FB: USA South Athletic Conference

[Ralph Turner]

Wesley played UNC-Charlotte their first year playing competitive football and eeked out a win. Last year, year two, they had a very competitive loss. This year UNCC opened with a win versus FBS (although no one knows why) Georgia State. I wouldn't be real enthused about Maryville's or E&H's chances but I also know nothing about ETSU.

A D-3 McMurry beat UTSan Antonio in the Alamodome in its inaugural game in 2011.
A D-3 re-classifying McMurry beat Houston Baptist in its inaugural game in 2014.

21-year-old players who have been working as a team for 2- 3 years definitely have an advantage over more "talented" 18-year old playing their first college game.

[Ralph Turner]

LSU fans are clamoring over the $550K paycheck that McNeese State got for the lightning  "no-show" game last weekend..  They wanted the game played anyway, the next day, wherever.

[Scots13]

Wesley played UNC-Charlotte their first year playing competitive football and eeked out a win. Last year, year two, they had a very competitive loss. This year UNCC opened with a win versus FBS (although no one knows why) Georgia State. I wouldn't be real enthused about Maryville's or E&H's chances but I also know nothing about ETSU.

A D-3 McMurry beat UTSan Antonio in the Alamodome in its inaugural game in 2011.
A D-3 re-classifying McMurry beat Houston Baptist in its inaugural game in 2014.

21-year-old players who have been working as a team for 2- 3 years definitely have an advantage over more "talented" 18-year old playing their first college game.

True. But, it'll be their second.

[Scots Dad 92]

I think another interesting aspect of the game is I know that MC recruits the the kids that are being sought after by the FCS scools and some D1 programs but got past over due to a senior year injury such as my son. There are quite a few of them on the MC squad.

[Scots13]

I'm interested to see what ETSU does to Tusculum and Carson-Newman in recruiting for the next few years. They are D2 schools in East Tennessee that I feel would have had a chance for some of the players at ETSU over the last 2 classes.

[GillCJ1]

I'll be watching the stream tomorrow night.  Happy to cheer on a fellow D3 program.  Go Scots

[Scots Dad 92]

Go CRU! One of the freshman players for MHB, Jaron Dykstra came from La Porte HS and played with my son who is a freshman at MC.

[GillCJ1]

Go CRU! One of the freshman players for MHB, Jaron Dykstra came from La Porte HS and played with my son who is a freshman at MC.

Heh, small world sometimes!  I'll remember that name.   

[Scots13]

Today is a wash for me (at least at the office).
We (my JV team) have a game at 6, MC/ETSU at 7:30, and they're calling for storms all day. Only thing I can think about it football and squeezing in our game before the storms come.
I can't insurance today. Not happening.

[jknezek]

Today is a wash for me (at least at the office).
We (my JV team) have a game at 6, MC/ETSU at 7:30, and they're calling for storms all day. Only thing I can think about it football and squeezing in our game before the storms come.
I can't insurance today. Not happening.

I wonder if I'll be able to watch the game tonight? Do FCS schools stream games?

[jknezek]

Anyone planning on going to Huntingdon at BSC this weekend? Since it's a night game I can't drag the family over there, but since it looks like the weather might be great I might try and sneak out of the house. Any of my Huntingdon friends driving up?

[Scots Dad 92]

http://www.socondigitalnetwork.com/etsu/game/maryville-college2065-at-etsu-on-09102015

[jknezek]

http://www.socondigitalnetwork.com/etsu/game/maryville-college2065-at-etsu-on-09102015

thanks.  +K

[Scots13]

http://www.socondigitalnetwork.com/etsu/game/maryville-college2065-at-etsu-on-09102015

thanks.  +K

I watched their first game and the announcers read on air texts, tweets, and facebook posts from people who were watching the game. "Bob from Knoxville is watching the Bucs tonight" kind of thing.
It would be awesome if D3 guys watching the stream tweeted/facebooked in a little D3 love.

I can hear it now... "JK from Alabama is watching in support of a D3 team playing up 2 divisions."

[jknezek]

http://www.socondigitalnetwork.com/etsu/game/maryville-college2065-at-etsu-on-09102015

thanks.  +K

I watched their first game and the announcers read on air texts, tweets, and facebook posts from people who were watching the game. "Bob from Knoxville is watching the Bucs tonight" kind of thing.
It would be awesome if D3 guys watching the stream tweeted/facebooked in a little D3 love.

I can hear it now... "JK from Alabama is watching in support of a D3 team playing up 2 divisions."

Sorry. I'm not a twit. I mean I don't tweet, although I equate those two things. And my Facebook does not need random spam from ETSU cluttering it up until I figure out how to get rid of it after the game!