All Things 2024 College Football D2 and D3 Thread

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I feel cold watching the Johnnies La Crosse game on TV.
 

Results from football playoff action (Sat, Nov 30) -- fixed editing mistake --

D3: St. John's 24, UW-La Crosse 13
--- Wartburg 19, UW-Platteville 14
--- Bethel 48, Lake Forest 21
--(St. John's will play Susquehanna next week)
--(Bethel will face Wartburg next week)

D2: MSU-Mankato 26, Colorado State-Pueblo 23
--- Bemidji State 20, Western Colorado 19
---(MSU-Mankato and Bemidji State face each other next week)

FCS: Tarleton State 43, Drake 29
--(next week's games include:
-- Tarleton State vs South Dakota
--North Dakota State vs Abilene Christian
--South Dakota State vs winner of Tennessee State & Montana - playing at 9:15pm tonight.....)
 
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short ornery norwegian said:
Results from football playoff action (Sat, Nov 30)

D3: St. John's 24, UW-La Crosse 13
--- Wartburg 19, UW-Platteville 14
--- Bethel 48, Lake Forest 21
--(St. John's will play Susquehanna next week)
--(Bethel will face Wartburg next week)

D2: MSU-Mankato 26, Colorado State-Pueblo 23
--- Western Colorado vs Bemidji State 20, Western Colorado 19
---(MSU-Mankato and Bemidji State face each other next week)

FCS: Tarleton State 43, Drake 29
--(next week's games include:
-- Tarleton State vs South Dakota
--North Dakota State vs Abilene Christian
--South Dakota State vs winner of Tennessee State & Montana - playing at 9:15pm tonight.....)
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Wow. Drake actually put up a fight against a team with 63 scholarships.
 

short ornery norwegian said:
Results from football playoff action (Sat, Nov 30) -- fixed editing mistake --

D3: St. John's 24, UW-La Crosse 13
--- Wartburg 19, UW-Platteville 14
--- Bethel 48, Lake Forest 21
--(St. John's will play Susquehanna next week)
--(Bethel will face Wartburg next week)

D2: MSU-Mankato 26, Colorado State-Pueblo 23
--- Bemidji State 20, Western Colorado 19
---(MSU-Mankato and Bemidji State face each other next week)

FCS: Tarleton State 43, Drake 29
--(next week's games include:
-- Tarleton State vs South Dakota
--North Dakota State vs Abilene Christian
--South Dakota State vs winner of Tennessee State & Montana - playing at 9:15pm tonight.....)
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The Minnesota State-Mankato Vs. Bemidji State game will take place Dec. 7. The winner will go on to play the champion of Super Region 3.

Playing in the game to decide SR3 is Ferris State (Mich.), winner of the national title in 2021 and 2022, against Harding (Ark.), the defending national champion.
 




St John's trailing 38-31 - Johnnies have ball at opponents 26-yd line with 4:17 left in game.
 

Tie game 38-38. 3:31 left. St John's defense needs a stop here - but Susquehanna has moved the ball very well in 2nd half.
 

Susquehanna kicks game winning FG on last play of game. They play @ Bethel next Saturday in quarterfinals.
 




For those who watched St. Johns game, what can you tell us about Susquehanna? Curious as they will face Bethel in Quarters.
 

gophernut1 said:
For those who watched St. Johns game, what can you tell us about Susquehanna? Curious as they will face Bethel in Quarters.
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I thought Susquehanna was just stronger at the line of scrimmage. Also more balanced on offense - nice mix of run and pass, and their QB is a good running option. They did give up a lot of passing yards to St John's. Hard to evaluate their run defense, because St John's doesn't run.
 

Mankato beats Bemidji 27-23, advances to D2 semifinals. Bemidji reached Mankato’s four in the last seconds.
 



Minnesota State-Mankato will now advance to the semifinal and face Ferris State (Mich.). Ferris defeated the defending national champion Harding (Ark.) and won the title themselves in 2021 and 2022.
 

GopherVotary said:
Susquehanna kicks game winning FG on last play of game. They play @ Bethel next Saturday in quarterfinals.
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There were several upsets today. Seems like there's a lot more parity at the top of D3 unlike a decade ago where Mount Union and Whitewater dominated every year with a few others like UMHB or North Central popping here and there. I get the feeling more schools are placing more emphasis on athletics, and especially football, to try to attract male students. Maybe? Regardless, it makes the playoffs more interesting with new names popping up every year.

I had no idea where Susquehanna was even located until looking it up yesterday.
 

