get BAD, we had to play an OL at DT yesterday. I think a great offense like SHSU will exploit that a lot more than NW St.)
McNeese
UCA

[Wildcat1997]

ACU just isn’t a good team yet. The bright spot is the newcomers (both transfers and Freshman) that have seen playing time have shown some really good things. I believe that as more and more Dorrel players see the field the better we'll become.

[Outsider1]

UCA, SHSU and McNeese should win out. Nicholls could as well, but will have a tougher time against SLU. Depending on what happens in the other conferences, it could make the final bracket interesting. I would like to see more than 2 SLC teams in play...

[BEAR]

UCA, SHSU and McNeese should win out. Nicholls could as well, but will have a tougher time against SLU. Depending on what happens in the other conferences, it could make the final bracket interesting. I would like to see more than 2 SLC teams in play...

Exactly. Then next two weeks could decide if 2 make it or up to 4 make it.

[BEAR]

UCA's head coach Campbell will be speaking at the Little Rock Touchdown club at Noon our time today.

To listen to him talk about the SLC, it's teams, crack some jokes, and make his predictions etc...go to http://1037thebuzz.com/listenlive/



Other speakers this year have included and will include:

Monday, August 28 - Steve Spurrier, Florida/South Carolina

Tuesday, September 5 - Mike Ditka, Chicago Bears; Dan Hampton, Chicago Bears; Cliff Harris, Dallas Cowboys

Monday, September 11 - Jeff Long, Arkansas AD

Monday, September 18 - Tommy Tuberville, Ole Miss/Auburn

Monday, September 25 - Barry Alvarez, Wisconsin AD

Monday, October 9 - Barrett Jones, Alabama All-American

Monday, October 16 - Bob Stoops, Oklahoma

Monday, October 23 - Blake Anderson, Arkansas State University

Monday, October 30 - SWC Hall of Fame Induction (This will mark the third consecutive year for the club to
host the Arkansas inductions into the Southwest Conference Hall of Fame, which is headquartered in Waco, Texas)

Monday, November 6 - Steve Campbell, UCA

Monday, November 13 - Steve Hatchell, James Street Award, CEO, National Football Foundation

Monday, November 20 - Dari Nowkhah, SEC Network

Thursday, January 11, 2018 - Marcus Allen, Heisman Trophy Winner, Super Bowl MVP NFL Hall of Fame

[BNATION]

Will never happen. The commitee would put a 7-4 MVFC over a 9-2 SLC team, we will be extremely luck to get 3 in. 4 is not improbable, its a pipe dream. I personally believe we would deserve 4 but its not happening.


Lamar at HBU - Lamar is just a steaming pile....
Nicholls at SFA - bye week for SFA will ruin Nicholls' playoff hopes
SHSU at ACU - this is the kind of game Keeler has been known to lose. Be careful.
NWST at McNeese - Cowboys should win at home, but it won't be easy
UCA at UIW - Bears easily.....

If McNeese and Nicholls both win out, and UCA and SHSU take care of their business, it think the SLC gets 4 in total with two seeds.

[BEAR]

Just heard on the radio that UCA is ranked #3 in the Coach's Poll. Don't know where the guy got the info from since I can't find it online. If it's true, who moved down?

[BNATION]

NDSU possibly with their loss?

Just heard on the radio that UCA is ranked #3 in the Coach's Poll. Don't know where the guy got the info from since I can't find it online. If it's true, who moved down?

[BNATION]

Top 5 showing from NCAA website coaches poll as follows

1.JMU
2.JSU
3.UCA
4.SHSU
5.SDST
6.NDST


Just heard on the radio that UCA is ranked #3 in the Coach's Poll. Don't know where the guy got the info from since I can't find it online. If it's true, who moved down?

[BEAR]

Of course...right after I post it comes out...xlolx

TWO SLC teams in the top 5? Poor weak SLC. xlolx

Time to get rid of our bottom feeders in our conference so we can get ranked higher. I just don't believe NDSUs loss should have moved them further than 3 or 4...tops. Bison are too good year after year.

[BNATION]

TWO SLC teams in the top 5? Poor weak SLC. xlolx Coaches poll... Hide and watch my friend, I hope I am wrong but i know how it has gone in the past.

Of course...right after I post it comes out...xlolx

TWO SLC teams in the top 5? Poor weak SLC. xlolx Coaches poll... Hide and watch my friend, I hope I am wrong but i know how it has gone in the past.

