r/fcs • u/damnyoutuesday Montana State • Minnesota • Nov 08 '25
Game Thread [Game Day Thread] Saturday, Week 11
WAKE UP, THE GALES OF NOVEMBER HAVE COME EARLY
GRAB YOUR FAVORITE YEAST WATER*, AND LET'S WATCH SOME FOOTBALL
*OR BEAN WATER, OR FRUIT WATER, OR WATER WATER. IDC, I'M NOT YOUR MOM
Today's Pick 'Em games (all times listed in Central, the heavily disputed best time zone for football) (all rankings from the r/FCS poll)
| Away | Home | Time | Stream/TV | r/FCS Sportsbook spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | #8 Monmouth | 11am | FloSports | Monmouth -10.5 (O/U 56) |
| St. Thomas | Drake | Noon | ESPN+ | Drake -2 (O/U 52) |
| Southern Illinois | Youngstown State | 1pm | ESPN+ | YSU -0.5 (O/U 57.5) |
| #1 North Dakota State | #10 North Dakota | 1pm | ESPN+ | NDSU -8 (O/U 55) |
| #9 Mercer | Western Carolina | 1:30pm | ESPN+ | Mercer -9 (O/U 58.5) |
| Bethune-Cookman | Grambling | 2pm | SWAC TV | BCU -1 (O/U 56) |
| #11 South Dakota State | #22 South Dakota | 3pm | ESPN+ | SDSU -9 (O/U 50) |
| #17 Southeastern Louisiana | #21 Lamar | 3pm | ESPN+ | SLU -9.5 (O/U 52.5) |
| McNeese State | East Texas A&M | 4pm | ESPN+ | ETAMU -3 (O/U 56.5) |
| #13 UC Davis | Idaho | 6pm | ESPN+ | Idaho -0.5 (O/U 56.5) |
You can find the full Week 11 schedule with up-to-the-minute results over at the r/CFB Scoreboard
Also seriously do not ask for "alternate" streams, because we don't want to deal with takedown notices. Most games have radio broadcasts available for free if you're really desperate.
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u/PositiveElection2141 Lehigh Mountain Hawks • Marching Band Nov 09 '25
Didn’t you lose to Tarleton in Texas by 10 or something and had the lead multiple times? Could’ve been a very different season
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u/jackCDR UC Davis Aggies Nov 09 '25
That game for uc davis should have been a much bigger win, but a win is a win. Tighten up the playcalls and penalties before MSU.
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u/OceanPoet87 California Golden Bears • UC Davis Aggies Nov 09 '25
Was at the game. Blocked field goal was bad, but the worst was them not continuing to run the ball with roughly 9 minutes left and up by three scores. Instead they threw a pick which led to a TD.
Then Idaho was really close to making it a one score game with maybe 2 and a half minutes left and 2 time outs. Ags pick it off but TD return called back due to a helmet penalty. Thankfully the pick was still allowed.
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u/Zloggt :chicagostate: Southern Illinois • Chicago S… Nov 09 '25
...now that all the of the FCS games are done for the day...the time has once again come for me to do my research for the annual "clinch guide" post lol
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u/Chadly16 Idaho Vandals Nov 09 '25
These refs have been so bad especially after the NAU game. (If I was HC at sac state I'd say they rigged the game to make sure thr big sky got more teams in the playoffs but im not) however bad calls aside we had our chances and didn't do shit with them. Could've won the game but we just couldn't capitalize. So frustrating because we've been so close all year. At least I have some hope for next year.
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u/Minute-Objective9019 North Dakota State Bison Nov 09 '25
Killer interception for Idaho. And then a boneheaded penalty to take your helmet off and wipe out the pick 6
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u/JKS41399 Western Carolina Catamounts Nov 09 '25
Good game, some costly mistakes by The Cats, and terrible officiating causing The Cats to lose and not having a chance to win conference in heartbreaking fashion… typical SoCon season…GO CATS! congratulations mercer on winning conference, I guess…
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u/thetopace103 UAlbany Great Danes Nov 09 '25
Man. I think we might be one of the worst teams in the FCS, easily the worst team in the CAA. Honestly I am glad our games are on Flo Sports, so I and everyone else cannot watch them. We are THAT bad. Fire everyone, blow it all up.
