FCS football playoffs

[Mark2010]

Quarterfinals are here.

Friday: Sam Houston State at Montana State, 8 pm ET, ESPN2

Saturday: Georgia Southern at Old Dominion, 12 pm ET, ESPN2

Wofford at North Dakota State, 3 pm ET, ESPN3

Illinois State at Eastern Washington, 6 pm ET, ESPN 3

 

[Mark2010]

I'm taking Montana State, Old Dominion, North Dakota State and Illinois State to advance.

 

[Mark2010]

Sam Houston's speed giving Montana State a lot of problems. Up 20-3 at half.

 

[Armchair_QB]

I don't know the semifinal pairings but if they aren't on the same side of the bracket I expect Sam & NDSU will meet in the championship game again.

 

[Football_Bat]

SHSU is the first semifinalist. I will take Eastern Washington (2010 champ) over Illinois State.

Other side, I'll take Georgia Southern over Old Dominion and North Dakota St. over Wofford.

 

[Mark2010]

Old Dominion's Taylor Heinecke is pretty impressive.

 

[Mark2010]

I like the playoff format. This was what I suggested for I-A years ago.

Now, the idea of expanding to 24 teams is a little troubling. Only eight teams will have byes, meaning for plenty of teams, getting to the championship game would mean 16 games. That's far too many. Either cut a regular-season game or limit the playoffs to four rounds.

 

[Mark2010]

Took 'em a while, but ODU is starting to figure out the Georgia Southern option attack.

 

[da man]

I'll be rooting for the Terriers.

 

[Mark2010]

Old Dominion giving this away. Up 35-21, fumble in the red zone and GS goes 80-something yards to score.

Tied at 35, ODU goes on 4th-and-6 at its own 39 and doesn't get it. Defense is gassed by this time (GS has over 550 rushing yards) and GS scores in four plays to take a 42-35 lead with 2:36 left.