GopherVotary said:
Mankato beats Bemidji 27-23, advances to D2 semifinals. Bemidji reached Mankato’s four in the last seconds.
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I logged in to ESPN+ just in time to miss that game. Sounds like it was a great one.
 


Panthadad2 said:
I figured TommyBoy would be on here gloating already.

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Told you so, Big Red is dead. The head coach paid to have their 6th year QB return in order to win a total of 2 post season games, one being Northwest Bible College, and throwing 4 INT against Wartburg two years ago, to loose in the play-offs. SJU needs to reload with a new head coach and Offensive Coordinator. The OC did not run the ball 1 time in the second half. You win games with balanced teams, not throwing the ball 45 times a game against St. Scholastica. Go Bethel.
 

Tommyboy said:
Told you so, Big Red is dead. The head coach paid to have their 6th year QB return in order to win a total of 2 post season games, one being Northwest Bible College, and throwing 4 INT against Wartburg two years ago, to loose in the play-offs. SJU needs to reload with a new head coach and Offensive Coordinator. The OC did not run the ball 1 time in the second half. You win games with balanced teams, not throwing the ball 45 times a game against St. Scholastica. Go Bethel.
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Yeah, I didn't see the game but saw the box score. Johnnies ran the ball...wait for it...9 times the whole game. You'd think they'd try running it once in a while just to burn clock, wear down the opposing defense, and help out your own defense.

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Susquehanna Univ. vs. Saint John's Univ. - Box Score - 12/7/2024

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Tommyboy said:
Told you so, Big Red is dead. The head coach paid to have their 6th year QB return in order to win a total of 2 post season games, one being Northwest Bible College, and throwing 4 INT against Wartburg two years ago, to loose in the play-offs. SJU needs to reload with a new head coach and Offensive Coordinator. The OC did not run the ball 1 time in the second half. You win games with balanced teams, not throwing the ball 45 times a game against St. Scholastica. Go Bethel.
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And yeah, the Fighting Baptists have a good chance to get to the semis before running up against North Central.
 



Recap:

D2:
MSU-Mankato 27, Bemidji State 23

MSU-Mankato advances to the Semi-Finals, where they will play Valdosta State on Sat, Dec 14 at 11am.

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D3:
Susquehanna 41, St. John's 38
Bethel 24, Wartburg 14

Bethel advances to the Quarter-Finals, where they will play Susquehanna on Sat, Dec 14 - time TBA

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FCS:
South Dakota 42, Tarleton State 31
(South Dakota advances to the Quarter-finals; they will play UC-Davis)

South Dakota State 35, Montana 18
(SDSU advances to the Quarter-finals; they will play UIW (Incarnate Word)

North Dakota State 51, Abilene Christian 31
(NDSU advances to the Quarter-finals; they will play Mercer.
 

belated schedule for Sat, Dec 14
(all games shown on ESPN+)

D2: (semi-finals)
MSU-Mankato at Valdosta State (11am)
Slippery Rock at Ferris (Bueller) State

D3: (quarter-finals)
Bethel at Susquehanna (11am)
North Central (ill) vs, Springfield
Johns Hopkins vs. Mary Hardin-Baylor
Mount Union vs. Salisbury

FCS: (quarter-finals)
(played Friday) Montana State 52, Idaho 19
UC-Davis at South Dakota (2pm)
Incarnate Word at South Dakota State (11am)
Mercer at North Dakota State (2:30pm)

(go to bed - first games kick off in 10 hrs & 40 minutes....)
 

I’m hoping for an all cowboy semifinal FCS both South Dakota schools, the hated Bison and Montana St. The last time the Coyotes played UC Davis in the playoffs was 1986 on the way to the national championship game (and getting drubbed by the Bison) and Davis quarterback who was sacked 4 times and picked once was Chris Peterson who gained fame at Boise State and Washington as their head coach. He was a shifty little shit with a quick release.
 

Gopherchase said:
I’m hoping for an all cowboy semifinal FCS both South Dakota schools, the hated Bison and Montana St. The last time the Coyotes played UC Davis in the playoffs was 1986 on the way to the national championship game (and getting drubbed by the Bison) and Davis quarterback who was sacked 4 times and picked once was Chris Peterson who gained fame at Boise State and Washington as their head coach. He was a shifty little shit with a quick release.
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What is a cowboy semifinal?
 



And now a pic by Bethel, things looking good for the Royals, but still 12 minutes to play in a close game.

 

Bethel up 21-17.

In D2, MSU-Mankato trails Valdosta St 28-21. 7:30 left in game and Mankato forced to punt -Valdosta takes over in MSU territory.

In FCS, South Dak State is rolling Incarnate Word.
 

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