FCS, Division II-III, NAIA

Ahogy vártam, a Jacksonville Statenek esélye sem volt a Spartans eleln, a Villanovának már annál inkább, más kérdés, hogy csúnyán elchockerkedté a győzelmet. Chris Gough, a Wildcats kickere kihagyott egy 25 yardos(!!!) FGt 12 másodpercel a vége előtt, amivel megnyerhették volna a vendégek a meccset. (Mondjuk az egálhoz az is kellett, hogy az Orange QBjét, Terrel Huntot a mecs közben kizárják, mert megütötte az ellenfél egyik LBjét (korrekt horog volt:  espn.go.com/video/clip?id=11434726 )
A 2.(!) hosszabbításban pedig bár a Wildcats benyelt egy trükkös ST play TDre, Robertsonéknak sikerült TDt szerezni az ellentámadásból. Más kérdés, hogy a 2 pontos kísérlet, amit utána választottak, teljesen reménytelen volt, és így veszett a Villanova.
Tehát továbbra is nyeretlenek az FCS csapatok első osztályú ellenfeleik ellen. Remélem ma azért összejön 1-2 upset.

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Nagyon szívesen olvasgatom a topikot! Számomra a Charlotte 49ers nagyon szimpatikus kis csapat. Elég fiatal foci program, de már szép kis stadiont és szurkoló tábort szedtek össze. Őket mennyire tartod jelentősnek/jelentéktelennek?
Ott adnak sport ösztöndíjat vagy az is olyan mint az Ivy ligás csapatok?
Előre is köszi és hatalmas köszönet a topikért.Duckinator

Tavaly volt 1-2 biztató eredményük, idén sleeper csapat lehet, ha tovább tudnak fejlődni.

Köszi az infot. Hát remélem nem a Georgia State példáját követik. Most néztem meg a Campbell elleni meccsüket, amit telet ház (15,000) előtt játszottak. Gondolom, azért ezeken az iskolákon jóval egyszerűbb sport ösztöndíjat szerezni mint az első osztályban.

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Nagyon szívesen olvasgatom a topikot! Számomra a Charlotte 49ers nagyon szimpatikus kis csapat. Elég fiatal foci program, de már szép kis stadiont és szurkoló tábort szedtek össze. Őket mennyire tartod jelentősnek/jelentéktelennek?
Ott adnak sport ösztöndíjat vagy az is olyan mint az Ivy ligás csapatok?
Előre is köszi és hatalmas köszönet a topikért.Duckinator

iktriadnak szántad valószínűleg a kérdést, de válaszolok én: természetesen adnak, egyelőre a másodosztályú maximum, azaz 63 körül, jövőre pedig már az FBS nem teljes jogú tagjai lesznek, tehát hamarosan 85-re emelkedhet ez a szám. A Conference USA mezőnyében 2016-tól kvalifikálhatják magukat bowl mérkőzésre. Észak-Karolinában elég telített a mezőny, de tehetségből is akad bőven, ettől függetlenül kérdéses, hogy rövid távon a jól kezdő UTSA vagy az egyelőre borzasztóan szereplő Georgia State sorsára jutnak-e majd. Az biztos, hogy ők a non-konf meccsekkel nem vállalták túl magukat, igazi nagyágyúkkal pár évig nem nagyon csapnak össze.

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Nagyon szívesen olvasgatom a topikot! Számomra a Charlotte 49ers nagyon szimpatikus kis csapat. Elég fiatal foci program, de már szép kis stadiont és szurkoló tábort szedtek össze. Őket mennyire tartod jelentősnek/jelentéktelennek?
Ott adnak sport ösztöndíjat vagy az is olyan mint az Ivy ligás csapatok?
Előre is köszi és hatalmas köszönet a topikért.

Sajnos minden FCSes csapat kikapott az éjjel FBSes ellenfeleiktől, az Eastern Illinoist pl. tönkre verte a Minnesota, már 35-0 is volt a Gophers javára, mikor kiengedtek és így 42-20ra tudta a Panthers kozmetikázni az eredményt.
A Chattanooga viszont 16-0ra is vezetett a Central Michigan otthonában, de a Mocs ezután 20 pontot nyelt be első osztályú ellenfelétől zsinórban, és már nem tudott újabb pontokat szerezni.

Péntek éjjel a Jacksonville State és a Villanova próbálkozik a Michigan State és a Syracuse ellen. Az előbbi meccsen nem hiszem, hogy a Gamecocks komolyan labdába rúghat a Spartans otthonában. A Wildcatsnek 1 fokkal talán jobban az esélyei, de ők is komoly underdogok lesznek.

