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April 1st, 2009, 06:00 PM
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The CSN Way: Bracketology
http://www.championshipsubdivisionnews.com/skins/andreas_01/img/CSNWay.JPGBy Chuck Burton, The CSN Way Columnist
Thanks to their run to the men’s basketball Final Four this year, sports fans across America know all about Villanova. Whether fans have been following Jay Wright and Scotty Reynolds this year, or have been die-hard fans since the days of Rollie Massimino, Howard Porter, “Easy Ed” Pinckney and the “Four Corners” offense, chances are folks have heard of the Wildcats’ basketball program.
What folks don’t always know is that Villanova also has a football team, and a very successful one at that. They played in the toughest conference in Football Championship Subdivision (the Colonial Athletic Association), making another “Elite Eight” in the FCS playoffs before bowing out in a hard-fought game against the No. 1 seed in one of their league opponents in James Madison.
Most folks see their March brackets and see a bunch of schools they don’t usually see any other time of year. But many of them either played, or currently play, football at the FCS level. Let’s take a look at the teams in the tournament, and their parallel football history.
Read more ... (http://www.championshipsubdivisionnews.com/index.php/2009/04/01/the-csn-way-bracketology?blog=5#more4576)
The CSN Way: Bracketology
http://www.championshipsubdivisionnews.com/skins/andreas_01/img/CSNWay.JPGBy Chuck Burton, The CSN Way Columnist
Thanks to their run to the men’s basketball Final Four this year, sports fans across America know all about Villanova. Whether fans have been following Jay Wright and Scotty Reynolds this year, or have been die-hard fans since the days of Rollie Massimino, Howard Porter, “Easy Ed” Pinckney and the “Four Corners” offense, chances are folks have heard of the Wildcats’ basketball program.
What folks don’t always know is that Villanova also has a football team, and a very successful one at that. They played in the toughest conference in Football Championship Subdivision (the Colonial Athletic Association), making another “Elite Eight” in the FCS playoffs before bowing out in a hard-fought game against the No. 1 seed in one of their league opponents in James Madison.
Most folks see their March brackets and see a bunch of schools they don’t usually see any other time of year. But many of them either played, or currently play, football at the FCS level. Let’s take a look at the teams in the tournament, and their parallel football history.
Read more ... (http://www.championshipsubdivisionnews.com/index.php/2009/04/01/the-csn-way-bracketology?blog=5#more4576)