My favorite Division I-AA teams

[Lumberjacks76]

In no particular order:

Delaware Blue Hens
Massachusetts Minutemen
Maine Black Bears
Montana Grizzlies
Eastern Washington Eagles
Portland State Vikings
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks
Montana State Bobcats
Northern Iowa Panthers
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Youngstown State Penguins
California Davis Aggies
Cal Poly Mustangs
Southern Utah Thunderbirds
Florida A&M Rattlers
Jacksonville State Gamecocks
Georgia Southern Eagles
Appalachian State Mountaineers
Furman Paladins
Citadel Bulldogs
Western Carolina Catamounts
McNeese State Cowboys
Sam Houston State Bearkats
Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks

Paul

[JMU Duke Dog]

In no particular order:

Delaware Blue Hens
Massachusetts Minutemen
Maine Black Bears
Montana Grizzlies
Eastern Washington Eagles
Portland State Vikings
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks
Montana State Bobcats
Northern Iowa Panthers
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Youngstown State Penguins
California Davis Aggies
Cal Poly Mustangs
Southern Utah Thunderbirds
Florida A&M Rattlers
Jacksonville State Gamecocks
Georgia Southern Eagles
Appalachian State Mountaineers
Furman Paladins
Citadel Bulldogs
Western Carolina Catamounts
McNeese State Cowboys
Sam Houston State Bearkats
Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks

Paul

No love for the James Madison Dukes? :confused:

[Hansel]

NDSU, Poly, Mont St, Fordham, UNI, Northeastern are the teams I root for to win

[PMB4Life]

Gotta go with:

UNI
Georgia Southern
Maine
NDSU
Bucknell
Delaware (even though they spanked us in '03)

[JALMOND]

For me, its pretty easy...

1. Portland State (no question)
2. Cats and Griz---too many friends and family that are alums of both
3. Any other BSC team playing non-conference

After that, I have to admit I really don't care, although after the crowd and sportsmanship exhibited by the McNeese fans from last year, I kept a close watch on the Cowboys (and probably will do the same this year.)

[Grizo406]

For me, holding strong, in the #1 spot, are the Griz. The others are as follows:

2. MSU
3. GSU
4. Delaware
5. EWU
6. Colgate
7. McNeese (had to throw that in for buckp :D )

[mainejeff]

Other than Maine.....

McNeese
Montana
North Dakota State
San Diego
Albany

[blur2005]

James Madison, William & Mary, any underdog

[bobcatfan06]

Texas State
these in no particular order:
Montana
EWU (have family that lives in Washington)
JMU
UNI (love that Dome)
UMass

edit: Now UMass because sainto917 gave Texas State some love. :nod:

[MR. CHICKEN]

DELAWARE!...............:hurray:.................. ..BRAWK!

[ChickenMan]

other than UD...

Maine
Montana
Colgate

[saint0917]

Umass
Montana
Cal Poly
Colgate
Texas St.

[Cocky]

All of the ones that take football serious and try to win.

[pete4256]

Other than Georgia Southern:

Jacksonville State
Eastern Kentucky
FAMU

and I always did kinda like App and the Citadel (despite the fact they're in our conference)

[Blue Hen Nation]

Delaware
Montana
Georgia Southern
Furman
The Citadel
Stephen F. Austin

[Tribe4SF]

W&M, of course.

Also...

Hampton
JMU
Richmond
VMI
Liberty
and any A-10 school that's not playing us.

[Paladin1aa]

Youngstown St. but I also follow UNI, WKU, Delaware, Nova, Geo. South.,Furman, McNeese St. & Montana.

Otherwise-- Ohio St. anytime , anywhere. :D

[Ivytalk]

After Harvard:

Delaware
Bill & Mary
Furman
Lafayette
Del. State

[MSUCats]

How many I-AA teams are there?

