TWTW I-AA: Eastern Washington Completes Comeback On Delaware

((HT: KXLY-TV Spokane))

The HQ admits we just like saying- "Bo Levi Mitchell"

Well, after being down 19-0 to Delaware, the EWU Eagles completed a comeback and won the FCS Championship in Frisco, Texas 20-19...

EWU was held to 98 yards of TOTAL offense through the first 2 1/2 quarters.
That, obviously, improved, in the last 1-and-a-half...

The win extended EWU's streak to 11 straight and Eastern finished with a school-record 13-2 record. They were making their first NCAA championship game appearance. The Blue Hens, the 2003 national champions and runners-up in 1982 and 2007, finished their season 12-3.

Eastern quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell, the SMU transfer, finished 29-of-43 for 302 yards, three TDs and a pick...

Here's coverage from our friends at KXLY with folks who made the trip from Cheney to Frisco for the game...


But we also know that the "Hardly Workin" network out of Richmond will not be happy about this for the foreseeable future...

The HQ will make sure to remind him of it...

Bo...
Levi...
Mitchell...

DEVELOPING: UMass To MAC...???

Which seems odd... instead of bolstering the Big L-East or something along that line of questioning...

And this could happen as soon as next month... Mark Blaudschun of the Boston Globe reported on Friday.

The newspaper reported that MAC officials visited the campus and also Gillette Stadium -- where some UMass home games could be played.

"We're not going to comment on anything regarding that," said UMass athletic director John McCutcheon, according to the newspaper. "But our discussions involve football only and we are still talking about making a decision sooner rather than later."

Like Temple, UMass wants to remain in the Atlantic 10 for other sports, especially basketball ((considering the lucrativity of that conference over the MAC)), but the MAC would ask that the schools play non-conference hoops games against MAC opponents as a trade-off.

The move can't be made official until September when a moratorium is lifted for I-AA schools get the chance to jump to D1. UMass then would have to go through a two-year transition period before becoming a full MAC member in 2013.

Here's highlights from their loss to Rhode Island from a month ago...
((HT: UMassAthletics/CBS3))

Three Schools Added To The WAC

((HT: ESPN/Katz))

And the winners are: Denver, Texas-San Antonio, and Texas State

Larry Coker and his undefeated Roadrunners football team now have a home. The three schools mentioned above are going to replace Boise State, Nevada, and Fresno State when they leave to go to the Western Athletic Conference.

UTSA needs approval from its Board of Regents. They, along with State, will join in all sports. Denver doesn't have a football program that high up in Division. That's the only exception by the Pioneers.

UTSA and Texas State are paying $250,000 exit fees, but Denver will not have to do that to the Sun Belt Conference.

San Antonio is playing as a Division I-AA independent in football in 2011. They'll join the WAC for football in 2012.

Katz also says that Montana is still in play to join the WAC by then. They're still trying to figure out if they want to jump from FCS to FBS.

More when we know more...

Sugar Mocs Shorts Too Short...???

((HT: WTVC-TV Chattanooga))

Any red-blooded, American male will look at cheerleaders and make some kind of remark- to the good or to the bad...

So, what happens when the cheerleaders themselves try to make sure that their outfits aren't fodder above the fodder...

It happened at the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga...

Karen Zatkulak tries to get to the bottom of it...

See...? That was too easy...

College Football: FCS Coaches Poll

1. Appalachian State (17) 3-0
2. Villanova (6) 2-1
3. James Madison (3) 3-0
4. Jacksonville State (1) 3-0
5. Richmond 2-1
6. Delaware 3-0
7. Stephen F. Austin (1) 2-1
8. William & Mary 2-1
9. Massachusetts 2-1
10. Eastern Washington 2-1
11. Elon 1-2
12. South Carolina State 2-1
13. Southern Illinois 1-2
14. Montana 1-2 279 6
15. Northern Iowa 1-1
16. Montana State 2-1
17. McNeese State 1-1
18. New Hampshire 1-2
18. North Dakota State 2-1
20. South Dakota 2-1
21. Liberty 2-1
22. Cal Poly 2-1
23. Texas State 2-1
24. Georgia Southern 2-1
25. Illinois State 2-1
Others receiving votes: Central Arkansas 63, Harvard 57, Penn 52, Youngstown State 46, Alabama State 45, Furman 44, South Dakota State 38, Weber State 38, Northern Arizona 31, Florida A&M 13, Missouri State 13, Western Illinois 12, Gardner-Webb 10, Sacramento State 10, Butler 7, Southeast Missouri State 7, Austin Peay 6, Southern Utah 6, Old Dominion 5, Colgate 4, Wofford 4, Georgia State 3, Jacksonville 2.

