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RedditFCS @redditfcs.bsky.social · 7h

JMU hitting the ground running, and now Missouri State (‼️) being 3-3 in their first FBS season really tells you everything you need to know.

The FCS is clearly just made up of JV scrubs that couldn’t compete with powers in the FBS like MTSU, UMass, Liberty, and Oklahoma State.

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RedditFCS @redditfcs.bsky.social · 7h

Nothing against Dan Curran, but Holy Cross would surely welcome Bill Belichick as one of their own. Heck, he’d be a legacy coach given his ties!

RedditFCS @redditfcs.bsky.social · 7h

These aren’t even things they let *real* journalists see.

We could drop Hamiltons like Aaron Burr and still not get access.

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RedditFCS @redditfcs.bsky.social · 9h

W-L record: publicly available

Massey: publicly available (but heck the /r/FCS Sportsbook has been tracking better)

SOS: by what metric since there’s no “true” version?

RAC rankings: not public

RAC feedback: not public

KPI: not public

ESPN FPI 1 (or 2?): not public

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RedditFCS @redditfcs.bsky.social · 1d

Want 4 at-large bids? Have an ooc ratio ≥ 4:1.

3 at-large bids? Have a ≥ 3:1 ooc win ratio.

2 at-large requires a ≥ 2:1 ooc ratio.

1 at-large a ≥1:1 ooc ratio.

And you get just an autobid if your ooc ratio is under 1:1.

RedditFCS @redditfcs.bsky.social · 1d

The ideal playoffs, if play ended today:

MVFC: NDSU, SDSU, SIU, UND
Big Sky: MSU, Montana, UC Davis
Ivy: Harvard, Yale, Penn
Patriot: Lehigh, Bucknell, Lafayette
UAC: Tarleton, APU
CAA: Villanova, URI
OVC: TN Tech, Gardner-Webb
Southland: Lamar, SLU
Pioneer: Presbyterian
SoCon: Mercer
NEC: champion

RedditFCS @redditfcs.bsky.social · 2d

Fool proof way of determining playoff teams:

Easy peasy:

11 autobids

3 more for mvfc
2 more for Big Sky, Ivy, Patriot
1 more for UAC, CAA, OVC-Big South, and Southland

We go down the line (2nd best mvfc, 2nd best big Sky, etc). Then start again with 3rd best mvfc, etc.

RedditFCS @redditfcs.bsky.social · 2d

Cross conference FCS v FCS records after Week 6:

1. MVFC 22-6
2. Big Sky 18-9
3. Ivy 10-6
4. Patriot 16-11
5. UAC 13-11
6. Independent 7-6
7. CAA 17-15
8t. OVC-Big South 10-10
8t. Southland 10-10
10. MEAC 9-11
11. Pioneer 8-18
12. SWAC 4-9
13. SoCOn 6-14
14. NEC 5-19

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RedditFCS @redditfcs.bsky.social · 1d

🚨🚨 /r/FCS Poll just dropped 🚨🚨

#1 North Dakota State
#2 South Dakota State
#3 Tarleton State
#4 Montana State
#5 Montana
#6 Lehigh
#7 UC Davis
#8 Southern Illinois
#9 Tennessee Tech
#10 North Dakota

www.reddit.com/r/fcs/s/WH5G...

From the fcs community on Reddit: 2025 Week 7 /r/FCS Poll Results: #1 North Dakota State, #2 South Dakota State, #3 Tarleton State, #4 Montana State, #5 Montana

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RedditFCS @redditfcs.bsky.social · 1d

This is the first week all season where Tarleton (6-0) has fewer wins than their opponents combined (7 wins)

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RedditFCS @redditfcs.bsky.social · 2d

What’s going on at @weberstate.bsky.social tonight 🤔

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RedditFCS @redditfcs.bsky.social · 2d

All based on the idea of using out of conference to determine worthiness of non-autobids from each conference.

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RedditFCS @redditfcs.bsky.social · 2d

If for some reason going through things lands with a team without at least 6 D1 wins, skip and go to next conference.

