Welcome to Week Two of the 2012 college football season. Yes, no matter what ESPN says, this is the SECOND week of gridiron action for 2012. Remember the Exclusively Sports Publicists Network pretends various divisions of college football don’t exist just because they don’t have the contract to broadcast their games. Besides, they’re far too busy devoting entire weeks to publicizing a video game to pay attention to actual athletic competition.
The Southwestern College Moundbuilders (helmet above left) take on the (10) Northwestern (IA) Red Raiders in one of tonight’s games. Other NAIA games for the night will see the (17) VCS Vikings visit the (8) Morningside Mustangs, the Mayville State Comets face the Dakota College at Bottineau Lumberjacks and the (7) St Francis (IL) Fighting Saints host D2’s Ferris State Bulldogs.
As for NCAA Division 3 action, the Pacific Boxers host the Simon Fraser Clan (as in Scottish clan), the (15) Wheaton Thunder welcome the Benedictine Eagles and the Manchester Spartans travel to face the Trine Thunder. Tomorrow the St Norbert College Green Knights play the John Carroll Blue Streaks in Dublin, Ireland. Yes, Dublin, Ireland.
NJCAA football matchups for tonight include the Eastern Arizona College Gila Monsters against the Green River College Gators and the defending national champs, the East Mississippi College Lions hosting the Pearl River Wildcats.
D2 football is playing practically a whole Saturday slate tonight so there are too many teams in action to mention! Keep checking back to Balladeer’s Blog for updated results!
NAIA – (8) Morningside Mustangs embarrassed the (17) VCS Vikings 49-7 ### (10) Northwestern (IA) Red Raiders routed the Southwestern College Moundbuilders 49-0
D3 – Trine Thunder over the Manchester Spartans 24-14 ### (15) Wheaton Thunder crushed the Benedictine Eagles 48-7
D2 – St Joseph’s Pumas UPSET Division 1’s Valparaiso Crusaders in their own house 36-34 ### Shorter Hawks (fresh out of NAIA) UPSET Division 1’s Campbell Camels in their own house 31-20 ### (1) Pittsburg (KS) State Gorillas over the Northeastern State Riverhawks 41-20 ### (3) NW Missouri Bearcats over the East Central Tigers 33-3 ### (6) CSU- Pueblo Thunderwolves over the (12) West Texas A&M Buffaloes 44-34 ### Sioux Falls Cougars over the St Cloud Huskies 32-19 ### (11) Cal (PA) Vulcans upset the (10) Hillsdale Chargers 30-22 ### (25) Washburn Ichabods over the UNK Lopers 24-14 ### Gannon Golden Knights over the Lake Erie College Storm 36-33
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Woot Woot! I’m glad to find these other divisions! I’m sick of the felons in D1 so I’ll be following these teams at ur blog all season long!
Thanks! Tell your friends, too, if you like!
Who can resist a team called Gila Monsters! these divisions u cover rock!
Ha! I appreciate it! Spread the word about them! !!
Go Moundbuilders! Never heard of them until now but I’ll be following them here from now on!
Glad to hear it! Spread the word!!
Some real blowouts that night!
You said it!!
What about Shorter taking down a D1 team?
I gave that a much bigger write-up on my Sunday recap of noteworthy games!
Woah Im in heaven! found a site that covers all these divisions in one place!
Tell your friends! Thanks for stopping by!
Hot shit finding all these divisions covered in 1 spot.
Thanks! Tell everybody you know!
I want 2 play 4 Southwestern College when I graduate.
Very glad to hear it! You should let them know!
Excellent post and I am in love with the odd named teams u cover.
LOL thank you!
The Fighting Saints are boss!
They often are!
MSU-Northern will bounce back from this loss!
……..could be!
Never heard of any of these teams but u make em sound great anyway.
.. …. thanks!
Go Moundbuilders! Never heard of them until now but they are just about 30 miles away!
Great! Spread the word about them!!!
I want to play for the Northwestern Iowa team when I graduate!
I hope that you get the chance to!!
The Gila Monsters r my favorite weird team u cover.
Glad to hear it! Spread the word!
East Mississippi will repeat as National Champions!
We will know in 3 months!
NAIA FOOTBALL BEATS NCAA FOOTBALL
Well it certainly features REAL student athletes, not the hired thugs of NCAA Division 1 football.
My brother plays for the Mayville State Comets! Go Comets!
good for him! I hope they have a good year!
We in Nigeria follow these teams through your blog! Best to you!
Glad to hear it! Spread the word to Cameroon, too!
This year Morningside will go all the way and win the National Championship!
It could be!
St Norbert College rocks!
They do well at hockey, too!
I want 2 play 4 Mayville State!
I hope you get the opportunity to!
Go Lumberjacks !
Thanks for commenting! ……….
u make it fun 2 follow these teams nobody ever heard of!
Thanks I guess!
This is a fun new world of college sports here! Not the usual teams over and over again.
Thanks! Feel free to spread the word about this blog!
Go SHORTER!!
You said it!
Good 2 c these divisions get sum luv.
Happy to provide it! Spread the word!
You make American football fun for us in other countries.
Thank you for the nice remark! tell your friends!
If I go to study in America these are the kind of colleges I would rather play for.
That is goood to hear!
Interesting divisions u cover.
Thanks! Feel free to follow me all season long.
When I movve to America next year I want to go to one of these colleges!
I hope you can!
Kickass blog! Never heard of any of these teams til now but you make em seem worth following!
Thanks! You can feel free to spread the word !
Moundbuilders! 2 cool!
I certainly agree!
Does anybody give a shit about these bullshit teams?
Last night your mother told me she loves them all.
Nice change of pace from the paid felons of Division 1 football.
Thanks! I think so too!
I’m from the UK and I have to say you make Yank football fun to follow.
Thank you! Don’t miss my Sunday recaps of the previous day’s significant games!
Great new teams you dig up!
You should tell all your friends!
My son plays there! Thanks for the exposure!
No need to thank me! Spread the word!
Fantastic! Go Battling Bears!
T hanks for weighing in!
Who gives a shit?
Last night your mother and your sister told me they did.
Go Pacific Boxers!
Thanks for stopping by! ……….
I would love to play for the Moundbuilders when I graduate 2 years from now.
You should let them know! Maybe you’ll get the chance!
My brother goes to Simon Fraser! Go Clan!
Nice to hear from our neighbors to the north!
Bottineau is beautiful! I live there!
So you’re saying that’s why it’s beautiful? I’m kidding!
Where the hell is Wheaton?
This is the Wheaton in Illinois. Bob Woodward and John Belushi are from there.
You da man 4 finding these teams and givin m sum luv!
Tanks!
Nice helmet! I’d still rather play for MNU.
The Pioneers sure are an impressive program.
Go Gila Monsters!
They are cool!
i’m a Southwestern College grad! I didn’t know anybody covered their teams!
I cover them and a lot more!
I want my son recruited by the St Francis Fighting Saints!
You should go to their site and let them know!
NAIA college football kicks the ass of NCAA college football!
Wild trash talk is starting now!
Southwestern College – great lids!
Yeah, there’s something about purple helmets!
I agree, NAIA football is way better than NCAA football!
Thanks for weighing in!
These teams have real student athletes.
Yes they do!