AP Top 25 ((Week of October 26th))

1. Texas Longhorns (65) 8-0 1,625
2. Alabama Crimson Tide 8-0 1,542
3. Penn State Nittany Lions 9-0 1,503
4. Oklahoma Sooners 7-1 1,361
5. Florida Gators 6-1 1,337
6. Texas Tech Red Raiders 8-0 1,280
7. U-S-C Trojans 6-1 1,234
8. Georgia Bulldogs 7-1 1,212
9. Oklahoma State Cowboys 7-1 1,168
10. Utah Utes 8-0 1,027
11. Boise State Broncos 7-0 946
12. T-C-U Horned Frogs 8-1 848
13. Ohio State Buckeyes 7-2 834
14. Missouri Tigers 6-2 791
15. L-S-U Tigers 5-2 649
16. Florida State Seminoles 6-1 558
17. B-Y-U Cougars 7-1 553
18. Ball State Cardinals 8-0 542
19. Tulsa Golden Hurricane 7-0 527
20. Minnesota Golden Gophers 7-1 438
21. North Carolina Tar Heels 6-2 228
22. Michigan State Spartans 7-2 219
23. Oregon Ducks 6-2 188
24. South Florida Bulls 6-2 100
25. Maryland Terrapins 6-2 89

Others receiving votes: West Virginia 73, California 42, Kansas 40, Pittsburgh 33, Connecticut 30, Virginia 25, Georgia Tech 19, Louisville 15, Notre Dame 11, Oregon State 11, Virginia Tech 6, Troy 5, Northwestern 5, Boston College 4, Air Force 4, Navy 2, Arizona 1.

Division II Poll ((Week of October 14th))

1. Grand Valley State Lakers (19) 6-0 643 1
2. North Alabama Lions (4) 7-0 624 2
3. Abilene Christian Wildcats (3) 6-0 603 3
4. West Texas A&M Buffaloes 7-0 567 4
5. Northwest Missouri State Bearcats 6-1 540 5
6. Bloomsburg Huskies 7-0 516 6
7. Delta State Statesmen 5-1 481 7
8. California (PA) Vulcans 6-1 446 8
9. Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs 7-0 439 9
10. Valdosta State Blazers 5-1 414 10
11. Central Washington Wildcats 6-1 404 11
12. Tuskegee Golden Tigers 6-0 358 12
13t. Chadron State Eagles 6-1 324 13
13t. Pittsburg State Gorillas 6-1 324 14
15. Wingate Bulldogs 7-0 269 15
16. Edinboro Fighting Scots 6-1 257 18
17. Tarleton State Texans 6-1 235 19
18. Carson-Newman Eagles 4-2 185 21
19. Seton Hill Griffins 7-0 153 24
20. Albany State Golden Rams 5-1 137 23
21. Central Missouri State Mules 5-2 113 17
22. Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks 4-2 70 NR
23. Indiana (PA) Crimson Hawks 4-2 65 16
24. American International Yellow Jackets 6-0 50 NR
25. West Virginia State Yellow Jackets 5-1 43 20

Others receiving votes: Ashland, 39; West Chester, 32; Fayetteville St, 30; Midwestern St, 21; Texas A&M-Kingsville, 18; Arkansas-Monticello, 14; Michigan Tech, 9; North Carolina-Pembroke, 6; Colorado School of Mines, 5; Ferris St, 5; Mesa St, 5; East Stroudsburg, 3; Benedict, 2; Elizabeth City St, 1.

Division I-AA Poll ((Week of October 13th))

1. James Madison Dukes (105) 6-1 2,649 1
2. Appalachian State Mountaineers (1) 4-2 2,507 2
3. Elon Phoenix 6-1 2,151 6
4. Wofford Terriers 4-1 2,082 8
5. Cal Poly Mustangs 3-1 2,037 7
6. Northern Iowa Panthers 4-2 1,884 10
7. Villanova Wildcats 4-1 1,876 9
8. Montana Grizzlies 5-1 1,804 12
9. Richmond Spiders 4-3 1,608 5
10. Massachusetts Minutemen 4-2 1,497 13
11. New Hampshire Wildcats 4-1 1,458 4
12. McNeese State Cowboys 3-2 1,440 3
13. Central Arkansas Bears 5-1 1,291 14
14. Liberty Flames 6-0 1,152 15
15. Western Illinois Leathernecks 4-2 1,054 17
16. Southern Illinois Salukis 3-2 1,034 16
17. Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 5-1 932 18
18. Weber State Wildcats 5-2 771 22
19. Furman Paladins 5-2 744 20
20. North Dakota State Bison 3-3 645 11
21. South Dakota State Jackrabbits 3-3 348 25
22. Tennessee State Tigers 5-1 333 NR
23. Jacksonville State Gamecocks 4-2 265 19
24. The Citadel Bulldogs 3-3 184 21
25. Hampton Pirates 4-1 173 NR

Others receiving votes: William & Mary 129, Harvard 100, South Carolina State 97, Texas State 81, Eastern Washington 78, Georgia Southen 61, Sam Houston State 60, San Diego 38, Lafayette 29, Tennessee-Martin 25, Delaware 24, Eastern Kentucky 22, Prairie View 21, Northwestern State 17, Grambling 13, UC Davis 12, Colgate 11, Princeton 11, Sacred Heart 11, Eastern Illinois 10, Maine 10, Cornell 9, North Dakota 9, Southern 7, Yale 6, Northeastern 6, Montana State 5, Florida A&M 4, Delaware State 1, Penn 1.