Time to get rid of our bottom feeders in our conference so we can get ranked higher. I just don't believe NDSUs loss should have moved them further than 3 or 4...tops. Bison are too good year after year.

[BEAR]

Saturday, Nov. 11
Lamar at Houston Baptist, 2 p.m. CT, FCS Pacific (https://www.foxsports.com/watch/fox-college-sports)
Nicholls at Stephen F. Austin, 3 p.m. CT, ESPN3 (http://southland.org/espn)
Sam Houston State at Abilene Christian, 6 p.m. CT, ESPN3 (http://southland.org/espn)
Northwestern State at McNeese, 6 p.m. CT, Cox Sports TV (http://coxsportstv.com/)/ESPN3 (http://southland.org/espn)
Central Arkansas at UIW, 6 p.m. CT, UIW-TV (https://portal.stretchinternet.com/uiw/)

[BEAR]

Thought this was a pretty cool look at a punt block: How weird of an angle that ball took at such a high rate of speed and to be caught and returned for a TD. Wasn't even play of the game.

https://twitter.com/HaydenBalgavy/status/924445097923694592

[Outsider1]

Will never happen. The commitee would put a 7-4 MVFC over a 9-2 SLC team, we will be extremely luck to get 3 in. 4 is not improbable, its a pipe dream. I personally believe we would deserve 4 but its not happening.


I think you are right, but would still be nice to see.

[Sammy94]

Saturday, Nov. 11
Lamar at Houston Baptist, 2 p.m. CT, FCS Pacific (https://www.foxsports.com/watch/fox-college-sports)
Nicholls at Stephen F. Austin, 3 p.m. CT, ESPN3 (http://southland.org/espn)
Sam Houston State at Abilene Christian, 6 p.m. CT, ESPN3 (http://southland.org/espn)
Northwestern State at McNeese, 6 p.m. CT, Cox Sports TV (http://coxsportstv.com/)/ESPN3 (http://southland.org/espn)
Central Arkansas at UIW, 6 p.m. CT, UIW-TV (https://portal.stretchinternet.com/uiw/)


Sam and ACU has moved to a 2pm kickoff, still on ESPN 3

[Daytripper]

Thought this was a pretty cool look at a punt block: How weird of an angle that ball took at such a high rate of speed and to be caught and returned for a TD. Wasn't even play of the game.

https://twitter.com/HaydenBalgavy/status/924445097923694592

That was awesome!

[SFA 93]

http://www.anygivensaturday.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=26431&stc=1
at least one Lumberjack will be getting a post season

DE:#13 John Franklin 6-4; 292 Greenville, Texas (SFA)
G:39;TKL:117;TFL:34.5;SCK:16.5;FF:4;FR:1;QBH:22 (Career)

[McCowboys]

Sam and ACU has moved to a 2pm kickoff, still on ESPN 3

Why the time change?

[Sammy94]

Why the time change?

I have no idea. They also announced a 1pm time for the last game with HBU.

[Outsider1]

I have no idea. They also announced a 1pm time for the last game with HBU.

Maybe to get the butt whoopin over with and still get you guys home at a decent time..... xbangx

[Daytripper]

Maybe to get the butt whoopin over with and still get you guys home at a decent time..... xbangx

This is the kind of game that we tend to lose.....

[BEAR]

http://www.anygivensaturday.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=26436&stc=1

http://collegiate.nflpa.com/recruiting/2018-nflpa-collegiate-bowl-watch-list/

[Outsider1]

This is the kind of game that we tend to lose.....

It's possible, but not probable.

[Hood]

Been a nice little season for the Colonels but after the struggle against HBU I feel like the clock is striking midnight on this season against SFA.

[BEAR]

Rumor out now that UCA's head coach Steve Campbell is on the short list for the Ole Miss job.

With success....xbangx

[Daytripper]

Rumor out now that UCA's head coach Steve Campbell is on the short list for the Ole Miss job.

With success....xbangx

That's a big jump.

[McNeese72]

Been a nice little season for the Colonels but after the struggle against HBU I feel like the clock is striking midnight on this season against SFA.

And then you got SLU the next Thursday. Unless, all the SLU transfers decide to mail it in. ;)

Doc

[BEAR]

That's a big jump.

