Re: 2010 DII Football
Games this weekend.
Saturday 16, 2010
Noon
Ashland @
Wayne State (Mich.)
- Bit of a budding rivalry between the two schools, should be a good game on the Lodge.
1 pm
New Haven @
American International
- 3 teams are currently tied for the NE-10 lead right now at 3-1, and two of the three are in this game. Must watch football right here.
Mercyhurst @
Edinboro
- A pair of 4 and 2 squads going at it in Western PA. A win here would keep MC's Playoff hopes alive, and with California (PA) coming to Erie next week, the Lakers need to be playing some very sharp football for a while here.
Assumption @
Merrimack
- The only reason why these two teams aren't in the top of the conference is because they've only played 3 conference games instead of 4. Winner of this game stays tucked in right behind the two possible teams that would still be 4-1 in conference play after this weekend in the NE-10 title hunt.
Ferris State @
Northern Michigan
- Earlier, I would say that Northern Michigan is the clear favorite here, as Ferris has been beating up on the weakest part of the GLIAC lately. However, the problem for NMU right now is overcoming the GVSU "Hangover". Its bit of a statistical trend for teams in the GLIAC to lose again the week after they play GVSU. And given that Carter Kopack, the Wildcat's QB, is now out with a torn Achilles, things don't look good for the Cat's. However, the Bulldogs could be looking forward to next weekend when they host GVSU and could be looking past a wounded Wildcat team that still has plenty of fight left in them, and hasn't been slapping around Tiffin and ODU lately.
Stonehill @
Pace
- Earlier this season Stonehill beat Pace 41-33 at home in a non-conference matchup. This one counts for the NE-10, and winner gets out of the conference cellar.
Bentley @
Southern Connecticut
- Bentley could make the winner of the AIC-New Haven game very happy as SoConn is the third team that's in the 3 way tie for first place in the NE-10.
1:30 pm
Michigan Tech @
Hillsdale (8)
- Tech makes a long road trip down to Michigan's Amish Country for their most difficult road trip of the year. Last week they got beat by a Saginaw Valley squad that had finally put it together. Hillsdale has some close calls besides the GVSU game. They had a shootout with Lake Erie earlier this year, and while the Storm is quickly getting a rep as a scrappy bunch, that shouldn't be happening for the 8th ranked team in the nation. MTU does have the horses to run with the Chargers in this game.
2 pm
Upper Iowa @
Minnesota State
- UIU is having the kind of season that makes schools want to have their homecomings be scheduled with them coming. Sadly for the Mavs, they had homecoming last weekend.
Mary @
Minnesota-Duluth (1)
- Ummmm.... Yeah, its homecoming week at UMD. Mary and PC are the lambs that are coming in for a slaughter. Eh, on the bright side, the Penalty Box members would have a semi-legit reason to be on campus all day drunk on Saturday.
Bemidji State @
MSU Moorhead
- Bemidji needs this win here to keep their heads above .500 on the season.
Fort Hays @
Nebraska-Omaha
- UNO needs this win here if they're going to finish at .500 on the season.
Southwest Minnesota 0
St. Cloud (24)
- Don't look now, but St. Cloud only has one loss on the year, and other than a roadie to Duluth on Halloween weekend, everything else on their schedule looks winnable. 9-2 might just get them into the playoffs, especially if UMD and Augustana both go undefeated as they don't meet each other. Not bad for a crew that was having the words "Budget Cuts" tossed around at them.
5 pm
Simon Fraser @
BYE
- After a huge win against cross-town rivals UBC in a very wild Shrum Bowl, the Clan couldn't have picked a better weekend to face BYE. The Clan should win by 2 touchdowns easy.