Division I-AA Poll ((Week of October 6, 2008))

1) James Madison (104) 2,793
2) Appalachian State (4) 2,558
3) McNeese State (1)
4) New Hampshire (2)
5) Richmond
6) Elon
7) Cal Poly
8) Wofford
9) Villanova
10) Northern Iowa
11) North Dakota State
12) Montana
13) UMass
14) Central Arkansas
15) Liberty
16) Southern Illinois
17) Western Illinois
18) Northern Arizona
19) Jacksonville State
20) Furman
21) The Citadel
22) Weber State
23) Eastern Washington
24) Delaware
25) South Dakota State

Division I-AA Poll- Week of September 29, 2008

1) James Madison ((84))
2) Appalachian State ((1))
3) Montana ((16))
4) McNeese State ((1))
5) New Hampshire ((1))
6) Richmond ((1))
7) Elon
8) Cal Poly
9) Wofford
10) Northern Iowa
11) Eastern Washington
12) The Citadel
13) Southern Illinois
14) Villanova
15) Furman ((1))
16) Delaware
17) North Dakota State
18) UMass
19) Central Arkansas
20) Liberty
21) Western Illinois
22) Jacksonville State
23) South Dakota State
24) Northern Arizona
25) Brown

Division I-AA Poll- Week of September 22, 2008

1) Richmond ((49)) 2,389
2) James Madison ((37)) 2,387
3) Appalachian State
4) Montana ((12))
5) Northern Iowa ((2))
6) McNeese State
7) New Hampshire
8) Elon
9) Cal Poly
10)North Dakota State
11)Eastern Washington
12)Central Arkansas
13)The Citadel
14)Wofford
15)Southern Illinois
16)Furman
17)Delaware
18)UMass
19)Villanova
20)South Dakota State
21)Eastern Illinois
22)Western Illinois
23)Tennessee State ((1))
24)Georgia Southern
25)Liberty

Division I-AA Poll- Week of September 8, 2008

1) North Dakota State (20)2 - 0 668/1
2) Appalachian State (7)1 - 1 648/2
3) Montana 1 - 0 582/6
4) Richmond 1 - 1 572/3
5) Massachusetts 2 - 0 567/4
6) Delaware 0 - 1 493/7
7) James Madison 1 - 1 484/8
8) Northern Iowa 1 - 1 477/5
9) McNeese State 1 - 1 432/9
10)New Hampshire 1 - 0 382/15
11)Wofford 2 - 0 369/13
12)Cal Poly 1 - 1 365/11
13)Southern Illinois 1 - 0 361/12
14)Eastern Washington 0 - 1 352/10
15)Georgia Southern 1 - 1 260/16
16)Western Illinois 1 - 1 254/17
17)South Dakota State 1 - 1 243/20
18)Elon 1 - 1 183/19
19)Central Arkansas 2 - 0 178/24
20)Eastern Illinois 0 - 2 152/18
21)Villanova 0 - 1 130/20
22)Citadel 1 - 1 75/23
23)Furman 1 - 1 72/33
24)Youngstown State 0 - 2 66/14
25)Delaware State 1 - 0 54/30

Other Teams Receiving Votes: Northern Arizona 40, Liberty 37, Harvard 35, Jacksonville State 24, Eastern Kentucky 23, Sam Houston State 22, Prairie View A&M 21, South Carolina State 19, Fordham 19, Holy Cross 17, Tennessee State 16, Montana State 15, Hampton 11, San Diego 9, Hofstra 9, Texas State 8, Grambling State 8, North Carolina A&T 5, Sacramento State 3, Weber State 3, Yale 3, California-Davis 3, William & Mary 2, Florida A&M 1, Lehigh 1, Dayton 1, Coastal Carolina 1

Division I-AA Poll ((Week of September 1st))

1) Appalachian State ((62)) 2,625
2) North Dakota State ((42) 2,555
3) Richmond ((4))
4) Massachusetts
5) Montana ((1))
6) Delaware
7) Eastern Washington
8) James Madison
9) Northern Iowa
10) McNeese State
11) Cal Poly ((1))
12) Southern Illinois
13) Wofford
14) Youngstown State
15) New Hampshire
16) Georgia Southern
17) Elon
18) Western Illinois
19) Eastern Illinois
20) Citadel
21) South Dakota State
22) Villanova
23) Central Arkansas
24) Eastern Kentucky
25) Harvard

((courtesy, Sports Network))