Weber’s D is just tremendous.

Weber holding San Diego State to 6 points at the beginning of the season was nuts. Yeah, SDSU's offense leaves a lot to be desired, but keeping an FBS team that finished 9-3 out of the endzone is crazy.

Also surprising was NDSU failing to score a touchdown and edging Illinois State 9-3 today. First time the Bison did not score a TD at home since 2002's DII season.

Playing 3 Friday night games and a 11:00 kickoff is no way to find a champion. Austin Peay of Tennessee played a 9:00 (eastern) game in Sac, and then a Friday night in Bozeman. That’s not an easy itinerary for a small college. I know all these teams had good defenses but I wonder if the schedule had a big impact on scoring?

Austin Peay is a Central time team. They played (home time kickoffs) at 8pm at Sac and 6pm in Bozeman but you are absolutely correct that travel and jet lag likely impacted their quality of play.

thanks; I assumed Tennessee was 3hours ahead.

The part where UT Knoxville is located is on Eastern. The rest, including Nashville and Memphis is on Central. Austin Peay is near Nashville.

the first rule of the internet is ‘don’t let facts get in the way of a good rant!’ So, I’m sticking with my original rant despite your explanation! Stupid Friday night games

Exactly. Friday night is for HS...certainly not for college football. The FCS and Pac 12 having important games on Friday cheapens the product. Totally agree with you on the weariness on the student athletes.

Had an opportunity to be at the Pac 12 Championship game, but Santa Clara on Friday night at 5 pm? Would've been lucky to make the second half

You wouldn’t have missed much in the 1st half.....

NDSU looks like way to much for Montana State. i think Choate was really confident going in, but speed and interior line killing MSU. 22-7 early 2nd quarter. Looking like last years wipe out.

Final, 42-14 bison. A dynasty?

I caught part of the game. With a red shirt freshman QB, they were impressive. Very physical.

I think James Madison will give them a run for their money. With Lance back another 3 years they look to maintain dominance.

CP led Huskies up 7-0 Q1.

Weber getting pounded by James Madison. 27-7 after the 3rd.

Not shocked by either outcome but thought bobcat defense would be better. Both big sky offenses were flawed, especially Weber without their back. Subpar QB play

UW wins 38-7, knicks off ranked Boise State, incl trick play.

A FBS program

Yep

It won't happen in my lifetime, but NDSU could move right into the B1G 10 or Big XII. They have a recent record of football success against teams in those conferences and they already wrestle in the Big XII. Don't think either of those conferences is looking to move into the Dakotas, though. Not a whole lot of TV viewers there.

JMU and NDSU on National TV now. Locally channel 10.

21-10 NDSU at the half.

JMU has the ball, their QB looks to have a strong arm.

JMU just can’t seem to get untracked. Their coacj Cignetti, is losing his cool.

NDSU 28-20, down to the wire. JMU intercepted at the goal line w under 10 seconds.

Third straight Bison national championship w a Freshman QB. They're on another level.

Wow. I was telling g my wife al along - run it - if you don’t score call TO. Field gets really compressed inside the 5.

Just a bad decision by the QB, got wide eyed and forced it. I agree, run it

NDSU goes 16-0 for the season. :gasp:

It's ironic, to me at least, that one of the arguments the big schools in the FBS make against a larger playoff is that more games will be harder on schools, coaches and players....and throw in the effect of an extended schedule on the scholar-athletes. Then you look at NDSU playing 16 games (and that's with an opening round bye in the playoffs) and of course the lower divisions, D-II, D-III and the NAIA, have larger playoffs, yet as you 'descend' down those divisions there is less and less likelihood that the athletes will ever extend their playing careers beyond their last college game.

And a begrudging congratulations to the Bison. They set the standard in D-II and now in D-1/FCS.