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u/Adamscottd South Dakota State • Minnesota Nov 09 '25
Crazy you guys were national semifinalists only two years ago
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u/uivandal52 Idaho Vandals • WAC Nov 09 '25
Idaho is infuriating this year because we have possessions both offensively and defensively where we look like an elite, unstoppable unit. And then we come back 30 seconds later and look like a winless joke-fest. And there is absolutely no indication that the team cares which one they are at any given moment.
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u/thetopace103 UAlbany Great Danes Nov 09 '25
We do not have that problem. We have looked like a winless joke fest all year. Even in our 1 win we were unwatchable.
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u/LvlHeadThoroughbred Idaho • Washington State Nov 09 '25
No holding here…
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u/uivandal52 Idaho Vandals • WAC Nov 09 '25
I noted last year in like game 9 of the season that not a single hold had been called against an Idaho opponent. It has happened maybe four times in the past three years. I've just accepted at this point that it's not going to happen.
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u/DeKam34 Montana State • Western Wash… Nov 09 '25
In 2024 I counted a total amount of 23 big sky games that I watched. I saw a single digit number of holding calls despite one game having like 5. Big Sky officials simply do not call holding no matter how obvious it is unless you're that exception game.
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u/Tufoguy Towson Tigers • Navy Midshipmen Nov 09 '25
Like I mentioned under the committee rankings post. I don't think Monmouth is a top 10 team without Robertson at QB.
What a win for UNH
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u/Tufoguy Towson Tigers • Navy Midshipmen Nov 09 '25
That game hurt. Offense has to score eventually. Regressing in year 3 means changes have to come.
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u/OfficerBatman Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks Nov 09 '25
Congrats Lamar fans. See you next week for the title game!
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u/Headwallrepeat South Dakota State • Miss… Nov 09 '25
Last time the Jackrabbits lost 3 in a row was 2011. NDSU, can't think of who, and Lehigh in the playoffs
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u/Adamscottd South Dakota State • Minnesota Nov 09 '25
I actually looked and that’s not right. If you include all games, we lost three straight in 2015 (including a loss to Nebraska). But if you don’t include games against FBS opponents, you have to go all the way back to 2006.
Crazy thing is, one of those three losses in 2006 was to division 3 UW La Crosse
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Nov 09 '25
Now that my blood pressure has normalized I guess the silver lining if you're a griz fan is we literally have not played a complete 4 quarters of good football on both sides of the ball all season. But 10-0 is perfect and we're still a game away from home field for the playoffs.
I don't think we've seen this team play it's best football yet. November 22 would be an excellent time to finally peak and put together a complete game.
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u/uivandal52 Idaho Vandals • WAC Nov 09 '25
At least 3 OL getting beat less than a second after the snap on every single play is probably not a recipe for success.
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u/Birddogtx Northern Colorado • Lamar Nov 09 '25
I’m so happy
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u/SnooMacaroons1606 Illinois State Redbirds Nov 09 '25
SDSU's playoff hopes might genuinely rest on Mason's health here - hard to see us beating them with him but if he's out for the next two weeks they might go from 7-0 and #2 all the way to 7-5 and unranked. Nightmare season if they can't take at least one of the last two games
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u/NotARealBuckeye North Dakota State Bison • LSU Tigers Nov 09 '25
You can thank Jimmy Rogers for this season!
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u/Adamscottd South Dakota State • Minnesota Nov 09 '25
Jimmy Rogers is my #1 op right now. I was never that high on him as a coach anyway but him leaving after only two years and taking half of the program with him is so frustrating
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u/NotARealBuckeye North Dakota State Bison • LSU Tigers Nov 09 '25
He was born on third base and acted like he hit a home run.
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u/Headwallrepeat South Dakota State • Miss… Nov 09 '25
I think a lot of us who support the blue have felt this way for 3 weeks.
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u/bicyclechief North Dakota State • Nebraska Nov 09 '25
I think you guys beat them with Mason. SDSU is not that good this year
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u/Adamscottd South Dakota State • Minnesota Nov 09 '25
I think it could definitely swing either way with either QB. This is not a great team- the roster is pretty thin, but the game is in Brookings and the Jacks are still good enough to have a decent chance to win.
Also, while he definitely isn’t Chase Mason, third string QB Jack Henry played pretty well today, all things considered. Much much better than Luke Marble the last two weeks. Gives me at least a little hope for next week.
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u/SnooMacaroons1606 Illinois State Redbirds Nov 09 '25
I might just be pessimistic, to be fair. We haven't beaten an XDSU or a top ten (ish) team since long before I knew or cared about FCS football so I am used to seeing them as invincible.