Az Abilene Christian 4 másodpercre volt attól, hogy FCS upsettel induljon az idény az első osztályban. A Georgia State ekkor értékesített egy FGt, és nyert 38-37re. A hazaiaknak ez volt az 1. győzelműk 2012 októbere óta, vagyis 16 meccses vereségszériát zártak le.iktriad

A Georgia State-nek egyúttal ez volt az első győzelme teljes jogú FBS-csapatként.vassadi

Igen, emlékszem rájuk. Ők voltak az a csapat, akiket nem értettem, mit akarnak az első osztályban, amikor a másodvonalban(azon belül a CAAben) is pofozógépnek számítottak. Jellemző. hogy egy nem is annyira neves FCS csapatot vertek meg, éppen hogy...

Az Abilene Christian 4 másodpercre volt attól, hogy FCS upsettel induljon az idény az első osztályban. A Georgia State ekkor értékesített egy FGt, és nyert 38-37re. A hazaiaknak ez volt az 1. győzelműk 2012 októbere óta, vagyis 16 meccses vereségszériát zártak le.iktriad

A Georgia State-nek egyúttal ez volt az első győzelme teljes jogú FBS-csapatként.

Az Abilene Christian 4 másodpercre volt attól, hogy FCS upsettel induljon az idény az első osztályban. A Georgia State ekkor értékesített egy FGt, és nyert 38-37re. A hazaiaknak ez volt az 1. győzelműk 2012 októbere óta, vagyis 16 meccses vereségszériát zártak le.

Holnap 2 rangsorolt csapat lép páylára 1. osztályú ellenfél ellen. A 16.(ennyit számít Garropolo és Erik Lora elvesztése) Eastern Illinois a Minnesota, a 14. Chattanooga a Central Michigan vendégeként lép pályára.

Pénteken a 6. Jacksonville State a Michigan Statehez hivatalos, a 12. Villanova pedig a Syracusehoz látogat.

A szombati találkozók közül kiemelkedik a címvédő (de csak 2. helyen rangsorolt) North Dakota State Iowa State elleni meccse, amely a Fox Sportson is látható lesz. A nap másik érdekes FCS vs FBS meccse a Bisont zsinórban háromszor is bajnoki címhez vezető Craig Bohl bemutatkozása lesz új csapata; a Wyoming élén. Az ellenfél az FCS powerhousenak számító Montana lesz.

 noonkick.com/2014-sam-houston-state-at-eastern-washington/baggio

Megspóroltál nekem egy PMet. 😀😀

 noonkick.com/2014-sam-houston-state-at-eastern-washington/

ha érdekel, espn player fiókommal megnézheted az egészet (ez vonatkozik másra is, aki esetleg olvassa a topicot)

futóként lehet megállnábaggio

Lehet, majd élek vele.

És köszi a választ!

recap az első meccsről
 www.sbnation.com/college-football/2014/8/23/6060299/eastern-washington-sam-houston-state-result-recap

Az Eastern Washington pontosan 100 támadójátékot futtatott, de az SHSU se nagyon szégyenkezhet a maga 85-jével. Voltak nagyon szép játékok, bár maga a találkozó kicsit ritmustalannak tűnt ehhez képest.baggio

Köszi. Sajnos épp egy masszív migrénnel küzdöttem, (pedig még a tartalékgépet is elkértem a meccs idejére) így lemaradtam a meccsről. Adamsék úgy kezdtek, ahogy kell, bajnokesélyeshez méltóan. Kíváncsi leszek, le tudják-e esetleg győzni (vagy legalább nagyon megnehezíteni) a Washington dolgát, amikor majd a 2 csapat találkozik egymással.

Szerinted Adams majd az NFLben is megállná a helyét?iktriad

ha érdekel, espn player fiókommal megnézheted az egészet (ez vonatkozik másra is, aki esetleg olvassa a topicot)

futóként lehet megállná

recap az első meccsről
 www.sbnation.com/college-football/2014/8/23/6060299/eastern-washington-sam-houston-state-result-recap

Az Eastern Washington pontosan 100 támadójátékot futtatott, de az SHSU se nagyon szégyenkezhet a maga 85-jével. Voltak nagyon szép játékok, bár maga a találkozó kicsit ritmustalannak tűnt ehhez képest.baggio

Köszi. Sajnos épp egy masszív migrénnel küzdöttem, (pedig még a tartalékgépet is elkértem a meccs idejére) így lemaradtam a meccsről. Adamsék úgy kezdtek, ahogy kell, bajnokesélyeshez méltóan. Kíváncsi leszek, le tudják-e esetleg győzni (vagy legalább nagyon megnehezíteni) a Washington dolgát, amikor majd a 2 csapat találkozik egymással.

