Game 4 of the Night
Previous GotN Prediction/Result: Southern Connecticut 24 - Saginaw Valley Stl 18 / Southern Conn 14 - Saginaw Valley 10
Intro/comments/match-up: Another interesting game. Southern Conn scored all their points in the first half and Saginaw Valley scored theirs in the second half. Each team finished with less than 300 yards of offense and both punted nine times. Southern Conn scored first on, of all things, a 17-play 97 yards drive. They scored a second touchdown during their first possession of the second quarter. Meanwhile, Saginaw Valley waited until the 5:57 point of the second quarter to get their first first down. Saginaw Valley scored their first touchdown from their first series of the second half cutting the deficit to 14-7. A field goal with 13:11 left in the 4th quarter cut the lead to 14-10. After failing to convert a 4th and five at the 32, Saginaw Valley watched Southern Conn run the last 5:52 of the game off without getting another attempt.
Keeping to our trend of undefeated teams, we have two 3-0 games to face off against each other tonight. One team is a newcomer to the GotN while the other team is on it for only its second time. So for tonight it is Fairmont State from NE-10 conference traveling out west to take on Humboldt State from North Central Intercollegiate Athletic conference.
Team: Fairmont State
Coach: Jamieh2009 # of Seasons: 4
Roster Breakdown:
Seniors: 6
Juniors: 16
Sophomores: 16
Freshmen: 12
Offensive Formations: Pro-set
Defensive Formations: 4-3
Key Wins: N/A
Losses: N/A
Comments: Coach Jamieh2009 took over a team that coach SIM ran for the previous 60 seasons. He has Fairmont State slowly but steadily climbing the WIS rankings from 53 to 51 to 39 last season. Roster still has some issues with its position distribution, but looks like the coach is straightening it out bit by bit.
Team: Humboldt State
Coach: Jaylien1 # of Seasons: 5
Roster Breakdown:
Seniors: 12
Juniors: 11
Sophomores: 16
Freshmen: 11
Offensive Formations: Pro-set
Defensive Formations: 3-4, Dime
Key Wins: Mesa State 62-21, Pace 89-0
Losses: N/A
Comments: Unlike the other coach, Coach Jaylien1 took over Humboldt State that has been coached by human coaches since season three. Six different coaches has won national championships at Humboldt St so far with Jaylien1 hoping to be number 7. He had an outstanding season last season making it to the semi-finals. His last four classes are all ranked in the top ten which gives him a great chance to be in the title hunt for many seasons to come.
Tonight's Prediction: The "smart dog" knows what it is like to take over for a long-time SIM. It involves taking small steps at a time and being smart in developing your roster and scheduling your games. Unfortunately for Fairmont State, Humboldt State looks to be on a roll this season and won't be hitting a detour until the playoffs, if then. Humboldt State wins this game in dominating fashion 56-10.