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u/Adamscottd South Dakota State • Minnesota Nov 09 '25
Well I have good news for you, we aren’t going to be in the top ten any more after this week lol
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u/Zloggt :chicagostate: Southern Illinois • Chicago S… Nov 09 '25
I...realistically do not believe that SDSU is actually going to miss the playoffs.
...but like, the fact that I am bringing up such a possibility to begin with is nonetheless concerning...
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u/SoxVikePain North Dakota State Bison Nov 09 '25
SDSU vs UND might be for a playoff trip.
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u/Adamscottd South Dakota State • Minnesota Nov 09 '25
Are you implying that both teams’ playoff hopes rest on that game? Because while a loss for the Rabbits could definitely knock them out, I think an 8-4 UND team with only losses to the other Dakotas and Kansas State gets in.
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u/SportsballWatcher4 North Dakota State • Minnesota Nov 09 '25
They’d have 5 losses. They lost to Montana too.
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u/Adamscottd South Dakota State • Minnesota Nov 09 '25
Oh whoops I forgot about that. You’re right. Maybe an FCS 7-4 UND gets in but that’s a lot less likely
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u/SnooMacaroons1606 Illinois State Redbirds Nov 09 '25
USD continues to strengthen our only quality win on the year, so thanks to the Yotes for that. I wonder how far SDSU will fall now... hopefully not so much that it makes them a bad loss if they beat us
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u/tden4 South Dakota State • Marching Band Nov 09 '25
illinois state fan talking about us being a bad loss GET ME OUT OF THIS TIMELINE!!!!
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u/DeZeeuw2 South Dakota State Jackrabbits Nov 09 '25
Henry played ok. Play calling, especially on 3rd downs, was not great. Can tell we're just thin on both lines. Going to take another year to build those back up.
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u/PositiveElection2141 Lehigh Mountain Hawks • Marching Band Nov 09 '25
How does he compare to Marble?
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u/Adamscottd South Dakota State • Minnesota Nov 09 '25
Given expectations I was pretty impressed with Henry, to be honest. Play calling was absolutely uninspired though
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u/tden4 South Dakota State • Marching Band Nov 09 '25
sure would’ve been nice to have qb1 and wr1 this game
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u/Adamscottd South Dakota State • Minnesota Nov 09 '25
Just having either of them could have been the difference. Having Chase Van Tol back would have been a big help too
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u/I_like_race_cars Tarleton State Texans Nov 09 '25
We were so close to having two straight chaos weeks if the griz and bison also got knocked off.
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u/bicyclechief North Dakota State • Nebraska Nov 09 '25
SDSU has a real shot at going 7-5
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u/Adamscottd South Dakota State • Minnesota Nov 09 '25
I would venture to say it’s the likeliest outcome right now
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u/B1GSkyNorth Montana Grizzlies • Iowa State Cyclones Nov 09 '25
So with SDSU’s loss Montana State’s quality loss looks worse and worse every week
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u/montalaskan Montana State Bobcats Nov 09 '25
SDSU was a different team in Bozeman. And we've gotten better as they've fallen apart.
Key injuries have decimated SDSU. But weuget to see how good you guys are in two weeks.
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u/ChewbaccaWarCry Nov 09 '25
You were just seconds away from losing to Eastern at home, who MSU beat by over 50. Not a great time to be talking about quality wins and losses lol.
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u/NutzyPoo53 Montana Grizzlies Nov 09 '25
The only stat that matters is 10-0.
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u/Top_Judge_1943 Montana State Bobcats • Miami Hurricanes Nov 09 '25
Sure, but we’ve now played enough common opponents that we can compare how the teams have performed against said opponents to get a better idea on how the teams compare…and brother, ignoring the W-L column, one team is clearly performing at a different level than the other.
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u/NutzyPoo53 Montana Grizzlies Nov 09 '25
1 loss > 0 losses
The Griz and Cats have different philosophies in games. The Griz get up and then try to get out of there. The Cats have their starting offense in up 55.
Common opponents are bullshit. The Griz hung 60 on a team who beat the team that beat the cats. We can go round and round all day on this.
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u/Top_Judge_1943 Montana State Bobcats • Miami Hurricanes Nov 09 '25
If you’re going to talk about the SDSU game without acknowledging the multiple injuries they’ve incurred, you’re just being flat ignorant. Unless you think UM would be the same team with Ah Yat, Wortham, and Wing all injured.