I'm hoping they heard MATT Campbell...not Steve Campbell. Though Steve has been in Mississippi a LOOOOOOONG time and won nattys at schools there. He's very familiar with high schools in that state and the whole southern region.

Please let it be MATT..not Steve...xbowx

[Outsider1]

And then you got SLU the next Thursday. Unless, all the SLU transfers decide to mail it in. ;)

Doc
It is only about a cent and a half opinion, but I still think Nicholls is the better rounded team than SLU right now and still say they can win the game. I have mixed feelings about HBU after watching what they did against NWST and what NWST did against us. HBU does have some skill and when strange things happen against them I try to give them a little credit. If Nicholls struggled against them a little I wouldn't read into it too much unless there truly is injury or other issues at this point. I still would like to see as many SLC teams as possible be able to mess with the play off bracket as much as I would like to see ACU play spoiler to either SHSU or UCA.

[Daytripper]

I'm hoping they heard MATT Campbell...not Steve Campbell. Though Steve has been in Mississippi a LOOOOOOONG time and won nattys at schools there. He's very familiar with high schools in that state and the whole southern region.

Please let it be MATT..not Steve...xbowx

Matt can get a better gig than Ole Miss.

[McCowboys]

Maybe to get the butt whoopin over with and still get you guys home at a decent time..... xbangx

OK. It's just odd to me if there is no real known reason. I could understand if there was severe weather forecast, or like Northwestern State who changed the start time to accommodate fans who wanted to watch LSU/Alabama xeyebrowx ....So just curious. It would take a hurricane or an act of Congress to get McNeese to change its home game start time. People are still up in arms over moving the start time from 7 PM to 6 PM. :D

[Outsider1]

From what I have heard today, ACU just found out the other day of the time change as well. Many people won't be able to make it since they already had made plans around the 6pm scheduled time. I don't know how true it is that ESPN works directly through the conference for these time slots (ESPN makes final time decisions) and that schools don't have much choice if they want the coverage. If so, I guess the question is how worth it is it to agree to that?

[BEAR]

I know I'm getting old but there was a time when TV used to take timeouts when teams took timeouts or between quarters and halftime.

Now they force teams to take timeouts, cut off momentum, and make fans in the stand bored out of their freakin' mind as a 3 hour football game stretches close to four hours now.

I don't know how many times I've seen that guy in the red shirt walk out on the field after a first down only to stop the game giving the defense an opportunity to rest and the opposition a chance to game plan. Man it sucks for the fans.

I know schools need the revenue...I get that...but its killing the sport. IMO.

[BEAR]

Lamar at HBU +21
The angry huskies have not had the season they've wanted and now the birds show up...not good for the reds.
The dogs name is Dolan by the way.
http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/f5/0f/e5/f50fe52a7d00284edbd9cb1c822105bf.jpg




Nicholls at SFA+3
Clamp Crank and the sawmill boys play spoiler to colonel sanders and crew.

http://www.gemplers.com/img/hand-crank-winch-173157.jpg




SHSU +35 at ACU
Bearkats vs Wildcats...bear beats wild evertime. xlolx (Wait...that didn't sound right...xconfusedx )
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DXfbDjZYtMM/SwatOOBshJI/AAAAAAAACO4/RN57xGLx7eo/s1600/9.jpg



NWST at McNeese +31
Cowboys deal with demons..exorcism style...
http://fmobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/exorcism.png




UCA +35 at UIW
Bears attack bird house. Nothing left.
http://www.wolaver.org/Humor/bear3.jpg


Southeastern has a bye week...so the Lion sleeps tonight...

https://www.flashlyrics.com/image/tw/morgan-heritage/the-lion-sleeps-tonight-90

[Katfan]

I know I'm getting old but there was a time when TV used to take timeouts when teams took timeouts or between quarters and halftime.

Now they force teams to take timeouts, cut off momentum, and make fans in the stand bored out of their freakin' mind as a 3 hour football game stretches close to four hours now.

I don't know how many times I've seen that guy in the red shirt walk out on the field after a first down only to stop the game giving the defense an opportunity to rest and the opposition a chance to game plan. Man it sucks for the fans.

I know schools need the revenue...I get that...but its killing the sport. IMO.
It’s crazy. Our 1st quarter usually last an hour. Crazy way too long for games these days

[Sammy94]

Lamar at HBU
Nicholls at SFA
SHSU at ACU
NWST at McNeese
UCA at UIW

[TheRevSFA]

I wouldn't pick SFA...

