Mercer defeats Rhody in FCS Playoff,17-10: Our Playoff/Bowl Plan for 2024

2024 results of the SEC vs. Others: USC 27 LSU 20 in Vegas; Notre Dame at Texas A&M, 23-13; Miami at Florida, 41-17; 3-9 Oklahoma State vs. Arkansas, 39-31; California at Auburn, 21-14; Arizona State vs. Mississippi State, 30-23; Toledo at Mississippi State, 41-17; 3-9 Georgia State vs. Vanderbilt, 36-32; Louisville at Kentucky, 41-14.

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Utah Utes rain down on UCF Golden Knights, 28-14

This game took place between two teams who endured unexpected losing seasons, finishing their seasons with no bowl invitations, and desiring to fire their head coaches. The next day, one did.

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Week Fifteen of Steveo’s Salvos: Game 653 ArmyNavy – 123rd meeting, our 13th; “Boo-hoo” Alabama:  In Deion’s dreams; What’s in a name? ; FCS, D2, and D3 feature “Knights of Nie”

It will be a knock-down, drag-out, hard-hitting slugfest between two rosters from basically all 50 states playing just for pride to beat the other. 

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Week Fourteen of Steveo’s Salvos: SE Louisiana at Samford FCS playoff; Championship weekend; Who needs a waiver?; Bowl eligibles; Finally, 12 in 2024!; FCS/D2/D3 playoffs

Regarding CFP expansion: We hate to see traditions die as they have been falling by the wayside these past five years or so.  However, we like the CFP expansion and that it’s going to happen earlier.  More teams the better!  

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Game 651: Louisiana dominates Texas State to become bowl eligible; TSU releases Coach

San Marcos, TX – The Louisiana Ragin Cajuns started slowly. They built their lead gradually over Texas State (4-8, 2-6)  holding the Bobcats’ one-dimensional offense in check. In the end, they win their sixth game to qualify for bowl eligibility, … Continue reading

Week Thirteen of Steveo’s Salvos – Baylor at No. 24 Texas; Louisiana at Texas State; Put the “Whammer Jammer Yellow Hammer on Alabammer”; Ivy finishes; D2 and D3 selection highlights from Week 12; Our FCS Round Two revealed

The Vols drop. So LSU, USC, Alabama, and Clemson all step up a notch. Alabama? Why? Alabama beat FCS Austin Peay(7-4), 34-0.

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Week Ten of Steveo’s Salvos: James Madison at Louisville; SEC in CFP determined this week; Make way for “new” Ivy rivalry; Potential playoff weekend options; Review of Week Nine and Preview of Week Ten

Fast forward to this weekend. Georgia wins and finishes 2022 as outright No. 1.  UGA, Tennessee, and Bama win their remaining regular season games.  Then, Bama defeats UGA in SEC Championship.  All three SEC teams have one loss.

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Game 582 : Colgate defeats James Madison advancing to FCS Quarterfinals as time expires, 23-20

Colgate defeats James Madison advancing to FCS Quarterfinals as time expires, 23-20   The Village of Hamilton, NY – Colgate PK Chris Puzzi converted a 38-yard FG as time expired to defeat James Madison (9-4) in a second round FCS … Continue reading

Game 556:  No. 1 JMU’s ten takeaways, third quarter burst jolt South Dakota State, 51-16

Game 556:  No. 1 JMU’s ten takeaways, third quarter burst jolt South Dakota State, 51-16 Harrisonburg, Virginia – No. 1 and defending FCS champ James Madison let South Dakota State (11-3) hang close in the first half of Game 556, … Continue reading

Game 521: Toreros slay Red Foxes to close in on FCS bid, 27-3

Toreros slay Red Foxes to close in on FCS bid, 27-3 Poughkeepsie, NY – The Toreros of the University of San Diego traveled 2,800 miles across the country to vanquish conference foe Marist, 27-3, to move one step closer to … Continue reading