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Holding pattern continues in NAIA football rankings
Collin Crown and Masi Tunoa combined for one of SOU’s many sacks
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As mentioned a few weeks ago, SOU’s upward mobility in the rankings was coming to a near halt even if they continued to win. They have continued to win, but they have no hope of making the top four before the end of the regular season due to the easy schedules of several NAIA teams (Reinhardt, Lindsey Wilson, Morningside, Baker, and Grand Vew in particular). SOU remains at #7. Lindsey Wilson and/or Grand View may lose one of their last two games, but the others have very little chance of that happening.
A few of you have asked me if there is any chance SOU can (finally!!!) get more than one home playoff game. The Raiders best bet is to win out and move past Grand View and Lindsey Wilson in the rankings to #5. Then, if one of the top four teams is upset, at home, in the first round of the playoffs, Southern Oregon can earn a second home game. But that’s about the only way at this point.
Is it fair that Frontier Conference teams have to go out every year and win on the road in the playoffs? (Last year Eastern Oregon won at Doane and at Marian, the year before SOU won at Baker and at Morningside, and in 2014 SOU won at Carroll and at St. Xavier.) Morningside, Grandview (except last year), and Baker have been given home field throughout the playoffs each of the last three years, and none of them have won a national championship during those years. Only Baker has made it to the national championship game in those years (and that’s because Eastern Oregon knocked off the #1 seed Marian). So why will they, with their weaker schedules (and Grand View with a loss!), be given a higher ranking and home field advantage again?
Baker and Grand View are in the Heart of America Conference. Why are they both in the top six, when a Heart of America Conference team has won only one national championship in the past 15 years? By comparison, the Frontier Conference’s top two teams have the same records as Baker and Grand View and are ranked #7 and #11. Frontier Conference teams have won seven national championships over those same 15 years and finished as runner ups in three more of those years. Seems like the Heart of America Conference has been (is being) given unfair advantages that they can’t take advantage of. When will this stop?
Ricky Te’o
August Forrest III blocks field goal attempt and….
…. Zay Taylor recovered the blocked kick
4 and 7 again
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For the first time, in 70 years, the SOU football team is 7-0. However, in the rankings, nothing is new. Massey still has the Raiders as #4, and the coaches will still have Southern Oregon as #7 when their poll comes out tomorrow.
The teams, ahead of the Raiders in the rankings, all have easy opponents this coming weekend. (What else is new?) SOU hosts Massey’s #12, Montana Western, on Saturday. The Raiders are 11-point favorites according to Massey.
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Keegan Lawrence
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From 7… to 7
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As predicted yesterday, the Raiders didn’t move in today’s poll.
Raiders snatch victory from the jaws of defeat
AJ Cooper’s two interceptions were crucial in yesterday’s win
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Massey had the Raiders as 4-point favorites at Eastern Oregon and SOU won by 4 points. SOU didn’t move on Massey, remaining at #4. Southern Oregon now heads into the easiest part of their schedule with home games against College of Idaho and Montana Western, followed by a road trip to Montana Northern. Massey has SOU as heavy favorites in all three games. The Raiders are 10-point favorites over the Yotes in Ashland this coming Saturday.
As predicted previously, SOU will have a hard time moving up more than one or two more spots in the coaches’ poll between now and the end of the regular season even if they win out. They will be stuck at #7 when the new rankings come out tomorrow, and the teams ahead of them are all heavy favorites for the next couple weeks.
Raiders @ #7 in new poll
Tanner Trosin
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As expected, the Raiders moved up one spot, with Montana Tech dropping to #11 in today’s NAIA Coaches’ Poll. Montana Western and Rocky Mountain are still not in the top 25 (even though Massey has them at #9 and #15). Eastern Oregon is #12 on Massey but is not receiving a single vote from the coaches (despite having beaten Montana Western). Compare them to Kansas Wesleyan who the coaches have at #25 and Massey has at #56!
A big win over Eastern Oregon this weekend, coupled with a tight game for Grand View, could move Southern Oregon up to #6 next week.
Go Raiders!
Idle Raiders up on Massey, should be up with coaches
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The Raiders had a bye yesterday. Montana Western upset Montana Tech to put the Raiders in sole possession of first place in the Frontier Conference. The Raiders will still likely need to beat Tech on the road to win the conference. This week Southern Oregon will travel to Eastern Oregon. Massey has the Raiders up to #4 and a 4-point favorite in La Grande.
The new coaches poll comes out tomorrow. Look for the Raiders to slide past Tech into the #7 spot.