HBU
Nicholls
Sammy
McNeese in the first cousin knife fight
UCA

[Daytripper]

I wouldn't pick SFA...

HBU
Nicholls
Sammy
McNeese in the first cousin knife fight
UCA

I'm telling you now, the Nicholls playoff dream dies in Nacogdoches.

[McCowboys]

I wouldn't pick SFA...

HBU
Nicholls
Sammy
McNeese in the first cousin knife fight
UCA

I grew up closer to Natchitoches than Lake Charles, and almost everyone I grew up with and several members of my family went to Northwestern State, and so there is no team in the conference that I want the Cowboys to beat more than the Demons. Though McNeese, has owned the series as of late, so many of the games have been decided by a touchdown or less in the closing seconds, so this is one of those "throw the records out the window" games. The Demons have won two in a row and would love nothing better than a win in Lake Charles.

With that said, I don't know why Demon fans don't post here. And you know what? They didn't even start a McNeese thread on their fan board until TODAY. And as of this afternoon, it has ONE post. Maybe it's a trick, but those are some sad puppies over there for a team that just won two in a row.

This is the one post on the Demon board: This one used to be the game of the year in the Southland. We always made the trip to Lake Charles to tailgate and get into with the McNeese fans...it was a lot of fun. Always a packed house whether at Cowboy stadium or at Turpin. The back and forth on the message board was intense and the name calling was very creative. Who can forget McOneandone in honor of the Cowboys always losing in the first round of the playoffs. Boy did they hate that nickname!! Oh for those days again...

I remember one year when several of the SLC fan bases were using the Delphi forums, you would go to the Demon forum, and lo and behold, you would hear the lovely strains of Jolie Blonde! Those were the days!

[Serpentor]

Lamar at HBU - But to be honest, who knows anymore? I'll give Huskies a slight home field edge, but that's it
Nicholls at SFA - Nicholls may have some sloppy wins, but they're still wins. I expect a close one
SHSU at ACU - If this was earlier in the season, Kats might win by a blowout. But ACU is playing their last home game of the season and probably want a good game to go out on
NWST at McNeese - Demons are on a two-game winning streak and this is a rivalry game. But those two other teams were HBU and ACU, and Cowboys are playing at home
UCA at UIW - UIW has proven surprisingly competitive on their home field this year, but Central Arkansas seems unstoppable in the SLC this season. If this was the NFL and UCA needed to rest their best players, maybe Cardinals have a shot. But this isn't the NFL.

[Wildcat1997]

ACU has scheduled our old D2 rival Angelo State to be our 1st home game of next season. I was hoping for an FCS team but this will have to do. I’m just hoping we win.

[BEAR]

Any new news from the teams? Injuries? Etc...

Next week there are two games on Thursday.

[McNeese72]

Any new news from the teams? Injuries? Etc...

Next week there are two games on Thursday.

That's top secret stuff down here. ;)

[Serpentor]

I know I'm getting old but there was a time when TV used to take timeouts when teams took timeouts or between quarters and halftime.

Now they force teams to take timeouts, cut off momentum, and make fans in the stand bored out of their freakin' mind as a 3 hour football game stretches close to four hours now.

I don't know how many times I've seen that guy in the red shirt walk out on the field after a first down only to stop the game giving the defense an opportunity to rest and the opposition a chance to game plan. Man it sucks for the fans.

I know schools need the revenue...I get that...but its killing the sport. IMO.

It's a vicious cycle: fan interest wanes so teams become more and more desperate to find alternative means to fund their programs. They turn to televised games for advertising income, which in turn stretches out games due to commercial breaks, making attending a game in person more unbearable, leading to further fan interest waning.

Unless you have some great promotions and stadium excitement in place to entertain the fans during downtime, it's going to suck.

[Outsider1]

It's a vicious cycle: fan interest wanes so teams become more and more desperate to find alternative means to fund their programs. They turn to televised games for advertising income, which in turn stretches out games due to commercial breaks, making attending a game in person more unbearable, leading to further fan interest waning.

Unless you have some great promotions and stadium excitement in place to entertain the fans during downtime, it's going to suck.

Seems like when athletic programs try to balance money and fans they end up shooting themselves in the foot either way to one degree or another. All schools can do is look for the smallest caliber gun...