Montana State at the top

Grizzlies at the bottom :p

[Killtoppers90]

I follow several:

WKU
EKU
Ga. Southern (one of my adopted faves being in GA)
Montana
UNI (and all other Gateway teams)
anyone who plays Murray St.
Wofford
San Houston State
Appy State
UMass (for some reason)
and any team who plays Delaware

[colgate13]

For me, holding strong, in the #1 spot, are the Griz. The others are as follows:

2. MSU
3. GSU
4. Delaware
5. EWU
6. Colgate
7. McNeese (had to throw that in for buckp :D )

Grizo - my favorite Griz fan! :cool:

[colgate13]

other than UD...

Maine
Montana
Colgate

ChickenMan - my favorite Blue Hen! :cool:

[AZGrizFan]

In no particular order:

Delaware Blue Hens
Massachusetts Minutemen
Maine Black Bears
Montana Grizzlies
Eastern Washington Eagles
Portland State Vikings
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks
Montana State Bobcats
Northern Iowa Panthers
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Youngstown State Penguins
California Davis Aggies
Cal Poly Mustangs
Southern Utah Thunderbirds
Florida A&M Rattlers
Jacksonville State Gamecocks
Georgia Southern Eagles
Appalachian State Mountaineers
Furman Paladins
Citadel Bulldogs
Western Carolina Catamounts
McNeese State Cowboys
Sam Houston State Bearkats
Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks

Paul

Other than the Griz,

1) Anyone playing a 1-A school
2) Anyone playing the Bobcats
3) Anyone playing another BSC school
4) Anyone playing University of Idaho

and if they don't meet any of the above criteria, SHSU, Maine, Georgia Southern and SFA.

[Hoo-ah]

Any I-AA team that plays Uconn.

[Gil Dobie]

I-AA teams all the way!

[OL FU]

ChickenMan - my favorite Blue Hen! :cool:

Colgate, I only follow Colgate :D

[kats89]

How many I-AA teams are there?

Montana State at the top

Grizzlies at the bottom :p

Great game vs Ok St. this past weekend. How did Lulay do?

[89Hen]

Delaware Blue Hens.

Everybody else sucks. :p

[colgate13]

Colgate, I only follow Colgate :D

Ah, OL FU... you bring a smile to my face!

That said, I've had a warm spot in my heart for Furman since 2003 when someone (might have been you actually) set me straight on just how 'good' Furman is academically when I was giving Wofford all this praise for their run!

[SochorField]

UC DAVIS AGGIES
North Dakota State
Ivy League Schools
New Hampshire
Any IAA team vs. IA team (except Cal Foly..of course)

[Go...gate]

Other than Colgate:

Fordham
Princeton
Lehigh
Lafayette and the rest of the Patriot League
Delaware
Western Illinois
Davidson
Rest of the Ivy League
Hofstra

[RadMann]

UD always first, but others include:


Lafayette - Live near their campus and my dad went there
Lehigh - Also local to where I live
YSU - UD has played them in some big games over the years
Montana - Montana is a cool place
UNH - Always thought they were tough against UD
Maine - Some great games over the years against UD, and a great state

[GSUhooligan]

I've always been a lifelong Austin Peay fan, but I recently stumbled across this little school in the middle of nowhere. They play ball in a gnat infested area called Statesboro, GA (ever heard of it? me neither). Anyway, it turns out they're pretty OK. They've won a couple of NC here and there, I think I'm going to start rootin for them from now on.... :D

[thadude45]

Why is it with Northwestern State's Defense, and the style of D they play, nobody seems to like them or keep up with them.

Northwestern State VS North Dakota State = ONE HELL OF A BALLGAME

[Pantherpower]

Why is it with Northwestern State's Defense, and the style of D they play, nobody seems to like them or keep up with them.

Because Bobby Beauche's momma told me that Northwestern State is the Devil!! ;)

[eagle1]

After EWU, I follow these schools in no particular order:

Portland State
Montana ( I am not sure why on this one)
Missouri State
Youngstown State
Havard
Dartmouth
Texas State
Jacksonville State

I also follow alot of D2 teams as well. Go Eagles!!!

