The FCS Wedge

The last one.  Like the football season this show has refined down to the best for last.  It's been a truly satisfying journey to be with Lance and Kris on this little trip of making something out of nothing for such a long time.   It is something I have been truly proud to be a part of, for so many years.  Thank you both, and all that have listened.  Giving us even a moment of your time is invaluable and I thank you so much.

Troy

Kris and Lance go over the playoffs in general, talk about scheduling and health over the last month, then we get to a review of the semifinal games for this episode.

 

 

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Alright I may just be making this up but I'm just too lazy to go check around so here goes...I think this is the first AI FCS Podcast.  I made it because I've been wanting to try some of these things out and this week provided the opportunity since Lance and Kris could not do the normal podcast.

The AI has trouble with time and space regarding coaches.  I corrected it to say that Entz and Stig were not the coaches for NDSU and SDSU but it took me to mean the names were being pronounced incorrectly.

But it did a surprisingly good job with simple conversations from AGS threads, as well as a few other stat links.  Give it a listen.

I don't think the boys remember this but the ending of the show this week is a call back to the ending of your very first episode in Week 1 of 2012.  It's spicy so be aware of a tad bit of NSFW, and hilarity.  Well done Lance & Kris!

The previews:

Idaho @ Montana State

Mercer @ North Dakota State

Incarnate Word @ South Dakota State

UC Davis @ South Dakota

(Celebration Bowl)  South Carolina State VS. Jackson State

2K and the LB Dawg had to make several attempts to lay down the track(s).  Well done boys, great effort, great shows.  Here is the content for last weekend's games.

Montana State 49 Tennessee Martin 17

North Dakota State 51 Abilene Christian 31

South Dakota State 35 Montana 18

South Dakota 42 Tarleton State 31

UC Davis 42 Illinois State 10

Incarnate Word 13  Villanova 7

Mercer 17 Rhode Island 10

Idaho 34 Lehigh 13

The Round 2 Preview (All times Eastern)

#11 Villanova @ #6 Incarnate Word 2:00

#10 Rhode Island @ #7 Mercer 2:00

#12 Illinois State @ #5 UC Davis 4:00

#13 Tarleton @ #4 South Dakota 3:00

Tennessee Martin @ #1 Montana State 3:00

#14 Montana @ #3 South Dakota State 2:00

Lehigh @ #8 Idaho 9:00

#15 Abilene Christian @ #2 North Dakota State 3:00 (Kris)

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First Round game reviews

Lehigh 20 #9  Richmond 16

Tennessee Martin 41 #16 New Hampshire 10

#10 Rhode Island 21 Central Connecticut 17

#11 Villanova 22 Eastern Kentucky 17

#12 Illinois State 35 Southeast Missouri State 27

#13 Tarleton State 43 Drake 29

#14 Montana 41 Tennessee State 27

# 15 Abilene Christian 24 Northern Arizona 0

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First round of playoffs is up for preview this week.  Lance does a little bracketology comparison and then Kris and Lance tackle all the games. 

UT Martin vs. No. 16 New Hampshire

Tennessee State vs. No. 14 Montana

Drake vs. No. 13 Tarleton State

No. 12 Illinois State vs. SE Missouri State

Eastern Kentucky vs. No. 11 Villanova

Central Connecticut vs. No. 10 Rhode Island

Lehigh vs. No. 9 Richmond

The final week (13) of this season ended with some really good games and 2K and the LB Dog gave them a once over.

South Dakota 29 North Dakota State 28

Montana State 34 Montana 11

Stephen F. Austin 32 Abilene Christian 19

Tennessee State 28 Southeast Missouri State 21

Central Connecticut 21 Duquesne 14

The undisputed champ comes through again!  The AGS Poll Voters record for 2024:

All 14 at large bids correct

Seeds 9-16 matched perfectly

First four teams out matched exactly.

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The FCS Wedge Bracketology brought to us by a little legwork from Lance< then we move into the very big weekend of games.

William & Mary @ Richmond

Villanova @ Delaware

The Brawl of the Wild

North Dakota State @ South Dakota

South Dakota State @ Missouri State

Southeast Missouri State @ Tennessee State

Abilene Christian @ Stephen F. Austin

Central Arkansas @ Tarleton

Eastern Washington @ Northern Arizona

Selection Sunday is right around the bend after these games are complete< so I can't wait to see what we are going to get for this year's playoffs!

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