Maybe it's weird timing of this season with the NFL season ending but this is the most excited I've been for an SIU Football season in awhile.
North Dakota is coached by former SIU DC Bubba Schweigart and went 7-5 in 2019, losing in the first round to Nicholls State. This is North Dakota's first season in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. The Fighting Hawks were picked 7th in the conference in the preseason poll.
Redshirt Freshman Tommy Schuster was named starting QB for the Fighting Hawks.
Links:
Mike Reis interview with SIU QB Karé Lyles
Connor James interview with SIU Guard ZeVeyon Furcron
Gene Green interview with SIU FS Qua Brown
Mike Reis Interview with North Dakota Head Coach Bubba Schweigert
I am looking forward to it also. Should be fun with the FCS basically having the live action to themselves. Hope it helps the exposure. Looking forward to watching and thankful that some of the fans will get the chance to attend.
Go Salukis! Hopefully this is the start to a special season, this is one of the better teams we've had in a while. Still unsure about the QB but hoping he proves me wrong!
I am looking forward to it also. Should be fun with the FCS basically having the live action to themselves. Hope it helps the exposure. Looking forward to watching and thankful that some of the fans will get the chance to attend.
It's ESPN+ so doubt it will help exposure. ESPN didn't have the games on their schedule until I called and complained. They've fixed that.
also SDSU at UNI at 7PM tonight, YSU at NDSU at 2:30 Sun -- both on ESPN+
I didn't necessarily mean just tv. Good grief, can't say anything on this site without getting contradicted. Overall media wise should be higher visibility. Sorry I said anything at all.
I'm guessing the FCS Playoffs will have bigger exposure
So pumped for today. I've been looking forward to this season since we got screwed out of the playoffs last year. Here's to it being a statement season for Hill.
Really excited for this season! And I forgot we already have 1 W. Go Dawgs!!!!!
bobber is ready.
LET THE BODIES HIT THE FLOOR!
Settle down there bobber don’t hurt yourself. 🤣
Hold on to the damn ball!
Glad we're not playing SDSU. We'd be getting thumped a lot worse. 2nd sack fumble by Lyles.
This illustrates one reason why Labanowitz is a better QB - escapabilty and that awareness of the rush. Lyles didn't have it last year either.
Nic Baker..getting a chance. About time.
Yes. If Hill puts Lyles back in, I will be pissed. Baker looks like a real QB. One questionable pass but cool as a cucumber, made one great pass on the run. Love it.
Labanowitz looks like a gun slinger out there so far. No throw scares him, even it it scares me. Lol
Labanowitz looks like a gun slinger out there so far. No throw scares him, even it it scares me. Lol
That was actually Nic Baker!
