wow, impressive showing by IW. Though Bison were down 16-0, before they woke up apparently and outscored them 32-16 the rest of way. but it still went down to wire with Bison getting last score to take lead around 8 min mark in Q4. Impressive that Bison was able to hang to win ... with the 3 pt lead against that offense when it was eventually playing with nothing to lose rest of way.The Bison hang on 35-32.
IW QB excellent throwing quick passes and on the run. He was not as effective with long passes.Grimes beat the defenders long on IWs last drive, but ball was under thrown.
This ! You just never know how game will go. By all accounts, SDSU is the better team ... I lean towards SDSU because they do a lot well.SDSU v. NDSU rematch for the title. It will be interesting to watch. I think SDSU has the better team this year but NDSU has playoff magic. The Bison just always seem to find a way to win in the playoffs. They know each other well. I am expecting a good game.
I watched the semi-final games and most of the quarterfinals. I would rank the top six teams as 1) SDSU 2) NDSU 3) Incarnate W 4) Montana St.SDSU going to win .. but HC held their own. Its 41-21 .. but the game was closer than score.
They sure showed good today - the better team won. Damn crime that the winning QB is from Naperville, and the "star" d-back is from North Chicago. Starting LB from Zion. Starting safety from Yorkville. Guess we can't get 'em all.SDSU = National Champs, whooping NDSU 45-21. Congrats to the Jackrabbits!
Disney/ABC/ESPN runs the show. They do whatever they want. They don't really care about anything else.I don't know what they have had in the past with the game on Saturday, but the lack of a pregame show was pathetic. If ABC has the time slot open for the 30 minutes prior to the *FCS National Championship*, they need to be previewing the game. I don't know if it was ABC, the FCS, the NCAA or all of the above, but it was sad. They had a FBS National Championship preview show instead and didn't even acknowledge the FCS game that was to be played afterwards. I think it was a recorded show that probably already aired, but it was a huge missed opportunity to promote the FCS brand. The demographic that would be watching the FBS National Championship preview show likely was preoccupied watching the NFL games anyhow.
I was very impressed by the Illinois talent. Of course I knew about Gronowski, but they really have done a great job recruiting our state. 4 (almost 5) of their touchdowns involved 1 or more players from Illinois. Gronowski (Neuqua Valley) had 3 passing and 1 rushing TD. Michael Morgan (Lincoln-Way Central) had a receiving touchdown. Amar Johnson (Chamindae College Prep) also had a rushing touchdown not quite from Illinois but the St. Louis area has brought some good talent to ISU. DyShawn Gales (North Chicago) had an interception in the fourth quarter. Even one of their backup QBs is from Naperville North.They sure showed good today - the better team won. Damn crime that the winning QB is from Naperville, and the "star" d-back is from North Chicago. Starting LB from Zion. Starting safety from Yorkville. Guess we can't get 'em all.