(06-05-2017 01:52 PM)EagleNationRising Wrote: Fun thread with a lot of people both right and wrong on both sides of the argument. For whoever that said that G5's don't play good FCS teams...Georgia Southern played a pretty good FCS playoff Citadel team in 2015, and it went pretty much as expected. I'm sure there are other examples out there.
A couple of years ago, McNeese State almost upset Nebraska on Nebraska's home turf.
Nebraska 31 McNeese State 24
Richmond over Virginia 2016
Sacramento State over Colorado 2012
Jacksonville State over Ole Miss. 2009 and they almost beat Auburn as well.
Montana State over Colorado 2006
The Citadel over South Carolina 2015
Portland State over Washington State 2015
Youngstown State over Pittsburgh 2012
UC-Davis over Stanford 2005
Eastern Washington over Oregon State 2013
James Madison over Virginia Tech 2010
I did not add MVFC or other CAA schools since they are already mentioned.
Southern Conference have a share of wins over FBS schools in recent years and so have Southland and Big Sky.
There is a gap growing between the top FCS conferences from the bottom FCS conferences.
Big Sky, MVFC, CAA, Southland and Southern have played FBS schools tough. Jacksonville State and Tennessee State had their moments as well.
Imagine how these teams that upset FBS teams could do now if they have moved up back then?
Sacramento State and Portland State could have recruited better if they were in FBS WAC a few years ago. Chattanooga and Towson could recruit better, and be much better.
As it is, kids want to start at the highest levels. It turns out that a lot of talent wind up in FCS or lower. Carson Wentz is one to name a few who got drafted in the first round in the NFL draft.