MSU took their starters out in the 3rd quarter. Am I supposed to apologize because MSU has the ability to finish teams off, and apparently UM lacks that? If I were you, I’d be concerned about that, but I suppose you think that’s a feature rather than a bug.
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u/NutzyPoo53 Montana Grizzlies Nov 09 '25
We’ll see in two weeks, until then this is all useless speculation. One team is 8-2, and 1 is 10-0. Id rather be 10-0.
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u/Top_Judge_1943 Montana State Bobcats • Miami Hurricanes Nov 09 '25
I’d rather be the better team. ;)
If the only thing you can talk about is team records, that’s fine, it’s just pretty boring and lazy imo. Talking football is fun. And yes, it is useless speculation. None of it determines what our teams will do. I’m glad you were able to figure that out.
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u/Adamscottd South Dakota State • Minnesota Nov 09 '25
Obviously being undefeated is good and matters, but that’s just not the case, and Montana State being ranked ahead of Montana by the committee last week proves it.
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u/B1GSkyNorth Montana Grizzlies • Iowa State Cyclones Nov 09 '25
Kinda seems like circular logic though. Doesn’t mean that’s how the committee should be ranking teams
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u/ChewbaccaWarCry Nov 09 '25 edited Nov 09 '25
You're the one bringing up how quality losses look, dawg.
I know we're living rent-free in your head when you talk about our quality loss and then when you get called on it you try move the goalposts and saying only your record matters.
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u/B1GSkyNorth Montana Grizzlies • Iowa State Cyclones Nov 09 '25
Lying about what I said doesn’t make your incoherent nonsense anymore true
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u/CommunistTrafficCone South Dakota State • Marching Band Nov 09 '25
Alright vermin congrats on only beating us by 1 score while we're missing a lot of important players. Didn't even beat us by more than Indiana State.
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u/Designer_Extent_3677 South Dakota Coyotes Nov 09 '25
Inject this cope into my veins!!
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u/CommunistTrafficCone South Dakota State • Marching Band Nov 09 '25
Woah I found one of two USD fans!
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u/Adamscottd South Dakota State • Minnesota Nov 09 '25
This is a bad look bro, we lost. Own it. If we had beat a USD team without Bowman by 7 I wouldn’t have cared a bit about the margin of the game.
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u/CommunistTrafficCone South Dakota State • Marching Band Nov 09 '25
Meh, I personally view a good portion of rivalries as being bitter and irrational. We lost I know.
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u/Adamscottd South Dakota State • Minnesota Nov 09 '25
That’s fair. I’m feeling too numb right now to send jabs at a team that just beat us.
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u/stayclassypeople Nebraska • South Dakota Nov 09 '25
Sir, how dare you. There are at least 3 of us on this sub!
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u/CommunistTrafficCone South Dakota State • Marching Band Nov 09 '25
Fair enough
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u/Quorgon2 South Dakota • Augustana (SD) Nov 09 '25
Make it 4
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u/CommunistTrafficCone South Dakota State • Marching Band Nov 09 '25
Now this is getting out of hand!
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u/toolongdontcare Georgia Bulldogs • South Dakota Coyotes Nov 09 '25
To quote Tobias Funke, "There are dozens of us! DOZENS!"
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u/GrandeRonde Montana Grizzlies Nov 09 '25
Man, that was a pretty weak roughing the passer call against Idaho.
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u/hallese Nebraska • South Dakota State Nov 09 '25
From the comments I assume the game is over? My stream crapped out but gamecast says there's still three minutes left.
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u/CommunistTrafficCone South Dakota State • Marching Band Nov 09 '25
It's not but it might as well be. USD 3rd & 1. 2 minute warning.
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u/hallese Nebraska • South Dakota State Nov 09 '25
Oh, stream just started working again for the first time this half, just in time to see USD kneeling..
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u/Zloggt :chicagostate: Southern Illinois • Chicago S… Nov 09 '25
God…watching the bunnies play is like seeing an empire crumble in real-time…
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u/Trojann2 /r/CFB Pint Glass Drinker Nov 09 '25
Alright und, we need you to let the bunnies know what it feels like to go from National Champions to 0-3 against the Dakotas like NDSU felt.
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u/CommunistTrafficCone South Dakota State • Marching Band Nov 09 '25
Well it took the Vermin in Vermin us being on our third string quarterback and missing several players to beat us by only 7. I'm coping but that's comforting in a weird way I guess.
