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Penguin Nation:
YSU finishes their 10 game season at SIU with kickoff set for Saturday at 1 pm.
The Salukis (7-3/5-2) have won the last two meetings vs YSU and a win should result in an at-large playoff invitation. A loss to YSU would be their third loss in four games and with their wins being razor thin (two conference games won by a single point), the selection committee may pass on SIU.
Interestingly the SRS ranks SIU #26 which is much lower than the STATS or Coaches polls. This also suggests a loss for SIU = season over.
https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/football/fcs/simple-ratings-system
In their OOC schedule, SIU lead K-state in Q2 and only lost by 8.
https://siusalukis.com/sports/football/schedule
Massey ranks SIU #6 and YSU #30
https://masseyratings.com/cf2021/fcs/ratings
YSU’s last road win was vs SIU on 11 NOV 2017.
https://ysusports.com/sports/fball/2017-18/schedule
Point spreads currently pending:
https://madduxsports.com/college-football-lines.php
SIU has the third best passing offense in the MVFC. YSU has the lowest ranked pass defense.
https://valley-football.org/stats.aspx?path=football&year=2021
I could see Mitch keeping this a close slugfest, but likely a respectable loss. My prediction: SIU 38 - 17.
guinpen:
Sounds like a great place to end our road losing streak.
goodnews:
Look at the excitement building around the YSU football program. I'm post #3 for the final game thread just 48 hours away from kickoff.
dwj:
There is very little interest in the program. The program is at an all time low with no signs that it will get better in the future. I have been a season ticket holder for 25+ years and am seriously considering not renewing next year. Most of the people that I used to sit by are already gone. The fan base has really shrunk.
gbs20:
Stages of fandom....passionate interest/bandwagon effect; anger; apathy. Anger is good because it reflects interest.If anger is not responded to it leads to apathy which is difficult to recover from if not fatal.
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