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There seemed to be some interest in giving the FCS its own thread again, so with the playoffs being set I think this is as good of a time as any to give it its due.
As always there's plenty of controversy around and the geographic nature of draws has a tendency to punish more westerly teams (South Dakota State goes from being 5th ranked to having to open up on the road at Montana thanks to losing in double OT this past weekend...and the winner of this game gets to go to the impenetrable Fargodome while Charleston Southern gets the winner of The Citadel/Coastal Carolina...none of those teams are as good as the aforementioned three and Chuck South has already played both teams this season), but that's an unfortunate by-product of timing (Thanksgiving weekend means student attendance is way down across the board making it less financially viable to send a team from Pittsburgh to Missoula). The NCAA loses that benefit of the doubt with some of the potential second round games, but...yeah.
At least Portland State got the seeded berth from the Big Sky Conference despite Southern Utah winning the conference. SUU's conference championship is somewhat tainted by playing neither Montana nor Eastern Washington and losing head-to-head to Portland State...but even then opening on the road is a bit harsh.
2015 FCS Playoff Schedule
Saturday, Nov. 28: First Round Time (ET) (All Games Available on ESPN3)
Dayton vs. Western Illinois 12 p.m.
Chattanooga vs. Fordham 1 p.m.
Coastal Carolina vs. The Citadel 2 p.m.
Sam Houston State vs. Southern Utah 3 p.m.
Montana vs. South Dakota State 3 p.m.
New Hampshire vs. Colgate 3:30 p.m.
William & Mary vs. Duquesne 3:30 p.m.
Northern Iowa vs. Eastern Illinois 5 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 5: Second Round Time (ET)
No. 8 Charleston Southern vs. The Citadel/Coastal Carolina 1 p.m.
No. 7 Richmond vs. William & Mary/Duquesne 1 p.m.
No. 5 James Madison vs. Colgate/New Hampshire 1 p.m.
No. 2 Illinois State vs. Dayton/Western Illinois 2 p.m.
No. 1 Jacksonville State vs. Chattanooga/Fordham 2 p.m.
No. 3 North Dakota State vs. Montana/South Dakota State 3:30 p.m.
No. 4 McNeese State vs. Sam Houston State/Southern Utah 7 p.m.
No. 6 Portland State vs. Northern Iowa/Eastern Illinois 10 p.m.
Go Griz
As always there's plenty of controversy around and the geographic nature of draws has a tendency to punish more westerly teams (South Dakota State goes from being 5th ranked to having to open up on the road at Montana thanks to losing in double OT this past weekend...and the winner of this game gets to go to the impenetrable Fargodome while Charleston Southern gets the winner of The Citadel/Coastal Carolina...none of those teams are as good as the aforementioned three and Chuck South has already played both teams this season), but that's an unfortunate by-product of timing (Thanksgiving weekend means student attendance is way down across the board making it less financially viable to send a team from Pittsburgh to Missoula). The NCAA loses that benefit of the doubt with some of the potential second round games, but...yeah.
At least Portland State got the seeded berth from the Big Sky Conference despite Southern Utah winning the conference. SUU's conference championship is somewhat tainted by playing neither Montana nor Eastern Washington and losing head-to-head to Portland State...but even then opening on the road is a bit harsh.
2015 FCS Playoff Schedule
Saturday, Nov. 28: First Round Time (ET) (All Games Available on ESPN3)
Dayton vs. Western Illinois 12 p.m.
Chattanooga vs. Fordham 1 p.m.
Coastal Carolina vs. The Citadel 2 p.m.
Sam Houston State vs. Southern Utah 3 p.m.
Montana vs. South Dakota State 3 p.m.
New Hampshire vs. Colgate 3:30 p.m.
William & Mary vs. Duquesne 3:30 p.m.
Northern Iowa vs. Eastern Illinois 5 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 5: Second Round Time (ET)
No. 8 Charleston Southern vs. The Citadel/Coastal Carolina 1 p.m.
No. 7 Richmond vs. William & Mary/Duquesne 1 p.m.
No. 5 James Madison vs. Colgate/New Hampshire 1 p.m.
No. 2 Illinois State vs. Dayton/Western Illinois 2 p.m.
No. 1 Jacksonville State vs. Chattanooga/Fordham 2 p.m.
No. 3 North Dakota State vs. Montana/South Dakota State 3:30 p.m.
No. 4 McNeese State vs. Sam Houston State/Southern Utah 7 p.m.
No. 6 Portland State vs. Northern Iowa/Eastern Illinois 10 p.m.
Go Griz
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