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u/Trojann2 /r/CFB Pint Glass Drinker Nov 09 '25
NDSU hired Matt Entz for the same outcome
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u/CommunistTrafficCone South Dakota State • Marching Band Nov 09 '25
LET'S FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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u/thezander8 San Diego State • UC Davis Nov 09 '25
Why does Idaho's presenting sponsor sound like it would be the corporate villain of a Playstation JRPG
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u/Danster21 Montana State • Washington Nov 09 '25
Was it like Cintra or something lol
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u/thezander8 San Diego State • UC Davis Nov 09 '25
I didn’t catch the full name but it was something like So and So Electricity and Light Company that had Shinra vibes
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u/I_like_race_cars Tarleton State Texans Nov 08 '25
There's the freshman mistake, unfortunately. No way that wasn't going to get picked.
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u/Trojann2 /r/CFB Pint Glass Drinker Nov 08 '25
/u/hallese Hey Todd, about that sock…
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u/hallese Nebraska • South Dakota State Nov 09 '25
Todd here. If push comes to shove, I got a guy for these situations. Right, u/SoDakZak?
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u/CommunistTrafficCone South Dakota State • Marching Band Nov 09 '25
How could you volunteer him for tribute he's a South Dakota treasure!
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u/hallese Nebraska • South Dakota State Nov 09 '25
Todd here. Because I'm feeling spicy and toxic AF. Also, he's done this before, what's one more time?
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u/CommunistTrafficCone South Dakota State • Marching Band Nov 08 '25
Alright then. Had a guy wide open in the end zone
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u/Jolly_Job_9852 Western Carolina • Silver Shako Nov 08 '25
Here comes the cope
Mercer has blown out its last two opponents, 62-0 and then 52-28. This loss while rough is honestly the closet I seen Western play Mercer. Good game Bears, of we don't make the playoffs absolutely go off and win the whole shebang
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u/pinetreesrule South Dakota State • Minnesota Nov 08 '25
WHY DID WE START LUKE?
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u/pinetreesrule South Dakota State • Minnesota Nov 08 '25
I still stand with my thought we should've started jack henry
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u/Capital-Actuator6585 Montana • Arizona State Nov 08 '25
We could be frauds, we could not be. But my lord Griz, 15 in the first and 14 the rest of the game and only 7 total in the second half. What a collapse of our offense today.
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Nov 09 '25
I think we got cute and assumed we could just turn it back on when we needed to. I don't know why the hell we stopped throwing the ball down the field.
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u/Trojann2 /r/CFB Pint Glass Drinker Nov 08 '25 edited Nov 08 '25
15, huh? ..heh
NDSU fans, probably
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u/SeeRight_Mills Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Nov 08 '25
Lumberjacks are playing well and looking good in the new throwback helmets. Kinda wish they would have worn these for Idaho
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u/I_like_race_cars Tarleton State Texans Nov 08 '25
"Guys, we know you're watching an FCS game but we HAVE to talk about the FBS!!"
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u/TheRain2 Eastern Washington Eagles Nov 08 '25
Heyyyyyyy, Griz.
First, fuck all of you. Today, tomorrow, forever.
But secondly! If you can't put this iteration of the Eastern Washington University Eagles away early, and keep them in the G-damn deep fryer for 60 minutes.....you're not going to win the ship. That game should have been over in the third quarter.
Sincerely, your divorced friend,
TheRain2
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u/mlspdx LSU Tigers • Montana Grizzlies Nov 08 '25
Do you think we don’t know that. We’ve not played a full game yet. We have one half, or even just one quarter, where we look like one of the best teams ever. The issue is we forget what football even is outside of that
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u/Dom_Thom Southeastern Lions Nov 08 '25
Well our season is effectively over
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u/Birddogtx Northern Colorado • Lamar Nov 08 '25
Weird stuff happens in Beaumont. Just ask South Dakota.
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u/Trojann2 /r/CFB Pint Glass Drinker Nov 08 '25 edited Nov 08 '25
Caring about who should be in front of who (with regards to the Cats and Griz in a poll) is stupid right now. In two weeks we will find out.
They are 2/3 either way right now until Cat/Griz game.
