Small pet peeve here. When watching either the D2 or FCS Natty, how about we talk about that game and level at half..instead of doing a 20 min promo on the FBS playoff/championship. We can hear about that FBS game anywhere..anytime.
Former USF footballers who were coached by Kalen DeBoer and his staff..made the trip to Washington for the big game this weekend against Oregon.
#7
vs
#8
. Small college NAIA (now D2) to top level FBS. Pretty cool.
What a fun game to watch..Tulane upsetting the storied USC Trojans 46-45. Former Wayne State College head coach
@CoachMcMenamin
instructs his quarterback moments before the winning score. From the NSIC to national 📺. Congrats buddy.
Very excited for Coach Glo and to see how he does at USF after a very successful time at MSU Mankato. Got a feeling Coo folks will love his passion and energy.
Huge win for
@CoachMcMenamin
and his
@WayneStFootball
squad as they’ve now beaten UMD, WInona, and MSU-Mankato in consecutive weeks. Wildcats 35, Mavs 24.
Classy gesture by Todd Hoffner to jog over to shake hands and congratulate star QB John Matocha after the final snap. Matocha passed for 307 yards..4 TD passes..and ran for another en route to 106 yards on the ground. Quite the playoff performance.
Stopped over and saw
@USFCooFootball
getting after it on Tuesday. Coach Glo and his crew in the process of getting their young squad quality reps and learning a new system on both sides of the ball.
So who's gonna be the top team in the NSIC in 2022..?
Bemidji State..? Augie? Does Mankato rebound and find themselves at the top of the league? After chatting with all 14 coaches..here's my thoughts..
I’ve always been a big Ernie Johnson fan. He’s tremendous. Ernie and the story of his son was well documented on ESPN’s E60 a few years back. In that special you get to see what an incredible human Ernie is.
Say a prayer tonight for Ernie..as his son Michael has passed.
Mines showed why they are the top dog and
#1
team in D2. One sided win over the NSIC champs. The Orediggers were very good on both sides.
My upset didn’t happen.
Augie’s fantastic year comes to an end in a game that snowballed early. Still a great year by Coach OJ and squad.
Quite the season for the Dragons. Nobody had MSUM any better than .500 and Moorhead finishes at 7-4..with some close losses to the top teams in the league. Impressive effort and Coach Steve Laqua and has staff did an outstanding job.
NSIC All Conf thoughts continued....Lammers (UIU) over Blake Gimbel (SMSU) at QB for 1st team in the South..? Really?
Lammers = 53%, 254ypg, 17td, 13 int
Gimbel = 62%, 307ypg, 25td, 10 int
Lammers is a solid QB in this league, but Gimbel is the best passer in the NSIC.
Really impressive effort by the Augie defense, limiting the MSU offense to just 3 points (until garbage time). Might be the biggest win for Coach OJ in his time with the Vikings. Augustana moves to 8-0.
Watching USF at Northern in hoops on Midco. So awesome to see how the community and also the football team shows up and cheers on NSU. Kudos to
@moonjosh
on the great small college environment up in Aberdeen.
Note to other NSIC athletes..show up and cheer on your classmates.
Kudos to
@WinonaState_FB
for having a stream for their Spring Game. Not many teams at D2 are doing this. Good way to promote what a program is doing..while reaching football fans/alums who don’t live in the area. Having someone on the mic to mention names, all the better. 👍
After a few misses in the kicking game tonight, Northern makes a FG in the closing moments. Wayne up 19-0 at half..and Northern finds a way to win. The Wolves are now 4-4 while Wayne State moves to 5-3, which puts them in trouble for the playoffs.
The
@BSUBeaversFB
fans made the trip to Sioux Falls to cheer on the Beavers. Great people..and apparently they watch NSIC Weekly and wanted to meet
@tfredmuggs
. 👍
Luke Papilion (former USF QB) is rostered with the
@aafexpress
(Memphis) of the Alliance Football League, that'll be starting it's first year of play after the NFL season wraps up. Papilion is listed as a Tight End and his Head Coach is former Chicago Bear LB Mike Singletary.
MSU should be on the
#1
line..they beat 2 teams in the playoffs, CWU hasn’t beaten any..and their core criteria is similar. Why would they bump CWU over MSU, after the Mavs just beat a playoff team? How did they get this one wrong..
“Hungry like the wolf” plays over the PA after the Northern State Wolves 41-10 blowout win over the USF Cougars. Kudos to new Head Coach Mike Schmidt on an eye opening victory over a top squad in the NSIC. Northern State has some dudes and they are gonna be a handful.
So both Augie and USF fly into Denver, I’d assume. So maybe the NCAA puts the two in-town rivals on the same flight to save $$ and just have 1 ✈️ ..right..I mean, what could go wrong..
Sad day in Sioux Falls. Coach Young was one of the finest men I've ever met..really a tremendous fella. He will be greatly missed and a model for doing things the right way. He now gets to join his good buddy Coach C. Outstanding men.
Legendary USF football coach Bob Young has died. He was 83. Young guided the Cougars to their first national championship and is the namesake of their home stadium. An icon in South Dakota sports and small college football.
Stopped out to the
@msum_football
at
@USFCougarsFB
spring scrimmage yesterday. Great weather and both teams found the end zone in an evenly contested afternoon. More pics to follow.