Szerinted Adams majd az NFLben is megállná a helyét?

recap az első meccsről
 www.sbnation.com/college-football/2014/8/23/6060299/eastern-washington-sam-houston-state-result-recap

Az Eastern Washington pontosan 100 támadójátékot futtatott, de az SHSU se nagyon szégyenkezhet a maga 85-jével. Voltak nagyon szép játékok, bár maga a találkozó kicsit ritmustalannak tűnt ehhez képest.

Ma este 9:30kor Eastern Washington - Sam Houston State FCS rangadó az ESPNen! Végre tétre menő foci lesz 6 és fél hónap után!

Ennek örömére 10 jóslat az idei FCS szezonra!

- Eastern Washington's long-term goal may not happen without some earlier steps, and there's no diminishing the importance of winning a conference championship. The 13 conference winners will be: Big Sky, Eastern Washington; Big South, Coastal Carolina; CAA Football, New Hampshire; Ivy League, Princeton; Mid-Eastern Athletic, South Carolina State; Missouri Valley, North Dakota State; Northeast, Sacred Heart; Ohio Valley, Jacksonville State; Patriot League, Fordham; Pioneer, San Diego; Southern, Chattanooga; Southland, Southeastern Louisiana; and Southwestern Athletic, Alcorn State.

- The best FCS matchups will be won by: non-conference, North Dakota State over Montana (Sept. 20); conference, North Dakota State at Northern Iowa (Missouri Valley, Nov. 8); and rivalry, Lafayette over Lehigh (Patriot League, Nov. 22) at Yankee Stadium in the 150th renewal of college football's most-played game.

- The FCS upsets of FBS teams will be fewer than the record 16 of a year ago, but keep a close eye on these games involving ranked FCS teams: Chattanooga at Central Michigan (Aug. 28), North Dakota State at Iowa State (Aug. 30), Eastern Washington at Washington (Sept. 6), Southeastern Louisiana at Tulane (Sept. 13), Northern Iowa at Hawaii (Sept. 13) and Fordham at Army (Nov. 22). At least four of the six potential upsets will happen.

- There are always surprise teams, like Maine winning the CAA after being picked eighth in the preseason poll last season, or Sacred Heart going from worst to first in the Northeast Conference. Five unranked teams that were picked fourth or lower in their conference's preseason poll who have to be respected: Delaware (CAA), Stony Brook (CAA), Central Arkansas (Southland), Southern Illinois (Missouri Valley) and Gardner-Webb (Big South).

- Delaware and Stony Brook are members of the deepest conference in the FCS - the CAA. Whether that conference can surpass the Missouri Valley's dominance is a big question, but the two are real close. The FCS conference rankings: 1. Missouri Valley (North Dakota State, Northern Iowa and South Dakota State are all preseason Top 10); 2. CAA (six teams in Top 25, three others receiving votes); 3. Big Sky; 4. Ohio Valley; 5. Southland, 6. Southern, 7. Big South, 8. Patriot; 9. Ivy; 10. MEAC; 11. Northeast; 12. SWAC; and 13. Pioneer.

- The FCS had a banner run in the 2014 NFL Draft as Jimmy Garoppolo led 19 selections from the division. The seniors whom NFL teams should be keeping the closest eyes on are Harvard defensive end Zach Hodges, Norfolk State defensive end/outside linebacker Lynden Trail, South Dakota State running back Zach Zenner, Northern Iowa running back David Johnson, Southern Illinois tight end MyCole Pruitt, Samford safety Jaquiski Tartt and Southeastern Louisiana quarterback Bryan Bennett.

- Speaking of Zenner, didn't the 2,000-yard mark for a running back used to be a sign of immortality? Well, Zenner will laugh at the barrier during the playoffs when he becomes the first FCS player to surpass it a third time in his career.

- An unsettling 28 of the 125 FCS programs have new head coaches this season. While it's easy to say the next offseason will be less active, here are coaches who are candidates for bigger jobs after the season: Beau Baldwin (Eastern Washington), Ron Gould (UC Davis), Jay Hopson (Alcorn State), Rob Ambrose (Towson), Brian Jenkins (Bethune-Cookman), Jamey Chadwell (Charleston Southern), Joe Moorhead (Fordham) and Bob Surace (Princeton). And then there are coaches whose seats will warm if their teams don't perform well this season: Ray Woodard (Lamar), Mick Delaney (Montana), Russ Huesman (Chattanooga), Sparky Woods (VMI), Harold Nicholls (Presbyterian), Dale Lennon (Southern Illinois), Eric Wolford (Youngstown State) and Tom Gilmore (Holy Cross).

