I agree with you that Denison's fate rests on Fabrocini's health - his rushing ability is the catalyst for the Big Red's offense.  I'm holding out hope - both for Fabrocini's leg and for Denison's chances this season.  When the Big Red made their playoff run in 2018 (unfortunately, a first round ticket to Alliance), they went 8-2 (one loss to a decent OOC team - Southwestern (TX) - the other loss to Wittenberg, in OT; both losses in the first half of the season); they also had a little help from the NCAC's (controversial) tiebreaker.  Coming into this weekend, Denison has two losses (one, to a very strong OOC team - Linfield - the other, to Wittenberg, in OT).  Can they win out?  Having DePauw and Wabash, back-to-back, and, later, OWU makes it tough (but the Big Red won out against the same lineup in 2018).  Still, I love to see the Big Red compete at the top of the conference!