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July 24th, 2009, 03:40 PM
07-24-2009 03:30 PM

TSN: UNI, SIU teams to beat in MVFC

Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - There was little doubt that the addition of North Dakota State and South Dakota State would make a brutal Missouri Valley Fall Conference race even more competitive.

But when the dust had settled last season, it was traditional powerhouses Northern Iowa and Southern Illinois sitting on top of the league. Things will likely be just as competitive in 2009, but UNI and SIU are again the teams that should set the pace.

Northern Iowa is looking for a share of its third consecutive MVFC title and has developed into one of the more consistent programs in FCS under coach Mark Farley, going from a top-10 team to a squad capable of winning a national title in almost any given year.

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ValleyChamp
July 24th, 2009, 03:48 PM
Interesting. NDSU 3rd, with MSU 4th. SDSU picked all the way down at 5th.
smallcollegefbfan
July 24th, 2009, 09:01 PM
Around FCS: UNI, SIU teams to beat in MVFC
By David Coulson, FCS Executive Director

Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - There was little doubt that the addition of North Dakota State and South Dakota State would make a brutal Missouri Valley Fall Conference race even more competitive.

But when the dust had settled last season, it was traditional powerhouses Northern Iowa and Southern Illinois sitting on top of the league. Things will likely be just as competitive in 2009, but UNI and SIU are again the teams that should set the pace.

http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2/news/news.aspx?id=4244319
UNIFanSince1983
July 24th, 2009, 11:07 PM
Wow Missouri State at 4th and SDSU at 5th that is kind of surprising to me, but I think it could be possible.
BearsCountry
July 25th, 2009, 12:24 AM
It sort of makes sense - 3 of the teams below at home and WIU/YSU are both down, its very possible. Not to mention we return quite a bit.
Thunderstruck84
July 25th, 2009, 01:10 AM
Not a lot of respect for SDSU from Coulson. I'd expect them to be 4th at the worst this year. Oh well, it is what it is. Preseason prognostications are about as useful as a screen door on a submarine.
MSUBear42
July 26th, 2009, 11:48 AM
It sort of makes sense - 3 of the teams below at home and WIU/YSU are both down, its very possible. Not to mention we return quite a bit.

It's alllllllllll about the defense. We get some major help, though, with Beauchamp and Keck.
Redbird Ray
July 26th, 2009, 10:09 PM
MO State might be the most intriguing team in the Valley this year. Big year for Terry Allen.
Blue42
July 28th, 2009, 09:09 PM
MO State might be the most intriguing team in the Valley this year. Big year for Terry Allen.

That's right. He's got one more year to find his next job as an FBS position coach. xrotatehx