- During awards season, the Walter Payton Award (outstanding FCS player) will go to Adams as the Eastern Washington quarterback betters last year's runner-up finish. The 20th annual Buck Buchanan Award (outstanding FCS defensive player) will go to Norfolk State defensive end/outside linebacker Lynden Trail and Southeastern Louisiana's Ron Roberts will win the Eddie Robinson Award (FCS coach of the year).

- Eastern Washington has traveled the Road to Frisco before, winning the 2010 FCS title when the growing city north of Dallas hosted the championship game for the first time. The Eagles will knock out North Dakota State in the playoff semifinals and then go on to beat Southeastern Louisiana for another national title.

baggio

Legalább így látni lehet majd őket a vörös pályán 😊

itt az Eastern Washingtoné is, ha már holnap jön az FCS kickoff



ilyen szép mezben játszanak majd:

ritka a minőségi FCS-es hype videó, de ez a zenét leszámítva szinte tökéletes lett

baggio

Nagy köszönet ezért.
Ja és jövő hét szombaton kickoff!

ritka a minőségi FCS-es hype videó, de ez a zenét leszámítva szinte tökéletes lett

Szezon előtti All-American keretek

Jelzésértékű, hogy a 3× bajnoki címvédő North Dakota Stateből senki nem került be az első csapatba, és csak a védelembe adnak 3 embert. A legtöbb (4-4) játékost a két jelenleg talán legnagyobb esélyesnek tűnő csapat a Southeastern Louisana és az Eastern Washington adja a keretekbe.
A Missouri Valley delegálja a legtöbb első csapatost még úgy is, hogy 1 NDSUs sincs köztük, összesen 8at. A CAA adja viszont a legtöbb játékost a 3 csapatba, összesen 15en képviselik az FCS szerintem még mindig legerősebb divízióját.

CAA Football, 15; Big Sky, 13; Missouri Valley: 13; Ohio Valley, 10; Patriot, 8; Southland, 8; Big South, 7; Mid-Eastern Athletic, 7; Ivy, 6; Northeast, 5; Southern, 5; Southwestern Athletic, 3; Pioneer League, 1

Íme a keretek:
First Team - Offense

Vernon Adams Eastern Washington QB Jr. 6-0 190
David Johnson Northern Iowa RB Sr. 6-3 225
Zach Zenner South Dakota State RB Sr. 6-0 220
Emmanuel Holder Towson FB Jr. 5-11 255
Sam Ajala Fordham WR Sr. 6-0 194
R.J. Harris New Hampshire WR Sr. 6-0 200
Cooper Kupp Eastern Washington WR So. 6-2 195
MyCole Pruitt Southern Illinois TE Sr. 6-3 250
Robert Booker Missouri State OL Jr. 6-3 315
Antoine Everett McNeese State OL Sr. 6-3 304
Max Holcombe Jacksonville State OL Sr. 6-3 290
Jack Rummells Northern Iowa OL Sr. 6-5 301
Collin Seibert Eastern Illinois OL Sr. 6-4 277
Rob Hollomon Central Connecticut AP Sr. 5-8 170
Thomas Kinney Southern Illinois PK Sr. 5-8 174
Xavier Roberson SE Louisiana KR Jr. 5-9 170

First Team - Defense

Zach Hodges Harvard DE Sr. 6-3 235
Davis Tull Chattanooga DE Sr. 6-3 240
O.J. Mau Gardner-Webb DT Jr. 6-2 302
Troy Moore Sacred Heart DT Sr. 6-3 285
Quinn Backus Coastal Carolina LB Sr. 5-10 215
Tony Bell UT Martin LB Sr. 6-1 200
Stephen Hodge Fordham LB Sr. 6-0 202
Lynden Trail Norfolk State LB Sr. 6-7 260
Harlan Miller SE Louisiana CB Jr. 6-0 170
Tye Smith Towson CB Sr. 6-0 170
Daniel Fitzpatrick Tennessee State S Sr. 6-2 210
Caleb Schaffitzel Missouri State S Sr. 6-0 214
Kyle Loomis Portland State P Sr. 6-2 210
Chris Highland Illinois State LS Sr. 6-2 215
Adrian Wilkins North Carolina Ctl PR Jr. 5-8 170