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u/SergeantThreat Montana State Bobcats Nov 08 '25
I think the Cats are looking like the better team currently, but until they have a loss it’s hard to keep the Griz out of the 2 seed
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u/Trojann2 /r/CFB Pint Glass Drinker Nov 08 '25 edited Nov 08 '25
It literally doesn’t matter right now. The chips are going to be laid down and the cards will be played. Until then they can be interchangeable at either spot and it doesn’t matter until Cat/Griz.
Saying “who looks better” doesn’t matter when:
1) it’s a rivalry game. Arguably the rivalry game.
2) they will be playing each other. No matter what
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u/Top_Judge_1943 Montana State Bobcats • Miami Hurricanes Nov 09 '25
Talking about who looks better is just something to talk about. Caring about the ranking is silly, like you said, because it will work itself out. Talking about who looks better though…what else are we supposed to do here?
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u/SergeantThreat Montana State Bobcats Nov 08 '25
I mean thats obviously true. Until the playoffs start rankings are pretty much solely for getting people talking, anyway
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u/Birddogtx Northern Colorado • Lamar Nov 08 '25
We’re so back
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u/I_like_race_cars Tarleton State Texans Nov 08 '25
Need you and SFA to keep going and get into the playoffs. Need more Texas teams!
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u/B1GSkyNorth Montana Grizzlies • Iowa State Cyclones Nov 08 '25
Missouri valley officiating get your shit together and get out of the bag for the DSUs
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u/Trojann2 /r/CFB Pint Glass Drinker Nov 08 '25
I’m sorry but it definitely looked like he was blocked into the kicker live.
They also refuse to show the replay.
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u/I_like_race_cars Tarleton State Texans Nov 08 '25
"Number,,,,we don't have a number on that one"
SOMEONE CLIP THAT 💀💀💀💀
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u/CommunistTrafficCone South Dakota State • Marching Band Nov 08 '25
Wait sorry kick catch interference? Where?
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u/CommunistTrafficCone South Dakota State • Marching Band Nov 08 '25
Why do we keep throwing the ball behind the line smh my head
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u/Skeebammity Montana State Bobcats • FCS Championship Nov 08 '25
Home field advantage for the Griz this year hasn’t had near the effect it normally does. Looking at common opponents for Griz vs Cats in Weber and EWU is quite the difference. Cats beat EWU and Weber by 50+ each. You can’t ever predict Cat Griz but wow they aren’t near as good as 10-0 would make you think
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u/B1GSkyNorth Montana Grizzlies • Iowa State Cyclones Nov 09 '25
I just don’t see the point in arguing about margin of victory. The Griz win how they win.
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u/SenatorMadness Montana Grizzlies Nov 08 '25
Hard to disagree with you. I feel like our coaches have done well so far, but need to step it up if we hope to win using our current strategy.
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u/montalaskan Montana State Bobcats Nov 08 '25
I don't put too much stock in the common opponent thing. The real test is in two weeks. Until then it is all speculation.
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u/Skeebammity Montana State Bobcats • FCS Championship Nov 08 '25
The brawl is the boogeyman for both teams, so I definitely agree the real test is coming up.
I would normally agree about the common opponents but it’s hard to not look at the results. Cats have allowed 1/3 of the points in conference play and are the #1 big sky defense while also putting up nearly 300 points in conference this season
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u/AZBiGii Montana Grizzlies • Wyoming Cowboys Nov 08 '25
EWU has always been a pain in the ass for us. I'm not surprised at all that we almost collapsed lmao
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u/Trojann2 /r/CFB Pint Glass Drinker Nov 08 '25 edited Nov 08 '25
Griz and NDSU fans in the same mindset of “dear fucking god, we won”, I see.
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u/argos101 Montana Grizzlies • Denver Pioneers Nov 08 '25
I’m 90% sure that the onside kick should have been a penalty. The kicker looked like he touched it right before it went 10 yards
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u/SergeantThreat Montana State Bobcats Nov 08 '25
Lotta mistakes for EWU on those last two plays. Don’t waste 10 seconds fighting for an extra yard, and obviously don’t do whatever the QB did on the last play
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u/montalaskan Montana State Bobcats Nov 08 '25
I think he thought he was breaking for the end zone. But probably should have broken for the sideline.
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u/SergeantThreat Montana State Bobcats Nov 08 '25
That was definitely what he was thinking but he spatial awareness was definitely failing him there
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Nov 08 '25
The cats are gonna rip us a new asshole. We are frauds. This defense is absolutely fraudulent
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u/Capital-Actuator6585 Montana • Arizona State Nov 08 '25
I'm not saying you're wrong but we won't know until the game is played. Today reeked of Bobby and company underestimating ewu and focusing on the brawl.
