FCS Playoff Prediction Thread

[obc]

Make your picks on the record for the 2012 FCS Playoffs

www.ncaa.com/interactive-bracket/football/fcs/2012

[obc]

My round one pics

SDSU over EIU - close game - balance of the Jacks offense and stout defense (pass rush) rule the day

Bethune Cookman over Costal Carolina - total uninformed guess

Stony Brook over Villanova

Colgate over Wagner - can a team USD actually beat this year win a playoff game?


My bracket has Sam Houston State facing Georgia Southern in the finals with Sam Houston winning.

[yoteforever]

The jacks are better than we give them credit for. I say State wins 35-10.

I'll call the upset now. State beats the Bison by 6

[#1CoyoteFan (Admin)]

Central Arkansas wins the national title....

[Coyote Fan]

If it's required to make the entire bracket here it is, otherwise I may change subsequent rounds if we need the first round only this week.

First Round

South Dakota State over Eastern Illinois
Coastal Carolina over Bethune-Cookman
Villanova over Stony-Brook
Wagner over Colgate

2nd Round

North Dakota State over South Dakota State
Wofford over New Hampshire
Georgia Southern over Central Arkansas
Old Dominion over Coastal Carolina

[Coyote Fan]

I hit the reply button sooner than I wanted to

2nd Round Continued

Montana State over Villanova
Sam Houston State over Cal-Poly
Appalachian State over Illinois State
Eastern Washington over Wagner

Quarterfinals

North Dakota State over Wofford
Georgia Southern over Old Dominion
Sam Houston State over Montana State
Appalachian State over Eastern Washington

Semifinals

North Dakota State over Georgia Southern
Sam Houston State over Appalachian State

Finals

North Dakota State over Sam Houston State

[obc]

Round 2 FCS Playoff bracket - make your prediction.

www.ncaa.com/interactive-bracket/football/fcs/2012

[obc]

SDSU beats NDSU - The Bison left the last matchup feeling lucky to have won

Wofford beats New Hampshire

Georgia Southern beats Central Arkansas - will be a great game have to go with the home team here

Old Dominion over Coastal Carolina

Montana St over Stony Brook

Sam Houston St over Cal Poly - would love to see Poly win

App St over Illinois State - this will be a route

Eastern Washington over Wagner - not much of a game here

[jackjd]

Nov 22, 2012 21:55:10 GMT -6 yoteforever said:

The jacks are better than we give them credit for. I say State wins 35-10.

I'll call the upset now. State beats the Bison by 6

I think that is the closest-to-actual prediction I've seen (and hoping Yoteforever's prognostication ability carries through this coming Saturday). Most thought maybe a couple of TDs. Can't take anything away from EIU...SDSU played probably its best this year.

Eastern Illinois plays constant no-huddle -- interesting game plan. In my section of the stands, consensus was USD > EIU. There's just a strength difference between the OVC champs and the MVFC teams including USD (but, I have to keep in mind EIU beat two MVFC teams this season).

[obc]

EIU looked like a bottom half MVFC team to me. My guess would be they would beat USD though on a neutral field.

SDSU = Solid running game, physical defense, big strong technically sound OL and DL - tough to defeat.

SDSU is built to compete with NDSU. The jacks seem to be not quite as quick as the Bison but their Offensive and Defensive fronts are every bit as physical.

Game will come down to turnovers and special teams field position. Looking forward to watching.

Hope the USD players watch the game and focus on their position groups - they need to get in the weight room for some serious work this off-season.

[GoYotes]

Joe Glenn & Jevon Bowman (strength & conditioning coach) stressed working harder in the weight room in last Monday's coaches show. Bowman also tweeted this today -

Jevon Bowman ‏@jevonbowman

FB Lifting Times: Freshman 6 am tomorrow (Regular Crew) Vets 7,8,9 tomorrow Change is coming, Hammer Time, Time for a change #Yotepower

[obc]

NDSU over Wofford - looking forward to watching this matchup

Old Dominion over Georgia So. - another great matchup, think the home team wins - looks like they had over 20k for the last playoff game so that may be a factor

Montana State over SHSU - Cal Poly had SHSU's offense contained but a few personal fouls really cost the Mustangs leading to SHSU scores. MSUs defense will be as stout without the penalties.

EWU over Illinois State - still shocked ISU beat App State in Boone - still don't see them beating EWU in Cheney.

[coyote70]

I'm with you obc on your predictions. Interesting to note there are two (Wofford and Georgia S.) teams that use the triple option. Should have had a third (Cal Poly) in the mix, too. I wonder if there are any other FCS teams that employ this type of offense, since the success rate of getting into the playoffs seems so high.

I predict that if either of the triple-o teams get ahead by the end of the first quarter, it will be a real dogfight. On the other hand, if they get behind by 10 points or more at the same point, it will be all over.

[Coyote Fan]

I will have a slight change to my picks due to picking the whole bracket on week 1.

NDSU over Wofford
Georgia Southern over Old Dominion
Montana State over Sam Houston St
Illinois State over Eastern Washington

[coyote70]

Caught the second half of the Montana State / Sam Houston State game last night. Montana had a key LB out but don't think it mattered. SHS won 34-16 and from my perspective Montana was never really in the game after the first quarter. The 6'2" 175 lb QB from SH ran the option flawlessly and had a pretty good short-to-mid range arm as well. Montana was touted as having a very good rushing defense but basically got ran over or out-quicked. SH execution of the option was excellent. Their kicking game was very good, too. Wish the Coyotes could do as well.