Second Team - Offense

Michael Nebrich Fordham QB Sr. 6-1 205
DaMarcus James Jacksonville State RB Sr. 5-10 230
Keshaudas Spence Sacred Heart RB Sr. 5-10 230
Nick Butier Northern Arizona FB Jr. 6-1 240
Kenny Cook Gardner-Webb WR Sr. 6-4 210
Adam Drake Eastern Illinois WR Sr. 6-2 199
Tre McBride William & Mary WR Sr. 6-1 200
Jeff LePak Eastern Illinois TE Sr. 6-6 222
Mike Coccia New Hampshire OL Sr. 6-3 282
Nick Easton Harvard OL Sr. 6-3 300
Austin Gund Richmond OL Sr. 6-3 305
Mason Halter Fordham OL Sr. 6-6 282
Chad Hamilton Coastal Carolina OL Sr. 6-3 305
Ellis Henderson Montana AP Jr. 6-0 185
Ross Scheuerman Lafayette AP Sr. 6-1 202
Anthony Prevost Hampton PK So. 5-6 160
Shawn Johnson Montana State KR Sr. 5-9 175

Second Team - Defense

James Cowser Southern Utah DE Jr. 6-4 244
Mike Reilly William & Mary DE Sr. 6-4 265
Zack Wagenmann Montana DE Sr. 6-3 250
Rodney Gunter Delaware State DT Sr. 6-5 305
Xavier Williams Northern Iowa DT Sr. 6-4 311
Isiah Corbett SE Louisiana LB Sr. 6-2 245
Ronnie Hamlin Eastern Washington LB Sr. 6-2 235
Luke Rhodes William & Mary LB Jr. 6-2 242
Nick Sigmon Liberty LB Sr. 6-2 250
Anthony Gaffney Princeton CB Jr. 6-3 200
Darrin Marrow Norfolk State CB Sr. 6-1 180
Jacob Hagen Liberty S Sr. 6-3 205
Colten Heagle North Dakota State S Sr. 5-11 202
Jaquiski Tartt Samford S Sr. 6-1 218
Eric Enderson Delaware P So. 6-1 210
Phil Faccone Wagner LS Sr. 5-9 195
Antwan Eddie Robert Morris PR Sr. 5-10 180

Third Team - Offense

Bryan Bennett SE Louisiana QB Sr. 6-3 200
John Robertson Villanova QB Jr. 6-1 215
Quincy Forte Eastern Washington RB Sr. 5-11 185
Shepard Little Eastern Illinois RB Jr. 5-10 198
Dalton Turay UC Davis FB Sr. 5-10 220
Stephen Barnette Richmond WR Sr. 6-3 190
DeAndre Carter Sacramento State WR Sr. 5-9 185
Andrew Robustelli Jacksonville WR Sr. 6-3 210
Faysal Shafaat Chattanooga TE Sr. 6-5 250
Dan Light Fordham TE Sr. 6-5 250
Ned Daryoush Lehigh OL Sr. 6-4 290
Clay DeBord Eastern Washington OL Jr. 6-6 290
Donald Jackson III Sam Houston State OL Jr. 6-2 270
Jonathan Smith Jackson State OL Sr. 6-3 280
Domanic Wilson South Carolina State OL Jr. 6-5 300
Michael Johnson Delaware AP Sr. 6-2 210
Deon Randall Yale AP Sr. 5-8 175
Warren Handrahan Samford PK So. 5-10 181
Jatavious Wilson Central Arkansas KR So. 5-9 171

Third Team - Defense

Anthony Bass Tennessee State DE Sr. 6-2 230
LaMichael Fanning Jacksonville State DE Jr. 6-7 270
Jonathan Woodard Central Arkansas DE Jr. 6-6 271
Evan Kelly Richmond DT Sr. 6-2 285
Derrick Lott Chattanooga DT Sr. 6-4 303
Tanner Burch Gardner-Webb LB Sr. 6-3 241
Evan Byers Bucknell LB Sr. 6-0 225
Daniel Davis Penn LB Sr. 6-3 245
Carlton Littlejohn North Dakota State LB Sr. 6-1 216
Avery Boykin Miss Valley State CB Sr. 6-0 190
Martinez Davis Western Illinos CB Sr. 5-10 180
Christian Carpenter Towson S Jr. 6-2 185
Julien David Howard S Sr. 5-11 205
Dean Marlowe James Madison S Sr. 6-2 205
Cory Carter Texas Southern P Jr. 5-10 185
Courtland Clavette Brown LS Sr. 6-3 235
Christian Dudzik North Dakota State PR Sr. 5-10 188

Konferenciák power rankingje az FCSben - meglepetésre nem a CAA az első! o_o o_o

1. Missouri Valley Football Conference (10 football programs) - Last year's top ranking was driven by North Dakota State and its national title three-peat. The Bison aren't nearly as strong after losing 24 seniors, so a step back would hurt the conference's stature. That's where Northern Iowa comes into the picture. The Panthers are a strong contender for the conference title, although they have been vulnerable in recent seasons. South Dakota State, behind two-time 2,000-yard rusher Zach Zenner, can't seem to get over the NDSU hump, but that's still three programs in the Top 10-15. Plus, Southern Illinois should be strong again. It's enough to keep the Missouri Valley at No. 1 over the CAA.

2. CAA Football (11 programs) - Depth is always the name of the game in the Colonial Athletic Association, which rebounded quite well last season with the national runner-up (Towson) and a semifinalist (New Hampshire). The CAA had young talent last season, so it could very well be the FCS' strongest conference this season. It's so strong that Maine, last year's champ, is getting lost amid talk of the many playoff contenders, which in addition to UNH and Towson should include Villanova, William & Mary, Delaware, James Madison and Richmond - or at least until they start knocking each other off. A return to elite status by Villanova could propel the CAA to the top perch.

3. Big Sky Conference (13 programs) - The biggest FCS conference was down last season, but this year it features a star-laden Eastern Washington squad that seemingly is the preseason favorite for the national title. The Eagles have advanced to the national semifinals in three of the past four seasons, winning the 2010 title. But is there enough depth after the Eagles? Montana is a good start, of course, clearly a Top-10 program. Montana State took an unexpected downturn last year and runner-up Northern Arizona and fellow playoff participant Southern Utah face a similar prospect this season. Cal Poly hopes to be better than last year's 6-6.

4. Ohio Valley Conference (nine programs) - It will be hard to top last season considering Eastern Illinois was No. 2-ranked for much of the season and three teams (EIU, Jacksonville State and Tennessee State) stopped the conference's playoff drought since 2000 by each winning at least one game. There may not be a great team among them, but it's a trio of three really good teams. It's also a high-scoring conference with potential upsets as UT Martin, Eastern Kentucky and Murray State lurk behind the top three.

5. Southland Conference (11 programs) - The addition of Abilene Christian, Houston Baptist and Incarnate Word will drag down the conference's overall ranking while the three get their feet wet, but there's a national title contender in Southeastern Louisiana, and McNeese State is a Top 10 team again. The teams that follow, including Sam Houston State and Central Arkansas, provide excellent depth. Last year's breakout year for the conference should continue this season.

6. Southern Conference (eight programs) - The conference race retooled a year early in 2013 with Chattanooga, Furman and Samford sharing the title while Appalachian State and Georgia Southern stepped backward in their final SoCon season. Chattanooga rates a slight favorite this season despite not appearing in the playoffs for 30 years. A return to prominence by Wofford would do a lot for the conference, and that's not out of the question.

7. Big South Conference (six programs) - Despite being the smallest FCS conference, the Big South hopes to keep making waves in non-conference matchups. It has a national player in Coastal Carolina (playoff win over Montana last year) and three other programs - Liberty, Charleston Southern and Gardner-Webb - that are legitimate Big South contenders. There's little margin for error in the conference race.

8. Ivy League (eight programs) - Always better than advertised, the Ivy League isn't the usual Harvard-Penn logjam anymore. Princeton is sitting on a potential powerhouse after letting an outright title slip away last season. Harvard is still the Tigers' biggest threat, but Dartmouth - yes, the Big Green - is lurking. Penn doesn't want coach Al Bagnoli to retire without one more title run.

9. Patriot League (seven programs) - Fordham should find itself in the Top 10 again this season and is finally eligible for the Patriot title again. League teams are getting stronger while they head into a second season of football scholarships, with Lafayette coming off the league title and Bucknell its second winning season in three years. What the league needs is for perennial powers Lehigh and Colgate, which has a new head coach in Dan Hunt, to not slip backward.

10. Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (11 programs) - Bethune-Cookman and South Carolina State both made the playoffs last season and figure to battle it out for the MEAC title again, but they lost some key talent. There's been plenty of head coaching changes in recent years, so some programs are still steadying themselves. North Carolina A&T is primed for a strong season. Florida A&M and Savannah State received NCAA postseason bans for poor Academic Progress Rate scores.

11. Northeast Conference (seven programs) - Defending co-champions Sacred Heart and Duquesne are the only NEC teams which finished with winning records last season, although the conference title race was terrific, with all seven teams bunched within two games of each other. Sacred Heart is a heavy favorite this season, with Saint Francis (Pa.), an unlikely title contender anyway, under an APR postseason ban. NEC teams may struggle against their Division I non-conference opponents.

12. Southwestern Athletic Conference (10 programs) - APR penalties have left 40 percent of the teams - Alabama State, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Mississippi Valley State and Prairie View A&M - banned from the postseason, hampering the conference's effort to try to move in a positive direction. Four teams have new head coaches and defending champion Southern appears to be the one to beat again. From a prestige standpoint, it would be good for the SWAC if Grambling State makes progress under new coach Broderick Fobbs.

13. Pioneer Football League (11 programs) - The non-scholarship PFL is right there with the SWAC in trying to avoid being the lowest-ranked FCS conference. There's enough changes among starting quarterbacks to consider the league down slightly. The title race is really wide open with San Diego, Drake, Jacksonville and Dayton trying to unseat defending co-champions Butler and Marist. The PFL's bottom teams have been slightly worse than the SWAC's bottom teams, although plenty of recent coaching changes could signal improvement.

Idei FCS meccsajánló

NON-CONFERENCE

5. South Carolina State at Coastal Carolina (Sept. 13)/Furman at South Carolina State (Sept. 20)/Coastal Carolina at Furman (Oct. 4) - We'll group all the Palmetto State fun together. All three teams made the FCS playoffs last season.

4. Eastern Washington at Montana State (Sept. 20) - OK, we're cheating a little on this one, but, seriously, this terrific matchup doesn't count toward the Big Sky standings.

3. Fordham at Villanova (Sept. 6) - Villanova wants revenge for an upset loss to the Rams last year. This game features one of the better quarterback matchups of the season: Fordham's Michael Nebrich versus the Wildcats' John Robertson.

2. Sam Houston State at Eastern Washington (Aug. 23) - The host Eagles are winless through three explosive all-time meetings with Sam Houston, but quarterback Vernon Adams clearly wants to take advantage of the national spotlight of college football's first game. National championship-winning coach K.C. Keeler will make his debut with Sam Houston.

1. Montana at North Dakota State (Sept. 20) - This bragging-rights matchup almost happened in the playoffs last year. NDSU has won the last three national championships and Montana has appeared in more title games (seven) than any current FCS program.

Too good not to mention: Jacksonville State at Chattanooga (Sept. 6), Southern Illinois at Eastern Illinois (Sept. 6), South Dakota State at Southern Utah (Sept. 13) and Richmond at Liberty (Oct. 4).

FBS

5. Richmond at Virginia (Sept. 6) - Richmond quarterbacks Michael Strauss and Michael Rocco began their careers at Virginia. Mike London turned a 2008 FCS national title at Richmond into the head coaching job at Virginia.

4. Montana at Wyoming (Aug. 30) - New Wyoming coach Craig Bohl, who won three straight FCS titles at North Dakota State, still gets the matchup against the Grizzlies that he anticipated all along.

3. Northern Iowa at Iowa (Aug. 30) - UNI always gets up for the intrastate FBS teams, including a win at Iowa State last season.

2. North Dakota State at Iowa State (Aug. 30) - That same Iowa State program is trying to avoid being the fifth straight FBS team to lose to the Bison, whose new coach, Chris Klieman, will be making his debut.

1. Eastern Washington at Washington (Sept. 6) - The EWU upperclassmen will remember a three-point loss at Washington to open the 2011 season. The Eagles figure to make this an offensive slugfest.

Too good not to mention: New Hampshire at Toledo (Aug. 30), Southeastern Louisiana at Tulane (Sept. 13) and Fordham at Army (Nov. 22).

CONFERENCE

(One game per conference)

13. San Diego at Jacksonville, Pioneer (Sept. 13) - Is it possible the first game of the PFL season is its biggest? The visiting Toreros need to put last year's disappointment (PFL title ineligibility) behind them.

12. Southern at Alcorn State, SWAC (Sept. 27) - Southern's Dawson Odoms and Alcorn's Jay Hopson have completely changed the outlook of their teams. Both squads won nine games last season.

11. Sacred Heart at Duquesne, Northeast (Oct. 18) - Sacred Heart is sitting on a monster team within the NEC, but the Dukes and their defense have the best chance of spoiling the Pioneers' season.

10. Harvard at Princeton, Ivy (Oct. 25) - Defenses, take cover. Princeton has won the last two matchups by 39-34 (2012) and 51-48 (2013, triple overtime) scores after Harvard won the 2011 matchup, 56-39.

9. Bethune-Cookman at South Carolina State, MEAC (Oct. 25). Offense (B-CU) versus defense (SCSU).

8. Chattanooga at Furman (Nov. 22) - The Southern Conference's automatic playoff bid may well be on the line on the final day of the regular season. Oh, how the visiting Mocs can taste their first postseason bid since 1984.

7. William Mary at New Hampshire, CAA (Oct. 11) - If it's William & Mary, it's a struggle for UNH. Again, it's offense (UNH) versus defense (William & Mary).

6. Eastern Illinois at Jacksonville State, OVC (Nov. 15) - Both teams reached the national quarterfinals last season and have rosters full of talent. Of course, Jimmy Garoppolo is not one of the names.

5. Montana at Eastern Washington, Big Sky (Nov. 8) - The visiting Grizzlies actually have an offense that can keep up with Eastern.

4. McNeese State at Southeastern Louisiana, Southland (Nov. 15) - Quarterback Bryan Bennett and Southeastern turned last year's meeting into a dud. The visiting Cowboys believe this one will be different.

3. Liberty at Coastal Carolina, Big South (Nov. 22) - The pre-eminent powers in the Big South figure to have everything on the line. Liberty has won at least a share of six of the last seven conference titles yet is still trying to make the FCS playoffs for the first time.

2. Lehigh vs. Lafayette, Patriot (Nov. 22) - Appropriately, the 150th meeting of college football's most-played series gets special treatment at Yankee Stadium. Over 40,000 fans are expected.

1. North Dakota State at Northern Iowa, Missouri Valley (Nov. 8) - UNI blew a late lead against NDSU last year and its season unraveled from there. Both teams could be unbeaten in conference play for this November matchup.

Too good not to mention: Lafayette at Fordham (Oct. 3), Jacksonville State at Tennessee State (Oct. 11), Tennessee State at Eastern Illinois (Oct. 25), Wofford at Chattanooga (Nov. 8) and Towson at Villanova (Nov. 8).

RIVALRY

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5. The Citadel at VMI (Nov. 22) - "The Military Classic of the South" is a Southern Conference game again. The sights off the field are as special as what is on the field.

4. New Hampshire at Maine (Nov. 22) - Maine may be the defending champion in CAA Football, but it lost twice to UNH last season. It's the annual Battle of the Brice-Cowell Musket.

3. Yale at Harvard (Nov. 22) - The Game dates to 1875. No, that's not the year of Yale's last win in the series. But Harvard has claimed seven straight meetings and 12 of the last 13 against its Ivy League rival.

2. South Dakota State vs. North Dakota State (Nov. 1) - For South Dakota State senior Zach Zenner to rush for 2,000 yards for the third straight season, he might need better numbers against NDSU in this year's Dakota Marker game.

1. Montana State at Montana (Nov. 22) - This bitter rivalry within the Treasure State is good enough for the entire FCS to share in.

Too good not to mention: Alabama A&M-Alabama State (Oct. 25) at Legion Field in Birmingham, Ala., Richmond at William & Mary (Nov. 22), Sam Houston State vs. Stephen F. Austin (Nov. 1) at Reliant Stadium in Houston and Villanova at Delaware (Nov. 22).

2015. január 10-én lesz megrendezve az idei FCS döntő. Ilyen későn még sohasem került a másodosztály döntőjére sor. A helyszín szokás szerint a Toyota Stadium lesz Friscoban, Texasban.

Mikori cikk ez? Csak mert pl. pár napja transzferelt a Kansas State-től a McNeese State-hez a QB Daniel Sims, aki simán feledtetheti elődjét 😊baggio

Asszem pár hetes. Simsről én is olvastam, érdekes lesz, hogy ő mennyire dobja meg a Cowboys esélyeit.iktriad

Illetve jut eszembe, hogy idén ugye az fcs még az első osztályhoz képest is egy héttel előbb startol, augusztus 23-án (!) Sam Houston State @ Eastern Washington az ESPN-enbaggio

Láttam az előbb, mikor megnéztem a nyitóforduló programját. Jó párosítás, főleg, hogy sokan ennyire esélyesnek tartják (magamat is beleértve) Adamséket megnyerni idén az FCSt és így már a szezon legelején láthatjuk is őket.