On my son Wyatt's 12th birthday he got the news he made the Sioux Falls Little League Allstar squad. Pretty big deal in his world and I've been asked to accompany him as a Coach. No matter the outcome, we are both going to enjoy the ride!
Glad to see OJ get the Coach, getting AU to 9 wins. So..Wayne and SMSU get 2 guys on the First Team D, USF gets none..? How about Brody Grantham? I was expecting to see Cole Schroedermeier (MSU-DB) on 1st team, does a lot for the top D. Having an overall list would be far better.
All assumptions were that USF was out of the playoffs with a loss to MSU. Well..
Angelo State lost, giving them 2 losses. They now host 2-loss TX-Commerce. The loser of that contest has 3 defeats. This means SR4 will have a 3-loss squad as the 7th seed. Which one will it be..?
.
@D2Football
Draft Expert Josh Buchanan's Top 50 D2 Draft Prospects list here. NSIC guys are
#12
Jake Krause (BSU),
#13
Dennis Gardeck (USF),
#20
Damon Gibson,
#38
Sam Lee (AU),
#42
Bryce Johnson (SCSU), and
#44
Evan Perrizo (MSU). Others of note include HH Winner
#24
Luis Perez.
Special thanks to
@Dguebs
and
@T_Evans2
for making my son Wyatt's night by letting him meet you and get a pic. "So..that was awesome.."
He watches both of you closely and great admiration. Congrats fellas on your win in 2OT over Winona, and you two combining for 58 points.
The NCAA reached out to us at D2 to write a one page preview for the game program (sold at the stadium)..in exchange for having a one page ad for our show. Chuck did the write-up and Brandon did the ad. Wanted to say nice job fellas and thanks the NCAA for involving us!
Interesting look into the locker room before kickoff in Kalen DeBoer's first natty as a head coach..considering UW plays for the FBS natty tonight. The following video (reply) from his DC at that time, and now, Chuck Morrell shows the passion from this staff.
As a senior at
@USiouxFalls
, I had the privilege of documenting the 2006
@USFCougarsFB
season. This was
@KalenDeBoer
's pregame speech before the '06 NAIA national title game in Savannah, TN.
USF would defeat St. Francis 23-19, the first of DeBoer's 3 championships.
#WinnersWin
🏆
Thx to everyone at the Speakeasy for hosting the BSU Football Team for a Thanksgiving feast! Also, a huge shout out to all the boosters for sponsoring our meals this week. Greatly appreciated.
#GTA
.
#packthechet
Minot Moving Company with an impressive one-sided win. 2-0 for the Beavers. Kudos to
@coachshields
and his staff. They are building something up north.
Our JR Cougars squad finished our climb today with a 13-0 win at The Bob (USF) in 38 degree temps. Love these kids and will miss em. 51 is my guy..Brett..our center.
My last time being the head coach for my boys as middle schools approaches..so a bittersweet moment for dad.
MSU had a fantastic season that players, staff, and fans won't soon forget. An undefeated NSIC campaign, playoff wins over a strong Pueblo squad and a fantastic Tarleton team. Congrats on your memorable 2018 season.
Stopped out at the cancelled-not cancelled
@USFCooFootball
spring game and the weather defied the forecast and was actually warm and clear. Both sides got in good work and in the end the offense got the better of the defense today.
Regional Rankings just came out....Augie at
#3
, Bemidji
#4
, Duluth
#7
, and USF
#9
. Seeds 1-4 host, seeds 5-7 are at-large playoff teams. One week to go before the actual playoff selection (Sunday).
....this was me when Danny Kittner didn't get NSIC POW after catching 19 balls for 284 and 4 scores....and then Logan Swanson didn't make the NSIC South All Conf 1st team..
Northern Sun Standings after nine weeks of play..
Augie 8-1
Bemidji 7-2
Duluth 7-2
Northern 7-2
USF 6-3
Wayne 6-3
Augie heads to UMD this coming week, BSU to NSU, and USF to Wayne. Northern then heads to Duluth for Week 11, while the others play sub .500 squads.
The
@USFCougarsFB
showed signs of improvement defensively while also showcasing new transfer running back Christian Nash from Northern Illinois University, amongst others. Nash’s 220lb frame and speed will further bolster an already solid Coo running back room.
One of the nicest fellas ever. He enjoyed being around the game so much. “Ok Witt, what do you have to tell me”..regarding the next Cougar opponent. Also a great mentor to young men, giving his time to helping them see a good path. Will miss ya Coach C!
Congrats to my guy
@coachmmmcc
and his Red Raiders on finishing their climb today..winning the NAIA Natty! They’ve been a great squad for years and are bringing the trophy back to Orange City.
So my mom tells me a story I’d never heard about how my father (passed away 2003) played in a charity golf outing yrs ago in Chicago with a “terrible golfer” that he shared a cart with. Dad couldn’t understand why a crowd gathered on 18. (Finds out later it was Bo Jackson..pfft)
Wrapped up Witt media day(s) for the most part after speaking with 11 of the 13 head coaches in the NSIC. Always enjoy visiting with the men who run the squads and finding out more about their teams. Brought my kids with to see USF tonight.
Thank you coaches!