[aggie6thman]

UC Davis
Anyone who is playing Slac St or Cal Poly

[MSUCats]

Great game vs Ok St. this past weekend. How did Lulay do?


This quote may sum it up.

OSU coach Mike Gundy on the radio after the game, "Lulay the best field general I've seen since Eli Manning." :)

Gundy as been with Ok St. for 4 years.

[McNeese72]

I pull for teams with fans that I have met and liked. Below, not necessarily in any order:

Montana
Maine
Youngstown
Georgia Southern

[henfan]

Gotta go with Delaware State. After that, it's easy to pull for JMU, W&M, UNH, Penn, Lehigh, YSU, GSU, App St., Grambling, McNeese, Northwestern St., UC-Davis and Montana.

[rcny46]

This quote may sum it up.

OSU coach Mike Gundy on the radio after the game, "Lulay the best field general I've seen since Eli Manning." :)

Gundy as been with Ok St. for 4 years.

For what it's worth coming from an A-10er,I think MSU has a legitimate shot at winning the BSC.

[Dallas Demon]

Why is it with Northwestern State's Defense, and the style of D they play, nobody seems to like them or keep up with them.

Northwestern State VS North Dakota State = ONE HELL OF A BALLGAME

We have plenty of people in our own forum, but not many have participated in this forum. Hopefully that will change soon.

[DetroitFlyer]

1. University of Dayton
2. Saint Francis University of PA
3. Any PFL Team
4. Furman - the little school that could!

And any "Mid-Major" team that defeats a 1-AA full scholarship team, ( CCSU for example ).

[The Gadfly]

-Montana
-all of Big South
-all of SoCon (but LaCid & Appy)
-Princeton

[buckp]

For me, holding strong, in the #1 spot, are the Griz. The others are as follows:

2. MSU
3. GSU
4. Delaware
5. EWU
6. Colgate
7. McNeese (had to throw that in for buckp :D )

Thanks Grizo! My list....not including any Southland:

Montana Grizzlies (fan for a long, long time)
Georgia Southern Eagles (nothing but respect for 6 NCs)
Delaware Blue Hens (they got the pissing wall and the most unique mascot)
Northern Iowa Panthers (they got the Cap'n and the Unidome)
Colgate Raiders (my first love in the Patriot league)

Really warming up to:

N.Dakota Bison (I just like these guys)
Citadel Bulldogs (Sir....Yes Sir!)
Western Carolina Catamounts (like to see them go to the top...just once!)
Appalachian State Mountaineers (beautiful place)
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (hidden reason) ;)

[umassfan]

Teams I like:

UMass
UMass
UMass

[DuckDuckGriz]

Teams I like:

UMass
UMass
UMass

Usually that comes to one or two UMass once by November, then in December you're quiet again. :D

[hawkineer]

That's easy:
Lehigh
Anyone who smokes Lafayette :D

[crunifan]

My favorite I-AA teams

1) UNI Panthers
2) Drake Bulldogs
3) SIU Saluki's
4) All other Gateway teams
5) North Dakota State Bison (why is it that NDSU and UNI have like this unspoken frienship?

[swaghook]

5) North Dakota State Bison (why is it that NDSU and UNI have like this unspoken friendship?


Old NCC conference members.

[crunifan]

Ahh, that would be a pretty good reason!

Hopefully one day we will be conference members again. I would love to see the Bisons added to the Gateway!

[swaghook]

Other then NDSU I will listen to UC-Davis, Northeastern, Montana, UNC and I root for anyone playing against SDSU. ;) :p :D

[Hansel]

1. University of Dayton
2. Saint Francis University of PA
3. Any PFL Team
4. Furman - the little school that could!

And any "Mid-Major" team that defeats a 1-AA full scholarship team, ( CCSU for example ).
technically, Colgate isn't a full scholarship school ;), we get your point though :)

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Lehigh of course!!
I wouldn't call myself a fan but i like to see Villanova, Penn, and UNH do well.

