Unless you have been living under a rock, or out of the country you understand that the pillars of college football as we know it have been devastated by major upsets.
The mightiest of the mighty SEC had to check their man card and almost revoke Ole Miss’ membership due to the opening weekend loss to FCS member Jacksonville State. The Rebels debacle is not the worst. True the Rebels were favored, and most people know all the controversy surrounding Jeremiah Masoli but still one is worse!
The Dakota’s? No but we are getting close. The last time I checked neither North nor South Dakota is listed in the media guide of (insert your favorite college) as having a recruiter for that area. North Dakota State only boasts 19 players from the state of North Dakota and the Bison defeated Turner Gill’s Kansas Jayhawks 6-3. Kansas defeated # 15 Ga. Tech the following week, so the stakes are higher but still not the biggest upset in college football.
University of South Dakota over Minnesota of the Big 10, 41-38 is till not the biggest upset. The Coyotes only have 15 players from the Rushmore State on their roster and still there is one glaring upset that trumps all of these.
What is the glaring difference between FCS and FBS football teams? First let’s take a minute and learn their proper names. FCS (formerly 1AA) is short for football championship division. FCS is the one with the playoffs. FBS (formerly 1A) is short for football bowl subdivision. FBS is the one with bowl games! The glaring difference is scholarship number: FBS can have up to 85 players on scholarship; FCS can have 63 players having their education paid for. Division 2 is limited to 36 total scholarships. One interesting note, on the FCS level the 63 scholarships can be divided among no more than 85 players, thus an FCS school could have as many players on scholarship as an FBS school. All FBS scholarships are full, no partials allowed.
The biggest upset this season has been D2 Arkansas Monticello (Boll Weevils) defeating Southern (Baton Rouge) FCS last weekend. 36 Scholarship players made their way to Louisiana and defeated the Jaguars, who have 63 scholarship players. This was no 3 point squeaker, (Kansas/North Dakota, Minnesota/South Dakota), nor was it a 2OT go for two thriller that Jacksonville State had with Ole Miss. The final, D2 Boll Weevils 31 FCS Jaguars 7. Hats off to Arkansas Monticello on the biggest upset of the year!!
By Nick “CB HERE” Brown. Listen to the Nick Brown show Saturday mornings from 7-9am
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