Then next in line (it order) are MEAC (if 2nd team makes sense), Pioneer, SWAC (if a 2nd place east or west team makes sense), SoCon, then NEC

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RedditFCS @redditfcs.bsky.social · 2d

Fool proof way of determining playoff teams:

Easy peasy:

11 autobids

3 more for mvfc
2 more for Big Sky, Ivy, Patriot
1 more for UAC, CAA, OVC-Big South, and Southland

We go down the line (2nd best mvfc, 2nd best big Sky, etc). Then start again with 3rd best mvfc, etc.

RedditFCS @redditfcs.bsky.social · 2d

Cross conference FCS v FCS records after Week 6:

1. MVFC 22-6
2. Big Sky 18-9
3. Ivy 10-6
4. Patriot 16-11
5. UAC 13-11
6. Independent 7-6
7. CAA 17-15
8t. OVC-Big South 10-10
8t. Southland 10-10
10. MEAC 9-11
11. Pioneer 8-18
12. SWAC 4-9
13. SoCOn 6-14
14. NEC 5-19

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RedditFCS @redditfcs.bsky.social · 2d

Cross conference FCS v FCS records after Week 6:

1. MVFC 22-6
2. Big Sky 18-9
3. Ivy 10-6
4. Patriot 16-11
5. UAC 13-11
6. Independent 7-6
7. CAA 17-15
8t. OVC-Big South 10-10
8t. Southland 10-10
10. MEAC 9-11
11. Pioneer 8-18
12. SWAC 4-9
13. SoCOn 6-14
14. NEC 5-19

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RedditFCS @redditfcs.bsky.social · 2d

And if you take offense that this is “political”, not sure what to tell you. There are no politics involved in my neighbors (generational us citizens at that) being arrested for hours without cause because they don’t have id when masked jaggoffs swept through the corner grocery.

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RedditFCS @redditfcs.bsky.social · 2d

Non-FCS related, but needs saying:

Chicago’s wonderful (and safer than Salt Lake City, Myrtle Beach, Louisville, Toledo, Tulsa, San Antonio, Gainesville, Lubbock, Corpus Cristi, etc.)

The biggest threat to my neighbors last few days are masked thugs beating and kidnapping them.

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RedditFCS @redditfcs.bsky.social · 2d

Imagine having the opportunity to rep North in your name and still choosing to use the more embarrassing Southern qualifier.

It would be like saying you could name yourself the Charleston Patriots and instead go with the Charleston 28-3 Falcons.

RedditFCS @redditfcs.bsky.social · 2d

We don’t have enough discussion about the absurdity of Charleston Southern being located in the town of North Charleston.

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RedditFCS @redditfcs.bsky.social · 2d

We don’t have enough discussion about the absurdity of Charleston Southern being located in the town of North Charleston.

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RedditFCS @redditfcs.bsky.social · 2d

See, knew there was at least one other random Texas G6 school no one can remember!

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RedditFCS @redditfcs.bsky.social · 2d

Turns out there’s a bunch of random Texas schools that belong on the left. Like SHSU, UTEP, Texas State, Rice, and maybe others?

Look, it’s hard to remember all the random G6 teams.

Probably says something about their appeal and national relevance. At least FCS schools don’t pretend.

RedditFCS @redditfcs.bsky.social · 2d

As we all expected

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RedditFCS @redditfcs.bsky.social · 2d

Alright, look. Apparently it’s hard to remember all of the random Texas schools in the G6.

Probably says something about the appeal and national relevance of being a no-name FBS team. At least in the FCS you can be a no name that competes for titles.

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RedditFCS @redditfcs.bsky.social · 2d

One of the worst actually!

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RedditFCS @redditfcs.bsky.social · 2d

Err, also Sam Houston and UTEP.

Genuinely forgot about the C-USA 😅

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RedditFCS @redditfcs.bsky.social · 2d

As we all expected

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RedditFCS @redditfcs.bsky.social · 2d

Week 7 /r/FCS Sportsbook lines are now available!

www.reddit.com/r/fcs/commen...

RedditFCS @redditfcs.bsky.social · 3d

Really unfortunately turn for both Rex Connors and his team.

Connors is the Aggies' all-time tackle leader, but is out for the season with a knee ligament tear.

As always, bless all the knees 🙏

www.sacbee.com/sports/colle...

UC Davis eases past Weber State but top defender and quarterback suffer injuries

All-American defensive back Rex Connors sustained a knee injury while taking the ball on offense in the Big Sky Conference-opening win.

www.sacbee.com

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