[blukeys]

I read this thread a couple of days ago and had to think about it for a while. The easy answer is to say whoever is playing Nova but tonite I am not ducking the question so here are my top teams and my reasons.

1. Mc Neese I always liked this team going back to the 70’s and their uniforms look just like a local Delaware High School football team (Caesar Rodney JohnStonge knows all about the real Caesar Rodney) Plus if they make it to the championship I expect buckp to supply me with enough snakebites to pass out before half-time.
2. App. State. Like McNeese they are always the bridesmaid but never the bride. They have a great tradition and by all accounts a beautiful venue.
3. Georgetown. My old man began his academic career here before transferring to Delaware. He always had great things to say about G’town and the Jesuits.
4. Citadel. It has been an interesting rivalry with the Dawgs since 1974. That and the military tradition and the boneyard tradition in Charleston make it a really fun rivalry. I always check to see how the Dogs do.
5. Indiana State. Like Delaware they have a totally unique mascot the Sycamores. I know of know other team that has a tree for a mascot.
6. Colgate. This is a team that has supplied UD with many great moments going back to 1977. How can one not root for them at other times?
7. Furman . I love the Furman-GSU smack and Furman is usually the underdog.
8. UNI. Certain posters get me laughing My *ss off.
9. Montana Even more posters get me laughing My *ss off.. Plus they have Grizchik
10. UNH Their coach is awesome. They do more with less than anyone I have ever seen.

[ngineer]

Obviously, with Brown Blood my Engineering Mountain Hawks are my passion. But after that I've got a few I-AA's that I am usually pulling for:
1. All the PL's--standing up for a unique athletic philosophy. However, within the Leage, Bucknell has some sentimental attachment due to my daughter being an alum, and hence $130,000 of my money. And Colgate because I like Biddle's approach to the game and the relationship with Fred Dunlap, who was one of my coaches at Lehigh.
2. Delaware--Yes, I really do like the Blue Hens, except when they play Lehigh or another PL. Strong family connections to UD--my uncle played in the early 1950's under Admiral Nelson, and numerous cousins attended. Was also recruited and enjoyed the visit (but wanted a smaller school).
3. Furman/Wofford--seem to have programs similar to Lehigh's, except for the full scholarships. A lot of respect built after having banged heads with the Terriers and Paladins over the past few years.
4. Montana/UNI--Though I've never been to either venue, having watched the enthusiastic following these two schools have on the boards has me usually 'pulling' for them when I'm listening for the 'out of town scores.'
5. Richmond--'cause I'd like to see them in PL.
6. All of the other I-AA's when playing a I-A

[Shistang]

I pull for teams with fans that I have met and liked. Below, not necessarily in any order:

Montana
Maine
Youngstown
Georgia Southern

Really enjoyed the McNeese people at the 1997 NC game. I also pull for Delaware our old D2 rival, and any Gateway team come playoff time.

Hope and pray everything turns out ok down in Lake Charles as I see Rita is headed in that direction.

Big task tomorrow as we venture into Pittsburgh. A wounded Panther is very dangerous.

[Umass74]

I-AA teams I like:

1. UMass---29 years of season tickets now
2. UNH--- I reside in the great Granite State.
3. FAMU--- The Rattlers band rocks. Cool uniforms too.

[Ken_Z]

Bucknell (i predict our best Saturday so far this year this weekend)
Other PLers
Furman
New Hampshire
Davidson

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Other than Lehigh
1. Villanova- always pull for 'Nova other than when there playing Temple or Syracuse in bball or Lehigh in football
2. Bucknell- love the school, probably my favorite place to visit within the league.

[Chi Panther]

UNI!

Then Southland Conference!!! (UNI's history of of playing McNeese St and SFA....among others in OOC games)

NDSU and SDSU!!!!

