FCS Running thread

For guys like Cosmo, John and others....

We know Appy-Wofford is a decent game this week. Anyone got anything else?

 

Here's this week's Sports Network top 25...

1. James Madison Dukes (98) 7-1 2,594 1
2. Appalachian State Mountaineers (3) 6-2 2,457 2
3. Wofford Terriers (2) 6-1 2,324 4
4. Cal Poly Mustangs (1) 5-1 2,210 6
5. Northern Iowa Panthers 6-2 2,033 5
6. Montana Grizzlies 7-1 1,959 8
7. Villanova Wildcats 5-2 1,823 7
8. Richmond Spiders 6-3 1,778 9
9. New Hampshire Wildcats 6-1 1,687 10
10. Elon Phoenix 7-2 1,581 3
11. Central Arkansas Bears 7-1 1,514 13
12. Western Illinois Leathernecks 5-2 1,473 12
13. Weber State Wildcats 7-2 1,461 16
14. Southern Illinois Salukis 5-2 1,391 14
15. Massachusetts Minutemen 5-3 976 17
16. William & Mary Tribe 5-2 792 23
17. Liberty Flames 7-1 763 20
18. Furman Paladins 6-3 722 18
19. Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 6-2 715 15
20. McNeese State Cowboys 4-3 665 11
21. Lafayette Leopards 6-1 585 24
22. South Carolina State Bulldogs 6-2 489 NR
23. Harvard Crimson 5-1 395 25
24. Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks 7-2 270 NR
25. Tennessee State Tigers 6-2 156 19
Others receiving votes: Texas State 127, South Dakota State 95, Maine 70, Jacksonville State 67, North Dakota State 66, Prairie View 63, Georgia Southern 60, Hampton 54, Florida A&M 47, Colgate 44, Northwestern State 33, Eastern Washington 32, Grambling 27, Penn 26, Albany 25, UC Davis 25, Eastern Kentucky 24, San Diego 14, Holy Cross 11, Sacred Heart 10, Monmouth 4, North Dakota 4, Morgan State 3, Dayton 2.

 

I blame KYSportsWriter for not knowing his AP sports designators.

(KY: It's FBC.)

 

Made starting this thread kind of an easy call.

Plus, people might actually want a place to talk about this stuff. We'll see.

 

It's fixed.

 

Liberty wishing it was already 2010. They've had that league locked up since before the season started. They might just need some help, if I'm not mistaken.

 

If Liberty wins out, they'll be in, barring something strange like NAU beating Montana. Since Jerome Souers has no idea how to beat Montana, that won't happen.

Northern Iowa at Western Illinois is also a pretty big game this week, probably for the at-large out of the Missouri Valley.

For your daily Patriot League dose, Lafayette-Colgate should be pretty tight. Andy Romans is the truth.

 

Liberty might get in on its travel potential alone. They would actually go somewhere like Montana for a first-round game. Hell, Jerry Jr. might charter flights to it.

 

Anything that gets me back to Stockmen's for a night of drinking would be A-OK with me.

More likely scenario -- Liberty would go to App or JMU.

I saw a posting on craiglist by someone named D. Bennett looking for defensive coaches. Must not read blogs is one qualification.

 

Clearly I have to throw an AP stylebook in your Secret Santa pack. Or I could just leave you wondering what next spring's HKC and CYC running threads refer to ... ;D

 

The I-AA committee makes first-round games based on geography if they can. Only when there's no other option would they do otherwise, so Liberty-Montana is a longshot.

Is the kid from Manassas Park still playing QB or RB for Liberty? Kid was a stud in HS, and I remember him playing a bit at Liberty before I left the area.

 

James Madison barely escaped Villanova. No way in hell it should still be getting 98 or so votes.