[McCowboys]

That's top secret stuff down here. ;)

Only the Russian spies Boris and Natasha know for sure. xrotatehx

[BEAR]

Wait. I went to the UIW website and all they have is audio for the football game? Really?

I gotta double check this...

[SFA 93]

They're phoning it in.

[BEAR]

They're phoning it in.

Good call. In many interpretations of the word call. xlolx

[BEAR]

http://www.anygivensaturday.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=26466&stc=1

[SFA 93]

Needless to say what I'll be watching and listening to for most of the day.

Volleyball - 12:00 P.M. SFA vs. Lamar (Senior Day; For the outright SLC Championship)
Basketball - 2:00 P.M. SFA vs. Longwood BIG SOUTH NETWORK (1st Game of the season)
Football - 3:00 P.M. SFA vs. #17 Nicholls ESPN3 (Senior Day)

[SFA 93]

http://wac.b63f.edgecastcdn.net/80B63F/images/sidearm.sites/sfajacks.com/images/2017/8/17/SATestimonialTemplateWebsiteWalls.jpg
S:#28 Marlon Walls 5-10; 195 Pearland, Texas (Pearland/SFA) (Sr.)
G:44;TKL:131;TFL:5.5;FF:1;FR:1;PD:6;INT:2

- 2016; CoSIDA 1st Team Academic All-American (First in SFA history)
- 2016 SLC Student Athlete of the Year
- 2016 Doris Roberson Award Finalist
- 2016 Good Works Team Nominee
- 2016 Academic All-Southland Conference selection

- 4.0 GPA in Engineering Physics
- SFA Physics Department Award for highest GPA in Technical Physics II
- 2017 Finalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy (NFF National Scholar-Athlete)
- Summer Internship at John Hopkins University
- While at JH he worked on a space probe called the Europa Propulsion Module a NASA space probe project
- Featured speaker at the SFA STEM Business and Industry Speaker Series last spring.
- After SFA he will pursue his masters degree in mechanical engineering and fulfill a career in engineering/space

The honor for Walls marks the first time a SFA football player has been named a finalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy® and a NFF National Scholar-Athlete. Walls becomes just the ninth Southland Conference student-athlete to earn the designation of NFF National Scholar-Athlete and the first since 2011 (Yaser Elqutub, Northwestern State).

The only William V. Campbell Trophy® finalist with an unblemished 4.0 GPA, Walls is one of seven NFF National Scholar-Athletes on pace to graduate in December. Furthermore, he is one of just three FCS players to appear on the finalist list.

http://www.sfasu.edu/sawdust/issue-17-fall/feature-balancing-act.html

[BEAR]

Still no tv for the UIW game. Seriously. I'll pay the cash to watch it...xsmhx

[BEAR]

33-13 Nicholls winning over SFA.

Nich in the Playoffs? Maybe?

Moving to 8-2

[Wildcat1997]

This team showed great against a very good team, but unfortunately we just couldn't pull it out. Hopefully next year these are the games we can win. On the plus side I think we've found our QB of the future in Anthony.

[Daytripper]

33-13 Nicholls winning over SFA.

Nich in the Playoffs? Maybe?

Moving to 8-2

If Nicholls wins next week, they are in.

[BEAR]

Hey SLC...if UIW is so freakin poor that they call their radio station UIWtv....TV....kick em out. Theyre a drain on our conference. Bear fans can't even watch this game. One pissed off bear fan tonight.

[cx500d]

Hey SLC...if UIW is so freakin poor that they call their radio station UIWtv....TV....kick em out. Theyre a drain on our conference. Bear fans can't even watch this game. One pissed off bear fan tonight.

Come to the mvfc, all our games are televised


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[LIONFAN07]

Hey SLC...if UIW is so freakin poor that they call their radio station UIWtv....TV....kick em out. Theyre a drain on our conference. Bear fans can't even watch this game. One pissed off bear fan tonight.

There are a few aspects draining the Southland. A couple schools and the 9 game schedule.

If Nicholls beats us next week I don’t see anyone putting them in. Or McNeese which is hard to believe with two 9-2 teams. IMO they should be. If two 9-2 teams get left out the conference has a real problem and It falls on the conference office. Hope I’m wrong just reading the various brackets predictions.

[BEAR]

UCA leads 42-3 at halftime.
300+ yards offense for UCA.

Radio guys said first stringers will come out but leave after a few plays.