[ChickenMan]

Other than Lehigh
1. Villanova- always pull for 'Nova other than when there playing Temple or Syracuse in bball or Lehigh in football


Villanova... :eek: and you wonder why Delaware fans give you LU guys a tough time... :p

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Villanova... :eek: and you wonder why Delaware fans give you LU guys a tough time... :p

I'm a Temple student, i'm suppose to hate Villanova but i don't. I'm also suppose to despise Lafayette too but i could careless about the Pards other than one Saturday each year.

[DC 'gater]

Lehigh - hope they go 10-1 every year and the HC is a good friend

Monmouth(NJ) - HC recruited me at Colgate. He is truly a class act.

William & Mary - Always played us tough and I loved their stadium (except for the visitor's locker room that was always 150 degrees for our early September trips to W'burg)

Fordham - Dad is an alum.

[Bisonforlife]

NDSU :)
UNI
Montana
UC Davis

[Henny]

Colgate (was my grandfathers pride and joy)
Del. State
GSU (love the offense)
Prairie View (the ultimate underdog)

[DotCat]

Gotta go with...

Western Carolina
Chattanooga
VMI
East Tennessee State (when they had football)
Delaware
Stephen F. Austin (for my man TNG)
The Citadel

[catamount man]

TEAMS I SUPPORT:
Western Carolina (obviously)

Chattanooga (when they're not playing WCU)

VMI (had a great uncle who was a graduate)

TEAMS I LOATHE, BUT RESPECT:
App.State (a lot of similarities with WCU, at least back in the old days, hate them with a passion in November, but don't mind seeing them beat FU and GSU)

Furman (living 25 miles from FU, it's kinda hard not to respect what they've accomplished, but boy was it nice to beat them 2 weeks ago)

I-AA TEAMS I LIKE TO WATCH:
Delaware
Montana
North Dakota State
any I-AA that plays a I-A

GO CATAMOUNTS!!!

[Sam Adams]

UMass :D
Columbia
Gate
Maine
WKU
SIU
Youngstown St.
Appy State.
McNeese
Grambling
Portland State
Cal Poly
FAMU (band rocks)
CCSU

[ChickenMan]

UMass :D
Columbia
Gate
Maine
WKU
SIU
Youngstown St.
Appy State.
McNeese
Grambling
Portland State
Cal Poly
FAMU (band rocks)
CCSU


where's Delaware... :D :p ;)

[WUTNDITWAA]

Let's see:

Appalachian State
The Mountaineers
ASU
App State
UNC Tweetsie :D
The place formerly known as: Watauga Academy, The Appalachian Training School, Appalachian State Normal School, Appalachian State Teacher's College

That's pretty much all of my favorites.

Now, I do follow and respect: WCU, GSU, FU, JMU, DEL, EKU, Montana, McNese, etc.

[windwalker]

1. Coastal Carolina -- well it is where I make my living.
2. Illinois State -- it's the first school i graduated from.
3. Western Illinois -- another school I graduated from and how could any ex-marine not like the "Leather Necks"???

4. Furman -- followed them until we got football.
5. JMU -- nice run last year.. and good loyal fans.
6. App State -- even though they dominated us last week, their fans are great.
7. UNI -- use to watch games there when the dome was almost new.
8. SC State -- if for no other reason.. what a Band.
9. Delaware -- us chickens have to stick together.
10. Anyone playing El Cid.

[SeattleGriz]

1. Northern Arizona - used to live in Phoenix for 6 years
2. North Dakota State - Born in ND (minot)
3. Furman - liked them since Louis Ivory
4. NW St. - always seemed like a spoiler team.
5. Delaware - liked UD ever since they came to Montana in the 1st round and won 48-49 in one of the most wild games I have ever seen.
6. Colgate - Earned my respect when they went to the NC
7. Murray State - they used to play like a spoiler team as well, although they have been quiet lately.

8 Used to root for W Kentucky until I saw that sack of crap "Rooney"(sp?) lipping off to his coach at the NC game, now I don't have a team from the Gateway

[skinny_uncle]

SIU Salukis (obviously).
Any Gateway team not playing us at the time.
Any 1-AA tackling a 1-A.
:beerchug: