Playoff scores:

Sam Houston State 21 Monmoth 15
James Madison 31 VMI 24
Jacksonville State 49 Davidson 14
South Dakota State 31 Holy Cross 3
North Dakota 44 Missouri State 10
North Dakota State 42 Eastern Washington 20
Illinois State 34 Weber State 31
Delaware 19 Sacred Heart 10

Well the Big Sky teams exited the playoffs today in very unimpressive fashion. NDSU literally ran the ball down EWU's throat 42-20 and Southern Illinois scored a TD on a 4th and goal with 51 seconds left in the game. EWU's defense was non-existent after the first 8 minutes of the game and NDSU was able to contain and sack Barriere after getting down 14-0 early.

The play that really hurt Weber was a really stupid late hit on a play where the Weber D had the receiver wrapped up for a loss that would have made it 3rd and long on SI's final drive. What made it so egregious is that the Weber player came in with the hit after the SI player was already down. Unbelievable!

So. Illinois has taken a 24-21 lead over Weber late in the 3rd.

After EWU took an early 14-0 lead, it's been all Bison and now the game is turning into a blowout. NDSU is up 42-20 with 8 minutes to go in the game.

NDSU's offensive line is pulverizing EWU. 28-20 Bison.

The Bison have EWU's defense on their heels. 21-20 NDSU.

Weber scores again and leads 14-0 with 5:52 to go in the 1st.

Barriere is so calm, athletic and elusive that he reminds me of Patrick Mahomes. Barriere is the best player in the Big Sky and maybe in the FCS.

Weber up 7-0 with 7:25 to go in the 1st.

Weber and Southern Illinois just underway on ESPN3.

NDSU just scored: 14-7 EWU at the end of the 1st quarter

A few years ago my wife and I rented a nice little place in a quiet neighborhood not far from the city center. We really enjoyed walking to really good neighborhood restaurants and shops and taking the convenient, public transportation to the more downtown areas. The waterfront development was great. Just like any big city it has its problems but we thoroughly enjoyed Portland very much and would gladly go back. That was our experience.

The Big West is a better basketball conference overall than the Big Sky so I agree with Mike that this is a step down for him as far as the level of the conference competition.

If being closer to a great music environment is a priority for him then he's made a good choice. Portland has a tremendously creative music scene for up-and-coming musicians and the same is true in nearby Seattle.

First time in the playoffs: Davidson and VMI

Wow...the Bison fans must think the sky is falling!

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Northern Arizona 19 Idaho 9 Final
Montana 48 Portland State 7 Final