SHSU beat SE LA 43-38 and it was a fun game to watch that went a little over four hours. Both offenses are explosive and I saw a glimpse of Nichols scoring points like crazy against Lamar after trashing a D2 school 87-3 (not a mistype). That SHSU QB #3 appears to be a legit dual threat QB and I'm going to have a list sooner than later. Since this is the last season of the current Southland configuration, that could just go out with a bang.
I said earlier that I think I'm falling in love with those dome teams of the MVFC and Big Sky conferences. This was the first time in a long time I watched a game at the Idaho Kibbie Dome and that was the first one after the most recent renovation where they put in white translucent windows on the sides. That really made a world of difference compared to what I saw at Idaho State's dome. NAU's Skydome falls somewhere in the middle of those two when it comes to the lighting of the stadium. UNI does have something translucent in their roof to let light get through. The three Dakota school domes are fully enclosed without anything translucent on the roof. Idaho State is due for renovations to the roof of their dome unless they decide to build a new stadium and with COVID-19, those plans certainly has been kicked further down the road.
Speaking of stadium renovations, EWU is fundraising for a major renovation where the track will be removed and it looks like they will have all new stands.
Why renovate the EWU Stadium? Eagle Nation deserves a space that matches the strength, passion and hard work of a program and is a point of pride throughout the region and beyond.
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The Ohio Valley Conference will be playing their games on Sundays. I will check that conference at some point next month but that conference appears to be a notch below the MVFC, Big Sky, SoCon, Southland, and CAA.
This coming week, I will focus on one conference at a time when I do those ESPN+ re-runs. I will discuss each conference at a time, rank the teams, and mention some notable players plus describe what each team does offensively & defensively.