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u/montalaskan Montana State Bobcats Nov 08 '25
It's never that simple though either way. One team could be undefeated and the other with no wins and it still ends up close. Rivalry games are build different.
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u/SergeantThreat Montana State Bobcats Nov 08 '25
I think the Griz offense can keep up, but man that defense looks like a liability. I’ll be amazed if Cat/Griz is a low scoring game this year.
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Nov 09 '25
It's gonna be a Broncos/Raiders Thursday night punt fest just you watch
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u/SergeantThreat Montana State Bobcats Nov 09 '25
Won’t be the worst I’ve watched. The game Bleskin QB’d in the early ‘10s still pains me
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u/coincidental_boner Montana State Bobcats Nov 08 '25
You never know with Cat-Griz, but giving up 450 through the air is pretty bad the one year the Cats have a pass first offense
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u/SergeantThreat Montana State Bobcats Nov 08 '25
Cats aren’t pass first, but it’s definitely not an afterthought like the last few seasons
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u/I_like_race_cars Tarleton State Texans Nov 08 '25
Didn't watch the game, but sounds like we were close to having a thirds straight week where the Number 2 teams falls to a rival.
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u/B1GSkyNorth Montana Grizzlies • Iowa State Cyclones Nov 08 '25
What an insane win. Fumbled spike on the goal line
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u/montalaskan Montana State Bobcats Nov 08 '25
I don't think I have ever seen that before. Obviously he was hurrying and just slipped. But what a way to lose. Poor kid.
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u/lazyjk Montana State Bobcats Nov 08 '25
After that game I don't want to hear any complaints from the Griz fans about the committee playoff rankings having the cats in front seeding wise.
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u/montalaskan Montana State Bobcats Nov 08 '25
If only there was a game on the schedule where we can measure the two teams against each other before the playoffs.
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u/B1GSkyNorth Montana Grizzlies • Iowa State Cyclones Nov 08 '25
Yeah, the Griz should be ahead of the cats. 9 D1 wins vs 7 D1 wins.
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Nov 08 '25
And it all gets sorted out in two weeks. I’m not sure why it even matters right now where the committee places them. It’s beneficial for the Cats in 2 over the Griz to justify the possibility of flip flopping them if the Cats lose a close game. This point in the season a win is a win for the Dakota and Montana teams.
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u/coincidental_boner Montana State Bobcats Nov 08 '25
I know UM isn’t the STEM school, but you should probably check your math
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u/I_like_race_cars Tarleton State Texans Nov 08 '25
I'm sorry, but WCU fans not realizing the field goal was wide right and storming the field is kinda funny.
Rough way to lose.
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u/montalaskan Montana State Bobcats Nov 08 '25
They did what now?
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u/I_like_race_cars Tarleton State Texans Nov 08 '25
WCU was attempting a field goal to win the game against mercer. The kick was wide right but the WCU fans thought it went through and stormed the field.
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u/kingpeachcolt Mercer Bears • Oklahoma Sooners Nov 08 '25
Don't forget the cheerleaders waving their giant flags and some players celebrating too
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u/SenatorMadness Montana Grizzlies Nov 08 '25 edited Nov 08 '25
Credit where credit is due. EWU, you are indeed are our rivals once again.
1 play away from slaying us...
I will not underestimate the Eags going forward
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u/skocats Western Carolina • North Caro… Nov 08 '25
welp was a good season cats. just can never get past that final game to get that playoff berth
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u/Top_Judge_1943 Montana State Bobcats • Miami Hurricanes Nov 08 '25
My goodness we might blow out UM in Missoula…
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u/SenatorMadness Montana Grizzlies Nov 08 '25
Yeah, MSU looks like the favorite. Gun to my head, Bobcats are #2 overall
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u/Trojann2 /r/CFB Pint Glass Drinker Nov 08 '25
Don’t think that way…yet
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u/Top_Judge_1943 Montana State Bobcats • Miami Hurricanes Nov 08 '25
Oh buddy. I’ve been thinking this way for a few weeks!
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u/Richardsgore4 FCS Nov 09 '25
UND offensive coordinators desk should be empty as off 12 noon today. Yes he didn't miss the kick or throw the INT, but who in there right minds lines up in the gun at 4 and inches with game on the line and passes 3 times at first and 3 at the goal line. Hes had his chance get him the hell oit of there.